WSR 19-14-127
PROPOSED RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE
[Filed July 3, 2019, 11:42 a.m.]
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 19-09-081 on April 17, 2019.
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: The department seeks to create a new rule which addresses the accounting of funds for the sale of packaged recreational licenses that were created after January 1, 2017.
Hearing Location(s): On September 13-14, 2019, at 8:00 a.m., at the Sun Mountain Lodge, 604 Patterson Lake Road, Winthrop, WA 98862.
Date of Intended Adoption: September 16, 2019.
Submit Written Comments to: Scott Bird, 600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501, email [phone] 360-902-2403, fax 360-902-2162, by September 10, 2019.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Delores Noyes, phone 360-902-2349, TTY 360-902-2207, email Delores.Noyes@dfw.wa.gov, by September 10, 2019.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: The department wants to improve the reconciliation of its sales from discount and packaged licenses.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: The department needs to clarify the accounting of funds received from the sales of all discount and packaged recreational licenses.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Name of Proponent: [Washington department of fish and wildlife], governmental.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Deirdre Bissonnette, 1111 Washington Street, Olympia, WA 98501, 360-902-2211; Implementation: Jenika Stinkeoway, 1111 Washington Street, Olympia, WA 98501, 360-902-2304; and Enforcement: Chief Steve Bear, 1111 Washington Street, Olympia, WA 98501, 360-902-6428.
A school district fiscal impact statement is not required under RCW
28A.305.135.
A cost-benefit analysis is not required under RCW
34.05.328. This rule does not affect hydraulics.
This rule proposal, or portions of the proposal, is exempt from requirements of the Regulatory Fairness Act because the proposal:
Is exempt under RCW
19.85.025(3) as the rules relate only to internal governmental operations that are not subject to violation by a nongovernment party.
July 3, 2019
Scott Bird
Rules Coordinator
NEW SECTION
WAC 220-220-095Discount distribution.
When a recreational license is sold at a discount or when it is part of a package of licenses created after January 1, 2017, and sold at a price less than the total value of each individual license product, the funds from the sale of a license or package of licenses are distributed to multiple department accounts. The amount of the funds distributed to each of the accounts shall be reduced by the same percentage as the total discount for the purchase of a license or package commencing with license year 2020 products.