WSR 20-15-050

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Filed July 9, 2020, 6:36 a.m., effective August 9, 2020]

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

Purpose: The department is repealing chapter 16-730 WAC, Asparagus equipment lease program, which provided the procedural rules for the department to expend a one-time appropriation under section 308, chapter 276, Laws of 2004. The department is also repealing chapter 16-731 WAC, Asparagus grower equipment lease program, which provided the procedural rules for the department to expend another one-time appropriation under section 3217, chapter 520, Laws of 2007. The funds were expended and the programs no longer exist.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 16-730-005, 16-730-007, 16-730-010, 16-730-015, 16-730-020, 16-730-025, 16-730-030, 16-730-035, 16-730-040, 16-730-045, 16-730-050, 16-730-055, 16-730-060, 16-730-062, 16-730-065, 16-730-070, 16-730-075, 16-731-010, 16-731-020, 16-731-030, 16-731-040, 16-731-050, 16-731-060, 16-731-070, 16-731-080, 16-731-090, 16-731-100, 16-731-110, 16-731-120, 16-731-130, 16-731-140, 16-731-150, 16-731-160, and 16-731-170.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 43.17.060.

Other Authority: Chapter 34.05 RCW.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 20-10-018 on April 27, 2020.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 34.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Date Adopted: July 8, 2020.

Derek I. Sandison

Director

REPEALER

The following chapter of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:

WAC 16-730-005	What is the purpose of the asparagus equipment lease program?
WAC 16-730-007	How does the department ensure that program participants comply with the program's purpose?
WAC 16-730-010	What definitions are important to this chapter?
WAC 16-730-015	How will the asparagus equipment leasing program be administered?
WAC 16-730-020	Who is eligible to participate in the asparagus equipment leasing program?
WAC 16-730-025	How does an eligible asparagus handler/packer apply to the equipment leasing program?
WAC 16-730-030	When will an applicant know if they have been approved to participate in the equipment leasing program?
WAC 16-730-035	If an application is denied, can the applicant request a review of the director's decision?
WAC 16-730-040	If an applicant's initial application is disapproved, can the applicant reapply to the equipment leasing program?
WAC 16-730-045	What is the process the program will follow to distribute equipment leasing money to approved applicants?
WAC 16-730-050	How will the program's equipment leasing money be allocated in 2004?
WAC 16-730-055	For the initial leasing program, what are the base distribution amounts for each category of handler/packers?
WAC 16-730-060	What requirements apply to equipment leasing program lease agreements?
WAC 16-730-062	What happens if an approved handler/packer defaults on a lease?
WAC 16-730-065	How long will the initial asparagus equipment leasing program be in operation?
WAC 16-730-070	Who develops the depreciation schedules for the program's leased equipment?
WAC 16-730-075	Will the equipment used in the asparagus equipment leasing program be offered for sale to the handler/packer who leased it?

REPEALER

The following chapter of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:

WAC 16-731-010	What is the purpose of the asparagus grower equipment lease program?
WAC 16-731-020	How does the department ensure that program participants comply with the program's purpose?
WAC 16-731-030	What definitions are important to this chapter?
WAC 16-731-040	How will the asparagus grower equipment leasing program be administered?
WAC 16-731-050	Who is eligible to participate in the asparagus grower equipment leasing program?
WAC 16-731-060	How does an eligible asparagus grower apply to the equipment leasing program?
WAC 16-731-070	How will applicants be selected to participate in the equipment leasing program?
WAC 16-731-080	If an application is not selected, can the applicant request a review of the director's decision?
WAC 16-731-090	If an applicant's initial application is not selected, can the applicant reapply to the equipment leasing program?
WAC 16-731-100	How will the program distribute equipment leasing funds?
WAC 16-731-110	How will the program's equipment leasing funds be allocated?
WAC 16-731-120	For the leasing program, what are the maximum distribution amounts for each successful grower applicant?
WAC 16-731-130	What requirements apply to equipment leasing program lease agreements?
WAC 16-731-140	What happens if a selected asparagus grower defaults on a lease?
WAC 16-731-150	How long will the asparagus grower equipment leasing program be in operation?
WAC 16-731-160	Who develops the depreciation schedules for the program's leased equipment?
WAC 16-731-170	Will the equipment used in the asparagus grower equipment leasing program be offered for sale to the grower who leased it?