Subject of Possible Rule Making: The department of fish and wildlife (department) is considering rule changes to restrict the recreational use of motorized vehicles to designated roads, and to define the terms "department-managed lands," "designated," "recreational motorized use," and "posted."

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 77.04.012, 77.12.047, 77.04.090, and 77.04.130.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The department needs to clarify and amend rules to restrict recreational motorized use of vehicles for routes that have been planned, designated, and managed for their use. In addition, the department seeks to post which routes are open for use on approved electronic and material mediums such as websites, kiosks, trail markers, and paper maps for the public.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: The department of natural resources and the United States Forest Service.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Rules Coordinator, P.O. Box 43200, Olympia, WA 98504-3200, phone 855-925-2801, project code 11378, email 2025motorizedvehiclescr101@publicinput.com, website https://publicinput.com/2025motorizedvehiclescr101/; or fax 360-902-2562, email HPArules@dfw.wa.gov, website https://wdfw.wa.gov/about/regluations/development [https://wdfw.wa.gov/about/regulations/development].

Additional comments: Assistance for language translation, alternate format, or reasonable accommodation contact Title VI/ADA compliance coordinator, phone 360-902-2349, TTY 1-800-833-6388 or 711, email Title6@dfw.wa.gov. For more information, see https://wdfw.wa.gov/accessibility/requests-accommodation.