WSR 97-24-116

EXPEDITED ADOPTION

OFFICE OF MINORITY AND

WOMEN'S BUSINESS ENTERPRISES

[Filed December 3, 1997, 11:38 a.m.]

Title of Rule: WAC 326-07-100 Fees.

Purpose: To establish an amount to reimburse the office for actual costs incidental to copying of records for members of the public.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 39.19.030(7).

Statute Being Implemented: RCW 39.19.220.

Summary: This amendment reduces the amount of the fee.

Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Juan Huey-Ray, 406 South Water, Olympia, WA 98504, (360) 704-1188; Implementation: Clarence Gillis, 406 South Water, Olympia, WA 98504, (360) 753-9967; and Enforcement: James A. Medina, 406 South Water, Olympia, WA 98504, (360) 753-9679.

Name of Proponent: Office of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises, governmental.

Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.

Explanation of Rule, its Purpose, and Anticipated Effects: To establish an amount to reimburse the office for actual costs incidental to copying of records for members of the public.

Proposal Changes the Following Existing Rules: Reduces the amount of the charge.

THIS RULE IS BEING PROPOSED TO BE ADOPTED USING AN EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS THAT WILL ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR THE AGENCY TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS, PREPARE A SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENT, OR PROVIDE RESPONSES TO THE CRITERIA FOR A SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATIVE RULE. IF YOU OBJECT TO THIS RULE BEING ADOPTED USING THE EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS, YOU MUST EXPRESS YOUR OBJECTIONS IN WRITING AND THEY MUST BE SENT TO Juan Huey-Ray, Rules Coordinator, Office of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises, 406 South Water, Olympia, WA 98504, AND RECEIVED BY January 31, 1998.

December 3, 1997

James A. Medina

Director

AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 92-24-107, filed 12/2/92, effective 1/2/93)

WAC 326-07-100 Fees. No fee shall be charged for the inspection of public records. The office shall charge a fee of ((twenty-five)) fifteen cents per page for providing copies of public records. This charge is the amount necessary to reimburse the office for its actual costs incident to such copying.