PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Chapter 478-136 WAC, Use of University of Washington facilities.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 28B.20.130.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: In ESB 5560, the 2003 legislature repealed RCW 66.44.190 Sales on university grounds prohibited -- Exceptions, which had prohibited the sale of liquor on campus expect at the faculty center. Currently WAC 478-136-030 prohibits only the consumption and possession of alcoholic beverages in Husky Stadium; it does not address the sale of alcohol. Amendment of these rules will provide regulation regarding the sale, possession, consumption, and service of alcohol on the University of Washington campuses.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: The University of Washington will notify the Washington State Liquor Control Board of its proposed rule amendments.
Process for Developing New Rule: Agency study.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication. Written comments or inquiries may be directed to Rebecca Goodwin Deardorff, Director, Administrative Procedures Office by one of the following routes: United States mail University of Washington, 4014 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105-6203; campus mail Box 355509; e-mail adminpro@u.washington.edu; or fax (206) 616-6294.
July 17, 2003
Rebecca Goodwin Deardorff
Director, Administrative Procedures