Purpose: Cleans up current language to replace the "state patrol" with the "Washington State Department of Transportation" as the receiver of collision reports.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 136-28-010, 136-28-020, and 136-28-030.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 36.79 RCW.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 05-07-022 on March 7, 2005.

     Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: In WAC 136-28-020 the CRABoard removed the entire third paragraph for purposes of further cleanup.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: April 28, 2005.

Walter R. Olsen, P.E.

for Jay P. Weber

Executive Director

OTS-7914.2

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 04-05-001, filed 2/4/04, effective 3/6/04)

WAC 136-28-010   Purpose and authority.   RCW 36.78.070(1) authorizes the county road administration board to establish standards of good practice for the administration of county roads and the efficient movement of people and goods over county roads. In order to implement the requirement of the National Highway Safety Act of 1966 that requires all states, in cooperation with their various local governments, to collect, compile and make reports to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in each state, the county road administration board has acted to coordinate the activities of the county engineers and the ((state patrol)) Washington state department of transportation. Each county engineer is to cooperate in this effort by following the procedure outlined below.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 36.79 RCW. 04-05-001, § 136-28-010, filed 2/4/04, effective 3/6/04; 99-01-021, § 136-28-010, filed 12/7/98, effective 1/7/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 36.78.070 and 36.79.060. 96-17-013, § 136-28-010, filed 8/12/96, effective 9/12/96. Statutory Authority: RCW 36.78.070. 90-17-076 (Order 79), § 136-28-010, filed 8/16/90, effective 9/16/90; Order 5, § 136-28-010, filed 4/23/68.]

     ((The county engineer will analyze each report and indicate within the appropriate spaces on the report the county number, the county road number, the milepoint and, if applicable, the road number of the intersecting county road at which the accident occurred. The county engineer shall also indicate in the appropriate space as to whether the location is rural or urban.

     The coded reports will be returned to the records section of the state patrol within two weeks of receipt.

     Should the county engineer determine any accident report location is not on a road contained within the latest county road log, he/she shall return the accident report, uncoded, with a transmittal letter indicating to the best of his/her knowledge the appropriate jurisdiction such as private road, state highway, city street, other state agency, federal agency, etc.)) The engineer will analyze the report and complete the CLCF. For those collisions that the county engineer verifies did occur in his/her jurisdiction, only the completed CLCF will be returned to the WSDOT. However, if the engineer determines that the collision did not occur on a roadway in the county's jurisdiction, he/she shall complete the bottom portion of the CLCF and return it and the collision report to the WSDOT.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 36.78.070 and 36.79.060. 96-17-013, § 136-28-020, filed 8/12/96, effective 9/12/96. Statutory Authority: RCW 36.78.070. 90-17-076 (Order 79), § 136-28-020, filed 8/16/90, effective 9/16/90; Order 5, § 136-28-020, filed 4/23/68.]

     (2) The county ((road)) roadlog number shall be that particular five-digit number, including both leading and trailing zeros if applicable, assigned to each county road according to the county's latest county road log. No local names or numbers or other nomenclature shall be used in coding.

     (3) The ((milepoint)) milepost shall be determined as accurately as practicable from a comparison of information on the ((accident)) collision report with the latest county road log.

     (4) ((Accidents)) Collisions at an intersection with a state highway will be coded by the state department of transportation.

     (5) To ensure uniformity, ((accidents)) collisions at the intersection of any two county roads shall be coded to a road in the following priority order:

     (a) The road with the higher functional class;

     (b) The road that is the through route;

     (c) The road with the lower road number.

     (6) ((Accidents)) Collisions on roads and/or at intersections with dual city-county or county-county responsibilities shall be coded in general accordance with the procedures outlined herein based on a mutual understanding between the several jurisdictions involved.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 36.79 RCW. 99-01-021, § 136-28-030, filed 12/7/98, effective 1/7/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 36.78.070 and 36.79.060. 96-17-013, § 136-28-030, filed 8/12/96, effective 9/12/96. Statutory Authority: RCW 36.78.070. 90-17-076 (Order 79), § 136-28-030, filed 8/16/90, effective 9/16/90; Order 5, § 136-28-030, filed 4/23/68.]

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