WSR 97-17-093

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COMMISSION

[Filed August 20, 1997, 8:38 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: At its meeting on August 19, 1997, the commission voted to hold a public hearing and possibly adopt a rule adjusting for inflation the code values referenced in RCW 42.17.241(2), see WSR 97-15-114.

In addition to affecting the personal financial affairs reports filed by state and local officials and candidates, a change to the code values referenced in RCW 42.17.241(2) will also impact the reporting forms filed pursuant to RCW 42.17.180; namely, the annual L-3 lobbyist employer report and the C-7 form filed by entities other than PACs that make contributions or independent expenditures regarding state office campaigns or state-wide ballot measures.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 42.17.370(1).

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The L-3 and C-7 reporting forms are formally adopted by the commission as administrative rules based on the requirements of RCW 42.17.180. If RCW 42.17.241(2) is changed by rule, that change affects the information that RCW 42.17.180 requires to be reported on the L-3 and the C-7. Therefore, it is probable that the L-3 and C-7 forms will have to be amended to reflect the adjustments that will likely be made to RCW 42.17.241(2) by rule.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.

Process for Developing New Rule: The commission maintains a mailing list of persons who have expressed interest in disclosure issues over the past few years. The agency will mail a copy of the proposed rule-making notice (CR-102) to these persons, including business and labor representatives as well as government officials and others who have asked to be kept informed about matters that come before the commission.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication. The commission will discuss whether it will move ahead with proposed rule making amending the L-3 and C-7 report at its meeting on September 23, 1997. Persons wishing to submit written comments should do so by Friday, September 19, 1997, to Vicki Rippie, Assistant Director, Public Disclosure Commission, P.O. Box 40908, Olympia, WA 98504, FAX (360) 753-1112. The public is welcome to attend the meeting. Contact Vicki Rippie at (360) 586-4838 for additional information.

August 20, 1997

Melissa Warheit