WSR 97-18-003

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

GAMBLING COMMISSION

[Filed August 21, 1997, 1:14 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: License fee increases per I-601.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 9.46.070 (1)-(5), (14), and (20).

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Licensing fees need to be adjusted to reflect cost of regulating charitable/nonprofits, commercial establishments, and individuals.

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

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 by contacting Ben Bishop, Deputy Director, P.O. Box 42400, Olympia, WA 98504-2400, (360) 438-7640; Carrie Tellefson, Special Assistant to the Director, P.O. Box 42400, Olympia, WA 98504-2400, (360) 438-7640; or Soojin Kim, Rules and Policy Coordinator, P.O. Box 42400, Olympia, WA 98504-2400, (360) 438-7654 ext. 310; Holiday Inn Sea Tac, 17338 International Boulevard, SeaTac, WA 98188, (206) 248-1000, on September 12, 1997; Icicle Inn/Best Western, 505 Highway 2, Leavenworth, WA 98826, (509) 548-8000, on October 10, 1997; Shilo Inn, 707 Ocean Shore Boulevard, Ocean Shores, WA 98569, (360) 289-4600, on November 14, 1997.

August 21, 1997

Soojin Kim