WSR 97-20-080

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

PARKS AND RECREATION

COMMISSION

[Filed September 29, 1997, 8:30 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Chapter 352-76 WAC, Clean vessel funding program.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 88.12.325.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: To rewrite the rule for clarity and to streamline the process of awarding funding for boating environmental projects including boater sewage waste disposal facilities and boater education programs. The expected results include reduction of staff, advisory committee, commissioner and applicant time committed to the grant evaluation process and increased emphasis on recruiting and funding priority programs.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: Funds awarded by the commission for boating environmental programs include federal funding from the aquatic resources trust fund, clean vessel account. State parks coordinates with the managing federal agency, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, through an annual federal funding application and cooperative program agreement. Design criteria for the construction of boat sewage disposal facilities are coordinated with the Department of Ecology.

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. Public comments are encouraged. To comment in writing or request additional information, contact Dona Wolfe at Washington State Parks, P.O. Box 42650, Olympia, WA 98504-2650, phone (360) 902-8511, FAX (360) 753-1594, e-mail donaw@parks.wa.gov.

September 30 [29], 1997

Jim French