WSR 97-20-110

EXPEDITED REPEAL

DEPARTMENT OF

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

[Filed September 30, 1997, 1:42 p.m.]

The Following Sections are Proposed for Expedited Repeal: WAC 236-48-240 Late payments.

Rules Proposed for Expedited Repeal Meet the Following Criteria: Other rules of the agency or of another agency govern the same activity as the rule, making the rule redundant.

Any person who objects to the repeal of the rule must file a written objection to the repeal within thirty days after publication of this preproposal statement of inquiry.

Address Your Objection to: Marygrace Jennings, Department of General Administration, P.O. Box 41000, Olympia, WA 98504-1000, or by electronic mail mgjenni@ga.wa.gov.

Reason the Expedited Repeal of the Rule is Appropriate: WAC 236-48-240 is redundant and unnecessary. It repeats state policy established in RCW 39.76.010, regarding penalties for late payments to contractors. The additional direction that is provided in this rule, regarding the state's handling of complaints, does not require a rule for implementation. The same direction can be clearly and effectively provided to state agencies through the general authorities published by the Office of State Procurement, which provide guidelines for delegated state agency purchasing.

September 30, 1997

Marygrace Jennings