WSR 98-03-031

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Filed January 13, 1998, 2:47 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Advanced financial support payments for the development of comprehensive transit plans.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 36.57A.150.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The existing administrative code, chapter 468-85 WAC, has been confusing to nontechnical people. Some of the requirements associated with implementing the statute need to be eliminated and others clarified.

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

Process for Developing New Rule: Negotiated rule making; and notify interested local governments and seek comments.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Paul Gamble, Public Transportation and Rail Division, P.O. Box 47387, Olympia, WA 98504-7387, phone (360) 705-7912, FAX (360) 705-6820. There are no meetings that are associated with this administrative code. The Washington State Department of Transportation will mail copies of the proposed revision to interested local governments to obtain comments.

January 13, 1998

Gerald E. Smith