Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 98-06-054.

Title of Rule: WAC 390-17-205 Number of registered voters--Calculation.

Purpose: To repeal the rule.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 42.17.370(1).

Statute Being Implemented: RCW 42.17.640.

Summary: Between August 1993, and July 1, 1995, this rule provided a basis for calculating the maximum amount a political party or caucus political committee was entitled to contribute to a candidate for state office.

Reasons Supporting Proposal: Effective July 1, 1995, the legislature added a provision to the statute (RCW 42.17.640(5)) setting out how the contribution limits to which political party and caucus political committee are subject [to] are to be calculated. This statutory language is different than and supersedes the rule. (Note: All political party and caucus political committees were notified of this change in a memo dated July 28, 1995.).

Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting and Implementation: Vicki Rippie, Public Disclosure Commission, 711 Capitol Way, Room 403, Olympia, (360) 586-4838; and Enforcement: Susan Harris, Public Disclosure Commission, 711 Capitol Way, Room 403, Olympia, (360) 753-1981.

Name of Proponent: Public Disclosure Commission, governmental.

Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.

Explanation of Rule, its Purpose, and Anticipated Effects: Repeal of this rule is warranted because it has been superseded by statute.

Proposal Changes the Following Existing Rules: The existing rule is proposed for repeal.

No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. The proposed action has no effect on small businesses.

Section 201, chapter 403, Laws of 1995, does not apply to this rule adoption. The Public Disclosure Commission is not an agency listed in subsection (5)(a)(i) of section 201. Further, the Public Disclosure Commission does not voluntarily make section 201 applicable to this rule adoption pursuant to subsection (5)(a)(ii) of section 201, and to date the Joint Administrative Rules Review Committee has not made section 201 applicable to this rule adoption.

Hearing Location: Second Floor Conference Room, Evergreen Plaza Building, 711 Capitol Way, Olympia, WA, on May 26, 1998, at 9:00 a.m.

Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Leigh Hirschi-Mehan, by May 25, 1998.

Submit Written Comments to: Vicki Rippie, Public Disclosure Commission, P.O. Box 40908, Olympia, WA 98504-0908, FAX (360) 753-1112 by May 15, 1998.

Date of Intended Adoption: May 26, 1998.

April 7, 1998

Melissa Warheit

Executive Director

The following chapter [section] of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:

WAC 390-17-205 Number of registered voters--Calculation.