WSR 98-12-095
PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[Filed June 3, 1998, 8:36 a.m.]
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Amend WAC 468-72-050, adopt-a-highway eligibility criteria to allow privately sponsored adoptions in addition to volunteer organizations.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 47.40.100.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The state adopt-a-highway program has been successful in soliciting volunteer help to clean up state highways and interest has been expressed by businesses and other private parties in sponsoring contracts for clean up. This approach has been successfully implemented in other states and it should help increase the level of service for litter control on state highways without fiscal impact.
Process for Developing New Rule: Legislative process.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Raymond Willard, Adopt-a-Highway Program Manager, Washington State Department of Transportation, P.O. Box 47358, Olympia, WA 98504-7358, phone (360) 705-7865, FAX (360) 705-6823.
June 3, 1998
Gerald E. Smith
Deputy Secretary, Operations