PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION
Subject of Possible Rule Making: 1. WAC 286-26-090 Nonhighway and off-road vehicle activities (NOVA) program acquisition projects. Revise the minimum land acquisition lease period.
2. WAC 286-26-100 NOVA program development projects. Revise IAC-federal agency master agreement provisions.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 46.09.240(1).
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: 1. Make program rules consistent with the recently revised NOVA plan (2002) by revising the minimum lease period from fifty to twenty-five years.
2. Update provisions regarding the IAC-federal agency NOVA program master agreement to reflect that its use is optional.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: State Department of Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation Commission, Department of Fish and Wildlife, National Fish and Wildlife Service, National Forest Service, and National Park Service.
Process for Developing New Rule: Our intent is to advance this rule proposal through a participatory process that includes distribution of the recommended changes to IAC's relevant advisory committee(s), those who have asked to be placed on IAC's WAC notification listing, and other involved parties. We will encourage comments, and after consideration, will make any necessary revisions before presentation of recommendations to IAC's board for adoption in an advertised and open public meeting.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by providing questions and comments to Greg Lovelady, Rules Coordinator, Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation, Natural Resources Building, P.O. Box 40917, Olympia, WA 98504-0917, e-mail gregl@iac.wa.gov, phone (360) 902-3008, TDD (360) 902-1996, fax (360) 902-3026.
October 10, 2002
Greg Lovelady
Rules Coordinator