Date of Adoption: June 10, 2003.

     Purpose: Amend commission procedural rules for appeals of land use decisions by the executive director of the gorge commission to clarify, simplify, and expedite appeal procedures.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing 350-70-100 and 350-70-180; and amending 350-70-000, 350-70-020, 350-70-040, 350-70-050, 350-70-060, 350-70-070, 350-70-080, 350-70-090, 350-70-110, 350-70-120, 350-70-130, 350-70-140, 350-70-150, 350-70-160, 350-70-170, 350-70-190, 350-70-200, 350-70-210, 350-70-220, and 350-70-230.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 43.97.015.

     Other Authority: 16 U.S.C. 544c(b); 16 U.S.C. 544m (a)(2).

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 03-09-079 on April 17, 2003.

     Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: Significant changes from proposed to adopted version include: 350-60-040 (11)(b), 350-60-070(2), 350-60-075 (6)(A), 350-60-050 (3)(j), 350-60-220 (2)(a) and (b) and 350-60-240 (1), (2), (3), (4), and (7). The commission made other minor wording changes throughout.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 6, Amended 20, Repealed 2.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 6, Amended 20, Repealed 2.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Other Findings Required by Other Provisions of Law as Precondition to Adoption or Effectiveness of Rule: The commission voted to make the rules effective August 1, 2003, to ensure that the rules would be effective at the same time in both Oregon and Washington.
     Effective Date of Rule: August 1, 2003.

June 20, 2003

Nancy A. Andring

Rules Coordinator

     Reviser's note: The material contained in this filing exceeded the page-count limitations of WAC 1-21-040 for appearance in this issue of the Register. It will appear in the 03-16 issue of the Register.

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