PERMANENT RULES
Date of Adoption: March 25, 2004.
Purpose: To amend WAC 468-100-306 to reflect the recent change to RCW 8.26.035 (1)(d) pertaining to actual reasonable expenses necessary to reestablish a displaced farm, nonprofit organization, or small business at its new site. Changes statutory limit from $10,000 to $50,000.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 468-100-306.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 8.26 RCW.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 04-03-113 on January 21, 2004.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
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Repealed 0;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Repealed 0;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Repealed 0.
Effective Date of Rule:
Thirty-one days after filing.
March 25, 2004
John F. Conrad
Assistant Secretary
OTS-6817.2
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 01-02-027, filed 12/22/00,
effective 1/22/01)
WAC 468-100-306
Reestablishment expenses -- Nonresidential
moves.
In addition to the payments available under WAC 468-100-303, a small business, as defined in WAC 468-100-002(((16)[(17)])) (17), farm or
nonprofit organization may be eligible to receive a payment,
not to exceed ((ten)) fifty thousand dollars, for expenses
actually incurred in relocating and reestablishing such small
business, farm, or nonprofit organization at a replacement
site.
(1) Eligible expenses. Reestablishment expenses must be reasonable and necessary, as determined by the agency. They may include, but are not limited to, the following:
(a) Repairs or improvements to the replacement real property as required by federal, state, or local law, code, or ordinance.
(b) Modifications to the replacement property to accommodate the business operation or make replacement structures suitable for conducting the business.
(c) Construction and installation costs for exterior signing to advertise the business.
(d) Provision of utilities from right of way to improvements on the replacement site.
(e) Redecoration or replacement of soiled or worn surfaces at the replacement site, such as paint, panelling, or carpeting.
(f) Licenses, fees, and permits when not paid as part of moving expenses.
(g) Feasibility surveys, soil testing and marketing studies.
(h) Advertisement of replacement location.
(i) Professional services in connection with the purchase or lease of a replacement site.
(j) Increased costs of operation during the first two years at the replacement site for such items as:
(i) Lease or rental charges;
(ii) Personal or real property taxes;
(iii) Insurance premiums; and
(iv) Utility charges, excluding impact fees.
(k) Impact fees or one-time assessments for anticipated heavy utility usage.
(l) Other items that the agency considers essential to the reestablishment of the business.
(((m) Expenses in excess of the regulatory maximums set
forth in (c), (h) and (j) of this subsection may be considered
eligible if large and legitimate disparities exist between
costs of operation at the displacement site and costs of
operation at an otherwise similar replacement site. In such
cases the regulatory limitation for reimbursement of such
costs may, at the request of the agency, be waived by the
agency funding the program or project, but in no event shall
total costs payable under this section exceed the ten thousand
dollar statutory maximum.))
(2) Ineligible expenses. The following is a nonexclusive listing of reestablishment expenditures not considered to be reasonable, necessary, or otherwise eligible:
(a) Purchase of capital assets, such as, office furniture, filing cabinets, machinery, or trade fixtures.
(b) Purchase of manufacturing materials, production supplies, product inventory, or other items used in the normal course of the business operation.
(c) Interior or exterior refurbishments at the replacement site which are for aesthetic purposes, except as provided in WAC 468-100-306 (1)(e).
(d) Interest on money borrowed to make the move or purchase the replacement property.
(e) Payment to a part-time business in the home which does not contribute materially to the household income.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 8.26 RCW and WSR 89-17-048 (Order 121). 01-02-027, § 468-100-306, filed 12/22/00, effective 1/22/01. Statutory Authority: Chapter 8.26 RCW. 89-17-048 (Order 121), § 468-100-306, filed 8/14/89, effective 9/14/89.]