PROPOSED RULES
ADMINISTRATION BOARD
Original Notice.
Exempt from preproposal statement of inquiry under RCW 34.05.310(4).
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: WAC 136-28-010, 136-28-020, and 136-28-030, Standards of good practice -- Cooperative procedures for processing of county road accident reports.
Hearing Location(s): County Road Administration Board, 2404 Chandler Court S.W., Suite 240, Olympia, WA 98504-0913, on April 28, 2005, at 2:00 p.m.
Date of Intended Adoption: April 28, 2005.
Submit Written Comments to: Karen Pendleton, 2404 Chandler Court S.W., Suite 240, Olympia, WA 98504-0913, e-mail Karen@crab.wa.gov, fax (360) 586-0386, by April 18, 2005.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Karen Pendleton by April 25, 2004 [2005], TTY (800) 833-6382.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: Replaces the "state patrol" with the "Washington state department of transportation" as the receiver of collision reports and cleans up current language.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 36.79 RCW.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Name of Proponent: County Road Administration Board, governmental.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Randy Hart, 2404 Chandler Court S.W., Suite 240, Olympia, WA 98504-0913, (360) 753-5989; Implementation: Karen Pendleton, 2404 Chandler Court S.W., Suite 240, Olympia, WA 98504-0913, (360) 753-5989; and Enforcement: Jay Weber, 2404 Chandler Court S.W., Suite 240, Olympia, WA 98504-0913, (360) 753-5989.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW.
A cost-benefit analysis is not required under RCW 34.05.328.
March 7, 2005
Jay P. Weber
Executive Director
OTS-7914.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 04-05-001, filed 2/4/04,
effective 3/6/04)
WAC 136-28-010
Purpose and authority.
RCW 36.78.070(1)
authorizes the county road administration board to establish
standards of good practice for the administration of county
roads and the efficient movement of people and goods over
county roads. In order to implement the requirement of the
National Highway Safety Act of 1966 that requires all states,
in cooperation with their various local governments, to
collect, compile and make reports to the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration in each state, the county road
administration board has acted to coordinate the activities of
the county engineers and the ((state patrol)) Washington state
department of transportation. Each county engineer is to
cooperate in this effort by following the procedure outlined
below.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 36.79 RCW. 04-05-001, § 136-28-010, filed 2/4/04, effective 3/6/04; 99-01-021, § 136-28-010, filed 12/7/98, effective 1/7/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 36.78.070 and 36.79.060. 96-17-013, § 136-28-010, filed 8/12/96, effective 9/12/96. Statutory Authority: RCW 36.78.070. 90-17-076 (Order 79), § 136-28-010, filed 8/16/90, effective 9/16/90; Order 5, § 136-28-010, filed 4/23/68.]
((The county engineer will analyze each report and
indicate within the appropriate spaces on the report the
county number, the county road number, the milepoint and, if
applicable, the road number of the intersecting county road at
which the accident occurred. The county engineer shall also
indicate in the appropriate space as to whether the location
is rural or urban.)) The engineer will analyze the report and
complete the CLCF. For those collisions that the county
engineer verifies did occur in his/her jurisdiction, only the
completed CLCF will be returned to the WSDOT. However, if the
engineer determines that the collision did not occur on a
roadway in the county's jurisdiction, he/she shall complete
the bottom portion of the CLCF and return it and the collision
report to the WSDOT.
The coded ((reports)) CLCF will be returned to the
((records section of the state patrol)) WSDOT within ((two
weeks)) thirty days of receipt.
((Should the county engineer determine any accident
report location is not on a road contained within the latest
county road log, he/she shall return the accident report,
uncoded, with a transmittal letter indicating to the best of
his/her knowledge the appropriate jurisdiction such as private
road, state highway, city street, other state agency, federal
agency, etc.))
[Statutory Authority: RCW 36.78.070 and 36.79.060. 96-17-013, § 136-28-020, filed 8/12/96, effective 9/12/96. Statutory Authority: RCW 36.78.070. 90-17-076 (Order 79), § 136-28-020, filed 8/16/90, effective 9/16/90; Order 5, § 136-28-020, filed 4/23/68.]
(2) The county ((road)) roadlog number shall be that
particular five-digit number, including both leading and
trailing zeros if applicable, assigned to each county road
according to the county's latest county road log. No local
names or numbers or other nomenclature shall be used in
coding.
(3) The ((milepoint)) milepost shall be determined as
accurately as practicable from a comparison of information on
the ((accident)) collision report with the latest county road
log.
(4) ((Accidents)) Collisions at an intersection with a
state highway will be coded by the state department of
transportation.
(5) To ensure uniformity, ((accidents)) collisions at the
intersection of any two county roads shall be coded to a road
in the following priority order:
(a) The road with the higher functional class;
(b) The road that is the through route;
(c) The road with the lower road number.
(6) ((Accidents)) Collisions on roads and/or at
intersections with dual city-county or county-county
responsibilities shall be coded in general accordance with the
procedures outlined herein based on a mutual understanding
between the several jurisdictions involved.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 36.79 RCW. 99-01-021, § 136-28-030, filed 12/7/98, effective 1/7/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 36.78.070 and 36.79.060. 96-17-013, § 136-28-030, filed 8/12/96, effective 9/12/96. Statutory Authority: RCW 36.78.070. 90-17-076 (Order 79), § 136-28-030, filed 8/16/90, effective 9/16/90; Order 5, § 136-28-030, filed 4/23/68.]