WSR 23-22-080
PERMANENT RULES
PARKS AND RECREATION
COMMISSION
[Filed October 27, 2023, 10:06 a.m., effective November 27, 2023]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: General updates to chapter 352-40 WAC, Public records.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 352-40-030 When and where can I access state parks' public records? and 352-40-060 Who do I contact to request state parks' public records?
Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter
79A.05 RCW, Parks and recreation commission.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 19-15-137 [23-16-009] on July 23, 2019 [July 19, 2023].
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: October 27, 2023.
Valeria Veasley
Management Analyst
OTS-4034.3
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 19-15-137, filed 7/23/19, effective 8/23/19)
WAC 352-40-030When and where can I access state parks' public records?
Most public records of the commission and the agency are located at the state parks' headquarters office in Tumwater. Appropriate parks staff will determine where physical records can be inspected. Requests for such inspections can be made by contacting the agency's public records officer.
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 42650
Olympia, WA 98504-2650
Physical address:
1111 Israel Road S.W.
Tumwater, WA 98501
Email: public.disclosure@parks.wa.gov
Phone: 360-902-8514
The communications office is available to assist with media inquiries and general public information requests.
((Phone: 360-902-8562))
Email: ((washington.state.parks@parks.wa.gov))media@parks.wa.gov
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 19-15-137, filed 7/23/19, effective 8/23/19)
WAC 352-40-060Who do I contact to request state parks' public records?
The agency public records officer, located at headquarters, is responsible for:
(1) Receiving and reviewing requests for public records.
(2) Coordinating agency records management to ensure protection of, and prompt access to, public records.
(3) Implementing and ensuring compliance by the commissioners and staff with the public records disclosure requirements of chapter
42.56 RCW.
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 42650
Olympia, WA 98504-2650
Physical address:
1111 Israel Road S.W.
Tumwater, WA 98501
Email: public.disclosure@parks.wa.gov
Phone: 360-902-8514
(4) Contact information and general information regarding public records requests, a current fee schedule, and access to our public records form is available on our website (((www.parks.wa.us))www.parks.wa.gov).