WSR 25-09-160
EXPEDITED RULES
FREIGHT MOBILITY
STRATEGIC INVESTMENT BOARD
[Filed April 23, 2025, 8:23 a.m.]
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: Chapter 226-20 WAC, Financial and payment requirements; WAC 226-20-010 Matching ratios for freight mobility program funds, 226-20-020 Certification of nonprogram funds, 226-20-030 Reimbursable costs, 226-20-040 Audit of freight mobility program projects, 226-20-050 Recovery of freight mobility program funds on canceled projects, and 226-20-060 Partial or progress payments for project costs.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: Repeal chapter 226-20 WAC per changes under chapter
47.06A RCW. Elements of this chapter are no longer applicable and cannot be applied to program financials or payments. Under chapter
47.06A RCW, project delivery, including payments, is done in consultation with Washington state department of transportation local programs.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: Chapter is no longer applicable per chapter
47.06A RCW.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW
47.06A.020 (2)(a).
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Name of Proponent: Freight mobility strategic investment board (FMSIB), governmental.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting and Enforcement: Brandy DeLange, 505 Union Avenue S.E., Suite 350, Olympia, [WA] 98501, 360-586-9695; Implementation: Joy Dopita, 505 Union Avenue S.E., Suite 350, Olympia, [WA] 98501, 360-586-9695.
This notice meets the following criteria to use the expedited adoption process for these rules:
Relates only to internal governmental operations that are not subject to violation by a person.
Adopts or incorporates by reference without material change federal statutes or regulations, Washington state statutes, rules of other Washington state agencies, shoreline master programs other than those programs governing shorelines of statewide significance, or, as referenced by Washington state law, national consensus codes that generally establish industry standards, if the material adopted or incorporated regulates the same subject matter and conduct as the adopting or incorporating rule.
This notice meets the following criteria to use the expedited repeal process for these rules:
The rule is no longer necessary because of changed circumstances.
Explanation of the Reason the Agency Believes the Expedited Rule-Making Process is Appropriate: This change will bring the FMSIB policies and procedures for financial and payment requirements of freight mobility projects into compliance with chapter
47.06A RCW.
NOTICE
THIS RULE IS BEING PROPOSED UNDER AN EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS THAT WILL ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR THE AGENCY TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS, PREPARE A SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENT, OR PROVIDE RESPONSES TO THE CRITERIA FOR A SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATIVE RULE. IF YOU OBJECT TO THIS USE OF THE EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS, YOU MUST EXPRESS YOUR OBJECTIONS IN WRITING AND THEY MUST BE SENT TO Brandy DeLange, FMSIB, 505 Union Avenue S.E., Suite 350, Olympia, [WA] 98501, phone 360-586-9695, email brandy.delange@fmsib.wa.gov, BEGINNING April 23, 2025, AND RECEIVED BY June 23, 2025.
April 22, 2025
Brandy DeLange
Executive Director