WSR 25-15-049
PERMANENT RULES
SEATTLE COLLEGES
[Filed July 10, 2025, 9:29 a.m., effective August 10, 2025]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: Chapter
43.21C RCW sets out the state policy on environmental issues. It charges all state agencies to develop policies and procedures, which "… insure that presently unquantified environmental amenities and values will be given appropriate consideration in decision making along with economic and technical considerations.["]
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 132F-325-010, 132F-325-020, 132F-325-030, 132F-325-040, 132F-325-050, and 132F-325-060.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 25-11-039 on June 25, 2025 [May 14, 2025].
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 6, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: June 25, 2025.
Lorine Hill
Director of Compliance
RDS-6387.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 15-02-072, filed 1/6/15, effective 2/6/15)
WAC 132F-325-010Seattle College District environmental policy.
(1) Capital projects proposed by Seattle College shall, to the fullest extent possible, be developed in a manner consistent with the provisions of the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) - Chapter
43.21C RCW, the council on environmental policy SEPA guidelines - Chapter ((
197-10))
197-11 WAC, and the SBCCE SEPA implementation rules - WAC 131-24-030.
(2) The "responsible official" for the purposes of this policy, shall be the district president or the college presidents for their respective campuses.
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 31, filed 9/20/76)
WAC 132F-325-020((Declaration))Determination of significance—Nonsignificance.
The responsible official shall prepare a "((declaration of significance/nonsignificance))determination of significance," a "mitigated determination of nonsignificance," or a "determination of nonsignificance" for each capital construction proposal or other major action.
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 31, filed 9/20/76)
WAC 132F-325-030Threshold determination.
(1) The responsible official shall make a "threshold determination" (a decision whether or not an environmental impact statement is required) following procedures contained in WAC ((197-10-300))197-11-330 through ((197-10-340))197-11-360.
(2) An environmental checklist is required to be completed in the determination process except for exemptions noted in WAC ((197-10-170, 197-10-175 and 197-10-180))197-11-305, 197-11-315, or when it is predetermined an environmental statement is required.
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 31, filed 9/20/76)
WAC 132F-325-040((Declaration))Determination of nonsignificance or mitigated determination of nonsignificance.
(1) A "((declaration))determination of nonsignificance" statement will be prepared if the determination is one of no adverse impact.
(2) A "mitigated determination of nonsignificance" (MDNS) statement will be prepared if the determination is that significant adverse impacts can be addressed through implementation of mitigation measures.
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 31, filed 9/20/76)
WAC 132F-325-050((Declaration))Determination of significance.
A "((declaration))determination of significance" (DS) will be prepared if the determination is one of significant adverse environmental impact, and the environmental impact statement preparation procedures (WAC ((197-10-400))197-11-400 through ((197-10-695))197-11-680) will be initiated.
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 31, filed 9/20/76)
WAC 132F-325-060Appeal of decision.
The decisions of the responsible official may be appealed to the board of trustees in accordance with chapter ((28B.19))34.05 RCW and chapter 132F-08 WAC.