WSR 25-23-115
PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
[Filed November 19, 2025, 9:27 a.m.]
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Establishing new rate setting procedures in chapter 468-270 WAC.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: RCW
47.56.877 authorizes the transportation commission (commission) to establish a new process for toll setting. As such, the commission must establish new procedures for setting toll rates and policies for all current and future authorized tolled facilities.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: Other agencies that regulate this subject are the Washington state department of transportation as the operator of the tolled facilities, and the office of the state treasurer who oversees the financing of tolled facilities.
Process for Developing New Rule: Agency study.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Aaron Halbert, P.O. Box 47308, Olympia, WA 98504, phone 360-705-7070, email transc@wstc.wa.gov, website http://www.wstc.wa.gov.
November 14, 2025
Reema Griffith
Executive Director