PERMANENT RULES
Date of Adoption: May 19, 1999.
Purpose: The portions of the current noxious weed control rules proposed for expedited repeal set forth procedures for the State Noxious Weed Control Board to implement a noxious weeds grant program. This program is authorized in statute (RCW 17.10.250), but it has not been funded or active since 1993. The "noxious weed account fund" no longer exists, and the State Noxious Weed Control Board has no plans to request its reinstatement. At the March 16, 1999, meeting of the State Noxious Weed Control Board, the board advised Mary Toohey, the Washington State Department of Agriculture representative, unanimously that these WAC sections should be repealed, as they are obsolete.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 16-752-115, 16-752-120, 16-752-125, 16-752-130, 16-752-135, 16-752-140, 16-752-145, 16-752-146, 16-752-147, 16-752-150, 16-752-155, 16-752-160, 16-752-165, and 16-752-170.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 17.10.250.
Adopted under preproposal statement of inquiry filed as WSR 99-07-124 on March 24, 1999.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 14.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 14. Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
May 19, 1999
Jim Jesernig
Director