Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 352-32, Public use of state park areas, specifically, the agency is requesting public comment on WAC 352-32-251 Limited income senior citizen, disability, and disabled veteran passes, and all related rules within this chapter.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 43.51.040, 43.51.050, 43.51.055, 43.51.060, and 43.51.300.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The current rules are inconsistent, unclear to those members of the public eligible for fee reductions and too restrictive for easy documentation of eligibility. The agency proposes to clarify and simplify the process of proving Washington state residency, age, and disability.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: Washington state parks has sole responsibility for regulating the state park pass program.

Process for Developing New Rule: Agency study, an agency Process Improvement Team was created to review the state park pass program to improve customer service. Stakeholder groups will be invited and encouraged to participate in the necessary rule revisions.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication. For additional information on proposed rule-making activities and schedule of meetings and related presentations contact Rita Cooper, Assistant Director, Washington State Parks, P.O. Box 42650, Olympia, WA 98504-2650, e-mail ritac@parks.wa.gov, (360) 902-8525, fax (360) 753-1574, TDD (360) 664-3133.

August 3, 1999

Jim French

Senior Policy Analyst