PERMANENT RULES
GORGE COMMISSION
Effective Date of Rule: January 1, 2008.
Other Findings Required by Other Provisions of Law as Precondition to Adoption or Effectiveness of Rule: The United States Secretary of Agriculture must concur by December 24, 2007, that the rules concerning special management areas are consistent with the management plan for the national scenic area.
Purpose: The purpose of this rule making is to put into effect recent amendments to the management plan for the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. This rule making incorporates the recent amendments into the commission's land use ordinance for scenic area land within Klickitat County. The commission did not adopt any substantive changes to the provisions already adopted into the management plan.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending 350-81-0020, 350-81-0032, 350-81-0042, 350-81-0050, 350-81-0052, 350-81-0060, 350-81-0074, 350-81-0082, 350-81-0108, 350-81-0112, 350-81-0126, 350-81-0190, 350-81-0200, 350-81-0232, 350-81-0270, 350-81-0280, 350-81-0340, 350-81-0370, 350-81-0380, 350-81-0420, 350-81-0490, 350-81-0520, 350-81-0530, 350-81-0540, 350-81-0550, 350-81-0560, 388-81-0580, 388-81-0590, 350-81-0600, and 350-81-0630.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 43.97.015.
Other Authority: O.R.S. 196.150; 16 U.S.C. 544e(c), 544f(l).
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 07-14-101 on July 18 [2], 2007.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 1, Amended 28, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 28, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: September 11, 2007.
Nancy A. Andring
Rules Coordinator
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