WSR 17-22-046

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed October 25, 2017, 9:57 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Washington state archives local records grant program, the provisions of this program are being updated to include grants made under HB 1594, chapter 303, Laws of 2017.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 40.14.020(6), 36.22.175(1), and chapter 40.14 RCW as amended by chapter 303, Laws of 2017.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Rules are necessary to establish a grant application and awarding process.

Process for Developing New Rule: Negotiated rule making.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Mark Vessey, P.O. Box 40238, Olympia, WA 98504-0238, phone 360-586-7810, email mailto:recordsmanagement@sos.wa.gov, web site https://www.sos.wa.gov/archives/RecordsManagement/Local-Records-Grant-Program.aspx.

October 25, 2017

Mark Neary

Assistant Secretary of State