RCW 34.05.001 through 34.05.902 shall take effect on July 1, 1989, and shall apply to all rule-making actions and agency proceedings begun on or after that date. Rule-making actions or other agency proceedings begun before July 1, 1989, shall be completed under the applicable provisions of chapter 28B.19 or 34.04 RCW existing immediately before that date in the same manner as if they were not amended by chapter 288, Laws of 1988 or repealed by section 701 of chapter 288, Laws of 1988.
RCW 34.05.902
Effective date—Application—1988 c 288.
Applied in 28 court decisions — leading case Waste Management of Seattle, Inc. v. Utilities & Transportation Commission (1994)
Most recently applied in Washington Indep. Tel. Ass'n v. Utilities and Transportation Commission (March 2003)
1988 c 288 s 705.
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