WSR 99-03-109
EXPEDITED ADOPTION
DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR AND INDUSTRIES
[Filed January 20, 1999, 11:44 a.m.]
Title of Rule: WAC 296-400A-045 What fees will I have to pay?
Purpose: To reduce fees that were raised in excess of amount allowed by [Initiative} 601.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 34.05.356 (1)(f).
Statute Being Implemented: RCW 18.106.125.
Summary: Current rule includes four plumber fees which were inadvertently increased beyond the 4.05% allowed.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: To comply with [Initiative] 601 requirements, the department is proposing to reduce the fees to the allowable amount.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Kevin Morris, Tumwater, 902-5578; Implementation and Enforcement: Patrick Woods, Tumwater, 902-6348.
Name of Proponent: Department of Labor and Industries, governmental.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Explanation of Rule, its Purpose, and Anticipated Effects: The proposed amendment reduces fees in WAC 296-400A-045 to correct changes which resulted in fee increases in excess of the 4.05% allowed by [Initiative] 601 limits.
Proposal Changes the Following Existing Rules: The proposed amendment lowers four plumber fees to the 4.05% allowed.
NOTICE
THIS RULE IS BEING PROPOSED TO BE ADOPTED USING AN EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS THAT WILL ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR THE AGENCY TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS, PREPARE A SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENT, OR PROVIDE RESPONSES TO THE CRITERIA FOR A SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATIVE RULE. IF YOU OBJECT TO THIS RULE BEING ADOPTED USING THE EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS, YOU MUST EXPRESS YOUR OBJECTIONS IN WRITING AND THEY MUST BE SENT TO Selwyn Walters, Department of Labor and Industries, P.O. Box 44001, Olympia, WA 98504, fax (360) 902-4202, AND RECEIVED BY March 20, 1999.
January 19, 1999
Gary Moore
Director
OTS-2747.1
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 98-13-126, filed 6/17/98, effective 7/20/98)
WAC 296-400A-045 What fees will I have to pay? The following are the department's plumbers fees:
| Type of Fee | Period Covered by Fee | Dollar Amount of Fee |
| Examination application | Per examination | $ 108.25 |
| Reciprocity application | Per application | $ 108.25 |
| Trainee certificate.* | One year | $ 32.50 |
| Trainee certificate | Less than one year | $3.00 per month with a minimum fee of $21.50 |
| Temporary permit | 90 days | $ (( |
| Journeyman or specialty certificate.*.* | Two years | $ (( |
| Journeyman or specialty certificate | Less than two years | $3.50 per month with a minimum fee
of $(( |
| Medical gas endorsement
examination application.*.*.* |
Per application | $40.00 |
| Medical gas endorsement.*.* | One year | $30.00 |
| Medical gas endorsement | Less than one year | $2.50 per month with a minimum fee of $17.50 |
| Medical gas endorsement examination fee.*.*.* | See note below. | |
| Medical gas endorsement training course fee.*.*.*.* | See note below. | |
| Reinstatement of a journeyman certificate | $ (( | |
| Replacement of all certificates | $ 32.50 |
.* The trainee certificate shall expire one year from the date of issuance and be renewed on or before the date of expiration.
.*.* This fee applies to either the original issuance or a renewal of a certificate. If you have passed the plumbers certificate of competency examination or the medical gas piping installer endorsement examination and paid the certificate fee, you will be issued a plumber certificate of competency or a medical gas endorsement that will expire on your birthdate.
The annual renewal of a Medical Gas Piping Installer Endorsement shall include a continuity affidavit verifying that brazing work has been performed within the past year.
.*.*.* This fee is paid directly to a nationally recognized testing agency under contract with the department. It covers the cost of preparing and administering the written competency examination and the materials necessary to conduct the practical competency examination required for the medical gas piping system installers endorsement. This fee is not paid to the department.
.*.*.*.* This fee is paid directly to a training course provider approved by the department, in consultation with the state advisory board of plumbers. It covers the cost of providing training courses required for the medical gas piping system installer endorsement. This fee is not paid to the department.
If your birth year is:
(1) In an even-numbered year, your certificate will expire on your birthdate in the next even-numbered year.
(2) In an odd-numbered year, your certificate will expire on your birthdate in the next odd-numbered year.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.106 RCW. 98-13-126, § 296-400A-045, filed 6/17/98, effective 7/20/98. Statutory Authority: Chapters 18.106, 18.27 and 43.22 RCW. 98-12-041, § 296-400A-045, filed 5/29/98, effective 6/30/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.106.050, [18.106.]070, [18.106.]110, [18.106.]125, [18.106.]140 and [18.106.]270. 97-11-052, § 296-400A-045, filed 5/20/97, effective 6/30/97.]