PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
(Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors)
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Chapter 196-26 WAC, Registered professional engineers and land surveyors fees.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 18.43.035 and 18.43.050.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Chapter 196-26 WAC, the rule on fees currently exists. There is a statutory requirement under RCW 43.24.086 that licensing and regulatory groups such as this board be self-supporting. Consequently the Department of Licensing and the Engineer/Land Surveyor Board will review the fee structure in chapter 196-26 WAC to determine if any adjustments to fees must be made. Additionally, some of the language in the rule will be rewritten to make it more clear and easier to read.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.
Process for Developing New Rule: Agency study.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Rick Notestine, Project Director, P.O. Box 9649, Olympia, WA 98507-9649, fax (360) 664-2551, phone (360) 664-1578. Persons may comment by mail, fax or phone. Draft language of any rule changes will be sent to the board's mailing list.
October 25, 2001
George A. Twiss
Executive Director
Board of Registration
for Professional Engineers
and Land Surveyors