EXECUTIVE ORDER
WAIVER OF COLLECTION OF CERTAIN FEES OWED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR & INDUSTRIES DURING THE
CURRENT STATE OF EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, the waiver or suspension authority discussed above is
further specified in RCW 19.28.101(8) and includes waiver of
L&I electrical fees that could otherwise be imposed pursuant
to RCW 19.28.101(4) and implementing regulations in WAC 296-46B-901(7); and
WHEREAS, the following statewide Governor's state of emergency
proclamations issued pursuant to RCW 43.06.010(12) are
currently in effect: #08-10 issued December 24, 2008; #08-11
issued January 2, 2009, and amending #08-10; and #09-01 issued
January 9, 2009, and amending #08-10; and
WHEREAS, the City of Pacific is within the area described in the
above-cited emergency proclamations and suffered extensive and
unexpected damage resulting from unprecedented flooding; and
WHEREAS, sixty (60) residences within the City of Pacific have
been identified by the Mayor of the City as needing initial
L&I electrical wiring and equipment inspections as a result of
the flooding, some of which may also need L&I repair and
replacement inspections, and all such inspections are
immediately necessary to protect the health and safety of the
residents; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor of the City of Pacific has requested L&I's
assistance in promptly inspecting the electrical wiring and
equipment in the residences described above and the waiver of
any inspection fees as L&I might otherwise impose; and
WHEREAS, protection of public health, safety, and welfare during
a state of emergency is a fundamental purpose of government
recognized in the Emergency Management Act (Chapter 38.52 RCW); and
WHEREAS, in order to protect the health, safety and welfare of
the residents described above, it is reasonable and
appropriate to conclude that L&I should be authorized to
provide the requested inspection services without delays
attributable to the imposition and collection of inspection
fees, that waiver of collection of said fees will promote and
secure the safety and protection of the civilian population
described above by encouraging appropriate electrical safety
inspections, and that L&I minimize applicable regulatory
requirements to encourage immediate necessary electrical
inspections to flood damaged electrical installations.
NOW THEREFORE, I, Christine O. Gregoire, Governor of the state of
Washington, do hereby order that L&I is authorized to provide
the electrical inspections described herein without collection
of fees that could otherwise be imposed pursuant to RCW 19.28.101 and WAC 296-46B-901(7), as necessary for the sixty
(60) residences identified by the Mayor of the City of Pacific
having electrical installations damaged as the result of
winter storms occurring January 6, 2009, through January 16,
2009, effective immediately and until February 28, 2009, or
earlier termination of the currently applicable state of
emergency.
Signed and sealed with the official seal of the State of
Washington on this 9th day of February, 2009, at Olympia,
Washington.
| By: | ||
| Christine O. Gregoire Governor |
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| BY THE GOVERNOR: | ||
| Steve Excell | ||
| for Sam Reed Secretary of State |
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