WSR 14-11-013
PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING
[Filed May 8, 2014, 11:33 a.m., effective July 1, 2014]
Effective Date of Rule: July 1, 2014.
Purpose: This order will extend suspension of partial renewal fees in an effort to maintain a balanced budget for the geologist licensing program. The current temporary suspension expires on July 1, 2014.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 308-15-150 Geologist fees.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 18.220.040.
Other Authority: RCW 43.24.086.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 14-07-030 on March 10, 2014.
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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: May 8, 2014.
Damon Monroe
Rules Coordinator
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 11-08-054, filed 4/5/11, effective 7/1/11)
WAC 308-15-150 Fees.
(1) Suspension of fees. Effective July 1, ((2011)) 2014, the listed fees shown in subsection (2) of this section are suspended and replaced with the following:
Renewal Fees
 
Annual renewal fee for geologist
$40.00
Annual renewal for each specialty
$50.00
Annual renewal for geologist, with late fee (if paid ninety days or more after due date)
$80.00
Annual renewal fee for each specialty, with late fee (if paid ninety days or more after due date)
$100.00
The fees set forth in this section shall revert back to the fee amounts shown in WAC 308-15-150 on July 1, ((2014)) 2016.
(2) Fees.
Type of Fee
Amount
Application fees - includes initial license
 
Application fee for geologist (applying by examination)
$100.00
Application fee for each specialty (applying by examination)
$100.00
Application fee for geologist (applying by reciprocity)
$200.00
Application fee for each specialty (applying by reciprocity)
$150.00
Examination fees
 
Fees for the fundamentals of geology and practice of geology examinations are submitted directly to ASBOG
 
 
Administration fee for reexamination
$65.00
Specialty examination (hydrogeologist or engineering geologist exam)
$300.00
Renewal fees
 
Annual renewal fee for geologist
$100.00
Annual renewal fee for each specialty
$85.00
Annual renewal for geologist, with late fee (if paid ninety days or more after due date)
$200.00
Annual renewal for each specialty, with late fee (if paid ninety days or more after due date)
$170.00
Miscellaneous fees
 
Duplicate license or wall certificate. . . .
$25.00
Certification of license records to other jurisdictions. . . .
$45.00
Proctor examination for another jurisdiction. . . .
$100.00