PERMANENT RULES
Effective Date of Rule: July 1, 2008.
Purpose: The rule will extend suspension of renewal fees in an effort to maintain a balanced budget for the geologist licensing program.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 308-15-150 Geologist fees.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 18.220.040.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 08-09-155 on April 23, 2008.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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 30, 2008.
Ralph Osgood
Assistant Director
OTS-1466.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 06-04-022, filed 1/23/06,
effective 2/23/06)
WAC 308-15-150
Fees.
(1) Suspension of fees. Effective
((March 1, 2006)) July 1, 2008, the listed fees shown in
subsection (2) of this section are suspended and replaced with
the following:
| Renewal Fees | |
| Annual renewal fee for geologist | $(( 70.00 |
| Annual renewal for each specialty | $(( 70.00 |
| Annual renewal for geologist, with late fee (if paid ninety days or more after due date) | $(( 140.00 |
| Annual renewal fee for each specialty, with late fee (if paid ninety days or more after due date) | $(( 140.00 |
(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 | |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.220.040, 18.220.050. 06-04-022, § 308-15-150, filed 1/23/06, effective 2/23/06; 05-01-174, § 308-15-150, filed 12/21/04, effective 1/21/05. Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.220 RCW. 01-12-022, § 308-15-150, filed 5/25/01, effective 6/25/01.]