CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
SENATE BILL 5566
Chapter 193, Laws of 2019
66TH LEGISLATURE
2019 REGULAR SESSION
PREVAILING WAGE PROGRAM FEES--DETERMINATION--LIMIT
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 28, 2019
Passed by the Senate March 12, 2019
  Yeas 46  Nays 1
KAREN KEISER

President of the Senate
Passed by the House April 17, 2019
  Yeas 98  Nays 0
FRANK CHOPP

Speaker of the House of Representatives
CERTIFICATE
I, Brad Hendrickson, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SENATE BILL 5566 as passed by Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.
BRAD HENDRICKSON

Secretary
Secretary
Approved April 29, 2019 3:16 PM
FILED
April 30, 2019
JAY INSLEE

Governor of the State of Washington
Secretary of State
State of Washington

SENATE BILL 5566

Passed Legislature - 2019 Regular Session
State of Washington
66th Legislature
2019 Regular Session
BySenators Braun and Takko; by request of Department of Labor & Industries
AN ACT Relating to setting fees for administration of the prevailing wage program; and amending RCW 39.12.070.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 39.12.070 and 2014 c 148 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The department of labor and industries may charge fees to awarding agencies on public works for the approval of statements of intent to pay prevailing wages and the certification of affidavits of wages paid. The department may also charge fees to persons or organizations requesting the arbitration of disputes under RCW 39.12.060. The amount of the fees shall be established by rules adopted by the department under the procedures in the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW. Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the fees shall apply to all approvals, certifications, and arbitration requests made after the effective date of the rules. All fees shall be deposited in the public works administration account. The department may refuse to arbitrate for contractors, subcontractors, persons, or organizations which have not paid the proper fees. The department may, if necessary, request the attorney general to take legal action to collect delinquent fees.
(2) The department shall set the fees permitted by this section at a level that generates revenue that is as near as practicable to the amount of the appropriation to administer this chapter, including, but not limited to, the performance of adequate wage surveys, and to investigate and enforce all alleged violations of this chapter, including, but not limited to, incorrect statements of intent to pay prevailing wage, incorrect certificates of affidavits of wages paid, and wage claims, as provided for in this chapter and chapters 49.48 and 49.52 RCW. However, the fees charged for the approval of statements of intent to pay prevailing wages and the certification of affidavits of wages paid shall be forty dollars or less, as determined by the director of labor and industries in accordance with this subsection. For the 2019-2021 biennium, the fees shall not be more than twenty dollars.
(3) If, at the time an individual or entity files an affidavit of wages paid, the individual or entity is exempt from the requirement to pay the prevailing rate of wage under RCW 39.12.020, the department of labor and industries may not charge a fee to certify the affidavit of wages paid.
Passed by the Senate March 12, 2019.
Passed by the House April 17, 2019.
Approved by the Governor April 29, 2019.
Filed in Office of Secretary of State April 30, 2019.
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