Purpose: The department is adopting a 4.05% general increase in factory assembled structures (FAS) fees, contractor registration fees and plumber certification fees. The 4.05% rate is the Office of Financial Management's maximum allowable fiscal growth rate factor for fiscal year 1998. The general fee increases are necessary to maintain the stability of the plumber's fund and the financial health and operational effectiveness of the contractor registration and FAS programs. Also, several new FAS fees are adopted, most of these cover the cost of services previously provided to FAS customers without charge. Finally, new medical gas piping endorsement fees are adopted for the plumber certification program. These fees are necessary to implement recent amendments to chapter 18.106 RCW. They will become effective when new medical gas rules, proposed by the department, become effective.

Chapter 296-150C WAC, Commercial coaches:

WAC 296-150C-3000 Commercial coach fees. State-initiated amendments are adopted to:

Increase all commercial coach fees by 4.05% rounded down to the nearest quarter of a dollar.

Add electrical plan review fees to cover the cost of FAS electrical plan reviews required by WAC 296-46-140 Plan review for educational, institutional or health care facilities and other buildings.

Add reciprocal plan review fees to cover the cost of this service.

Add a fee to cover the cost of reviewing and approving sets of design plans submitted beyond the two sets required by the department.

Add a fee to cover the cost of printing and distributing factory assembled structures RCWs and WACs beyond the one free annual copy required by statute.

Chapter 296-150F WAC, Factory-built housing and commercial structures:

WAC 296-150F-3000 Factory-built housing and commercial structure fees. State-initiated amendments are adopted to:

Increase all factory-built housing and commercial structure fees by 4.05% rounded down to the nearest quarter of a dollar.

Add electrical plan review fees to cover the cost of FAS electrical plan reviews required by WAC 296-46-140 Plan review for educational, institutional or health care facilities and other buildings.

Add reciprocal plan review fees to cover the cost of this service.

Add a fee to cover the cost of reviewing and approving sets of design plans submitted beyond the two sets required by the department.

Add a fee to cover the cost of printing and distributing factory assembled structures RCWs and WACs beyond the one free annual copy required by statute.

Delete the "temporary insignia fees" because a temporary insignia will no longer be issued by the department.

Chapter 296-150M WAC, Manufactured homes:

WAC 296-150M-3000 Manufactured home fees. State-initiated amendments are adopted to:

Increase all manufactured home fees by 4.05% rounded down to the nearest quarter of a dollar.

Add a fee to cover costs which are incurred after an HBT audit and which are necessary to satisfy federal program requirements.

Add a fee to cover the cost of auditing units at a factory where the units were previously inspected and the inspection fee had been paid.

Add travel fees to cover the cost of performing IPIA processes at times other than a normally scheduled IPIA audit.

Add a fee to cover the cost of printing and distributing factory assembled structures RCWs and WACs beyond the one free annual copy required by statute.

Chapter 296-150P WAC, Recreational park trailers:

WAC 296-150P-3000 Recreational park trailer fees. State-initiated amendments are adopted to:

Increase all recreational park trailer fees by 4.05% rounded down to the nearest quarter of a dollar.

Add a fee to cover additional costs associated with a plan review that requires a structural review. (The structural requirements were added by the ANSI code.)

Add a fee to cover the cost of printing and distributing factory assembled structures RCWs and WACs beyond the one free annual copy required by statute.

Chapter 296-150R WAC, Recreational vehicles:

WAC 296-150R-3000 Recreational vehicle fees. State-initiated amendments are adopted to:

Increase all recreational vehicle fees by 4.05% rounded down to the nearest quarter of a dollar.

Add a fee to cover the cost of printing and distributing factory assembled structures RCWs and WACs beyond the one free annual copy required by statute.

Chapter 296-200A WAC, Contractor certificate of registration renewals--Security--Insurance:

WAC 296-200A-900 What fees does the department charge contractors for issuance, renewal and reinstatement of certificates of registration? State-initiated amendments are adopted to:

Increase all fees in this section by 4.05% rounded down to the nearest quarter of a dollar.

Comply with the "continuous bond" provisions of RCW 18.27.040 by deleting the reference to bond expiration.

Chapter 296-400A WAC, Certification of competency for journeyman plumbers:

WAC 296-400A-045 What fees will I have to pay? State-initiated amendments are adopted to:

Increase all fees in this section by 4.05% rounded down to the nearest quarter of a dollar.

Implement SSB 5749 by adding new fees applicable to new medical gas rules proposed by the department. These new fees will be effective when the new medical gas rules become effective.

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Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 296-150C-3000 Commercial coach fees, WAC 296-150F-3000 Factory-built housing and commercial structure fees, WAC 296-150M-3000 Manufactured home fees, WAC 296-150P-3000 Recreational park trailer fees, WAC 296-150R-3000 Recreational vehicle fees, WAC 296-200A-900 What fees does the department charge contractors for issuance, renewal and reinstatement of certificates of registration? and WAC 296-400A-045 What fees will I have to pay?.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapters 18.106, 18.27 and 43.22 RCW.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 98-07-096 on March 18, 1998.

Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: As a result of written and oral comments received, the following section is being amended: WAC 296-150M-3000 Manufactured home fees, the department agrees that travel time and mileage should not be charged to have an IPIA witness attend a voluntary training class, therefore, it has deleted the "travel time and mileage" component from the fee. The fee will now read:

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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 1, 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 7, 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 7, repealed 0.

Effective Date of Rule: June 30, 1998.

May 27, 1998

Gary Moore

Director

AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 97-11-053, filed 5/20/97, effective 6/30/97)

WAC 296-150C-3000  Commercial coach fees.

AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 97-11-053, filed 5/20/97, effective 6/30/97)

WAC 296-150F-3000  Factory-built housing and commercial structure fees.

(((WAC 296-150F-3000, ILLUS. 1)))

AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 97-11-053, filed 5/20/97, effective 6/30/97)

WAC 296-150M-3000  Manufactured home fees.

AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 97-16-043, filed 7/31/97, effective 12/1/97)

WAC 296-150P-3000  Recreational park trailer fees.

AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 97-16-043, filed 7/31/97, effective 12/1/97)

WAC 296-150R-3000  Recreational vehicle fees.

AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 97-24-071, filed 12/2/97, effective 1/5/98)

WAC 296-200A-900  What fees does the department charge contractors for issuance, renewal and reinstatement of certificates of registration? (1) For the purposes of this chapter:

(a) A contractor renews its registration before it expires.

(b) A contractor reinstates its registration after ((it has been suspended because its bond or insurance has been canceled or after it has expired)) the registration:

(i) Has expired; or

(ii) Has been suspended because the contractor's insurance has expired; or

(iii) Has been suspended because the contractor's bond has been canceled or impaired.

(c) A contractor reregisters when it changes its business structure.

(2) The department charges the following fees:

(a) (($41.75)) $43.25 for each issuance, renewal or reregistration of a certificate of registration.

(b) $50.00 for the reinstatement of a certificate of registration.

(c) (($10.25)) $10.50 for providing a duplicate certificate of registration.

(d) (($20.00)) $20.75 for each requested certified letter prepared by the department.

(e) $2.00 per copy for documents copied from a contractor's file. The maximum copy charge for copies from one contractor's file will be $25.00.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.27 RCW. 97-24-071, § 296-200A-900, filed 12/2/97, effective 1/5/98.]

AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 97-11-052, filed 5/20/97, effective 6/30/97)

WAC 296-400A-045  What fees will I have to pay? The following are the department's plumbers fees:

** This fee applies to either the original issuance or a renewal of a certificate. If you have passed the plumbers certificate of competency examination or the medical gas piping installer endorsement examination and paid the certificate fee, you will be issued a plumber certificate of competency or a medical gas endorsement that will expire on your birthdate.

*** An additional fee, paid directly to a nationally recognized testing agency under contract with the department will be required for the written and practical examination of competency for medical gas piping system installers.

(The annual renewal of a Medical Gas Piping Installer Endorsement shall include a continuity affidavit that verifies work in discipline of brazing has occurred within the past year.)

If your birth year is:

(1) In an even-numbered year, your certificate will expire on your birthdate in the next even-numbered year.

(2) In an odd-numbered year, your certificate will expire on your birthdate in the next odd-numbered year.

Note: The medical gas fees in this section will not be effective until the medical gas rules proposed by the department become effective.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.106.050, [18.106.]070, [18.106.]110, [18.106.]125, [18.106.]140 and [18.106.]270. 97-11-052, § 296-400A-045, filed 5/20/97, effective 6/30/97.]