WSR 16-12-091
PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING
[Filed May 31, 2016, 1:51 p.m., effective July 1, 2016]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: This proposed [adopted] rule change will extend a partial fee suspension in an effort to maintain a balanced budget for the geologist licensing program. The current temporary suspension expires on July 1, 2016, and this rule change will extend the date to July 1, 2017.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 308-15-150 Fees.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 18.220.040.
Other Authority: RCW 43.24.086.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 16-09-076 on April 18, 2016.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: May 31, 2016.
Damon G. Monroe
Rules Coordinator
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 14-11-013, filed 5/8/14, effective 7/1/14)
WAC 308-15-150 Fees.
(1) Suspension of fees. Effective July 1, ((2014,)) 2016, a portion of the listed fees shown in subsection (2) of this section are temporarily 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, ((2016)) 2017.
(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