BOARD OF REGISTRATION

FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS

[Filed November 18, 2024, 2:50 p.m., effective January 1, 2025]

Effective Date of Rule: January 1, 2025.

Purpose: RCW 18.43.150 and 18.210.200 requires the board of registration for professional engineers and land surveyors to "set fees at a level adequate to pay the costs of administering this chapter." Fee increases are needed to mitigate the risk of fund balance depletion due to expenses exceeding revenues and to offset the rising costs associated with inflation and to cover the expanding expenses of our programs. By implementing this fee increase, we can maintain our commitment to delivering high-quality services and support, while also investing in future initiatives that will benefit our licensees.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 196-26A-035, 196-26A-100, and 196-30-020; and amending WAC 196-26A-025, 196-26A-045, and 196-26A-060.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 18.43.035, 18.210.050, and 18.210.060.

Other Authority: RCW 18.43.150, 18.210.200.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 24-20-127 on October 1, 2024.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 3, Repealed 3.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 3.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 3, Repealed 3.

Date Adopted: November 18, 2024.

Chapter 196-26A WAC

((REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYOR)) FEES

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 14-03-029, filed 1/8/14, effective 2/8/14)

WAC 196-26A-025State application fees ((for examinations)).

((FUNDAMENTAL EXAMINATIONS:
	Fundamentals of Engineering (FE):
	Application fee (incl. wall certificate):	$30
	Processing fee to retake the FE examination:	$20
	Fundamentals of Land Surveying (FLS):
	Application fee (incl. wall certificate):	$30
	Processing fee to retake the FLS examination:	$20

Note:

Additional charges to cover costs of NCEES fundamentals examinations, exam administration and grading will be charged by NCEES to approved applicants.

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING EXAMINATIONS:
	NCEES Examinations: (All branches other than board prepared examinations)
	Application fee (incl. wall certificate and initial license):	$65
	Processing fee to retake the NCEES PE exam:	$30

Note:

Additional charges to cover costs of NCEES PE examinations, exam administration and grading will be charged by NCEES to approved applicants.

Structural Engineering:

Note:

To become licensed in structural engineering an applicant is required to pass sixteen hours of structural examinations when determined eligible under Washington law. The examinations for structural licensing consist of the NCEES 16-hour structural examination.

	Application fee (incl. wall certificate and initial license):	$65
	Processing fee to retake the NCEES 16-hour structural exam:	$30

Note:

Additional charges to cover costs of NCEES 16-hour structural examination, exam administration and grading will be charged by NCEES to approved applicants.

PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYING:

Note:

The examinations for licensure in professional land surveying include an NCEES PPLS examination, and a Washington specific examination. One application is required and when determined eligible a candidate will sit for the NCEES PPLS examination and the Washington specific examination on the same day.

	Application fee (incl. wall certificate, state exams, and initial license):	$140
	Processing and examination fee to retake the state PLS exam:	$100

Note:

Additional charges to cover costs of NCEES LS examination, exam administration and grading will be charged by NCEES to approved applicants.

Processing fee to retake the NCEES PPLS examination:

$30))

FUNDAMENTALS CERTIFICATIONS:
	Fundamentals of Engineering (FE):
	Application fee (including wall certificate):	$30
	Fundamentals of Land Surveying (FLS):
	Application fee (including wall certificate):	$30
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS:
	Exam and initial license application fee (including wall certificate and initial license):	$65
	Comity licensure application fee (including wall certificate and initial license):	$110
	Structural Engineering:
	Exam application fee (including wall certificate and initial license):	$65
	Comity application fee (including wall certificate):	$110
	Temporary Permits:
	Temporary permit application	$110
PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYING:
	Additional charges to cover costs of NCEES PLS examination will be charged by NCEES to approved applicants.
	Application fee for exam and comity (including wall certificate, initial state exam, and initial license):	$140
	Processing and examination fee to retake the state PLS exam:	$100
ON-SITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM DESIGNERS:
	Application fee (including wall certificate, initial state exam, and initial license):	$200
	Processing and examination fee to retake the on-site designer exam:	$140
CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY (INSPECTOR):
	Application fee (including wall certificate, initial state exam, and initial license):	$175
	Processing and examination fee to retake the on-site designer exam:	$140

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 02-13-080, filed 6/17/02, effective 9/1/02)

WAC 196-26A-045((Professional engineer, professional land surveyor))Renewal fees and penalties.

Professional engineer (((two years))):	(($116))$128
Professional land surveyor (((two years))):	(($116))$128
On-site wastewater system designer:	$128
Certificate of competency:	$128
Late renewal penalty (((PE and LS only))):	(($58))$64

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 02-13-080, filed 6/17/02, effective 9/1/02)

WAC 196-26A-060Certificate of authorization application and renewal fees.

Application fee (incl. wall certificate and initial license):	$150
Renewal fee (one-year):	(($110))$121

The following sections of the Washington Administrative Code are repealed:

State fees for comity licensure and temporary permit applications.

The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:

On-site wastewater treatment designer and inspector fees.

WAC 196-26A-035	State fees for comity licensure and temporary permit applications.
WAC 196-26A-100	Suspended fees.