2290 AMS CL S4474

2290 AMS CL S4474.1

HB 2290 - S COMM AMD

By Committee on Commerce & Labor

RULED OUT OF SCOPE 3/6/92

Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 9.45 RCW to read as follows:

Any fire protection sprinkler system contractor, defined under RCW 18.160.010, who willfully and maliciously constructs, installs, or maintains a fire protection sprinkler system in any structure so as to threaten the safety of any occupant or user of the structure in the event of a fire, is guilty of a class C felony."

"Sec. 2. RCW 18.160.030 and 1990 c 177 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) This chapter shall be administered by the state director of fire protection.

(2) The state director of fire protection shall have the authority, and it shall be his or her duty to:

(a) Issue such administrative regulations as necessary for the administration of this chapter;

(b)(i) Set reasonable fees for licenses, certificates, testing, and other aspects of the administration of this chapter. However, the license fee for fire protection sprinkler system contractors engaged solely in the installation, inspection, maintenance, or servicing of NFPA 13-D fire protection sprinkler systems shall not exceed one hundred dollars, and the license fee for fire protection sprinkler system contractors engaged solely in the installation, inspection, maintenance, or servicing of NFPA 13-R fire protection sprinkler systems shall not exceed three hundred dollars;

(ii) Adopt rules establishing a special category restricted to contractors registered under chapter 18.27 RCW who install underground systems that service fire protection sprinkler systems. The rules shall be adopted within ninety days of the effective date of this act;

(d) Conduct investigations of complaints to determine if any infractions of this chapter or the regulations developed under this chapter have occurred;

(e) Work with the fire sprinkler advisory committee consisting of fire protection sprinkler system contractors and other related officials;

(f) Assign a certificate number to each certificate of competency holder; and

(g) Adopt rules necessary to implement and administer a program which requires the affixation of a seal any time a fire protection sprinkler system is installed, which seal shall include the certificate number of any certificate of competency holder who installs, in whole or in part, the fire protection sprinkler system."

"NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. A new section is added to chapter 18.160 RCW to read as follows:

Any fire protection sprinkler system contractor who constructs, installs, or maintains a fire protection sprinkler system in any occupancy, except an owner-occupied single-family dwelling, without first obtaining a fire sprinkler contractor's license from the state of Washington, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor."

"NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. A new section is added to chapter 18.160 RCW to read as follows:

Civil proceedings to enforce this chapter may be brought by the attorney general or the prosecuting attorney of any county where a violation occurs on his or her own motion or at the request of the state director of fire protection."

"NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. A new section is added to chapter 19.27 RCW to read as follows:

The governing bodies of counties and cities may not require the installation or improvement of fire protection sprinkler systems in any existing nonresidential structures if the structure was in compliance with applicable state and local law at the time the structure was constructed: PROVIDED HOWEVER, That the provisions of this section shall not apply to structures constructed prior to December 31, 1959."

"NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately."

HB 2290 - S COMM AMD

By Committee on Commerce & Labor

On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "systems;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "amending RCW 18.160.030; adding a new section to chapter 9.45 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 18.160 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 19.27 RCW; prescribing penalties; and declaring an emergency."