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                                  HOUSE BILL 1973

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State of Washington              52nd Legislature             1991 Regular Session

 

By Representatives Chandler, Rayburn, D. Sommers, Orr, Van Luven, Paris, McLean, Lisk, Rasmussen, Ballard, Prentice, Sheldon, Hochstatter, Tate, P. Johnson, Moyer, Bowman, Grant, Kremen, Mielke, Padden, Valle, Winsley, Fuhrman, Wynne, Inslee, Brumsickle and Silver.

 

Read first time February 18, 1991.  Referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs\Revenue.Establishing a lid on the rate of increase for air and water permits.

     AN ACT Relating to establishing a six percent lid on the rate of increase in fees for water and air-related permits; adding a new section to chapter 90.03 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 90.44 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 90.48 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 70.94 RCW.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

 

     NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 90.03 RCW to read as follows:

     Any fee for a permit established by the department of ecology pursuant to this chapter shall not be increased to an amount that would exceed six percent per year based upon the fee in effect as of January 1, 1990.

 

     NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 90.44 RCW to read as follows:

     Any fee for a permit established by the department of ecology pursuant to this chapter shall not be increased to an amount that would exceed six percent per year based upon the fee in effect as of January 1, 1990.

 

     NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3.  A new section is added to chapter 90.48 RCW to read as follows:

     Any fee for a permit established by the department of ecology pursuant to this chapter shall not be increased to an amount that would exceed six percent per year based upon the fee in effect as of January 1, 1990.

 

     NEW SECTION.  Sec. 4.  A new section is added to chapter 70.94 RCW to read as follows:

     Any fee for a permit established by the department of ecology pursuant to this chapter shall not be increased to an amount that would exceed six percent per year based upon the fee in effect as of January 1, 1990.