2320 AMS OWEN S5623.1
HB 2320 - S AMD - 000363
By Senators Owen, Oke and Sheldon
RULED BEYOND SCOPE AND OBJECT 3/4/94
On page 2, after line 8, insert the following:
"Sec. 2. RCW 70.05.060 and 1991 c 3 s 308 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Each local board of health shall have supervision over all matters pertaining to the preservation of the life and health of the people within its jurisdiction and shall:
(((1))) (a)
Enforce through the local health officer or the administrative officer
appointed under RCW 70.05.040, if any, the public health statutes of the state
and rules promulgated by the state board of health and the secretary of health;
(((2))) (b)
Supervise the maintenance of all health and sanitary measures for the
protection of the public health within its jurisdiction;
(((3))) (c)
Enact such local rules and regulations as are necessary in order to preserve,
promote and improve the public health and provide for the enforcement thereof;
(((4))) (d)
Provide for the control and prevention of any dangerous, contagious or
infectious disease within the jurisdiction of the local health department;
(((5))) (e)
Provide for the prevention, control and abatement of nuisances detrimental to
the public health;
(((6))) (f)
Make such reports to the state board of health through the local health officer
or the administrative officer as the state board of health may require; ((and
(7))) (g) Establish fee schedules for issuing
or renewing licenses or permits or for such other services as are authorized by
the law and the rules of the state board of health: PROVIDED, That such fees
for services shall not exceed the actual cost of providing any such services;
and
(h) Adopt rules regulating the design, construction, installation, and maintenance of "systems of sewerage" as defined in RCW 36.94.010. Such rules shall be submitted to the appropriate state agencies for approval pursuant to RCW 36.94.100 and shall conform to standards established by the department of health except that:
(i) The local rules may vary from the state standards when the local board has determined that the variance will not pose any hazard to the public health; and
(ii) The department of health may require the local board to adopt a repair and maintenance standard to ensure on-site sanitary systems meet the requirements for a safe, functioning system.
(2) The department of health, upon giving its approval to the local board of health on-site sanitary system rules, shall grant the county authority to, by adoption of its rules, system of sewerage plan or amendments, approve and issue a permit for the installation of an on-site sanitary system that varies from the state standards for on-site sanitary systems without obtaining a waiver from the department of health."
HB 2320 - S AMD
By Senators Owen, Oke and Sheldon
On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "90.48.110" insert "and 70.05.060"
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