SENATE BILL REPORT
SB 6317
AS OF JANUARY 31, 1994
Brief Description: Requiring accountability for fees by governmental agencies.
SPONSORS: Senators Haugen, Oke, Owen, Bauer, Winsley and M. Rasmussen
SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
Staff: Diane Smith (786‑7410)
Hearing Dates: February 2, 1994
BACKGROUND:
When the state or local governmental agencies impose a fee for service they provide, there is no requirement that the governmental agency relate the fee to the service given. There already exists in law the Regulatory Fairness Act and the Business Assistance Center.
SUMMARY:
When a state or local government proposes a fee, it shall prepare an economic impact statement. This statement shall include a standardized checklist prepared by the Business Assistance Center using the guidelines already established for the contents of a small business economic impact statement. The governmental agency shall complete this standardized checklist. By referring to the Regulatory Fairness Act, the checklist includes items such as a description of the reporting and other compliance requirements of the proposed fee, the kinds of professional services likely needed to comply with these requirements and the costs of compliance.
The requirement that the governmental agency relate the fee to the service given is placed in the Administrative Procedure Act.
Appropriation: none
Revenue: none
Fiscal Note: requested January 24, 1994