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                             ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 1770

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State of Washington              54th Legislature             1995 Regular Session

By Representatives Mastin and Grant

Read first time 02/08/95.  Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

Revising enforcement requirements for plumbing certificates of competency.

     AN ACT Relating to enforcement of requirements for plumbing certificates of competency; and amending RCW 18.106.280.

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

     Sec. 1.  RCW 18.106.280 and 1994 c 174 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

     The department of labor and industries ((shall)) may establish one pilot project in which the department will enter into an agreement with a city and the county within which the city is located regarding compliance inspections by the city or county to enforce this chapter.  Under the terms of the agreement, the city and county shall be permitted to submit declarations of noncompliance to the department for the department's enforcement under RCW 18.106.180, with reimbursement to the city or county at an established fee.  The pilot project shall be located in eastern Washington.

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