HB 2816 - DIGEST

     Requires the department to, by January 1, 1997, prepare a written training course and examination to be administered, at no cost to the local government, to all applicants for manufactured home inspector certification.

     Provides that, after January 1, 1998, a local government building inspector shall not inspect a manufactured home installation unless certified by the department.

     Allows mobile and manufactured home drainpipe systems to be installed by a certified manufactured home installer, a certified plumber, or the home owner, when water, drainpipe, and sewer systems are shipped by the manufacturer.

     Declares that certified manufactured home installers are exempt from the plumber certification requirements under chapter 18.106 RCW, but only when they are connecting, installing, and assembling on-site water, drainpipe, and sewer systems that are necessary for the normal operation of the home.