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                         SENATE BILL 5545

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State of Washington      55th Legislature     1997 Regular Session

By Senators McCaslin, Benton, Morton, Zarelli, Horn, Bauer, Stevens, Hale, Anderson, Oke and Schow

Read first time 01/30/97.  Referred to Committee on Government Operations.

Requiring accountability for fees by governmental agencies.

    AN ACT Relating to procedures for fees for governmental services; adding a new section to chapter 34.05 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 19.85 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 34.05 RCW to read as follows:

    A state or local governmental agency shall directly relate a fee imposed by the agency to the service given for the fee.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 19.85 RCW to read as follows:

    A state or local governmental agency shall prepare an economic impact statement on a fee proposal.  As part of the economic impact statement, the governmental agency shall complete a standardized checklist, which the business assistance center shall prepare using the guidelines for the contents of a small business economic impact statement in RCW 19.85.040.

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