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                    SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6015

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State of Washington      55th Legislature     1997 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Health & Long‑Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Deccio and Wood)

Read first time 03/05/97.

Regulating water recreation review, inspection, and permit requirements.

    AN ACT Relating to water recreation review, inspection, and permit requirements; and amending RCW 70.90.120 and 70.90.150.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 70.90.120 and 1987 c 222 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) The board shall adopt rules under the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW, governing safety, sanitation, and water quality for water recreation facilities.  The rules shall include but not be limited to requirements for design; operation; injury and illness reporting; biological and chemical contamination standards; water quality monitoring; inspection; permit application and issuance; and enforcement procedures.  However, a water recreation facility intended for the exclusive use of residents of any apartment house complex or of a group of rental housing units of less than fifteen living units, or of a mobile home park, or of a condominium complex or any group or association of less than ((fifteen)) seventy-five home owners shall not be subject to preconstruction design review, routine inspection, or permit or fee requirements; and water treatment of hydroelectric reservoirs or natural streams, creeks, lakes, or irrigation canals shall not be required.

    (2) In adopting rules under subsection (1) of this section regarding the operation or design of a recreational water contact facility, the board shall review and consider any recommendations made by the recreational water contact facility advisory committee.

    Sec. 2.  RCW 70.90.150 and 1986 c 236 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) Local health officers may establish and collect fees ((sufficient)) limited to cover their costs incurred in carrying out their duties under this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter.  No fee or fee increase may be adopted without a public hearing.  A reduction in the operating permit fee of at least seventy-five percent shall be granted when a facility operator demonstrates a satisfactory level of training in pool safety, water quality, maintenance, and operations.

    (2) The department may establish and collect fees ((sufficient)) limited to cover its costs incurred in carrying out its duties under this chapter.  The fees shall be deposited in the state general fund.  No fee or fee increase may be adopted without a public hearing.  A reduction in the operating permit fee of at least seventy-five percent shall be granted when a facility operator demonstrates a satisfactory level of training in pool safety, water quality, maintenance, and operations.

    (3) A person shall not be required to submit fees at both the state and local levels.

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