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SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6015
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State of Washington 55th Legislature 1998 Regular Session
By Senate Committee on Health & Long‑Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Deccio and Wood)
Read first time 01/26/98.
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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