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                                          SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2861

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1990 Regular Session

By House Committee on Housing (originally sponsored by Representatives Leonard, Winsley, Ferguson, Padden, Nutley, Cooper, Rector, Horn, Anderson, R. Meyers, Inslee, Ballard and Todd)

Read first time 2/2/90.

AN ACT Relating to state agency responsibilities for the regulation of manufactured housing; adding a new section to chapter 43.22 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 43.63A RCW; adding a new section to chapter 46.12 RCW; and creating a new section.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 43.22 RCW to read as follows:

          Beginning on July 1, 1991, the department of community development shall be responsible for performing all the consumer complaint and related functions of the state administrative agency that are required for purposes of complying with the regulations established by the federal department of housing and urban development for manufactured housing, including the preparation and submission of the state administrative plan.

          The department of community development may enter into state or local interagency agreements to coordinate site inspection activities with record monitoring and complaint handling.  The interagency agreement may also provide for the reimbursement for cost of work that an agency performs.  The department may include other related areas in any interagency agreements which are necessary for the efficient provision of services.

          The department of labor and industries shall transfer all records, files, books, and documents necessary for the department of community development to assume these new functions.

          The directors of the department of community development and the department of labor and industries shall immediately take such steps as are necessary to ensure that this act is implemented on its effective date.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 43.63A RCW to read as follows:

          Beginning on July 1, 1991, the department of community development shall be responsible for performing all the consumer complaint and related functions of the state administrative agency that are required for purposes of complying with the regulations established by the federal department of housing and urban development for manufactured housing, including the preparation and submission of the state administrative plan.

          The department of community development may enter into state or local interagency agreements to coordinate site inspection activities with record monitoring and complaint handling.  The interagency agreement may also provide for the reimbursement for cost of work that an agency performs.  The department may include other related areas in any interagency agreements which are necessary for the efficient provision of services.

          The department of labor and industries shall transfer all records, files, books, and documents necessary for the department of community development to assume these new functions.

          The directors of the department of community development and the department of labor and industries shall immediately take such steps as are necessary to ensure that this act is implemented on its effective date.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.  A new section is added to chapter 46.12 RCW to read as follows:

          The department of licensing shall transfer all titling functions pertaining to mobile homes to the housing division of the department of community development by July 1, 1991.  The department of licensing shall transfer all books, records, files, and documents pertaining to mobile home titling to the department of community development.  The directors of the departments may immediately take such steps as are necessary to ensure that this act is implemented on its effective date.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 4.     The department of licensing, the department of labor and industries, and the department of community development shall report to the house of representatives housing committee and the senate economic development and labor committee by July 1, 1990, on the progress being made to transfer functions to the department of community development including their recommendations for transferring other mobile home-related functions to the department of community development.  The report shall include recommendations on the transfer of inspection functions performed by the department of labor and industries, recommendations on the performance of inspections pertaining to woodstove and fireplace installation and alterations, and training of local inspectors to perform these inspection functions.