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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6691
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State of Washington 51st Legislature 1990 Regular Session
By Senate Committee on Economic Development & Labor (originally sponsored by Senators Smitherman, Lee, Bender and Williams; by request of Department of Labor and Industries)
Read first time 2/2/90.
AN ACT Relating to plumbing; amending RCW 18.106.010; adding a new section to chapter 18.106 RCW; and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. Section 1, chapter 175, Laws of 1973 1st ex. sess. as last amended by section 1, chapter 124, Laws of 1983 and RCW 18.106.010 are each amended to read as follows:
Unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context, the following words and phrases as hereinafter used in this chapter shall have the following meaning:
(1) "Advisory board" means the state advisory board of plumbers;
(2) "Department" means the department of labor and industries;
(3) "Director" means the director of department of labor and industries;
(4) "Irrigation systems installer" means a person who within the scope of his or her employment, is required to install nonpotable water systems, but does not include plumbers licensed or certified by the department of labor and industries;
(5) "Journeyman plumber" means any person who has been issued a certificate of competency by the department of labor and industries as provided in this chapter;
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(6) "Secretary" means the secretary of health;
(7) "Specialty plumber" means anyone who has been issued a specialty certificate of competency limited to installation, maintenance, and repair of the plumbing of single family dwellings, duplexes, and apartment buildings which do not exceed three stories;
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(8) "Plumbing" means ((that)) the craft involved
in ((installing, altering, repairing and renovating)) the
installation, alteration, repair, and renovation of the potable water ((systems
and liquid waste systems within a building)) distribution and supply
piping from the water meter, all plumbing fixtures, and drainage systems,
including respective joints and connections, devices, receptacles, and
appurtenances within the building: PROVIDED, That installation in a water
system of water softening or water treatment equipment shall not be within the
meaning of plumbing as used in this chapter. Plumbing shall not include any
piping, joints, connections, devices, receptacles, or appurtenances installed
downstream of a backflow prevention assembly separating a potable water supply
line from an irrigation system: PROVIDED, That no part of the irrigation
system is used as a source of water for human consumption.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 18.106 RCW to read as follows:
(1) The secretary and director shall jointly establish separate certification requirements for backflow prevention assembly and crossflow connection installers and backflow prevention assembly and crossflow connection testers.
(2) The director shall establish minimum requirements by rule adopted according to chapter 34.05 RCW for education, on the job training, and continuing education for backflow prevention assembly and crossflow connection installers.
(3) The secretary shall establish minimum requirements by rule adopted according to chapter 34.05 RCW for education, on the job training, and continuing education for backflow prevention assembly and crossflow connection testers.
(4) The director shall certify those persons who have been working as irrigation systems installers for one year or more as backflow prevention assembly installers prior to the effective date of this act if the person applies for certification within six months of the effective date of this act.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. This act shall take effect on July 1, 1990.