5315‑S AMH CHAN HIRS 21

SSB 5315 ‑ H AMDS to H AMD (5315-S AMH CHAN AMH-24)

By Representative Chandler

     On page 10, line 34 of the amendment adopted by the House, after "chapter" insert ", except moneys collected for civil penalties levied under this chapter,"

     On page 10, line 36 of the amendment adopted by the House, after "69.04 RCW." insert "All moneys collected for civil penalties levied under this chapter shall be deposited in the state general fund."

     On page 11, line 1 of the amendment adopted by the House, after "Sec. 17." strike "The" and insert "(1)  Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the"

     On page 11, after line 3 of the amendment adopted by the House, insert the following:

     "(2)  Civil penalties are intended to be used to obtain compliance and shall not be collected if a warehouse successfully completes a mutually agreed upon compliance agreement with the department.  A warehouse that enters into a compliance agreement with the department shall pay only for inspections conducted by the department and any laboratory analyses as required by the inspections as outlined and agreed to in the compliance agreement.  In no event shall the fee for these inspections and analyses exceed four hundred dollars per inspection or one thousand dollars in total."

EFFECT:  The amendments limit the circumstances under which civil penalties may be levied, require moneys from civil penalties to be deposited in the general fund, and prescribe certain conditions of agreements to be used by the department in securing compliance in lieu of levying civil penalties.