WSR 15-14-031 EMERGENCY RULES DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING [Filed June 23, 2015, 9:09 a.m., effective July 1, 2015]
Effective Date of Rule: July 1, 2015.
Purpose: This order will extend suspension of fees in an effort to maintain a balanced budget for the architect licensing program. The current temporary suspension expires on July 1, 2015.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 308-12-205 Architect fees.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 43.24.086.
Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, or general welfare, and that observing the time requirements of notice and opportunity to comment upon adoption of a permanent rule would be contrary to the public interest.
Reasons for this Finding: The temporary suspension of architect fees expires on July 1, 2015. This emergency rule is necessary to avoid an audit exception or a disruption to the architect program.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: June 23, 2015.
Damon Monroe
Rules Coordinator
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 13-16-018, filed 7/26/13, effective 8/26/13)
WAC 308-12-205 Architect fees.
(1) Suspension of fees. Effective July 1, ((2013)) 2015, the listed fees shown in subsection (2) of this section are suspended and replaced with the following:
The fees set forth in this section shall revert back to the fee amounts shown in subsection (2) of this section on July 1, ((2015)) 2017.
(2) The following fees shall be charged by the business and professions division of the department of licensing:
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