Washington Code 80.04.580 – Regulatory fee on wastewater companies regulated by the commission — Rule-making authority
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(1) Every wastewater company subject to regulation by the commission must, on or before the date specified by the commission for filing annual reports under RCW 80.04.080, pay to the commission a regulatory fee.
Terms Used In Washington Code 80.04.580
- Commission: means the utilities and transportation commission. See Washington Code 80.04.010
- Wastewater company: means a corporation, company, association, joint stock association, partnership and person, their lessees, trustees, or receivers that owns or proposes to develop and own a system of sewerage that is designed for a peak flow of twenty-seven thousand to one hundred thousand gallons per day if treatment is by a large on-site sewerage system, or to serve one hundred or more customers. See Washington Code 80.04.010
(2) The commission must assess such regulatory fees in amounts sufficient for the commission to recover the commission’s actual and reasonable costs of supervising and regulating wastewater companies.
(3) Any payment of a fee assessed under this section made after the due date must include a late fee of two percent of the amount due.
(4) Delinquent fees accrue interest at the rate of one percent per month.
(5) The provisions of RCW 80.24.030, 80.24.040, and 80.24.050 apply to regulatory fees for wastewater companies.
(6) The commission is authorized and empowered to adopt and issue rules and regulations to implement this section, including establishing the methodologies and procedures for developing, assessing, and collecting fees under this section.
NOTES:
Effective date—2012 c 111: “This act takes effect July 1, 2012.” [ 2012 c 111 § 2.]
Findings—Purpose—Limitation of chapter—Effective date—2011 c 214: See notes following RCW 80.04.010.