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CSHB 402(L&C): "An Act relating to fees for the inspection of recreational devices, including instructional devices, for certificates of fitness for electrical wiring and plumbing, and for licenses for boiler operators; relating to the building safety account; and providing for an effective date."

00 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 402(L&C) 01 "An Act relating to fees for the inspection of recreational devices, including 02 instructional devices, for certificates of fitness for electrical wiring and plumbing, and 03 for licenses for boiler operators; relating to the building safety account; and providing 04 for an effective date." 05 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 06 * Section 1. AS 05.20.060 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 07 (b) Upon inspection of a device under this section, the owner or operator of 08 the device shall pay the department a fee of $200 for the inspection of that device. 09 The department shall waive the inspection fee if the owner or operator of the device 10 uses an inspector who is certified by a national organization. 11 (c) Fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the building safety 12 account created by AS 44.31.025. 13 * Sec. 2. AS 18.60.395 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 14 (e) A person shall pay a nonrefundable application fee of $200 when applying

01 for a license as a boiler operator. Fees collected under this section shall be deposited 02 in the building safety account created under AS 44.31.025. 03 * Sec. 3. AS 18.62.030(a) is amended to read: 04 (a) An applicant shall pay a nonrefundable application and examination fee of 05 $50 when applying for a trainee or journeyman level certificate of fitness. The 06 department shall charge a biennial fee of $200 [$160] for the issuance of a trainee or 07 journeyman level certificate or a renewal certificate, to be prorated if issued for less 08 than two years, and a fee of $25 for the issuance of a duplicate certificate. 09 * Sec. 4. AS 37.05.146(c)(53) is amended to read: 10 (53) receipts of fees for certain inspections deposited under 11 AS 05.20.060, AS 18.60.360, 18.60.395, 18.60.800, and AS 18.62.030 in the building 12 safety account created under AS 44.31.025; 13 * Sec. 5. AS 44.31.025 is amended to read: 14 Sec. 44.31.025. Building safety account. The building safety account is 15 created in the state treasury. The legislature may appropriate money from the account 16 for necessary costs incurred by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development 17 in the administration of AS 05.20, AS 18.60.180 - 18.60.395, 18.60.800 - 18.60.820, 18 and AS 18.62. Nothing in this section creates a dedicated fund or dedicates the money 19 in the account for a specific purpose. 20 * Sec. 6. This Act takes effect July 1, 2004.