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Washington Administrative Code › Title 365 - Commerce, Department of (Community Development) › Chapter 365-65 - SMALL BUSINESS RETIREMENT MARKETPLACE › Section 365-65-080 - Limits on fees

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(1) A verified
					financial services firm that offers approved plans in the marketplace may not
					charge participating employers an administrative fee, and may not charge
					enrollees more than one hundred basis points in total annual fees.
(2) As an exception to the aforementioned
					limit on fees, financial services firms may charge retirement plan enrollees a
					de minimis fee for new and/or low balance accounts in amounts, and for
					durations, negotiated and agreed upon by the department and the verified
					financial services firm, as follows:
(a) A
					financial services firm that intends to negotiate a de minimis fee for
					retirement plan enrollees with new and/or low balance accounts must contact the
					department with a request to enter into negotiations.
(b) A de minimis fee must be negotiated with
					the department and established as an agreement through a contractual instrument
					to be specified by the department. Once established, a de minimis fee must be
					evidenced in the plan agreement provided to enrollees. The agreed upon de
					minimis fee will be displayed on the product comparison and product detail
					pages of the marketplace website.
(c) The director must limit plans to those
					with total fees the director considers reasonable based on all the facts and
					circumstances, including but not limited to:
(i) The primary mission to increase access to
					low-cost and low-barrier retirement savings plans for small businesses and
					their employees;
(ii) The goal of
					bringing new savers into retirement plans;
(iii) The market conditions faced by
					financial services firms to establish and service retirement savings plans for
					enrollees with new and/or low-balance accounts;
(iv) The goal of maintaining and improving
					fee transparency and simplicity; and/or
(v) Attempts on the part of the financial
					services firm to arrive at a low cost fee arrangement without charging a de
					minimis fee.
(d) Once a
					de minimis fee has been agreed upon by the department and the financial
					services firm, the financial services firm must supply a copy of the executed
					agreement to the department of financial institutions.
(e) Any changes to an agreed upon de minimis
					fee must be negotiated and agreed upon with the department prior to submission
					of an amended application for verification with the department of financial
					institutions.
(f) No later than
					September 2020, the department will evaluate the ongoing need to allow de
					minimis fees to be charged to enrollees.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 365 - Commerce, Department of (Community Development) › Chapter 365-65 - SMALL BUSINESS RETIREMENT MARKETPLACE › Section 365-65-090 - Removal of plans

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An approved plan shall be removed from the marketplace if the
						plan, or the financial services firm offering the plan, no longer meets the
						requirements of this chapter,
						chapter
						43.330 RCW, or any other
						applicable law or rule.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 365 - Commerce, Department of (Community Development) › Chapter 365-65 - SMALL BUSINESS RETIREMENT MARKETPLACE › Section 365-65-095 - Conflict with other laws

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If any part of these rules are found to conflict with federal
						or state laws, including but not limited to those that are a prescribed
						condition to the allocation of federal funds to the state, the conflicting part
						of these rules is inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict, and this
						finding does not affect the operation of the remainder of these
						rules.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 365 - Commerce, Department of (Community Development) › Chapter 365-70 - Allocating single family housing bonds among local housing agencies › Section 365-70-010 - Definitions

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(1) "Act" means
					E2SSB No. 3245, chapter 161, Laws of 1983.
(2) "Agency" means the planning and community
					affairs agency.
(3) "Code" means
					the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, and regulations promulgated
					thereunder.
(4) "Commission" means
					the state housing finance commission.
(5) "Local housing agency" means any
					municipal corporation or other entity authorized under state law to issue bonds
					for the financing of single family housing in accordance with section 103A of
					the code.
(6) "Distribution date"
					means the date by which the director of the agency will make the allocation of
					single housing family bonds among local housing agencies.
Statutory Authority: 1983 c 161 § 20. 83-17-047 (Order
							83-03), §
										365-70-010, filed
							8/16/83.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 365 - Commerce, Department of (Community Development) › Chapter 365-70 - Allocating single family housing bonds among local housing agencies › Section 365-70-020 - Applications

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(1) Any local
					housing agency which intends to issue bonds within a calendar year for the
					financing of single family housing in accordance with the code, shall submit an
					application to be received by the agency no later than January 1 of such year:
					Provided, That for calendar year 1983 such application shall be received no
					later than July 1, 1983.
(2) Such
					application shall contain the following information: (i) The jurisdiction
					served by the applicant and the population of such jurisdiction; (ii) the
					amount of bonds intended to be issued during the calendar year; (iii) the
					amount of housing to be supplied as a result of such financing; (iv) a
					description of the housing and financing proposed; (v) a statement regarding
					the likelihood of completing such financing during the calendar year (reference
					should be made to the existence of bond purchase contracts or other
					documentation already executed or scheduled to be executed); (vi) a statement
					regarding the consistency of the project(s) with the plan of the commission, if
					available; (vii) a statement concerning coordination with other applicable
					federal and state programs; (viii) any other information the applicant believes
					is pertinent to the agency's decision to grant an allocation
					distribution.
Statutory Authority: 1983 c 161 § 20. 83-17-047 (Order
							83-03), §
										365-70-020, filed
							8/16/83.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 365 - Commerce, Department of (Community Development) › Chapter 365-70 - Allocating single family housing bonds among local housing agencies › Section 365-70-030 - Distributions

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The director of the agency shall make a distribution of all or
						a portion of the allocation of single family housing bonds available to local
						housing agencies pursuant to the act and the code. Such distribution shall be
						made by the director no later than February 1: Provided, That for 1983 it shall
						be made no later than September 1, 1983. The distribution shall be announced in
						writing, mailed to each applicant and copies thereof made available by the
						director to all interested parties.
Statutory Authority: 1983 c 161 § 20. 83-17-047 (Order
							83-03), §
										365-70-030, filed
							8/16/83.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 365 - Commerce, Department of (Community Development) › Chapter 365-70 - Allocating single family housing bonds among local housing agencies › Section 365-70-040 - Criteria for distribution

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In determining such distribution the director shall attempt to
						make available to local housing agencies and the commission the maximum amount
						of housing financing allocable pursuant to the code and the act. The director
						shall specifically consider:
(1) The
					amount of housing to be made available by each applicant;
(2) The population within the jurisdiction of
					each applicant;
(3) Coordination
					with other applicable federal and state housing programs;
(4) The likelihood of implementing the
					proposed financing during that year; and
(5) Consistency with the plan of the
					commission, if available.
Statutory Authority: 1983 c 161 § 20. 83-17-047 (Order
							83-03), §
										365-70-040, filed
							8/16/83.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 365 - Commerce, Department of (Community Development) › Chapter 365-70 - Allocating single family housing bonds among local housing agencies › Section 365-70-050 - 1983 distribution

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For calendar year 1983 the distribution to a local housing
						agency shall include bonds issued by it on or before June 30, 1983, but in an
						amount not to exceed twenty-five million dollars per issuer and in an aggregate
						amount for all local housing agencies not to exceed forty-six million
						dollars.
Statutory Authority: 1983 c 161 § 20. 83-17-047 (Order
							83-03), §
										365-70-050, filed
							8/16/83.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 365 - Commerce, Department of (Community Development) › Chapter 365-70 - Allocating single family housing bonds among local housing agencies › Section 365-70-060 - Distribution prior to distribution date

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A local housing agency may request a decision regarding its
						distribution amount prior to the distribution date if a bond issue is scheduled
						to be sold prior to the distribution date and a failure to certify such a
						distribution would impose an unavoidable or serious hardship on the local
						agency and its housing program. The director may, under such circumstances,
						grant a specific allocation in advance of the distribution date if such action
						would not seriously impair the ability of another applicant to issue bonds
						which would otherwise be likely to be allocated on the distribution
						date.
Statutory Authority: 1983 c 161 § 20. 83-17-047 (Order
							83-03), §
										365-70-060, filed
							8/16/83.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 365 - Commerce, Department of (Community Development) › Chapter 365-70 - Allocating single family housing bonds among local housing agencies › Section 365-70-070 - Confirmation of distribution

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Each local housing authority that receives a distribution must
						confirm its distribution by providing the agency with a copy of an executed
						bond purchase contract or alternative documentation deemed sufficient by the
						commission to evidence the reasonable likelihood that the distribution will be
						fully used. Any portion of such distribution which is not confirmed will be
						added to the allocation of the commission. Such confirmation must be received
						by the agency no later than June 1: Provided, That for 1983 such confirmation
						must be received no later than October 1, 1983. The agency shall provide
						written notice of any change in the distribution to the affected local housing
						authority prior to the effectiveness of any such change.
Statutory Authority: 1983 c 161 § 20. 83-17-047 (Order
							83-03), §
										365-70-070, filed
							8/16/83.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 365 - Commerce, Department of (Community Development) › Chapter 365-80 - Fire protection contracts for state facilities with cities and towns › Section 365-80-100 - Authority

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This chapter is promulgated pursuant to the authority granted
						in chapter 35.21
						RCW.
Statutory Authority:
							Chapter
							35.21 RCW. 92-15-047
							(Order 92-05), §
										365-80-100, filed 7/10/92,
							effective 8/10/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 365 - Commerce, Department of (Community Development) › Chapter 365-80 - Fire protection contracts for state facilities with cities and towns › Section 365-80-110 - Purpose

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The purpose of these rules is to implement the provisions of
						Substitute House Bill No. 2937 (chapter 117, Laws of 1992) which provides that
						state agencies and municipalities may negotiate fire protection contracts at
						their discretion, and also provides that certain municipalities are eligible to
						enter into compulsory fire protection contracts with state agencies. These
						rules set forth the guidelines that the department will use in determining
						which municipalities are eligible to enter into compulsory fire protection
						contracts with state agencies, and a process for resolving disputes between the
						parties negotiating any such contracts.
Statutory Authority:
							Chapter
							35.21 RCW. 92-15-047
							(Order 92-05), §
										365-80-110, filed 7/10/92,
							effective 8/10/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 365 - Commerce, Department of (Community Development) › Chapter 365-80 - Fire protection contracts for state facilities with cities and towns › Section 365-80-120 - Definitions

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(1) "Department"
					means the department of community development.
(2) "Director" means the director of the
					department of community development.
(3) "Fire protection services" mean those
					fire services normally provided by a city or town for the protection of persons
					and property, except equipment operated and facilities owned by a city or
					town.
(4) "State facilities" mean
					buildings or facilities owned by the state or an agency or institution of the
					state, except those leased to a nontax-exempt person or organization, located
					within a city's or town's territorial limits.
(5) "State agency" means any agency or
					institution of the state of Washington.
(6) "Compulsory fire protection contract"
					means a fire protection contract as described in WAC
					365-80-130.
(7) "Municipality" means city or
					town.
Statutory Authority:
							Chapter
							35.21 RCW. 92-15-047
							(Order 92-05), §
										365-80-120, filed 7/10/92,
							effective 8/10/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 365 - Commerce, Department of (Community Development) › Chapter 365-80 - Fire protection contracts for state facilities with cities and towns › Section 365-80-130 - Eligible municipalities

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Section 4, chapter 117, Laws of 1992, provides that when a
						municipality has one or more state agencies located within its city limits, the
						municipality and the agency or agencies may enter into fire protection
						contracts. Section 6, chapter 117, Laws of 1992, provides that in cities or
						towns where the estimated value of state facilities, as determined by the
						department, equals ten percent or more of the municipality's total assessed
						valuation, the state agency shall enter into a compulsory fire protection
						contract to provide the municipality with an equitable share of its fire
						protection services costs. An exception is provided where fire protection
						services are performed by state staff and equipment or by a fire protection
						district pursuant to
						RCW
						 52.30.020.
Statutory Authority:
							Chapter
							35.21 RCW. 92-15-047
							(Order 92-05), §
										365-80-130, filed 7/10/92,
							effective 8/10/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 365 - Commerce, Department of (Community Development) › Chapter 365-80 - Fire protection contracts for state facilities with cities and towns › Section 365-80-140 - Notification of intent to contract

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Cities and towns shall notify the department and the
						appropriate state agency in writing, not later than July 1 of the fiscal year
						for which payment shall be made, of their intent to enter into compulsory fire
						protection contract negotiations. When more than one state agency is located in
						a city or town, that municipality may notify only the department of its intent
						to enter into compulsory fire contract negotiations, and the department shall
						thereupon notify the appropriate state agencies of the municipality's intent.
						Municipalities making such notification shall include the name of the state
						agency or agencies which have state-owned facilities located therein. The
						department shall verify whether the state agency facilities in the municipality
						meet the estimated value threshold.
Statutory Authority:
							Chapter
							35.21 RCW. 92-15-047
							(Order 92-05), §
										365-80-140, filed 7/10/92,
							effective 8/10/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 365 - Commerce, Department of (Community Development) › Chapter 365-80 - Fire protection contracts for state facilities with cities and towns › Section 365-80-150 - Method for determining state agency square footage

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After a municipality notifies the department of its intent to
						enter into compulsory fire protection contract negotiations (WAC
						365-80-140), the department
						shall request a written report from each state agency in that municipality
						identifying the agency's state-owned facilities located therein. The report
						shall provide the square footage for each agency, and shall be submitted to the
						department within twenty days after receiving the request. The square footage
						shall be calculated as of July 1 of the fiscal year for which payment shall be
						made. No adjustments will be made until the following year for new facilities
						built or acquired after the determinations have been made.
Statutory Authority:
							Chapter
							35.21 RCW. 92-15-047
							(Order 92-05), §
										365-80-150, filed 7/10/92,
							effective 8/10/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 365 - Commerce, Department of (Community Development) › Chapter 365-80 - Fire protection contracts for state facilities with cities and towns › Section 365-80-160 - Method for determining estimated values

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The department shall estimate the value of a state facility by
						formula, using the facility's total square footage and an estimated value per
						square foot, as developed by the department in consultation with the department
						of general administration and the association of Washington cities. State
						facility values so assigned shall be used solely for the purpose of determining
						a municipality's eligibility to enter into compulsory fire protection contract
						negotiations, and shall be reviewed annually and revised
						accordingly.
Statutory Authority:
							Chapter
							35.21 RCW. 92-15-047
							(Order 92-05), §
										365-80-160, filed 7/10/92,
							effective 8/10/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 365 - Commerce, Department of (Community Development) › Chapter 365-80 - Fire protection contracts for state facilities with cities and towns › Section 365-80-170 - Notification to municipalities

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Not later than July 31 of each year the department shall inform
						in writing each municipality making notification under WAC
						365-80-140, and the appropriate
						state agency or agencies, whether or not the municipality meets the estimated
						value threshold.
Statutory Authority:
							Chapter
							35.21 RCW. 92-15-047
							(Order 92-05), §
										365-80-170, filed 7/10/92,
							effective 8/10/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 365 - Commerce, Department of (Community Development) › Chapter 365-80 - Fire protection contracts for state facilities with cities and towns › Section 365-80-180 - Good faith negotiations

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Negotiations for compulsory fire protection contracts shall be
						conducted in good faith. Good faith negotiations may include consideration of
						the unique benefits and burdens associated with the presence of the state
						facility or facilities in the city or town.
Statutory Authority:
							Chapter
							35.21 RCW. 92-15-047
							(Order 92-05), §
										365-80-180, filed 7/10/92,
							effective 8/10/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 365 - Commerce, Department of (Community Development) › Chapter 365-80 - Fire protection contracts for state facilities with cities and towns › Section 365-80-190 - Dispute resolution

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If disputes arise when negotiating compulsory fire protection
						contracts, they shall be disposed of as follows:
(1) When notified by one of the parties of a
					disagreement, the director shall mediate a resolution.
(2) If the impasse continues, the director
					shall recommend a resolution. Mediation efforts shall be completed within
					thirty days after the director is notified.
(3) If the recommended resolution is not
					accepted, the director shall direct the parties to arbitration. Arbitration
					shall be conducted by a neutral arbiter acceptable to each party to the
					negotiations, and shall be completed within sixty days after being initiated.
					The arbiter shall select the final offer of either of the contracting parties,
					or the director's recommended resolution. Expenses associated with the
					arbitration shall be borne by the contracting parties, and the arbiter's
					decision shall be final, binding, and nonappealable.
Statutory Authority:
							Chapter
							35.21 RCW. 92-15-047
							(Order 92-05), §
										365-80-190, filed 7/10/92,
							effective 8/10/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 365 - Commerce, Department of (Community Development) › Chapter 365-80 - Fire protection contracts for state facilities with cities and towns › Section 365-80-200 - Annual payments

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Payment for compulsory fire protection contracts shall be made
						directly to the municipalities not later than November 30 of each year. In
						cases involving arbitration, payment shall be made to the municipalities within
						thirty days of the arbiter's decision.
Statutory Authority:
							Chapter
							35.21 RCW. 92-15-047
							(Order 92-05), §
										365-80-200, filed 7/10/92,
							effective 8/10/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 365 - Commerce, Department of (Community Development) › Chapter 365-90 - Supplemental law enforcement resources for border areas › Section 365-90-060 - Responsibilities of eligible jurisdictions

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Eligible jurisdictions are responsible for complying with the
						legislative intent of the bordertowns program as cited in
						RCW
						 43.63A.190. The legislative intent shall be
						met by the following:
(1) Utilization
					of funds to augment and maintain existing levels of local police
					service.
(2) Utilization of funds
					for the procurement of law enforcement personnel, equipment or activities
					within the local police department which will be directly rendered in the
					control or curtailment of border related traffic and criminal problems. Funds
					are not appropriated for the purpose of increasing existing police personnel
					salaries, wages, or benefits, except that funds may be used to pay existing
					and/or new police personnel for overtime work.
Statutory Authority:
							RCW
							43.63A.190. 83-22-037 (Order 83-08), §
										365-90-060, filed
							10/27/83.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 365 - Commerce, Department of (Community Development) › Chapter 365-90 - Supplemental law enforcement resources for border areas › Section 365-90-070 - Changes

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The department, after consultation, discussion, or advisement,
						may modify or make minor adjustments to the formula for allocation of funds for
						the program. All decisions of the department under this program shall be
						final.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.63A.060. 91-04-017 (Order 91-01),
							§
										365-90-070, filed 1/28/91,
							effective 2/28/91. Statutory Authority:
							RCW
							 43.63A.190. 83-22-037 (Order 83-08), §
										365-90-070, filed
							10/27/83.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 365 - Commerce, Department of (Community Development) › Chapter 365-100 - Winter utility moratorium program › Section 365-100-010 - General purpose

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The following regulations are adopted pursuant to chapter 245,
						Laws of 1986 for the purpose of implementing a moratorium on utility shut-off's
						during the winter. The legislature has determined and declared that utilities
						that supply electricity or natural gas for home heating cannot discontinue
						service for low-income households between November 15 and March 15 for reasons
						of nonpayment provided the customer complies with the provisions of the
						act.
The purpose of this chapter is to outline the conditions and
						procedures under which the department of community development (DCD) and its
						contractors will implement this program pursuant to chapter 245, Laws of
						1986.
Statutory Authority:
							Chapter
							43.63A RCW. 87-10-020
							(Order 87-08), §
										365-100-010, filed 5/1/87.
							Statutory Authority: RCW 43.63A.080. 85-05-017 (Order 84-02), §
										365-100-010, filed 2/13/85;
							84-21-087 (Order 84-02), §
										365-100-010, filed
							10/19/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 365 - Commerce, Department of (Community Development) › Chapter 365-100 - Winter utility moratorium program › Section 365-100-020 - Definitions

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The following definitions shall apply to terms in chapter 245,
						Laws of 1986, and/or this chapter:
"Applicant" refers to a client of a community action agency or
						other public or private nonprofit organization, or a current customer of a
						utility company, or an applicant for service of a utility company, who applies
						for the moratorium program or other energy assistance.
"Contractor" means community action agency or other public or
						private nonprofit organizations providing energy assistance and weatherization
						services under contract with the department of community development.
"Business days" means all days except Saturday, Sunday and
						legal holidays.
"Client income statement" means a statement the applicant signs
						that acknowledges household gross income, self-certified income, and seven
						percent of household's income. The statement acknowledges whether the income is
						verified or unverified, whether the applicant has applied for energy and
						weatherization assistance, and whether the utility company and the agency were
						properly notified by the applicant. The statement also acknowledges that the
						applicant agrees to enter into a payment plan, to pay the past due bill by
						October 15 even if they move, to pay for continued utility service, and to
						apply any assistance received to the bill.
"Date of application" means the day the applicant notifies the
						utility of their inability to pay the bill.
"Extenuating circumstances" means anything beyond the
						reasonable control of the applicant.
"Household income" means the total income of all household
						members considered for LIHEAP eligibility determination.
"LIHEAP" means low-income home energy assistance program, a
						federally-funded block grant.
"Low-income households" means households whose total income is
						no more than 125 percent of the federal poverty level.
"Overdue notice" means a written notice to disconnect service
						on a given date, unless payment is made.
"Utility" means regulated electric and gas companies, public
						utility districts, and municipal electric suppliers.
Statutory Authority:
							Chapter
							43.63A RCW. 87-10-020
							(Order 87-08), §
										365-100-020, filed 5/1/87.
							Statutory Authority: RCW 43.63A.080. 85-05-017 (Order 84-02), §
										365-100-020, filed 2/13/85;
							84-21-087 (Order 84-02), §
										365-100-020, filed
							10/19/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 365 - Commerce, Department of (Community Development) › Chapter 365-100 - Winter utility moratorium program › Section 365-100-030 - Applicant responsibilities

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(1) The
					applicant shall notify the utility of the inability to pay the bill, or the
					security deposit, within five business days. Notification may be made in
					person, in writing, or by telephone.
(2) The applicant shall contact the
					contractor within five business days from the date of notification to the
					utility to complete a client income statement. The applicant shall self-certify
					twelve months of household income.
(3) The applicant shall provide the utility
					with the completed client income statement of unverified income within twenty
					days from the date of application. Verified income, or acceptance of
					self-certification, must be supplied to the utility within forty-five days of
					application. (See WAC
					365-100-040.)
(4) At the time the client income statement
					is submitted to the utility, the applicant shall enter an agreement to pay no
					less than seven percent of the applicant's household monthly income, plus
					one-twelfth of any billing accrued from the date application is made and
					thereafter through March 15, during the period of the utility
					moratorium.
(5) Prior to March 15,
					the applicant and the utility shall enter into an agreement with the specific
					terms for the repayment of any account balance. Such repayment agreement shall
					require full payment of the balance no later than October 15 of that year,
					unless other arrangements are provided by the utility.
Statutory Authority:
							Chapter
							43.63A RCW. 87-10-020
							(Order 87-08), §
										365-100-030, filed 5/1/87.
							Statutory Authority: RCW 43.63A.080. 85-05-017 (Order 84-02), §
										365-100-030, filed 2/13/85;
							84-21-087 (Order 84-02), §
										365-100-030, filed
							10/19/84.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 365 - Commerce, Department of (Community Development) › Chapter 365-100 - Winter utility moratorium program › Section 365-100-040 - Contractor responsibilities

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(1) The
					contractor may use the unverified client income statement to expedite the
					process for determining client eligibility for the moratorium program. The
					contractor may accept the applicant's self-certification of income in
					determining eligibility, or verify and document income in accordance with
					LIHEAP procedures. In either instance, the contractor shall notify the utility
					and the applicant of the applicant's eligibility no later than forty-five days
					from the date of application.
(2)
					The contractor shall provide the client income statement and assist the
					applicant in completing the statement when applying for the moratorium program.
					If the applicant contacts the contractor to apply for the moratorium program
					before notifying the utility of their inability to pay the bill, the contractor
					shall instruct the applicant to immediately contact the utility.
(3) The contractor shall interview the
					applicant for energy and weatherization assistance.
(4) The contractor shall provide the client
					income statement of unverified income to the applicant within twenty days from
					the date of application.
(5) The
					contractor shall inform the applicant that default on an agreed payment plan
					with the utility will remove moratorium protection until the past due bill is
					paid.
(6) The contractor shall
					advise the applicant that disconnection of services is possible if:
(a) Verified income is not supplied to the
					utility within forty-five days of application and no interim payment agreement
					has been made with the utility by the applicant.
(b) The applicant has been determined income
					ineligible.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 365 - Commerce, Department of (Community Development) › Chapter 365-110 - State Building Code - Building permit surcharges and fees › Section 365-110-010 - Authority

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These rules are adopted under the authority of
						RCW
						 43.330.040(2) which provides
						that the director shall make such rules and regulations and do all other things
						necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of
						chapter
						43.330
						RCW.
Statutory Authority:
							RCW
							 43.330.040(2) and
							19.27.070(3).
							99-01-089, §
										365-110-010, filed 12/16/98,
							effective 1/16/99. Statutory Authority: 1985 c 144 and 360, 1985 1st ex.s. c 6,
							RCW 43.63A.060 and 43.63A.065. 85-19-042 (Order 85-10), §
										365-110-010, filed
							9/13/85.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 365 - Commerce, Department of (Community Development) › Chapter 365-110 - State Building Code - Building permit surcharges and fees › Section 365-110-020 - Purpose

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The purpose of these rules is to provide definitions to assist
						the collection of building permit fees as mandated by
						chapter
						19.27
						RCW.
Statutory Authority:
							Chapters
							19.27 and
							19.27A RCW. 90-09-008 (Order
							90-01), §
										365-110-020, filed 4/6/90,
							effective 5/7/90. Statutory Authority:
							RCW
							 19.27.085, 19.27A.040, 43.63A.060, 43.63A.065
							and 1987 1st ex.s. c 7 § 217(14). 87-19-110 (Order 87-19), §
										365-110-020, filed 9/18/87.
							Statutory Authority: 1985 c 144 and 360, 1985 1st ex.s. c 6, RCW 43.63A.060 and
							43.63A.065. 85-19-042 (Order 85-10), §
										365-110-020, filed
							9/13/85.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 365 - Commerce, Department of (Community Development) › Chapter 365-110 - State Building Code - Building permit surcharges and fees › Section 365-110-035 - Definitions

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1.State Building
					Code fee shall mean a fee which is required to be collected by cities and
					counties pursuant to
					chapter
					19.27 RCW. Funds collected
					shall be used exclusively to implement the provisions of
					chapters
					19.27 and
					19.27A RCW.
2.Building permit shall mean a permit issued
					by a city or a county to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish, or
					change the occupancy of any building or structure regulated by the
					International Building Code as set forth in the International Building Code,
					section 105.1 or by the International Residential Code as set forth in the
					International Residential Code, section R105.1. This definition shall be
					subject to the exemptions contained in section 105.2 of the International
					Building Code and section R105.2 of the International Residential Code.
					Building permits shall not include plumbing, electrical, mechanical permits, or
					permits issued pursuant to the International Fire Code.
Statutory Authority:
							RCW
							 43.330.040(2) and
							19.27.070(3).
							99-01-089, §
										365-110-035, filed 12/16/98,
							effective 1/16/99. Statutory Authority:
							Chapters
							19.27 and
							19.27A RCW. 90-09-008 (Order
							90-01), §
										365-110-035, filed 4/6/90,
							effective 5/7/90. Statutory Authority:
							RCW
							 19.27.085, 19.27A.040, 43.63A.060, 43.63A.065
							and 1987 1st ex.s. c 7 § 217(14). 87-19-110 (Order 87-19), §
										365-110-035, filed 9/18/87.
							Statutory Authority: 1985 c 144 and 360, 1985 1st ex.s. c 6, RCW 43.63A.060 and
							43.63A.065. 85-19-042 (Order 85-10), §
										365-110-035, filed
							9/13/85.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 365 - Commerce, Department of (Community Development) › Chapter 365-130 - Bond users clearinghouse › Section 365-130-010 - Purpose of the bond users clearinghouse

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In accordance with
						chapter
						39.44 RCW,
						RCW
						 43.63A.155, and chapter 130, Laws of 1985,
						the department of community development will maintain records of bonds issued
						by local governments in the state of Washington. The purpose of the bond users
						clearinghouse is to collect information which identifies the amount, type, and
						cost of municipal bonds being issued. The bond users clearinghouse will serve
						as an information source for local governments regarding the municipal bond
						market and as a public record of municipal bond issues.
Statutory Authority:
							RCW
							43.63A.155. 86-06-024 (Order 85-18), §
										365-130-010, filed
							2/27/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 365 - Commerce, Department of (Community Development) › Chapter 365-130 - Bond users clearinghouse › Section 365-130-020 - Definitions

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(1) "Local
					government" means any county, city, town, special purpose district, political
					subdivision, municipal corporation, or quasi-municipal corporation, including
					any public corporation created by such an entity.
(2) "Bond" means any agreement which may or
					may not be represented by a physical instrument, including notes, warrants, or
					certificates of indebtedness, that evidences an indebtedness of a state or a
					local government or a fund thereof, where the state or local government agrees
					to pay a specified amount of money, with or without interest, at a designated
					time or times to either registered owners or bearers, and also including any
					other indebtedness that may be issued by the state or local government to fund
					private activities or purposes where the indebtedness is of a nonrecourse
					nature payable from private sources, except obligations subject to
					chapter
					39.84 RCW.
Statutory Authority:
							RCW
							43.63A.155. 86-06-024 (Order 85-18), §
										365-130-020, filed
							2/27/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 365 - Commerce, Department of (Community Development) › Chapter 365-130 - Bond users clearinghouse › Section 365-130-030 - Collection of municipal bond information

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(1) The department of community development
					will supply to local governments and state agencies a form for reporting bond
					issue information. Information to be reported will be based on the requirements
					of RCW
					 39.44.210,
					39.44.230, and chapter 130, Laws
					of 1985, and will include the names of the principals involved in the bond
					issue, in conjunction with the purpose of the bond users clearinghouse, as
					stated in WAC
					365-130-010. Copies of the bond
					covenants and the official statement may also be required.
(2) Local governments, except those for whom
					the state fiscal agency acts as the bond registrar, must return the completed
					form and any other pertinent documents requested, including a copy of the bond
					covenants, to the department of community development within thirty days of the
					bond issuance.
(3) When the state
					fiscal agency acts as the bond registrar for a local government, the state
					fiscal agency will return the completed form and pertinent documents to the
					department of community development within thirty days of the bond
					issuance.
(4) State agencies
					issuing bonds are requested to voluntarily submit the completed form or the
					equivalent information to the department of community development within thirty
					days of the bond issuance.
Statutory Authority:
							RCW
							43.63A.155. 86-06-024 (Order 85-18), §
										365-130-030, filed
							2/27/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 365 - Commerce, Department of (Community Development) › Chapter 365-130 - Bond users clearinghouse › Section 365-130-040 - Publication of municipal bond information

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The department of community development will publish summaries
						of bond issues at least annually. Bond users clearinghouse summaries will be
						available to local governments, the legislature, state agencies, and the
						general public upon request.
Statutory Authority:
							RCW
							43.63A.155. 86-06-024 (Order 85-18), §
										365-130-040, filed
							2/27/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 365 - Commerce, Department of (Community Development) › Chapter 365-135 - Bond cap allocation › Section 365-135-010 - Purpose

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The federal Tax Reform Act of 1986 imposes an annual ceiling on
						each state limiting the dollar volume of certain private activity bonds that
						can be issued. In addition, Congress from time-to-time enacts volume ceilings
						on other types of bonds. To allocate the bond volume ceilings among eligible
						issuers in Washington state, chapter 297, Laws of 1987 as amended has been
						enacted. In accordance with the statute, the department of commerce will
						allocate the state's bond ceilings and establish by rule a fee schedule. The
						department will carry out such functions through the bond cap allocation
						program (BCAP).
Statutory Authority: Chapter 39.86 RCW, Executive Order
							09-06, Federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and Section
							301(a) of Tax Extenders and Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008,
							Division C of Pub. L.
							110-343. 10-07-128, §
										365-135-010, filed 3/23/10,
							effective 4/23/10. Statutory Authority: Chapter 39.86 RCW and
							RCW
							 43.330.040(2)(g). 97-02-093,
							§
										365-135-010, filed 1/2/97,
							effective 2/2/97. Statutory Authority: 1987 c 297. 87-19-082 (Order 87-18),
							§
										365-135-010, filed
							9/16/87.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 365 - Commerce, Department of (Community Development) › Chapter 365-135 - Bond cap allocation › Section 365-135-020 - Definitions

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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter
						unless the context clearly provides otherwise.
Allocation fee: The total fee paid by the issuer to the
						department for receiving allocation from the BCAP. It is assessed by the
						department based on multiplying the requested allocation amount by .000277 or
						five hundred dollars, whichever is greater. The allocation fee, which includes
						the nonrefundable five hundred dollar filing fee, is due from the issuer upon
						filing an application.
Department: The Washington state department of commerce.
Extension fee: The fee the department may assess when an issuer
						requests and is granted an extension for issuing the allocation or carryforward
						of the allocation. The amount of the fee will not exceed two hundred fifty
						dollars and is nonrefundable.
Filing fee: The nonrefundable five hundred dollar portion of
						the allocation fee.
Original allocation: The amount of qualified energy
						conservation bond, recovery zone economic development bond or recovery zone
						facility bond issuing authority awarded to an originally awarded locality by a
						formula in federal law.
Originally awarded locality: A city or county that has been
						allocated qualified energy conservation bond, recovery zone economic
						development bond or recovery zone facility bond authority by a formula
						contained in federal law.
Reallocation: The assignment of an unused portion of the state
						ceiling from one bond use category or issuer to another or the provision of a
						certificate of approval to any issuer for an allocation amount which previously
						had been returned to the department.
Statute: Chapter 39.86 RCW.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 39.86 RCW, Executive Order
							09-06, Federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and Section
							301(a) of Tax Extenders and Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008,
							Division C of Pub. L.
							110-343. 10-07-128, §
										365-135-020, filed 3/23/10,
							effective 4/23/10. Statutory Authority: Chapter 39.86 RCW. 00-02-061, §
										365-135-020, filed 1/3/00,
							effective 2/3/00. Statutory Authority: Chapter 39.86 RCW and
							RCW
							 43.330.040(2)(g). 97-02-093,
							§
										365-135-020, filed 1/2/97,
							effective 2/2/97. Statutory Authority: Chapter 39.86 RCW. 93-13-012 (Order
							93-05), §
										365-135-020, filed 6/7/93,
							effective 1/1/94. Statutory Authority: 1987 c 297. 87-19-082 (Order 87-18),
							§
										365-135-020, filed
							9/16/87.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 365 - Commerce, Department of (Community Development) › Chapter 365-135 - Bond cap allocation › Section 365-135-030 - Initial allocations

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Initial allocations shall be made in accordance with provisions
						of the statute and federal code.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 39.86 RCW, Executive Order
							09-06, Federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and Section
							301(a) of Tax Extenders and Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008,
							Division C of Pub. L.
							110-343. 10-07-128, §
										365-135-030, filed 3/23/10,
							effective 4/23/10. Statutory Authority: 1987 c 297. 87-19-082 (Order 87-18),
							§
										365-135-030, filed
							9/16/87.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 365 - Commerce, Department of (Community Development) › Chapter 365-135 - Bond cap allocation › Section 365-135-035 - Reallocations

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(1)  Housing programs and projects will be given priority for the first fifty percent of the annual tax exempt private activity bond cap available after July 1st each year because of the need for affordable housing, the program's ability to serve lower-income households, its contribution to and support of economic development and long-term benefits that may be achieved.
(2)  Bond cap will consider other categories of applications including industrial development bonds, exempt facilities, public utility districts, and student loans for allocation from the remaining bond cap available after July 1st.
(a)  The program will consider and then evaluate and balance the public benefits listed in statute and in rule in making allocation decisions. Allocations will be based upon the likelihood of a project achieving the highest overall public purposes and the degree to which a project:
(i)  Provides an economic boost to an economically distressed community (based on the three-year unemployment figures from employment security);
(ii)  Creates or retains jobs that pay higher than the median wage for the county in which it is located, in sustainable industries, particularly for lower-income persons;
(iii)  Retains or expands the local tax base;
(iv)  Encourages and facilitates the provision of student loans for institutions of higher education;
(v)  Reduces environmental pollution;
(vi)  Facilitates investments in new manufacturing technologies enabling Washington industries to stay competitive;
(vii)  Diverts solid waste from disposal and manufactures it into value-added products;
(viii)  Encourages the environmentally sound handling of solid waste using best management's practices; or
(ix)  Produces competitively priced energy for use in the state.