Wash. Admin. Code § 173-455-160 - Refrigerant management program fees
(1)
Entities
subject to fees. Each owner or operator of a refrigeration system or an
air conditioning system with a full charge greater than or equal to 200 pounds
of a high GWP refrigerant, as defined in WAC
173-443-030, in a single
refrigerant circuit is subject to fees under the refrigerant management
program.
(2)
Types of
fees. Ecology will charge fees to cover the direct and indirect costs of
administering and enforcing the refrigerant management program.
(a) Initial implementation fee. Ecology will
charge a one-time fee of $150 for each refrigeration or air conditioning system
with a full refrigerant charge greater than or equal to 1,500 pounds.
(b) Annual implementation fee. Ecology will
charge an annual implementation fee each year based on the refrigeration or air
conditioning system's refrigerant charge size. For a facility with multiple
refrigeration and/or air conditioning systems, the owner or operator must pay
an annual implementation fee for each system pursuant to (b)(i) and (ii) of
this subsection.
(i) The annual
implementation fee is $370 for a refrigeration or air conditioning system with
a refrigerant charge greater than or equal to 1,500 pounds.
(ii) The annual implementation fee is $170
for a refrigeration or air conditioning system with a refrigerant charge
greater than or equal to 200 pounds, but less than 1,500 pounds.
(3) All fees collected
under this section will be deposited into the refrigerant emission management
account in accordance with
RCW
70A.60.050.
(4)
Fee modifications. Ecology
may adjust the amount of the annual implementation fees set forth in subsection
(2)(b) of this section based on the sufficiency of funds generated by the
program over the previous year, as needed to cover program costs for the
following year. Before changing a fee, ecology will:
(a) Prepare a draft workload analysis and
budget that reflects the anticipated cost of administering and enforcing the
refrigerant management program over the coming year compared to the total fees
collected under this section during the previous year;
(b) Post the draft workload analysis, budget,
and proposed fee change on ecology's website by August 1st of the year before
the calendar year in which the change will take effect;
(c) Provide a 30-day public comment period on
the draft workload analysis, budget, and proposed fee change; and
(d) Post the final workload analysis, budget,
and new annual implementation fee by December 1st of the year before the new
fee takes effect.
(5)
Payment of fees. Fees identified in this section must be paid
within 30 calendar days of receipt of ecology's billing statement. All fees
must be made payable to the Washington state department of ecology. Ecology may
assess a late fee surcharge for any fee payment received after 60 calendar days
past the due date.
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