Washington Administrative Code
Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508)
Chapter 173-455 - Air quality fee rule
Section 173-455-040 - Source registration fees
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Registration fee. Each source required to register with ecology must pay an annual fee based on the source registration tier to which it is assigned in WAC 173-455-039.
(2) Source closure. A source that closes or shuts down temporarily must pay its registration fee to maintain active registration status.
(3) Registration fee schedule for years 2019, 2020, 2021.
Table 2 Registration Fee Schedule for 2019 Through 2021
Tier | Fee 2019 | Fee 2020 | Fee 2021 |
1 | $200 | $200 | $200 |
2 | $400 | $575 | $700 |
3 | $700 | $1,000 | $1,300 |
4 | $1,100 | $1,300 | $1,500 |
5 | $5,000 | $5,500 | $7,000 |
6 | $7,000 | $7,500 | $8,000 |
(4) Registration fee schedule for year 2022 and beyond.
(5) Registration fees for gasoline dispensing facilities. Gasoline dispensing facilities subject to chapter 173-491 WAC must pay a yearly registration fee of one hundred thirty dollars for each storage tank dispensing gasoline.
(6) Fee reductions for economic hardship. If a small business owner , as defined in RCW 19.85.020(3), thinks the registration fee results in an extreme economic hardship, the small business owner may request a fee reduction. The small business owner or operator must provide sufficient evidence to support a claim of an extreme hardship. Ecology may reduce the registration fee by no more than fifty percent.
(7) Fee payments.
(8) Fossil-fueled electric generating facilities must pay registration fees required in this section in addition to carbon dioxide mitigation program fees required in WAC 173-455-050 if the facility is not subject to chapter 173-401 WAC.
Statutory Authority: RCW 70.94.151, chapter 70.94 RCW, 2011 1st sp.s. c 50§ 302(2), and section 302(9), chapter 158, 2012 2nd sp.s. c 7 . 12-24-051 (Order 11-07), § 173-455-040, filed 11/30/12, effective 12/31/12. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.94.181, [70.94.]152, [70.94.]331, [70.94.]650, [70.94.]745,[70.94.]892 . 07-11-018 (Order 06-14), § 173-455-040, filed 5/3/07, effective 6/3/07.