Washington Administrative Code
Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508)
Chapter 173-455 - Air quality fee rule
Section 173-455-160 - Refrigerant management program fees
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(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.
(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:
(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.