Washington § 69.48.120 - Department to set program fees.

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§ 69.48.120. Department to set program fees.

(1)(a) The department shall set fees including, but not limited to, an annual operating fee, a fee for proposal review, and the survey required under *RCW 69.48.200, at a level sufficient to cover the costs associated with administration, oversight, and enforcement; and adopt rules establishing requirements for program operator proposals.
(b) The department shall not impose any fees in excess of its actual administrative, oversight, and enforcement costs. The fees collected from each program operator in calendar year 2020 and any subsequent year may not exceed ten percent of the highest annual expenditures from any single program operator as reported to the department in the annual report required by RCW 69.48.100 and determined by the department.
(c) The annual fee set by the department shall be evenly split amongst each approved program operator.
(d) The department shall collect annual operating fees from each program operator by October 1, 2019, and annually thereafter.
(2) The department shall impose a one-time fee of $70,000 split evenly amongst each approved program operator to fund the expedited review to be completed by the joint legislative audit and review committee as provided for in section 4, chapter 215, Laws of 2025. The department shall collect the one-time fee by August 1, 2025.
(3) All fees collected under this section must be deposited in the secure drug take-back program account established in RCW 69.48.130.
[ 2025 c 215 s 3; 2021 c 155 s 5; 2018 c 196 s 12.]

Notes

*Reviser's note: RCW 69.48.200 expired July 1, 2026.
Sunset Act application: See note following chapter digest.
Findings—Intent—2021 c 155: See note following RCW 69.48.010.

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