Bill Text: HI SB2220 | 2012 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Boiler and Elevator Safety Law; Special Fund; Appropriation
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-06-05 - (S) Act 103, 6/1/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1205). [SB2220 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2012-SB2220-Amended.html
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TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2012 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO THE BOILER AND ELEVATOR SAFETY LAW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 397, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§397- Boiler and elevator special fund; establishment; purposes. (a) There is established in the state treasury the boiler and elevator special fund, into which shall be deposited all fees collected pursuant to section 397-5 and any appropriation from the legislature. All interest and investment moneys earned on any moneys in the special fund shall become part of the special fund.
(b) The purpose of the special fund is to provide for sufficient operating costs to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Moneys in the fund may be expended for:
(1) Personnel and operating expenses;
(2) Staff training and staff certification fees and expenses;
(3) Preparation and dissemination of public information on safe installation and use of equipment regulated by this chapter;
(4) Preparation of annual reports to the legislature as required by this chapter; and
(5) Reimbursement to the general fund as required by this section.
(c) The director shall submit a report to the legislature on the status of the boiler and elevator special fund, including expenditures and program results, not less than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session.
(d) No later than five years from the date of the establishment of the special fund, the director shall reimburse the general fund for the amount of any initial appropriation that was made by the general revenues of the State to the special fund."
SECTION 2. Section 397-5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§397-5 Fees. (a) The director
may prescribe reasonable fees to be charged for inspection, examination, other
services rendered and for permits, certificates, or licenses, the issuance of
which are required by this chapter or by any rule [or regulation] of the
department [promulgated] adopted pursuant to this chapter, and
for:
(1) [Inspection] Inspections by the
department of any boiler, pressure system, amusement ride, and elevator and
kindred equipment for which a permit or certificate is required for its
installation, operation, or use and which is required to be inspected by
this chapter or by any rule [or regulation] of the department; and
(2) Examination of any person applying for permits, certificates, or licenses as required by this chapter or by any rule or regulation of the department.
(b) All fees received by the department
pursuant to this section shall be paid into the [general fund of the State.]
boiler and elevator special fund.
(c) Effective July 1, 2012, the fees for inspections, permits, and examinations of boilers, pressure systems, elevators, and kindred equipment shall be as prescribed by the schedules in this section; provided that the director may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 to amend the fees specified in this section.
SCHEDULE A: Boiler and Pressure System Fees
Installation, Repair, and Alteration Permit Fees:
(1) Power Boilers: (Power boilers shall pass a hydrostatic test unless indicated otherwise):
Miniature electric (no hydrostatic test required) $190
Less than 500 square feet of heating surface $250
Greater than or equal to 500 and less than or equal to 3,000 square feet of heating surface $400
Greater than 3,000 square feet of heating surface $750
(2) Heating boiler $190
Retrofit $160
(3) Pressure vessel $175
Retrofit $130
(4) Sterilizers and steam kettles $150
Retrofit $110
(5) Repair application fee $200
(6) Alteration application fee $500
Examination and License Fees:
(1) Boiler inspectors certificate of competency examination fee $300
(2) Review of shops and facilities for the issuance of National Board or American Society of Mechanical Engineers certificate of authorization $1,500
(3) Review of shops and facilities for the issuance of Non-Boiler External Piping certificate of authorization $750
(4) Boiler inspector's Hawaii commission, initial and renewal $75
Internal and External Inspection Fees:
(1) Power boilers:
Without manholes $150
With manholes but not over 3,000 square feet of heating surface $180
With manholes greater than or equal to 3,000 and less than or equal to 10,000 square feet of heating surface $260
With manholes and over 10,000 square feet of heating surface $450
(2) Heating boilers:
Hot water supply $130
Steam and water heating without manholes $110
Steam, over 100 but not over 500 square feet of heating surface $140
All with manholes and steam over 500 square feet of heating surface $170
(3) Pressure vessels:
Routine inspections $65
Internal for air or water service $130
Ultrasonic testing $130
(4) For all other types of inspections an hourly fee is assessed $100
(5) Hydrostatic test $300
(6) School "specials" (non-code objects) $10
Reports and Permit Processing Fees:
(1) Report and permit $25
(2) Permit reprint $20
(3) Signed permit card (old issue) $10
(4) Owner portal $5
SCHEDULE B: Elevator and Kindred Equipment Fees
Installation and Alteration Permits:
(1) Alteration involving only the replacement of up to two parts (such as a valve, a jack, or a cylinder) $150
(2) Alteration involving only cosmetic changes (such as car interior modernizations) $300
(3) Alterations of more than two parts, or components, and/or subsystems:
1 3 floors $600
4 9 floors $650
10 19 floors $700
20 29 floors $750
30 39 floors $800
40 or more floors $900
(4) Where alterations to four or more units at the same location are identical, the fee for each additional alteration permit shall be reduced by 50 per cent. The applications shall be submitted at the same time to qualify for the fee reduction.
(5) Installation of new elevators (including material lifts) and kindred equipment:
Dumbwaiter $500
Escalator, moving walk, or moving ramp $500
Hand elevator, manlift, or stage lift $500
Wheelchair or stairway lifts $500
Elevator, 1 - 3 floors $600
Elevator, 4 - 9 floors $650
Elevator, 10 - 19 floors $700
Elevator, 20 - 29 floors $750
Elevator, 30 39 floors $800
Elevator, 40 or more floors $900
Aerial tramways $900
Personnel hoists $250
Inclined tunnel lifts $500
(For elevators, such as observation or deep well elevators, which have considerable rise but few openings, each ten feet of vertical rise shall be considered one floor for the purpose of determining installation or alteration permit fees.)
(6) Temporary use permits (construction car) $450
(7) For each valid alteration or installation permit, the department shall provide one inspection per unit.
(8) The fee for each additional inspection or witnessing of tests, or both, shall be $300 per day for up to two hours and $600 per day for more than two hours if during the normal workday. Fees for overtime hours shall be $600 per day for up to two hours and $1,200 per day for more than two hours.
(9) Each installation or alteration permit shall be valid for up to one year from the date of issuance.
Inspection Fees:
(1) Permit renewal inspection fees:
Amusement ride $100
Dumbwaiter $140
Escalator, moving walk, or moving ramp $150
Hand elevator, manlift, or stage lift $150
Wheelchair or stairway lifts $150
Hydraulic elevator holed $150
Hydraulic elevator holeless $200
Traction elevator:
1 - 3 floor rise $225
4 - 9 floor rise $250
10 - 19 floor rise $275
20 - 29 floor rise $325
30 - 39 floor rise $400
40 or more floor rise $475
Aerial tramways $400
Personnel hoists $175
Inclined tunnel lifts $220
(2) Safety, load or internal test (witness fees):
3-year safety test $200
5-year safety test $300
Escalator internal $100
(3) Permit renewal and witness fees are per inspection, which may constitute one day or part of the day. If the inspector is required to return on another day or at another time on the same day, additional fees shall be assessed at the rate of $300 per day for up to two hours and $600 per day for more than two hours. Fees for overtime hours shall be $600 per day for up to two hours and $1,200 per day for more than two hours."
SECTION 3. Section 397-8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
"(e) Civil penalties owed under this chapter shall be paid to the department and deposited into the general fund. Civil penalties owed under this chapter may be recovered in a civil action in the name of the department and the State brought in the district or circuit court for the circuit where the violation is alleged to have occurred or where the owner, user, contractor or vendor has the owner's, user's, contractor's, or vendor's principal office."
SECTION 4. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2012-2013 for start-up costs to be deposited to the credit of the boiler and elevator special fund established pursuant to section 397- , Hawaii Revised Statutes.
SECTION 5. There is appropriated out of the boiler and elevator special fund the sum of or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2012-2013 for the department of labor and industrial relations to carry out the purposes of this Act, including the hiring of necessary staff.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of labor and industrial relations for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 6. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 7. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.
Report Title:
Boiler and Elevator Safety; Boiler and Elevator Special Fund; Appropriation
Description:
Establishes the boiler and elevator special fund to collect and deposit fees for inspections, permits, and examinations of boilers, pressure systems, elevators, and kindred equipment; provides for sufficient operating costs to carry out the purpose of the boiler and elevator safety law. Appropriates funds for start up costs and hiring of necessary staff. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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