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Washington Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 23, 2016) |
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Title 16. Agriculture, Department of (See Titles 24, 60, and 142) |
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Chapter 16-240. WSDA grain inspection program—Definitions, standards, and fees. |
Section 16-240-043. Minimum operating fund balance fee adjustment.
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- The department shall establish the minimum operating fund balance amount on the first business day of July each year.(1) At that time, if the fund balance is above the new minimum operating fund balance amount by at least ten percent, the metric ton vessel rate and the approved automated weighing system rate per metric ton under WAC 16-240-070 at USGSA Table 1 shall be the alternate fee rate beginning August 1st of that year, and the metric ton vessel rate and the approved automated weighing systems rate per metric ton under WAC 16-240-080 at AMA Table 1 shall be the alternate fee rate beginning August 1st of that year.(2) At that time, if the minimum fund balance is below the new minimum operating fund balance by at least ten percent, the metric ton vessel rate and the approved automated weighing systems rate per metric ton under WAC 16-240-070 at USGSA Table 1 shall be the standard fee rate beginning August 1st of that year, and the metric ton vessel rate and the approved automated weighing systems rate per metric ton under WAC 16-240-080 at AMA Table 1 shall be the standard fee rate beginning August 1st of that year.(3) The department may review the status of the minimum operating fund balance any month during each fiscal year. On the first business day of the month following such review, if the fund balance is above the minimum operating balance by at least ten percent, the alternate fee rate established or to be established under subsection (1) of this section shall apply. If the fund balance is below the minimum operating fund balance by at least ten percent, the standard fee rate established or to be established under subsection (2) of this section shall apply. Any change in the fee rates required under this subsection shall take effect beginning the first day of the following month. The department shall give notice of any rate change as provided under subsection (5) of this section.(4) The department shall post notice of each year's current minimum operating fund balance amount on the department's WSDAgrades.com web site within three business days of the date in July when that amount is established under this section.(5) The department shall post notice of the fee rate established under subsection (1), (2), or (3) of this section on the department's WSDAgrades.com web site within three business days of the date the department determines the fee rate. The posted notice shall identify the fee rate for each affected category of service and the date each fee rate takes effect. Notice is not required to be posted when an established fee rate does not change following review under subsection (3) of this section.(6) By e-mail or other means, the department may provide optional additional notice to current customers and to any other interested persons of the minimum operating fund balance established under this section and notice of any fee rates established or changed under subsections (1) through (3) of this section. Such optional additional notice should be given within the same times as the required notices under subsections (4) and (5) of this section. This subsection (6) shall not affect the validity of any fee rates established or changed under this section.
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16-240-070,16-240-080,16-240-070,16-240-080,