Bill Text: HI SB985 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced

Hawaii Senate Bill 985 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating To Boiler And Elevator Safety Law.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-17 - Re-Referred to LBR, WAM. [SB985 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2018-SB985-Introduced.html

THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	985
TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2017
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO BOILER AND ELEVATOR SAFETY LAW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Section 397-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending the definition of "elevators and kindred equipment" to read as follows:

""Elevators and kindred equipment" as used in this chapter means elevators, escalators, dumbwaiters, moving walks, stage lifts, [~~mechanized parking elevators, manlifts,~~] inclined lifts, personnel hoists, [~~aerial tramways,~~] permanently installed material lifts, [~~personal automatic trains~~] and any other similar mechanized equipment used to convey people in places other than a public right-of-way."

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 rules of the department adopted pursuant to this chapter, and for:

(1) 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 rules of the department; and

(2) Examination of any person applying for permits, certificates, or licenses as required by this chapter or by any rules of the department.

(b) All fees received by the department pursuant to this section shall be paid into the boiler and elevator special fund.

(c) Effective July 1, 2012, the fees for inspections, permits, and examinations of boilers, pressure systems, elevators, kindred equipment, and amusement rides 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 (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 less than or equal to 3,000 square feet of heating surface $180

With manholes greater than 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 square feet 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 fifty per cent. The applications must 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:

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.

SCHEDULE C: Amusement Ride Fees

Inspection Fees:

(1) Permit renewal inspection fees:

Amusement ride $100

(2) Permit renewal fees are per inspection, which may constitute one day or part of the day. If the inspector has to return on another day or at another time within 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 397-13, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"[[]§397-13[]] 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~~] ten 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 4. This Act does not affect the rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.

SECTION 5. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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BY REQUEST

Report Title:

Boiler and Elevator Safety Law; Boiler and Elevator Special Fund

Description:

Makes housekeeping amendments to Boiler and Elevator Safety Law; extends the time from five to ten years for the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations to reimburse the general fund from the Boiler and Elevator Special Fund.

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