Bill Text: HI HB1119 | 2018 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Boiler And Elevator Safety Law.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-11-30 - Carried over to 2018 Regular Session. [HB1119 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2018-HB1119-Amended.html
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TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2017 |
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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 by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
"(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 as follows:
1. By amending its title to read:
"[[]§397-13[]]
Boiler and elevator special fund; establishment; purposes."
2. By amending subsection (d) to read:
"(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 on July 1, 2050.
Report Title:
Boiler and Elevator Safety Law; Boiler and Elevator Special Fund
Description:
Makes housekeeping amendments to Boiler and Elevator Safety Law; extends from five to ten years the time for the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations to reimburse the general fund from the Boiler and Elevator Special Fund for the initial start-up appropriation made by the Legislature. (HB1119 HD1)
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