Rulemaking Activity | Board of Registration for Professional Engineers & Land Surveyors

Semi-annual Rulemaking Agenda January - June 2023
Rule and Status	Public Hearings or Comments
WAC 196-12 Registered professional engineers Existing Rule Current Rulemaking Preproposal Statement of Inquiry Previous Rulemaking Rulemaking Order Proposed Rules Concise Explanatory Statement 6/8/22 public hearing audio	See Preproposal Statement of Inquiry for information about submitting comments.
WAC 196-09 Board practices and procedures (Indexing Rule) Current rule Preproposal Statement of Inquiry	See Preproposal Statement of Inquiry for information about submitting comments.
WAC 196-23 Stamping and seals Current rule Proposed Rulemaking Order Proposed Rule Rulemaking Order Concise Explanatory Statement	A public hearing was held on March 16, 2022 Public hearing audio
WAC 196-25 Business practices Proposed Rulemaking Order Proposed Rule Rulemaking Order Concise Explanatory Statement	A public hearing was held on November 30, 2022 Public hearing audio
WAC 196-26A Registered professional engineer and professional land surveyor fees WAC 196-30 Fees for on-site wastewater treatment designers and inspectors Current rules: WAC 196-26A - Registered professional engineers and land surveyor fees WAC 196-30 - Fees for on-site wastewater treatment designers and inspectors Preproposal Statement of Inquiry Proposed Rulemaking Order Proposed Rule WAC 196-26A WAC 196-30	Hearing: Date: February 1, 2023 Time: 2:00 p.m. Location: Office of BRPELS 605 11th Ave SE Suite 201 Olympia WA 98501 OR WebEx Join from the meeting link https://brpels.my.webex.com/brpels.my/j.php?MTID=mc48e954e7eaefbf410b29ca60a12603a Join by meeting number Meeting number (access code): 2559 176 3762 Meeting password: MpuWPqiy739 (67897749 from phones and video systems) Join by phone +1-650-479-3208 United States Toll Submit written comment to Shanan.Gillespie@brpels.wa.gov by February 1, 2023. Please put the title of the rule you are commenting on in the subject line of the email.
WAC 196-32 On-site wastewater treatment system designer licenses/inspector certificates of competency Current rule Preproposal Statement of Inquiry Proposed Rulemaking Order Proposed Rule	Hearing: Date: January 25, 2023 Time: 1:00 p.m. Location: Office of BRPELS 605 11th Ave SE Suite 201 Olympia WA 98501 OR WebEx Join from the meeting link https://brpels.my.webex.com/brpels.my/j.php?MTID=m6f7b1493de84ab7db2d7b567ebae851d Join by meeting number Meeting number (access code): 2555 989 5601 Meeting password: G6n6VDFw9wj (46668339 from phones and video systems) Join by phone 1-650-479-3208 United States Toll Submit written comment to Shanan.Gillespie@brpels.wagov by January 25, 2023. Please put the title of the rule you are commenting on in the subject line of the email.
WAC 196-29 Professional Practices Current rule Preproposal Statement of Inquiry	See Preproposal Statement of Inquiry for information about submitting comments.

Explanation of Abbreviations

RCW—Revised Code of Washington (Washington State laws)
WAC—Washington Administrative Code (Washington State agency regulations)

Questions? Need help?

If you're interested in commenting on any of the above rules, or you'd like to sign up to receive information about them email our rules coordinator.