BEFORE THE WASHINGTON UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION

Regarding fees to be paid to the   )  DOCKET TG-010060
Washington Utilities and Transportation  )
Commission by solid waste collection  )  ORDER MAINTAINING
companies under the provisions of RCW )  REGULATORY FEES AT .3%
81.77.080 as amended by Section 3,   )
chapter 143, Laws of 1971, 1st Ex. session. )
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BACKGROUND

RCW 81.77.080 requires that every solid waste collection company operating in 
this state under jurisdiction of this Commission shall file a statement no 
later than May 1 of each year, showing its gross operating revenue from 
Washington intrastate operations for the proceeding calendar year, or portion 
thereof, and pay to the Commission a fee equal to one percent of such 
intrastate revenues.

The percentage rate to be paid in any year may be decreased by the Commission 
by general order entered before March 1 of such year.  In decreasing such rate 
the Commission is required to take into consideration all monies on hand in the 
public service revolving fund and fees currently to be paid into such fund, to 
the end that the fees collected shall be approximately the same as the 
reasonable cost of regulating solid waste collection companies.

The 2001 regulatory fee is now before the Commission for consideration and the 
Commission, being fully advised, has considered all monies on hand and the fees 
currently to be paid and directed the Secretary to enter the following order 
and related provisions.

O R D E R

IT IS ORDERED That the fee to be paid to the Commission under the provisions of 
RCW 81.77.080 as amended by Section 3, chapter 143, Laws of 1971, 1st Ex. 
Session is  fixed at three-tenths of one percent (.003) of the Washington 
intrastate gross operating revenue of such solid waste collection companies for 
the 2001 calendar year operations; PROVIDED, That the fee shall in no case be 
less than one dollar ($1.00).

DATED at Olympia, Washington, and effective this 24th day of January, 2001.



CAROLE J. WASHBURN
Executive Secretary