Senate Study Bill 1013
SENATE/HOUSE FILE
BY (PROPOSED DEPARTMENT OF
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BILL)
Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act modifying the fee structure relating to amusement ride
2 safety inspections conducted by the division of labor services
3 of the department of workforce development, and providing an
4 effective date.
5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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PAG LIN
1 1 Section 1. Section 88A.3, Code 2007, is amended to read as
1 2 follows:
1 3 88A.3 RULES.
1 4 1. The commissioner shall adopt and issue rules for the
1 5 safe installation, repair, maintenance, use, operation, and
1 6 inspection of amusement devices, amusement rides, concession
1 7 booths, and related electrical equipment at carnivals and
1 8 fairs to the extent necessary for the protection of the
1 9 public. The rules shall be based upon on generally accepted
1 10 engineering standards and shall be concerned with, but not
1 11 necessarily limited to, engineering force stresses, safety
1 12 devices, and preventive maintenance. Whenever such If
1 13 standards are available in suitable form they, the standards
1 14 may be incorporated by reference. The rules shall provide for
1 15 the reporting of accidents and injuries incurred from the
1 16 operation of amusement devices or rides, concession booths, or
1 17 related electrical equipment.
1 18 The commissioner may modify or repeal any rule adopted
1 19 under the provisions of this chapter.
1 20 2. The commissioner shall adopt rules to charge and
1 21 collect fees for the inspection of and issuance of permits for
1 22 amusement rides, amusement devices, concession booths, and any
1 23 related equipment. Fees established by the commissioner shall
1 24 be based on the costs of administering the provisions of this
1 25 chapter and shall give due regard to the time spent and travel
1 26 expenses incurred by division of labor services personnel in
1 27 performing such duties.
1 28 Sec. 2. Section 88A.4, Code 2007, is amended to read as
1 29 follows:
1 30 88A.4 PERMIT AND INSPECTION FEES == NONLIABILITY SPECIAL
1 31 INSPECTORS.
1 32 Annual inspection fees under this chapter shall be as
1 33 follows:
1 34 1. Permit fees.
1 35 a. One through ten rides, or devices or concessions,
2 1 twenty dollars.
2 2 b. Eleven or more rides, or devices or concessions, thirty
2 3 dollars.
2 4 2. Mechanical and electrical inspection fees for amusement
2 5 rides and devices.
2 6 a. For rides which are designed for seventy=five pounds or
2 7 less per passenger unit, sixty dollars for each inspection.
2 8 b. For rides which are designed for seventy=five pounds or
2 9 more and for which the manufacturer's recommended assembly
2 10 time is less than forty work hours, ninety dollars for each
2 11 inspection.
2 12 c. For rides for which the manufacturer's recommended
2 13 assembly time is forty work hours or more, one hundred twenty
2 14 dollars for each inspection.
2 15 3. Electrical inspection of concession booths, and
2 16 amusement devices fees, thirty=five dollars each.
2 17 4. Special inspectors authorization fee, twenty=five
2 18 dollars each. The A special inspectors inspector's
2 19 authorization shall allow a person to perform inspections only
2 20 on rides, devices, and concession booths of an operator who
2 21 makes the request for the special inspectors inspector's
2 22 authorization. The failure of a special inspector to inform
2 23 the commissioner of violations shall not subject the
2 24 commissioner to liability for any damages incurred.
2 25 Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. The section of this Act amending
2 26 section 88A.4 takes effect January 1, 2008, at which time the
2 27 rules adopted by the commissioner pursuant to section 88A.3,
2 28 subsection 2, as enacted in this Act, shall take effect.
2 29 EXPLANATION
2 30 Effective January 1, 2008, this bill strikes a Code
2 31 provision that establishes a fee structure for the inspection
2 32 of amusement rides and devices and for related permits. The
2 33 bill allows the labor commissioner to set fees for inspections
2 34 and permits based on the costs of administration.
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