The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) is considering changes to the factory assembled structures rules. The changes affect L&I’s Factory Assembled Structures (FAS) Advisory Board, and distributing inspection insignia to manufacturers of recreational vehicles.
These changes are necessary after passage of two bills in 2023 that took effect July 23: House Bill 1514 (HB 1514) and Senate Bill 5089 (SB 5089).
L&I welcomes your comments on our preliminary draft. Please send your input to Meagan.Edwards@Lni.wa.gov by Friday, Dec. 15. You can see the preliminary draft of the proposed rules on the agency’s FAS “Rule Development” page.
Expect to file the proposed rules (CR-102) in April 2024. There will be opportunities to provide comments during the formal public comment period. Will provide updates on the filing, the dates of the comment period, and when a public hearing will take place.
About the rulemaking
HB 1514 streamlines the plan review process. It allows manufacturers of recreational vehicles (RV) and recreational park trailers to request and purchase insignia while their plans are under review by L&I’s FAS Program. The metal labels mark the structure as meeting construction requirements.
SB 5089 amends membership for the FAS Advisory Board. Changes include:
The new statutory changes also make technical and clean-up changes under RCW 43.22 and RCW 43.22A.
Changes under the draft proposed rules include:
The changes would affect rules under:
L&I will be recruiting for the new positions on the FAS Advisory Board at a later date.
If you have any questions, please feel free to call 1-800-705-1411, Option 3.
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