GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1993 SESSION
CHAPTER 320
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. The percentage rate to be used in calculating the public utility regulatory fee under G.S. 62-302(b)(2) is eight and one-half hundredths percent (0.085%) of each public utility's North Carolina jurisdictional revenues earned during each quarter that begins on or after July 1, 1993.
Sec. 2. The percentage rate to be used in calculating the insurance regulatory charge under G.S. 58-6-25 is seven and twenty-five hundredths percent (7.25%) for the 1993 calendar year.
Sec. 3. G.S. 95-106 reads as rewritten:
"§ 95-106. Amusement, aerial tramway, and inclined railroad inspection fees.
(a) The Department of Labor shall assess and collect the following inspection service fees for annual inspections for each location within the State of amusement devices, aerial passenger tramways, and inclined railroads:
Type Inspection Unit Fee
Amusement Devices $15
Gondolas, Chairlifts,
and Inclined Railroads 137
J- or T-Bars 62
Rope Tows 31
(b) In the event that an amusement device owner or operator notifies the Department of Labor pursuant to G.S. 95-111.8 that he intends to operate one or more amusement devices for the public at a particular location and requests an inspection at a particular time:
(1) When the inspector
arrives and no amusement devices are present, the Department shall assess a fee
against the owner or operator at an amount sufficient to cover the cost
of travel to and from the location at a rate not to exceed twenty-three
cents (23¢) per mile the mileage rate set forth in G.S. 138-6 plus an
hourly rate of up to sixty dollars ($60.00) for each inspector for the time
expended by the inspector in travelling to and from the location at a rate
not to exceed fifteen dollars ($15.00) per hour per inspector. location.
(2) When the inspector
arrives and amusement devices are present but present, are not
ready for inspection, but become ready for inspection before the inspector
leaves, the Department shall assess a fee in an amount sufficient against
the owner or operator to cover the time the inspector must wait before he
can make making the inspection at a an hourly rate not
to exceed fifteen dollars ($15.00) sixty dollars ($60.00) per
hour per for each inspector.
(3) If When
the inspector must make an additional a return trip to the
a location because the amusement devices were not
ready for inspection at the appropriate time, when the inspector made
a previous trip to the location, the Department shall add to the fees
authorized under this subdivision the cost of the additional travel required at
a rate not to exceed twenty-three cents (23¢) per mile plus the cost of the
travel time expended by the inspector at a rate not to exceed fifteen dollars
($15.00) per hour per inspector. assess a fee against the owner or
operator to cover the cost of travel to and from the location in the amount set
in subdivision (1) of this subsection.
(4) No fee shall be assessed pursuant to this subsection if the owner or operator has notified the Department of Labor at least 24 hours in advance that the amusement devices will not be present or that the devices will not be ready for inspection until a later specified time.
(c) The Commissioner of Labor may adopt rules to implement this section. The rules shall conform to Article 14B of this Chapter and shall promote the effective utilization of the staff of the Commissioner."
Sec. 4. G.S. 95-105 reads as rewritten:
"§ 95-105. Elevator, escalator, dumbwaiter, and special equipment inspection fees.
The Department of Labor shall assess and collect the following inspection service fees for the installation and alteration of elevators, escalators, dumbwaiters that are not installed or altered in restaurants, and special equipment based on the cost of installation or alteration:
Cost of Installation or Alteration Unit Fee
$0 - $ 10,000 $ 100
10,001 - 30,000 150
30,001 - 50,000 200
50,001 - 80,000 250
80,001 - 100,000 300
Over 100,000 350
An additional fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) shall be assessed for each follow-up inspection of a new installation required subsequent to the original inspection.
The Department of Labor shall assess and collect a fee of ten dollars ($10.00) for the periodic inspection of special equipment and shall assess and collect the following fees for the periodic inspection of elevators, escalators, and dumbwaiters:
Number of Building Floors
1-5 Floors
$20 30
6-10 Floors
30 40
11-15
Floors
40 50
16-20
Floors
50 60
21 Floors and
over 60
70."
Sec. 5. Section 4 of Chapter 755 of the 1989 Session Laws reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 4. This act shall become effective
October 1, 1989, and shall expire October 1, 1993. becomes effective
October 1, 1989."
Sec. 6. Sections 1, 3, 4, and 5 of this act become effective July 1, 1993. The remaining sections of this act are effective upon ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 9th day of July, 1993.
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Dennis A. Wicker
President of the Senate
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Daniel Blue, Jr.
Speaker of the House of Representatives