ENTITLED An Act to increase certain boiler inspection fees and dedicate more of the fees to the state's boiler inspection program.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:

Section 1. That § 34-29A-35.1 be AMENDED.

34-29A-35.1. Inspection fees.

The owner or user of a boiler required by this chapter to be inspected by the chief inspector, or a deputy inspector, shall pay directly to the State of South Dakota through the Office of the State Fire Marshal, upon completion of the inspection, fees in accordance with the following schedule:

(1) Power boilers and high pressure, high temperature water boilers:

Certificate Inspections

Boilers of 50 sq. ft. of heating surface or less $30.00

Boilers over 50 sq. ft. of heating surface and

less than 4,000 sq. ft. of heating surface 40.00

Boilers of 4,000 sq. ft. of heating surface or more

and less than 10,000 sq. ft of heating surface 50.00

Boilers of 10,000 sq. ft. of heating surface or more 60.00

External Inspections

Boilers of 50 sq. ft. of heating surface or less 15.00

Boilers over 50 sq. ft. of heating surface 25.00

(2) Heating boilers:

Certificate Inspections

Heating boilers without a manhole 20.00

Heating boilers with a manhole 30.00

Hot water supply boilers 10.00

(3) All owners, users, or insurers of qualified boilers shall pay an annual operation certificate fee if the boiler is inspected by a state inspector or a special inspector.

Operation certificate 30.00

In addition to the operation certificate fee required in this section, and, except as provided for in §§ 34-29A-36 and 34-29A-37, no owner, user, or insurer of a boiler which is subject to inspection by the Department of Public Safety may be required to pay more than one certificate inspection fee and one external inspection fee, per boiler, in a twelve-month period.

Section 2. That § 4-4-4.6 be AMENDED.

4-4-4.6. Transfer of excess funds at end of fiscal year.

At the end of the fiscal year the treasurer shall transfer any cash balance in excess of one hundred thousand dollars from the boiler inspection fund to the general fund.

An Act to increase certain boiler inspection fees and dedicate more of the fees to the state's boiler inspection program.

I certify that the attached Act originated in the: House as Bill No. 1011 Chief Clerk Speaker of the House Attest: Chief Clerk President of the Senate Attest: Secretary of the Senate House Bill No. 1011 File No. ____ Chapter No. ______

Received at this Executive Office this _____ day of _____________, 2021 at ____________M. By for the Governor The attached Act is hereby approved this ________ day of ______________, A.D., 2021 Governor STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, ss. Office of the Secretary of State Filed ____________, 2021 at _________ o'clock __M. Secretary of State By Asst. Secretary of State