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certification by a licensed professional engineer stating that the <br />qualified improvements will result in improved resilience; <br />(c) For new construction, certification by a licensed <br />professional engineer stating that the proposed qualified improvements <br />will enable the project to exceed the energy efficiency or water <br />efficiency or renewable energy or renewable water or resilience <br />requirements of the current building code. <br />(2) The program may charge an application fee to cover the costs <br />of establishing and conducting the application review process. <br />(3) Upon the denial of an application, the program administrator <br />must provide an opportunity for an adjudicative proceeding subject to <br />the applicable provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW. <br />(4) After an approved project is completed, an applicant must <br />provide the program written verification, as defined in the program <br />guidebook, stating that the qualified project was properly completed <br />and is operating as intended. <br />(5) No later than one year after the governing body of a county <br />establishes a program under this chapter, it must begin accepting <br />applications and approving applications. <br />(6) The department of commerce may adopt rules to implement the <br />voluntary statewide program. [2020 c 27 s 4.] <br />RCW 36.165.040 Program adoption —County requirements. (1) To <br />adopt a program under this chapter, the governing body of a county <br />must take the following actions: <br />(a) Adopt a resolution or ordinance that includes: <br />(i) A statement that financing qualified projects, repaid by <br />voluntary assessments on property benefited by C-PACER improvements, <br />is in the public interest for safety, health, and other common good <br />reasons; <br />_. _. _ _ - - <br />(ii) A description of the region in which the program is o ere , <br />which: <br />(A) May include the entire county, which may include both <br />unincorporated and incorporated territory; and <br />(B) Must be located wholly within the county's jurisdiction; and <br />(iii) A statement of the time and place for a public hearing on <br />the proposed program; and <br />(b) Hold a public hearing at which the public may comment on the <br />proposed program. <br />(2)_A county may designate more than one region. If multiple <br />regions are designated, the regions may be separate, overlapping, or <br />coterminous. <br />(3) The resolution or ordinance adopted by a county under this <br />section may incorporate the department of commerce program guidebook <br />or any amended versions of that program guidebook, as appropriate, by <br />reference. <br />(4) A county adopting a C-PACER program pursuant to this chapter <br />may narrow the definition of "qualified improvements" to be consistent <br />with the county's climate goals. <br />(5) Any combination of counties may agree to jointly implement a <br />program under this chapter. If two or more counties implement a <br />program jointly, a single public hearing held jointly by the <br />cooperating counties is sufficient to satisfy the requirements of this <br />chapter. <br />Certified on 8/15/2025 Combined Chapter 36.165 RCW Page 5 <br />