pa-56-27-939: Fees

Summary

The State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers (board) proposes to amend §§ 36.6 and 36.405 (relating to fees) to read as set forth in Annex A. Effective Date This proposed rulemaking will be effective upon final-form publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin . The initial application fee increases will be effective upon final-form publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin . Thereafter, the subsequent graduated increases will be implemented on a 2-fiscal-year basis on July 1, 2029, and July 1, 2031. The increased biennial renewal fees will be implemented beginning with the July 1, 2027 June 30, 2029, biennial renewal period. Thereafter, the subsequent graduated increases will be implemented with the biennial renewal for July 1, 2029 June 30, 2031, and July 1, 2031 June 30, 2033. Statutory Authority Under section 5(6) of the Real Estate Appraisers Certification Act (act) (63 P.S. § 457.5(6)), the board is empowered ''[t]o establish fees for the operation of the board, including fees for the issuance and renewal of certificates and licenses and for examinations.'' Section 9(a) of the act (63 P.S. § 457.9(a)) further provides that, ''[a]ll fees established pursuant to this act shall be fixed by the board by regulation and shall be subject to the act of June 25, 1982 (P.L. 633, No. 181), known as the Regulatory Review Act. If the revenues raised by fees, fines and civil penalties imposed pursuant to this act are not sufficient to meet expenditures over a two-year period,...

The agency’s own summary, as published.