(1) RCW 41.35.600 through 41.35.720 apply only to plan 3 members.
(2) Plan 3 consists of two separate elements: (a) A defined benefit portion covered under this subchapter; and (b) a defined contribution portion covered under chapter 41.34 RCW.
(3) Unless otherwise specified, all references to "plan 3" in this subchapter refer to the defined benefit portion of plan 3.
[ 1998 c 341 s 201.]