Title 43 — Title 43 STATE GOVERNMENT—EXECUTIVE

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Department" means the department of enterprise services.(2) "Director" means the director of enterprise services.(3) "State agency" means every state agency, office, o…

(1) The department of enterprise services is created as an executive branch agency. The department is vested with all powers and duties transferred to it under chapter 43, Laws of 2011 1st sp. sess. and such other powers and duties as may be authorized by law.(2) In addition to t…

(1) The executive powers and management of the department shall be administered as described in this section.(2) The executive head and appointing authority of the department is the director. The director is appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by the senate. The di…

(1) The director of enterprise services shall supervise and administer the activities of the department of enterprise services and shall advise the governor and the legislature with respect to matters under the jurisdiction of the department.(2) In addition to other powers and du…

Actions under this chapter are subject to the notification requirements of RCW 43.17.400.[ 2007 c 62 s 12.]Notes:Finding—Intent—Severability—2007 c 62: See notes following RCW 43.17.400.

The director of financial institutions shall have the power and duties of the director of public institutions contained in the following chapters of RCW: Chapter 33.04 RCW concerning savings and loan associations; and chapter 39.32 RCW concerning purchase of federal property.[ 19…

The enterprise services account is created in the custody of the state treasurer and shall be used for all activities conducted by the department, except information technology services. Only the director or the director's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The…

(1) The director of enterprise services shall have custody and control of the capitol buildings and grounds, supervise and direct proper care, heating, lighting and repairing thereof, and designate rooms in the capitol buildings to be occupied by various state officials.(2) Durin…

The provisions of *RCW 43.19.1905 do not apply to materials, supplies, and equipment purchased for resale to other than public agencies by state agencies, including educational institutions.[ 2012 c 2 s 201 (Initiative Measure No. 1183, approved November 8, 2011); 1975-'76 2nd ex…

All state agencies, including educational institutions, shall maintain a perpetual record of ownership of state owned equipment, which shall be available for the inspection and check of those officers who are charged by law with the responsibility for auditing the records and acc…

(1) The department shall sell or exchange personal property belonging to the state for which the agency, office, department, or educational institution having custody thereof has no further use, at public or private sale, and cause the moneys realized from the sale of any such pr…

Original or historic furnishings from the state capitol group under RCW 27.48.040 do not constitute surplus property under this chapter.[ 1999 c 343 s 3.]Notes:Findings—Purpose—1999 c 343: See note following RCW 27.48.040.

(1) In addition to disposing of property under RCW 28A.335.180, 39.33.010, 43.19.1919, and 43.19.1920, state-owned, surplus computers and computer-related equipment may be donated to any school district or educational service district under the guidelines and distribution standar…

The department may donate state-owned, surplus, tangible personal property to shelters that are: Participants in the department of commerce's emergency shelter assistance program; and operated by nonprofit organizations or units of local government providing emergency or transiti…

(1) The department shall identify and catalog real property that is no longer required for department purposes and is suitable for the development of affordable housing for very low-income, low-income, and moderate-income households as defined in RCW 43.63A.510. The inventory sha…

The director shall:(1) Establish and maintain warehouses for the centralized storage and distribution of such supplies, equipment, and other items of common use in order to effect economies in the purchase of supplies and equipment for state agencies. To provide warehouse facilit…

This chapter does not apply to transfers of property under *sections 1 and 2 of this act.[ 2006 c 35 s 5.]Notes:*Reviser's note: The reference to "sections 1 and 2 of this act" appears to be erroneous. Reference to "sections 2 and 3 of this act" codified as RCW 43.99C.070 and 43.…

The director shall appoint a supervisor of engineering and architecture.A person is not eligible for appointment as supervisor of engineering and architecture unless he or she is licensed to practice the profession of engineering or the profession of architecture in the state of …

Except as provided under RCW 43.17.210, the Washington state arts commission shall determine the amount to be made available for the purchase of art under RCW 43.17.200 in consultation with the director, and payments therefor shall be made in accordance with law. The designation …

The enterprise services account shall be used by the department for the payment of certain costs, expenses, and charges, as specified in this section, incurred by it in the operation and administration of the department in the rendering of services, the furnishing or supplying of…

The Thurston county capital facilities account is created in the state treasury. The account is subject to the appropriation and allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW. Moneys in the account may be expended for capital projects in facilities owned and managed by the departm…

As used in RCW 43.19.565 through 43.19.635, * 43.41.130 and * 43.41.140, the following definitions shall apply:(1) "Passenger motor vehicle" means any sedan, station wagon, bus, or light truck which is designed for carrying ten passengers or less and is used primarily for the tra…

The department shall establish a motor vehicle transportation service which is hereby empowered to:(1) Provide suitable motor vehicle transportation services to state agencies on either a temporary or permanent basis and upon such demonstration of need as the department may requi…

(1) The department shall direct and be responsible for the acquisition, operation, maintenance, storage, repair, and replacement of state motor vehicles under its control. The department shall utilize state facilities available for the maintenance, repair, and storage of such mot…

The director or the director's designee shall have general charge and supervision of state motor pools and motor vehicle transportation services under departmental administration and control.The director or the director's designee shall (1) acquire by purchase or otherwise a suff…

(1) Any passenger motor vehicles currently owned or hereafter acquired by any state agency shall be purchased by or transferred to the department. The director may accept vehicles subject to the provisions of RCW 43.19.560 through 43.19.630, * 43.41.130 and * 43.41.140 prior to J…

All moneys, funds, proceeds, and receipts as provided by law shall be paid into the enterprise services account. Disbursements therefrom shall be made in accordance with the provisions of RCW 43.19.560 through 43.19.630, * 43.41.130 and * 43.41.140 as authorized by the director o…

The director shall adopt and enforce rules as may be deemed necessary to accomplish the purpose of RCW 43.19.560 through 43.19.630, * 43.41.130, and * 43.41.140. The rules, in addition to other matters, shall provide authority for any agency director or his or her delegate to app…

(1) The director of financial management, after consultation with other interested or affected state agencies, shall establish overall policies governing the acquisition, operation, management, maintenance, repair, and disposal of all motor vehicles owned or operated by any state…

Pursuant to policies and regulations promulgated by the office of financial management, an elected state officer or delegate or a state agency director or delegate may permit an employee to commute in a state-owned or leased vehicle if such travel is on official business, as dete…

RCW 43.19.560 through 43.19.620, * 43.41.130, and * 43.41.140 shall not be construed to prohibit a state officer or employee from using his or her personal motor vehicle on state business and being reimbursed therefor, where permitted under state travel policies, rules, and regul…

(1) The governor, acting through the department and any other appropriate agency or agencies as he or she may direct, is empowered to utilize all reasonable means for detecting the unauthorized use of state owned motor vehicles, including the execution of agreements with the stat…

(1) At least thirty percent of all new vehicles purchased through a state contract shall be clean-fuel vehicles.(2) The percentage of clean-fuel vehicles purchased through a state contract shall increase at the rate of five percent each year.(3) In meeting the procurement require…

(1) Effective June 1, 2006, for agencies complying with the ultra-low sulfur diesel mandate of the United States environmental protection agency for on-highway diesel fuel, agencies shall use biodiesel as an additive to ultra-low sulfur diesel for lubricity, provided that the use…

The definitions in this section apply throughout RCW 43.19.642 unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Biodiesel" means a mono alkyl ester of long chain fatty acids derived from vegetable oils or animal fats for use in compression-ignition engines and that meets the re…

(1) The department must assist state agencies seeking to meet the biodiesel fuel requirements in RCW 43.19.642 by coordinating the purchase and delivery of biodiesel if requested by any state agency. The department may use long-term contracts of up to ten years, when purchasing f…

(1) In order to allow the motor vehicle fuel needs of state and local government to be satisfied by Washington-produced biofuels as provided in this chapter, the department of enterprise services as well as local governments may contract in advance and execute contracts with publ…

(1) Effective June 1, 2015, all state agencies, to the extent determined practicable by the rules adopted by the department of commerce pursuant to RCW 43.325.080, are required to satisfy one hundred percent of their fuel usage for operating publicly owned vessels, vehicles, and …

(1) When planning for the capital construction or renovation of a state facility, state agencies shall consider the utilization of fuel cells and renewable or alternative energy sources as a primary source of power for applications that require an uninterruptible power source.(2)…

(1) The department, in cooperation with public agencies, shall investigate opportunities to aggregate the purchase of clean technologies with other public agencies to determine whether or not combined purchasing can reduce the unit cost of clean technologies.(2) State agencies th…

The legislature finds and declares that the buildings, facilities, equipment, and vehicles owned or leased by state government consume significant amounts of energy and that energy conservation actions, including energy management systems, to provide for efficient energy use in t…

It is the purpose of RCW 43.19.670 through 43.19.685 to require energy audits in state-owned buildings, to require energy audits as a lease condition in all new, renewed, and renegotiated leases of buildings by the state, to undertake such modifications and installations as are n…

As used in RCW 43.19.670 through 43.19.685, the following terms have the meanings indicated unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Energy audit" means a determination of the energy consumption characteristics of a facility which consists of the following elements:(a) …

The director of the department of enterprise services shall seek to further energy conservation objectives among other landscape objectives in planting and maintaining trees upon grounds administered by the department.[ 2015 c 225 s 68; 1993 c 204 s 9.]Notes:Findings—1993 c 204: …

The director shall develop lease covenants, conditions, and terms which:(1) Obligate the lessor to conduct or have conducted a walk-through survey of the leased premises;(2) Obligate the lessor to implement identified energy conservation maintenance and operating procedures upon …

(1) Municipalities may conduct energy audits and implement cost-effective energy conservation measures among multiple government entities.(2) All municipalities shall report to the department if they implemented or did not implement, during the previous biennium, cost-effective e…

Financing to implement conservation measures, including fees charged by the department, may be carried out with bonds issued by the Washington economic development finance authority under chapter 43.163 RCW.[ 2005 c 299 s 6.]Notes:Intent—2005 c 299: See note following RCW 44.39.0…

The department shall identify in the department's vendor registry all vendors that are veteran-owned businesses as certified by the department of veterans affairs under RCW 43.60A.195.[ 2011 1st sp.s. c 43 s 242; 2010 c 5 s 5.]Notes:Effective date—Purpose—2011 1st sp.s. c 43: See…

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this section and RCW 43.19.715.(1) "Consolidated mail service" means incoming, outgoing, and internal mail processing.(2) "Incoming mail" means mail, packages, or similar items receive…

The director shall establish a consolidated mail service to handle all incoming, outgoing, and internal mail in the 98504 zip code area or successor zip code areas for agencies in the Olympia, Tumwater, and Lacey area. The director may include additional geographic areas within t…