Title 43 — Title 43 STATE GOVERNMENT—EXECUTIVE
178 chapters · 3,474 sections in this title.
RCW 43.220.020 Conservation corps created—Puget Sound corps created.
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(1) The Washington conservation corps is created. The department of ecology must administer the corps as a partnership with the departments of natural resources and fish and wildlife, the state parks and recreation commission, and when appropriate, other agencies and nonprofit or…
RCW 43.220.040 Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Agency administrative costs" means indirect expenses such as personnel, payroll, contract administration, fiscal services, and other overhead costs.(2) "Corps" means t…
RCW 43.220.045 Project goals—Recovery of Puget Sound ecosystem—Priorities.
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(1) The corps shall be organized and managed to complete projects with fee-for-service work crews that meet goals associated with the protection, promotion, enhancement, or rehabilitation of the following:(a) Public lands;(b) State natural resources;(c) Water quality;(d) Watershe…
RCW 43.220.060 Powers and duties—Partnering with other entities—Effect on employed workers—Use of facilities, supplies, instruments, and tools of supervising agency.
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(1) The department shall have the following powers and duties as necessary to administer the Washington conservation corps:(a) Recruiting and employing staff, corps members, corps member leaders, and specialists consistent with RCW 43.220.070;(b) Serving as the corps' central app…
RCW 43.220.070 Corps membership—Eligibility—Coordination of recruitment activities—Enrollment period.
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(1)(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, conservation corps members must be unemployed or underemployed residents of the state between eighteen and twenty-five years of age at the time of enrollment who are citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States.(…
RCW 43.220.075 Annual meeting—Forum for partner agencies—Work plan.
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(1) The director of the department of ecology and the commissioner of public lands shall jointly host an annual meeting with other corps program participants to serve as a forum for the partner agencies to provide guidance and feedback concerning the management and function of th…
RCW 43.220.170 Exemption from unemployment compensation coverage.
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The services of corps members are exempt from unemployment compensation coverage under RCW 50.44.040(4) and the enrollees shall be so advised by the department.[ 2011 c 20 s 8; 1983 1st ex.s. c 40 s 17.]Notes:Findings—Intent—2011 c 20: See note following RCW 43.220.020.
RCW 43.220.231 Limitation on use of funds.
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(1) An amount not to exceed five percent of the funds available for the Washington conservation corps may be expended on agency administrative costs.(2) An amount not to exceed twenty percent of the funds available for the Washington conservation corps may be expended for costs i…
RCW 43.220.250 Reimbursement of nonprofit corporations for certain services.
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A nonprofit corporation which contracts with the department to provide a specific service, appropriate for the administration of this chapter which the department cannot otherwise provide, may be reimbursed at the discretion of the department for the reasonable costs the departme…
RCW 43.220.260 Removal of noxious weeds—Planting of plants to provide forage for pollinators.
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Any corps project that involves the removal of noxious weeds must, when deemed appropriate for the project goals by the project sponsor, include the planting of pollen-rich and nectar-rich native plants to provide forage for all pollinators, including honey bees.[ 2016 c 44 s 3.]…
RCW 43.220.904 Effective date—1999 c 280.
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This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [May 13, 1999].[ 1999 c 280 s 9.]
RCW 43.220.905 Intent—Application—2011 c 20.
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It is the intent of this act to centralize the administration of the Washington conservation corps, which was previously administered by the departments of ecology, natural resources, and fish and wildlife and the state parks and recreation commission, into the department of ecol…