Title 43 — Title 43 STATE GOVERNMENT—EXECUTIVE
178 chapters · 3,474 sections in this title.
RCW 43.330.005 Findings.
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The legislature finds that the long-term economic health of the state and its citizens depends upon the strength and vitality of its communities and businesses. It is the intent of this chapter to create a department of commerce that fosters new partnerships for strong and sustai…
RCW 43.330.007 Management responsibility.
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(1) The purpose of this chapter is to establish the broad outline of the structure of the department of commerce, leaving specific details of its internal organization and management to those charged with its administration. This chapter identifies the broad functions and respons…
RCW 43.330.010 Definitions.
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Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "Associate development organization" means a local economic development nonprofit corporation that is broadly representative of community interests.(2) "Department" me…
RCW 43.330.020 Department created.
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A department of commerce is created. The department shall be vested with all powers and duties established or transferred to it under this chapter and such other powers and duties as may be authorized by law. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the existing responsibilities a…
RCW 43.330.030 Director—Appointment—Salary.
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The executive head of the department shall be the director. The director shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The director shall be paid a salary to be fixed by the governor in accordance with RCW 43.0…
RCW 43.330.040 Director powers and duties.
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(1) The director shall supervise and administer the activities of the department and shall advise the governor and the legislature with respect to community and economic development matters affecting the state.(2) In addition to other powers and duties granted to the director, th…
RCW 43.330.050 Community and economic development responsibilities.
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The department shall be responsible for promoting community and economic development within the state by assisting the state's communities to increase the quality of life of their citizens and their economic vitality, and by assisting the state's businesses to maintain and increa…
RCW 43.330.060 Trade and business responsibilities.
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(1) The department shall (a) assist in expanding the state's role as an international center of trade, culture, and finance; (b) promote and market the state's products and services both nationally and internationally; (c) work in close cooperation with other private and public i…
RCW 43.330.062 Recruitment and retention of business—Protocols for associate development organizations and department staff.
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In carrying out its responsibilities under RCW 43.330.060 and 43.330.080, the department must establish protocols to be followed by associate development organizations and department staff for the recruitment and retention of businesses. The protocols must specify the circumstanc…
RCW 43.330.068 International companies investing in Washington—Eligibility for excise tax incentives.
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An international company investing in Washington is included within the definition of person in RCW 82.04.030 and is eligible for excise tax incentives provided in Title 82 RCW in the same manner as any domestic company.[ 2005 c 135 s 2.]Notes:Finding—Intent—2005 c 135: "The legi…
RCW 43.330.070 Local development capacity—Training and technical assistance.
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(1) The department shall work closely with local communities to increase their capacity to respond to economic, environmental, and social problems and challenges. The department shall coordinate the delivery of development services and technical assistance to local communities or…
RCW 43.330.075 Local government regulation and policy handouts—Technical assistance.
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The department shall provide technical assistance in the compilation of and support in the production of the handouts to be published and kept current by counties and cities under RCW 36.70B.220.[ 1996 c 206 s 11.]Notes:Findings—1996 c 206: See note following RCW 43.05.030.
RCW 43.330.080 Coordination of community and economic development services—Contracts with county-designated associate development organizations—Scope of services—Business services training.
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(1)(a) The department must contract with county-designated associate development organizations to increase the support for and coordination of community and economic development services in communities or regional areas. The contracting organizations in each community or regional…
RCW 43.330.082 Contracting associate development organizations—Performance measures and summary of best practices—Remediation plans—Report.
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(1) Contracting associate development organizations must provide the department with measures of their performance and a summary of best practices shared and implemented by the contracting organizations. Annual reports must include the following information to show the contractin…
RCW 43.330.084 Washington state quality award—Reimbursement of application fee.
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Up to five associate development organizations per year contracting with the department under chapter 249, Laws of 2007 that apply for the Washington state quality award or its equivalent shall receive reimbursement for the award application fee, but may not be reimbursed more th…
RCW 43.330.086 Contracts with associate development organizations—Schedule of awards.
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To the extent that funds are specifically appropriated therefor, contracts with associate development organizations for the provision of services under RCW 43.330.080(1)(b)(i) shall be awarded according to the following annual schedule:(1) For associate development organizations …
RCW 43.330.088 Associate development organizations—Grant program for grant writers.
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(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, by July 1, 2024, the department shall establish a grant program to support associate development organizations in the recruiting, hiring, and retention of grant writers. The department must award g…
RCW 43.330.090 Economic diversification strategies—Targeted industry sectors—Film and video production.
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(1) The department shall work with private sector organizations, industry and sector associations, federal agencies, state agencies that use a sector-based approach to service delivery, local governments, local associate development organizations, and higher education and trainin…
RCW 43.330.094 Tourism development and promotion account—Promotion of tourism industry.
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The tourism development and promotion account is created in the state treasury. All receipts from RCW 36.102.060(10) must be deposited into the account. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account may be used by the department of com…
RCW 43.330.100 Local infrastructure and public facilities—Grants and loans.
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(1) The department shall support the development and maintenance of local infrastructure and public facilities and provide local communities with flexible sources of funding. The department shall coordinate grant and loan programs that provide infrastructure and investment in loc…
RCW 43.330.110 Housing—Energy assistance.
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(1) The department shall maintain an active effort to help communities, families, and individuals build and maintain capacity to meet housing needs in Washington state. The department shall facilitate partnerships among the many entities related to housing issues and leverage a v…
RCW 43.330.120 Growth management.
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(1) The department shall serve as the central coordinator for state government in the implementation of the growth management act, chapter 36.70A RCW. The department shall work closely with all Washington communities planning for future growth and responding to the pressures of u…
RCW 43.330.125 Assistance to counties and cities.
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The department of commerce shall provide training and technical assistance to counties and cities to assist them in fulfilling the requirements of chapter 36.70B RCW.[ 2009 c 565 s 7; 1995 c 347 s 430.]Notes:Finding—Severability—Part headings and table of contents not law—1995 c …
RCW 43.330.130 Services to poor and disadvantaged persons—Preschool children—Substance abuse—Family services—Fire protection and emergency management.
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(1) The department shall coordinate services to communities that are directed to the poor and disadvantaged through private and public nonprofit organizations and units of general purpose local governments. The department shall coordinate these programs using, to the extent possi…
RCW 43.330.135 Court-appointed special advocate programs—Funds—Eligibility.
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(1) The department of commerce shall distribute such funds as are appropriated for the statewide technical support, development, and enhancement of court-appointed special advocate programs.(2) In order to receive money under subsection (1) of this section, an organization provid…
RCW 43.330.145 Entrepreneurial assistance—Recipients of temporary assistance for needy families—Cooperation with agencies for training and industrial recruitment.
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(1) The department shall ensure that none of its rules or practices act to exclude recipients of temporary assistance for needy families from any small business loan opportunities or entrepreneurial assistance it makes available through its community development block grant progr…
RCW 43.330.150 Fees—Conferences, workshops, training.
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The department is authorized to charge reasonable fees to cover costs for conferences, workshops, and training purposes and to expend those fees for the purposes for which they were collected.[ 1994 c 284 s 1.]Notes:Effective date—1994 c 284: See RCW 43.22A.901.
RCW 43.330.152 Fees—Service and product delivery areas.
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In order to extend its services and programs, the department may charge reasonable fees for services and products provided in the areas of financial assistance, housing, international trade, community assistance, economic development, and other service delivery areas, except as o…
RCW 43.330.155 Community and economic development fee account.
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The community and economic development fee account is created in the state treasury. The department may create subaccounts as necessary. The account consists of all receipts from fees charged by the department under RCW 43.330.150, 43.330.152, and * 43.210.110. Expenditures from …
RCW 43.330.156 Fees—Adoption by rule.
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The fees authorized under RCW 43.330.150, 43.330.152, * 70.95H.040, and ** 43.210.110 shall be adopted by rule pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW.[ 1994 c 284 s 8.]Notes:Reviser's note: *(1) The governor vetoed 1994 c 284 s 5, the amendment to RCW 70.95H.040 that provided for fees. Ch…
RCW 43.330.165 Housing for farmworkers—Proposal review and funding recommendations—Farmworker housing advisory group.
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(1) The department shall work with the advisory group established in subsection (2) of this section to review proposals and make prioritized funding recommendations to the department or funding approval board that oversees the distribution of housing trust fund grants and loans t…
RCW 43.330.167 Washington youth and families fund.
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(1)(a) There is created in the custody of the state treasurer an account to be known as the Washington youth and families fund. Revenues to the fund consist of appropriations by the legislature, private contributions, and all other sources deposited in the fund.(b) Expenditures f…
RCW 43.330.170 Statewide housing market analysis.
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The office of community development of the department of commerce is directed to conduct a statewide housing market analysis by region. The purpose of the analysis is to identify areas of greatest need for the appropriate investment of state affordable housing funds, using vacanc…
RCW 43.330.181 Office of apple health and homes—Responsibilities.
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(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, there is created the office of apple health and homes within the department.(2) Activities of the office of apple health and homes must be carried out by a director of the office of apple health an…
RCW 43.330.184 Apple health and homes account.
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The apple health and homes account is created in the state treasury. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account may be used only for permanent supportive housing programs administered by the office created in RCW 43.330.181, includi…
RCW 43.330.187 Rapid permanent supportive housing acquisition and development program.
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Subject to amounts appropriated from the apple health and homes account created in RCW 43.330.184 the department of commerce shall establish a rapid permanent supportive housing acquisition and development program to issue competitive financial assistance to eligible organization…
RCW 43.330.190 Reimbursement of extraordinary criminal justice costs.
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Counties may submit a petition for relief to the office of public defense for reimbursement of extraordinary criminal justice costs. Extraordinary criminal justice costs are defined as those associated with investigation, prosecution, indigent defense, jury impanelment, expert wi…
RCW 43.330.250 Economic development strategic reserve account—Authorized expenditures—Transfer of excess funds to the education construction account.
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(1) The economic development strategic reserve account is created in the state treasury to be used only for the purposes of this section.(2) Only the governor, with the recommendation of the director of the department of commerce, may authorize expenditures from the account.(3) D…
RCW 43.330.260 Inventory of economic development grant opportunities—Joint efforts for grant seeking and attracting major events.
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(1) The department shall make available, within existing resources, an inventory of grant opportunities for state agencies, local governments, and other community organizations engaged in economic development activities.(2) In developing the inventory of economic development gran…
RCW 43.330.270 Innovation partnership zone program.
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(1) The department must design and implement an innovation partnership zone program through which the state will encourage and support research institutions, workforce training organizations, and globally competitive companies to work cooperatively in close geographic proximity t…
RCW 43.330.280 Documentation of clusters of companies having a comparative competitive advantage—Process and criteria—Working group.
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(1) The department shall document clusters of companies throughout the state that have comparative competitive advantage or the potential for comparative competitive advantage, using the process and criteria for identifying strategic clusters developed by the working group specif…
RCW 43.330.300 Financial fraud and identity theft crimes investigation and prosecution program.
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(1) The financial fraud and identity theft crimes investigation and prosecution program is created in the department of commerce. The department shall:(a) Appoint members of the financial fraud task forces created in subsection (2) of this section;(b) Administer the account creat…
RCW 43.330.320 Obtaining energy efficiency services—Awarding grants to financial institutions—Credit enhancements.
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(1) The department must: (a) Establish a process to award grants on a competitive basis to provide grants to financial institutions for the purpose of creating credit enhancements, such as loan loss reserve funds as specified in RCW 43.330.330 and 43.330.350, and consumer financi…
RCW 43.330.330 Funding energy efficiency improvements—Risk reduction mechanisms—Legislative intent.
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(1) The legislature finds that the creation and use of risk reduction mechanisms will promote greater involvement of local financial institutions and other financing mechanisms in funding energy efficiency improvements and will achieve greater leverage of state and federal dollar…
RCW 43.330.340 Appliance efficiency rebate program.
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The department may create an appliance efficiency rebate program with available funds from the energy efficient appliances rebate program authorized under the federal energy policy act of 2005 (P.L. 109-58).[ 2009 c 379 s 207.]Notes:Finding—Intent—Effective date—2009 c 379: See n…
RCW 43.330.350 Use of moneys by local municipalities to leverage financing for energy efficiency projects.
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(1) Local municipalities receiving federal stimulus moneys through the federal energy efficiency and conservation block grant program or state energy program are authorized to use those funds, subject to federal requirements, to establish loan loss reserves or toward risk reducti…
RCW 43.330.360 Findings—Involvement of state bond authorities in financing energy efficiency projects.
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(1) The legislature finds that the state bond authorities have capacities that can be applied to financing energy efficiency projects for their respective eligible borrowers: Washington economic development finance authority for industry; Washington state housing finance commissi…
RCW 43.330.365 Electric vehicle incentive account.
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The electric vehicle incentive account is created in the state treasury. Revenues to the account shall consist of appropriations and transfers by the legislature and all other moneys directed for deposit into the account. Moneys in the account may only be spent after appropriatio…
RCW 43.330.370 Evergreen jobs initiative.
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The Washington state evergreen jobs initiative is established as a comprehensive green economy jobs growth initiative with the goals of:(1) Creating fifteen thousand new green economy jobs by 2020, with a target of thirty percent of those jobs going to veterans, members of the na…
RCW 43.330.375 Evergreen jobs efforts—Coordination and support—Identification of technologies, barriers, and strategies—Outreach efforts—Performance reports.
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(1) The department and the workforce board must:(a) Coordinate efforts across the state to ensure that federal training and education funds are captured and deployed in a focused and effective manner in order to support green economy projects and accomplish the goals of the everg…