Title 43, STATE GOVERNMENT—EXECUTIVE

(1) The ratepayer oversight board shall design and propose to the authority for approval the structure of the assessment program, including: (a) Sector-specific classifications; (b) Assessment methodology and the rates for each business sector; (c) A referendum process for ratifi…

(1)(a) Within three years of June 11, 2026, the authority shall conduct a referendum among affected businesses to ratify the proposed assessment program. In the case of a failed ratification, the authority may continue to resubmit the same proposal or a modified proposal beyond t…

The authority shall collect assessments annually from participating businesses, to be distributed as follows: (1) Funding equal to the amount provided by the state for activities under this section and RCW 43.385.035 and 43.385.050 shall be deposited into the tourism assessment p…

A due and payable assessment levied in such specified amount as determined by the authority constitutes a personal debt of every person so assessed or who otherwise owes the assessment, and the assessment is due and payable to the authority when payment is called for by the autho…

(1) Financial and commercial information submitted to the authority and the ratepayer oversight board under this chapter is confidential and exempt from public inspection and copying under chapter 42.56 RCW. (2) This section does not apply to general statistical summaries that do…

The tourism assessment program reimbursement account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. The account shall receive reimbursements from the authority under RCW 43.385.060. Expenditures from the account may only be used for the implementation and operation of the tour…

Obligations incurred by the authority or ratepayer oversight board and liabilities or claims against the authority or ratepayer oversight board shall be enforced only against the assets of the authority or ratepayer oversight board in the same manner as if it were a corporation a…

(1) The legislature finds that the history, economy, culture, and future of Washington state are inextricably linked to a vibrant and healthy visitor economy. In order to develop, manage, and promote statewide tourism as part of an existing comprehensive effort to market Washingt…