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Washington Statutes, Title 43

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Title 43, STATE GOVERNMENT—EXECUTIVE

181 chapters · 3,539 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 433,539 Ch 43.43, Washington state patrol.172 Ch 43.216, Department of children, youth, and f…168 Ch 43.70, Department of health.154 Ch 43.330, Department of commerce.148 Ch 43.79, State funds.98 Ch 43.21A, Department of ecology.85 Ch 43.101, Criminal justice training commission…85 Ch 43.19, Department of enterprise services.80 Ch 43.21C, State environmental policy.75 Ch 43.20A, Department of social and health serv…67 Ch 43.30, Department of natural resources.62 Ch 43.06, Governor.61 Ch 43.20B, Revenue recovery for department of s…57 Ch 43.88, State budgeting, accounting, and rep…57

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RCW 43.31.205 Hanford reservation—Promotion of sublease for nuclear-related industry.
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In an effort to enhance the economy of the Tri-Cities area, the department of commerce is directed to promote the existence of the lease between the state of Washington and the federal government executed September 10, 1964, covering one thousand acres of land lying within the Ha…
RCW 43.31.215 Hanford reservation—Tri-Cities area—Emphasize workforce and facilities.
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When the department implements programs intended to attract or maintain industrial or high-technology investments in the state, the department shall, to the extent possible, emphasize the following: (1) The highly skilled and trained workforce in the Tri-Cities area; (2) The worl…
RCW 43.31.422 Hanford area economic investment fund.
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The Hanford area economic investment fund is established in the custody of the state treasurer. Moneys in the fund shall only be used for reasonable assistant attorney general costs in support of the committee or pursuant to the decisions of the committee created in RCW 43.31.425…
RCW 43.31.425 Hanford area economic investment fund advisory committee.
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The Hanford area economic investment fund advisory committee is hereby established to advise the director of the department of commerce. (1) The committee shall have eleven members. The director of the department of commerce shall appoint the members, in consultation with Hanford…

RCW 43.31.428 Hanford area economic investment fund committee—Powers.

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The *Hanford area economic investment fund committee created under RCW 43.31.425 may: (1) Adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business; (2) Utilize the services of other governmental agencies; (3) Accept from any federal or state agency loans or …

RCW 43.31.450 SEED act—Findings—Purpose.

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The legislature finds that economic well-being encompasses not only income, spending, and consumption, but also savings, investment, and asset-building. The building of assets, in particular, can improve individuals' economic independence and stability. The legislature further fi…

RCW 43.31.455 SEED act—Definitions.

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The definitions in this section apply throughout RCW 43.31.450 through 43.31.475 unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Department" means the department of commerce. (2) "Director" means the director of the department of commerce. (3) "Foster youth" means a person wh…

RCW 43.31.460 SEED act—Individual development account program—Rules.

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An individual development account program is hereby established within the department for the purpose of facilitating the creation by sponsoring organizations of individual development accounts for low-income individuals. (1) The department shall select sponsoring organizations t…

RCW 43.31.465 SEED act—Foster youth individual development account program.

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(1) A foster youth individual development account program is hereby established within the individual development account program established pursuant to RCW 43.31.460 for the purpose of facilitating the creation by sponsoring organizations of individual development accounts for …

RCW 43.31.470 SEED act—Individual development account program account.

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(1) An account is created in the custody of the state treasurer to be known as the individual development account program account. The account shall consist of all moneys appropriated to the account by the legislature and any other federal, state, or private funds, appropriated o…

RCW 43.31.475 SEED act—Additional funds and purposes.

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Sponsoring organizations may seek additional funds to increase the match rate and the maximum annual match amount established pursuant to RCW 43.31.465. Such funds may also be used for purposes in addition to those provided in RCW 43.31.460(2). [ 2005 c 402 s 7.]

RCW 43.31.480 SEED act—Report to the legislature.

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The department shall annually report to the legislature and the governor on the individual development account program established pursuant to RCW 43.31.450 through 43.31.475. [ 2005 c 402 s 9.]

RCW 43.31.485 SEED act—Short title—2005 c 402.

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This act shall be known as the saving, earning, and enabling dreams (SEED) act. [ 2005 c 402 s 1.]

RCW 43.31.502 Child care facility revolving fund—Purpose—Source of funds.

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(1) A child care facility revolving fund is created. Money in the fund shall be used solely for the purpose of starting or improving a child care facility pursuant to RCW * 43.31.085 and 43.31.502 through 43.31.514. Only moneys from private or federal sources may be deposited int…

RCW 43.31.504 Child care facility fund committee—Generally.

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The child care facility fund committee is established within the *business assistance center of the department of commerce. The committee shall administer the child care facility fund, with review by the director of commerce. (1) The committee shall have five members. The directo…

RCW 43.31.506 Child care facility fund committee—Authority to award moneys from fund.

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The child care facility fund committee is authorized to solicit applications for and award grants and loans from the child care facility fund to assist persons, businesses, or organizations to start a licensed child care facility, or to make capital improvements in an existing li…

RCW 43.31.508 Child care facility fund committee—Loans to child care facilities.

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The child care facility fund committee is authorized, upon application, to use the child care facility fund to guarantee loans made to persons, businesses, or organizations to start a licensed child care facility, or to make capital improvements in an existing licensed child care…

RCW 43.31.512 Child care facility fund committee—Loans or grants to individuals, businesses, or organizations.

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The child care facility fund committee shall award loan guarantees, loans or grants to those persons, businesses, or organizations meeting the minimum standards set forth in this chapter who will best serve the intent of the chapter to increase the availability of high quality, a…

RCW 43.31.514 Child care facility fund committee—Grants, repayment requirements.

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Where the child care facility fund committee makes a grant to a person, organization, or business, the grant shall be repaid to the child care facility fund if the child care facility using the grant to start or expand ceases to provide child care earlier than the following time …

RCW 43.31.545 Recycled materials and products—Market development.

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The department is the lead state agency to assist in establishing and improving markets for recyclable materials generated in the state. [ 1991 c 319 s 210; 1989 c 431 s 64.]

RCW 43.31.565 Early learning facilities grant and loan program—Definitions.

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Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout RCW 43.31.569 through 43.31.583: (1) "Department" means the department of commerce. (2) "Director" means the director of commerce. (3) "Early learning facility" means a facility provid…

RCW 43.31.569 Early learning facilities grant and loan program—Early learning facilities revolving account—Early learning facilities development account.

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(1)(a) The early learning facilities revolving account is created in the state treasury. (b) Revenues to the early learning facilities revolving account shall consist of appropriations by the legislature, early learning facilities grant and loan repayments, taxable bond proceeds,…

RCW 43.31.571 Early learning facilities grant and loan program—Oversight, in consultation with the department of children, youth, and families—Head state agency—Use of funds.

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(1) The department, in consultation with the department of children, youth, and families, shall oversee the early learning facilities revolving account and the early learning facilities development account, and is the lead state agency for the early learning facilities grant and …

RCW 43.31.573 Early learning facilities grant and loan program—State matching funds for grants or loans—Emergency grants—Participation by nongovernmental private-public partnerships—Monitoring performance.

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(1) The department must expend moneys from the early learning facilities revolving account: (a) To provide state matching funds for early learning facilities grants or loans to provide classrooms necessary for children to participate in the early childhood education and assistanc…

RCW 43.31.574 Early learning facilities grant and loan program—Collocation with affordable or supportive housing—State funding.

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For early learning facilities collocated with affordable or supportive housing developments, the department may remit state funding on a reimbursement basis for 90 percent of eligible project costs, regardless of the project's match amount, once the nonstate share of project cost…

RCW 43.31.575 Early learning facilities grant and loan program—Eligible organizations—Requirements.

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(1) Organizations eligible to receive funding from the early learning facilities grant and loan program include: (a) Early childhood education and assistance program providers; (b) Working connections child care providers who are eligible to receive state subsidies; (c) Licensed …

RCW 43.31.577 Early learning facilities grant and loan program—Eligible activities.

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(1) Activities eligible for funding through the early learning facilities grant and loan program for eligible organizations include: (a) Facility predesign grants or loans to allow eligible organizations to secure professional services or consult with organizations certified by t…

RCW 43.31.579 Early learning facilities grant and loan program—Private or local government matching funding—Ranked and prioritized list of projects.

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(1) It is the intent of the legislature that state funds invested in the early learning facilities grant and loan program be matched by private or local government funding whenever feasible. Every effort may be made to maximize funding available for early learning facilities from…

RCW 43.31.581 Early learning facilities grant and loan program—Committee of facilities experts—Advice regarding prioritization methodology—Liability insurance.

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(1) The department shall convene a committee of early learning facilities experts to advise the department regarding the prioritization methodology of applications for projects described in RCW 43.31.577 including no less than one representative each from the department of childr…

RCW 43.31.583 Early learning facilities grant and loan program—Report.

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When funding is provided in the previous biennium, the department, in collaboration with the department of children, youth, and families, shall submit a report no later than December 1st of even-numbered years, to the governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature tha…

RCW 43.31.585 Early learning facilities grant and loan program—Rule making.

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The department may adopt rules to implement RCW 43.31.565 through 43.31.583. [ 2025 c 21 s 9.]

RCW 43.31.605 Landlord mitigation program—Department to administer and have rule-making authority—Claims—Eligibility for reimbursement—Review—Damages—Inspection—Landlords prohibited from certain acts—Denial of reimbursement—Department to establish website—Liability—Report, recommendations.

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(1) Subject to the availability of funds for this purpose, the landlord mitigation program is created and administered by the department. The department shall have such rule-making authority as the department deems necessary to administer the program. The following types of claim…

RCW 43.31.615 Landlord mitigation program account.

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(1) The landlord mitigation program account is created in the custody of the state treasury. All transfers and appropriations by the legislature, repayments, private contributions, and all other sources must be deposited into the account. Expenditures from the account may only be…

RCW 43.31.625 Industrial waste coordination program.

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(1) An industrial waste coordination program is established in order to provide expertise, technical assistance, and best practices to support local industrial symbiosis projects. (2) The industrial waste coordination program must be administered by the department of commerce and…

RCW 43.31.635 Industrial symbiosis grant program.

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(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, a competitive industrial symbiosis grant program is established in order to provide grants for the research, development, and deployment of local waste coordination projects. (2) Grants may go towa…

RCW 43.31.645 Sustainable aviation fuel account.

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The sustainable aviation fuel account is created in the state treasury. The account shall consist of concession fees collected and deposited into the account pursuant to RCW 19.430.020. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Moneys in the account may be expe…

RCW 43.31.648 Sustainable aviation fuel airport infrastructure account.

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The sustainable aviation fuel airport infrastructure account is created in the state treasury. All receipts from RCW 82.42.090(2) must be deposited into the account. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account may be used only for ac…

RCW 43.31.801 2023 wildfires—Disaster relief payment program.

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(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the department of commerce shall establish and administer a disaster relief payment program to provide assistance to qualifying property owners and local governments that had buildings destroyed or…

RCW 43.31.802 Electric transmission—Tribal consultation framework—Report.

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(1) The department of commerce must contract with the governor's office of Indian affairs to, in coordination with the department of ecology and the department of commerce, convene federally recognized Indian tribes whose traditional lands and territories include parts of Washing…

RCW 43.31.859 Rural development council—Successor organization—Funding.

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in chapter 41.06 RCW or any other provision of law, the department may contract to provide funding to a successor organization under *RCW 43.31.856 to carry out activities of the organization that are consistent with the department's power…

RCW 43.31.970 Electric vehicle infrastructure.

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The department of commerce must distribute to local governments model ordinances, model development regulations, and guidance for local governments for siting and installing electric vehicle infrastructure, and in particular battery charging stations, and appropriate handling, re…

RCW 43.31.980 Impact fee annual report.

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(1) Beginning December 1, 2018, and each year thereafter, the department of commerce must prepare an annual report on the impact fee deferral process established in RCW 82.02.050(3). The report must include: (a) The number of deferrals requested of and issued by counties, cities,…

RCW 43.31C.005 Findings—Declaration.

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(1) The legislature finds that: (a) There are geographic areas within communities that are characterized by a lack of employment opportunities, an average income level that is below the median income level for the surrounding community, a lack of affordable housing, deteriorating…

RCW 43.31C.010 Definitions.

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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Area" means a geographic area within a local government that is described by a close perimeter boundary. (2) "Community empowerment zone" means an area meeting the re…

RCW 43.31C.020 Community empowerment zone—Application.

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(1) The department, in cooperation with the department of revenue, the employment security department, and the office of financial management, may approve applications submitted by local governments for an area's designation as a community empowerment zone under this chapter. The…

RCW 43.31C.030 Community empowerment zone—Requirements.

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(1) The director may not designate an area as a community empowerment zone unless that area meets the following requirements: (a) The area must be designated by the legislative authority of the local government as an area to receive federal, state, and local assistance designed t…

RCW 43.31C.040 Community empowerment plan—Requirements—Annual progress report.

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(1) The five-year community empowerment plan required under RCW 43.31C.020 shall contain information that describes the community development needs of the proposed community empowerment zone and present a strategy for meeting those needs. The plan shall address the following cate…

RCW 43.31C.050 Community empowerment zones—Amendment—Termination.

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(1) The terms or conditions of a community empowerment zone approved under this chapter may be amended to: (a) Alter the boundaries of the community empowerment zone; or (b) Terminate the designation of a community empowerment zone. (2)(a) A request for an amendment under subsect…

RCW 43.31C.060 Administration of chapter—Powers and duties of department.

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The department must administer this chapter and has the following powers and duties: (1) To monitor the implementation of chapter 212, Laws of 2000 and submit reports evaluating the effectiveness of the program and any suggestions for legislative changes to the governor and legis…

RCW 43.31C.070 Administration of community empowerment zone—Jurisdiction of local government—Community empowerment zone administrator.

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The administration of a community empowerment zone is under the jurisdiction of the local government. Each local government must, by ordinance, designate a community empowerment zone administrator for the area designated as a community empowerment zone that is within its jurisdic…