Title 43 — Title 43 STATE GOVERNMENT—EXECUTIVE
178 chapters · 3,474 sections in this title.
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…
RCW 43.330.400 Federal broadband account.
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(1) The federal broadband account is created in the state treasury. All receipts from funds received from legislative appropriation or transfer, federal funding, and moneys directed to the account from any other lawful source, must be deposited in the account. Moneys in the accou…
RCW 43.330.403 Reporting availability of high-speed internet—Survey of high-speed internet infrastructure owned or leased by state agencies—Geographic information system map—Rules.
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(1) Subject to the availability of federal or state funding, the department may:(a) Develop an interactive website to allow residents to self-report whether high-speed internet is available at their home or residence and at what speed; and(b) Conduct a detailed survey of all high…
RCW 43.330.406 Procurement of geographic information system map—Accountability and oversight structure—Application of public records act.
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(1) The department is authorized, through a competitive bidding process, to procure on behalf of the state a geographic information system map detailing high-speed internet infrastructure, service availability, and adoption. This geographic information system map may include adop…
RCW 43.330.409 Broadband mapping, deployment, and adoption—Reports.
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(1) The department, in coordination with the utilities and transportation commission, and such advisors as the department chooses, may prepare regular reports that identify the following:(a) The geographic areas of greatest priority for the deployment of advanced telecommunicatio…
RCW 43.330.412 Digital equity opportunity program—Administration—Grant program.
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The digital equity opportunity program is created to advance broadband adoption and digital equity and inclusion throughout the state. The digital equity opportunity program must be administered by the department. The department may contract for services in order to carry out the…
RCW 43.330.421 Advisory group on digital inclusion and technology planning.
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Subject to the availability of federal or state funding, the department may convene an advisory group on digital inclusion and technology planning. The advisory group may include, but is not limited to, volunteer representatives from community technology organizations, telecommun…
RCW 43.330.425 Advisory committee on permanent supportive housing.
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(1) An advisory committee on permanent supportive housing is established with members as provided in this section.(a) One representative of the aging and long-term support administration at the department of social and health services;(b) One representative of the health care aut…
RCW 43.330.430 Developmental disabilities endowment—Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout RCW 43.330.431 through 43.330.436.(1) "Developmental disability" has the meaning in RCW 71A.10.020(6).(2) "Developmental disabilities endowment trust fund" means the fund established in the custody of the state treasurer in RCW 43.…
RCW 43.330.431 Developmental disabilities endowment—Trust fund.
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(1) The developmental disabilities endowment trust fund is created in the custody of the state treasurer. Expenditures from the fund may be used only for the purposes of the developmental disabilities endowment established under this chapter, except for expenses of the state inve…
RCW 43.330.432 Developmental disabilities endowment—Authority of state investment board—Authority of governing board.
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(1) The state investment board has the full power to invest, reinvest, manage, contract, sell, or exchange investment money in the developmental disabilities endowment trust fund. All investment and operating costs associated with the investment of money shall be paid under RCW 4…
RCW 43.330.433 Developmental disabilities endowment—Governing board—Liability of governing board and state investment board.
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The developmental disabilities endowment governing board is established to design and administer the developmental disabilities endowment. To the extent funds are appropriated for this purpose, the director of the department shall provide staff and administrative support to the g…
RCW 43.330.434 Developmental disabilities endowment—Endowment principles.
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The design, implementation, and administration of the developmental disabilities endowment shall be governed by the following principles:(1) The design and operation of the endowment should reward families who set aside resources for their child's future care and provide incentiv…
RCW 43.330.435 Developmental disabilities endowment—Development of operating plan—Elements.
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To the extent funds are appropriated for this purpose, the governing board shall contract with an appropriate organization for the development of a proposed operating plan for the developmental disabilities endowment program. The proposed operating plan shall be consistent with t…
RCW 43.330.436 Developmental disabilities endowment—Program implementation and administration.
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Based on the proposed operating plan under *RCW 43.330.225, and to the extent funds are appropriated for this purpose, the developmental disabilities endowment governing board shall implement and administer, or contract for the administration of, the developmental disabilities en…
RCW 43.330.437 Developmental disabilities endowment—Rules.
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The department shall adopt rules for the implementation of policies established by the governing board in *RCW 43.70.731 through 43.70.736. Such rules will be consistent with those statutes and chapter 34.05 RCW.[ 2010 c 271 s 202; 2009 c 565 s 12; 2000 c 120 s 9. Formerly RCW 43…
RCW 43.330.440 Multijurisdictional regulatory streamlining projects—Establishment—Reports.
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(1) The department, in collaboration with the office of regulatory assistance and the office of accountability and performance, must conduct multijurisdictional regulatory streamlining projects that each impact a specific industry sector or subsector within a specific geographica…
RCW 43.330.460 Washington achieving a better life experience program—Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout RCW 43.330.462 through 43.330.468 unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.(1) "Eligible individual" means an individual eligible for the Washington achieving a better life experience program pursuant to section 529A of the f…
RCW 43.330.462 Washington achieving a better life experience program account.
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(1) The Washington achieving a better life experience program account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. Expenditures from the account may be used only for the purposes of administrative and operating expenses of the Washington achieving a better life experience pr…
RCW 43.330.464 Washington achieving a better life experience program—Investment of moneys—Responsibility of state investment board, governing board, and investment manager.
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(1) The governing board may elect to have the state investment board or investment manager invest the money in the Washington achieving a better life experience program account. If the governing board so elects, the state investment board created in RCW 43.33A.020 or the investme…
RCW 43.330.466 Washington achieving a better life experience program—Established—Governing board—Administrative support—Colocation with developmental disabilities endowment governing board—Advisory committees—Interagency agreements—Limited liability.
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The Washington achieving a better life experience program is established and the governing board is authorized to design and administer the Washington achieving a better life experience program in the best interests of eligible individuals. To the extent funds are appropriated fo…
RCW 43.330.468 Washington achieving a better life experience program—Governing board authority.
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(1) The Washington achieving a better life experience program governing board is authorized to design, administer, manage, promote, and market the Washington achieving a better life experience program. The governing board is further authorized to contract with other organizations…
RCW 43.330.480 Low-income home rehabilitation revolving loan program and grant program—Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Home" means a single-family residential structure.(2) "Home rehabilitation" means residential repairs and improvements that address health, safety, and durability issu…
RCW 43.330.482 Low-income home rehabilitation revolving loan program—Terminated.
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(1) On July 1, 2023, the low-income home rehabilitation revolving loan program is terminated except for purposes of addressing outstanding loans as provided in this section, and the department and partnering rehabilitation agencies must immediately cease issuing new loans under t…
RCW 43.330.483 Low-income home rehabilitation grant program.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 6003-S.SL) ***(1) Subject to availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the low-income home rehabilitation grant program is created within the department.(2) The program must include the following elements:(a) Eligible homeowners m…
RCW 43.330.486 Low-income home rehabilitation revolving loan program—Contracts with rehabilitation agencies—Reports.
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(1) The department must contract with rehabilitation agencies to provide home rehabilitation to participating homeowners. Preference must be given to local agencies delivering programs and services with similar eligibility criteria.(2) Any rehabilitation agency may charge partici…
RCW 43.330.487 Low-income home rehabilitation grant program—Contracts with rehabilitation agencies—Reports.
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(1) The department must contract with rehabilitation agencies to provide home rehabilitation to participating homeowners. Preference must be given to local agencies delivering programs and services with similar eligibility criteria.(2) Any rehabilitation agency receiving funding …
RCW 43.330.488 Low-income home rehabilitation account.
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The low-income home rehabilitation account is created in the custody of the state treasury. All transfers and appropriations by the legislature, repayments of loans, private contributions, and all other sources must be deposited into the account. Expenditures from the account may…
RCW 43.330.500 Life sciences discovery fund.
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The life sciences discovery fund is created in the custody of the state treasurer. Only the department or the department's designee may authorize expenditures from the fund. Expenditures from the fund may be made only for purposes of RCW 43.330.502. Administrative expenses of the…
RCW 43.330.502 Life sciences discovery fund—Grants and contracts by department.
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(1) The department must contract with a statewide nonprofit organization to either provide services or make grants, or both, to entities pursuant to a contract to foster growth of the state's life science sector and to improve the health and economic well-being of its residents. …