Title 43, STATE GOVERNMENT—EXECUTIVE

(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…

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Accountability report" means a report developed in accordance with RCW 43.386.020. (2) "Enroll," "enrolled," or "enrolling" means the process by which a facial recogn…

(1) A state or local government agency using or intending to develop, procure, or use a facial recognition service must file with a legislative authority a notice of intent to develop, procure, or use a facial recognition service and specify a purpose for which the technology is …

A state or local government agency using a facial recognition service to make decisions that produce legal effects concerning individuals or similarly significant effects concerning individuals must ensure that those decisions are subject to meaningful human review. Decisions tha…

Prior to deploying a facial recognition service in the context in which it will be used, a state or local government agency using a facial recognition service to make decisions that produce legal effects on individuals or similarly significant effects on individuals must test the…

(1)(a) A state or local government agency that deploys a facial recognition service must require a facial recognition service provider to make available an application programming interface or other technical capability, chosen by the provider, to enable legitimate, independent, …

A state or local government agency using a facial recognition service must conduct periodic training of all individuals who operate a facial recognition service or who process personal data obtained from the use of a facial recognition service. The training must include, but not …

(1) A state or local government agency must disclose their use of a facial recognition service on a criminal defendant to that defendant in a timely manner prior to trial. (2) A state or local government agency using a facial recognition service shall maintain records of its use …

(1) A state or local government agency may not use a facial recognition service to engage in ongoing surveillance, conduct real-time or near real-time identification, or start persistent tracking unless: (a) A warrant is obtained authorizing the use of the service for those purpo…

(1) This chapter does not apply to a state or local government agency that: (a) Is mandated to use a specific facial recognition service pursuant to a federal regulation or order, or that are undertaken through partnership with a federal agency to fulfill a congressional mandate;…

Nothing in this chapter applies to the use of a facial recognition matching system by the department of licensing pursuant to RCW 46.20.037. [ 2020 c 257 s 12.]

The legislature finds that: (1) Unconstrained use of facial recognition services by state and local government agencies poses broad social ramifications that should be considered and addressed. Accordingly, legislation is required to establish safeguards that will allow state and…

Sections 1 through 9 and 11 through 13 of this act take effect July 1, 2021. [ 2020 c 257 s 14.]

(1) The Washington state leadership board is designated a trustee for the state of Washington. (2) The purpose of the Washington state leadership board is to: (a) Provide the state a means of extending formal recognition for an individual's outstanding services to the state; and …

(1) The Washington state leadership board account is created in the state treasury. All receipts from appropriations 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 the purposes of…

The Washington state leadership board may use the image of the Washington state flag to promote the mission of the organization as set forth under *RCW 43.15.030. The board retains any revenue generated by the use of the image, when the usage is consistent with the purposes under…

This chapter may be known and cited as the Washington equitable access to credit act. [ 2022 c 189 s 1.]

(1) Subject to appropriation, the department of commerce shall create and operate the equitable access to credit program. The purpose of the equitable access to credit program is to award grants to qualified lending institutions, using funds generated by business and occupation t…

The equitable access to credit program account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from contributions to the equitable access to credit program created by this chapter must be deposited in the account. Expenditures from the account may be used only for …

The legislature finds that in order to meet the statewide greenhouse gas emissions limits in RCW 70A.45.020 and 70A.45.050, the state must drastically reduce vehicle greenhouse gas emissions. A critical strategy to meet those goals is transitioning to zero emissions vehicles and …

(1) A target is established for the state that all publicly owned and privately owned passenger and light duty vehicles of model year 2030 or later that are sold, purchased, or registered in Washington state be electric vehicles. (2) On or before December 31, 2023, the interagenc…

(1) There is hereby created an interagency electric vehicle coordinating council jointly led by the Washington state department of commerce and the Washington state department of transportation with participation from the following agencies: (a) The office of financial management…

(1) Interagency electric vehicle coordinating council responsibilities include, but are not limited to: (a) Development of a statewide transportation electrification strategy to ensure market and infrastructure readiness for all new vehicle sales; (b) Identification of all electr…

(1) The interagency clean energy siting coordinating council is created. The coordinating council is cochaired by the department of commerce and the department of ecology with participation from the following: (a) The office of the governor; (b) The energy facility site evaluatio…

(1) The responsibilities of the coordinating council include, but are not limited to: (a) Identifying actions to improve siting and permitting of clean energy projects as defined in RCW 43.158.010, including through review of the recommendations of the department of ecology and d…

The provisions of this title insofar as they are substantially the same as statutory provisions repealed by this chapter, and relating to the same subject matter, shall be construed as restatements and continuations, and not as new enactments. Nothing in this 1965 reenactment of …

Title headings, chapter headings, and section or subsection headings, as used in this title do not constitute any part of the law. [ 1965 c 8 s 43.198.020. Formerly RCW 43.198.020.]

If any provision of this title, or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the title, or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected. [ 1965 c 8 s 43.198.030. Formerly RCW 43.198.030.]

See 1965 c 8 s 43.198.040. Formerly RCW 43.198.040.