AN ACT Relating to terminating defunct boards,
commissions, and committees; amending RCW 43.240.911, 19.02.020, 19.02.030, and
43.06.010; and repealing RCW 19.02.038, 19.02.040, 43.21F.047, 43.57.010,
43.57.020, 43.57.030, 43.131.115, 43.131.118, 43.131.120, 43.136.060, and
49.30.030.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.
The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
(1) RCW
19.02.038 and 1982 c 182 s 13;
(2) RCW
19.02.040 and 1989 1st ex.s. c 9 s 316, 1987 c 505 s 6, 1985 c 466 s 37, 1982 c
182 s 5, 1979 c 158 s 77, & 1977 ex.s. c 319 s 4;
(3) RCW
43.21F.047 and 1991 c 201 s 1;
(4) RCW
43.57.010 and 1965 c 8 s 43.57.010;
(5) RCW
43.57.020 and 1984 c 287 s 83, 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 34 s 119, 1965 ex.s. c 164
s 1, & 1965 c 8 s 43.57.020;
(6) RCW
43.57.030 and 1965 c 8 s 43.57.030;
(7) RCW
43.131.115 and 1983 1st ex.s. c 27 s 5;
(8) RCW
43.131.118 and 1983 1st ex.s. c 27 s 6;
(9) RCW
43.131.120 and 1983 1st ex.s. c 27 s 7, 1979 c 22 s 2, & 1977 ex.s. c 289 s
12;
(10) RCW
43.136.060 and 1982 1st ex.s. c 35 s 44; and
(11) RCW
49.30.030 and 1989 c 380 s 85.
Sec. 2.
RCW 43.240.911 and 1988 c 186 s 10 are each amended to read as follows:
The following acts or parts of acts, as now
existing or hereafter amended, are each repealed, effective June 30, ((1994))
1993:
(1) Section 9, chapter 467, Laws of 1985 and
RCW 43.240.010;
(2) Section 10, chapter 467, Laws of 1985 and
RCW 43.240.020;
(3) Section 11, chapter 467, Laws of 1985,
section 15, chapter 195, Laws of 1987 and RCW 43.240.030;
(4) Section 12, chapter 467, Laws of 1985 and
RCW 43.240.040;
(5) Section 13, chapter 467, Laws of 1985 and
RCW 43.240.050;
(6) Section 14, chapter 467, Laws of 1985 and
RCW 43.240.060; and
(7) Section 16, chapter 467, Laws of 1985 and
RCW 43.240.070.
Sec. 3.
RCW 19.02.020 and 1992 c 107 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
As used in this chapter, the following words
shall have the following meanings:
(1) "System" means the mechanism by
which master licenses are issued and renewed, license and regulatory
information is disseminated, and account data is exchanged by the agencies;
(2) "Business license center" means
the business registration and licensing center established by this chapter and
located in and under the administrative control of the department of licensing;
(3) (("Board of review" means the
body established to review policies and rules adopted by the department of
licensing for carrying out the provisions of this chapter;
(4)))
"Master application" means a document incorporating pertinent data
from existing applications for licenses covered under this chapter;
(((5))) (4) "Master license"
means the single document designed for public display issued by the business
license center which certifies state agency license approval and which
incorporates the endorsements for individual licenses included in the master
license system, which the state requires for any person subject to this
chapter;
(((6))) (5) "License"
means the whole or part of any agency permit, license, certificate, approval,
registration, charter, or any form or permission required by law, including
agency rule, to engage in any activity;
(((7))) (6)
"Regulatory" means all licensing and other governmental or statutory
requirements pertaining to business or professional activities;
(((8))) (7) "Person"
means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, association,
cooperative, corporation, nonprofit organization, state or local government
agency, and any other organization required to register with the state to do
business in the state and to obtain one or more licenses from the state or any
of its agencies;
(((9))) (8) "Director"
means the director of licensing;
(((10))) (9)
"Department" means the department of licensing;
(((11))) (10) "Regulatory
agency" means any state agency, board, commission, or division which
regulates one or more professions, occupations, industries, businesses, or
activities;
(((12))) (11) "Renewal
application" means a document used to collect pertinent data for renewal
of licenses covered under this chapter; and
(((13))) (12) "License
information packet" means a collection of information about licensing
requirements and application procedures custom-assembled for each request.
Sec. 4.
RCW 19.02.030 and 1982 c 182 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) There is created within the department of
licensing a business license center.
(2) The duties of the center shall include:
(a) Developing and administering a computerized
one-stop master license system capable of storing, retrieving, and exchanging license
information with due regard to privacy statutes, as well as issuing and
renewing master licenses in an efficient manner;
(b) Providing a license information service
detailing requirements to establish or engage in business in this state;
(c) Providing for staggered master license
renewal;
(d) Identifying types of licenses appropriate
for inclusion in the master license system;
(e) Recommending in reports to the governor and
the legislature the elimination, consolidation, or other modification of duplicative,
ineffective, or inefficient licensing or inspection requirements; and
(f) Incorporating licenses into the master
license system.
(3) The department of licensing shall establish
the position of assistant director of the business license center ((who will
also act as executive secretary to the board of review)).
(4) The director of licensing may adopt under
chapter 34.05 RCW such rules as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of
this chapter. ((All proposed rules shall be submitted in writing to the
board of review for its review and recommendations.))
Sec. 5.
RCW 43.06.010 and 1992 c 172 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
In addition to those prescribed by the
Constitution, the governor may exercise the powers and perform the duties
prescribed in this and the following sections:
(1) The governor shall supervise the conduct of
all executive and ministerial offices;
(2) The governor shall see that all offices are
filled, and the duties thereof performed, or in default thereof, apply such
remedy as the law allows; and if the remedy is imperfect, acquaint the
legislature therewith at its next session;
(3) The governor shall make the appointments
and supply the vacancies mentioned in this title;
(4) The governor is the sole official organ of
communication between the government of this state and the government of any
other state or territory, or of the United States;
(5) Whenever any suit or legal proceeding is
pending against this state, or which may affect the title of this state to any
property, or which may result in any claim against the state, the governor may
direct the attorney general to appear on behalf of the state, and report the
same to the governor, or to any grand jury designated by the governor, or to
the legislature when next in session;
(6) The governor may require the attorney
general or any prosecuting attorney to inquire into the affairs or management
of any corporation existing under the laws of this state, or doing business in
this state, and report the same to the governor, or to any grand jury
designated by the governor, or to the legislature when next in session;
(7) The governor may require the attorney
general to aid any prosecuting attorney in the discharge of his duties;
(8) The governor may offer rewards, not
exceeding one thousand dollars in each case, payable out of the state treasury,
for information leading to the apprehension of any person convicted of a felony
who has escaped from a state correctional institution or for information
leading to the arrest of any person who has committed or is charged with the
commission of a felony;
(9) The governor shall perform such duties
respecting fugitives from justice as are prescribed by law;
(10) The governor shall issue and transmit
election proclamations as prescribed by law;
(11) The governor may require any officer or
board to make, upon demand, special reports to the governor, in writing;
(12) The governor may, after finding that a
public disorder, disaster, energy emergency, or riot exists within this state
or any part thereof which affects life, health, property, or the public peace,
proclaim a state of emergency in the area affected, and the powers granted the
governor during a state of emergency shall be effective only within the area
described in the proclamation;
(13) ((The governor shall, when appropriate,
submit to the select joint committee created by RCW 43.131.120, lists of state
agencies, as defined by RCW 43.131.030, which agencies might appropriately be
scheduled for termination by a bill proposed by the select joint committee;
(14)))
The governor may, after finding that there exists within this state an imminent
danger of infestation of plant pests as defined in RCW 17.24.007 or plant
diseases which seriously endangers the agricultural or horticultural industries
of the state of Washington, or which seriously threatens life, health, or
economic well-being, order emergency measures to prevent or abate the infestation
or disease situation, which measures, after thorough evaluation of all other
alternatives, may include the aerial application of pesticides;
(((15))) (14) On all compacts
forwarded to the governor pursuant to RCW 9.46.360(6), the governor is
authorized and empowered to execute on behalf of the state compacts with
federally recognized Indian tribes in the state of Washington pursuant to the
federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 25 U.S.C. Sec. 2701 et seq., for
conducting class III gaming, as defined in the Act, on Indian lands.
