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HOUSE BILL NO. 1461
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State of Washington 49th Legislature 1986 Regular Session
By Representatives Madsen, McMullen, Grimm, Smitherman, Wang, Fisher, Ebersole, P. King, Hine and Winsley
Read first time 1/15/86 and referred to Committee on Trade & Economic Development.
AN ACT Relating to small business; adding new sections to chapter 43.31 RCW; and repealing RCW 28B.30.530 and 28B.30.533.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 43.31 RCW to read as follows:
(1) The department of trade and economic development is authorized to operate or contract for the operation of a small business development center.
(2) The center shall provide management and technical assistance including but not limited to training, counseling, and research services to small businesses throughout the state. The center shall work with public and private community development and economic assistance agencies and shall work towards the goal of coordinating activities with such agencies to avoid duplication of services.
(3) The administrator of the center may contract with other public or private entities for the provision of specialized services.
(4) The small business and development center may accept and disburse federal grants or federal matching funds or other funds or donations from any source when made, granted, or donated to carry out the center's purposes.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 43.31 RCW to read as follows:
If any part of section 1 of this act is found to be in conflict with federal requirements which are a prescribed condition to the allocation of federal funds to the state, the conflicting part of section 1 of this act is hereby declared to be inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict and with respect to the agencies directly affected, and such finding or determination shall not affect the operation of the remainder of section 1 of this act in its application to the agencies concerned.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
(1) Section 1, chapter 77, Laws of 1984 and RCW 28B.30.530; and