H-3438              _______________________________________________

 

                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1826

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1986 Regular Session

 

By Representative Grimm

 

 

Read first time 1/23/86 and referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

 

 


AN ACT Relating to state funds and accounts; amending RCW 43.19.500, 43.19.1923, and 43.105.080; adding a new section to chapter 43.19 RCW; creating a new section; and providing an effective date.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

 

        Sec. 1.  Section 2, chapter 159, Laws of 1971 ex. sess. as last amended by section 2, chapter 41, Laws of 1982 and RCW 43.19.500 are each amended to read as follows:

          There is hereby created a fund within the state treasury designated as the "department of general administration facilities and services revolving fund".  Such revolving fund shall be used by the department of general administration for the payment of certain costs, expenses, and charges, as hereinafter specified, incurred by it in the operation and administration of the department in the rendering of services, the furnishing or supplying of equipment, supplies and materials, and for providing or allocating facilities, including the operation, maintenance, rehabilitation, or furnishings thereof to other agencies, offices, departments, activities, and other entities enumerated in RCW 43.01.090 and including the rendering of services in acquiring real estate under RCW 43.82.010.  The department shall treat the rendering of services in acquiring real estate as a separate operating entity within the fund for financial accounting and control.

          The schedule of services, facilities, equipment, supplies, materials, maintenance, rehabilitation, furnishings, operations, and administration to be so financed and recovered shall be determined jointly by the director of general administration and the director of financial management, in amounts which, together with any other income or appropriation, will provide the department of general administration with funds to meet its anticipated expenditures during any allotment period.

          The fund shall not be used to pay any costs of telecommunication or data transmission supplies, equipment, or services.

          The director of general administration may promulgate rules and regulations governing the provisions of RCW 43.01.090 and this section and the relationships and procedures between the department of general administration and such other entities.

 

        Sec. 2.  Section 43.19.1923, chapter 8, Laws of 1965 as last amended by section 12, chapter 21, Laws of 1975-'76 2nd ex. sess. and RCW 43.19.1923 are each amended to read as follows:

          There is created within the department of general administration a revolving fund to be known as the "central stores revolving fund", which shall be used for the purchase of supplies and equipment handled or rented through central stores, and the payment of salaries, wages, and other costs incidental to the acquisition, operation, and maintenance of the central stores, and other activities connected therewith, which shall include ((telecommunications and)) utilities services.  The fund shall be credited with all receipts from the rental, sale or distribution of supplies, equipment, and services rendered to the various state agencies.  ((The moneys held in the present central stores revolving fund created by section 4, chapter 160, Laws of 1943 are hereby transferred to the central stores revolving fund created by this section:  PROVIDED, That)) Central stores, ((telecommunications,)) utilities services, and other activities within the central stores revolving fund shall be treated as separate operating entities for financial and accounting control((:  PROVIDED FURTHER, That)).  Financial records involving the central stores revolving fund shall be designed to provide data for achieving maximum effectiveness and economy of each individual activity within the fund.  The fund shall not be used to pay any costs of telecommunication or data transmission supplies, equipment, or services.

 

        Sec. 3.  Section 1, chapter 129, Laws of 1974 ex. sess. as amended by section 116, chapter 3, Laws of 1983 and RCW 43.105.080 are each amended to read as follows:

          For the purposes of distributing and apportioning the full cost of data processing ((and data communication)) to its users and for the purpose of extending the useful life of state owned data processing ((and data communication)) equipment, and for such other purposes as may be necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this chapter, there is hereby created within the state treasury a revolving fund to be known as the "data processing revolving fund" which shall be used for the acquisition of data processing ((and data communication)) services, supplies and equipment handled or rented by the Washington state data processing authority or under its authority by any Washington state data processing service center designee, and the payment of salaries, wages and other costs incidental to the acquisition, operation and administration of acquired data processing services, supplies and equipment.  The data processing revolving fund shall be credited with all receipts from the rental, sale or distribution of supplies, equipment and services rendered to governmental agencies.  The data processing moneys  presently held in, or hereafter accruing to, the present central stores revolving fund created by RCW 43.19.1923 are hereby transferred to the data processing revolving fund created by this section.  As used in this section, the word "supplies" shall not be interpreted to delegate or abrogate the division of purchasing's responsibilities and authority to purchase supplies as described in RCW 43.19.190 and 43.19.200.

          The fund shall not be used to pay any costs of telecommunication or data transmission supplies, equipment, or services.

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 4.  A new section is added to chapter 43.19 RCW to read as follows:

          The telecommunications account is created in the state treasury.  The account shall be credited with all receipts from the provision of telecommunication and data transmission supplies, equipment, and services to state agencies.  Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation by statute and only for telecommunication and data transmission supplies, equipment, and services and the payment of salaries, wages, and other costs incidental to the acquisition, operation, and administration of acquired data processing services, supplies, and equipment.

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 5.     Moneys in the data processing revolving fund and the central stores revolving fund on the effective date of this section attributable to telecommunications and data communications, as determined by the director of financial management, shall be transferred to the telecommunications account created by section 4 of this act.

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 6.     This act shall take effect on July 1, 1987.