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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 3849

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

 

By Senator Williams; by 1989 Washington Centennial Commission request

 

 

Read first time 2/7/85 and referred to Committee on Parks and Ecology.

 

 


AN ACT Relating to the centennial partnership corporation; amending section 3, chapter 231, Laws of 1984 (uncodified); amending section 4, chapter 231, Laws of 1984 (uncodified); amending section 5, chapter 231, Laws of 1984 (uncodified); amending section 6, chapter 231, Laws of 1984 (uncodified); amending section 8, chapter 231, Laws of 1984 (uncodified); amending section 9, chapter 231, Laws of 1984 (uncodified); amending section 11, chapter 231, Laws of 1984 (uncodified); adding new sections to chapter 27.60 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 41.06 RCW; repealing section 7, chapter 231, Laws of 1984 (uncodified); making an appropriation; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

 

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

 

        Sec. 1.   Section 3, chapter 231, Laws of 1984(uncodified) is amended to read as follows:

          The purpose of this ((act)) chapter is to:

          (1) Provide for ((a study)) studies of the feasibility of creating one or more destination tourism attractions based on the Washington heritage((.  This study is to be conducted in cooperation with various nonprofit corporations interested in the creation of such an attraction as a means of celebrating and sharing the state's unique heritage)); and

          (2) Establish an agency to administer the planning, design, construction, rehabilitation, or acquisition of real property, facilities, artifacts, and equipment for the following centennial partnership projects in cooperation with the following nonprofit corporations:

          (a) Fort Walla Walla in Walla Walla county;

          (b) The International Ag-Trade Center in Spokane county;

          (c) Tall-Timber Country in Pierce county;

          (d) The Museum of Flight in King county;

          (e) The Northwest Seaport, including the Center for Wooden Boats, in King county; and

          (f) Such other projects as the legislature may make appropriations for and direct.

 

        Sec. 2.   Section 4, chapter 231, Laws of 1984 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:

          (1) ((Subject to the provisions of section 10 of this act,)) There is created a public corporation ((of temporary duration)) to be known as the centennial partnership corporation.  The corporation shall be governed by a board of directors composed of (the following nine)) thirteen persons including:  The director of the department of commerce and economic development or the director's representative; the state historic preservation officer; ((four)) five or more persons appointed by the governor who are members representing each of the centennial partnership project nonprofit corporations ((which meet the qualifications of section 7)) identified in section 3 of this 1985 act; two persons appointed by the governor from the hotel, motel, or restaurant businesses; and one person representing the governor and appointed by the governor.  The members appointed by the governor shall serve terms of three years.  Vacancies shall be filled by appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.

         (2) The corporation shall cease to exist on ((July 1, 1985)) December 31, 1990.

          (3) The board of directors shall select a president and such other officers as it considers appropriate.  The directors shall receive travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.

 

        Sec. 3.   Section 5, chapter 231, Laws of 1984 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:

          The centennial partnership corporation shall have the following powers and duties:

          (1) It ((shall)) may conduct ((a study)) studies on the feasibility of establishing ((one or more)) destination tourism attractions based on the Washington heritage.

          (2) It shall report the results of ((this study)) the studies, including any recommendations and proposed legislation, to the secretary of the senate and chief clerk of the house of representatives ((by January 1, 1985)).

          (3) It shall adopt rules in accordance with chapter 34.04 RCW governing the administration of the state funding of the centennial partnership projects.  Funding of centennial partnership projects may be administered by the project's local government or by the centennial partnership corporation in cooperation with the affected nonprofit corporation.

          (4) It shall enter into such contracts as are appropriate for conducting the ((study)) studies and issuing the reports required under this section and administering the state funding of the centennial partnership projects.

          ((4))) (5) It shall carry out its powers and duties in cooperation with the nonprofit corporations ((who meet the qualifications of section 7 of this act and who have made donations under that section)) and centennial partnership projects identified in section 1 of this 1985 act.

 

        Sec. 4.   Section 6, chapter 231, Laws of 1984 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:

          (1) The centennial partnership corporation may accept and expend moneys from public and private sources.

          (2) The centennial partnership corporation may include within its recommendations to the legislature proposed contracts relating to the acquisition of land or construction of facilities.

 

        Sec. 5.   Section 8, chapter 231, Laws of 1984 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:

          (1) The centennial partnership fund is created in the custody of the state treasurer.  Moneys in the fund may be spent only for the purposes of this ((act)) chapter.  Disbursements from the fund shall be on authorization of the centennial partnership corporation.  No appropriation is required for disbursements.

          (2) All moneys donated to the ((state under section 7 of this act)) centennial partnership corporation shall be deposited by the governor in the centennial partnership fund.

          (((3) There is hereby appropriated from the general fund to the centennial partnership fund the sum of fifteen thousand dollars.  No part of this appropriation may be spent until such time as a matching amount of fifteen thousand dollars, received as donations under section 7 of this act, is deposited into the fund.))

 

        Sec. 6.   Section 9, chapter 231, Laws of 1984 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:

          (1) The centennial partnership corporation may employ such staff and administrative support as the corporation deems appropriate in the administration of this chapter.

          (2) The governor shall make available to the centennial partnership corporation such additional staff and administrative support as the governor considers appropriate for the corporation to carry out its functions in an orderly and appropriate manner.  In order to implement this section, the governor may rely on the employees of any agency headed by an officer or employee who serves at the pleasure of the governor.

 

        Sec. 7.   Section 11, chapter 231, Laws of 1984 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:

          This ((act)) chapter shall expire on ((July 1, 1985)) December 31, 1990.

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 8.     Sections 1 through 7 of this act are each added to chapter 27.60 RCW.

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 9.  A new section is added to chapter 41.06 RCW to read as follows:

          This chapter does not apply to the employees of the centennial partnership corporation under chapter 27.60 RCW.

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 10.  Section 7, chapter 231, Laws of 1984 (uncodified) is hereby repealed.

         

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 11.    There is appropriated from the general fund to the centennial partnership fund the sum of fifty thousand dollars for the purposes of this act.  No part of this appropriation may be spent until such time as a matching amount has been received as donations and deposited into the centennial partnership fund.

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 12.    If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 13.    This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect June 30, 1985.