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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 4981

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1986 Regular Session

By Senators Wojahn, Stratton, Bender, Peterson, McDonald, Sellar, Vognild, Goltz, Bauer and Kreidler

Read first time 1/24/86 and referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.

AN ACT Relating to county drug abuse programs; and amending RCW 69.54.100.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 8, chapter 193, Laws of 1982 and RCW 69.54.100 are each amended to read as follows:

          (1) A county legislative authority, or two or more counties acting jointly, may establish a drug abuse program.    If two or more counties jointly establish a drug abuse program, one county shall be designated to provide administrative and financial services.

          (2) To be eligible for funds from the department for the support of the county drug abuse program, the county legislative authority must establish a county drug abuse administrative board and appoint a county drug abuse coordinator.

          (3) The county legislative authority may apply to the department for financial support for the county drug abuse program.  To receive the financial support, the county legislative authority shall submit a plan which meets the following conditions:

          (a) It shall describe the services and activities to be provided;

          (b) It shall include anticipated expenditures and revenues;

          (c) It shall be reviewed by the county drug abuse administrative board and adopted by the county legislative authority;

          (d) It shall reflect maximum effective use of existing services and facilities; and

          (e) Such other conditions as the secretary may require.

          (4) Not more than two percent of state-appropriated moneys for a county drug abuse program may be used by the county to administer the program.

(5) The county is authorized to accept and expend gifts, grants, and fees, from public and private sources, to implement its drug abuse program.