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HOUSE BILL 2596
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State of Washington 52nd Legislature 1992 Regular Session
By Representatives Jacobsen, R. Fisher, G. Cole, Grant, Zellinsky, Paris, Mitchell, Heavey, Bowman, Carlson, Chandler, D. Sommers, Wynne and Anderson
Read first time 01/22/92. Referred to Committee on State Government.
AN ACT Relating to travel by government employees; and amending RCW 43.03.060.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 43.03.060 and 1990 c 30 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Whenever it becomes necessary for elective or appointive officials or employees of the state to travel away from their designated posts of duty while engaged on official business, and it is found to be more advantageous or economical to the state that travel be by a privately-owned vehicle rather than a common carrier or a state-owned or operated vehicle, a mileage rate established by the director of financial management shall be allowed. The mileage rate established by the director shall not exceed any rate set by the United States treasury department above which the substantiation requirements specified in Treasury Department Regulations section 1.274-5T(a)(1), as now law or hereafter amended, will apply.
(2) The director of financial management may prescribe and regulate the specific mileage rate or other allowance for the use of privately-owned vehicles or common carriers on official business and the conditions under which reimbursement of transportation costs may be allowed. The reimbursement or other payment for transportation expenses of any employee or appointive official of the state shall be based on the method deemed most advantageous or economical to the state.
(3) The mileage rate established by the director of financial management pursuant to this section and any subsequent changes thereto shall be reported to the ways and means committees of the house of representatives and the senate at each regular session of the legislature.
(4) Travel entitlements that have accrued as a result of the travel of a state elected official, employee, member of a board or commission, shall accrue to the state of Washington not the individual. No personal use of the benefits is allowed. Examples of benefits includes, but is not limited to, free travel, mileage, travel discounts, coupons, memberships, and vouchers.