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                                 SENATE BILL 5472

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State of Washington              52nd Legislature             1991 Regular Session

By Senators McCaslin and Madsen; by request of Department of General Administration.

Read first time February 1, 1991.  Referred to Committee on Governmental Operations.Modifying the department of general administration's duties regarding excess receipts from building rent.

     AN ACT Relating to cost recovery by the department of general administration; and amending RCW 43.01.090.

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

     Sec. 1.  RCW 43.01.090 and 1979 c 151 s 81 are each amended to read as follows:

     The director of general administration may assess a charge against each state board, commission, agency, office, department, activity, or other occupant or user for payment of a proportion of costs for occupancy of buildings, structures, or facilities including but not limited to all costs of operating and maintaining such buildings, structures, or facilities and the repair, remodeling, or furnishing thereof and for the rendering of any service or the furnishing or providing of any supplies, equipment, or materials.

     The director of general administration may recover the full costs including appropriate overhead charges of the foregoing by billing either quarterly or semiannually as determined by the director including but not limited to transfers upon accounts and advancements into the general administration facilities and services revolving fund.  Rates shall be established by the director of general administration after consultation with the director of financial management.  The director of general administration may allot, provide, or furnish any of such facilities, structures, services, equipment, supplies, or materials to any other public service type occupant or user at such rates or charges as are equitable and reasonably reflect the actual costs of the services provided: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That the legislature, its duly constituted committees, interim committees and other committees shall be exempted from the provisions of this section.  ((Billings shall be adjusted at intervals of not to exceed six months to reflect any change in actual costs relative to whatever estimates may have been made for budget purposes.)) The director of general administration shall return to the treasury at the close of each biennium, any amount billed in excess of actual costs not to exceed five percent of the biennial appropriation.

     Upon receipt of such bill, each entity, occupant, or user shall cause a warrant or check in the amount thereof to be drawn in favor of the department of general administration which shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the general administration facilities and services revolving fund established in RCW 43.19.500 unless the director of financial management has authorized another method for payment of costs.