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HOUSE BILL 2645
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AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
Passed Legislature - 1994 Regular Session
State of Washington 53rd Legislature 1994
Regular Session
By Representatives Rayburn,
Chandler, Grant, Ballard, Schoesler, H. Myers, Foreman, Lisk and Roland
Read first time 01/19/94. Referred to Committee
on Agriculture & Rural Development.
Giving the apple advertising
commission authority to accept gifts, grants, and other donations.
AN ACT Relating to the
apple advertising commission; and amending RCW 15.24.070.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 15.24.070 and 1987 c
393 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
The Washington state apple
advertising commission is hereby declared and created a corporate body. The
powers and duties of the commission shall include the following:
(1) To elect a ((chairman))
chair and such other officers as it deems advisable; and to adopt,
rescind, and amend rules((, regulations,)) and orders for the exercise
of its powers ((hereunder)) under this chapter, which shall have
the force and effect of the law when not inconsistent with existing laws;
(2) To administer and
enforce the provisions of this chapter, and do all things reasonably necessary
to effectuate the purposes of this chapter;
(3) To employ and at its
pleasure discharge a manager, secretary, agents, attorneys, and employees as it
deems necessary, and to prescribe their duties and powers and fix their
compensation;
(4) To establish offices
and incur expense and enter into contracts and to create such liabilities as
may be reasonable for the proper administration and enforcement of this
chapter;
(5) To investigate and prosecute
violations ((hereof)) of this chapter;
(6) To conduct scientific
research to develop and discover the health, food, therapeutic, and dietetic
value of apples and apple products ((thereof));
(7) To keep accurate record
of all of its dealings, which shall be open to inspection and audit by the
state auditor;
(8) To sue and be sued,
adopt a corporate seal, and have all of the powers of a corporation;
(9) To expend funds for
commodity-related education, training, and leadership programs as the
commission deems expedient; ((and))
(10) To borrow money and
incur indebtedness;
(11) To accept gifts,
grants, conveyances, bequests, and devises, of real or personal property, or
both, in trust or otherwise, and sell, lease, exchange, invest, or expend these
donations or the proceeds, rents, profits, and income from the donations except
as limited by the donor's terms. The commission shall adopt rules to govern
and protect the receipt and expenditure of the proceeds, rents, profits, and
income of all such gifts, grants, conveyances, bequests, and devises. The
authority to make expenditures granted by this subsection includes the
authority to make expenditures to provide scholarships or financial assistance
to persons as defined in RCW 1.16.080 or entities associated with the apple
industry, but is not limited to the authority to make expenditures for such a
purpose; and
(12)
To engage in appropriate fund-raising activities for the purpose of supporting
the activities of the commission authorized by this chapter.
