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                          HOUSE BILL 1308

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State of Washington      54th Legislature     1995 Regular Session

By Representatives Crouse, Padden, Benton, Koster, Mastin, Sherstad, Hargrove, Goldsmith, Fuhrman, Lambert and Thompson

Read first time 01/20/95.  Referred to Committee on Government Operations.

Abolishing the Washington State Arts Commission.

    AN ACT Relating to abolishing the Washington state arts commission; creating a new section; and repealing RCW 28A.335.210, 28B.10.025, 28B.10.027, 43.17.200, 43.17.205, 43.17.210, 43.19.455, 43.46.005, 43.46.015, 43.46.030, 43.46.040, 43.46.045, 43.46.050, 43.46.055, 43.46.060, 43.46.070, 43.46.090, 43.46.095, and 43.46.900.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  (1) The Washington state arts commission is hereby abolished.

    (2)(a) All reports, documents, surveys, books, records, files, papers, or written material in the possession of the Washington state arts commission shall be delivered to the custody of the Washington state historical society.  All cabinets, furniture, office equipment, motor vehicles, and other tangible property employed by the Washington state arts commission shall be made available to the Washington state historical society.  All funds, credits, or other assets held by the Washington state arts commission shall be assigned to the Washington state historical society.

    (b) Any appropriations made to the Washington state arts commission shall, on the effective date of this section, be transferred and credited to the Washington state historical society.

    (c) If any question arises as to the transfer of any funds, books, documents, records, papers, files, equipment, or other tangible property used or held in the exercise of the powers and the performance of the duties and functions transferred, the director of financial management shall make a determination as to the proper allocation and certify the same to the state agencies concerned.

    (3) The transfer of assets of the Washington state arts commission shall not affect the validity of any act performed before the effective date of this section.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:

(1) RCW 28A.335.210 and 1983 c 204 s 7, 1982 c 191 s 2, & 1974 ex.s. c 176 s 5;

(2) RCW 28B.10.025 and 1990 c 33 s 557, 1983 c 204 s 8, 1977 ex.s. c 169 s 8, & 1974 ex.s. c 176 s 4;

(3) RCW 28B.10.027 and 1983 c 204 s 9;

(4) RCW 43.17.200 and 1983 c 204 s 4 & 1974 ex.s. c 176 s 2;

(5) RCW 43.17.205 and 1990 c 33 s 574 & 1983 c 204 s 3;

(6) RCW 43.17.210 and 1990 c 33 s 575 & 1983 c 204 s 5;

(7) RCW 43.19.455 and 1990 c 33 s 576, 1983 c 204 s 6, & 1974 ex.s. c 176 s 3;

(8) RCW 43.46.005 and 1985 c 317 s 1;

(9) RCW 43.46.015 and 1985 c 317 s 2;

(10) RCW 43.46.030 and 1985 c 317 s 3, 1967 ex.s. c 125 s 4, & 1965 c 8 s 43.46.030;

(11) RCW 43.46.040 and 1985 c 317 s 4 & 1965 c 8 s 43.46.040;

(12) RCW 43.46.045 and 1988 c 81 s 23, 1985 c 317 s 5, & 1967 ex.s. c 125 s 2;

(13) RCW 43.46.050 and 1985 c 317 s 6 & 1965 c 8 s 43.46.050;

(14) RCW 43.46.055 and 1985 c 317 s 7 & 1967 ex.s. c 125 s 1;

(15) RCW 43.46.060 and 1965 c 8 s 43.46.060;

(16) RCW 43.46.070 and 1985 c 317 s 8 & 1965 c 8 s 43.46.070;

(17) RCW 43.46.090 and 1983 c 204 s 1 & 1974 ex.s. c 176 s 1;

(18) RCW 43.46.095 and 1990 c 33 s 578 & 1983 c 204 s 2; and

(19) RCW 43.46.900 and 1985 c 317 s 10.

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