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HOUSE BILL 2011
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State of Washington 56th Legislature 1999 Regular Session
By Representatives Kessler, Conway and Haigh
Read first time 02/12/1999. Referred to Committee on Transportation.
AN ACT Relating to the brain injury trust fund; and adding a new section to chapter 46.20 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 46.20 RCW to read as follows:
(1) A one-dollar surcharge is imposed on the issuance and renewal of a driver's license and on an initial motorcycle endorsement and a motorcycle endorsement for a new category.
(2) The brain injury trust fund is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from surcharges under subsection (1) of this section must be deposited into the fund. After covering administrative costs of collecting and depositing the surcharge, expenditures from the fund may be used only to provide services to persons disabled by traumatic brain injuries. The fund is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but no appropriation is required for expenditures.
(3) The governor's committee on disability issues and employment is responsible for oversight over the brain injury trust fund. Only the governor's committee on disability issues and employment may authorize expenditures from the fund.
(4) The governor's committee on disability issues and employment may adopt rules under chapter 34.05 RCW as necessary to establish eligibility for benefits and amounts under this section.
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