BILL REQ. #:  S-1823.1 



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SENATE BILL 6087
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State of Washington60th Legislature2007 Regular Session

By Senators Kastama, Pflug and Rasmussen

Read first time 02/19/2007.   Referred to Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Management.



     AN ACT Relating to creating the rural manufacturer export outreach program; adding a new section to chapter 43.210 RCW; repealing RCW 43.210.050; and making an appropriation.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 43.210 RCW to read as follows:
     The small business export finance assistance center shall develop a rural manufacturer export outreach program in collaboration with Washington manufacturing services. The program must provide outreach services to rural manufacturing businesses in Washington to inform them of the importance of, and opportunities in, international trade, and to inform them of the export assistance programs available to assist these businesses to become exporters.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   The sum of fifty thousand dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, from the general fund to the small business export finance assistance center, created under RCW 43.210.020, for the purposes of section 1 of this act.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3   RCW 43.210.050 (Export assistance services contract with department of community, trade, and economic development) and 1998 c 245 s 84, 1995 c 399 s 107, & 1991 c 314 s 16 are each repealed.

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