BILL REQ. #:  S-1350.2 

READ FIRST TIME 02/23/09.   

     AN ACT Relating to the creation of a trust account on behalf of the Washington wing of the civil air patrol; adding new sections to chapter 43.43 RCW; and creating a new section.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   The legislature finds that the Washington wing of the civil air patrol is uniquely suited to assist the state in providing air search, rescue, and emergency services including response to emergency missions. The legislature further finds that the Washington wing of the civil air patrol is a nonprofit, federally chartered private corporation which is the auxiliary of the United States air force and is engaged in cooperation with the national, state, and local emergency services.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   A new section is added to chapter 43.43 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) The Washington state patrol may receive gifts, grants, or endowments from public or private sources that are made from time to time, in trust or otherwise, for the use and benefit of the purposes of the Washington wing of the civil air patrol.
     (2) The chief of the Washington state patrol or the chief's designee shall deposit moneys received under subsection (1) of this section into the Washington wing of the civil air patrol account created in section 3 of this act.
     (3) The chief of Washington state patrol or the chief's designee shall disperse the donated funds to the Washington wing of the civil air patrol for the following purposes: Equipment purchase, conduct of search and rescue missions, and training and education.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3   A new section is added to chapter 43.43 RCW to read as follows:
     The Washington wing of the civil air patrol account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from public and private contributions to the Washington wing of the civil air patrol must be deposited into the account. Expenditures from the account may be used only for the purposes of section 2 of this act. Only the chief of the Washington state patrol or the chief's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures.