BILL REQ. #: S-4355.1

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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6342
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State of Washington

61st Legislature

2010 Regular Session

By Senate Government Operations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Swecker, Hobbs, Franklin, Carrell, McDermott, Pridemore, Marr, Shin, and Fairley; by request of Department of Veterans Affairs)

READ FIRST TIME 02/01/10.

AN ACT Relating to the Washington soldiers' home; and amending RCW 72.36.010.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 72.36.010 and 1959 c 28 s 72.36.010 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) There is established at Orting, Pierce county, an institution which shall be known as the Washington soldiers' home.
     (2) The department is authorized to work with public or private entities on projects to make the best use of the soldiers' home property and facilities. These projects may include, but are not limited to, the renovation and long-term lease of the Garfield barracks building on the soldiers' home campus.
     (3) All long-term leases of the soldiers' home property shall be subject to the requirements of RCW 43.82.010, except that such leases may run for up to seventy-five years.
     (4) Before the commencement of any project authorized under this section, the joint committee on veterans' and military affairs must approve a final proposal, specifying (a) the lease terms, if applicable, and (b) the development plans.
     (5) No state funds may be expended in connection with any project authorized under this section.

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