BILL REQ. #:  S-3477.1 

Read first time 01/15/10.   Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.

     AN ACT Relating to the Washington soldiers' home; adding new sections to chapter 72.36 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 continued support of and medical assistance to our military veterans is of great priority in the state of Washington. The legislature further finds that the Washington soldiers' home provides essential shelter, personal and nursing care, and related services to eligible military veterans.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   (1) The department 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 soldiers' home.
     (2) The director of the department or the director's designee shall:
     (a) Deposit moneys received under subsection (1) of this section into the Washington soldiers' home account created in section 3 of this act;
     (b) Disburse the donated funds to the Washington soldiers' home for the following purposes: Renovation and maintenance of its physical facilities.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3   The Washington soldiers' home account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from public and private contributions to the Washington soldiers' home 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 director of the department or the director'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.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 4   Sections 2 and 3 of this act are each added to chapter 72.36 RCW.