Passed by the House March 5, 2009 Yeas 94 Nays 3 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 7, 2009 Yeas 45 Nays 1 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate		CERTIFICATE I, Barbara Baker, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1692 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. BARBARA BAKER ________________________________________ Chief Clerk
Approved April 22, 2009, 11:25 a.m. CHRISTINE GREGOIRE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington		FILED April 23, 2009 Secretary of State State of Washington

AN ACT Relating to authority of the board of directors of a public facilities district; and amending RCW 36.100.160 and 35.57.060.

Sec. 1   RCW 36.100.160 and 1995 c 396 s 13 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The board of directors of the public facilities district shall have authority to authorize the expenditure of funds for the public purposes of preparing and distributing information to the general public and promoting, advertising, improving, developing, operating, and maintaining facilities of the district. For promotional activities the district board must: (a) Identify the proposed expenditure in its annual budget; and (b) adopt written rules governing promotional hosting by employees, agents, and the board, including requirements for identifying and evaluating the public benefits to be derived and documenting the public benefits realized.
     (2) Nothing contained in this section may be construed to authorize preparation and distribution of information to the general public for the purpose of influencing the outcome of a district election.

Sec.2   RCW 35.57.060 and 1999 c 165 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The board of directors of the public facilities district shall have authority to authorize the expenditure of funds for the public purposes of preparing and distributing information to the general public and promoting, advertising, improving, developing, operating, and maintaining a regional center. For promotional activities the district board must: (a) Identify the proposed expenditure in its annual budget; and (b) adopt written rules governing promotional hosting by employees, agents, and the board, including requirements for identifying and evaluating the public benefits to be derived and documenting the public benefits realized.
     (2) Nothing contained in this section may be construed to authorize preparation and distribution of information to the general public for the purpose of influencing the outcome of a district election.