BILL REQ. #:  Z-0566.4 

Read first time 11/08/13.   Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

     AN ACT Relating to appropriations specifically for activities related to the aerospace industry for permitting and training, including program development, staff, facilities, and equipment; adding new sections to 2013 2nd sp.s. c 4 (uncodified); adding new sections to 2013 2nd sp.s. c 19 (uncodified); and making appropriations.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to 2013 2nd sp.s. c 4 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2015) . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,500,000

     The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:
     (1) $8,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2015 is provided solely for increasing high demand aerospace enrollments by an additional one thousand full-time equivalent students for the 2014-15 academic year in programs and at sites recommended by the Washington aerospace and advanced manufacturing pipeline advisory committee or its successor committee. It is the intent of the legislature for funding to be ongoing or until there is no longer a demonstrated need.
     (2) $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2015 is provided solely for developing a fabrication composite wing incumbent worker training program to be housed at the Washington aerospace training and research center. It is the intent of the legislature for development and planning funds to continue in fiscal year 2016 and for the training program to serve incumbent workers starting with the 2015-16 academic year.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   A new section is added to 2013 2nd sp.s. c 4 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2014) . . . . . . . . . . . . $750,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2015) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,250,000
          TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000,000

     The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriations in this section are provided solely for the department of commerce local government and infrastructure division to provide grants to local governments to assist a county or city in paying for the cost of preparing an environmental analysis that advances environmental permitting activities in and around current and future large manufacturing sites for aerospace and other key economic growth centers.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3   A new section is added to 2013 2nd sp.s. c 19 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
     Renton Aerospace Training Center Construction (92000151)

     The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriation in this section is provided solely for construction of the Renton aerospace training center. This funding is in addition to funding provided in section 1077, chapter 19, Laws of 2013 2nd sp. sess. (uncodified).

Appropriation:
     State Building Construction Account--State . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000,000

     Prior Biennia (Expenditures) . . . . . . . . . . . . $0
     Future Biennia (Projected Costs) . . . . . . . . . . . . $0
          TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000,000

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 4   A new section is added to 2013 2nd sp.s. c 19 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM
     Edmonds Community College: Washington Aerospace Training and Research Center (30000979)

     The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriation in this section is provided solely for building modifications and acquisition of specialized equipment for the purpose of developing a fabrication composite wing incumbent worker training program at the Washington aerospace training and research center located at Paine Field.

Appropriation:
     State Building Construction Account--State . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500,000

     Prior Biennia (Expenditures) . . . . . . . . . . . . $0
     Future Biennia (Projected Costs) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500,000
          TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000,000