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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 5630

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1989 Regular Session

By Senators Anderson and Newhouse

Read first time 1/31/89 and referred to Committee on   Ways & Means.

AN ACT Relating to public works projects; and amending RCW 43.155.020.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 8, chapter 446, Laws of 1985 and RCW  43.155.020 are each amended to read as follows:

          Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section shall apply throughout this chapter.

          (1) "Board" means the public works board created in RCW 43.155.030.

          (2) "Department" means the department of community development.

          (3) "Financing guarantees" means the pledge of money in the public works assistance account, or money to be received by the public works assistance account, to the repayment of all or a portion of the principal of or interest on obligations issued by local governments to finance public works projects.

          (4) "Local governments" means cities, towns, counties, special purpose districts, and any other municipal corporations or quasi-municipal corporations in the state excluding school districts and port districts.

          (5) "Public works project" means a project of a local government for the planning, acquisition, construction, repair, reconstruction, replacement, rehabilitation, or improvement of streets and roads, bridges, water systems, ((or)) storm and sanitary sewage systems, or facilities mandated under RCW 13.16.030.

          (6) "Technical assistance" means training and other services provided to local governments to:  (a) Help such local governments plan, apply, and qualify for loans and financing guarantees from the board, and (b) help local governments improve their ability to plan for, finance, acquire, construct, repair, replace, rehabilitate, and maintain public facilities.