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FIFTY-THIRD DAY

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MORNING SESSION

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Senate Chamber, Olympia, Thursday, March 2, 2000

      The Senate was called to order at 9:00 a.m. by President Owen. The Secretary called the roll and announced to the President that all Senators were present except Senators Bauer, Costa, Finkbeiner, Haugen, Heavey, McDonald, Patterson, Sellar, Tim Sheldon and Thibaudeau. On motion of Senator Honeyford, Senator Sellar was excused. On motion of Senator Franklin, Senators Haugen and Tim Sheldon were excused.

      The Sergeant at Arms Color Guard, consisting of Pages Jessica Suepke and Elgin Demetrius Grant, presented the Colors. Mary Lynne Reiner of the Temple Beth Hatfiloh, offered the prayer.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, the reading of the Journal of the previous day was dispensed with and it was approved.

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING

 

SB 6860             by Senators Roach, Rasmussen, McCaslin, Heavey, Morton, Benton, Rossi, Swecker, Stevens and Zarelli

 

AN ACT Relating to charges for surface water runoff; and amending RCW 36.89.080, 36.94.140, and 86.15.160.

Referred to Committee on Environmental Quality and Water Resources.


SECOND READING

CONFIRMATION OF GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENT


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Spanel, Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9054, Joe Bowen, as a member of the Human Rights Commission, was confirmed.


APPOINTMENT OF JOE BOWEN


      The Secretary called the roll. The appointment was confirmed by the following vote: Yeas, 39; Nays, 0; Absent, 7; Excused, 3.

     Voting yea: Senators Benton, Brown, Deccio, Eide, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, Morton, Oke, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 39.

     Absent: Senators Bauer, Costa, Finkbeiner, Heavey, McDonald, Patterson and Thibaudeau - 7.

     Excused: Senators Haugen, Sellar and Sheldon, T. - 3.

 

MOTION

 

      On motion of Senator Zarelli, the following resolution was adopted:

 

SENATE RESOLUTION 2000-8739

 

By Senators Zarelli and Swecker

 

      WHEREAS, The Washington State Senate supports excellence in all fields of human endeavor; and

      WHEREAS, The members of the W.F. West High School boys’ basketball team have exhibited outstanding academic and athletic skill by winning the Class 3A state academic championship; and

      WHEREAS, To win the Class 3A state academic championship, the Bearcats achieved the top grade point average of all Class 3A boys’ basketball teams in the state with a team average of 3.56;

      WHEREAS, The W.F. West boys’ basketball team, consisting of Eddie Arredondo, Josh Aselton, Kyle Aselton, Keegan Fulton, Scott McCain, Nick Rambo, Brian Rash, Jordan Rinta, Kelly Ross, Sawyer Smith, Kyle State, and Phillip Thompson, achieved this academic excellence; and

      WHEREAS, The Bearcat boys’ basketball team benefitted from the leadership and support of Principal Dr. Linda Smith, Athletic Director Don Conway, Coach Dale Leach, and assistant coaches Ed Simmons, Rob Sandy, and Ken Hotsko in their bid for academic and athletic excellence; and

      WHEREAS, The team and its leadership have brought distinction and pride to W.F. West High School, its students, its supporters, and the entire Chehalis community;

      NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Washington State Senate honor and congratulate the 1999-2000 W.F. West High School boys’ basketball team for its hard work, dedication to academic and athletic excellence, and maturity in achieving this recognition; and

      BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be immediately transmitted by the Secretary of the Senate to the principal of W.F. West High School and to the members and coaching staff of the 1999-2000 W.F. West High School boys’ basketball team.

 

      Senators Zarelli and Swecker spoke to Senate Resolution 2000-8739.

 

INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL GUESTS


      The President welcomed and introduced the members and coaches of the W. F. West High School Class 3A Boys’ Basketball State Academic Champions from Chehalis, who were seated in the gallery.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, the Senate returned to the sixth order of business.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Franklin, Senator Heavey was excused.


SECOND READING

CONFIRMATION OF GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9247, Russell D. Hauge, as a member of the Sentencing Guidelines Commission, was confirmed.

      Senators Betti Sheldon and Oke spoke to the confirmation of Russell D. Hauge as a member of the Sentencing Guidelines Commission.


APPOINTMENT OF RUSSELL D. HAUGE


      The Secretary called the roll. The appointment was confirmed by the following vote: Yeas, 43; Nays, 0; Absent, 4; Excused, 2.

     Voting yea: Senators Benton, Brown, Deccio, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 43.

     Absent: Senators Bauer, Costa, Patterson and Thibaudeau - 4.

     Excused: Senators Heavey and Sellar - 2.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Franklin, Senator Patterson was excused.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Loveland, Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9291, David Shaw, as a member of the Academic Achievement and Accountability Commission, was confirmed.

      Senators Loveland and Hale spoke to the confirmation of David Shaw as a member of the Academic Achievement and Accountability Commission.

 

APPOINTMENT OF DAVID SHAW


      The Secretary called the roll. The appointment was confirmed by the following vote: Yeas, 47; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

     Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Deccio, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 47.

     Excused: Senators Patterson and Sellar - 2.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, the Senate advanced to the eighth order of business.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Eide, the following resolution was adopted:


SENATE RESOLUTION 2000-8746


By Senators Benton, Morton, Rossi, Oke, Eide, Deccio, Johnson and McAuliffe


      WHEREAS, The 2000 Prudential Spirit of Community Award, presented by The Prudential Insurance Company of America in partnership with the National Association of Secondary School Principals, honors young volunteers across America who have demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to serving their communities; and

      WHEREAS, Paul Gordon, 18, of Redmond and Brett Byrd, 13, of Camas were named Washington's top two youth volunteers for the Year 2000 in The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards; and

      WHEREAS, Paul Gordon, a senior at Mount Si High School raised $24,000 individually, for a total of $90,000, to help pay for a young boy's liver transplant and has created the Paul Gordon Children's Fund to assist underprivileged children with medical costs, and has become a national spokesperson for the National Transplant Assistance Fund, for which he speaks to others about the importance of organ donation; and

      WHEREAS, Brett Byrd, a seventh-grader at Skyridge Middle School, produced concerts featuring his rock and roll band, along with his brother Cameron, to honor his mother's memory, and raised nearly $70,000 to provide mammograms for women who cannot afford them, and hopes to eventually raise one million dollars to help in the fight against breast cancer; and

      WHEREAS, Cameron Byrd, Lindsay O'Neal, Timothy Pilgrim, Jesse Rowe, Wynne Scherf, and Amanda Solano were recognized as Distinguished Finalists for their impressive community service activities; and

      WHEREAS, Cameron Byrd, 15, of Camas, a ninth-grader at Skyridge Middle School, raised nearly $70,000 for breast cancer screenings by performing in a rock and roll band with his brother, Brett; and

      WHEREAS, Lindsay O'Neal, 17, of Federal Way, a senior at Federal Way High School, helps organize a weekly breakfast at her church, with funds going to support various church and community programs; and

      WHEREAS, Timothy Pilgrim, 17, of Kent, a senior at Kentwood High School, developed and directs a math tutoring program at his school that has assisted 50 students with their studies; and

      WHEREAS, Jesse Rowe, 16, of Port Orchard, a sophomore at Explorer Academy, helped create an educational brochure about date violence for the Planned Parenthood Dating Violence Workforce; and

      WHEREAS, Wynne Scherf, 18, of Metaline Falls, a member of the WSU/Pend Oreille County 4-H, a senior at Selkirk High School, coordinated a blood, food, and clothing drive to benefit the needy in her community; and

      WHEREAS, Amanda Solano, 17, of Selah, a senior at Selah High School, planned and implemented a drug and alcohol awareness presentation that included a mock car crash witnessed by the entire student body; and

      WHEREAS, The success of the state of Washington, the strength of our communities, and the overall vitality of American society depend in great measure, upon the dedication of young people like Paul Gordon, Brett Byrd, Cameron Byrd, Lindsay O'Neal, Timothy Pilgrim, Jesse Rowe, Wynne Scherf, and Amanda Solano, who use their considerable talents and resources to serve others;

      NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Senate congratulate and honor Paul Gordon, Brett Byrd, Cameron Byrd, Lindsay O'Neal, Timothy Pilgrim, Jesse Rowe, Wynne Scherf, and Amanda Solano as recipients of Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, recognize their outstanding records of volunteer service, peer leadership, and community spirit, and extend best wishes for their continued success and happiness; and

      BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Secretary of the Senate immediately transmit copies of this resolution to Paul Gordon, Brett Byrd, Cameron Byrd, Lindsay O'Neal, Timothy Pilgrim, Jesse Rowe, Wynne Scherf, and Amanda Solano.


      Senators Eide, Johnson, Benton, Deccio, Rossi and Oke spoke to Senate Resolution 2000-8746.


INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL GUESTS


      The President welcomed and introduced and thanked the Year 2000 Prudential Spirit of Community Award volunteers, who were seated in the gallery.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, the Senate reverted to the sixth order of business.


SECOND READING

CONFIRMATION OF GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENT


MOTION


      On motion of Senator McAuliffe, Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9242, Jose E. Gaitan, as a member of the Academic Achievement and Accountability Commission, was confirmed.


APPOINTMENT OF JOSE E. GAITAN


      The Secretary called the roll. The appointment was confirmed by the following vote: Yeas, 46; Nays, 0; Absent, 1; Excused, 2.

     Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 46.

     Absent: Senator Deccio - 1.

    Excused: Senators Patterson and Sellar - 2.

 

MOTION

 

      At 9:49 a.m., on motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, the Senate was declared to be at ease.

 

      The Senate was called to order at 11:13 a.m. by President Owen.

 

MOTION

 

      On motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, the Senate reverted to the fourth order of business.

 

 

MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

March 1, 2000

MR. PRESIDENT:

      The House has passed:

      SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5330,

      SENATE BILL NO. 6121,

      SENATE BILL NO. 6160,

      SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6233,

      SENATE BILL NO. 6285,

      SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6351,

      SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6357,

      SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6382,

      ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6389,

      ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6683,

      SENATE BILL NO. 6748, and the same are herewith transmitted.

TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Co-Chief Clerk

CYNTHIA ZEHNDER, Co-Chief Clerk

 

March 1, 2000

MR. PRESIDENT:

      The House has passed:

      SENATE BILL NO. 6123,

      SENATE BILL NO. 6251, and the same are herewith transmitted.

CYNTHIA ZEHNDER, Co-Chief Clerk

TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Co-Chief Clerk

 

 

March 1, 2000

MR. PRESIDENT:

      The House has passed:

      SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6740,

      SENATE BILL NO. 6770,

      SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 8022,

      SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 8027,

      SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 8214, and the same are herewith transmitted.

CYNTHIA ZEHNDER, Co-Chief Clerk

TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Co-Chief Clerk

 

SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT

 

      The President signed:

      SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5330,

      SENATE BILL NO. 6121,

      SENATE BILL NO. 6123,

      SENATE BILL NO. 6160,

      SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6233,

      SENATE BILL NO. 6251,

      SENATE BILL NO. 6285,

      SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6351,

      SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6357,

      SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6382,

      ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6389,

      ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6683,

      SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6740,

      SENATE BILL NO. 6748,

      SENATE BILL NO. 6770,

      SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 8022,

      SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 8027,

      SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 8214.

 

MOTION

 

      On motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, the Senate advanced to the sixth order of business.

 

 

 

 

SECOND READING

 

      SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2406, by House Committee on Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Regala and Buck)

 

Changing salmon recovery provisions.

 

      The bill was read the second time.

 

MOTION

 

 

      Senator Jacobsen moved that the following Committee on Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation striking amendment be adopted:

       Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

       "Sec. 1. RCW 75.46.010 and 1998 c 246 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

       The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

       (1) "Adaptive management" means reliance on scientific methods to test the results of actions taken so that the management and related policy can be changed promptly and appropriately.

       (2) "Critical pathways methodology" means a project scheduling and management process for examining interactions between habitat projects and salmonid species, prioritizing habitat projects, and assuring positive benefits from habitat projects.

       (3) "Habitat project list" is the list of projects resulting from the critical pathways methodology under RCW 75.46.070(2) that shall receive consideration for funding by the salmon recovery funding board. Each project on the list must have a written agreement from the landowner on whose land the project will be implemented, and must be based on the limiting factors analysis conducted in RCW 75.46.070 when completed.

       (4) "Habitat projects" or "projects" include but are not limited to habitat restoration projects, habitat protection projects, habitat projects that improve water quality, habitat projects that protect water quality, habitat-related mitigation projects, fish passage barrier correction projects, fish screening projects, projects that accelerate the recovery process such as supplementation of wild stocks, projects that include the use of side channels, off-stream rearing enhancement, improvement in overwintering habitat, or use of acclimation ponds, and habitat project corrective maintenance and monitoring activities.

       (((4))) (5) "Habitat work schedule" means ((those projects from the habitat project list that will be implemented during the current funding cycle)) development of a table of completed, active, and potential projects as a basis for critical pathways methodology analysis. The schedule shall also include ((a list of the entities and individuals implementing projects,)) the estimated start date, duration, ((estimated)) date of completion, ((estimated)) cost, affected salmonid species, and funding sources for the projects.

       (((5))) (6) "Limiting factors" means conditions that limit the ability of habitat to fully sustain populations of salmon. ((These factors are primarily fish passage barriers and degraded estuarine areas, riparian corridors, stream channels, and wetlands.

       (6))) (7) "Project sponsor" is a county, city, special district, tribal government, state agency, a combination of such governments through interlocal or interagency agreement((s provided under chapter 39.34 RCW)), a nonprofit organization, or one or more private citizens.

       (((7))) (8) "Salmon" includes all species of the family Salmonidae which are capable of self-sustaining, natural production except for Atlantic salmon.

       (((8))) (9) "Salmon recovery plan" means a state plan developed in response to a proposed or actual listing under the federal endangered species act that addresses limiting factors including, but not limited to harvest, hatchery, hydropower, habitat, and other factors of decline.

       (((9))) (10) "Salmon recovery activities" or "activities" includes but is not limited to habitat protection or restoration activities by local governments, tribes, other public entities, and private entities. The activities must have as a principal purpose the protection and restoration of salmonid populations. Salmon recovery activities may include, but are not limited to: Preparation of stream corridor guidelines, programmatic permitting, preparation of geographic information system protocols, and the development of baseline hydrological data.

       (11) "Tribe" or "tribes" means federally recognized Indian tribes.

       (((10))) (12) "WRIA" means a water resource inventory area established in chapter 173-500 WAC as it existed on January 1, 1997.

       (((11))) (13) "Owner" means the person holding title to the land or the person under contract with the owner to lease or manage the legal owner's property.

       (14) "Board" means the salmon recovery funding board created in RCW 75.46.150.

       (15) "Listed stocks" means salmon and trout stocks that are listed or proposed for listing as threatened or endangered under the federal endangered species act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 1531 et seq.

       (16) "SASSI" means the salmon and steelhead stock inventory report and appendices.

       (17) "SSHIAP" means the salmon and steelhead habitat inventory and assessment project.

       Sec. 2. RCW 75.46.170 and 1999 sp.s. c 13 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) The (([salmon recovery funding])) board shall develop procedures and criteria for allocation of funds for salmon habitat projects and salmon recovery activities on a state-wide basis to address the highest priorities for salmon habitat protection and restoration. To the extent practicable the board shall adopt an annual allocation of funding. The allocation should address both protection and restoration of habitat, and should recognize the varying needs in each area of the state on an equitable basis. The board has the discretion to partially fund, or to fund in phases, salmon habitat projects. The board may annually establish a maximum amount of funding available for any individual project, subject to available funding. No projects required solely as a mitigation or a condition of permitting are eligible for funding.

       (2)(a) In evaluating, ranking, and awarding funds for projects and activities the board shall give preference to projects that:

       (i) Are based upon the limiting factors analysis identified under RCW 75.46.070;

       (ii) Provide a greater benefit to salmon recovery based upon the stock status information contained in the department of fish and wildlife salmonid stock inventory (SASSI), the salmon and steelhead habitat inventory and assessment project (SSHIAP), and any comparable science-based assessment when available;

       (iii) Will benefit listed species and other fish species; and

       (iv) Will preserve high quality salmonid habitat.

       (b) In evaluating, ranking, and awarding funds for projects and activities the board shall also give consideration to projects that:

       (i) Are the most cost-effective;

       (ii) Have the greatest matched or in-kind funding; and

       (iii) Will be implemented by a sponsor with a successful record of project implementation.

       (3) The board may reject, but not add, projects from a habitat project list submitted by a lead entity for funding.

       (4) For fiscal year 2000, the board may authorize the interagency review team to evaluate, rank, and make funding decisions for categories of projects or activities or from funding sources provided for categories of projects or activities. In delegating such authority the board shall consider the review team's staff resources, procedures, and technical capacity to meet the purposes and objectives of this chapter. The board shall maintain general oversight of the team's exercise of such authority.

       (5) The board shall seek the guidance of the technical review team to ensure that scientific principles and information are incorporated into the allocation standards and into proposed projects and activities. If the technical review team determines that a habitat project list complies with the critical pathways methodology under RCW 75.46.070, it shall provide substantial weight to the list's project priorities when making determinations among applications for funding of projects within the area covered by the list.

       (6) The board shall establish criteria for determining when block grants may be made to a lead entity or other recognized regional recovery entity consistent with one or more habitat project lists developed for that region. Where a lead entity has been established pursuant to RCW 75.46.060, the board may provide grants to the lead entity to assist in carrying out lead entity functions under this chapter, subject to available funding. The board shall determine an equitable minimum amount of funds for each region, and shall distribute the remainder of funds on a competitive basis.

       (7) The board may waive or modify portions of the allocation procedures and standards adopted under this section in the award of grants or loans to conform to legislative appropriations directing an alternative award procedure or when the funds to be awarded are from federal or other sources requiring other allocation procedures or standards as a condition of the board's receipt of the funds. The board shall develop an integrated process to manage the allocation of funding from federal and state sources to minimize delays in the award of funding while recognizing the differences in state and legislative appropriation timing.

       (8) The board shall establish a time limit for the completion of projects that are awarded funds under this section. The time limit imposed by the board for completing projects shall provide for timely completion of projects but allow adequate time for projects that by their nature require multiple years to accomplish. The time limit may not exceed five years from the time the funds are awarded. The board shall not require the project sponsor to reapply to the board for these same funds in subsequent funding cycles within the time limit imposed by the board."

 

MOTION

 

      Senator Jacobsen moved that the following amendment to the Committee on Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation striking amendment be adopted:

       On page 2, on line 30 of the amendment, after "protocols," strike "and the development of baseline hydrological data" and insert "the development of baseline hydrological data, and project scoping, predesign, and engineering for fish passage, screening, and habitat restoration and acquisition projects"

      Debate ensued.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of the amendment by Senator Jacobsen on page 2, beginning on line 30 to the committee striking amendment.

      The motion by Senator Jacobsen carried and the amendment to the committee striking amendment was adopted.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of the Committee on Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation striking amendment, as amended, to Substitute House Bill No. 2406.

      Debate ensued.

      The motion by Senator Jacobsen carried and the committee striking amendment, as amended, was adopted.

 

MOTIONS

 

      On motion of Senator Jacobsen the following title amendment was adopted:

      On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "activities;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "and amending RCW 75.46.010 and 75.46.170."

      On motion of Senator Jacobsen, the rules were suspended, Substitute House Bill No. 2406, as amended by the Senate, was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 2406, as amended by the Senate.

 

ROLL CALL

 

      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 2406, as amended by the Senate, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 46; Nays, 0; Absent, 2; Excused, 1.

     Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Deccio, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kohl-Welles, Long, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 46.

     Absent: Senators Kline and Loveland - 2.

     Excused: Senator Sellar - 1.

      SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2406, as amended by the Senate, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.

 

SECOND READING

 

      HOUSE BILL NO. 2383, by Representatives Regala, G. Chandler, Anderson, Linville, Fisher, Scott, Kenney, Lovick, Haigh, Lantz, Wood, Santos, Edmonds and Ogden

 

Creating the aquatic nuisance species committee.

 

      The bill was read the second time.

 

MOTION

 

      On motion of Senator Jacobsen, the following Committee on Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation striking amendment was adopted:Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

       "NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 75.24 RCW to read as follows:

       (1) The aquatic nuisance species committee is created for the purpose of fostering state, federal, tribal, and private cooperation on aquatic nuisance species issues. The mission of the committee is to minimize the unauthorized or accidental introduction of nonnative aquatic species and give special emphasis to preventing the introduction and spread of aquatic nuisance species. The term "aquatic nuisance species" means a nonnative aquatic plant or animal species that threatens the diversity or abundance of native species, the ecological stability of infested waters, or commercial, agricultural, or recreational activities dependent on such waters.

       (2) The committee consists of representatives from each of the following state agencies: Department of fish and wildlife, department of ecology, department of agriculture, department of health, department of natural resources, Puget Sound water quality action team, state patrol, state noxious weed control board, and Washington sea grant program. The committee shall encourage and solicit participation by: Federally recognized tribes of Washington, federal agencies, Washington conservation organizations, environmental groups, and representatives from industries that may either be affected by the introduction of an aquatic nuisance species or that may serve as a pathway for their introduction.

       (3) The committee has the following duties:

       (a) Periodically revise the state of Washington aquatic nuisance species management plan, originally published in June 1998;

       (b) Make recommendations to the legislature concerning how animals can be classified as aquatic nuisance species;

       (c) Recommend to the state noxious weed control board that a plant be classified under the process designated by RCW 17.10.080 as an aquatic noxious weed;

       (d) Coordinate education, research, regulatory authorities, monitoring and control programs, and participate in regional and national efforts regarding aquatic nuisance species;

       (e) Consult with representatives from industries and other activities that may serve as a pathway for the introduction of aquatic nuisance species to develop practical strategies that will minimize the risk of new introductions; and

       (f) Prepare a biennial report to the legislature with the first report due by December 1, 2001, making recommendations for better accomplishing the purposes of this chapter, and listing the accomplishments of this chapter to date.

       (4) The committee shall accomplish its duties through the authority and cooperation of its member agencies. Implementation of all plans and programs developed by the committee shall be through the member agencies and other cooperating organizations."

 

MOTIONS

 

      On motion of Senator Jacobsen, the following title amendment was adopted:

      On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "species;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "and adding a new section to chapter 75.24 RCW."

      On motion of Senator Jacobsen, the rules were suspended, Substitute House Bill No. 2383, as amended by the Senate, was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      Debate ensued.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 2383, as amended by the Senate.

ROLL CALL

 

      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 2383, as amended by the Senate, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 46; Nays, 0; Absent, 2; Excused, 1.

      Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Deccio, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 46.                Absent: Senators Loveland and Snyder - 2.           Excused: Senator Sellar - 1.  SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2383, as amended by the Senate, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.

 

      There being no objection, the Senate resumed consideration of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5243, deferred March 1, 2000, after Senator Kline moved that the bill be substituted and Senator Johnson challenged whether the bill was properly before the Senate.

 

RULING BY THE PRESIDENT

 

      President Owen: “In ruling upon the point of order by Senator Johnson that the Senate is beyond the cutoff date established in Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 8421 to consider Senate Bills on the floor and that consideration of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5243 is therefore not in order, the President finds that the cutoff resolution exempts ‘matters necessary to implement budgets.’ The issue is whether Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5243 is a measure necessary to implement a budget. Because there is confusion surrounding this issue as evidenced by prior rulings, the President begs the body’s patience as he speaks at some length in an attempt to provide some guidelines while responding to the point of order.

      “Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5243 is a measure which extends and expands the so-called linked deposit program. Under the linked deposit program, the state treasurer is directed to deposit an amount of short term surplus treasury funds with public depositories who agree to loan the amount deposited to qualifying loan applicants. The President notes that generally the treasurer is duty-bound under statute to maximize interest returns on short term surplus treasury funds. The linked deposit program directs the treasurer to discount interest otherwise received from public depositories participating in the loan program.

      “The President reminds the body that he has not seen a budget this session. Therefore, the President is left to analyze the issue in this point of order in the abstract. For the following reasons, the President finds that although he may be prepared to rule without first seeing a budget that a measure is necessary to implement a budget, this is not an instance in which he would do so.

      “On the floor yesterday, Senator Kline argued that because Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5243 concerns state revenues in the form of earned interest, the measure therefore necessarily concerned the budget. The President finds that having an effect on revenue does not by itself make a measure necessary to implement a budget. The President can envision a situation where a measure that increases state revenues in the face of a projected budget deficit could be a measure necessary to implement the budget. Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5243 is not such a measure.

      “Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5243 would actually reduce state revenues otherwise available on deposited treasury funds. In prepared remarks, Senator Kline argues that this reduced revenue is, in essence, a subsidy to participating depositories and is therefore like a budgeted appropriation to those depositories. The President notes, however, that state budgets appropriate funds to state agencies, not to private individuals or entities directly. The President believes that Senator Johnson is correct when he argues that the linked deposit program came into existence in 1993, and has never been the subject of an appropriation in the budget. Under these circumstances, the President cannot rule in the abstract that Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5243 is necessary to implement the budget, and Senator Johnson’s point of order is well taken.

      “Again, there may be instances in which to expedite the business before the body, the President would take notice of certain facts and rule before first seeing a budget that a measure is necessary to implement a budget. These might include but not necessarily be limited to the following:

      1. The instance noted above concerning a revenue increase measure in the face of a projected budget deficit. This measure would be actually necessary to implement a budget. Others like those that follow might be technically necessary.

      2. A measure extending or expanding a program that was actually funded in prior budgets. If such a measure failed to pass, the President could reasonably anticipate that a budget appropriation funding the extension or expansion of the program would lapse.

 

      3. A measure creating a new program, which proposed program has received publicity such that the President could reasonably anticipate that a budget appropriation would lapse but for the passage of the measure.

      4. A measure shifting a program from one agency to another or dividing an agency, which proposed shift or division has received publicity such that the President could reasonably anticipate that a budget appropriation would lapse but for the passage of the shift or division.

      “The President appreciates the body’s indulgence in this lengthy ruling. However, the President believes it is his responsibility to provide what guidance he can concerning the conduct of Senate business. .

      “At this time, Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5243 is not properly before the Senate.”

 

      The President ruled that Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5243 is not properly before the Senate at this time.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, further consideration of Senate Bill No. 5243, which will hold its place on the second reading calendar, was deferred.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, the Senate advanced to the eighth order of business.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Goings, the following resolution was adopted:


SENATE RESOLUTION 2000-8717


By Senators Goings, Oke, Rasmussen, Franklin, Wojahn, Eide, Winsley, Roach and Swecker


      WHEREAS, The annual Daffodil Festival is a cherished tradition for the people of Pierce County and the Northwest; and

      WHEREAS, 2000 marks the Sixty-Seventh annual Daffodil Festival; and

      WHEREAS, The Festival began in 1926 as a modest garden party in Sumner, and grew steadily each year until 1934 when flowers, which previously had been largely discarded in favor of daffodil bulbs, where used to decorate cars and bicycles for a short parade through Tacoma; and

      WHEREAS, The Festival’s 2000 events are ongoing, and will culminate in the April 15, 2000, Grand Floral Street Parade, winding its way from downtown Tacoma through the communities of Puyallup, Sumner, and Orting; and

      WHEREAS, This year’s Festival royalty includes princesses Dawn Ainslie, Washington High School; Bobett Babcock, Eatonville High School; Moriah Blake, LakesHigh School; Emily Chipps, Puyallup High School; Melissa Clapper, Clover Park High School; Mariana DeArmas, Lincoln High School; Brenna Foley, Curtis High School; Amy Hamel, Franklin Pierce High School; Anna Hasselblad, Wilson High School; Leslie Hauge, Fife High School; Cela Mamic, Rogers High School; Megan McFadden, Bethel High School; Sarah Norris, Sumner High School; Keli O'Neill, Orting High School;Amanda Orr, Stadium High School; Shanel Rodriguez, Spanaway Lake High School;

Erlene Schwenke, Mt. Tahoma High School; Tiye Smith, Henry Foss High School; and Rene Unap, Chief Leschi High School;

      NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the members of the Washington State Senate do hereby recognize and honor the many contributions made to our state by the Daffodil Festival and its organizers for the past sixty-seven years; and

      BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted immediately by the Secretary of the Senate to the 2000 Daffodil Festival Officers and to the members of the Festival Royalty.


      Senators Goings, Oke, Rasmussen, Franklin, Winsley, Eide and Wojahn spoke to Senate Resolution 2000-8717.


INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL GUESTS


      The President welcomed and introduced Daffodil Princess Anna Hasselblad and the queen mother, Karen Basket, who were seated on the rostrum

      With permission of the Senate, business was suspended to permit Princess Anna to address the Senate.


INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL GUESTS


      The President welcomed and introduced the Daffodil Royalty Princesses, who were seated in the gallery.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Snyder, Rule 15 was suspended for the day.


      EDITOR’S NOTE - Rule 15 states: ‘The Senate shall recess ninety minutes for lunch each working day. When reconvening on the same day, the senate shall recess ninety minutes for dinner each working evening. This rule may be suspended by a majority.




MOTION


      At 11:52 a.m., on motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, the Senate was declared to be at ease.


      The Senate was called to order at 1:10 p.m by President Owen.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, the Senate returned to the sixth order of business.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Honeyford, Senators Deccio, Long and Sheahan were excused.


SECOND READING

CONFIRMATION OF GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENT


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Spanel, Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9012, Judge Marshall Forrest, as a member of the Gambling Commission, was confirmed.


APPOINTMENT OF JUDGE MARSHALL FORREST


      The Secretary called the roll. The appointment was confirmed by the following vote: Yeas, 38; Nays, 0; Absent, 7; Excused, 4. Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Honeyford, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Loveland, McAuliffe, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Wojahn and Zarelli - 38.

     Absent: Senators Costa, Hochstatter, Horn, McCaslin, Patterson, Shin and Winsley - 7.

     Excused: Senators Deccio, Long, Sellar and Sheahan - 4.


SECOND READING


      HOUSE BILL NO. 2595, by Representatives Ogden, Lovick, Hankins, Radcliff, Mitchell and Kagi

 

Authorizing entry of protection order information in the judicial information system.


      The bill was read the second time.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Heavey, the following Committee on Judiciary striking amendment was not adopted:

       Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

       "NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 26.50 RCW to read as follows:

       The department of social and health services, in its discretion, may seek the relief provided in this chapter on behalf of and with the consent of any vulnerable adult as those persons are defined in RCW 74.34.020. Neither the department nor the state of Washington shall be liable for failure to seek relief on behalf of any persons under this section.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 74.34 RCW to read as follows:

       (1) An order for protection of a vulnerable adult issued under this chapter which restrains the respondent or another person from committing acts of abuse, prohibits contact with the petitioner, excludes the person from any specified location, or prohibits the person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance from a location, shall prominently bear on the front page of the order the legend: VIOLATION OF THIS ORDER WITH ACTUAL NOTICE OF ITS TERMS IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE UNDER CHAPTER 26.50 RCW AND WILL SUBJECT A VIOLATOR TO ARREST.

       (2) Whenever an order for protection of a vulnerable adult is issued under this chapter, and the respondent or person to be restrained knows of the order, a violation of a provision restraining the person from committing acts of abuse, prohibiting contact with the petitioner, excluding the person from any specified location, or prohibiting the person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance of a location, shall be punishable under RCW 26.50.110, regardless of whether the person is a family or household member as defined in RCW 26.50.010.

       Sec. 3. RCW 10.31.100 and 1999 c 184 s 14 are each amended to read as follows:

       A police officer having probable cause to believe that a person has committed or is committing a felony shall have the authority to arrest the person without a warrant. A police officer may arrest a person without a warrant for committing a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor only when the offense is committed in the presence of the officer, except as provided in subsections (1) through (10) of this section.

       (1) Any police officer having probable cause to believe that a person has committed or is committing a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor, involving physical harm or threats of harm to any person or property or the unlawful taking of property or involving the use or possession of cannabis, or involving the acquisition, possession, or consumption of alcohol by a person under the age of twenty-one years under RCW 66.44.270, or involving criminal trespass under RCW 9A.52.070 or 9A.52.080, shall have the authority to arrest the person.

       (2) A police officer shall arrest and take into custody, pending release on bail, personal recognizance, or court order, a person without a warrant when the officer has probable cause to believe that:

       (a) An order has been issued of which the person has knowledge under RCW ((10.99.040(2), 10.99.050, 26.09.050, 26.09.060, 26.10.040, 26.10.115,)) 26.44.063, or chapter 10.99, 26.09, 26.10, 26.26 ((RCW, or chapter)), 26.50, or 74.34 RCW restraining the person and the person has violated the terms of the order restraining the person from acts or threats of violence, or restraining the person from going onto the grounds of or entering a residence, workplace, school, or day care, or prohibiting the person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance of a location or, in the case of an order issued under RCW 26.44.063, imposing any other restrictions or conditions upon the person; or

       (b) A foreign protection order, as defined in RCW 26.52.010, has been issued of which the person under restraint has knowledge and the person under restraint has violated a provision of the foreign protection order prohibiting the person under restraint from contacting or communicating with another person, or ((of a provision)) excluding the person under restraint from a residence, workplace, school, or day care, or prohibiting the person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance of a location, or a violation of any provision for which the foreign protection order specifically indicates that a violation will be a crime; or

       (c) The person is sixteen years or older and within the preceding four hours has assaulted a family or household member as defined in RCW 10.99.020 and the officer believes: (i) A felonious assault has occurred; (ii) an assault has occurred which has resulted in bodily injury to the victim, whether the injury is observable by the responding officer or not; or (iii) that any physical action has occurred which was intended to cause another person reasonably to fear imminent serious bodily injury or death. Bodily injury means physical pain, illness, or an impairment of physical condition. When the officer has probable cause to believe that family or household members have assaulted each other, the officer is not required to arrest both persons. The officer shall arrest the person whom the officer believes to be the primary physical aggressor. In making this determination, the officer shall make every reasonable effort to consider: (i) The intent to protect victims of domestic violence under RCW 10.99.010; (ii) the comparative extent of injuries inflicted or serious threats creating fear of physical injury; and (iii) the history of domestic violence between the persons involved.

       (3) Any police officer having probable cause to believe that a person has committed or is committing a violation of any of the following traffic laws shall have the authority to arrest the person:

       (a) RCW 46.52.010, relating to duty on striking an unattended car or other property;

       (b) RCW 46.52.020, relating to duty in case of injury to or death of a person or damage to an attended vehicle;

       (c) RCW 46.61.500 or 46.61.530, relating to reckless driving or racing of vehicles;

       (d) RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504, relating to persons under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs;

       (e) RCW 46.20.342, relating to driving a motor vehicle while operator's license is suspended or revoked;

       (f) RCW 46.61.5249, relating to operating a motor vehicle in a negligent manner.

       (4) A law enforcement officer investigating at the scene of a motor vehicle accident may arrest the driver of a motor vehicle involved in the accident if the officer has probable cause to believe that the driver has committed in connection with the accident a violation of any traffic law or regulation.

       (5) Any police officer having probable cause to believe that a person has committed or is committing a violation of RCW ((88.12.025)) 79A.60.040 shall have the authority to arrest the person.

       (6) An officer may act upon the request of a law enforcement officer in whose presence a traffic infraction was committed, to stop, detain, arrest, or issue a notice of traffic infraction to the driver who is believed to have committed the infraction. The request by the witnessing officer shall give an officer the authority to take appropriate action under the laws of the state of Washington.

       (7) Any police officer having probable cause to believe that a person has committed or is committing any act of indecent exposure, as defined in RCW 9A.88.010, may arrest the person.

       (8) A police officer may arrest and take into custody, pending release on bail, personal recognizance, or court order, a person without a warrant when the officer has probable cause to believe that an order has been issued of which the person has knowledge under chapter 10.14 RCW and the person has violated the terms of that order.

       (9) Any police officer having probable cause to believe that a person has, within twenty-four hours of the alleged violation, committed a violation of RCW 9A.50.020 may arrest such person.

       (10) A police officer having probable cause to believe that a person illegally possesses or illegally has possessed a firearm or other dangerous weapon on private or public elementary or secondary school premises shall have the authority to arrest the person.

       For purposes of this subsection, the term "firearm" has the meaning defined in RCW 9.41.010 and the term "dangerous weapon" has the meaning defined in RCW 9.41.250 and 9.41.280(1) (c) through (e).

       (11) Except as specifically provided in subsections (2), (3), (4), and (6) of this section, nothing in this section extends or otherwise affects the powers of arrest prescribed in Title 46 RCW.

       (12) No police officer may be held criminally or civilly liable for making an arrest pursuant to RCW 10.31.100 (2) or (8) if the police officer acts in good faith and without malice.

       Sec. 4. RCW 10.99.020 and 1997 c 338 s 53 are each amended to read as follows:

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

       (1) "Family or household members" means spouses, former spouses, persons who have a child in common regardless of whether they have been married or have lived together at any time, adult persons related by blood or marriage, adult persons who are presently residing together or who have resided together in the past, persons sixteen years of age or older who are presently residing together or who have resided together in the past and who have or have had a dating relationship, persons sixteen years of age or older with whom a person sixteen years of age or older has or has had a dating relationship, and persons who have a biological or legal parent-child relationship, including stepparents and stepchildren and grandparents and grandchildren.

       (2) "Dating relationship" has the same meaning as in RCW 26.50.010.

       (3) "Domestic violence" includes but is not limited to any of the following crimes when committed by one family or household member against another:

       (a) Assault in the first degree (RCW 9A.36.011);

       (b) Assault in the second degree (RCW 9A.36.021);

       (c) Assault in the third degree (RCW 9A.36.031);

       (d) Assault in the fourth degree (RCW 9A.36.041);

       (e) Drive-by shooting (RCW 9A.36.045);

       (f) Reckless endangerment (RCW 9A.36.050);

       (g) Coercion (RCW 9A.36.070);

       (h) Burglary in the first degree (RCW 9A.52.020);

       (i) Burglary in the second degree (RCW 9A.52.030);

       (j) Criminal trespass in the first degree (RCW 9A.52.070);

       (k) Criminal trespass in the second degree (RCW 9A.52.080);

       (l) Malicious mischief in the first degree (RCW 9A.48.070);

       (m) Malicious mischief in the second degree (RCW 9A.48.080);

       (n) Malicious mischief in the third degree (RCW 9A.48.090);

       (o) Kidnapping in the first degree (RCW 9A.40.020);

       (p) Kidnapping in the second degree (RCW 9A.40.030);

       (q) Unlawful imprisonment (RCW 9A.40.040);

       (r) Violation of the provisions of a restraining order, no-contact order, or protection order restraining the person or restraining the person from going onto the grounds of or entering a residence, workplace, school, or day care, or prohibiting the person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance of a location (RCW 10.99.040, 10.99.050, 26.09.300, 26.10.220, ((or)) 26.26.138, 26.50.060, 26.50.070, 26.50.130, 26.52.070, or section 2 of this act);

       (s) ((Violation of the provisions of a protection order or no-contact order restraining the person or restraining the person from going onto the grounds of or entering a residence, workplace, school, or day care (RCW 26.50.060, 26.50.070, 26.50.130, 10.99.040, or 10.99.050);

       (t))) Rape in the first degree (RCW 9A.44.040);

       (((u))) (t) Rape in the second degree (RCW 9A.44.050);

       (((v))) (u) Residential burglary (RCW 9A.52.025);

       (((w))) (v) Stalking (RCW 9A.46.110); and

       (((x))) (w) Interference with the reporting of domestic violence (RCW 9A.36.150).

       (4) "Victim" means a family or household member who has been subjected to domestic violence.

       Sec. 5. RCW 26.09.050 and 1995 c 93 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) In entering a decree of dissolution of marriage, legal separation, or declaration of invalidity, the court shall determine the marital status of the parties, make provision for a parenting plan for any minor child of the marriage, make provision for the support of any child of the marriage entitled to support, consider or approve provision for the maintenance of either spouse, make provision for the disposition of property and liabilities of the parties, make provision for the allocation of the children as federal tax exemptions, make provision for any necessary continuing restraining orders including the provisions contained in RCW 9.41.800, make provision for the issuance within this action of the restraint provisions of a domestic violence protection order under chapter 26.50 RCW or an antiharassment protection order under chapter 10.14 RCW, and make provision for the change of name of any party.

       (2) Restraining orders issued under this section restraining the person from molesting or disturbing another party, or from going onto the grounds of or entering the home, workplace, or school of the other party or the day care or school of any child, or prohibiting the person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance of a location, shall prominently bear on the front page of the order the legend: VIOLATION OF THIS ORDER WITH ACTUAL NOTICE OF ITS TERMS IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE UNDER CHAPTER ((26.09)) 26.50 RCW AND WILL SUBJECT A VIOLATOR TO ARREST.

       (3) The court shall order that any restraining order bearing a criminal offense legend, any domestic violence protection order, or any antiharassment protection order granted under this section, in addition to the law enforcement information sheet or proof of service of the order, be forwarded by the clerk of the court on or before the next judicial day to the appropriate law enforcement agency specified in the order. Upon receipt of the order, the law enforcement agency shall forthwith enter the order into any computer-based criminal intelligence information system available in this state used by law enforcement agencies to list outstanding warrants. The order is fully enforceable in any county in the state.

       Sec. 6. RCW 26.09.060 and 1995 c 246 s 26 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) In a proceeding for:

       (a) Dissolution of marriage, legal separation, or a declaration of invalidity; or

       (b) Disposition of property or liabilities, maintenance, or support following dissolution of the marriage by a court which lacked personal jurisdiction over the absent spouse; either party may move for temporary maintenance or for temporary support of children entitled to support. The motion shall be accompanied by an affidavit setting forth the factual basis for the motion and the amounts requested.

       (2) As a part of a motion for temporary maintenance or support or by independent motion accompanied by affidavit, either party may request the court to issue a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction, providing relief proper in the circumstances, and restraining or enjoining any person from:

       (a) Transferring, removing, encumbering, concealing, or in any way disposing of any property except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life, and, if so restrained or enjoined, requiring him or her to notify the moving party of any proposed extraordinary expenditures made after the order is issued;

       (b) Molesting or disturbing the peace of the other party or of any child;

       (c) Going onto the grounds of or entering the home, workplace, or school of the other party or the day care or school of any child upon a showing of the necessity therefor;

       (d) Knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance from a specified location;

       (e) Removing a child from the jurisdiction of the court.

       (3) Either party may request a domestic violence protection order under chapter 26.50 RCW or an antiharassment protection order under chapter 10.14 RCW on a temporary basis. The court may grant any of the relief provided in RCW 26.50.060 except relief pertaining to residential provisions for the children which provisions shall be provided for under this chapter, and any of the relief provided in RCW 10.14.080. Ex parte orders issued under this subsection shall be effective for a fixed period not to exceed fourteen days, or upon court order, not to exceed twenty-four days if necessary to ensure that all temporary motions in the case can be heard at the same time.

       (4) In issuing the order, the court shall consider the provisions of RCW 9.41.800.

       (5) The court may issue a temporary restraining order without requiring notice to the other party only if it finds on the basis of the moving affidavit or other evidence that irreparable injury could result if an order is not issued until the time for responding has elapsed.

       (6) The court may issue a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction and an order for temporary maintenance or support in such amounts and on such terms as are just and proper in the circumstances. The court may in its discretion waive the filing of the bond or the posting of security.

       (7) Restraining orders issued under this section restraining the person from molesting or disturbing another party, or from going onto the grounds of or entering the home, workplace, or school of the other party or the day care or school of any child, or prohibiting the person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance of a location, shall prominently bear on the front page of the order the legend: VIOLATION OF THIS ORDER WITH ACTUAL NOTICE OF ITS TERMS IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE UNDER CHAPTER ((26.09)) 26.50 RCW AND WILL SUBJECT A VIOLATOR TO ARREST.

       (8) The court shall order that any temporary restraining order bearing a criminal offense legend, any domestic violence protection order, or any antiharassment protection order granted under this section be forwarded by the clerk of the court on or before the next judicial day to the appropriate law enforcement agency specified in the order. Upon receipt of the order, the law enforcement agency shall forthwith enter the order into any computer-based criminal intelligence information system available in this state used by law enforcement agencies to list outstanding warrants. Entry into the law enforcement information system constitutes notice to all law enforcement agencies of the existence of the order. The order is fully enforceable in any county in the state.

       (9) A temporary order, temporary restraining order, or preliminary injunction:

       (a) Does not prejudice the rights of a party or any child which are to be adjudicated at subsequent hearings in the proceeding;

       (b) May be revoked or modified;

       (c) Terminates when the final decree is entered, except as provided under subsection (10) of this section, or when the petition for dissolution, legal separation, or declaration of invalidity is dismissed;

       (d) May be entered in a proceeding for the modification of an existing decree.

       (10) Delinquent support payments accrued under an order for temporary support remain collectible and are not extinguished when a final decree is entered unless the decree contains specific language to the contrary. A support debt under a temporary order owed to the state for public assistance expenditures shall not be extinguished by the final decree if:

       (a) The obligor was given notice of the state's interest under chapter 74.20A RCW; or

       (b) The temporary order directs the obligor to make support payments to the office of support enforcement or the Washington state support registry.

       Sec. 7. RCW 26.10.040 and 1995 c 93 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

       In entering an order under this chapter, the court shall consider, approve, or make provision for:

       (1) Child custody, visitation, and the support of any child entitled to support;

       (2) The allocation of the children as a federal tax exemption;

       (3) Any necessary continuing restraining orders, including the provisions contained in RCW 9.41.800;

       (4) A domestic violence protection order under chapter 26.50 RCW or an antiharassment protection order under chapter 10.14 RCW. The court may grant any of the relief provided in RCW 26.50.060 except relief pertaining to residential provisions for the children which provisions shall be provided for under this chapter, and any of the relief provided in RCW 10.14.080;

       (5) Restraining orders issued under this section restraining the person from molesting or disturbing another party, or from going onto the grounds of or entering the home, workplace, or school of the other party or the day care or school of any child, or prohibiting the person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance of a location, shall prominently bear on the front page of the order the legend: VIOLATION OF THIS ORDER WITH ACTUAL NOTICE OF ITS TERMS IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE UNDER CHAPTER ((26.10)) 26.50 RCW AND WILL SUBJECT A VIOLATOR TO ARREST;

       (6) The court shall order that any restraining order bearing a criminal offense legend, any domestic violence protection order, or any antiharassment protection order granted under this section, in addition to the law enforcement information sheet or proof of service of the order, be forwarded by the clerk of the court on or before the next judicial day to the appropriate law enforcement agency specified in the order. Upon receipt of the order, the law enforcement agency shall forthwith enter the order into any computer-based criminal intelligence information system available in this state used by law enforcement agencies to list outstanding warrants. The order is fully enforceable in any county in the state.

       Sec. 8. RCW 26.10.115 and 1995 c 246 s 29 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) In a proceeding under this chapter either party may file a motion for temporary support of children entitled to support. The motion shall be accompanied by an affidavit setting forth the factual basis for the motion and the amount requested.

       (2) In a proceeding under this chapter either party may file a motion for a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction, providing relief proper in the circumstances, and restraining or enjoining any person from:

       (a) Molesting or disturbing the peace of the other party or of any child;

       (b) Entering the family home or the home of the other party upon a showing of the necessity therefor;

       (c) Knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance from a specified location;

       (d) Removing a child from the jurisdiction of the court.

       (3) Either party may request a domestic violence protection order under chapter 26.50 RCW or an antiharassment protection order under chapter 10.14 RCW on a temporary basis. The court may grant any of the relief provided in RCW 26.50.060 except relief pertaining to residential provisions for the children which provisions shall be provided for under this chapter, and any of the relief provided in RCW 10.14.080. Ex parte orders issued under this subsection shall be effective for a fixed period not to exceed fourteen days, or upon court order, not to exceed twenty-four days if necessary to ensure that all temporary motions in the case can be heard at the same time.

       (4) In issuing the order, the court shall consider the provisions of RCW 9.41.800.

       (5) The court may issue a temporary restraining order without requiring notice to the other party only if it finds on the basis of the moving affidavit or other evidence that irreparable injury could result if an order is not issued until the time for responding has elapsed.

       (6) The court may issue a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction and an order for temporary support in such amounts and on such terms as are just and proper in the circumstances.

       (7) Restraining orders issued under this section restraining the person from molesting or disturbing another party, or from going onto the grounds of or entering the home, workplace, or school of the other party or the day care or school of any child, or prohibiting the person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance of a location, shall prominently bear on the front page of the order the legend: VIOLATION OF THIS ORDER WITH ACTUAL NOTICE OF ITS TERMS IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE UNDER CHAPTER ((26.10)) 26.50 RCW AND WILL SUBJECT A VIOLATOR TO ARREST.

       (8) The court shall order that any temporary restraining order bearing a criminal offense legend, any domestic violence protection order, or any antiharassment protection order granted under this section be forwarded by the clerk of the court on or before the next judicial day to the appropriate law enforcement agency specified in the order. Upon receipt of the order, the law enforcement agency shall forthwith enter the order into any computer-based criminal intelligence information system available in this state used by law enforcement agencies to list outstanding warrants. Entry into the law enforcement information system constitutes notice to all law enforcement agencies of the existence of the order. The order is fully enforceable in any county in the state.

       (9) A temporary order, temporary restraining order, or preliminary injunction:

       (a) Does not prejudice the rights of a party or any child which are to be adjudicated at subsequent hearings in the proceeding;

       (b) May be revoked or modified;

       (c) Terminates when the final order is entered or when the motion is dismissed;

       (d) May be entered in a proceeding for the modification of an existing order.

       (10) A support debt owed to the state for public assistance expenditures which has been charged against a party pursuant to RCW 74.20A.040 and/or 74.20A.055 shall not be merged in, or otherwise extinguished by, the final decree or order, unless the office of support enforcement has been given notice of the final proceeding and an opportunity to present its claim for the support debt to the court and has failed to file an affidavit as provided in this subsection. Notice of the proceeding shall be served upon the office of support enforcement personally, or by certified mail, and shall be given no fewer than thirty days prior to the date of the final proceeding. An original copy of the notice shall be filed with the court either before service or within a reasonable time thereafter. The office of support enforcement may present its claim, and thereby preserve the support debt, by filing an affidavit setting forth the amount of the debt with the court, and by mailing a copy of the affidavit to the parties or their attorney prior to the date of the final proceeding.

       Sec. 9. RCW 26.26.130 and 1997 c 58 s 947 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) The judgment and order of the court determining the existence or nonexistence of the parent and child relationship shall be determinative for all purposes.

       (2) If the judgment and order of the court is at variance with the child's birth certificate, the court shall order that an amended birth certificate be issued.

       (3) The judgment and order shall contain other appropriate provisions directed to the appropriate parties to the proceeding, concerning the duty of current and future support, the extent of any liability for past support furnished to the child if that issue is before the court, the furnishing of bond or other security for the payment of the judgment, or any other matter in the best interest of the child. The judgment and order may direct the father to pay the reasonable expenses of the mother's pregnancy and confinement. The judgment and order may include a continuing restraining order or injunction. In issuing the order, the court shall consider the provisions of RCW 9.41.800.

       (4) The judgment and order shall contain the social security numbers of all parties to the order.

       (5) Support judgment and orders shall be for periodic payments which may vary in amount. The court may limit the father's liability for the past support to the child to the proportion of the expenses already incurred as the court deems just. The court shall not limit or affect in any manner the right of nonparties including the state of Washington to seek reimbursement for support and other services previously furnished to the child.

       (6) After considering all relevant factors, the court shall order either or both parents to pay an amount determined pursuant to the schedule and standards contained in chapter 26.19 RCW.

       (7) On the same basis as provided in chapter 26.09 RCW, the court shall make residential provisions with regard to minor children of the parties, except that a parenting plan shall not be required unless requested by a party.

       (8) In any dispute between the natural parents of a child and a person or persons who have (a) commenced adoption proceedings or who have been granted an order of adoption, and (b) pursuant to a court order, or placement by the department of social and health services or by a licensed agency, have had actual custody of the child for a period of one year or more before court action is commenced by the natural parent or parents, the court shall consider the best welfare and interests of the child, including the child's need for situation stability, in determining the matter of custody, and the parent or person who is more fit shall have the superior right to custody.

       (9) In entering an order under this chapter, the court may issue any necessary continuing restraining orders, including the restraint provisions of domestic violence protection orders under chapter 26.50 RCW or antiharassment protection orders under chapter 10.14 RCW.

       (10) Restraining orders issued under this section restraining the person from molesting or disturbing another party, or from going onto the grounds of or entering the home, workplace, or school of the other party or the day care or school of any child, or prohibiting the person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance of a location, shall prominently bear on the front page of the order the legend: VIOLATION OF THIS ORDER WITH ACTUAL NOTICE OF ITS TERMS IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE UNDER CHAPTER ((26.26)) 26.50 RCW AND WILL SUBJECT A VIOLATOR TO ARREST.

       (11) The court shall order that any restraining order bearing a criminal offense legend, any domestic violence protection order, or any antiharassment protection order granted under this section be forwarded by the clerk of the court on or before the next judicial day to the appropriate law enforcement agency specified in the order. Upon receipt of the order, the law enforcement agency shall forthwith enter the order into any computer-based criminal intelligence information system available in this state used by law enforcement agencies to list outstanding warrants. The order is fully enforceable in any county in the state.

       Sec. 10. RCW 26.26.137 and 1995 c 246 s 32 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) If the court has made a finding as to the paternity of a child, or if a party's acknowledgment of paternity has been filed with the court, or a party alleges he is the father of the child, any party may move for temporary support for the child prior to the date of entry of the final order. The motion shall be accompanied by an affidavit setting forth the factual basis for the motion and the amounts requested.

       (2) Any party may request the court to issue a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction, providing relief proper in the circumstances, and restraining or enjoining any party from:

       (a) Molesting or disturbing the peace of another party;

       (b) Going onto the grounds of or entering the home, workplace, or school of another party or the day care or school of any child; or

       (c) Knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance from a specified location; or

       (d) Removing a child from the jurisdiction of the court.

       (3) Either party may request a domestic violence protection order under chapter 26.50 RCW or an antiharassment protection order under chapter 10.14 RCW on a temporary basis. The court may grant any of the relief provided in RCW 26.50.060 except relief pertaining to residential provisions for the children which provisions shall be provided for under this chapter, and any of the relief provided in RCW 10.14.080. Ex parte orders issued under this subsection shall be effective for a fixed period not to exceed fourteen days, or upon court order, not to exceed twenty-four days if necessary to ensure that all temporary motions in the case can be heard at the same time.

       (4) Restraining orders issued under this section restraining the person from molesting or disturbing another party, or from going onto the grounds of or entering the home, workplace, or school of the other party or the day care or school of any child, or prohibiting the person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance of a location, shall prominently bear on the front page of the order the legend: VIOLATION OF THIS ORDER WITH ACTUAL NOTICE OF ITS TERMS IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE UNDER CHAPTER ((26.26)) 26.50 RCW AND WILL SUBJECT A VIOLATOR TO ARREST.

       (5) The court shall order that any temporary restraining order bearing a criminal offense legend, any domestic violence protection order, or any antiharassment protection order granted under this section be forwarded by the clerk of the court on or before the next judicial day to the appropriate law enforcement agency specified in the order. Upon receipt of the order, the law enforcement agency shall forthwith enter the order into any computer-based criminal intelligence information system available in this state used by law enforcement agencies to list outstanding warrants. The order is fully enforceable in any county in the state.

       (6) The court may issue a temporary restraining order without requiring notice to the other party only if it finds on the basis of the moving affidavit or other evidence that irreparable injury could result if an order is not issued until the time for responding has elapsed.

       (7) The court may issue a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction and an order for temporary support in such amounts and on such terms as are just and proper in the circumstances. In issuing the order, the court shall consider the provisions of RCW 9.41.800.

       (8) A temporary order, temporary restraining order, or preliminary injunction:

       (a) Does not prejudice the rights of a party or any child which are to be adjudicated at subsequent hearings in the proceeding;

       (b) May be revoked or modified;

       (c) Terminates when the final order is entered or when the petition is dismissed; and

       (d) May be entered in a proceeding for the modification of an existing order.

       (9) A support debt owed to the state for public assistance expenditures which has been charged against a party pursuant to RCW 74.20A.040 and/or 74.20A.055 shall not be merged in, or otherwise extinguished by, the final decree or order, unless the office of support enforcement has been given notice of the final proceeding and an opportunity to present its claim for the support debt to the court and has failed to file an affidavit as provided in this subsection. Notice of the proceeding shall be served upon the office of support enforcement personally, or by certified mail, and shall be given no fewer than thirty days prior to the date of the final proceeding. An original copy of the notice shall be filed with the court either before service or within a reasonable time thereafter. The office of support enforcement may present its claim, and thereby preserve the support debt, by filing an affidavit setting forth the amount of the debt with the court, and by mailing a copy of the affidavit to the parties or their attorney prior to the date of the final proceeding.

       Sec. 11. RCW 26.50.060 and 1999 c 147 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Upon notice and after hearing, the court may provide relief as follows:

       (a) Restrain the respondent from committing acts of domestic violence;

       (b) Exclude the respondent from the dwelling which the parties share, from the residence, workplace, or school of the petitioner, or from the day care or school of a child;

       (c) Prohibit the respondent from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance from a specified location;

       (d) On the same basis as is provided in chapter 26.09 RCW, the court shall make residential provision with regard to minor children of the parties. However, parenting plans as specified in chapter 26.09 RCW shall not be required under this chapter;

       (((d))) (e) Order the respondent to participate in a domestic violence perpetrator treatment program approved under RCW 26.50.150;

       (((e))) (f) Order other relief as it deems necessary for the protection of the petitioner and other family or household members sought to be protected, including orders or directives to a peace officer, as allowed under this chapter;

       (((f))) (g) Require the respondent to pay the administrative court costs and service fees, as established by the county or municipality incurring the expense and to reimburse the petitioner for costs incurred in bringing the action, including a reasonable attorney's fee;

       (((g))) (h) Restrain the respondent from having any contact with the victim of domestic violence or the victim's children or members of the victim's household;

       (((h))) (i) Require the respondent to submit to electronic monitoring. The order shall specify who shall provide the electronic monitoring services and the terms under which the monitoring must be performed. The order also may include a requirement that the respondent pay the costs of the monitoring. The court shall consider the ability of the respondent to pay for electronic monitoring;

       (((i))) (j) Consider the provisions of RCW 9.41.800;

       (((j))) (k) Order possession and use of essential personal effects. The court shall list the essential personal effects with sufficient specificity to make it clear which property is included; and

       (((k))) (l) Order use of a vehicle.

       (2) If a ((restraining)) protection order restrains the respondent from contacting the respondent's minor children the restraint shall be for a fixed period not to exceed one year. This limitation is not applicable to orders for protection issued under chapter 26.09, 26.10, or 26.26 RCW. With regard to other relief, if the petitioner has petitioned for relief on his or her own behalf or on behalf of the petitioner's family or household members or minor children, and the court finds that the respondent is likely to resume acts of domestic violence against the petitioner or the petitioner's family or household members or minor children when the order expires, the court may either grant relief for a fixed period or enter a permanent order of protection.

       If the petitioner has petitioned for relief on behalf of the respondent's minor children, the court shall advise the petitioner that if the petitioner wants to continue protection for a period beyond one year the petitioner may either petition for renewal pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or may seek relief pursuant to the provisions of chapter 26.09 or 26.26 RCW.

       (3) If the court grants an order for a fixed time period, the petitioner may apply for renewal of the order by filing a petition for renewal at any time within the three months before the order expires. The petition for renewal shall state the reasons why the petitioner seeks to renew the protection order. Upon receipt of the petition for renewal the court shall order a hearing which shall be not later than fourteen days from the date of the order. Except as provided in RCW 26.50.085, personal service shall be made on the respondent not less than five days before the hearing. If timely service cannot be made the court shall set a new hearing date and shall either require additional attempts at obtaining personal service or permit service by publication as provided in RCW 26.50.085 or by mail as provided in RCW 26.50.123. If the court permits service by publication or mail, the court shall set the new hearing date not later than twenty-four days from the date of the order. If the order expires because timely service cannot be made the court shall grant an ex parte order of protection as provided in RCW 26.50.070. The court shall grant the petition for renewal unless the respondent proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the respondent will not resume acts of domestic violence against the petitioner or the petitioner's children or family or household members when the order expires. The court may renew the protection order for another fixed time period or may enter a permanent order as provided in this section. The court may award court costs, service fees, and reasonable attorneys' fees as provided in subsection (1)(f) of this section.

       (4) In providing relief under this chapter, the court may realign the designation of the parties as "petitioner" and "respondent" where the court finds that the original petitioner is the abuser and the original respondent is the victim of domestic violence and may issue an ex parte temporary order for protection in accordance with RCW 26.50.070 on behalf of the victim until the victim is able to prepare a petition for an order for protection in accordance with RCW 26.50.030.

       (5) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, no order for protection shall grant relief to any party except upon notice to the respondent and hearing pursuant to a petition or counter-petition filed and served by the party seeking relief in accordance with RCW 26.50.050.

       (6) The court order shall specify the date the order expires if any. The court order shall also state whether the court issued the protection order following personal service, service by publication, or service by mail and whether the court has approved service by publication or mail of an order issued under this section.

       (7) If the court declines to issue an order for protection or declines to renew an order for protection, the court shall state in writing on the order the particular reasons for the court's denial.

       Sec. 12. RCW 26.50.070 and 1996 c 248 s 14 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Where an application under this section alleges that irreparable injury could result from domestic violence if an order is not issued immediately without prior notice to the respondent, the court may grant an ex parte temporary order for protection, pending a full hearing, and grant relief as the court deems proper, including an order:

       (a) Restraining any party from committing acts of domestic violence;

       (b) Restraining any party from going onto the grounds of or entering the dwelling that the parties share, from the residence, workplace, or school of the other, or from the day care or school of a child until further order of the court;

       (c) Prohibiting any party from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance from a specified location;

       (d) Restraining any party from interfering with the other's custody of the minor children or from removing the children from the jurisdiction of the court;

       (((d))) (e) Restraining any party from having any contact with the victim of domestic violence or the victim's children or members of the victim's household; and

       (((e))) (f) Considering the provisions of RCW 9.41.800.

       (2) Irreparable injury under this section includes but is not limited to situations in which the respondent has recently threatened petitioner with bodily injury or has engaged in acts of domestic violence against the petitioner.

       (3) The court shall hold an ex parte hearing in person or by telephone on the day the petition is filed or on the following judicial day.

       (4) An ex parte temporary order for protection shall be effective for a fixed period not to exceed fourteen days or twenty-four days if the court has permitted service by publication under RCW 26.50.085 or by mail under RCW 26.50.123. The ex parte order may be reissued. A full hearing, as provided in this chapter, shall be set for not later than fourteen days from the issuance of the temporary order or not later than twenty-four days if service by publication or by mail is permitted. Except as provided in RCW 26.50.050, 26.50.085, and 26.50.123, the respondent shall be personally served with a copy of the ex parte order along with a copy of the petition and notice of the date set for the hearing.

       (5) Any order issued under this section shall contain the date and time of issuance and the expiration date and shall be entered into a state-wide judicial information system by the clerk of the court within one judicial day after issuance.

       (6) If the court declines to issue an ex parte temporary order for protection the court shall state the particular reasons for the court's denial. The court's denial of a motion for an ex parte order of protection shall be filed with the court.

       Sec. 13. RCW 9.94A.320 and 1999 c 352 s 3, 1999 c 322 s 5, and 1999 c 45 s 4 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

       TABLE 2


CRIMES INCLUDED WITHIN EACH SERIOUSNESS LEVEL

 

XVI                       Aggravated Murder 1 (RCW 10.95.020)

 XV                       Homicide by abuse (RCW 9A.32.055)

                              Malicious explosion 1 (RCW 70.74.280(1))

                              Murder 1 (RCW 9A.32.030)

XIV                       Murder 2 (RCW 9A.32.050)

XIII                       Malicious explosion 2 (RCW 70.74.280(2))

                              Malicious placement of an explosive 1 (RCW 70.74.270(1))

 XII                       Assault 1 (RCW 9A.36.011)

                              Assault of a Child 1 (RCW 9A.36.120)

                              Malicious placement of an imitation device 1 (RCW 70.74.272(1)(a))

                              Rape 1 (RCW 9A.44.040)

                              Rape of a Child 1 (RCW 9A.44.073)

   XI                       Manslaughter 1 (RCW 9A.32.060)

                              Rape 2 (RCW 9A.44.050)

                              Rape of a Child 2 (RCW 9A.44.076)

    X                       Child Molestation 1 (RCW 9A.44.083)

                              Indecent Liberties (with forcible compulsion) (RCW 9A.44.100(1)(a))

                              Kidnapping 1 (RCW 9A.40.020)

                              Leading Organized Crime (RCW 9A.82.060(1)(a))

                              Malicious explosion 3 (RCW 70.74.280(3))

                              Manufacture of methamphetamine (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(ii))

                              Over 18 and deliver heroin, methamphetamine, a narcotic from Schedule I or II, or flunitrazepam from Schedule IV to someone under 18 (RCW 69.50.406)

   IX                       Assault of a Child 2 (RCW 9A.36.130)

                              Controlled Substance Homicide (RCW 69.50.415)

                              Explosive devices prohibited (RCW 70.74.180)

                              Homicide by Watercraft, by being under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug (RCW ((88.12.029)) 79A.60.050)

                              Inciting Criminal Profiteering (RCW 9A.82.060(1)(b))

                              Malicious placement of an explosive 2 (RCW 70.74.270(2))

                              Over 18 and deliver narcotic from Schedule III, IV, or V or a nonnarcotic, except flunitrazepam or methamphetamine, from Schedule I-V to someone under 18 and 3 years junior (RCW 69.50.406)

                              Robbery 1 (RCW 9A.56.200)

                              Sexual Exploitation (RCW 9.68A.040)

                              Vehicular Homicide, by being under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug (RCW 46.61.520)

VIII                       Arson 1 (RCW 9A.48.020)

                              Deliver or possess with intent to deliver methamphetamine (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(ii))

                              Homicide by Watercraft, by the operation of any vessel in a reckless manner (RCW ((88.12.029)) 79A.60.050)

                              Manslaughter 2 (RCW 9A.32.070)

                              Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver amphetamine (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(ii))

                              Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver heroin or cocaine (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(i))

                              Possession of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine with intent to manufacture methamphetamine (RCW 69.50.440)

                              Promoting Prostitution 1 (RCW 9A.88.070)

                              Selling for profit (controlled or counterfeit) any controlled substance (RCW 69.50.410)

                              Vehicular Homicide, by the operation of any vehicle in a reckless manner (RCW 46.61.520)

 VII                       Burglary 1 (RCW 9A.52.020)

                              Child Molestation 2 (RCW 9A.44.086)

                              Dealing in depictions of minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct (RCW 9.68A.050)

                              Drive-by Shooting (RCW 9A.36.045)

                              Homicide by Watercraft, by disregard for the safety of others (RCW ((88.12.029)) 79A.60.050)

                              Indecent Liberties (without forcible compulsion) (RCW 9A.44.100(1) (b) and (c))

                              Introducing Contraband 1 (RCW 9A.76.140)

                              Involving a minor in drug dealing (RCW 69.50.401(f))

                              Malicious placement of an explosive 3 (RCW 70.74.270(3))

                              Sending, bringing into state depictions of minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct (RCW 9.68A.060)

                              Unlawful Possession of a Firearm in the first degree (RCW 9.41.040(1)(a))

                              Use of a Machine Gun in Commission of a Felony (RCW 9.41.225)

                              Vehicular Homicide, by disregard for the safety of others (RCW 46.61.520)

   VI                       Bail Jumping with Murder 1 (RCW 9A.76.170(2)(a))

                              Bribery (RCW 9A.68.010)

                              Incest 1 (RCW 9A.64.020(1))

                              Intimidating a Judge (RCW 9A.72.160)

                              Intimidating a Juror/Witness (RCW 9A.72.110, 9A.72.130)

                              Malicious placement of an imitation device 2 (RCW 70.74.272(1)(b))

                              Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver narcotics from Schedule I or II (except heroin or cocaine) or flunitrazepam from Schedule IV (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(i))

                              Rape of a Child 3 (RCW 9A.44.079)

                              Theft of a Firearm (RCW 9A.56.300)

    V                       Abandonment of dependent person 1 (RCW 9A.42.060)

                              Advancing money or property for extortionate extension of credit (RCW 9A.82.030)

                              Bail Jumping with class A Felony (RCW 9A.76.170(2)(b))

                              Child Molestation 3 (RCW 9A.44.089)

                              Criminal Mistreatment 1 (RCW 9A.42.020)

                              Custodial Sexual Misconduct 1 (RCW 9A.44.160)

                              Delivery of imitation controlled substance by person eighteen or over to person under eighteen (RCW 69.52.030(2))

                              Domestic Violence Court Order Violation (RCW 10.99.040, 10.99.050, 26.09.300, 26.10.220, 26.26.138, 26.50.110, 26.52.070, or section 2 of this act)

                              Extortion 1 (RCW 9A.56.120)

                              Extortionate Extension of Credit (RCW 9A.82.020)

                              Extortionate Means to Collect Extensions of Credit (RCW 9A.82.040)

                              Incest 2 (RCW 9A.64.020(2))

                              Kidnapping 2 (RCW 9A.40.030)

                              ((On and after July 1, 2000: No-Contact Order Violation: Domestic Violence Pretrial Condition (RCW 10.99.040(4) (b) and (c))

                              On and after July 1, 2000: No-Contact Order Violation: Domestic Violence Sentence Condition (RCW 10.99.050(2))

                              On and after July 1, 2000: Protection Order Violation: Domestic Violence Civil Action (RCW 26.50.110 (4) and (5))

                              On and after July 1, 2000: Stalking (RCW 9A.46.110)))

                              Perjury 1 (RCW 9A.72.020)

                              Persistent prison misbehavior (RCW 9.94.070)

                              Possession of a Stolen Firearm (RCW 9A.56.310)

                              Rape 3 (RCW 9A.44.060)

                              Rendering Criminal Assistance 1 (RCW 9A.76.070)

                              Sexual Misconduct with a Minor 1 (RCW 9A.44.093)

                              Sexually Violating Human Remains (RCW 9A.44.105)

                              Stalking (RCW 9A.46.110)

   IV                       Arson 2 (RCW 9A.48.030)

                              Assault 2 (RCW 9A.36.021)

                              Assault by Watercraft (RCW ((88.12.032)) 79A.60.060)

                              Bribing a Witness/Bribe Received by Witness (RCW 9A.72.090, 9A.72.100)

                              Commercial Bribery (RCW 9A.68.060)

                              Counterfeiting (RCW 9.16.035(4))

                              Escape 1 (RCW 9A.76.110)

                              Hit and Run--Injury Accident (RCW 46.52.020(4))

                              Hit and Run with Vessel--Injury Accident (RCW ((88.12.155(3))) 79A.60.200(3))

                              Indecent Exposure to Person Under Age Fourteen (subsequent sex offense) (RCW 9A.88.010)

                              Influencing Outcome of Sporting Event (RCW 9A.82.070)

                              Knowingly Trafficking in Stolen Property (RCW 9A.82.050(2))

                              Malicious Harassment (RCW 9A.36.080)

                              Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver narcotics from Schedule III, IV, or V or nonnarcotics from Schedule I-V (except marijuana, amphetamine, methamphetamines, or flunitrazepam) (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1) (iii) through (v))

                              Residential Burglary (RCW 9A.52.025)

                              Robbery 2 (RCW 9A.56.210)

                              Theft of Livestock 1 (RCW 9A.56.080)

                              Threats to Bomb (RCW 9.61.160)

                              Use of Proceeds of Criminal Profiteering (RCW 9A.82.080 (1) and (2))

                              Vehicular Assault (RCW 46.61.522)

                              Willful Failure to Return from Furlough (RCW 72.66.060)

   III                       Abandonment of dependent person 2 (RCW 9A.42.070)

                              Assault 3 (RCW 9A.36.031)

                              Assault of a Child 3 (RCW 9A.36.140)

                              Bail Jumping with class B or C Felony (RCW 9A.76.170(2)(c))

                              Burglary 2 (RCW 9A.52.030)

                              Communication with a Minor for Immoral Purposes (RCW 9.68A.090)

                              Criminal Gang Intimidation (RCW 9A.46.120)

                              Criminal Mistreatment 2 (RCW 9A.42.030)

                              Custodial Assault (RCW 9A.36.100)

                              Delivery of a material in lieu of a controlled substance (RCW 69.50.401(c))

                              Escape 2 (RCW 9A.76.120)

                              Extortion 2 (RCW 9A.56.130)

                              Harassment (RCW 9A.46.020)

                              Intimidating a Public Servant (RCW 9A.76.180)

                              Introducing Contraband 2 (RCW 9A.76.150)

                              Maintaining a Dwelling or Place for Controlled Substances (RCW 69.50.402(a)(6))

                              Malicious Injury to Railroad Property (RCW 81.60.070)

                              Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver marijuana (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(iii))

                              Manufacture, distribute, or possess with intent to distribute an imitation controlled substance (RCW 69.52.030(1))

                              Patronizing a Juvenile Prostitute (RCW 9.68A.100)

                              Perjury 2 (RCW 9A.72.030)

                              Possession of Incendiary Device (RCW 9.40.120)

                              Possession of Machine Gun or Short-Barreled Shotgun or Rifle (RCW 9.41.190)

                              Promoting Prostitution 2 (RCW 9A.88.080)

                              Recklessly Trafficking in Stolen Property (RCW 9A.82.050(1))

                              Securities Act violation (RCW 21.20.400)

                              Tampering with a Witness (RCW 9A.72.120)

                              Telephone Harassment (subsequent conviction or threat of death) (RCW 9.61.230)

                              Theft of Livestock 2 (RCW 9A.56.080)

                              Unlawful Imprisonment (RCW 9A.40.040)

                              Unlawful possession of firearm in the second degree (RCW 9.41.040(1)(b))

                              Unlawful Use of Building for Drug Purposes (RCW 69.53.010)

                              Willful Failure to Return from Work Release (RCW 72.65.070)

    II                       Computer Trespass 1 (RCW 9A.52.110)

                              Counterfeiting (RCW 9.16.035(3))

                              Create, deliver, or possess a counterfeit controlled substance (RCW 69.50.401(b))

                              Escape from Community Custody (RCW 72.09.310)

                              Health Care False Claims (RCW 48.80.030)

                              Malicious Mischief 1 (RCW 9A.48.070)

                              Possession of controlled substance that is either heroin or narcotics from Schedule I or II or flunitrazepam from Schedule IV (RCW 69.50.401(d))

                              Possession of phencyclidine (PCP) (RCW 69.50.401(d))

                              Possession of Stolen Property 1 (RCW 9A.56.150)

                              Theft 1 (RCW 9A.56.030)

                              Theft of Rental, Leased, or Lease-purchased Property (valued at one thousand five hundred dollars or more) (RCW 9A.56.096(4))

                              Trafficking in Insurance Claims (RCW 48.30A.015)

                              Unlawful Practice of Law (RCW 2.48.180)

                              Unlicensed Practice of a Profession or Business (RCW 18.130.190(7))

      I                       Attempting to Elude a Pursuing Police Vehicle (RCW 46.61.024)

                              False Verification for Welfare (RCW 74.08.055)

                              Forged Prescription (RCW 69.41.020)

                              Forged Prescription for a Controlled Substance (RCW 69.50.403)

                              Forgery (RCW 9A.60.020)

                              Malicious Mischief 2 (RCW 9A.48.080)

                              Possess Controlled Substance that is a Narcotic from Schedule III, IV, or V or Non-narcotic from Schedule I-V (except phencyclidine or flunitrazepam) (RCW 69.50.401(d))

                              Possession of Stolen Property 2 (RCW 9A.56.160)

                              Reckless Burning 1 (RCW 9A.48.040)

                              Taking Motor Vehicle Without Permission (RCW 9A.56.070)

                              Theft 2 (RCW 9A.56.040)

                              Theft of Rental, Leased, or Lease-purchased Property (valued at two hundred fifty dollars or more but less than one thousand five hundred dollars) (RCW 9A.56.096(4))

                              Unlawful Issuance of Checks or Drafts (RCW 9A.56.060)

                              Unlawful Use of Food Stamps (RCW 9.91.140 (2) and (3))

                              Vehicle Prowl 1 (RCW 9A.52.095)

       Sec. 14. RCW 9.94A.440 and 1999 c 322 s 6 and 1999 c 196 s 11 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

       (1) Decision not to prosecute.

       STANDARD: A prosecuting attorney may decline to prosecute, even though technically sufficient evidence to prosecute exists, in situations where prosecution would serve no public purpose, would defeat the underlying purpose of the law in question or would result in decreased respect for the law.

       GUIDELINE/COMMENTARY:

       Examples

       The following are examples of reasons not to prosecute which could satisfy the standard.

       (a) Contrary to Legislative Intent - It may be proper to decline to charge where the application of criminal sanctions would be clearly contrary to the intent of the legislature in enacting the particular statute.

       (b) Antiquated Statute - It may be proper to decline to charge where the statute in question is antiquated in that:

       (i) It has not been enforced for many years; and

       (ii) Most members of society act as if it were no longer in existence; and

       (iii) It serves no deterrent or protective purpose in today's society; and

       (iv) The statute has not been recently reconsidered by the legislature.

       This reason is not to be construed as the basis for declining cases because the law in question is unpopular or because it is difficult to enforce.

       (c) De Minimus Violation - It may be proper to decline to charge where the violation of law is only technical or insubstantial and where no public interest or deterrent purpose would be served by prosecution.

       (d) Confinement on Other Charges - It may be proper to decline to charge because the accused has been sentenced on another charge to a lengthy period of confinement; and

       (i) Conviction of the new offense would not merit any additional direct or collateral punishment;

       (ii) The new offense is either a misdemeanor or a felony which is not particularly aggravated; and

       (iii) Conviction of the new offense would not serve any significant deterrent purpose.

       (e) Pending Conviction on Another Charge - It may be proper to decline to charge because the accused is facing a pending prosecution in the same or another county; and

       (i) Conviction of the new offense would not merit any additional direct or collateral punishment;

       (ii) Conviction in the pending prosecution is imminent;

       (iii) The new offense is either a misdemeanor or a felony which is not particularly aggravated; and

       (iv) Conviction of the new offense would not serve any significant deterrent purpose.

       (f) High Disproportionate Cost of Prosecution - It may be proper to decline to charge where the cost of locating or transporting, or the burden on, prosecution witnesses is highly disproportionate to the importance of prosecuting the offense in question. This reason should be limited to minor cases and should not be relied upon in serious cases.

       (g) Improper Motives of Complainant - It may be proper to decline charges because the motives of the complainant are improper and prosecution would serve no public purpose, would defeat the underlying purpose of the law in question or would result in decreased respect for the law.

       (h) Immunity - It may be proper to decline to charge where immunity is to be given to an accused in order to prosecute another where the accused's information or testimony will reasonably lead to the conviction of others who are responsible for more serious criminal conduct or who represent a greater danger to the public interest.

       (i) Victim Request - It may be proper to decline to charge because the victim requests that no criminal charges be filed and the case involves the following crimes or situations:

       (i) Assault cases where the victim has suffered little or no injury;

       (ii) Crimes against property, not involving violence, where no major loss was suffered;

       (iii) Where doing so would not jeopardize the safety of society.

       Care should be taken to insure that the victim's request is freely made and is not the product of threats or pressure by the accused.

       The presence of these factors may also justify the decision to dismiss a prosecution which has been commenced.

       Notification

       The prosecutor is encouraged to notify the victim, when practical, and the law enforcement personnel, of the decision not to prosecute.

       (2) Decision to prosecute.

       (a) STANDARD:

       Crimes against persons will be filed if sufficient admissible evidence exists, which, when considered with the most plausible, reasonably foreseeable defense that could be raised under the evidence, would justify conviction by a reasonable and objective fact-finder. With regard to offenses prohibited by RCW 9A.44.040, 9A.44.050, 9A.44.073, 9A.44.076, 9A.44.079, 9A.44.083, 9A.44.086, 9A.44.089, and 9A.64.020 the prosecutor should avoid prefiling agreements or diversions intended to place the accused in a program of treatment or counseling, so that treatment, if determined to be beneficial, can be provided pursuant to RCW 9.94A.120(8).

       Crimes against property/other crimes will be filed if the admissible evidence is of such convincing force as to make it probable that a reasonable and objective fact-finder would convict after hearing all the admissible evidence and the most plausible defense that could be raised.

       See table below for the crimes within these categories.


CATEGORIZATION OF CRIMES FOR PROSECUTING STANDARDS


       CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS

       Aggravated Murder

       1st Degree Murder

       2nd Degree Murder

       1st Degree Kidnaping

       1st Degree Assault

       1st Degree Assault of a Child

       1st Degree Rape

       1st Degree Robbery

       1st Degree Rape of a Child

       1st Degree Arson

       2nd Degree Kidnaping

       2nd Degree Assault

       2nd Degree Assault of a Child

       2nd Degree Rape

       2nd Degree Robbery

       1st Degree Burglary

       1st Degree Manslaughter

       2nd Degree Manslaughter

       1st Degree Extortion

       Indecent Liberties

       Incest

       2nd Degree Rape of a Child

       Vehicular Homicide

       Vehicular Assault

       3rd Degree Rape

       3rd Degree Rape of a Child

       1st Degree Child Molestation

       2nd Degree Child Molestation

       3rd Degree Child Molestation

       2nd Degree Extortion

       1st Degree Promoting Prostitution

       Intimidating a Juror

       Communication with a Minor

       Intimidating a Witness

       Intimidating a Public Servant

       Bomb Threat (if against person)

       3rd Degree Assault

       3rd Degree Assault of a Child

       Unlawful Imprisonment

       Promoting a Suicide Attempt

       Riot (if against person)

       Stalking

       Custodial Assault

       ((No-Contact Order-Domestic Violence Pretrial (RCW 10.99.040(4) (b) and (c))

       No-Contact Order-Domestic Violence Sentence (RCW 10.99.050(2))

       Protection Order-Domestic Violence Civil (RCW 26.50.110 (4) and (5))))

       Domestic Violence Court Order Violation (RCW 10.99.040, 10.99.050, 26.09.300, 26.10.220, 26.26.138, 26.50.110, 26.52.070, or section 2 of this act)

       Counterfeiting (if a violation of RCW 9.16.035(4))


       CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY/OTHER CRIMES

       2nd Degree Arson

       1st Degree Escape

       2nd Degree Burglary

       1st Degree Theft

       1st Degree Perjury

       1st Degree Introducing Contraband

       1st Degree Possession of Stolen Property

       Bribery

       Bribing a Witness

       Bribe received by a Witness

       Bomb Threat (if against property)

       1st Degree Malicious Mischief

       2nd Degree Theft

       2nd Degree Escape

       2nd Degree Introducing Contraband

       2nd Degree Possession of Stolen Property

       2nd Degree Malicious Mischief

       1st Degree Reckless Burning

       Taking a Motor Vehicle without Authorization

       Forgery

       2nd Degree Perjury

       2nd Degree Promoting Prostitution

       Tampering with a Witness

       Trading in Public Office

       Trading in Special Influence

       Receiving/Granting Unlawful Compensation

       Bigamy

       Eluding a Pursuing Police Vehicle

       Willful Failure to Return from Furlough

       Escape from Community Custody

       Riot (if against property)

       Thefts of Livestock


       ALL OTHER UNCLASSIFIED FELONIES

       Selection of Charges/Degree of Charge

       (i) The prosecutor should file charges which adequately describe the nature of defendant's conduct. Other offenses may be charged only if they are necessary to ensure that the charges:

       (A) Will significantly enhance the strength of the state's case at trial; or

       (B) Will result in restitution to all victims.

       (ii) The prosecutor should not overcharge to obtain a guilty plea. Overcharging includes:

       (A) Charging a higher degree;

       (B) Charging additional counts.

       This standard is intended to direct prosecutors to charge those crimes which demonstrate the nature and seriousness of a defendant's criminal conduct, but to decline to charge crimes which are not necessary to such an indication. Crimes which do not merge as a matter of law, but which arise from the same course of conduct, do not all have to be charged.


       (b) GUIDELINES/COMMENTARY:

       (i) Police Investigation

       A prosecuting attorney is dependent upon law enforcement agencies to conduct the necessary factual investigation which must precede the decision to prosecute. The prosecuting attorney shall ensure that a thorough factual investigation has been conducted before a decision to prosecute is made. In ordinary circumstances the investigation should include the following:

       (A) The interviewing of all material witnesses, together with the obtaining of written statements whenever possible;

       (B) The completion of necessary laboratory tests; and

       (C) The obtaining, in accordance with constitutional requirements, of the suspect's version of the events.

       If the initial investigation is incomplete, a prosecuting attorney should insist upon further investigation before a decision to prosecute is made, and specify what the investigation needs to include.

       (ii) Exceptions

       In certain situations, a prosecuting attorney may authorize filing of a criminal complaint before the investigation is complete if:

       (A) Probable cause exists to believe the suspect is guilty; and

       (B) The suspect presents a danger to the community or is likely to flee if not apprehended; or

       (C) The arrest of the suspect is necessary to complete the investigation of the crime.

       In the event that the exception to the standard is applied, the prosecuting attorney shall obtain a commitment from the law enforcement agency involved to complete the investigation in a timely manner. If the subsequent investigation does not produce sufficient evidence to meet the normal charging standard, the complaint should be dismissed.

       (iii) Investigation Techniques

       The prosecutor should be fully advised of the investigatory techniques that were used in the case investigation including:

       (A) Polygraph testing;

       (B) Hypnosis;

       (C) Electronic surveillance;

       (D) Use of informants.

       (iv) Pre-Filing Discussions with Defendant

       Discussions with the defendant or his/her representative regarding the selection or disposition of charges may occur prior to the filing of charges, and potential agreements can be reached.

       (v) Pre-Filing Discussions with Victim(s)

       Discussions with the victim(s) or victims' representatives regarding the selection or disposition of charges may occur before the filing of charges. The discussions may be considered by the prosecutor in charging and disposition decisions, and should be considered before reaching any agreement with the defendant regarding these decisions.

       Sec. 15. RCW 10.99.040 and 1997 c 338 s 54 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Because of the serious nature of domestic violence, the court in domestic violence actions:

       (a) Shall not dismiss any charge or delay disposition because of concurrent dissolution or other civil proceedings;

       (b) Shall not require proof that either party is seeking a dissolution of marriage prior to instigation of criminal proceedings;

       (c) Shall waive any requirement that the victim's location be disclosed to any person, other than the attorney of a criminal defendant, upon a showing that there is a possibility of further violence: PROVIDED, That the court may order a criminal defense attorney not to disclose to his or her client the victim's location; and

       (d) Shall identify by any reasonable means on docket sheets those criminal actions arising from acts of domestic violence.

       (2) Because of the likelihood of repeated violence directed at those who have been victims of domestic violence in the past, when any person charged with or arrested for a crime involving domestic violence is released from custody before arraignment or trial on bail or personal recognizance, the court authorizing the release may prohibit that person from having any contact with the victim. The jurisdiction authorizing the release shall determine whether that person should be prohibited from having any contact with the victim. If there is no outstanding restraining or protective order prohibiting that person from having contact with the victim, the court authorizing release may issue, by telephone, a no-contact order prohibiting the person charged or arrested from having contact with the victim. In issuing the order, the court shall consider the provisions of RCW 9.41.800. The no-contact order shall also be issued in writing as soon as possible.

       (3) At the time of arraignment the court shall determine whether a no-contact order shall be issued or extended. If a no-contact order is issued or extended, the court may also include in the conditions of release a requirement that the defendant submit to electronic monitoring. If electronic monitoring is ordered, the court shall specify who shall provide the monitoring services, and the terms under which the monitoring shall be performed. Upon conviction, the court may require as a condition of the sentence that the defendant reimburse the providing agency for the costs of the electronic monitoring.

       (4)(a) Willful violation of a court order issued under subsection (2) or (3) of this section is ((a gross misdemeanor except as provided in (b) and (c) of this subsection (4). Upon conviction and in addition to other penalties provided by law, the court may require that the defendant submit to electronic monitoring. The court shall specify who shall provide the electronic monitoring services and the terms under which the monitoring must be performed. The court also may include a requirement that the defendant pay the costs of the monitoring. The court shall consider the ability of the convicted person to pay for electronic monitoring.

       (b) Any assault that is a violation of an order issued under this section and that does not amount to assault in the first or second degree under RCW 9A.36.011 or 9A.36.021 is a class C felony punishable under chapter 9A.20 RCW, and any conduct in violation of a protective order issued under this section that is reckless and creates a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to another person is a class C felony punishable under chapter 9A.20 RCW.

       (c) A willful violation of a court order issued under this section is a class C felony if the offender has at least two previous convictions for violating the provisions of a no-contact order issued under this chapter, a domestic violence protection order issued under chapter 26.09, 26.10, 26.26, or 26.50 RCW, or any federal or out-of-state order that is comparable to a no-contact order or protection order issued under Washington law. The previous convictions may involve the same victim or other victims specifically protected by the no-contact orders or protection orders the offender violated)) punishable under RCW 26.50.110.

       (((d))) (b) The written order releasing the person charged or arrested shall contain the court's directives and shall bear the legend: "Violation of this order is a criminal offense under chapter ((10.99)) 26.50 RCW and will subject a violator to arrest; any assault, drive-by shooting, or reckless endangerment that is a violation of this order is a felony. You can be arrested even if any person protected by the order invites or allows you to violate the order's prohibitions. You have the sole responsibility to avoid or refrain from violating the order's provisions. Only the court can change the order." A certified copy of the order shall be provided to the victim. If a no-contact order has been issued prior to charging, that order shall expire at arraignment or within seventy-two hours if charges are not filed. Such orders need not be entered into the computer-based criminal intelligence information system in this state which is used by law enforcement agencies to list outstanding warrants.

       (5) Whenever an order prohibiting contact is issued, modified, or terminated under subsection (2) or (3) of this section, the clerk of the court shall forward a copy of the order on or before the next judicial day to the appropriate law enforcement agency specified in the order. Upon receipt of the copy of the order the law enforcement agency shall forthwith enter the order for one year or until the expiration date specified on the order into any computer-based criminal intelligence information system available in this state used by law enforcement agencies to list outstanding warrants. Entry into the law enforcement information system constitutes notice to all law enforcement agencies of the existence of the order. The order is fully enforceable in any jurisdiction in the state.

       Sec. 16. RCW 10.99.050 and 1997 c 338 s 55 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) When a defendant is found guilty of a crime and a condition of the sentence restricts the defendant's ability to have contact with the victim, such condition shall be recorded and a written certified copy of that order shall be provided to the victim.

       (2) Willful violation of a court order issued under this section is ((a gross misdemeanor. Any assault that is a violation of an order issued under this section and that does not amount to assault in the first or second degree under RCW 9A.36.011 or 9A.36.021 is a class C felony, and any conduct in violation of a protective order issued under this section that is reckless and creates a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to another person is a class C felony. A willful violation of a court order issued under this section is also a class C felony if the offender has at least two previous convictions for violating the provisions of a no-contact order issued under this chapter, or a domestic violence protection order issued under chapter 26.09, 26.10, 26.26, or 26.50 RCW, or any federal or out-of-state order that is comparable to a no-contact order or protection order that is issued under Washington law. The previous convictions may involve the same victim or other victims specifically protected by the no-contact orders or protection orders the offender violated)) punishable under RCW 26.50.110.

       The written order shall contain the court's directives and shall bear the legend: Violation of this order is a criminal offense under chapter ((10.99)) 26.50 RCW and will subject a violator to arrest; any assault, drive-by shooting, or reckless endangerment that is a violation of this order is a felony.

       (3) Whenever an order prohibiting contact is issued pursuant to this section, the clerk of the court shall forward a copy of the order on or before the next judicial day to the appropriate law enforcement agency specified in the order. Upon receipt of the copy of the order the law enforcement agency shall forthwith enter the order for one year into any computer-based criminal intelligence information system available in this state used by law enforcement agencies to list outstanding warrants. Entry into the law enforcement information system constitutes notice to all law enforcement agencies of the existence of the order. The order is fully enforceable in any jurisdiction in the state.

       Sec. 17. RCW 26.09.300 and 1996 c 248 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Whenever a restraining order is issued under this chapter, and the person to be restrained knows of the order, a violation of the provisions restricting the person from acts or threats of violence or of a provision restraining the person from going onto the grounds of or entering the residence, workplace, school, or day care of another, or prohibiting the person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance of a location, is ((a misdemeanor)) punishable under RCW 26.50.110.

       (2) A person is deemed to have notice of a restraining order if:

       (a) The person to be restrained or the person's attorney signed the order;

       (b) The order recites that the person to be restrained or the person's attorney appeared in person before the court;

       (c) The order was served upon the person to be restrained; or

       (d) The peace officer gives the person oral or written evidence of the order by reading from it or handing to the person a certified copy of the original order, certified to be an accurate copy of the original by a notary public or by the clerk of the court.

       (3) A peace officer shall verify the existence of a restraining order by:

       (a) Obtaining information confirming the existence and terms of the order from a law enforcement agency; or

       (b) Obtaining a certified copy of the order, certified to be an accurate copy of the original by a notary public or by the clerk of the court.

       (4) A peace officer shall arrest and take into custody, pending release on bail, personal recognizance, or court order, a person without a warrant when the officer has probable cause to believe that:

       (a) A restraining order has been issued under this chapter;

       (b) The respondent or person to be restrained knows of the order; and

       (c) The person to be arrested has violated the terms of the order restraining the person from acts or threats of violence or restraining the person from going onto the grounds of or entering the residence, workplace, school, or day care of another, or prohibiting the person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance of a location.

       (5) It is a defense to prosecution under subsection (1) of this section that the court order was issued contrary to law or court rule.

       (6) No peace officer may be held criminally or civilly liable for making an arrest under subsection (4) of this section if the officer acts in good faith and without malice.

       Sec. 18. RCW 26.10.220 and 1999 c 184 s 11 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Whenever a restraining order is issued under this chapter, and the person to be restrained knows of the order, a violation of the provisions restricting the person from acts or threats of violence or of a provision restraining the person from going onto the grounds of or entering the residence, workplace, school, or day care of another, or prohibiting the person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance of a location, is ((a gross misdemeanor)) punishable under RCW 26.50.110.

       (2) A person is deemed to have notice of a restraining order if:

       (a) The person to be restrained or the person's attorney signed the order;

       (b) The order recites that the person to be restrained or the person's attorney appeared in person before the court;

       (c) The order was served upon the person to be restrained; or

       (d) The peace officer gives the person oral or written evidence of the order by reading from it or handing to the person a certified copy of the original order, certified to be an accurate copy of the original by a notary public or by the clerk of the court.

       (3) A peace officer shall verify the existence of a restraining order by:

       (a) Obtaining information confirming the existence and terms of the order from a law enforcement agency; or

       (b) Obtaining a certified copy of the order, certified to be an accurate copy of the original by a notary public or by the clerk of the court.

       (4) A peace officer shall arrest and take into custody, pending release on bail, personal recognizance, or court order, a person without a warrant when the officer has probable cause to believe that:

       (a) A restraining order has been issued under this chapter;

       (b) The respondent or person to be restrained knows of the order; and

       (c) The person to be arrested has violated the terms of the order restraining the person from acts or threats of violence or restraining the person from going onto the grounds of or entering the residence, workplace, school, or day care of another, or prohibiting the person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance of a location.

       (5) It is a defense to prosecution under subsection (1) of this section that the court order was issued contrary to law or court rule.

       (6) No peace officer may be held criminally or civilly liable for making an arrest under subsection (4) of this section if the officer acts in good faith and without malice.

       Sec. 19. RCW 26.26.138 and 1999 c 184 s 12 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Whenever a restraining order is issued under this chapter, and the person to be restrained knows of the order, a violation of the provisions restricting the person from acts or threats of violence or of a provision restraining the person from going onto the grounds of or entering the residence, workplace, school, or day care of another, or prohibiting the person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance of a location, is ((a gross misdemeanor)) punishable under RCW 26.50.110.

       (2) A person is deemed to have notice of a restraining order if:

       (a) The person to be restrained or the person's attorney signed the order;

       (b) The order recites that the person to be restrained or the person's attorney appeared in person before the court;

       (c) The order was served upon the person to be restrained; or

       (d) The peace officer gives the person oral or written evidence of the order by reading from it or handing to the person a certified copy of the original order, certified to be an accurate copy of the original by a notary public or by the clerk of the court.

       (3) A peace officer shall verify the existence of a restraining order by:

       (a) Obtaining information confirming the existence and terms of the order from a law enforcement agency; or

       (b) Obtaining a certified copy of the order, certified to be an accurate copy of the original by a notary public or by the clerk of the court.

       (4) A peace officer shall arrest and take into custody, pending release on bail, personal recognizance, or court order, a person without a warrant when the officer has probable cause to believe that:

       (a) A restraining order has been issued under this chapter;

       (b) The respondent or person to be restrained knows of the order; and

       (c) The person to be arrested has violated the terms of the order restraining the person from acts or threats of violence or restraining the person from going onto the grounds of or entering the residence, workplace, school, or day care of another, or prohibiting the person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance of a location.

       (5) It is a defense to prosecution under subsection (1) of this section that the court order was issued contrary to law or court rule.

       (6) No peace officer may be held criminally or civilly liable for making an arrest under subsection (4) of this section if the officer acts in good faith and without malice.

       Sec. 20. RCW 26.50.110 and 1996 c 248 s 16 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Whenever an order ((for protection)) is granted under this chapter, chapter 10.99, 26.09, 26.10, 26.26, or 74.34 RCW, or there is a valid foreign protection order as defined in RCW 26.52.020, and the respondent or person to be restrained knows of the order, a violation of the restraint provisions, or of a provision excluding the person from a residence, workplace, school, or day care, or of a provision prohibiting a person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance of a location, or of a provision of a foreign protection order specifically indicating that a violation will be a crime for which an arrest is required under RCW 10.31.100(2) (a) or (b), is a gross misdemeanor except as provided in subsections (4) and (5) of this section. Upon conviction, and in addition to any other penalties provided by law, the court may require that the respondent submit to electronic monitoring. The court shall specify who shall provide the electronic monitoring services, and the terms under which the monitoring shall be performed. The order also may include a requirement that the respondent pay the costs of the monitoring. The court shall consider the ability of the convicted person to pay for electronic monitoring.

       (2) A peace officer shall arrest without a warrant and take into custody a person whom the peace officer has probable cause to believe has violated an order issued under this chapter, chapter 10.99, 26.09, 26.10, 26.26, or 74.34 RCW, or a valid foreign protection order as defined in RCW 26.52.020, that restrains the person or excludes the person from a residence, workplace, school, or day care, or prohibits the person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance of a location, if the person restrained knows of the order. Presence of the order in the law enforcement computer-based criminal intelligence information system is not the only means of establishing knowledge of the order.

       (3) A violation of an order ((for protection)) issued under this chapter, chapter 10.99, 26.09, 26.10, 26.26, or 74.34 RCW, or of a valid foreign protection order as defined in RCW 26.52.020, shall also constitute contempt of court, and is subject to the penalties prescribed by law.

       (4) Any assault that is a violation of an order issued under this chapter, chapter 10.99, 26.09, 26.10, 26.26, or 74.34 RCW, or of a valid foreign protection order as defined in RCW 26.52.020, and that does not amount to assault in the first or second degree under RCW 9A.36.011 or 9A.36.021 is a class C felony, and any conduct in violation of ((a protective)) such an order ((issued under this chapter)) that is reckless and creates a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to another person is a class C felony.

       (5) A violation of a court order issued under this chapter, chapter 10.99, 26.09, 26.10, 26.26, or 74.34 RCW, or of a valid foreign protection order as defined in RCW 26.52.020, is a class C felony if the offender has at least two previous convictions for violating the provisions of ((a no-contact)) an order issued under chapter 10.99 ((RCW, a domestic violence protection order issued under chapter 26.09, 26.10, or 26.26 RCW or this chapter, or any federal or out-of-state order that is comparable to a no-contact or protection order issued under Washington law)), 26.09, 26.10, 26.26, or 74.34 RCW, or a valid foreign protection order as defined in RCW 26.52.020. The previous convictions may involve the same victim or other victims specifically protected by the ((no-contact orders or protection)) orders the offender violated.

       (6) Upon the filing of an affidavit by the petitioner or any peace officer alleging that the respondent has violated an order ((for protection)) granted under this chapter, chapter 10.99, 26.09, 26.10, 26.26, or 74.34 RCW, or a valid foreign protection order as defined in RCW 26.52.020, the court may issue an order to the respondent, requiring the respondent to appear and show cause within fourteen days why the respondent should not be found in contempt of court and punished accordingly. The hearing may be held in the court of any county or municipality in which the petitioner or respondent temporarily or permanently resides at the time of the alleged violation.

       Sec. 21. RCW 26.50.160 and 1995 c 246 s 18 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) To prevent the issuance of competing protection orders in different courts and to give courts needed information for issuance of orders, the judicial information system shall be available in each district, municipal, and superior court by July 1, 1997, and shall include a data base containing the following information:

       (((1))) (a) The names of the parties and the cause number for every order of protection issued under this title, every criminal no-contact order issued under chapter 10.99 RCW, every antiharassment order issued under chapter 10.14 RCW, every dissolution action under chapter 26.09 RCW, every third-party custody action under chapter 26.10 RCW, ((and)) every parentage action under chapter ((26.10)) 26.26 RCW, every foreign protection order filed under chapter 26.52 RCW, and every order for protection of a vulnerable adult under chapter 74.34 RCW. When a guardian or the department of social and health services has petitioned for relief on behalf of a vulnerable adult, the name of the vulnerable adult shall be included in the data base as a party rather than the guardian or department;

       (((2))) (b) A criminal history of the parties; ((and

       (3) Other relevant information necessary to assist courts in issuing orders under this chapter as determined by the judicial information system committee))

       (c) The date of birth of the parties;

       (d) The contact addresses of the parties. When collecting this information, each party must be given notice that the contact address becomes a public record and that the party may use an address other than the party's personal residence. Addresses assigned through the state's address confidentiality program under chapter 40.24 RCW may be used for this purpose; and

       (e) Driver's license number and state of issue.

       (2) In no case shall any other personally identifying information be entered into the data base.

       Sec. 22. RCW 26.52.070 and 1999 c 184 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Whenever a foreign protection order is granted to a person entitled to protection and the person under restraint knows of the foreign protection order, a violation of a provision prohibiting the person under restraint from contacting or communicating with another person, or of a provision excluding the person under restraint from a residence, workplace, school, or day care, or of a provision prohibiting a person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance of a location, or a violation of any provision for which the foreign protection order specifically indicates that a violation will be a crime, is ((a gross misdemeanor except as provided in subsections (3) and (4) of this section. Upon conviction, and in addition to any other penalties provided by law, the court may require the person under restraint to submit to electronic monitoring. The court shall specify who will provide the electronic monitoring services, and the terms under which the monitoring will be performed. The order also may include a requirement that the person under restraint pay the costs of the monitoring. The court shall consider the ability of the convicted person to pay for electronic monitoring)) punishable under RCW 26.50.110.

       (2) A peace officer shall arrest without a warrant and take into custody a person when the peace officer has probable cause to believe that a foreign protection order has been issued of which the person under restraint has knowledge and the person under restraint has violated a provision of the foreign protection order that prohibits the person under restraint from contacting or communicating with another person, or a provision that excludes the person under restraint from a residence, workplace, school, or day care, or of a provision prohibiting a person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance of a location, or a violation of any provision for which the foreign protection order specifically indicates that a violation will be a crime. Presence of the order in the law enforcement computer-based criminal intelligence information system is not the only means of establishing knowledge of the order.

       (((3) An assault that is a violation of a valid foreign protection order that does not amount to assault in the first or second degree under RCW 9A.36.011 or 9A.36.021 is a class C felony, and conduct in violation of a valid foreign protection order issued under this chapter that is reckless and creates a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to another person is a class C felony.

       (4) A violation of a valid foreign protection order is a class C felony if the offender has at least two previous convictions for violating the provisions of a no-contact order issued under chapter 10.99 RCW, a domestic violence protection order issued under chapter 26.09, 26.10, 26.26, or 26.50 RCW, or a federal or out-of-state order that is comparable to a no-contact or protection order issued under Washington law. The previous convictions may involve the same person entitled to protection or other person entitled to protection specifically protected by the no-contact orders or protection orders the offender violated.))

       Sec. 23. RCW 74.34.130 and 1999 c 176 s 13 are each amended to read as follows:

       The court may order relief as it deems necessary for the protection of the petitioner, including, but not limited to the following:

       (1) Restraining respondent from committing acts of abandonment, abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation;

       (2) Excluding the respondent from petitioner's residence for a specified period or until further order of the court;

       (3) Prohibiting contact by respondent for a specified period or until further order of the court;

       (4) Prohibiting the respondent from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance from a specified location;

       (5) Requiring an accounting by respondent of the disposition of petitioner's income or other resources;

       (((5))) (6) Restraining the transfer of property for a specified period not exceeding ninety days;

       (((6))) (7) Requiring the respondent to pay the filing fee and court costs, including service fees, and to reimburse the petitioner for costs incurred in bringing the action, including a reasonable attorney's fee.

       Any relief granted by an order for protection, other than a judgment for costs, shall be for a fixed period not to exceed one year. The clerk of the court shall enter any order for protection issued under this section into the judicial information system.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 24. Section 13 of this act takes effect July 1, 2000.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 25. The penalties prescribed in this act apply to violations of court orders which occur on or after July 1, 2000, regardless of the date the court issued the order."


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Costa, the following striking amendment by Senators Costa, Heavey, Hargrove and Long was adopted:

       Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

       "NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 26.50 RCW to read as follows:

       The department of social and health services, in its discretion, may seek the relief provided in this chapter on behalf of and with the consent of any vulnerable adult as those persons are defined in RCW 74.34.020. Neither the department nor the state of Washington shall be liable for failure to seek relief on behalf of any persons under this section.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 74.34 RCW to read as follows:

       (1) An order for protection of a vulnerable adult issued under this chapter which restrains the respondent or another person from committing acts of abuse, prohibits contact with the petitioner, excludes the person from any specified location, or prohibits the person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance from a location, shall prominently bear on the front page of the order the legend: VIOLATION OF THIS ORDER WITH ACTUAL NOTICE OF ITS TERMS IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE UNDER CHAPTER 26.50 RCW AND WILL SUBJECT A VIOLATOR TO ARREST.

       (2) Whenever an order for protection of a vulnerable adult is issued under this chapter, and the respondent or person to be restrained knows of the order, a violation of a provision restraining the person from committing acts of abuse, prohibiting contact with the petitioner, excluding the person from any specified location, or prohibiting the person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance of a location, shall be punishable under RCW 26.50.110, regardless of whether the person is a family or household member as defined in RCW 26.50.010.

       Sec. 3. RCW 10.31.100 and 1999 c 184 s 14 are each amended to read as follows:

       A police officer having probable cause to believe that a person has committed or is committing a felony shall have the authority to arrest the person without a warrant. A police officer may arrest a person without a warrant for committing a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor only when the offense is committed in the presence of the officer, except as provided in subsections (1) through (10) of this section.

       (1) Any police officer having probable cause to believe that a person has committed or is committing a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor, involving physical harm or threats of harm to any person or property or the unlawful taking of property or involving the use or possession of cannabis, or involving the acquisition, possession, or consumption of alcohol by a person under the age of twenty-one years under RCW 66.44.270, or involving criminal trespass under RCW 9A.52.070 or 9A.52.080, shall have the authority to arrest the person.

       (2) A police officer shall arrest and take into custody, pending release on bail, personal recognizance, or court order, a person without a warrant when the officer has probable cause to believe that:

       (a) An order has been issued of which the person has knowledge under RCW ((10.99.040(2), 10.99.050, 26.09.050, 26.09.060, 26.10.040, 26.10.115,)) 26.44.063, or chapter 10.99, 26.09, 26.10, 26.26 ((RCW, or chapter)), 26.50, or 74.34 RCW restraining the person and the person has violated the terms of the order restraining the person from acts or threats of violence, or restraining the person from going onto the grounds of or entering a residence, workplace, school, or day care, or prohibiting the person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance of a location or, in the case of an order issued under RCW 26.44.063, imposing any other restrictions or conditions upon the person; or

       (b) A foreign protection order, as defined in RCW 26.52.010, has been issued of which the person under restraint has knowledge and the person under restraint has violated a provision of the foreign protection order prohibiting the person under restraint from contacting or communicating with another person, or ((of a provision)) excluding the person under restraint from a residence, workplace, school, or day care, or prohibiting the person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance of a location, or a violation of any provision for which the foreign protection order specifically indicates that a violation will be a crime; or

       (c) The person is sixteen years or older and within the preceding four hours has assaulted a family or household member as defined in RCW 10.99.020 and the officer believes: (i) A felonious assault has occurred; (ii) an assault has occurred which has resulted in bodily injury to the victim, whether the injury is observable by the responding officer or not; or (iii) that any physical action has occurred which was intended to cause another person reasonably to fear imminent serious bodily injury or death. Bodily injury means physical pain, illness, or an impairment of physical condition. When the officer has probable cause to believe that family or household members have assaulted each other, the officer is not required to arrest both persons. The officer shall arrest the person whom the officer believes to be the primary physical aggressor. In making this determination, the officer shall make every reasonable effort to consider: (i) The intent to protect victims of domestic violence under RCW 10.99.010; (ii) the comparative extent of injuries inflicted or serious threats creating fear of physical injury; and (iii) the history of domestic violence between the persons involved.

       (3) Any police officer having probable cause to believe that a person has committed or is committing a violation of any of the following traffic laws shall have the authority to arrest the person:

       (a) RCW 46.52.010, relating to duty on striking an unattended car or other property;

       (b) RCW 46.52.020, relating to duty in case of injury to or death of a person or damage to an attended vehicle;

       (c) RCW 46.61.500 or 46.61.530, relating to reckless driving or racing of vehicles;

       (d) RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504, relating to persons under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs;

       (e) RCW 46.20.342, relating to driving a motor vehicle while operator's license is suspended or revoked;

       (f) RCW 46.61.5249, relating to operating a motor vehicle in a negligent manner.

       (4) A law enforcement officer investigating at the scene of a motor vehicle accident may arrest the driver of a motor vehicle involved in the accident if the officer has probable cause to believe that the driver has committed in connection with the accident a violation of any traffic law or regulation.

       (5) Any police officer having probable cause to believe that a person has committed or is committing a violation of RCW ((88.12.025)) 79A.60.040 shall have the authority to arrest the person.

       (6) An officer may act upon the request of a law enforcement officer in whose presence a traffic infraction was committed, to stop, detain, arrest, or issue a notice of traffic infraction to the driver who is believed to have committed the infraction. The request by the witnessing officer shall give an officer the authority to take appropriate action under the laws of the state of Washington.

       (7) Any police officer having probable cause to believe that a person has committed or is committing any act of indecent exposure, as defined in RCW 9A.88.010, may arrest the person.

       (8) A police officer may arrest and take into custody, pending release on bail, personal recognizance, or court order, a person without a warrant when the officer has probable cause to believe that an order has been issued of which the person has knowledge under chapter 10.14 RCW and the person has violated the terms of that order.

       (9) Any police officer having probable cause to believe that a person has, within twenty-four hours of the alleged violation, committed a violation of RCW 9A.50.020 may arrest such person.

       (10) A police officer having probable cause to believe that a person illegally possesses or illegally has possessed a firearm or other dangerous weapon on private or public elementary or secondary school premises shall have the authority to arrest the person.

       For purposes of this subsection, the term "firearm" has the meaning defined in RCW 9.41.010 and the term "dangerous weapon" has the meaning defined in RCW 9.41.250 and 9.41.280(1) (c) through (e).

       (11) Except as specifically provided in subsections (2), (3), (4), and (6) of this section, nothing in this section extends or otherwise affects the powers of arrest prescribed in Title 46 RCW.

       (12) No police officer may be held criminally or civilly liable for making an arrest pursuant to RCW 10.31.100 (2) or (8) if the police officer acts in good faith and without malice.

       Sec. 4. RCW 10.99.020 and 1997 c 338 s 53 are each amended to read as follows:

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

       (1) "Family or household members" means spouses, former spouses, persons who have a child in common regardless of whether they have been married or have lived together at any time, adult persons related by blood or marriage, adult persons who are presently residing together or who have resided together in the past, persons sixteen years of age or older who are presently residing together or who have resided together in the past and who have or have had a dating relationship, persons sixteen years of age or older with whom a person sixteen years of age or older has or has had a dating relationship, and persons who have a biological or legal parent-child relationship, including stepparents and stepchildren and grandparents and grandchildren.

       (2) "Dating relationship" has the same meaning as in RCW 26.50.010.

       (3) "Domestic violence" includes but is not limited to any of the following crimes when committed by one family or household member against another:

       (a) Assault in the first degree (RCW 9A.36.011);

       (b) Assault in the second degree (RCW 9A.36.021);

       (c) Assault in the third degree (RCW 9A.36.031);

       (d) Assault in the fourth degree (RCW 9A.36.041);

       (e) Drive-by shooting (RCW 9A.36.045);

       (f) Reckless endangerment (RCW 9A.36.050);

       (g) Coercion (RCW 9A.36.070);

       (h) Burglary in the first degree (RCW 9A.52.020);

       (i) Burglary in the second degree (RCW 9A.52.030);

       (j) Criminal trespass in the first degree (RCW 9A.52.070);

       (k) Criminal trespass in the second degree (RCW 9A.52.080);

       (l) Malicious mischief in the first degree (RCW 9A.48.070);

       (m) Malicious mischief in the second degree (RCW 9A.48.080);

       (n) Malicious mischief in the third degree (RCW 9A.48.090);

       (o) Kidnapping in the first degree (RCW 9A.40.020);

       (p) Kidnapping in the second degree (RCW 9A.40.030);

       (q) Unlawful imprisonment (RCW 9A.40.040);

       (r) Violation of the provisions of a restraining order, no-contact order, or protection order restraining the person or restraining the person from going onto the grounds of or entering a residence, workplace, school, or day care, or prohibiting the person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance of a location (RCW 10.99.040, 10.99.050, 26.09.300, 26.10.220, ((or)) 26.26.138, 26.50.060, 26.50.070, 26.50.130, 26.52.070, or section 2 of this act);

       (s) ((Violation of the provisions of a protection order or no-contact order restraining the person or restraining the person from going onto the grounds of or entering a residence, workplace, school, or day care (RCW 26.50.060, 26.50.070, 26.50.130, 10.99.040, or 10.99.050);

       (t))) Rape in the first degree (RCW 9A.44.040);

       (((u))) (t) Rape in the second degree (RCW 9A.44.050);

       (((v))) (u) Residential burglary (RCW 9A.52.025);

       (((w))) (v) Stalking (RCW 9A.46.110); and

       (((x))) (w) Interference with the reporting of domestic violence (RCW 9A.36.150).

       (4) "Victim" means a family or household member who has been subjected to domestic violence.

       Sec. 5. RCW 26.09.050 and 1995 c 93 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) In entering a decree of dissolution of marriage, legal separation, or declaration of invalidity, the court shall determine the marital status of the parties, make provision for a parenting plan for any minor child of the marriage, make provision for the support of any child of the marriage entitled to support, consider or approve provision for the maintenance of either spouse, make provision for the disposition of property and liabilities of the parties, make provision for the allocation of the children as federal tax exemptions, make provision for any necessary continuing restraining orders including the provisions contained in RCW 9.41.800, make provision for the issuance within this action of the restraint provisions of a domestic violence protection order under chapter 26.50 RCW or an antiharassment protection order under chapter 10.14 RCW, and make provision for the change of name of any party.

       (2) Restraining orders issued under this section restraining the person from molesting or disturbing another party, or from going onto the grounds of or entering the home, workplace, or school of the other party or the day care or school of any child, or prohibiting the person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance of a location, shall prominently bear on the front page of the order the legend: VIOLATION OF THIS ORDER WITH ACTUAL NOTICE OF ITS TERMS IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE UNDER CHAPTER ((26.09)) 26.50 RCW AND WILL SUBJECT A VIOLATOR TO ARREST.

       (3) The court shall order that any restraining order bearing a criminal offense legend, any domestic violence protection order, or any antiharassment protection order granted under this section, in addition to the law enforcement information sheet or proof of service of the order, be forwarded by the clerk of the court on or before the next judicial day to the appropriate law enforcement agency specified in the order. Upon receipt of the order, the law enforcement agency shall forthwith enter the order into any computer-based criminal intelligence information system available in this state used by law enforcement agencies to list outstanding warrants. The order is fully enforceable in any county in the state.

       Sec. 6. RCW 26.09.060 and 1995 c 246 s 26 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) In a proceeding for:

       (a) Dissolution of marriage, legal separation, or a declaration of invalidity; or

       (b) Disposition of property or liabilities, maintenance, or support following dissolution of the marriage by a court which lacked personal jurisdiction over the absent spouse; either party may move for temporary maintenance or for temporary support of children entitled to support. The motion shall be accompanied by an affidavit setting forth the factual basis for the motion and the amounts requested.

       (2) As a part of a motion for temporary maintenance or support or by independent motion accompanied by affidavit, either party may request the court to issue a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction, providing relief proper in the circumstances, and restraining or enjoining any person from:

       (a) Transferring, removing, encumbering, concealing, or in any way disposing of any property except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life, and, if so restrained or enjoined, requiring him or her to notify the moving party of any proposed extraordinary expenditures made after the order is issued;

       (b) Molesting or disturbing the peace of the other party or of any child;

       (c) Going onto the grounds of or entering the home, workplace, or school of the other party or the day care or school of any child upon a showing of the necessity therefor;

       (d) Knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance from a specified location;

       (e) Removing a child from the jurisdiction of the court.

       (3) Either party may request a domestic violence protection order under chapter 26.50 RCW or an antiharassment protection order under chapter 10.14 RCW on a temporary basis. The court may grant any of the relief provided in RCW 26.50.060 except relief pertaining to residential provisions for the children which provisions shall be provided for under this chapter, and any of the relief provided in RCW 10.14.080. Ex parte orders issued under this subsection shall be effective for a fixed period not to exceed fourteen days, or upon court order, not to exceed twenty-four days if necessary to ensure that all temporary motions in the case can be heard at the same time.

       (4) In issuing the order, the court shall consider the provisions of RCW 9.41.800.

       (5) The court may issue a temporary restraining order without requiring notice to the other party only if it finds on the basis of the moving affidavit or other evidence that irreparable injury could result if an order is not issued until the time for responding has elapsed.

       (6) The court may issue a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction and an order for temporary maintenance or support in such amounts and on such terms as are just and proper in the circumstances. The court may in its discretion waive the filing of the bond or the posting of security.

       (7) Restraining orders issued under this section restraining the person from molesting or disturbing another party, or from going onto the grounds of or entering the home, workplace, or school of the other party or the day care or school of any child, or prohibiting the person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance of a location, shall prominently bear on the front page of the order the legend: VIOLATION OF THIS ORDER WITH ACTUAL NOTICE OF ITS TERMS IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE UNDER CHAPTER ((26.09)) 26.50 RCW AND WILL SUBJECT A VIOLATOR TO ARREST.

       (8) The court shall order that any temporary restraining order bearing a criminal offense legend, any domestic violence protection order, or any antiharassment protection order granted under this section be forwarded by the clerk of the court on or before the next judicial day to the appropriate law enforcement agency specified in the order. Upon receipt of the order, the law enforcement agency shall forthwith enter the order into any computer-based criminal intelligence information system available in this state used by law enforcement agencies to list outstanding warrants. Entry into the law enforcement information system constitutes notice to all law enforcement agencies of the existence of the order. The order is fully enforceable in any county in the state.

       (9) A temporary order, temporary restraining order, or preliminary injunction:

       (a) Does not prejudice the rights of a party or any child which are to be adjudicated at subsequent hearings in the proceeding;

       (b) May be revoked or modified;

       (c) Terminates when the final decree is entered, except as provided under subsection (10) of this section, or when the petition for dissolution, legal separation, or declaration of invalidity is dismissed;

       (d) May be entered in a proceeding for the modification of an existing decree.

       (10) Delinquent support payments accrued under an order for temporary support remain collectible and are not extinguished when a final decree is entered unless the decree contains specific language to the contrary. A support debt under a temporary order owed to the state for public assistance expenditures shall not be extinguished by the final decree if:

       (a) The obligor was given notice of the state's interest under chapter 74.20A RCW; or

       (b) The temporary order directs the obligor to make support payments to the office of support enforcement or the Washington state support registry.

       Sec. 7. RCW 26.10.040 and 1995 c 93 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

       In entering an order under this chapter, the court shall consider, approve, or make provision for:

       (1) Child custody, visitation, and the support of any child entitled to support;

       (2) The allocation of the children as a federal tax exemption;

       (3) Any necessary continuing restraining orders, including the provisions contained in RCW 9.41.800;

       (4) A domestic violence protection order under chapter 26.50 RCW or an antiharassment protection order under chapter 10.14 RCW. The court may grant any of the relief provided in RCW 26.50.060 except relief pertaining to residential provisions for the children which provisions shall be provided for under this chapter, and any of the relief provided in RCW 10.14.080;

       (5) Restraining orders issued under this section restraining the person from molesting or disturbing another party, or from going onto the grounds of or entering the home, workplace, or school of the other party or the day care or school of any child, or prohibiting the person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance of a location, shall prominently bear on the front page of the order the legend: VIOLATION OF THIS ORDER WITH ACTUAL NOTICE OF ITS TERMS IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE UNDER CHAPTER ((26.10)) 26.50 RCW AND WILL SUBJECT A VIOLATOR TO ARREST;

       (6) The court shall order that any restraining order bearing a criminal offense legend, any domestic violence protection order, or any antiharassment protection order granted under this section, in addition to the law enforcement information sheet or proof of service of the order, be forwarded by the clerk of the court on or before the next judicial day to the appropriate law enforcement agency specified in the order. Upon receipt of the order, the law enforcement agency shall forthwith enter the order into any computer-based criminal intelligence information system available in this state used by law enforcement agencies to list outstanding warrants. The order is fully enforceable in any county in the state.

       Sec. 8. RCW 26.10.115 and 1995 c 246 s 29 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) In a proceeding under this chapter either party may file a motion for temporary support of children entitled to support. The motion shall be accompanied by an affidavit setting forth the factual basis for the motion and the amount requested.

       (2) In a proceeding under this chapter either party may file a motion for a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction, providing relief proper in the circumstances, and restraining or enjoining any person from:

       (a) Molesting or disturbing the peace of the other party or of any child;

       (b) Entering the family home or the home of the other party upon a showing of the necessity therefor;

       (c) Knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance from a specified location;

       (d) Removing a child from the jurisdiction of the court.

       (3) Either party may request a domestic violence protection order under chapter 26.50 RCW or an antiharassment protection order under chapter 10.14 RCW on a temporary basis. The court may grant any of the relief provided in RCW 26.50.060 except relief pertaining to residential provisions for the children which provisions shall be provided for under this chapter, and any of the relief provided in RCW 10.14.080. Ex parte orders issued under this subsection shall be effective for a fixed period not to exceed fourteen days, or upon court order, not to exceed twenty-four days if necessary to ensure that all temporary motions in the case can be heard at the same time.

       (4) In issuing the order, the court shall consider the provisions of RCW 9.41.800.

       (5) The court may issue a temporary restraining order without requiring notice to the other party only if it finds on the basis of the moving affidavit or other evidence that irreparable injury could result if an order is not issued until the time for responding has elapsed.

       (6) The court may issue a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction and an order for temporary support in such amounts and on such terms as are just and proper in the circumstances.

       (7) Restraining orders issued under this section restraining the person from molesting or disturbing another party, or from going onto the grounds of or entering the home, workplace, or school of the other party or the day care or school of any child, or prohibiting the person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance of a location, shall prominently bear on the front page of the order the legend: VIOLATION OF THIS ORDER WITH ACTUAL NOTICE OF ITS TERMS IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE UNDER CHAPTER ((26.10)) 26.50 RCW AND WILL SUBJECT A VIOLATOR TO ARREST.

       (8) The court shall order that any temporary restraining order bearing a criminal offense legend, any domestic violence protection order, or any antiharassment protection order granted under this section be forwarded by the clerk of the court on or before the next judicial day to the appropriate law enforcement agency specified in the order. Upon receipt of the order, the law enforcement agency shall forthwith enter the order into any computer-based criminal intelligence information system available in this state used by law enforcement agencies to list outstanding warrants. Entry into the law enforcement information system constitutes notice to all law enforcement agencies of the existence of the order. The order is fully enforceable in any county in the state.

       (9) A temporary order, temporary restraining order, or preliminary injunction:

       (a) Does not prejudice the rights of a party or any child which are to be adjudicated at subsequent hearings in the proceeding;

       (b) May be revoked or modified;

       (c) Terminates when the final order is entered or when the motion is dismissed;

       (d) May be entered in a proceeding for the modification of an existing order.

       (10) A support debt owed to the state for public assistance expenditures which has been charged against a party pursuant to RCW 74.20A.040 and/or 74.20A.055 shall not be merged in, or otherwise extinguished by, the final decree or order, unless the office of support enforcement has been given notice of the final proceeding and an opportunity to present its claim for the support debt to the court and has failed to file an affidavit as provided in this subsection. Notice of the proceeding shall be served upon the office of support enforcement personally, or by certified mail, and shall be given no fewer than thirty days prior to the date of the final proceeding. An original copy of the notice shall be filed with the court either before service or within a reasonable time thereafter. The office of support enforcement may present its claim, and thereby preserve the support debt, by filing an affidavit setting forth the amount of the debt with the court, and by mailing a copy of the affidavit to the parties or their attorney prior to the date of the final proceeding.

       Sec. 9. RCW 26.26.130 and 1997 c 58 s 947 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) The judgment and order of the court determining the existence or nonexistence of the parent and child relationship shall be determinative for all purposes.

       (2) If the judgment and order of the court is at variance with the child's birth certificate, the court shall order that an amended birth certificate be issued.

       (3) The judgment and order shall contain other appropriate provisions directed to the appropriate parties to the proceeding, concerning the duty of current and future support, the extent of any liability for past support furnished to the child if that issue is before the court, the furnishing of bond or other security for the payment of the judgment, or any other matter in the best interest of the child. The judgment and order may direct the father to pay the reasonable expenses of the mother's pregnancy and confinement. The judgment and order may include a continuing restraining order or injunction. In issuing the order, the court shall consider the provisions of RCW 9.41.800.

       (4) The judgment and order shall contain the social security numbers of all parties to the order.

       (5) Support judgment and orders shall be for periodic payments which may vary in amount. The court may limit the father's liability for the past support to the child to the proportion of the expenses already incurred as the court deems just. The court shall not limit or affect in any manner the right of nonparties including the state of Washington to seek reimbursement for support and other services previously furnished to the child.

       (6) After considering all relevant factors, the court shall order either or both parents to pay an amount determined pursuant to the schedule and standards contained in chapter 26.19 RCW.

       (7) On the same basis as provided in chapter 26.09 RCW, the court shall make residential provisions with regard to minor children of the parties, except that a parenting plan shall not be required unless requested by a party.

       (8) In any dispute between the natural parents of a child and a person or persons who have (a) commenced adoption proceedings or who have been granted an order of adoption, and (b) pursuant to a court order, or placement by the department of social and health services or by a licensed agency, have had actual custody of the child for a period of one year or more before court action is commenced by the natural parent or parents, the court shall consider the best welfare and interests of the child, including the child's need for situation stability, in determining the matter of custody, and the parent or person who is more fit shall have the superior right to custody.

       (9) In entering an order under this chapter, the court may issue any necessary continuing restraining orders, including the restraint provisions of domestic violence protection orders under chapter 26.50 RCW or antiharassment protection orders under chapter 10.14 RCW.

       (10) Restraining orders issued under this section restraining the person from molesting or disturbing another party, or from going onto the grounds of or entering the home, workplace, or school of the other party or the day care or school of any child, or prohibiting the person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance of a location, shall prominently bear on the front page of the order the legend: VIOLATION OF THIS ORDER WITH ACTUAL NOTICE OF ITS TERMS IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE UNDER CHAPTER ((26.26)) 26.50 RCW AND WILL SUBJECT A VIOLATOR TO ARREST.

       (11) The court shall order that any restraining order bearing a criminal offense legend, any domestic violence protection order, or any antiharassment protection order granted under this section be forwarded by the clerk of the court on or before the next judicial day to the appropriate law enforcement agency specified in the order. Upon receipt of the order, the law enforcement agency shall forthwith enter the order into any computer-based criminal intelligence information system available in this state used by law enforcement agencies to list outstanding warrants. The order is fully enforceable in any county in the state.

       Sec. 10. RCW 26.26.137 and 1995 c 246 s 32 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) If the court has made a finding as to the paternity of a child, or if a party's acknowledgment of paternity has been filed with the court, or a party alleges he is the father of the child, any party may move for temporary support for the child prior to the date of entry of the final order. The motion shall be accompanied by an affidavit setting forth the factual basis for the motion and the amounts requested.

       (2) Any party may request the court to issue a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction, providing relief proper in the circumstances, and restraining or enjoining any party from:

       (a) Molesting or disturbing the peace of another party;

       (b) Going onto the grounds of or entering the home, workplace, or school of another party or the day care or school of any child; or

       (c) Knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance from a specified location; or

       (d) Removing a child from the jurisdiction of the court.

       (3) Either party may request a domestic violence protection order under chapter 26.50 RCW or an antiharassment protection order under chapter 10.14 RCW on a temporary basis. The court may grant any of the relief provided in RCW 26.50.060 except relief pertaining to residential provisions for the children which provisions shall be provided for under this chapter, and any of the relief provided in RCW 10.14.080. Ex parte orders issued under this subsection shall be effective for a fixed period not to exceed fourteen days, or upon court order, not to exceed twenty-four days if necessary to ensure that all temporary motions in the case can be heard at the same time.

       (4) Restraining orders issued under this section restraining the person from molesting or disturbing another party, or from going onto the grounds of or entering the home, workplace, or school of the other party or the day care or school of any child, or prohibiting the person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance of a location, shall prominently bear on the front page of the order the legend: VIOLATION OF THIS ORDER WITH ACTUAL NOTICE OF ITS TERMS IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE UNDER CHAPTER ((26.26)) 26.50 RCW AND WILL SUBJECT A VIOLATOR TO ARREST.

       (5) The court shall order that any temporary restraining order bearing a criminal offense legend, any domestic violence protection order, or any antiharassment protection order granted under this section be forwarded by the clerk of the court on or before the next judicial day to the appropriate law enforcement agency specified in the order. Upon receipt of the order, the law enforcement agency shall forthwith enter the order into any computer-based criminal intelligence information system available in this state used by law enforcement agencies to list outstanding warrants. The order is fully enforceable in any county in the state.

       (6) The court may issue a temporary restraining order without requiring notice to the other party only if it finds on the basis of the moving affidavit or other evidence that irreparable injury could result if an order is not issued until the time for responding has elapsed.

       (7) The court may issue a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction and an order for temporary support in such amounts and on such terms as are just and proper in the circumstances. In issuing the order, the court shall consider the provisions of RCW 9.41.800.

       (8) A temporary order, temporary restraining order, or preliminary injunction:

       (a) Does not prejudice the rights of a party or any child which are to be adjudicated at subsequent hearings in the proceeding;

       (b) May be revoked or modified;

       (c) Terminates when the final order is entered or when the petition is dismissed; and

       (d) May be entered in a proceeding for the modification of an existing order.

       (9) A support debt owed to the state for public assistance expenditures which has been charged against a party pursuant to RCW 74.20A.040 and/or 74.20A.055 shall not be merged in, or otherwise extinguished by, the final decree or order, unless the office of support enforcement has been given notice of the final proceeding and an opportunity to present its claim for the support debt to the court and has failed to file an affidavit as provided in this subsection. Notice of the proceeding shall be served upon the office of support enforcement personally, or by certified mail, and shall be given no fewer than thirty days prior to the date of the final proceeding. An original copy of the notice shall be filed with the court either before service or within a reasonable time thereafter. The office of support enforcement may present its claim, and thereby preserve the support debt, by filing an affidavit setting forth the amount of the debt with the court, and by mailing a copy of the affidavit to the parties or their attorney prior to the date of the final proceeding.

       Sec. 11. RCW 26.50.060 and 1999 c 147 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Upon notice and after hearing, the court may provide relief as follows:

       (a) Restrain the respondent from committing acts of domestic violence;

       (b) Exclude the respondent from the dwelling which the parties share, from the residence, workplace, or school of the petitioner, or from the day care or school of a child;

       (c) Prohibit the respondent from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance from a specified location;

       (d) On the same basis as is provided in chapter 26.09 RCW, the court shall make residential provision with regard to minor children of the parties. However, parenting plans as specified in chapter 26.09 RCW shall not be required under this chapter;

       (((d))) (e) Order the respondent to participate in a domestic violence perpetrator treatment program approved under RCW 26.50.150;

       (((e))) (f) Order other relief as it deems necessary for the protection of the petitioner and other family or household members sought to be protected, including orders or directives to a peace officer, as allowed under this chapter;

       (((f))) (g) Require the respondent to pay the administrative court costs and service fees, as established by the county or municipality incurring the expense and to reimburse the petitioner for costs incurred in bringing the action, including a reasonable attorney's fee;

       (((g))) (h) Restrain the respondent from having any contact with the victim of domestic violence or the victim's children or members of the victim's household;

       (((h))) (i) Require the respondent to submit to electronic monitoring. The order shall specify who shall provide the electronic monitoring services and the terms under which the monitoring must be performed. The order also may include a requirement that the respondent pay the costs of the monitoring. The court shall consider the ability of the respondent to pay for electronic monitoring;

       (((i))) (j) Consider the provisions of RCW 9.41.800;

       (((j))) (k) Order possession and use of essential personal effects. The court shall list the essential personal effects with sufficient specificity to make it clear which property is included; and

       (((k))) (l) Order use of a vehicle.

       (2) If a ((restraining)) protection order restrains the respondent from contacting the respondent's minor children the restraint shall be for a fixed period not to exceed one year. This limitation is not applicable to orders for protection issued under chapter 26.09, 26.10, or 26.26 RCW. With regard to other relief, if the petitioner has petitioned for relief on his or her own behalf or on behalf of the petitioner's family or household members or minor children, and the court finds that the respondent is likely to resume acts of domestic violence against the petitioner or the petitioner's family or household members or minor children when the order expires, the court may either grant relief for a fixed period or enter a permanent order of protection.

       If the petitioner has petitioned for relief on behalf of the respondent's minor children, the court shall advise the petitioner that if the petitioner wants to continue protection for a period beyond one year the petitioner may either petition for renewal pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or may seek relief pursuant to the provisions of chapter 26.09 or 26.26 RCW.

       (3) If the court grants an order for a fixed time period, the petitioner may apply for renewal of the order by filing a petition for renewal at any time within the three months before the order expires. The petition for renewal shall state the reasons why the petitioner seeks to renew the protection order. Upon receipt of the petition for renewal the court shall order a hearing which shall be not later than fourteen days from the date of the order. Except as provided in RCW 26.50.085, personal service shall be made on the respondent not less than five days before the hearing. If timely service cannot be made the court shall set a new hearing date and shall either require additional attempts at obtaining personal service or permit service by publication as provided in RCW 26.50.085 or by mail as provided in RCW 26.50.123. If the court permits service by publication or mail, the court shall set the new hearing date not later than twenty-four days from the date of the order. If the order expires because timely service cannot be made the court shall grant an ex parte order of protection as provided in RCW 26.50.070. The court shall grant the petition for renewal unless the respondent proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the respondent will not resume acts of domestic violence against the petitioner or the petitioner's children or family or household members when the order expires. The court may renew the protection order for another fixed time period or may enter a permanent order as provided in this section. The court may award court costs, service fees, and reasonable attorneys' fees as provided in subsection (1)(f) of this section.

       (4) In providing relief under this chapter, the court may realign the designation of the parties as "petitioner" and "respondent" where the court finds that the original petitioner is the abuser and the original respondent is the victim of domestic violence and may issue an ex parte temporary order for protection in accordance with RCW 26.50.070 on behalf of the victim until the victim is able to prepare a petition for an order for protection in accordance with RCW 26.50.030.

       (5) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, no order for protection shall grant relief to any party except upon notice to the respondent and hearing pursuant to a petition or counter-petition filed and served by the party seeking relief in accordance with RCW 26.50.050.

       (6) The court order shall specify the date the order expires if any. The court order shall also state whether the court issued the protection order following personal service, service by publication, or service by mail and whether the court has approved service by publication or mail of an order issued under this section.

       (7) If the court declines to issue an order for protection or declines to renew an order for protection, the court shall state in writing on the order the particular reasons for the court's denial.

       Sec. 12. RCW 26.50.070 and 1996 c 248 s 14 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Where an application under this section alleges that irreparable injury could result from domestic violence if an order is not issued immediately without prior notice to the respondent, the court may grant an ex parte temporary order for protection, pending a full hearing, and grant relief as the court deems proper, including an order:

       (a) Restraining any party from committing acts of domestic violence;

       (b) Restraining any party from going onto the grounds of or entering the dwelling that the parties share, from the residence, workplace, or school of the other, or from the day care or school of a child until further order of the court;

       (c) Prohibiting any party from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance from a specified location;

       (d) Restraining any party from interfering with the other's custody of the minor children or from removing the children from the jurisdiction of the court;

       (((d))) (e) Restraining any party from having any contact with the victim of domestic violence or the victim's children or members of the victim's household; and

       (((e))) (f) Considering the provisions of RCW 9.41.800.

       (2) Irreparable injury under this section includes but is not limited to situations in which the respondent has recently threatened petitioner with bodily injury or has engaged in acts of domestic violence against the petitioner.

       (3) The court shall hold an ex parte hearing in person or by telephone on the day the petition is filed or on the following judicial day.

       (4) An ex parte temporary order for protection shall be effective for a fixed period not to exceed fourteen days or twenty-four days if the court has permitted service by publication under RCW 26.50.085 or by mail under RCW 26.50.123. The ex parte order may be reissued. A full hearing, as provided in this chapter, shall be set for not later than fourteen days from the issuance of the temporary order or not later than twenty-four days if service by publication or by mail is permitted. Except as provided in RCW 26.50.050, 26.50.085, and 26.50.123, the respondent shall be personally served with a copy of the ex parte order along with a copy of the petition and notice of the date set for the hearing.

       (5) Any order issued under this section shall contain the date and time of issuance and the expiration date and shall be entered into a state-wide judicial information system by the clerk of the court within one judicial day after issuance.

       (6) If the court declines to issue an ex parte temporary order for protection the court shall state the particular reasons for the court's denial. The court's denial of a motion for an ex parte order of protection shall be filed with the court.

       Sec. 13. RCW 9.94A.320 and 1999 c 352 s 3, 1999 c 322 s 5, and 1999 c 45 s 4 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:


       TABLE 2


CRIMES INCLUDED WITHIN EACH SERIOUSNESS LEVEL

 

XVI                       Aggravated Murder 1 (RCW 10.95.020)

 XV                       Homicide by abuse (RCW 9A.32.055)

                              Malicious explosion 1 (RCW 70.74.280(1))

                              Murder 1 (RCW 9A.32.030)

XIV                       Murder 2 (RCW 9A.32.050)

XIII                       Malicious explosion 2 (RCW 70.74.280(2))

                              Malicious placement of an explosive 1 (RCW 70.74.270(1))

 XII                       Assault 1 (RCW 9A.36.011)

                              Assault of a Child 1 (RCW 9A.36.120)

                              Malicious placement of an imitation device 1 (RCW 70.74.272(1)(a))

                              Rape 1 (RCW 9A.44.040)

                              Rape of a Child 1 (RCW 9A.44.073)

   XI                       Manslaughter 1 (RCW 9A.32.060)

                              Rape 2 (RCW 9A.44.050)

                              Rape of a Child 2 (RCW 9A.44.076)

    X                       Child Molestation 1 (RCW 9A.44.083)

                              Indecent Liberties (with forcible compulsion) (RCW 9A.44.100(1)(a))

                              Kidnapping 1 (RCW 9A.40.020)

                              Leading Organized Crime (RCW 9A.82.060(1)(a))

                              Malicious explosion 3 (RCW 70.74.280(3))

                              Manufacture of methamphetamine (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(ii))

                              Over 18 and deliver heroin, methamphetamine, a narcotic from Schedule I or II, or flunitrazepam from Schedule IV to someone under 18 (RCW 69.50.406)

   IX                       Assault of a Child 2 (RCW 9A.36.130)

                              Controlled Substance Homicide (RCW 69.50.415)

                              Explosive devices prohibited (RCW 70.74.180)

                              Homicide by Watercraft, by being under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug (RCW ((88.12.029)) 79A.60.050)

                              Inciting Criminal Profiteering (RCW 9A.82.060(1)(b))

                              Malicious placement of an explosive 2 (RCW 70.74.270(2))

                              Over 18 and deliver narcotic from Schedule III, IV, or V or a nonnarcotic, except flunitrazepam or methamphetamine, from Schedule I-V to someone under 18 and 3 years junior (RCW 69.50.406)

                              Robbery 1 (RCW 9A.56.200)

                              Sexual Exploitation (RCW 9.68A.040)

                              Vehicular Homicide, by being under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug (RCW 46.61.520)

VIII                       Arson 1 (RCW 9A.48.020)

                              Deliver or possess with intent to deliver methamphetamine (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(ii))

                              Homicide by Watercraft, by the operation of any vessel in a reckless manner (RCW ((88.12.029)) 79A.60.050)

                              Manslaughter 2 (RCW 9A.32.070)

                              Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver amphetamine (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(ii))

                              Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver heroin or cocaine (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(i))

                              Possession of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine with intent to manufacture methamphetamine (RCW 69.50.440)

                              Promoting Prostitution 1 (RCW 9A.88.070)

                              Selling for profit (controlled or counterfeit) any controlled substance (RCW 69.50.410)

                              Vehicular Homicide, by the operation of any vehicle in a reckless manner (RCW 46.61.520)

 VII                       Burglary 1 (RCW 9A.52.020)

                              Child Molestation 2 (RCW 9A.44.086)

                              Dealing in depictions of minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct (RCW 9.68A.050)

                              Drive-by Shooting (RCW 9A.36.045)

                              Homicide by Watercraft, by disregard for the safety of others (RCW ((88.12.029)) 79A.60.050)

                              Indecent Liberties (without forcible compulsion) (RCW 9A.44.100(1) (b) and (c))

                              Introducing Contraband 1 (RCW 9A.76.140)

                              Involving a minor in drug dealing (RCW 69.50.401(f))

                              Malicious placement of an explosive 3 (RCW 70.74.270(3))

                              Sending, bringing into state depictions of minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct (RCW 9.68A.060)

                              Unlawful Possession of a Firearm in the first degree (RCW 9.41.040(1)(a))

                              Use of a Machine Gun in Commission of a Felony (RCW 9.41.225)

                              Vehicular Homicide, by disregard for the safety of others (RCW 46.61.520)

   VI                       Bail Jumping with Murder 1 (RCW 9A.76.170(2)(a))

                              Bribery (RCW 9A.68.010)

                              Incest 1 (RCW 9A.64.020(1))

                              Intimidating a Judge (RCW 9A.72.160)

                              Intimidating a Juror/Witness (RCW 9A.72.110, 9A.72.130)

                              Malicious placement of an imitation device 2 (RCW 70.74.272(1)(b))

                              Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver narcotics from Schedule I or II (except heroin or cocaine) or flunitrazepam from Schedule IV (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(i))

                              Rape of a Child 3 (RCW 9A.44.079)

                              Theft of a Firearm (RCW 9A.56.300)

    V                       Abandonment of dependent person 1 (RCW 9A.42.060)

                              Advancing money or property for extortionate extension of credit (RCW 9A.82.030)

                              Bail Jumping with class A Felony (RCW 9A.76.170(2)(b))

                              Child Molestation 3 (RCW 9A.44.089)

                              Criminal Mistreatment 1 (RCW 9A.42.020)

                              Custodial Sexual Misconduct 1 (RCW 9A.44.160)

                              Delivery of imitation controlled substance by person eighteen or over to person under eighteen (RCW 69.52.030(2))

                              Domestic Violence Court Order Violation (RCW 10.99.040, 10.99.050, 26.09.300, 26.10.220, 26.26.138, 26.50.110, 26.52.070, or section 2 of this act)

                              Extortion 1 (RCW 9A.56.120)

                              Extortionate Extension of Credit (RCW 9A.82.020)

                              Extortionate Means to Collect Extensions of Credit (RCW 9A.82.040)

                              Incest 2 (RCW 9A.64.020(2))

                              Kidnapping 2 (RCW 9A.40.030)

                              ((On and after July 1, 2000: No-Contact Order Violation: Domestic Violence Pretrial Condition (RCW 10.99.040(4) (b) and (c))

                              On and after July 1, 2000: No-Contact Order Violation: Domestic Violence Sentence Condition (RCW 10.99.050(2))

                              On and after July 1, 2000: Protection Order Violation: Domestic Violence Civil Action (RCW 26.50.110 (4) and (5))

                              On and after July 1, 2000: Stalking (RCW 9A.46.110)))

                              Perjury 1 (RCW 9A.72.020)

                              Persistent prison misbehavior (RCW 9.94.070)

                              Possession of a Stolen Firearm (RCW 9A.56.310)

                              Rape 3 (RCW 9A.44.060)

                              Rendering Criminal Assistance 1 (RCW 9A.76.070)

                              Sexual Misconduct with a Minor 1 (RCW 9A.44.093)

                              Sexually Violating Human Remains (RCW 9A.44.105)

                              Stalking (RCW 9A.46.110)

   IV                       Arson 2 (RCW 9A.48.030)

                              Assault 2 (RCW 9A.36.021)

                              Assault by Watercraft (RCW ((88.12.032)) 79A.60.060)

                              Bribing a Witness/Bribe Received by Witness (RCW 9A.72.090, 9A.72.100)

                              Commercial Bribery (RCW 9A.68.060)

                              Counterfeiting (RCW 9.16.035(4))

                              Escape 1 (RCW 9A.76.110)

                              Hit and Run--Injury Accident (RCW 46.52.020(4))

                              Hit and Run with Vessel--Injury Accident (RCW ((88.12.155(3))) 79A.60.200(3))

                              Indecent Exposure to Person Under Age Fourteen (subsequent sex offense) (RCW 9A.88.010)

                              Influencing Outcome of Sporting Event (RCW 9A.82.070)

                              Knowingly Trafficking in Stolen Property (RCW 9A.82.050(2))

                              Malicious Harassment (RCW 9A.36.080)

                              Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver narcotics from Schedule III, IV, or V or nonnarcotics from Schedule I-V (except marijuana, amphetamine, methamphetamines, or flunitrazepam) (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1) (iii) through (v))

                              Residential Burglary (RCW 9A.52.025)

                              Robbery 2 (RCW 9A.56.210)

                              Theft of Livestock 1 (RCW 9A.56.080)

                              Threats to Bomb (RCW 9.61.160)

                              Use of Proceeds of Criminal Profiteering (RCW 9A.82.080 (1) and (2))

                              Vehicular Assault (RCW 46.61.522)

                              Willful Failure to Return from Furlough (RCW 72.66.060)

   III                       Abandonment of dependent person 2 (RCW 9A.42.070)

                              Assault 3 (RCW 9A.36.031)

                              Assault of a Child 3 (RCW 9A.36.140)

                              Bail Jumping with class B or C Felony (RCW 9A.76.170(2)(c))

                              Burglary 2 (RCW 9A.52.030)

                              Communication with a Minor for Immoral Purposes (RCW 9.68A.090)

                              Criminal Gang Intimidation (RCW 9A.46.120)

                              Criminal Mistreatment 2 (RCW 9A.42.030)

                              Custodial Assault (RCW 9A.36.100)

                              Delivery of a material in lieu of a controlled substance (RCW 69.50.401(c))

                              Escape 2 (RCW 9A.76.120)

                              Extortion 2 (RCW 9A.56.130)

                              Harassment (RCW 9A.46.020)

                              Intimidating a Public Servant (RCW 9A.76.180)

                              Introducing Contraband 2 (RCW 9A.76.150)

                              Maintaining a Dwelling or Place for Controlled Substances (RCW 69.50.402(a)(6))

                              Malicious Injury to Railroad Property (RCW 81.60.070)

                              Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver marijuana (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(iii))

                              Manufacture, distribute, or possess with intent to distribute an imitation controlled substance (RCW 69.52.030(1))

                              Patronizing a Juvenile Prostitute (RCW 9.68A.100)

                              Perjury 2 (RCW 9A.72.030)

                              Possession of Incendiary Device (RCW 9.40.120)

                              Possession of Machine Gun or Short-Barreled Shotgun or Rifle (RCW 9.41.190)

                              Promoting Prostitution 2 (RCW 9A.88.080)

                              Recklessly Trafficking in Stolen Property (RCW 9A.82.050(1))

                              Securities Act violation (RCW 21.20.400)

                              Tampering with a Witness (RCW 9A.72.120)

                              Telephone Harassment (subsequent conviction or threat of death) (RCW 9.61.230)

                              Theft of Livestock 2 (RCW 9A.56.080)

                              Unlawful Imprisonment (RCW 9A.40.040)

                              Unlawful possession of firearm in the second degree (RCW 9.41.040(1)(b))

                              Unlawful Use of Building for Drug Purposes (RCW 69.53.010)

                              Willful Failure to Return from Work Release (RCW 72.65.070)

    II                       Computer Trespass 1 (RCW 9A.52.110)

                              Counterfeiting (RCW 9.16.035(3))

                              Create, deliver, or possess a counterfeit controlled substance (RCW 69.50.401(b))

                              Escape from Community Custody (RCW 72.09.310)

                              Health Care False Claims (RCW 48.80.030)

                              Malicious Mischief 1 (RCW 9A.48.070)

                              Possession of controlled substance that is either heroin or narcotics from Schedule I or II or flunitrazepam from Schedule IV (RCW 69.50.401(d))

                              Possession of phencyclidine (PCP) (RCW 69.50.401(d))

                              Possession of Stolen Property 1 (RCW 9A.56.150)

                              Theft 1 (RCW 9A.56.030)

                              Theft of Rental, Leased, or Lease-purchased Property (valued at one thousand five hundred dollars or more) (RCW 9A.56.096(4))

                              Trafficking in Insurance Claims (RCW 48.30A.015)

                              Unlawful Practice of Law (RCW 2.48.180)

                              Unlicensed Practice of a Profession or Business (RCW 18.130.190(7))

      I                       Attempting to Elude a Pursuing Police Vehicle (RCW 46.61.024)

                              False Verification for Welfare (RCW 74.08.055)

                              Forged Prescription (RCW 69.41.020)

                              Forged Prescription for a Controlled Substance (RCW 69.50.403)

                              Forgery (RCW 9A.60.020)

                              Malicious Mischief 2 (RCW 9A.48.080)

                              Possess Controlled Substance that is a Narcotic from Schedule III, IV, or V or Non-narcotic from Schedule I-V (except phencyclidine or flunitrazepam) (RCW 69.50.401(d))

                              Possession of Stolen Property 2 (RCW 9A.56.160)

                              Reckless Burning 1 (RCW 9A.48.040)

                              Taking Motor Vehicle Without Permission (RCW 9A.56.070)

                              Theft 2 (RCW 9A.56.040)

                              Theft of Rental, Leased, or Lease-purchased Property (valued at two hundred fifty dollars or more but less than one thousand five hundred dollars) (RCW 9A.56.096(4))

                              Unlawful Issuance of Checks or Drafts (RCW 9A.56.060)

                              Unlawful Use of Food Stamps (RCW 9.91.140 (2) and (3))

                              Vehicle Prowl 1 (RCW 9A.52.095)

       Sec. 14. RCW 9.94A.440 and 1999 c 322 s 6 and 1999 c 196 s 11 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

       (1) Decision not to prosecute.

       STANDARD: A prosecuting attorney may decline to prosecute, even though technically sufficient evidence to prosecute exists, in situations where prosecution would serve no public purpose, would defeat the underlying purpose of the law in question or would result in decreased respect for the law.

       GUIDELINE/COMMENTARY:

       Examples

       The following are examples of reasons not to prosecute which could satisfy the standard.

       (a) Contrary to Legislative Intent - It may be proper to decline to charge where the application of criminal sanctions would be clearly contrary to the intent of the legislature in enacting the particular statute.

       (b) Antiquated Statute - It may be proper to decline to charge where the statute in question is antiquated in that:

       (i) It has not been enforced for many years; and

       (ii) Most members of society act as if it were no longer in existence; and

       (iii) It serves no deterrent or protective purpose in today's society; and

       (iv) The statute has not been recently reconsidered by the legislature.

       This reason is not to be construed as the basis for declining cases because the law in question is unpopular or because it is difficult to enforce.

       (c) De Minimus Violation - It may be proper to decline to charge where the violation of law is only technical or insubstantial and where no public interest or deterrent purpose would be served by prosecution.

       (d) Confinement on Other Charges - It may be proper to decline to charge because the accused has been sentenced on another charge to a lengthy period of confinement; and

       (i) Conviction of the new offense would not merit any additional direct or collateral punishment;

       (ii) The new offense is either a misdemeanor or a felony which is not particularly aggravated; and

       (iii) Conviction of the new offense would not serve any significant deterrent purpose.

       (e) Pending Conviction on Another Charge - It may be proper to decline to charge because the accused is facing a pending prosecution in the same or another county; and

       (i) Conviction of the new offense would not merit any additional direct or collateral punishment;

       (ii) Conviction in the pending prosecution is imminent;

       (iii) The new offense is either a misdemeanor or a felony which is not particularly aggravated; and

       (iv) Conviction of the new offense would not serve any significant deterrent purpose.

       (f) High Disproportionate Cost of Prosecution - It may be proper to decline to charge where the cost of locating or transporting, or the burden on, prosecution witnesses is highly disproportionate to the importance of prosecuting the offense in question. This reason should be limited to minor cases and should not be relied upon in serious cases.

       (g) Improper Motives of Complainant - It may be proper to decline charges because the motives of the complainant are improper and prosecution would serve no public purpose, would defeat the underlying purpose of the law in question or would result in decreased respect for the law.

       (h) Immunity - It may be proper to decline to charge where immunity is to be given to an accused in order to prosecute another where the accused's information or testimony will reasonably lead to the conviction of others who are responsible for more serious criminal conduct or who represent a greater danger to the public interest.

       (i) Victim Request - It may be proper to decline to charge because the victim requests that no criminal charges be filed and the case involves the following crimes or situations:

       (i) Assault cases where the victim has suffered little or no injury;

       (ii) Crimes against property, not involving violence, where no major loss was suffered;

       (iii) Where doing so would not jeopardize the safety of society.

       Care should be taken to insure that the victim's request is freely made and is not the product of threats or pressure by the accused.

       The presence of these factors may also justify the decision to dismiss a prosecution which has been commenced.

       Notification

       The prosecutor is encouraged to notify the victim, when practical, and the law enforcement personnel, of the decision not to prosecute.

       (2) Decision to prosecute.

       (a) STANDARD:

       Crimes against persons will be filed if sufficient admissible evidence exists, which, when considered with the most plausible, reasonably foreseeable defense that could be raised under the evidence, would justify conviction by a reasonable and objective fact-finder. With regard to offenses prohibited by RCW 9A.44.040, 9A.44.050, 9A.44.073, 9A.44.076, 9A.44.079, 9A.44.083, 9A.44.086, 9A.44.089, and 9A.64.020 the prosecutor should avoid prefiling agreements or diversions intended to place the accused in a program of treatment or counseling, so that treatment, if determined to be beneficial, can be provided pursuant to RCW 9.94A.120(8).

       Crimes against property/other crimes will be filed if the admissible evidence is of such convincing force as to make it probable that a reasonable and objective fact-finder would convict after hearing all the admissible evidence and the most plausible defense that could be raised.

       See table below for the crimes within these categories.


CATEGORIZATION OF CRIMES FOR PROSECUTING STANDARDS


       CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS

       Aggravated Murder

       1st Degree Murder

       2nd Degree Murder

       1st Degree Kidnaping

       1st Degree Assault

       1st Degree Assault of a Child

       1st Degree Rape

       1st Degree Robbery

       1st Degree Rape of a Child

       1st Degree Arson

       2nd Degree Kidnaping

       2nd Degree Assault

       2nd Degree Assault of a Child

       2nd Degree Rape

       2nd Degree Robbery

       1st Degree Burglary

       1st Degree Manslaughter

       2nd Degree Manslaughter

       1st Degree Extortion

       Indecent Liberties

       Incest

       2nd Degree Rape of a Child

       Vehicular Homicide

       Vehicular Assault

       3rd Degree Rape

       3rd Degree Rape of a Child

       1st Degree Child Molestation

       2nd Degree Child Molestation

       3rd Degree Child Molestation

       2nd Degree Extortion

       1st Degree Promoting Prostitution

       Intimidating a Juror

       Communication with a Minor

       Intimidating a Witness

       Intimidating a Public Servant

       Bomb Threat (if against person)

       3rd Degree Assault

       3rd Degree Assault of a Child

       Unlawful Imprisonment

       Promoting a Suicide Attempt

       Riot (if against person)

       Stalking

       Custodial Assault

       ((No-Contact Order-Domestic Violence Pretrial (RCW 10.99.040(4) (b) and (c))

       No-Contact Order-Domestic Violence Sentence (RCW 10.99.050(2))

       Protection Order-Domestic Violence Civil (RCW 26.50.110 (4) and (5))))

       Domestic Violence Court Order Violation (RCW 10.99.040, 10.99.050, 26.09.300, 26.10.220, 26.26.138, 26.50.110, 26.52.070, or section 2 of this act)

       Counterfeiting (if a violation of RCW 9.16.035(4))


       CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY/OTHER CRIMES

       2nd Degree Arson

       1st Degree Escape

       2nd Degree Burglary

       1st Degree Theft

       1st Degree Perjury

       1st Degree Introducing Contraband

       1st Degree Possession of Stolen Property

       Bribery

       Bribing a Witness

       Bribe received by a Witness

       Bomb Threat (if against property)

       1st Degree Malicious Mischief

       2nd Degree Theft

       2nd Degree Escape

       2nd Degree Introducing Contraband

       2nd Degree Possession of Stolen Property

       2nd Degree Malicious Mischief

       1st Degree Reckless Burning

       Taking a Motor Vehicle without Authorization

       Forgery

       2nd Degree Perjury

       2nd Degree Promoting Prostitution

       Tampering with a Witness

       Trading in Public Office

       Trading in Special Influence

       Receiving/Granting Unlawful Compensation

       Bigamy

       Eluding a Pursuing Police Vehicle

       Willful Failure to Return from Furlough

       Escape from Community Custody

       Riot (if against property)

       Thefts of Livestock


       ALL OTHER UNCLASSIFIED FELONIES

       Selection of Charges/Degree of Charge

       (i) The prosecutor should file charges which adequately describe the nature of defendant's conduct. Other offenses may be charged only if they are necessary to ensure that the charges:

       (A) Will significantly enhance the strength of the state's case at trial; or

       (B) Will result in restitution to all victims.

       (ii) The prosecutor should not overcharge to obtain a guilty plea. Overcharging includes:

       (A) Charging a higher degree;

       (B) Charging additional counts.

       This standard is intended to direct prosecutors to charge those crimes which demonstrate the nature and seriousness of a defendant's criminal conduct, but to decline to charge crimes which are not necessary to such an indication. Crimes which do not merge as a matter of law, but which arise from the same course of conduct, do not all have to be charged.


       (b) GUIDELINES/COMMENTARY:

       (i) Police Investigation

       A prosecuting attorney is dependent upon law enforcement agencies to conduct the necessary factual investigation which must precede the decision to prosecute. The prosecuting attorney shall ensure that a thorough factual investigation has been conducted before a decision to prosecute is made. In ordinary circumstances the investigation should include the following:

       (A) The interviewing of all material witnesses, together with the obtaining of written statements whenever possible;

       (B) The completion of necessary laboratory tests; and

       (C) The obtaining, in accordance with constitutional requirements, of the suspect's version of the events.

       If the initial investigation is incomplete, a prosecuting attorney should insist upon further investigation before a decision to prosecute is made, and specify what the investigation needs to include.

       (ii) Exceptions

       In certain situations, a prosecuting attorney may authorize filing of a criminal complaint before the investigation is complete if:

       (A) Probable cause exists to believe the suspect is guilty; and

       (B) The suspect presents a danger to the community or is likely to flee if not apprehended; or

       (C) The arrest of the suspect is necessary to complete the investigation of the crime.

       In the event that the exception to the standard is applied, the prosecuting attorney shall obtain a commitment from the law enforcement agency involved to complete the investigation in a timely manner. If the subsequent investigation does not produce sufficient evidence to meet the normal charging standard, the complaint should be dismissed.

       (iii) Investigation Techniques

       The prosecutor should be fully advised of the investigatory techniques that were used in the case investigation including:

       (A) Polygraph testing;

       (B) Hypnosis;

       (C) Electronic surveillance;

       (D) Use of informants.

       (iv) Pre-Filing Discussions with Defendant

       Discussions with the defendant or his/her representative regarding the selection or disposition of charges may occur prior to the filing of charges, and potential agreements can be reached.

       (v) Pre-Filing Discussions with Victim(s)

       Discussions with the victim(s) or victims' representatives regarding the selection or disposition of charges may occur before the filing of charges. The discussions may be considered by the prosecutor in charging and disposition decisions, and should be considered before reaching any agreement with the defendant regarding these decisions.

       Sec. 15. RCW 10.99.040 and 1997 c 338 s 54 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Because of the serious nature of domestic violence, the court in domestic violence actions:

       (a) Shall not dismiss any charge or delay disposition because of concurrent dissolution or other civil proceedings;

       (b) Shall not require proof that either party is seeking a dissolution of marriage prior to instigation of criminal proceedings;

       (c) Shall waive any requirement that the victim's location be disclosed to any person, other than the attorney of a criminal defendant, upon a showing that there is a possibility of further violence: PROVIDED, That the court may order a criminal defense attorney not to disclose to his or her client the victim's location; and

       (d) Shall identify by any reasonable means on docket sheets those criminal actions arising from acts of domestic violence.

       (2) Because of the likelihood of repeated violence directed at those who have been victims of domestic violence in the past, when any person charged with or arrested for a crime involving domestic violence is released from custody before arraignment or trial on bail or personal recognizance, the court authorizing the release may prohibit that person from having any contact with the victim. The jurisdiction authorizing the release shall determine whether that person should be prohibited from having any contact with the victim. If there is no outstanding restraining or protective order prohibiting that person from having contact with the victim, the court authorizing release may issue, by telephone, a no-contact order prohibiting the person charged or arrested from having contact with the victim. In issuing the order, the court shall consider the provisions of RCW 9.41.800. The no-contact order shall also be issued in writing as soon as possible.

       (3) At the time of arraignment the court shall determine whether a no-contact order shall be issued or extended. If a no-contact order is issued or extended, the court may also include in the conditions of release a requirement that the defendant submit to electronic monitoring. If electronic monitoring is ordered, the court shall specify who shall provide the monitoring services, and the terms under which the monitoring shall be performed. Upon conviction, the court may require as a condition of the sentence that the defendant reimburse the providing agency for the costs of the electronic monitoring.

       (4)(a) Willful violation of a court order issued under subsection (2) or (3) of this section is ((a gross misdemeanor except as provided in (b) and (c) of this subsection (4). Upon conviction and in addition to other penalties provided by law, the court may require that the defendant submit to electronic monitoring. The court shall specify who shall provide the electronic monitoring services and the terms under which the monitoring must be performed. The court also may include a requirement that the defendant pay the costs of the monitoring. The court shall consider the ability of the convicted person to pay for electronic monitoring.

       (b) Any assault that is a violation of an order issued under this section and that does not amount to assault in the first or second degree under RCW 9A.36.011 or 9A.36.021 is a class C felony punishable under chapter 9A.20 RCW, and any conduct in violation of a protective order issued under this section that is reckless and creates a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to another person is a class C felony punishable under chapter 9A.20 RCW.

       (c) A willful violation of a court order issued under this section is a class C felony if the offender has at least two previous convictions for violating the provisions of a no-contact order issued under this chapter, a domestic violence protection order issued under chapter 26.09, 26.10, 26.26, or 26.50 RCW, or any federal or out-of-state order that is comparable to a no-contact order or protection order issued under Washington law. The previous convictions may involve the same victim or other victims specifically protected by the no-contact orders or protection orders the offender violated)) punishable under RCW 26.50.110.

       (((d))) (b) The written order releasing the person charged or arrested shall contain the court's directives and shall bear the legend: "Violation of this order is a criminal offense under chapter ((10.99)) 26.50 RCW and will subject a violator to arrest; any assault, drive-by shooting, or reckless endangerment that is a violation of this order is a felony. You can be arrested even if any person protected by the order invites or allows you to violate the order's prohibitions. You have the sole responsibility to avoid or refrain from violating the order's provisions. Only the court can change the order." A certified copy of the order shall be provided to the victim. If a no-contact order has been issued prior to charging, that order shall expire at arraignment or within seventy-two hours if charges are not filed. Such orders need not be entered into the computer-based criminal intelligence information system in this state which is used by law enforcement agencies to list outstanding warrants.

       (5) Whenever an order prohibiting contact is issued, modified, or terminated under subsection (2) or (3) of this section, the clerk of the court shall forward a copy of the order on or before the next judicial day to the appropriate law enforcement agency specified in the order. Upon receipt of the copy of the order the law enforcement agency shall forthwith enter the order for one year or until the expiration date specified on the order into any computer-based criminal intelligence information system available in this state used by law enforcement agencies to list outstanding warrants. Entry into the law enforcement information system constitutes notice to all law enforcement agencies of the existence of the order. The order is fully enforceable in any jurisdiction in the state.

       Sec. 16. RCW 10.99.050 and 1997 c 338 s 55 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) When a defendant is found guilty of a crime and a condition of the sentence restricts the defendant's ability to have contact with the victim, such condition shall be recorded and a written certified copy of that order shall be provided to the victim.

       (2) Willful violation of a court order issued under this section is ((a gross misdemeanor. Any assault that is a violation of an order issued under this section and that does not amount to assault in the first or second degree under RCW 9A.36.011 or 9A.36.021 is a class C felony, and any conduct in violation of a protective order issued under this section that is reckless and creates a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to another person is a class C felony. A willful violation of a court order issued under this section is also a class C felony if the offender has at least two previous convictions for violating the provisions of a no-contact order issued under this chapter, or a domestic violence protection order issued under chapter 26.09, 26.10, 26.26, or 26.50 RCW, or any federal or out-of-state order that is comparable to a no-contact order or protection order that is issued under Washington law. The previous convictions may involve the same victim or other victims specifically protected by the no-contact orders or protection orders the offender violated)) punishable under RCW 26.50.110.

       The written order shall contain the court's directives and shall bear the legend: Violation of this order is a criminal offense under chapter ((10.99)) 26.50 RCW and will subject a violator to arrest; any assault, drive-by shooting, or reckless endangerment that is a violation of this order is a felony.

       (3) Whenever an order prohibiting contact is issued pursuant to this section, the clerk of the court shall forward a copy of the order on or before the next judicial day to the appropriate law enforcement agency specified in the order. Upon receipt of the copy of the order the law enforcement agency shall forthwith enter the order for one year into any computer-based criminal intelligence information system available in this state used by law enforcement agencies to list outstanding warrants. Entry into the law enforcement information system constitutes notice to all law enforcement agencies of the existence of the order. The order is fully enforceable in any jurisdiction in the state.

       Sec. 17. RCW 26.09.300 and 1996 c 248 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Whenever a restraining order is issued under this chapter, and the person to be restrained knows of the order, a violation of the provisions restricting the person from acts or threats of violence or of a provision restraining the person from going onto the grounds of or entering the residence, workplace, school, or day care of another, or prohibiting the person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance of a location, is ((a misdemeanor)) punishable under RCW 26.50.110.

       (2) A person is deemed to have notice of a restraining order if:

       (a) The person to be restrained or the person's attorney signed the order;

       (b) The order recites that the person to be restrained or the person's attorney appeared in person before the court;

       (c) The order was served upon the person to be restrained; or

       (d) The peace officer gives the person oral or written evidence of the order by reading from it or handing to the person a certified copy of the original order, certified to be an accurate copy of the original by a notary public or by the clerk of the court.

       (3) A peace officer shall verify the existence of a restraining order by:

       (a) Obtaining information confirming the existence and terms of the order from a law enforcement agency; or

       (b) Obtaining a certified copy of the order, certified to be an accurate copy of the original by a notary public or by the clerk of the court.

       (4) A peace officer shall arrest and take into custody, pending release on bail, personal recognizance, or court order, a person without a warrant when the officer has probable cause to believe that:

       (a) A restraining order has been issued under this chapter;

       (b) The respondent or person to be restrained knows of the order; and

       (c) The person to be arrested has violated the terms of the order restraining the person from acts or threats of violence or restraining the person from going onto the grounds of or entering the residence, workplace, school, or day care of another, or prohibiting the person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance of a location.

       (5) It is a defense to prosecution under subsection (1) of this section that the court order was issued contrary to law or court rule.

       (6) No peace officer may be held criminally or civilly liable for making an arrest under subsection (4) of this section if the officer acts in good faith and without malice.

       Sec. 18. RCW 26.10.220 and 1999 c 184 s 11 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Whenever a restraining order is issued under this chapter, and the person to be restrained knows of the order, a violation of the provisions restricting the person from acts or threats of violence or of a provision restraining the person from going onto the grounds of or entering the residence, workplace, school, or day care of another, or prohibiting the person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance of a location, is ((a gross misdemeanor)) punishable under RCW 26.50.110.

       (2) A person is deemed to have notice of a restraining order if:

       (a) The person to be restrained or the person's attorney signed the order;

       (b) The order recites that the person to be restrained or the person's attorney appeared in person before the court;

       (c) The order was served upon the person to be restrained; or

       (d) The peace officer gives the person oral or written evidence of the order by reading from it or handing to the person a certified copy of the original order, certified to be an accurate copy of the original by a notary public or by the clerk of the court.

       (3) A peace officer shall verify the existence of a restraining order by:

       (a) Obtaining information confirming the existence and terms of the order from a law enforcement agency; or

       (b) Obtaining a certified copy of the order, certified to be an accurate copy of the original by a notary public or by the clerk of the court.

       (4) A peace officer shall arrest and take into custody, pending release on bail, personal recognizance, or court order, a person without a warrant when the officer has probable cause to believe that:

       (a) A restraining order has been issued under this chapter;

       (b) The respondent or person to be restrained knows of the order; and

       (c) The person to be arrested has violated the terms of the order restraining the person from acts or threats of violence or restraining the person from going onto the grounds of or entering the residence, workplace, school, or day care of another, or prohibiting the person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance of a location.

       (5) It is a defense to prosecution under subsection (1) of this section that the court order was issued contrary to law or court rule.

       (6) No peace officer may be held criminally or civilly liable for making an arrest under subsection (4) of this section if the officer acts in good faith and without malice.

       Sec. 19. RCW 26.26.138 and 1999 c 184 s 12 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Whenever a restraining order is issued under this chapter, and the person to be restrained knows of the order, a violation of the provisions restricting the person from acts or threats of violence or of a provision restraining the person from going onto the grounds of or entering the residence, workplace, school, or day care of another, or prohibiting the person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance of a location, is ((a gross misdemeanor)) punishable under RCW 26.50.110.

       (2) A person is deemed to have notice of a restraining order if:

       (a) The person to be restrained or the person's attorney signed the order;

       (b) The order recites that the person to be restrained or the person's attorney appeared in person before the court;

       (c) The order was served upon the person to be restrained; or

       (d) The peace officer gives the person oral or written evidence of the order by reading from it or handing to the person a certified copy of the original order, certified to be an accurate copy of the original by a notary public or by the clerk of the court.

       (3) A peace officer shall verify the existence of a restraining order by:

       (a) Obtaining information confirming the existence and terms of the order from a law enforcement agency; or

       (b) Obtaining a certified copy of the order, certified to be an accurate copy of the original by a notary public or by the clerk of the court.

       (4) A peace officer shall arrest and take into custody, pending release on bail, personal recognizance, or court order, a person without a warrant when the officer has probable cause to believe that:

       (a) A restraining order has been issued under this chapter;

       (b) The respondent or person to be restrained knows of the order; and

       (c) The person to be arrested has violated the terms of the order restraining the person from acts or threats of violence or restraining the person from going onto the grounds of or entering the residence, workplace, school, or day care of another, or prohibiting the person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance of a location.

       (5) It is a defense to prosecution under subsection (1) of this section that the court order was issued contrary to law or court rule.

       (6) No peace officer may be held criminally or civilly liable for making an arrest under subsection (4) of this section if the officer acts in good faith and without malice.

       Sec. 20. RCW 26.50.110 and 1996 c 248 s 16 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Whenever an order ((for protection)) is granted under this chapter, chapter 10.99, 26.09, 26.10, 26.26, or 74.34 RCW, or there is a valid foreign protection order as defined in RCW 26.52.020, and the respondent or person to be restrained knows of the order, a violation of the restraint provisions, or of a provision excluding the person from a residence, workplace, school, or day care, or of a provision prohibiting a person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance of a location, or of a provision of a foreign protection order specifically indicating that a violation will be a crime, for which an arrest is required under RCW 10.31.100(2) (a) or (b), is a gross misdemeanor except as provided in subsections (4) and (5) of this section. Upon conviction, and in addition to any other penalties provided by law, the court may require that the respondent submit to electronic monitoring. The court shall specify who shall provide the electronic monitoring services, and the terms under which the monitoring shall be performed. The order also may include a requirement that the respondent pay the costs of the monitoring. The court shall consider the ability of the convicted person to pay for electronic monitoring.

       (2) A peace officer shall arrest without a warrant and take into custody a person whom the peace officer has probable cause to believe has violated an order issued under this chapter, chapter 10.99, 26.09, 26.10, 26.26, or 74.34 RCW, or a valid foreign protection order as defined in RCW 26.52.020, that restrains the person or excludes the person from a residence, workplace, school, or day care, or prohibits the person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance of a location, if the person restrained knows of the order. Presence of the order in the law enforcement computer-based criminal intelligence information system is not the only means of establishing knowledge of the order.

       (3) A violation of an order ((for protection)) issued under this chapter, chapter 10.99, 26.09, 26.10, 26.26, or 74.34 RCW, or of a valid foreign protection order as defined in RCW 26.52.020, shall also constitute contempt of court, and is subject to the penalties prescribed by law.

       (4) Any assault that is a violation of an order issued under this chapter, chapter 10.99, 26.09, 26.10, 26.26, or 74.34 RCW, or of a valid foreign protection order as defined in RCW 26.52.020, and that does not amount to assault in the first or second degree under RCW 9A.36.011 or 9A.36.021 is a class C felony, and any conduct in violation of ((a protective)) such an order ((issued under this chapter)) that is reckless and creates a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to another person is a class C felony.

       (5) A violation of a court order issued under this chapter, chapter 10.99, 26.09, 26.10, 26.26, or 74.34 RCW, or of a valid foreign protection order as defined in RCW 26.52.020, is a class C felony if the offender has at least two previous convictions for violating the provisions of ((a no-contact)) an order issued under this chapter, chapter 10.99 ((RCW, a domestic violence protection order issued under chapter 26.09, 26.10, or 26.26 RCW or this chapter, or any federal or out-of-state order that is comparable to a no-contact or protection order issued under Washington law)), 26.09, 26.10, 26.26, or 74.34 RCW, or a valid foreign protection order as defined in RCW 26.52.020. The previous convictions may involve the same victim or other victims specifically protected by the ((no-contact orders or protection)) orders the offender violated.

       (6) Upon the filing of an affidavit by the petitioner or any peace officer alleging that the respondent has violated an order ((for protection)) granted under this chapter, chapter 10.99, 26.09, 26.10, 26.26, or 74.34 RCW, or a valid foreign protection order as defined in RCW 26.52.020, the court may issue an order to the respondent, requiring the respondent to appear and show cause within fourteen days why the respondent should not be found in contempt of court and punished accordingly. The hearing may be held in the court of any county or municipality in which the petitioner or respondent temporarily or permanently resides at the time of the alleged violation.

       Sec. 21. RCW 26.50.160 and 1995 c 246 s 18 are each amended to read as follows:

       To prevent the issuance of competing protection orders in different courts and to give courts needed information for issuance of orders, the judicial information system shall be available in each district, municipal, and superior court by July 1, 1997, and shall include a data base containing the following information:

       (1) The names of the parties and the cause number for every order of protection issued under this title, every criminal no-contact order issued under chapter 10.99 RCW, every antiharassment order issued under chapter 10.14 RCW, every dissolution action under chapter 26.09 RCW, every third-party custody action under chapter 26.10 RCW, ((and)) every parentage action under chapter ((26.10)) 26.26 RCW, every foreign protection order filed under chapter 26.52 RCW, and every order for protection of a vulnerable adult under chapter 74.34 RCW. When a guardian or the department of social and health services has petitioned for relief on behalf of a vulnerable adult, the name of the vulnerable adult shall be included in the data base as a party rather than the guardian or department;

       (2) A criminal history of the parties; and

       (3) Other relevant information necessary to assist courts in issuing orders under this chapter as determined by the judicial information system committee.

       Sec. 22. RCW 26.52.070 and 1999 c 184 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Whenever a foreign protection order is granted to a person entitled to protection and the person under restraint knows of the foreign protection order, a violation of a provision prohibiting the person under restraint from contacting or communicating with another person, or of a provision excluding the person under restraint from a residence, workplace, school, or day care, or of a provision prohibiting a person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance of a location, or a violation of any provision for which the foreign protection order specifically indicates that a violation will be a crime, is ((a gross misdemeanor except as provided in subsections (3) and (4) of this section. Upon conviction, and in addition to any other penalties provided by law, the court may require the person under restraint to submit to electronic monitoring. The court shall specify who will provide the electronic monitoring services, and the terms under which the monitoring will be performed. The order also may include a requirement that the person under restraint pay the costs of the monitoring. The court shall consider the ability of the convicted person to pay for electronic monitoring)) punishable under RCW 26.50.110.

       (2) A peace officer shall arrest without a warrant and take into custody a person when the peace officer has probable cause to believe that a foreign protection order has been issued of which the person under restraint has knowledge and the person under restraint has violated a provision of the foreign protection order that prohibits the person under restraint from contacting or communicating with another person, or a provision that excludes the person under restraint from a residence, workplace, school, or day care, or of a provision prohibiting a person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance of a location, or a violation of any provision for which the foreign protection order specifically indicates that a violation will be a crime. Presence of the order in the law enforcement computer-based criminal intelligence information system is not the only means of establishing knowledge of the order.

       (((3) An assault that is a violation of a valid foreign protection order that does not amount to assault in the first or second degree under RCW 9A.36.011 or 9A.36.021 is a class C felony, and conduct in violation of a valid foreign protection order issued under this chapter that is reckless and creates a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to another person is a class C felony.

       (4) A violation of a valid foreign protection order is a class C felony if the offender has at least two previous convictions for violating the provisions of a no-contact order issued under chapter 10.99 RCW, a domestic violence protection order issued under chapter 26.09, 26.10, 26.26, or 26.50 RCW, or a federal or out-of-state order that is comparable to a no-contact or protection order issued under Washington law. The previous convictions may involve the same person entitled to protection or other person entitled to protection specifically protected by the no-contact orders or protection orders the offender violated.))

       Sec. 23. RCW 74.34.130 and 1999 c 176 s 13 are each amended to read as follows:

       The court may order relief as it deems necessary for the protection of the petitioner, including, but not limited to the following:

       (1) Restraining respondent from committing acts of abandonment, abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation;

       (2) Excluding the respondent from petitioner's residence for a specified period or until further order of the court;

       (3) Prohibiting contact by respondent for a specified period or until further order of the court;

       (4) Prohibiting the respondent from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance from a specified location;

       (5) Requiring an accounting by respondent of the disposition of petitioner's income or other resources;

       (((5))) (6) Restraining the transfer of property for a specified period not exceeding ninety days;

       (((6))) (7) Requiring the respondent to pay the filing fee and court costs, including service fees, and to reimburse the petitioner for costs incurred in bringing the action, including a reasonable attorney's fee.

       Any relief granted by an order for protection, other than a judgment for costs, shall be for a fixed period not to exceed one year. The clerk of the court shall enter any order for protection issued under this section into the judicial information system.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 24. Section 13 of this act takes effect July 1, 2000.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 25. The penalties prescribed in this act apply to violations of court orders which occur on or after July 1, 2000, regardless of the date the court issued the order."


MOTIONS


      On motion of Senator Costa, the following title amendment was adopted:

       On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "orders;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "amending RCW 10.31.100, 10.99.020, 26.09.050, 26.09.060, 26.10.040, 26.10.115, 26.26.130, 26.26.137, 26.50.060, 26.50.070, 10.99.040, 10.99.050, 26.09.300, 26.10.220, 26.26.138, 26.50.110, 26.50.160, 26.52.070, and 74.34.130; reenacting and amending RCW 9.94A.320 and 9.94A.440; adding a new section to chapter 26.50 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 74.34 RCW; creating a new section; prescribing penalties; and providing an effective date."

      On motion of Senator Costa, the rules were suspended, House Bill No. 2595, as amended by the Senate, was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of House Bill No. 2595, as amended by the Senate.


ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of House Bill No. 2595, as amended by the Senate, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 46; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 3.

     Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Wojahn and Zarelli - 46.

     Excused: Senators Deccio, Sellar and Winsley - 3.

      HOUSE BILL NO. 2595, as amended by the Senate, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.


SECOND READING


      ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2588, by House Committee on Children and Family Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Tokuda, D. Sommers, Kagi, Boldt, Kenney, Dickerson, Ogden, Veloria, Haigh, Santos, Romero, O'Brien, Edwards, Constantine, Rockefeller, Miloscia and McIntire)

 

Creating domestic violence fatality review panels.


      The bill was read the second time.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Heavey, the following Committee on Judiciary amendment was not adopted:

       Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

       "NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.

       (1) "Department" means the department of social and health services.

       (2) "Domestic violence fatality" means a homicide or suicide under any of the following circumstances:

       (a) The alleged perpetrator and victim resided together at any time;

       (b) The alleged perpetrator and victim have a child in common;

       (c) The alleged perpetrator and victim were married, divorced, separated, or had a dating relationship;

       (d) The alleged perpetrator had been stalking the victim;

       (e) The homicide victim lived in the same household, was present at the workplace of, was in proximity of, or was related by blood or affinity to a victim who experienced or was threatened with domestic abuse by the alleged perpetrator;

       (f) The victim or perpetrator was a child of a person in a relationship that is described within this subsection; or

       (g) The domestic violence fatality review panel decides that the death falls within the parameters of its mission.

       This subsection should be interpreted broadly to give the domestic violence fatality review panels discretion to review fatalities that have occurred both directly and peripherally to domestic relationships.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. (1) Subject to the availability of state funds, the department shall contract with an entity with expertise in domestic violence policy and education and with a state-wide perspective to coordinate review of domestic violence fatalities. The coordinating entity shall be authorized to:

       (a) Convene regional review panels;

       (b) Gather information for use of regional review panels;

       (c) Provide training and technical assistance to regional review panels;

       (d) Compile information and issue biennial reports with recommendations; and

       (e) Establish a protocol that may be used as a guideline for identifying domestic violence related fatalities, forming review panels, convening reviews, and selecting which cases to review. The coordinating entity may also establish protocols for data collection and preservation of confidentiality.

       (2)(a) The coordinating entity may convene a regional domestic violence fatality review panel to review any domestic violence fatality.

       (b) Private citizens may request a review of a particular death by submitting a written request to the coordinating entity within two years of the death. Of these, the appropriate regional review panel may review those cases which fit the criteria set forth in the protocol for the project.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. (1) Regional domestic violence fatality review panels shall include but not be limited to:

       (a) Medical personnel with expertise in domestic violence abuse;

       (b) Coroners or medical examiners or others experienced in the field of forensic pathology, if available;

       (c) County prosecuting attorneys and municipal attorneys;

       (d) Domestic violence shelter service staff and domestic violence victims' advocates;

       (e) Law enforcement personnel;

       (f) Local health department staff;

       (g) Child protective services workers;

       (h) Community corrections professionals;

       (i) Perpetrator treatment program provider; and

       (j) Judges, court administrators, and/or their representatives.

       (2) Regional domestic violence fatality review panels may also invite other relevant persons to serve on an ad hoc basis and participate as full members of the review team for a particular review. These persons may include, but are not limited to:

       (a) Individuals with particular expertise helpful to the regional review panel;

       (b) Representatives of organizations or agencies that had contact with or provided services to the homicide victim or to the alleged perpetrator.

       (3) The regional review panels shall make periodic reports to the coordinating entity and shall make a final report to the coordinating entity with regard to every fatality that is reviewed.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. (1) An oral or written communication or a document shared within or produced by a regional domestic violence fatality review panel related to a domestic violence fatality review is confidential and not subject to disclosure or discoverable by a third party. An oral or written communication or a document provided by a third party to a regional domestic violence fatality review panel, or between a third party and a regional domestic violence fatality review panel is confidential and not subject to disclosure or discovery by a third party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, recommendations from the regional domestic violence fatality review panel and the coordinating entity generally may be disclosed minus personal identifiers.

       (2) The regional review panels shall have access to information and records regarding the domestic violence victims and perpetrators under review held by domestic violence perpetrators' treatment providers; dental care providers; hospitals, medical providers, and pathologists; coroners and medical examiners; mental health providers; lawyers; the state and local governments; the courts; and employers. The coordinating entity and the regional review panels shall maintain the confidentiality of such information to the extent required by any applicable law.

       (3) The regional review panels shall review, when determined to be appropriate, guardian ad litem reports, parenting evaluations, and victim impact statements; probation information; mental health evaluations done for court; presentence interviews and reports, and any recommendations made regarding bail and release on own recognizance; child protection services, welfare, and other information held by the department; any law enforcement incident documentation, such as incident reports, dispatch records, victim, witness, and suspect statements, and any supplemental reports, probable cause statements, and 911 call taker's reports; corrections and postsentence supervision reports; and any other information determined to be relevant to the review. The coordinating entity and the regional review panels shall maintain the confidentiality of such information to the extent required by any applicable law.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. If acting in good faith, without malice, and within the parameters of this chapter and the protocols established, representatives of the coordinating entity and the regional domestic violence fatality review panels are immune from civil or criminal liability for an activity related to reviews of particular fatalities.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. Within available funds, data regarding each domestic violence fatality review shall be collected on standard forms created by the coordinating entity. Data collected on reviewed fatalities shall be compiled and analyzed for the purposes of identifying points at which the system response to domestic violence could be improved and identifying patterns in domestic violence fatalities.                 NEW SECTION. Sec. 7. (1) A biennial state-wide report shall be issued by the coordinating entity in December of even-numbered years containing recommendations on policy changes that would improve program performance, and issues identified through the work of the regional panels. Copies of this report shall be distributed to the house of representatives children and family services and criminal justice and corrections committees and the senate human services and corrections committee and to those agencies involved in the regional domestic violence fatality review panels.

       (2) The annual report in December 2010 shall contain a recommendation as to whether or not the domestic violence review process provided for in this chapter should continue or be terminated by the legislature.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 8. Sections 1 through 7 of this act constitute a new chapter in Title 43 RCW.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 9. If specific funding for the purposes of this act, referencing this act by bill or chapter number, is not provided by June 30, 2000, in the omnibus appropriations act, this act is null and void."


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Costa, the following striking amendment by Senators Costa, Heavey, Hargrove and Long was adopted:

       Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

       "NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.

       (1) "Department" means the department of social and health services.

       (2) "Domestic violence fatality" means a homicide or suicide under any of the following circumstances:

       (a) The alleged perpetrator and victim resided together at any time;

       (b) The alleged perpetrator and victim have a child in common;

       (c) The alleged perpetrator and victim were married, divorced, separated, or had a dating relationship;

       (d) The alleged perpetrator had been stalking the victim;

       (e) The homicide victim lived in the same household, was present at the workplace of, was in proximity of, or was related by blood or affinity to a victim who experienced or was threatened with domestic abuse by the alleged perpetrator; or

       (f) The victim or perpetrator was a child of a person in a relationship that is described within this subsection.

       This subsection should be interpreted broadly to give the domestic violence fatality review panels discretion to review fatalities that have occurred directly to domestic relationships.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. (1) Subject to the availability of state funds, the department shall contract with an entity with expertise in domestic violence policy and education and with a state-wide perspective to coordinate review of domestic violence fatalities. The coordinating entity shall be authorized to:

       (a) Convene regional review panels;

       (b) Gather information for use of regional review panels;

       (c) Provide training and technical assistance to regional review panels;

       (d) Compile information and issue biennial reports with recommendations; and

       (e) Establish a protocol that may be used as a guideline for identifying domestic violence related fatalities, forming review panels, convening reviews, and selecting which cases to review. The coordinating entity may also establish protocols for data collection and preservation of confidentiality.

       (2)(a) The coordinating entity may convene a regional domestic violence fatality review panel to review any domestic violence fatality.

       (b) Private citizens may request a review of a particular death by submitting a written request to the coordinating entity within two years of the death. Of these, the appropriate regional review panel may review those cases which fit the criteria set forth in the protocol for the project.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. (1) Regional domestic violence fatality review panels shall include but not be limited to:

       (a) Medical personnel with expertise in domestic violence abuse;

       (b) Coroners or medical examiners or others experienced in the field of forensic pathology, if available;

       (c) County prosecuting attorneys and municipal attorneys;

       (d) Domestic violence shelter service staff and domestic violence victims' advocates;

       (e) Law enforcement personnel;

       (f) Local health department staff;

       (g) Child protective services workers;

       (h) Community corrections professionals;

       (i) Perpetrator treatment program provider; and

       (j) Judges, court administrators, and/or their representatives.

       (2) Regional domestic violence fatality review panels may also invite other relevant persons to serve on an ad hoc basis and participate as full members of the review team for a particular review. These persons may include, but are not limited to:

       (a) Individuals with particular expertise helpful to the regional review panel;

       (b) Representatives of organizations or agencies that had contact with or provided services to the homicide victim or to the alleged perpetrator.

       (3) The regional review panels shall make periodic reports to the coordinating entity and shall make a final report to the coordinating entity with regard to every fatality that is reviewed.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. (1) An oral or written communication or a document shared within or produced by a regional domestic violence fatality review panel related to a domestic violence fatality review is confidential and not subject to disclosure or discoverable by a third party. An oral or written communication or a document provided by a third party to a regional domestic violence fatality review panel, or between a third party and a regional domestic violence fatality review panel is confidential and not subject to disclosure or discovery by a third party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, recommendations from the regional domestic violence fatality review panel and the coordinating entity generally may be disclosed minus personal identifiers.

       (2) The regional review panels, only to the extent otherwise permitted by law or court rule, shall have access to information and records regarding the domestic violence victims and perpetrators under review held by domestic violence perpetrators' treatment providers; dental care providers; hospitals, medical providers, and pathologists; coroners and medical examiners; mental health providers; lawyers; the state and local governments; the courts; and employers. The coordinating entity and the regional review panels shall maintain the confidentiality of such information to the extent required by any applicable law.

       (3) The regional review panels shall review, only to the extent otherwise permitted by law or court rule when determined to be relevant and necessary to an investigation, guardian ad litem reports, parenting evaluations, and victim impact statements; probation information; mental health evaluations done for court; presentence interviews and reports, and any recommendations made regarding bail and release on own recognizance; child protection services, welfare, and other information held by the department; any law enforcement incident documentation, such as incident reports, dispatch records, victim, witness, and suspect statements, and any supplemental reports, probable cause statements, and 911 call taker's reports; corrections and postsentence supervision reports; and any other information determined to be relevant to the review. The coordinating entity and the regional review panels shall maintain the confidentiality of such information to the extent required by any applicable law.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. If acting in good faith, without malice, and within the parameters of this chapter and the protocols established, representatives of the coordinating entity and the regional domestic violence fatality review panels are immune from civil liability for an activity related to reviews of particular fatalities.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. Within available funds, data regarding each domestic violence fatality review shall be collected on standard forms created by the coordinating entity. Data collected on reviewed fatalities shall be compiled and analyzed for the purposes of identifying points at which the system response to domestic violence could be improved and identifying patterns in domestic violence fatalities.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 7. (1) A biennial state-wide report shall be issued by the coordinating entity in December of even-numbered years containing recommendations on policy changes that would improve program performance, and issues identified through the work of the regional panels. Copies of this report shall be distributed to the governor, the house of representatives children and family services and criminal justice and corrections committees, and the senate human services and corrections and judiciary committees and to those agencies involved in the regional domestic violence fatality review panels.

       (2) The annual report in December 2010 shall contain a recommendation as to whether or not the domestic violence review process provided for in this chapter should continue or be terminated by the legislature.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 8. Sections 1 through 7 of this act constitute a new chapter in Title 43 RCW.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 9. If any part of this act is found to be in conflict with federal requirements that are a prescribed condition to the allocation of federal funds to the state, the conflicting part of this act is inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict and with respect to the agencies directly affected, and this finding does not affect the operation of the remainder of this act in its application to the agencies concerned. Rules adopted under this act must meet federal requirements that are a necessary condition to the receipt of federal funds by the state.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 10. If specific funding for the purposes of this act, referencing this act by bill or chapter number, is not provided by June 30, 2000, in the omnibus appropriations act, this act is null and void."


MOTIONS


      On motion of Senator Costa, the following title amendment was adopted:

       On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "reviews;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "adding a new chapter to Title 43 RCW; and creating new sections."

      On motion of Senator Costa, the rules were suspended, Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 2588, as amended by the Senate, was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 2588, as amended by the Senate.


ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 2588, as amended by the Senate, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 48; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 1.

     Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Deccio, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 48.

    Excused: Senator Sellar - 1.

      ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2588, as amended by the Senate, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Eide, Senators Hargrove and Thibaudeau were excused.


SECOND READING


      SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2721, by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Morris, Schoesler, Grant, Mastin, Quall, Dunn and Anderson)

 

Changing provisions relating to venue of actions by or against counties.


      The bill was read the second time.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Heavey, the rules were suspended, Substitute House Bill No. 2721 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 2721.


ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 2721 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 45; Nays, 0; Absent, 1; Excused, 3.

     Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 45.

     Absent: Senator Deccio - 1.

     Excused: Senators Hargrove, Sellar and Thibaudeau - 3.

      SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2721, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Honeyford, Senator Deccio was excused.


SECOND READING


      HOUSE BILL NO. 2407, by Representatives Lantz, Esser and Haigh (by request of Board for Judicial Administration)

 

Authorizing judges pro tempore whenever a judge serves on a commission, board, or committee.


      The bill was read the second time.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Heavey, the rules were suspended, House Bill No. 2407 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of House Bill No. 2407.


ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of House Bill No. 2407 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 44; Nays, 1; Absent, 0; Excused, 4.

     Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, West, Winsley and Wojahn - 44.

     Voting nay: Senator Zarelli - 1.

     Excused: Senators Deccio, Hargrove, Sellar and Thibaudeau - 4.

      HOUSE BILL NO. 2407, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.


SECOND READING


      HOUSE BILL NO. 2353, by Representatives Wood, Carrell and Hurst (by request of Gambling Commission)

 

Allowing criminal history records to be sent to the Washington state gambling commission.


      The bill was read the second time.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Prentice, the following Committee on Commerce, Trade, Housing and Financial Institutions striking amendment was adopted:

       Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

       "Sec. 1. RCW 9.46.210 and 1981 c 139 s 11 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) It shall be the duty of all peace officers, law enforcement officers, and law enforcement agencies within this state to investigate, enforce, and prosecute all violations of this chapter.

       (2) In addition to the authority granted by subsection (1) of this section law enforcement agencies of cities and counties shall investigate and report to the commission all violations of the provisions of this chapter and of the rules of the commission found by them and shall assist the commission in any of its investigations and proceedings respecting any such violations. Such law enforcement agencies shall not be deemed agents of the commission.

       (3) In addition to its other powers and duties, the commission shall have the power to enforce the penal provisions of chapter 218, Laws of 1973 1st ex. sess. and as it may be amended, and the penal laws of this state relating to the conduct of or participation in gambling activities and the manufacturing, importation, transportation, distribution, possession, and sale of equipment or paraphernalia used or for use in connection therewith. The director, the deputy director, both assistant directors, and each of the commission's investigators, enforcement officers, and inspectors shall have the power, under the supervision of the commission, to enforce the penal provisions of chapter 218, Laws of 1973 1st ex. sess. and as it may be amended, and the penal laws of this state relating to the conduct of or participation in gambling activities and the manufacturing, importation, transportation, distribution, possession, and sale of equipment or paraphernalia used or for use in connection therewith. They shall have the power and authority to apply for and execute all warrants and serve process of law issued by the courts in enforcing the penal provisions of chapter 218, Laws of 1973 1st ex. sess. and as it may be amended, and the penal laws of this state relating to the conduct of or participation in gambling activities and the manufacturing, importation, transportation, distribution, possession, and sale of equipment or paraphernalia used or for use in connection therewith. They shall have the power to arrest without a warrant, any person or persons found in the act of violating any of the penal provisions of chapter 218, Laws of 1973 1st ex. sess. and as it may be amended, and the penal laws of this state relating to the conduct of or participation in gambling activities and the manufacturing, importation, transportation, distribution, possession, and sale of equipment or paraphernalia used or for use in connection therewith. To the extent set forth above, the commission shall be a law enforcement agency of this state with the power to investigate for violations of and to enforce the provisions of this chapter, as now law or hereafter amended, and to obtain information from and provide information to all other law enforcement agencies.

       (4) Criminal history record information that includes nonconviction data, as defined in RCW 10.97.030, shall be disseminated by a criminal justice agency to the Washington state gambling commission for any purpose associated with the investigation for suitability for involvement in gambling activities authorized under this chapter. The Washington state gambling commission shall only disseminate nonconviction data obtained under this section to criminal justice agencies."


MOTIONS


      On motion of Senator Prentice, the following title amendment was adopted:

       On line 2 of the title, after "commission;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "and amending RCW 9.46.210."

      On motion of Senator Prentice, the rules were suspended, House Bill No. 2353, as amended by the Senate, was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      Debate ensued.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of House Bill No. 2353, as amended by the Senate.


ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of House Bill No. 2353, as amended by the Senate, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 37; Nays, 9; Absent, 0; Excused, 3.

     Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Brown, Costa, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Haugen, Heavey, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, West, Winsley and Wojahn - 37.

     Voting nay: Senators Benton, Hargrove, Hochstatter, Long, Morton, Roach, Stevens, Swecker and Zarelli - 9.

     Excused: Senators Deccio, Sellar and Thibaudeau - 3.

      HOUSE BILL NO. 2353, as amended by the Senate, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.


SECOND READING


      HOUSE BILL NO. 2400, by Representatives Constantine, Esser, Lantz, Barlean, Cairnes and Pflug (by request of Office of the Code Reviser)

 

Making technical corrections to Titles 18 and 19 RCW.


      The bill was read the second time.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Prentice, the following Committee on Commerce, Trade, Housing and Financial Institutions striking amendment was adopted:

       Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

       "Sec. 1. RCW 18.04.295 and 1992 c 103 s 11 are each amended to read as follows:

       The board of accountancy shall have the power to revoke, suspend, (([or])) or refuse to renew a certificate or license, and may impose a fine in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars plus the board's investigative and legal costs in bringing charges against a certified public accountant, or impose conditions precedent to renewal of the certificate or license of any certified public accountant for any of the following causes:

       (1) Fraud or deceit in obtaining a certificate as a certified public accountant, or in obtaining a license;

       (2) Dishonesty, fraud, or negligence while representing oneself as a CPA;

       (3) A violation of any provision of this chapter;

       (4) A violation of a rule of professional conduct promulgated by the board under the authority granted by this chapter;

       (5) Conviction of a crime or an act constituting a crime under:

       (a) The laws of this state;

       (b) The laws of another state, and which, if committed within this state, would have constituted a crime under the laws of this state; or

       (c) Federal law;

       (6) Cancellation, revocation, suspension, or refusal to renew the authority to practice as a certified public accountant by any other state for any cause other than failure to pay a fee or to meet the requirements of continuing education in the other state;

       (7) Suspension or revocation of the right to practice matters relating to public accounting before any state or federal agency;

       For purposes of subsections (6) and (7) of this section, a certified copy of such revocation, suspension, or refusal to renew shall be prima facie evidence;

       (8) Failure to maintain compliance with the requirements for issuance, renewal, or reinstatement of the certificate or license, or to report changes to the board;

       (9) Failure to cooperate with the board by:

       (a) Failure to furnish any papers or documents requested or ordered by the board;

       (b) Failure to furnish in writing a full and complete explanation covering the matter contained in the complaint filed with the board or the inquiry of the board;

       (c) Failure to respond to subpoenas issued by the board, whether or not the recipient of the subpoena is the accused in the proceeding.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

Corrects a manifest grammatical error.

       Sec. 2. RCW 18.04.105 and 1999 c 378 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) The certificate of "certified public accountant" shall be granted by the board to any person:

       (a) Who is of good character. Good character, for purposes of this section, means lack of a history of dishonest or felonious acts. The board may refuse to grant a certificate on the ground of failure to satisfy this requirement only if there is a substantial connection between the lack of good character of the applicant and the professional responsibilities of a certified public accountant and if the finding by the board of lack of good character is supported by a preponderance of evidence. When an applicant is found to be unqualified for a certificate because of a lack of good character, the board shall furnish the applicant a statement containing the findings of the board and a notice of the applicant's right of appeal;

       (b) Who has met the educational standards established by rule as the board determines to be appropriate;

       The board may, in its discretion, waive the educational requirements for any person if it is satisfied through review of documentation of successful completion of an equivalency examination that the person's educational qualifications are an acceptable substitute for the requirements of (b) of this subsection; and

       (c) Who has passed a written examination.

       (2) The examination described in subsection (1)(c) of this section shall be in writing, shall be held twice a year, and shall test the applicant's knowledge of the subjects of accounting and auditing, and other related fields the board may specify by rule. The time for holding the examination is fixed by the board and may be changed from time to time. The board shall prescribe by rule the methods of applying for and taking the examination, including methods for grading papers and determining a passing grade required of an applicant for a certificate. The board shall to the extent possible see to it that the grading of the examination, and the passing grades, are uniform with those applicable to all other states. The board may make use of all or a part of the uniform certified public accountant examination and advisory grading service of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and may contract with third parties to perform administrative services with respect to the examination as the board deems appropriate to assist it in performing its duties under this chapter.

       (3) An applicant is required to pass all sections of the examination provided for in subsection (2) of this section in order to qualify for a certificate. If at a given sitting of the examination an applicant passes two or more but not all sections, then the applicant shall be given credit for those sections that he or she passed, and need not take those sections again: PROVIDED, That:

       (a) The applicant took all sections of the examination at that sitting;

       (b) The applicant attained a minimum grade of fifty on each section not passed at that sitting;

       (c) The applicant passes the remaining sections of the examination within six consecutive examinations given after the one at which the first sections were passed;

       (d) At each subsequent sitting at which the applicant seeks to pass additional sections, the applicant takes all sections not yet passed; and

       (e) In order to receive credit for passing additional sections in a subsequent sitting, the applicant attains a minimum grade of fifty on sections written but not passed on the sitting.

       (4) The board may waive or defer any of the requirements of subsection (3) of this section for candidates transferring conditional CPA exam credits from other states or for qualifying reciprocity certification applicants who met the conditioning requirements of the state or foreign jurisdiction issuing their original certificate.

       (5) The board shall charge each applicant an examination fee for the initial examination under subsection (1) of this section, or for reexamination under subsection (3) of this section for each subject in which the applicant is reexamined. The applicable fee shall be paid by the person at the time he or she applies for examination, reexamination, or evaluation of educational qualifications. Fees for examination, reexamination, or evaluation of educational qualifications shall be determined by the board under chapter 18.04 RCW. There is established in the state treasury an account to be known as the certified public accountants' account. All fees received from candidates to take any or all sections of the certified public accountant examination shall be used only for costs related to the examination.

       (6) Persons who on June 30, 1986, held certified public accountant certificates previously issued under the laws of this state shall not be required to obtain additional certificates under this chapter, but shall otherwise be subject to this chapter. Certificates previously issued shall, for all purposes, be considered certificates issued under this chapter and subject to its provisions.

       (7) A certificate of a "certified public accountant" under this chapter is issued every three years with renewal subject to requirements of continuing professional education and payment of fees, prescribed by the board.

       (8) The board shall adopt rules providing for continuing professional education for certified public accountants. The rules shall:

       (a) Provide that a certified public accountant shall verify to the board that he or she has completed at least an accumulation of one hundred twenty hours of continuing professional education during the last three-year period to maintain the certificate;

       (b) Establish continuing professional education requirements;

       (c) Establish when newly certificated public accountants shall verify that they have completed the required continuing professional education;

       (d) Provide that failure to furnish verification of the completion of the continuing professional education requirement shall make the certificate invalid and subject to reinstatement, unless the board determines that the failure was due to retirement, reasonable cause, or excusable neglect; and

       (e) Provide for transition from existing to new continuing professional education requirements.

       (9) The board may adopt by rule new CPE standards that differ from those in subsection (8) of this section or RCW 18.04.215 if: (a) The new standards are consistent with the continuing professional education standards of other states so as to provide to the greatest extent possible, consistent national standards; and (b) the new standards are at least as strict as the standards set forth in subsection (8) of this section or RCW 18.04.215.

       Sec. 3. RCW 18.20.010 and 1985 c 297 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

       The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the development, establishment, and enforcement of standards for the maintenance and operation of boarding homes, which, in the light of advancing knowledge, will promote safe and adequate care of the individuals therein. It is further the intent of the legislature that boarding homes be available to meet the needs of those for whom they care by recognizing the capabilities of individuals to direct their self-medication or to use supervised self-medication techniques when ordered and approved by a physician licensed under chapter 18.57 or 18.71 RCW or a ((podiatrist)) podiatric physician and surgeon licensed under chapter 18.22 RCW.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

The term "podiatrist" was changed to "podiatric physician and surgeon" by 1990 c 147.

       Sec. 4. RCW 18.22.040 and 1993 c 29 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

       Before any person may take an examination for the issuance of a podiatric physician and surgeon license, the applicant shall submit a completed application and a fee determined by the secretary as provided in RCW 43.70.250. The applicant shall also furnish the secretary and the board with satisfactory proof that:

       (1) The applicant has not engaged in unprofessional conduct as defined in chapter 18.130 RCW and is not unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety as a result of a physical or mental impairment;

       (2) The applicant has satisfactorily completed a course in an approved school of podiatric medicine and surgery;

       (3) The applicant has completed one year (([of])) of postgraduate podiatric medical training in a program approved by the board, provided that applicants graduating before July 1, 1993, shall be exempt from the postgraduate training requirement.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

Corrects a manifest grammatical error.

       Sec. 5. RCW 18.25.0151 and 1994 sp.s. c 9 s 104 are each amended to read as follows:

       The Washington state chiropractic quality assurance commission is established, consisting of fourteen members appointed by the governor to four-year terms, and including eleven practicing chiropractors and three public members. No member may serve more than two consecutive full terms. In appointing the initial members of the commission, it is the intent of the legislature that, to the extent possible, the governor appoint members of the previous boards and committees regulating this profession to the commission. Members of the commission hold office until their successors are appointed. The governor may appoint the members of the initial ((commissions [commission])) commission to staggered terms of from one to four years. Thereafter, all members shall be appointed to full four-year terms. The governor may consider persons who are recommended for appointment by chiropractic associations of this state.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

Corrects a manifest grammatical error.

       Sec. 6. RCW 18.25.0196 and 1974 ex.s. c 97 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose of RCW ((8.25.120 through 18.25.150 and 18.25.170)) 18.25.0192 through 18.25.0195 and 18.25.0197 it is immaterial whether the cost of any policy, plan, agreement, or contract be deemed additional compensation for services, or otherwise.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

RCW 18.25.120 through 18.25.150 and 18.25.170 were recodified as RCW 18.25.0192 through 18.25.0195 and 18.25.0197 by 1994 sp.s. c 9 s 120, effective July 1, 1994.


       Sec. 7. RCW 18.25.0197 and 1974 ex.s. c 97 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:

       RCW ((18.25.120 through 18.25.160)) 18.25.0192 through 18.25.0196 shall apply to all agreements, renewals, or contracts issued on or after July 24, 1974.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

RCW 18.25.120 through 18.25.160 were recodified as RCW 18.25.0192 through 18.25.0196 by 1994 sp.s. c 9 s 120, effective July 1, 1994.

       Sec. 8. RCW 18.25.190 and 1994 sp.s. c 9 s 118 are each amended to read as follows:

       Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit:

       (1) The temporary practice in this state of chiropractic by any chiropractor licensed by another state, territory, or country in which he or she resides. However, the chiropractor shall not establish a practice open to the general public and shall not engage in temporary practice under this section for a period longer than thirty days. The chiropractor shall register his or her intention to engage in the temporary practice of chiropractic in this state with the commission before engaging in the practice of chiropractic, and shall agree to be bound by such conditions as may be prescribed by rule by the commission.

       (2) The practice of chiropractic, except the administration of a chiropractic adjustment, by a person who is a regular senior student in an accredited school of chiropractic approved by the commission if the practice is part of a regular course of instruction offered by the school and the student is under the direct supervision and control of a chiropractor duly licensed pursuant to this chapter and approved by the commission.

       (3) The practice of chiropractic by a person serving a period of postgraduate chiropractic training in a program of clinical chiropractic training sponsored by a school of chiropractic accredited in this state if the practice is part of his or her duties as a clinical postgraduate trainee and the trainee is under the direct supervision and control of a chiropractor duly licensed pursuant to this chapter and approved by the commission.

       (4) The practice of chiropractic by a person who is eligible and has applied to take the next available examination for licensing offered by the commission, except that the unlicensed chiropractor must provide all services under the direct control and supervision of a licensed chiropractor approved by the commission. The unlicensed chiropractor may continue to practice as provided by this subsection until the results of the next available examination are published, but in no case for a period longer than six months. The commission shall adopt rules necessary to effectuate the intent of this subsection.

       Any provision of chiropractic services by any individual under subsection (1), (2), (3), or (4) of this section shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the commission as provided in chapter((s 18.26 and)) 18.130 RCW.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

Chapter 18.26 RCW was repealed by 1994 sp.s. c 9 s 121, effective July 1, 1994.

       Sec. 9. RCW 18.27.270 and 1997 c 314 s 16 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) A contractor who is issued a notice of infraction shall respond within twenty days of the date of issuance of the notice of infraction.

       (2) If the contractor named in the notice of infraction does not elect to contest the notice of infraction, then the contractor shall pay to the department, by check or money order, the amount of the penalty prescribed for the infraction. When a response which does not contest the notice of infraction is received by the department with the appropriate penalty, the department shall make the appropriate entry in its records.

       (3) If the contractor named in the notice of infraction elects to contest the notice of infraction, the contractor shall respond by filing an answer of protest with the department specifying the grounds of protest.

       (4) If any contractor issued a notice of infraction fails to respond within the prescribed response period, the contractor shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and prosecuted in the county where the infraction occurred.

       (5) After final determination by an administrative law judge that an infraction has been committed, a contractor who fails to pay a monetary penalty within thirty days, that is not waived((, reduced, or suspended)) pursuant to RCW 18.27.340(2), and who fails to file an appeal pursuant to RCW 18.27.310(4), shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and be prosecuted in the county where the infraction occurred.

       (6) A contractor who fails to pay a monetary penalty within thirty days after exhausting appellate remedies pursuant to RCW 18.27.310(4), shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and be prosecuted in the county where the infraction occurred.

       (7) If a contractor who is issued a notice of infraction is a contractor who has failed to register as a contractor under this chapter, the contractor is subject to a monetary penalty per infraction as provided in the schedule of penalties established by the department, and each day the person works without becoming registered is a separate infraction.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

RCW 18.27.340(2) was amended by 1997 c 314 s 17, removing the reference to a reduced or suspended monetary penalty.

       Sec. 10. RCW 18.39.010 and 1989 c 390 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

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

       (1) "Funeral director" means a person engaged in the profession or business of conducting funerals and supervising or directing the burial and disposal of dead human bodies.

       (2) "Embalmer" means a person engaged in the profession or business of disinfecting, preserving or preparing for disposal or transportation of dead human bodies.

       (3) "Two-year college course" means the completion of sixty semester hours or ninety quarter hours of college credit, including the satisfactory completion of certain college courses, as set forth in this chapter.

       (4) "Funeral establishment" means a place of business licensed in accordance with RCW 18.39.145, conducted at a specific street address or location, and devoted to the care and preparation for burial or disposal of dead human bodies and includes all areas of such business premises and all tools, instruments, and supplies used in preparation and embalming of dead human bodies for burial or disposal.

       (5) "Director" means the director of licensing.

       (6) "Board" means the state board of funeral directors and embalmers created pursuant to RCW 18.39.173.

       (7) "Prearrangement funeral service contract" means any contract under which, for a specified consideration, a funeral establishment promises, upon the death of the person named or implied in the contract, to furnish funeral merchandise or services.

       (8) "Funeral merchandise or services" means those services normally performed and merchandise normally provided by funeral establishments, including the sale of burial supplies and equipment, but excluding the sale by a cemetery of lands or interests therein, services incidental thereto, markers, memorials, monuments, equipment, crypts, niches, or vaults.

       (9) "Qualified public depositary" means a public depositary defined by RCW 39.58.010, a credit union as governed by chapter 31.12 RCW, a mutual savings bank as governed by Title 32 RCW, a savings and loan association as governed by Title 33 RCW, or a federal credit union or a federal savings and loan association organized, operated, and governed by any act of congress, in which prearrangement funeral service contract funds are deposited by any funeral establishment.

       Words used in this chapter importing the singular may be applied to the plural of the person or thing, words importing the plural may be applied to the singular, and words importing the masculine gender may be applied to the female.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

The term "depositary" was redefined as "public depositary" by 1996 c 256 s 1.

       Sec. 11. RCW 18.39.510 and 1994 c 17 s 13 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Prior to serving a statement of charges, the board may furnish a statement of allegations to the licensee, registrant, endorsement or permit holder, or applicant along with a detailed summary of the evidence relied upon to establish the allegations and a proposed stipulation for informal resolution of the allegations. These documents shall be exempt from public disclosure until such time as the allegations are resolved either by stipulation or otherwise.

       (2) The board and the licensee, registrant, endorsement or permit holder, or applicant may stipulate that the allegations may be disposed of informally in accordance with this subsection. The stipulation shall contain a statement of the facts leading to the filing of the complaint; the act or acts of unprofessional conduct alleged to have been committed or the alleged basis for determining that the licensee, registrant, endorsement or permit holder, or applicant is unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety; a statement that the stipulation is not to be construed as a finding of either unprofessional conduct or inability to practice; an acknowledgement that a finding of unprofessional conduct or inability to practice, if proven, constitutes grounds for discipline under this chapter; an agreement on the part of the licensee, registrant, endorsement or permit holder, or applicant that the sanctions set forth in this chapter, except for revocation, suspension, censure, or reprimand of a licensee, registrant, endorsement ((of [or])) or permit holder, or applicant may be imposed as part of the stipulation, except that no fine may be imposed but the licensee, registrant, endorsement or permit holder, or applicant may agree to reimburse the board the costs of investigation and processing the complaint up to an amount not exceeding one thousand dollars per allegation; and an agreement on the part of the board to forego further disciplinary proceedings concerning the allegations. A stipulation entered into pursuant to this subsection shall not be considered formal disciplinary action.

       (3) If the licensee, registrant, endorsement or permit holder, or applicant declines to agree to disposition of the charges by means of a stipulation pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, the board may proceed to formal disciplinary action pursuant to this chapter.

       (4) Upon execution of a stipulation under subsection (2) of this section by both the licensee, registrant, endorsement or permit holder, or applicant and the board, the complaint is deemed disposed of and shall become subject to public disclosure on the same basis and to the same extent as other records of the board. Should the licensee, registrant, endorsement or permit ((holer [holder])) holder, or applicant fail to pay any agreed reimbursement within thirty days of the date specified in the stipulation for payment, the board may seek collection of the amount agreed to be paid in the same manner as enforcement of a fine under this chapter.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

Corrects manifest drafting errors.

       Sec. 12. RCW 18.44.241 and 1987 c 471 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:

       The following criteria will be considered by the director when deciding whether to grant a licensed escrow agent a waiver from the errors and omissions policy requirement under RCW ((18.44.050)) 18.44.201:

       (1) Whether the director has determined pursuant to RCW ((18.44.360)) 18.44.221 that an errors and omissions policy is not reasonably available to a substantial number of licensed escrow agents;

       (2) Whether purchasing an errors and omissions policy would be cost-prohibitive for the licensed escrow agent requesting the exemption;

       (3) Whether a licensed escrow agent has wilfully violated the provisions of chapter 18.44 RCW, which violation thereby resulted in the termination of the agent's certificate, or engaged in any other conduct resulting in the termination of the escrow certificate;

       (4) Whether a licensed escrow agent has paid claims directly or through an errors and omissions carrier, exclusive of costs and attorney fees, in excess of ten thousand dollars in the calendar year preceding the year for which the waiver is requested;

       (5) Whether a licensed escrow agent has paid claims directly or through an errors or omissions insurance carrier, exclusive of costs and attorney fees, totaling in excess of twenty thousand dollars in the three calendar years preceding the calendar year for which the exemption is requested; and

       (6) Whether the licensed escrow agent has been convicted of a crime involving honesty or moral turpitude.

       These criteria are not intended to be a wholly inclusive list of factors to be applied by the director when considering the merits of a licensed escrow agent's request for a waiver of the required errors and omissions policy.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

RCW 18.44.050 and 18.44.360 were recodified as RCW 18.44.201 and 18.44.221 pursuant to 1999 c 30 s 37.

       Sec. 13. RCW 18.44.261 and 1987 c 471 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:

       The director shall, within thirty days following submission of a written petition for waiver of the insurance requirements found in RCW ((18.44.050)) 18.44.201, issue a written determination granting or rejecting an applicant's request for waiver.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

RCW 18.44.050 was recodified as RCW 18.44.201 pursuant to 1999 c 30 s 37.

       Sec. 14. RCW 18.44.271 and 1987 c 471 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:

       Upon granting a waiver of insurance requirements found in RCW ((18.44.050)) 18.44.201, the director shall issue a certificate of waiver, which certificate shall be mailed to the escrow agent who requested the waiver.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

RCW 18.44.050 was recodified as RCW 18.44.201 pursuant to 1999 c 30 s 37.

       Sec. 15. RCW 18.44.281 and 1987 c 471 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:

       Upon determining that a licensed escrow agent is to be denied a waiver of the errors and omissions policy requirements of RCW ((18.44.050)) 18.44.201, the director shall within thirty days of the denial of an escrow agent's request for same, provide to the escrow agent a written explanation of the reasons for the director's decision to deny the requested waiver.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

RCW 18.44.050 was recodified as RCW 18.44.201 pursuant to 1999 c 30 s 37.

       Sec. 16. RCW 18.44.291 and 1987 c 471 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:

       Nothing in RCW ((18.44.050 and 18.44.375 through 18.44.395)) 18.44.201, 18.44.241 through 18.44.261, 18.44.271, and 18.44.281 shall be construed as prohibiting a person applying for an escrow license from applying for a certificate of waiver of the errors and omissions policy requirement when seeking an escrow license.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

RCW 18.44.050 and 18.44.375 through 18.44.395 were recodified as RCW 18.44.201, 18.44.241 through 18.44.261, 18.44.271, and 18.44.281, respectively, pursuant to 1999 c 30 s 37.

       Sec. 17. RCW 18.44.450 and 1999 c 30 s 33 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) "Real property lender" as used in this section means a bank, savings bank, savings and loan association, credit union, mortgage company, or other corporation, association, or partnership that makes loans secured by real property located in this state.

       (2) No real property lender, escrow agent, or officer or employee of any escrow agent or real property lender may give or agree to pay or give any money, service, or object of value to any real estate agent or broker, to any real property lender, or to any officer or employee of any agent, broker, or lender in return for the referral of any real estate escrow services. Nothing in this subsection prohibits the payment of fees or other compensation permitted under the federal Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act as amended (12 U.S.C. sections 2601 through 2617).

       (3) The legislature finds that the practices governed by this subsection are matters vitally affecting the public interest for the purpose of applying the consumer protection act, chapter 19.86 RCW. Any violation of this section is not reasonable in relation to the development and preservation of business and is an unfair and deceptive act or practice and (([an])) an unfair method of competition in the conduct of trade or commerce in violation of RCW 19.86.020. Remedies provided by chapter 19.86 RCW are cumulative and not exclusive.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

Corrects a manifest grammatical error.

       Sec. 18. RCW 18.48.060 and 1998 c 272 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) The secretary, in consultation with the secretary of social and health services, shall appoint an advisory committee on matters relating to the regulation, administrative rules, enforcement process, staffing, and training requirements of adult family homes. The advisory committee shall be composed of six members, of which two members shall be resident advocates, three members shall represent adult family home providers, and one member shall represent the public and serve as chair. The members shall generally represent the interests of aging residents, residents with dementia, residents with mental illness, and residents with developmental disabilities(([,])), respectively. Members representing adult family home providers must have at least two years' experience as licensees. The membership must generally reflect urban and rural areas and western and eastern parts of the state. A member may not serve more than two consecutive terms.

       (2) The secretary may remove a member of the advisory committee for cause as specified by rule adopted by the department. If there is a vacancy, the secretary shall appoint a member to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.

       (3) The advisory committee shall meet at the times and places designated by the secretary and shall hold meetings during the year as necessary to provide advice to the secretary on matters relating to the regulation of adult family homes. A majority of the members may request a meeting of the committee for any express purpose directly related to the regulation of adult family homes. A majority of members currently serving shall constitute a quorum.

       (4) Establishment of the advisory committee shall not prohibit the department of health from utilizing other advisory activities that the department of health deems necessary for program development.

       (5) Each member of the advisory committee shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for travel expenses as authorized in RCW 43.03.060.

       (6) The secretary, members of the advisory committee, or individuals acting on their behalf are immune from civil liability for official acts performed in the course of their duties.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

Corrects a manifest error in punctuation.

       Sec. 19. RCW 18.53.040 and 1975 1st ex.s. c 69 s 15 are each amended to read as follows:

       Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to pertain in any manner to the practice of any regularly qualified oculist or physician, who is regularly licensed to practice medicine in the state of Washington, or to any person who is regularly licensed to practice as a dispensing optician in the state of Washington, nor to any person who in the regular course of trade, sells or offers for sale, spectacles or eyeglasses as regular merchandise without pretense of adapting them to the eyes of the purchaser, and not in evasion of this chapter: PROVIDED, That any such regularly qualified oculist or physician or other person shall be subject to the provisions of ((subdivisions (10) through (15) of)) RCW 18.53.140 (9) through (14), in connection with the performance of any function coming within the definition of the practice of optometry as defined in this chapter: PROVIDED FURTHER, HOWEVER, That in no way shall this section be construed to permit a dispensing optician to practice optometry as defined in this 1975 amendatory act.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

RCW 18.53.140 was amended by 1986 c 259 s 82, changing subsections (10) through (15) to subsections (9) through (14), respectively.

       Sec. 20. RCW 18.57.174 and 1986 c 300 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:

       (([(1)])) (1) A health care professional licensed under chapter 18.57 RCW shall report to the board when he or she has personal knowledge that a practicing osteopathic physician has either committed an act or acts which may constitute statutorily defined unprofessional conduct or that a practicing osteopathic physician may be unable to practice osteopathic medicine with reasonable skill and safety to patients by reason of illness, drunkenness, excessive use of drugs, narcotics, chemicals, or any other type of material, or as a result of any impairing mental or physical conditions.

       (2) Reporting under this section is not required by:

       (a) An appropriately appointed peer review committee member of a licensed hospital or by an appropriately designated professional review committee member of an osteopathic medical society during the investigative phase of their respective operations if these investigations are completed in a timely manner; or

       (b) A treating licensed health care professional of an osteopathic physician currently involved in a treatment program as long as the physician patient actively participates in the treatment program and the physician patient's impairment does not constitute a clear and present danger to the public health, safety, or welfare.

       (3) The board may impose disciplinary sanctions, including license suspension or revocation, on any health care professional subject to the jurisdiction of the board who has failed to comply with this section.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

Corrects a manifest clerical error.

       Sec. 21. RCW 18.57A.060 and 1973 c 77 s 20 are each amended to read as follows:

       No health care services may be performed under this chapter in any of the following areas:

       (1) The measurement of the powers or range of human vision, or the determination of the accommodation and refractive state of the human eye or the scope of its functions in general, or the fitting or adaptation of lenses or frames for the aid thereof.

       (2) The prescribing or directing the use of, or using, any optical device in connection with ocular exercises, visual training, vision training or orthoptics.

       (3) The prescribing of contact lenses for, or the fitting or adaptation of contact lenses to, the human eye.

       (4) Nothing in this section shall preclude the performance of routine visual screening.

       (5) The practice of dentistry or dental hygiene as defined in chapter 18.32 and 18.29 RCW respectively. The exemptions set forth in RCW 18.32.030, paragraphs (1) and (8), shall not apply to a physician's assistant.

       (6) The practice of chiropractic as defined in chapter 18.25 RCW including the adjustment or manipulation of the articulations of the spine.

       (7) The practice of ((podiatry)) podiatric medicine and surgery as defined in chapter 18.22 RCW.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

The term "podiatry" was changed to "podiatric medicine and surgery" by 1990 c 147.

       Sec. 22. RCW 18.64.430 and 1993 c 492 s 267 are each amended to read as follows:

       The registered or licensed pharmacist ((of [under])) under this chapter shall establish and maintain a procedure for disclosing to physicians and other health care providers with prescriptive authority information detailed by prescriber, of the cost and dispensation of all prescriptive medications prescribed by him or her for his or her patients on request. These charges should be made available on at least a quarterly basis for all requested patients and should include medication, dosage, number dispensed, and the cost of the prescription. Pharmacies may provide this information in a summary form for each prescribing physician for all patients rather than as individually itemized reports. All efforts should be made to utilize the existing computerized records and software to provide this information in the least costly format.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

Corrects a grammatical deficiency.

       Sec. 23. RCW 18.71.017 and 1994 sp.s. c 9 s 304 are each amended to read as follows:

       The ((board [commission])) commission may adopt such rules as are not inconsistent with the laws of this state as may be determined necessary or proper to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The commission is the successor in interest of the board of medical examiners and the medical disciplinary board. All contracts, undertakings, agreements, rules, regulations, and policies continue in full force and effect on July 1, 1994, unless otherwise repealed or rejected by this chapter or by the commission.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

Corrects the reference to the Washington state medical quality assurance commission.

       Sec. 24. RCW 18.74.012 and 1991 c 12 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

       Notwithstanding the provisions of RCW 18.74.010(((4))) (3), a consultation and periodic review by an authorized health care practitioner is not required for treatment of neuromuscular or musculoskeletal conditions: PROVIDED, That a physical therapist may only provide treatment utilizing orthoses that support, align, prevent, or correct any structural problems intrinsic to the foot or ankle by referral or consultation from an authorized health care practitioner.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

RCW 18.74.010 was amended by 1991 c 12 s 1 and subsection (4) was renumbered as subsection (3).

       Sec. 25. RCW 18.88A.140 and 1991 c 16 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:

       Nothing in this chapter may be construed to prohibit or restrict:

       (1) The practice by an individual licensed, certified, or registered under the laws of this state and performing services within their authorized scope of practice;

       (2) The practice by an individual employed by the government of the United States while engaged in the performance of duties prescribed by the laws of the United States;

       (3) The practice by a person who is a regular student in an educational program approved by the secretary, and whose performance of services (([is])) is pursuant to a regular course of instruction or assignments from an instructor and under the general supervision of the instructor.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

Corrects a manifest grammatical error.

       Sec. 26. RCW 18.104.020 and 1993 c 387 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

       The definitions set forth in this section apply throughout this chapter, unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context.

       (1) "Abandoned well" means a well that is unused, unmaintained, and is in such disrepair as to be unusable.

       (2) "Constructing a well" or "construct a well" means:

       (a) Boring, digging, drilling, or excavating a well;

       (b) Installing casing, sheeting, lining, or well screens, in a well; or

       (c) Drilling a geotechnical soil boring.

       "Constructing a well" or "construct a well" includes the alteration of an existing well.

       (3) "Decommission" means to fill or plug a well so that it will not produce water, serve as a channel for movement of water or pollution, or allow the entry of pollutants into the well or aquifers.

       (4) "Department" means the department of ecology.

       (5) "Dewatering well" means a cased or lined excavation or boring that is intended to withdraw or divert ground water for the purpose of facilitating construction, stabilizing a landslide, or protecting an aquifer.

       (6) "Director" means the director of the department of ecology.

       (7) "Geotechnical soil boring" or "boring" means an uncased well drilled for purpose of obtaining soil samples to ascertain structural properties of the subsurface. Geotechnical soil boring includes auger borings, rotary borings, cone penetrometer probes and vane shear probes, or any other uncased ground penetration for geotechnical information.

       (8) "Ground water" means and includes ground waters as defined in RCW 90.44.035.

       (9) "Instrumentation well" means a well in which pneumatic or electric geotechnical or hydrological instrumentation is permanently or periodically installed to measure or monitor subsurface strength and movement. Instrumentation well includes borehole extensometers, slope indicators, pneumatic or electric pore pressure transducers, and load cells.

       (10) "Monitoring well" means a well designed to obtain a representative ground water sample or designed to measure the water level elevation in either clean or contaminated water or soil.

       (11) "Observation well" means a well designed to measure the depth to the water level elevation in either clean or contaminated water or soil.

       (12) "Operator" means a person who (a) is employed by a well contractor; (b) is licensed under this chapter; or (c) who controls, supervises, or oversees the construction of a well or who operates well construction equipment.

       (13) "Owner" or "well owner" means the person, firm, partnership, copartnership, corporation(([,])), association, or other entity who owns the property on which the well is or will be constructed.

       (14) "Pollution" and "contamination" have the meanings provided in RCW 90.48.020.

       (15) "Resource protection well" means a cased boring used to determine the existence or migration of pollutants within an underground formation. Resource protection wells include monitoring wells, observation wells, piezometers, spill response wells, vapor extraction wells, and instrumentation wells.

       (16) "Resource protection well contractor" means any person, firm, partnership, copartnership, corporation, association, or other entity, licensed and bonded under chapter 18.27 RCW, engaged in the business of constructing resource protection wells or geotechnical soil borings.

       (17) "Water well" means any excavation that is constructed when the intended use of the well is for the location, diversion, artificial recharge, observation, monitoring, dewatering, or withdrawal of ground water.

       (18) "Water well contractor" means any person, firm, partnership, copartnership, corporation, association, or other entity, licensed and bonded under chapter 18.27 RCW, engaged in the business of constructing water wells.

       (19) "Well" means water wells, resource protection wells, instrumentation wells, dewatering wells, and geotechnical soil borings. Well does not mean an excavation made for the purpose of obtaining or prospecting for oil, natural gas, geothermal resources, minerals, or products of mining, or quarrying, or for inserting media to repressure oil or natural gas bearing formations, or for storing petroleum, natural gas, or other products.

       (20) "Well contractor" means a resource protection well contractor and a water well contractor.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

Corrects a manifest error in punctuation.

       Sec. 27. RCW 18.106.180 and 1996 c 147 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

       An authorized representative of the department may issue a notice of infraction as specified in RCW 18.106.020(((3))) (4) if a person who is doing plumbing work or who is offering to do plumbing work fails to produce evidence of having a certificate or permit issued by the department in accordance with this chapter or of being supervised by a person who has such a certificate or permit. A notice of infraction issued under this section shall be personally served on the person named in the notice by an authorized representative of the department or sent by certified mail to the last known address provided to the department of the person named in the notice.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

RCW 18.106.020 was amended by 1997 c 326 s 3, changing subsection (3) to subsection (4).

       Sec. 28. RCW 18.106.250 and 1994 c 174 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) The administrative law judge shall conduct notice of infraction cases under this chapter pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW.

       (2) The burden of proof is on the department to establish the commission of the infraction by a preponderance of the evidence. The notice of infraction shall be dismissed if the defendant establishes that, at the time the notice was issued:

       (a) The defendant who was issued a notice of infraction authorized by RCW 18.106.020(((3)(a))) (4)(a) had a certificate or permit issued by the department in accordance with this chapter, was supervised by a person who has such a certificate or permit, or was exempt from this chapter under RCW 18.106.150; or

       (b) For the defendant who was issued a notice of infraction authorized by RCW 18.106.020(((3))) (4) (b) or (c), the person employed or supervised by the defendant has a certificate or permit issued by the department in accordance with this chapter, was supervised by a person who had such a certificate or permit, or was exempt from this chapter under RCW 18.106.150.

       (3) After consideration of the evidence and argument, the administrative law judge shall determine whether the infraction was committed. If it has not been established that the infraction was committed, an order dismissing the notice shall be entered in the record of the proceedings. If it has been established that the infraction was committed, the administrative law judge shall issue findings of fact and conclusions of law in its decision and order determining whether the infraction was committed.

       (4) An appeal from the administrative law judge's determination or order shall be to the superior court. The decision of the superior court is subject only to discretionary review pursuant to Rule 2.3 of the Rules of Appellate Procedure.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

RCW 18.106.020 was amended by 1997 c 326 s 3, changing subsection (3) to subsection (4).

       Sec. 29. RCW 18.130.172 and 1993 c 367 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Prior to serving a statement of charges under RCW 18.130.090 or 18.130.170, the disciplinary authority may furnish a statement of allegations to the licensee or applicant along with a detailed summary of the evidence relied upon to establish the allegations and a proposed stipulation for informal resolution of the allegations. These documents shall be exempt from public disclosure until such time as the allegations are resolved either by stipulation or otherwise.

       (2) The disciplinary authority and the applicant or licensee may stipulate that the allegations may be disposed of informally in accordance with this subsection. The stipulation shall contain a statement of the facts leading to the filing of the complaint; the act or acts of unprofessional ((conducted [conduct])) conduct alleged to have been committed or the alleged basis for determining that the applicant or licensee is unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety; a statement that the stipulation is not to be construed as a finding of either unprofessional conduct or inability to practice; an acknowledgement that a finding of unprofessional conduct or inability to practice, if proven, constitutes grounds for discipline under this chapter; and an agreement on the part of the licensee or applicant that the sanctions set forth in RCW 18.130.160, except RCW 18.130.160 (1), (2), (6), and (8), may be imposed as part of the stipulation, except that no fine may be imposed but the licensee or applicant may agree to reimburse the disciplinary authority the costs of investigation and processing the complaint up to an amount not exceeding one thousand dollars per allegation; and an agreement on the part of the disciplinary authority to forego further disciplinary proceedings concerning the allegations. A stipulation entered into pursuant to this subsection shall not be considered formal disciplinary action.

       (3) If the licensee or applicant declines to agree to disposition of the charges by means of a stipulation pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, the disciplinary authority may proceed to formal disciplinary action pursuant to RCW 18.130.090 or 18.130.170.

       (4) Upon execution of a stipulation under subsection (2) of this section by both the licensee or applicant and the disciplinary authority, the complaint is deemed disposed of and shall become subject to public disclosure on the same basis and to the same extent as other records of the disciplinary authority. Should the licensee or applicant fail to pay any agreed reimbursement within thirty days of the date specified in the stipulation for payment, the disciplinary authority may seek collection of the amount agreed to be paid in the same manner as enforcement of a fine under RCW 18.130.165.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

Corrects a manifest grammatical error.

       Sec. 30. RCW 18.135.060 and 1993 c 13 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section:

       (a) Any health care assistant certified pursuant to this chapter shall perform the functions authorized in this chapter only by delegation of authority from the health care practitioner and under the supervision of a health care practitioner acting within the scope of his or her license. In the case of subcutaneous, intradermal and intramuscular and intravenous injections, a health care assistant may perform such functions only under the supervision of a health care practitioner having authority, within the scope of his or her license, to order such procedures.

       (b) The health care practitioner who ordered the procedure or a health care practitioner who could order the procedure under his or her license shall be physically present in the immediate area of a hospital or nursing home where the injection is administered. Sensitivity agents being administered intradermally or by the scratch method are excluded from this requirement.

       (2) A health care assistant trained by a federally approved end-stage renal disease facility may perform venipuncture for blood withdrawal, administration of oxygen as necessary by cannula or mask, venipuncture for placement of fistula needles, intravenous administration of heparin and sodium chloride solutions as an integral part of dialysis treatment, and intradermal, subcutaneous, or topical administration of local anesthetics in conjunction with placement of fistula needles, and intraperitoneal administration of sterile electrolyte solutions and heparin for peritoneal dialysis: (a) In the center or health care facility if a registered nurse licensed under chapter ((18.88)) 18.79 RCW is physically present and immediately available in such center or health care facility; or (b) in the patient's home if a physician and a registered nurse are available for consultation during the dialysis.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

Chapter 18.88 RCW was repealed by 1994 sp.s. c 9 s 433, effective July 1, 1994, and replaced by chapter 18.79 RCW.

       Sec. 31. RCW 18.145.010 and 1989 c 382 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) No person may represent himself or herself as a ((shorthand reporter or a)) court reporter without first obtaining a certificate as required by this chapter.

       (2) A person represents himself or herself to be a ((shorthand reporter or)) court reporter when the person adopts or uses any title or description of services that incorporates one or more of the following terms: "Shorthand reporter," "court reporter," "certified shorthand reporter," or "certified court reporter."


EXPLANATORY NOTE

"Shorthand reporter" or "court reporter" now just "court reporter" pursuant to 1995 c 27.

       Sec. 32. RCW 18.155.010 and 1990 c 3 s 801 are each amended to read as follows:

       The legislature finds that sex offender therapists who examine and treat sex offenders pursuant to the special sexual offender sentencing alternative under RCW 9.94A.120(((7)(a))) (8)(a) and who may treat juvenile sex offenders pursuant to RCW 13.40.160, play a vital role in protecting the public from sex offenders who remain in the community following conviction. The legislature finds that the qualifications, practices, techniques, and effectiveness of sex offender treatment providers vary widely and that the court's ability to effectively determine the appropriateness of granting the sentencing alternative and monitoring the offender to ensure continued protection of the community is undermined by a lack of regulated practices. The legislature recognizes the right of sex offender therapists to practice, consistent with the paramount requirements of public safety. Public safety is best served by regulating sex offender therapists whose clients are being evaluated and being treated pursuant to RCW 9.94A.120(((7)(a))) (8)(a) and 13.40.160. This chapter shall be construed to require only those sex offender therapists who examine and treat sex offenders pursuant to RCW 9.94A.120(((7)(a))) (8)(a) and 13.40.160 to obtain a sexual offender treatment certification as provided in this chapter.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

RCW 9.94A.120 was amended by 1995 c 108 s 3, changing subsection (7) to subsection (8).

       Sec. 33. RCW 18.155.020 and 1990 c 3 s 802 are each amended to read as follows:

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

       (1) "Certified sex offender treatment provider" means a licensed, certified, or registered health professional who is certified to examine and treat sex offenders pursuant to RCW 9.94A.120(((7)(a))) (8)(a) and 13.40.160.

       (2) "Department" means the department of health.

       (3) "Secretary" means the secretary of health.

       (4) "Sex offender treatment provider" means a person who counsels or treats sex offenders accused of or convicted of a sex offense as defined by RCW 9.94A.030.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

RCW 9.94A.120 was amended by 1995 c 108 s 3, changing subsection (7) to subsection (8).

       Sec. 34. RCW 18.155.030 and 1990 c 3 s 803 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) No person shall represent himself or herself as a certified sex offender treatment provider without first applying for and receiving a certificate pursuant to this chapter.

       (2) Only a certified sex offender treatment provider may perform or provide the following services:

       (a) Evaluations conducted for the purposes of and pursuant to RCW 9.94A.120(((7)(a))) (8)(a) and 13.40.160;

       (b) Treatment of convicted sex offenders who are sentenced and ordered into treatment pursuant to RCW 9.94A.120(((7)(a))) (8)(a) and adjudicated juvenile sex offenders who are ordered into treatment pursuant to RCW 13.40.160.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

RCW 9.94A.120 was amended by 1995 c 108 s 3, changing subsection (7) to subsection (8).

       Sec. 35. RCW 18.160.030 and 1992 c 116 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) This chapter shall be administered by the state director of fire protection.

       (2) The state director of fire protection shall have the authority, and it shall be his or her duty to:

       (a) Issue such administrative regulations as necessary for the administration of this chapter;

       (b)(i) Set reasonable fees for licenses, certificates, testing, and other aspects of the administration of this chapter. However, the license fee for fire protection sprinkler system contractors engaged solely in the installation, inspection, maintenance, or servicing of NFPA 13-D fire protection sprinkler systems shall not exceed one hundred dollars, and the license fee for fire protection sprinkler system contractors engaged solely in the installation, inspection, maintenance, or servicing of NFPA 13-R fire protection sprinkler systems shall not exceed three hundred dollars;

       (ii) Adopt rules establishing a special category restricted to contractors registered under chapter 18.27 RCW who install underground systems that service fire protection sprinkler systems. The rules shall be adopted within ninety days of March 31, 1992;

       (c) Enforce the provisions of this chapter;

       (d) Conduct investigations of complaints to determine if any infractions of this chapter or the regulations developed under this chapter have occurred;

       (e) ((Work with the fire sprinkler advisory committee consisting of fire protection sprinkler system contractors and other related officials;

       (f))) Assign a certificate number to each certificate of competency holder; and

       (((g))) (f) Adopt rules necessary to implement and administer a program which requires the affixation of a seal any time a fire protection sprinkler system is installed, which seal shall include the certificate number of any certificate of competency holder who installs, in whole or in part, the fire protection sprinkler system.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

The section creating the fire sprinkler advisory committee, 1990 c 177 s 9, was vetoed by the governor.

       Sec. 36. RCW 18.160.040 and 1990 c 177 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:           (1) To become a certificate of competency holder under this chapter, an applicant must have satisfactorily passed an examination administered by the state director of fire protection. A certificate of competency holder can satisfy this examination requirement by presenting a copy of a current certificate of competency from the national institute for certification in engineering technologies showing that the applicant has achieved the classification of engineering technician level 3 or senior engineering technician level 4 in the field of fire protection, automatic sprinkler system layout. The state director of fire protection may accept equivalent proof of qualification in lieu of examination((, as recommended by the fire sprinkler advisory committee)). This examination requirement is mandatory except as otherwise provided in this chapter.

       (2) Every applicant for a certificate of competency shall fulfill the requirements established by the state director of fire protection ((and the fire protection sprinkler system technical advisory committee)) under chapter 34.05 RCW.

       (3) Every applicant for a certificate of competency shall make application to the state director of fire protection and pay the fees required.

       (4) Provided the application for the certificate of competency is made prior to ninety days after May 1, 1991, the state director of fire protection, in lieu of the examination requirements of the applicant for a certificate of competency, may accept as satisfactory evidence of competency and qualification, affidavits attesting that the applicant has had a minimum of three years' experience.

       (5) The state director of fire protection may((, after consultation with the fire sprinkler advisory committee,)) issue a temporary certificate of competency to an applicant who, in his or her judgment, will satisfactorily perform as a certificate of competency holder under the provisions of this chapter. The temporary certificate of competency shall remain in effect for a period of up to three years. The temporary certificate of competency holder shall, within the three-year period, complete the examination requirements specified in subsection (1) of this section. There shall be no examination exemption for an individual issued a temporary certificate of competency. Prior to the expiration of the three-year period, the temporary certificate of competency holder shall make application for a regular certificate of competency. The procedures and qualifications for issuance of a regular certificate of competency shall be applicable to the temporary certificate of competency holder. When a temporary certificate of competency expires, the holder shall cease all activities associated with the holding of a temporary certificate of competency, subject to the penalties contained in this chapter.

       (6) To become a licensed fire protection sprinkler system contractor under this chapter, a person or firm must comply with the following:

       (a) Must be or have in his or her full-time employ a holder of a valid certificate of competency;

       (b) Comply with the minimum insurance requirements of this chapter; and

       (c) Make application to the state director of fire protection for a license and pay the fees required.

       (7) Each license and certificate of competency issued under this chapter must be posted in a conspicuous place in the fire protection sprinkler system contractor's place of business.

       (8) All bids, advertisements, proposals, offers, and installation drawings for fire protection sprinkler systems must prominently display the fire protection sprinkler system contractor's license number.

       (9) A certificate of competency or license issued under this chapter is not transferable.

       (10) In no case shall a certificate of competency holder be employed full time by more than one fire protection sprinkler system contractor at the same time. If the certificate of competency holder should leave the employment of the fire protection sprinkler system contractor, he or she must notify the state director of fire protection within thirty days. If the certificate of competency holder should leave the employment of the fire protection sprinkler system contractor, the contractor shall have six months or until the expiration of the current license, whichever occurs last, to submit a new application identifying another certificate of competency holder who is at the time of application an owner of the fire protection sprinkler system business or a full-time employee of the fire protection sprinkler system contractor, in order to be issued a new license. If such application is not received and a new license issued within the allotted time, the state director of fire protection shall revoke the license of the fire protection sprinkler system contractor.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

The section creating the fire sprinkler advisory committee, 1990 c 177 s 9, was vetoed by the governor.

       Sec. 37. RCW 18.165.020 and 1995 c 277 s 18 are each amended to read as follows:

       The requirements of this chapter do not apply to:

       (1) A person who is employed exclusively or regularly by one employer and performs investigations solely in connection with the affairs of that employer, if the employer is not a private investigator agency;

       (2) An officer or employee of the United States or of this state or a political subdivision thereof, while engaged in the performance of the officer's official duties;

       (3) A person engaged exclusively in the business of obtaining and furnishing information about the financial rating of persons;

       (4) An attorney at law while performing the attorney's duties as an attorney;

       (5) A licensed collection agency or its employee, while acting within the scope of that person's employment and making an investigation incidental to the business of the agency;

       (6) Insurers, agents, and insurance brokers licensed by the state, while performing duties in connection with insurance transacted by them;

       (7) A bank subject to the jurisdiction of the ((Washington state banking commission)) department of financial institutions or the comptroller of currency of the United States, or a savings and loan association subject to the jurisdiction of this state or the federal home loan bank board;

       (8) A licensed insurance adjuster performing the adjuster's duties within the scope of the adjuster's license;

       (9) A secured creditor engaged in the repossession of the creditor's collateral, or a lessor engaged in the repossession of leased property in which it claims an interest;

       (10) A person who is a forensic scientist, accident reconstructionist, or other person who performs similar functions and does not hold himself or herself out to be an investigator in any other capacity; or

       (11) A person solely engaged in the business of securing information about persons or property from public records.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

Powers, duties, and functions of the department of general administration relating to financial institutions were transferred to the department of financial institutions by 1993 c 472, effective October 1, 1993. See chapter 43.320 RCW.

       Sec. 38. RCW 18.165.130 and 1995 c 277 s 31 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) A private investigator agency shall notify the director within thirty days after the death or termination of employment of any employee who is a licensed private investigator or armed private investigator by returning the license to the department with the word ((["]terminated["])) "terminated" written across the face of the license, the date of termination, and the signature of the principal of the private investigator company.

       (2) A private investigator agency shall notify the director within seventy-two hours and the chief law enforcement officer of the county, city, or town in which the agency is located immediately upon receipt of information affecting a licensed private investigator's or armed private investigator's continuing eligibility to hold a license under the provisions of this chapter.

       (3) A private investigator company shall notify the local law enforcement agency whenever an employee who is an armed private investigator discharges his or her firearm while on duty other than on a supervised firearm range. The notification shall be made within ten business days of the date the firearm is discharged.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

Corrects a manifest grammatical error.

       Sec. 39. RCW 18.170.110 and 1995 c 277 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) A private security company shall notify the director within thirty days after the death or termination of employment of any employee who is a licensed private security guard or armed private security guard by returning the license to the department with the word ((["]terminated["])) "terminated" written across the face of the license, the date of termination, and the signature of the principal or the principal's designee of the private security guard company.

       (2) A private security company shall notify the department within seventy-two hours and the chief law enforcement officer of the county, city, or town in which the private security guard or armed private security guard was last employed immediately upon receipt of information affecting his or her continuing eligibility to hold a license under the provisions of this chapter.

       (3) A private security guard company shall notify the local law enforcement agency whenever an employee who is an armed private security guard discharges his or her firearm while on duty other than on a supervised firearm range. The notification shall be made within ten business days of the date the firearm is discharged.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

Corrects a manifest grammatical error.

       Sec. 40. RCW 18.185.010 and 1996 c 242 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

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

       (1) "Department" means the department of licensing.

       (2) "Director" means the director of licensing.

       (3) "Collateral or security" means property of any kind given as security to obtain a bail bond.

       (4) "Bail bond agency" means a business that sells and issues corporate surety bail bonds or that provides security in the form of personal or real property to insure the appearance of a criminal defendant before the courts of this state or the United States.

       (5) "Qualified agent" means an owner, sole proprietor, partner, manager, officer, or chief operating officer of a corporation who meets the requirements set forth in this chapter for obtaining a bail bond agency license.

       (6) "Bail bond agent" means a person who is employed by a bail bond agency and engages in the sale or issuance of bail bonds, but does not mean a clerical, secretarial, or other support person who does not participate in the sale or issuance of bail bonds.

       (7) "Licensee" means a bail bond agency or a bail bond agent or both.

       (8) "Branch office" means any office physically separated from the principal place of business of the licensee from which the licensee or an employee or agents conduct any activity meeting the criteria of (([a])) a bail bond agency.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

Corrects a manifest grammatical error.

       Sec. 41. RCW 18.205.030 and 1998 c 243 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

       No person may represent oneself as a certified chemical dependency professional or use any title or description of services of (([a])) a certified chemical dependency professional without applying for certification, meeting the required qualifications, and being certified by the department of health, unless otherwise exempted by this chapter.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

Corrects a manifest grammatical error.

       Sec. 42. RCW 18.205.100 and 1998 c 243 s 10 are each amended to read as follows:

       The secretary may establish by rule the standards and procedures for approval of educational programs and alternative training. The secretary may utilize or contract with individuals or organizations having expertise in the profession or in education to assist in the evaluations. The secretary shall establish by rule the standards and procedures for revocation of approval of ((education [educational])) educational programs. The standards and procedures set shall apply equally to educational programs and training in the United States and in foreign jurisdictions. The secretary may establish a fee for educational program evaluations.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

Corrects a manifest grammatical error.

       Sec. 43. RCW 19.02.110 and 1988 c 5 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

       In addition to the licenses processed under the master license system prior to April 1, 1982, on July 1, 1982, use of the master license system shall be expanded as provided by this section.

       Applications for the following shall be filed with the business license center and shall be processed, and renewals shall be issued, under the master license system:

       (1) Nursery dealer's licenses required by chapter 15.13 RCW;

       (2) Seed dealer's licenses required by chapter 15.49 RCW;

       (3) Pesticide dealer's licenses required by chapter 15.58 RCW;

       (4) Shopkeeper's licenses required by chapter 18.64 RCW;

       (5) Refrigerated locker licenses required by chapter 19.32 RCW;

       (6) ((Wholesalers licenses and retailers licenses required by chapter 19.91 RCW;

       (7))) Egg dealer's licenses required by chapter 69.25 RCW.



EXPLANATORY NOTE

Chapter 19.91 RCW was repealed by 1986 c 321 s 14, effective July 1, 1991.

       Sec. 44. RCW 19.02.800 and 1982 c 182 s 17 are each amended to read as follows:

       Except as provided in RCW 43.07.200, the provisions of this chapter regarding the processing of license applications and renewals under a master license system shall not apply to those business or professional activities that are licensed or regulated under chapter 31.04, ((31.08,)) 31.12, 31.12A, or 31.13 RCW or under Title 30, 32, 33, or 48 RCW.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

Chapter 31.08 RCW was repealed by 1991 c 208 s 24, effective January 1, 1993.

       Sec. 45. RCW 19.27A.050 and 1985 c 144 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:

       As used in this chapter, references to the state building code ((advisory)) council shall be construed to include any successor agency.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

The "state building code advisory council" was redesignated as the "state building code council" by 1985 c 360 s 11.

       Sec. 46. RCW 19.28.015 and 1988 c 81 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

       Disputes arising under RCW 19.28.010(((2))) (3) regarding whether the city or town's electrical rules, regulations, or ordinances are equal to the rules adopted by the department shall be resolved by arbitration. The department shall appoint two members of the board to serve on the arbitration panel, and the city or town shall appoint two persons to serve on the arbitration panel. These four persons shall choose a fifth person to serve. If the four persons cannot agree on a fifth person, the presiding judge of the superior court of the county in which the city or town is located shall choose a fifth person. A decision of the arbitration panel may be appealed to the superior court of the county in which the city or town is located within thirty days after the date the panel issues its final decision.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

RCW 19.28.010 was reenacted and amended by 1992 c 79 s 2, changing subsection (2) to subsection (3).

       Sec. 47. RCW 19.28.370 and 1980 c 30 s 17 are each amended to read as follows:

       The provisions of RCW 19.28.010 through ((19.28.380)) 19.28.360 shall not apply to the work of installing, maintaining or repairing any and all electrical wires, apparatus, installations or equipment used or to be used by a telegraph company or a telephone company in the exercise of its functions and located outdoors or in a building or buildings used exclusively for that purpose.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

RCW 19.28.380 was repealed by 1986 c 156 s 18.

       Sec. 48. RCW 19.30.200 and 1985 c 280 s 14 are each amended to read as follows:

       Any person who knowingly uses the services of an unlicensed farm labor contractor shall be personally, jointly, and severally liable with the person acting as a farm labor contractor to the same extent and in the same manner as provided in this chapter. In making determinations under this ((subsection [section])) section, any user may rely upon either the license issued by the director to the farm labor contractor under RCW 19.30.030 or the director's representation that such contractor is licensed as required by this chapter.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Corrects an inaccurate reference.

       Sec. 49. RCW 19.32.150 and 1943 c 117 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:

       The director of agriculture shall cause to be made periodically a thorough inspection of each establishment licensed under this chapter to determine whether or not the premises are constructed, equipped and operated in accordance with the requirements of this chapter and of all other laws of this state applicable to the operation either of refrigerated lockers or of the handling of human food in connection therewith, and of all regulations effective under this chapter relative to such operation. Such inspection shall also be made of each vehicle used by (([an])) an operator of refrigerated lockers or of an establishment handling human food in connection therewith, when such vehicle is used in transporting or distributing human food products to or from refrigerated lockers within this state.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

Corrects a manifest grammatical error.

       Sec. 50. RCW 19.34.020 and 1999 c 287 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

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

       (1) "Accept a certificate" means to manifest approval of a certificate, while knowing or having notice of its contents. Such approval may be manifested by the use of the certificate.

       (2) "Accept a digital signature" means to verify a digital signature or take an action in reliance on a digital signature.

       (3) "Asymmetric cryptosystem" means an algorithm or series of algorithms that provide a secure key pair.

       (4) "Certificate" means a computer-based record that:

       (a) Identifies the certification authority issuing it;

       (b) Names or identifies its subscriber;

       (c) Contains the subscriber's public key; and

       (d) Is digitally signed by the certification authority issuing it.

       (5) "Certification authority" means a person who issues a certificate.

       (6) "Certification authority disclosure record" means an on-line, publicly accessible record that concerns a licensed certification authority and is kept by the secretary.

       (7) "Certification practice statement" means a declaration of the practices that a certification authority employs in issuing certificates.

       (8) "Certify" means to declare with reference to a certificate, with ample opportunity to reflect, and with a duty to apprise oneself of all material facts.

       (9) "Confirm" means to ascertain through appropriate inquiry and investigation.

       (10) "Correspond," with reference to keys, means to belong to the same key pair.

       (11) "Digital signature" means an electronic signature that is a transformation of a message using an asymmetric cryptosystem such that a person having the initial message and the signer's public key can accurately determine:

       (a) Whether the transformation was created using the private key that corresponds to the signer's public key; and

       (b) Whether the initial message has been altered since the transformation was made.

       (12) "Electronic" means electrical, digital, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, or any other form of technology that entails capabilities similar to these technologies.

       (13) "Electronic record" means a record generated, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means for use in an information system or for transmission from one information system to another.

       (14) "Electronic signature" means a signature in electronic form attached to or logically associated with an electronic record, including but not limited to a digital signature.

       (15) "Financial institution" means a national or state-chartered commercial bank or trust company, savings bank, savings association, or credit union authorized to do business in the state of Washington and the deposits of which are federally insured.

       (16) "Forge a digital signature" means either:

       (a) To create a digital signature without the authorization of the rightful holder of the private key; or

       (b) To create a digital signature verifiable by a certificate listing as subscriber a person who either:

       (i) Does not exist; or

       (ii) Does not hold the private key corresponding to the public key listed in the certificate.

       (17) "Hold a private key" means to be authorized to utilize a private key.

       (18) "Incorporate by reference" means to make one message a part of another message by identifying the message to be incorporated and expressing the intention that it be incorporated.

       (19) "Issue a certificate" means the acts of a certification authority in creating a certificate and notifying the subscriber listed in the certificate of the contents of the certificate.

       (20) "Key pair" means a private key and its corresponding public key in an asymmetric cryptosystem, keys which have the property that the public key can verify a digital signature that the private key creates.

       (21) "Licensed certification authority" means a certification authority to whom a license has been issued by the secretary and whose license is in effect.

       (22) "Message" means a digital representation of information.

       (23) "Notify" means to communicate a fact to another person in a manner reasonably likely under the circumstances to impart knowledge of the information to the other person.

       (24) "Official public business" means any legally authorized transaction or communication among state agencies, tribes, and local governments, or between a state agency, tribe, or local government and a private person or entity.

       (25) "Operative personnel" means one or more natural persons acting as a certification authority or its agent, or in the employment of, or under contract with, a certification authority, and who have:

       (a) Duties directly involving the issuance of certificates, (([or])) or creation of private keys;

       (b) Responsibility for the secure operation of the trustworthy system used by the certification authority or any recognized repository;

       (c) Direct responsibility, beyond general supervisory authority, for establishing or adopting policies regarding the operation and security of the certification authority; or

       (d) Such other responsibilities or duties as the secretary may establish by rule.

       (26) "Person" means a human being or an organization capable of signing a document, either legally or as a matter of fact.

       (27) "Private key" means the key of a key pair used to create a digital signature.

       (28) "Public key" means the key of a key pair used to verify a digital signature.

       (29) "Publish" means to make information publicly available.

       (30) "Qualified right to payment" means an award of damages against a licensed certification authority by a court having jurisdiction over the certification authority in a civil action for violation of this chapter.

       (31) "Recipient" means a person who has received a certificate and a digital signature verifiable with reference to a public key listed in the certificate and is in a position to rely on it.

       (32) "Recognized repository" means a repository recognized by the secretary under RCW 19.34.400.

       (33) "Recommended reliance limit" means the monetary amount recommended for reliance on a certificate under RCW 19.34.280(1).

       (34) "Repository" means a system for storing and retrieving certificates and other information relevant to digital signatures.

       (35) "Revoke a certificate" means to make a certificate ineffective permanently from a specified time forward. Revocation is effected by notation or inclusion in a set of revoked certificates, and does not imply that a revoked certificate is destroyed or made illegible.

       (36) "Rightfully hold a private key" means the authority to utilize a private key:

       (a) That the holder or the holder's agents have not disclosed to a person in violation of RCW 19.34.240(1); and

       (b) That the holder has not obtained through theft, deceit, eavesdropping, or other unlawful means.

       (37) "Secretary" means the secretary of state.

       (38) "Subscriber" means a person who:

       (a) Is the subject listed in a certificate;

       (b) Applies for or accepts the certificate; and

       (c) Holds a private key that corresponds to a public key listed in that certificate.

       (39) "Suitable guaranty" means either a surety bond executed by a surety authorized by the insurance commissioner to do business in this state, or an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a financial institution authorized to do business in this state, which, in either event, satisfies all of the following requirements:

       (a) It is issued payable to the secretary for the benefit of persons holding qualified rights of payment against the licensed certification authority named as the principal of the bond or customer of the letter of credit;

       (b) It is in an amount specified by rule by the secretary under RCW 19.34.030;

       (c) It states that it is issued for filing under this chapter;

       (d) It specifies a term of effectiveness extending at least as long as the term of the license to be issued to the certification authority; and

       (e) It is in a form prescribed or approved by rule by the secretary.

       A suitable guaranty may also provide that the total annual liability on the guaranty to all persons making claims based on it may not exceed the face amount of the guaranty.

       (40) "Suspend a certificate" means to make a certificate ineffective temporarily for a specified time forward.

       (41) "Time stamp" means either:

       (a) To append or attach a digitally signed notation indicating at least the date, time, and identity of the person appending or attaching the notation to a message, digital signature, or certificate; or

       (b) The notation thus appended or attached.

       (42) "Transactional certificate" means a valid certificate incorporating by reference one or more digital signatures.

       (43) "Trustworthy system" means computer hardware and software that:

       (a) Are reasonably secure from intrusion and misuse; and

       (b) Conform with the requirements established by the secretary by rule.

       (44) "Valid certificate" means a certificate that:

       (a) A licensed certification authority has issued;

       (b) The subscriber listed in it has accepted;

       (c) Has not been revoked or suspended; and

       (d) Has not expired.

       However, a transactional certificate is a valid certificate only in relation to the digital signature incorporated in it by reference.

       (45) "Verify a digital signature" means, in relation to a given digital signature, message, and public key, to determine accurately that:

       (a) The digital signature was created by the private key corresponding to the public key; and

       (b) The message has not been altered since its digital signature was created.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

Corrects a manifest grammatical error.

       Sec. 51. RCW 19.34.250 and 1999 c 287 s 13 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Unless the certification authority provides otherwise in the certificate or its certification practice statement, the licensed certification authority that issued a certificate that is not a transactional certificate must suspend the certificate for a period not to exceed five business days:

       (a) Upon request by a person whom the certification authority reasonably believes to be: (i) The subscriber named in the certificate; (ii) a person duly authorized to act for that subscriber; or (iii) a person acting on behalf of the unavailable subscriber; or

       (b) By order of the secretary under RCW 19.34.210(((5))) (7).

       The certification authority need not confirm the identity or agency of the person requesting suspension. The certification authority may require the person requesting suspension to provide evidence, including a statement under oath or affirmation, regarding the requestor's identity, authorization, or the unavailability of the subscriber. Law enforcement agencies may investigate suspensions for possible wrongdoing by persons requesting suspension.

       (2) Unless the certification authority provides otherwise in the certificate or its certification practice statement, the secretary may suspend a certificate issued by a licensed certification authority for a period not to exceed five business days, if:

       (a) A person identifying himself or herself as the subscriber named in the certificate, a person authorized to act for that subscriber, or a person acting on behalf of that unavailable subscriber (([requests suspension])) requests suspension; and

       (b) The requester represents that the certification authority that issued the certificate is unavailable.

       The secretary may require the person requesting suspension to provide evidence, including a statement under oath or affirmation, regarding his or her identity, authorization, or the unavailability of the issuing certification authority, and may decline to suspend the certificate in its discretion. Law enforcement agencies may investigate suspensions by the secretary for possible wrongdoing by persons requesting suspension.

       (3) Immediately upon suspension of a certificate by a licensed certification authority, the licensed certification authority must give notice of the suspension according to the specification in the certificate. If one or more repositories are specified, then the licensed certification authority must publish a signed notice of the suspension in all the repositories. If a repository no longer exists or refuses to accept publication, or if no repository is recognized under RCW 19.34.400, the licensed certification authority must also publish the notice in a recognized repository. If a certificate is suspended by the secretary, the secretary must give notice as required in this subsection for a licensed certification authority, provided that the person requesting suspension pays in advance any fee required by a repository for publication of the notice of suspension.

       (4) A certification authority must terminate a suspension initiated by request only:

       (a) If the subscriber named in the suspended certificate requests termination of the suspension, the certification authority has confirmed that the person requesting suspension is the subscriber or an agent of the subscriber authorized to terminate the suspension; or

       (b) When the certification authority discovers and confirms that the request for the suspension was made without authorization by the subscriber. However, this subsection (4)(b) does not require the certification authority to confirm a request for suspension.

       (5) The contract between a subscriber and a licensed certification authority may limit or preclude requested suspension by the certification authority, or may provide otherwise for termination of a requested suspension. However, if the contract limits or precludes suspension by the secretary when the issuing certification authority is unavailable, the limitation or preclusion is effective only if notice of it is published in the certificate.

       (6) No person may knowingly or intentionally misrepresent to a certification authority his or her identity or authorization in requesting suspension of a certificate. Violation of this subsection is a gross misdemeanor.

       (7) The secretary may authorize other state or local governmental agencies to perform any of the functions of the secretary under this section upon a regional basis. The authorization must be formalized by an agreement under chapter 39.34 RCW. The secretary may provide by rule the terms and conditions of the regional services.

       (8) A suspension under this section must be completed within twenty-four hours of receipt of all information required in this section.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

RCW 19.34.210 was amended by 1999 c 287 s 11, changing subsection (5) to subsection (7). Also corrects an apparent drafting error.

       Sec. 52. RCW 19.34.901 and 1997 c 27 s 28 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Sections ((1 [101])) 101 through 601, 604, and 605, chapter 250, Laws of 1996 take effect January 1, 1998.

       (2) Sections 602 and 603, chapter 250, Laws of 1996 take effect July 27, 1997.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

Corrects a manifest drafting error.

       Sec. 53. RCW 19.36.100 and 1990 c 211 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

       "Credit agreement" means an agreement, promise, or commitment to lend money, to otherwise extend credit, to forbear with respect to the repayment of any debt or the exercise of any remedy, to modify or amend the terms under which the creditor has lent money or otherwise extended credit, to release any guarantor or ((consigner [cosigner])) cosigner, or to make any other financial accommodation pertaining to a debt or other extension of credit.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

Corrects an apparent typographical error.

       Sec. 54. RCW 19.40.071 and 1987 c 444 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:

       (a) In an action for relief against a transfer or obligation under this chapter, a creditor, subject to the limitations in RCW 19.40.081, may obtain:

       (1) Avoidance of the transfer or obligation to the extent necessary to satisfy the creditor's claim;

       (2) An attachment or other provisional remedy against the asset transferred or other property of the transferee in accordance with the procedure prescribed by chapter ((7.12)) 6.25 RCW;

       (3) Subject to applicable principles of equity and in accordance with applicable rules of civil procedure:

       (i) An injunction against further disposition by the debtor or a transferee, or both, of the asset transferred or of other property;

       (ii) Appointment of a receiver to take charge of the asset transferred or of other property of the transferee; or

       (iii) Any other relief the circumstances may require.

       (b) If a creditor has obtained a judgment on a claim against the debtor, the creditor, if the court so orders, may levy execution on the asset transferred or its proceeds.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

Chapter 7.12 RCW was recodified by 1987 c 442 s 1121. Of the thirty-two sections that previously comprised chapter 7.12 RCW, twenty-four sections were recodified in chapter 6.25 RCW, seven sections were repealed, and one section was recodified in chapter 6.17 RCW.

       Sec. 55. RCW 19.56.010 and 1890 p 460 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

       Whenever any person, company or corporation owning or controlling any newspaper or periodical of any kind, or whenever any editor or proprietor of any such newspaper or periodical shall mail or send any such newspaper or periodical to any person or persons in this state without first receiving an order for said newspaper or periodical from such person or persons to whom said newspaper or periodical is mailed or sent, (([it])) it shall be deemed to be a gift, and no debt or obligation shall accrue against such person or persons, whether said newspaper or periodical is received by the person or persons to whom it is sent or not.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

Corrects a manifest grammatical error.

       Sec. 56. RCW 19.60.085 and 1985 c 70 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

       The provisions of this chapter do not apply to transactions conducted by the following:

       (1) Motor vehicle dealers licensed under chapter 46.70 RCW;

       (2) ((Motor)) Vehicle wreckers or hulk haulers licensed under chapter 46.79 or 46.80 RCW;

       (3) Persons giving an allowance for the trade-in or exchange of second-hand property on the purchase of other merchandise of the same kind of greater value; and

       (4) Persons in the business of buying or selling empty food and beverage containers or metal or nonmetal junk.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

"Motor vehicle wrecker" redesignated "vehicle wrecker" by 1995 c 256.

       Sec. 57. RCW 19.68.040 and 1949 c 204 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

       It is the intent of this ((article [chapter])) chapter, and this ((article [chapter])) chapter shall be so construed, that persons so licensed shall only be authorized by law to charge or receive compensation for professional services rendered if such services are actually rendered by the licensee and not otherwise: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That it is not intended to prohibit two or more licensees who practice their profession as copartners to charge or collect compensation for any professional services by any member of the firm, or to prohibit a licensee who employs another licensee to charge or collect compensation for professional services rendered by the employee licensee.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

Corrects an inaccurate reference.

       Sec. 58. RCW 19.72.040 and 1987 c 202 s 186 are each amended to read as follows:

       In case such bond or recognizance is given in any action or proceeding commenced or pending in any court, the judge or clerk of any court of record or district court, or any party to the action or proceeding for the security or protection of which such bond or recognizance is made may, upon notice, require any of such sureties to attend before the judge at a time and place specified and to be examined under oath touching the surety's qualifications both as to residence and property as such surety, in such manner as the judge, in the judge's discretion, may think proper. If the party demanding the examination require it, the examination shall be reduced to writing and subscribed by the surety. If the judge ((find[s])) finds the surety possesses the requisite qualifications and property, the judge shall endorse the allowance thereof on the bond or recognizance, and cause it to be filed as provided by law, otherwise it shall be of no effect.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

Corrects a manifest grammatical error.

       Sec. 59. RCW 19.80.065 and 1984 c 130 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:

       RCW 42.17.260(((5))) (9) does not apply to registrations made under this chapter.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

RCW 42.17.260 was amended by 1989 c 175 s 36, changing subsection (5) to subsection (6). RCW 42.17.260 was subsequently amended by 1992 c 139 s 3, changing subsection (6) to subsection (7). RCW 42.17.260 was subsequently amended by 1995 c 341 s 1, changing subsection (7) to subsection (9).

       Sec. 60. RCW 19.85.030 and 1995 c 403 s 402 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) In the adoption of a rule under chapter 34.05 RCW, an agency shall prepare a small business economic impact statement: (a) If the proposed rule will impose more than minor costs on businesses in an industry; or (b) if requested to do so by a majority vote of the joint administrative rules review committee within forty-five days of receiving the notice of proposed rule making under RCW 34.05.320. However, if the agency has completed the pilot rule process as defined by RCW 34.05.313 before filing the notice of a proposed rule, the agency is not required to prepare a small business economic impact statement.

       An agency shall prepare the small business economic impact statement in accordance with RCW 19.85.040, and file it with the code reviser along with the notice required under RCW 34.05.320. An agency shall file a statement prepared at the request of the joint administrative rules review committee with the code reviser upon its completion before the adoption of the rule. An agency shall provide a copy of the small business economic impact statement to any person requesting it.

       ((An agency may request assistance from the business assistance center in the preparation of the small business economic impact statement.))

       (2) ((The business assistance center shall develop guidelines to assist agencies in determining whether a proposed rule will impose more than minor costs on businesses in an industry and therefore require preparation of a small business economic impact statement. The business assistance center may review an agency determination that a proposed rule will not impose such costs, and shall advise the joint administrative rules review committee on disputes involving agency determinations under this section.

       (3))) Based upon the extent of disproportionate impact on small business identified in the statement prepared under RCW 19.85.040, the agency shall, where legal and feasible in meeting the stated objectives of the statutes upon which the rule is based, reduce the costs imposed by the rule on small businesses. Methods to reduce the costs on small businesses may include:

       (a) Reducing, modifying, or eliminating substantive regulatory requirements;

       (b) Simplifying, reducing, or eliminating recordkeeping and reporting requirements;

       (c) Reducing the frequency of inspections;

       (d) Delaying compliance timetables;

       (e) Reducing or modifying fine schedules for noncompliance; or

       (f) Any other mitigation techniques.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

The business assistance center and its powers and duties were terminated June 30, 1995. See 1993 c 280 ss 80 and 81.

       Sec. 61. RCW 19.94.258 and 1995 c 355 s 15 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Except as authorized by the department, a service agent who intends to provide the examination that permits a weighing or measuring instrument or device to be placed back into commercial service under RCW 19.94.255(3) shall receive an official registration certificate from the director prior to performing such a service. This registration requirement does not apply to the department or a city sealer.

       (2) Except as provided in RCW ((19.94.035)) 19.94.2584, a registration certificate is valid for one year. It may be renewed by submitting a request for renewal to the department.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

RCW 19.94.035 was recodified as RCW 19.94.2584 pursuant to RCW 1.08.015(2)(k), September 1996.

       Sec. 62. RCW 19.94.2584 and 1995 c 355 s 17 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) The department shall have the power to revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew the official registration certificate of any service agent for any of the following reasons:

       (a) Fraud or deceit in obtaining an official registration certificate under this chapter;

       (b) A finding by the department of a pattern of intentional fraudulent or negligent activities in the installation, inspection, testing, checking, adjusting, or systematically standardizing and approving the graduations of any weighing or measuring instrument or device;

       (c) Knowingly placing back into commercial service any weighing or measuring instrument or device that is incorrect;

       (d) A violation of any provision of this chapter; or

       (e) Conviction of a crime or an act constituting a crime under the laws of this state, the laws of another state, or federal law.

       (2) Upon the department's revocation of, suspension of, or refusal to ((renewal [renew])) renew an official registration certificate, an individual shall have the right to appeal this decision in accordance with the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

Corrects a manifest grammatical error.

       Sec. 63. RCW 19.94.310 and 1992 c 237 s 21 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) The governing body of each city for which a city sealer has been appointed as provided for by RCW 19.94.280 shall:

       (a) Procure at the expense of the city the official weights and measures standards and any field weights and measures standards necessary for the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this chapter or any rule that may be prescribed by the director;

       (b) Provide a suitable office for the city sealer and any deputies that have been duly appointed; and

       (c) Make provision for the necessary clerical services, supplies, transportation and for defraying contingent expenses incidental to the official activities of the city sealer and his or her deputies in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.

        (2) When the acquisition of the official weights and measures standards required under subsection (1)(a) of this section has been made and such weights and measures standards have been examined and approved by the director, they shall be the certified weights and measures standards for such city.

       (3) In order to maintain field weights and ((measure[s])) measures standards in accurate condition, the city sealer shall, at least once every two years, compare the field weights and measures standards used within his or her city to the certified weights and measures standards of such city or to the official weights and measures standards of this state.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

Corrects a manifest typographical error.

       Sec. 64. RCW 19.94.390 and 1995 c 355 s 20 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Whenever any commodity or service is sold, or is offered, exposed, or advertised for sale, by weight, measure, or count, the price shall not be misrepresented, nor shall the price be represented in any manner calculated or tending to mislead or deceive an actual or prospective purchaser. Whenever an advertised, ((poster [posted])) posted or labeled price per unit of weight, measure, or count includes a fraction of a cent, all elements of the fraction shall be prominently displayed and the numeral or numerals expressing the fraction shall be immediately adjacent to, of the same general design and style as, and at least one-half the height and one-half the width of the numerals representing the whole cents.

       (2) The examination procedure recommended for price verification by the price verification working group of the laws and regulations committee of the national conference on weights and measures (as reflected in the fourth draft, dated November 1, 1994) for devices such as electronic scanners shall govern such examinations conducted under this chapter. The procedure shall be deemed to be adopted under this chapter. However, the department may revise the procedure as follows: The department shall provide notice of and conduct a public hearing pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW to determine whether any revisions to this procedure made by the national institute of standards and technology or its successor organization for incorporating the examination procedure into an official handbook of the institute or its successor, or any subsequent revisions of the handbook regarding such procedures shall also be adopted under this chapter. If the department determines that the procedure should be so revised, it may adopt the revisions. Violations of this section regarding the use of devices such as electronic scanners may be found only as provided by the examination procedures adopted by or under this subsection.

       (3) Electronic scanner screens installed after January 1, 1996, and used in retail establishments must be visible to the consumer at the checkout line.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

Corrects a manifest typographical error.

       Sec. 65. RCW 19.94.505 and 1992 c 237 s 34 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) It is unlawful for any dealer ((or service station)), as ((both are)) defined in RCW 82.36.010, to sell ethanol and/or methanol at one percent, by volume, or greater in gasoline for use as motor vehicle fuel unless the dispensing device has a label stating the type and maximum percentage of alcohol contained in the motor vehicle fuel.

       (2) In any county, city, or other political subdivision designated as a carbon monoxide nonattainment area pursuant to the provisions of subchapter I of the clean air act amendments of 1990, P.L. 101-549, and in which the sale of oxygenated petroleum products is required by section 211(m) of the clean air act amendments of 1990, 42 U.S.C. 7545(m), any dealer ((or service station)), as ((both are)) defined in RCW 82.36.010, who sells or dispenses a petroleum product that contains at least one percent, by volume, ethanol, methanol, or other oxygenate, shall post only such label or notice as may be required pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 7545(m)(4) or any amendments thereto or any successor provision thereof. This provision shall be applicable only during such portion of the year as oxygenated petroleum product sales are required pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 7545(m).

       (3) Any person who violates this section is subject to a civil penalty of no more than five hundred dollars.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

RCW 82.36.010 was amended by 1998 c 176 s 6, deleting the definition of "service station."

       Sec. 66. RCW 19.98.020 and 1975 1st ex.s. c 277 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

       All repurchase payments to retailers and sellers made pursuant to RCW 19.98.010 shall be less amounts owed on any lien or claim then outstanding upon such items covered by this section. Any wholesaler, manufacturer, or distributor making repurchase payments covered by this chapter to any retailer or seller shall satisfy such secured liens or claims pursuant to ((chapter [article])) Article 62A.9 RCW less any interest owed to the lienholder arising from the financing of such items which shall be paid to any such secured lienholder by the retailer or seller. In no case shall the wholesaler, manufacturer, or distributor, in making payments covered by RCW 19.98.010, pay in excess of those amounts prescribed therein.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

Corrects an inaccurate reference.

       Sec. 67. RCW 19.98.110 and 1990 c 124 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

       Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout RCW 19.98.100 through 19.98.150 and 19.98.911:

       (1) "Equipment" means machinery consisting of a framework, various fixed and moving parts, driven by an internal combustion engine, and all other implements associated with this machinery that are designed for or adapted and used for agriculture, horticulture, livestock, or grazing use.

       (2) "Equipment dealer" or "equipment dealership" means any person, partnership, corporation, association, or other form of business enterprise, primarily engaged in retail sale or service of equipment in this state, pursuant to any oral or written agreement for a definite or indefinite period of time in which there is a continuing commercial relationship in the marketing of the equipment or related services, but does not include dealers covered by chapter 46.70 or 46.94 RCW.

       (3) "Supplier" means the manufacturer, wholesaler, or distributor of the equipment to be sold by the equipment dealer.

       (4) "Dealer agreement" means a contract or agreement, either expressed or implied, whether oral or written, between a supplier and an equipment dealer, by which the equipment dealer is granted the right to sell, distribute, or service the supplier's equipment where there is a continuing commercial relationship between the supplier and the equipment dealer.

       (5) "Continuing commercial relationship" means any relationship in which the equipment dealer has been granted the right to sell or service equipment manufactured by (([the])) the supplier.

       (6) "Good cause" means failure by an equipment dealer to substantially comply with essential and reasonable requirements imposed upon the equipment dealer by the dealer agreement, provided such requirements are not different from those requirements imposed on other similarly situated equipment dealers in the state either by their terms or in the manner of their enforcement.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

Corrects a manifest grammatical error.

       Sec. 68. RCW 19.105.330 and 1988 c 159 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:

       (([(1)])) (1) Unless an order denying effectiveness under RCW 19.105.380 is in effect, or unless declared effective by order of the director prior thereto, the application for registration shall automatically become effective upon the expiration of the twentieth full business day following a filing with the director in complete and proper form, but an applicant may consent to the delay of effectiveness until such time as the director may by order declare registration effective or issue a permit to market.

       (2) An application for registration, renewal of registration, or amendment is not in completed form and shall not be deemed a statutory filing until such time as all required fees, completed application forms, and the information and documents required pursuant to RCW 19.105.320(1) and departmental rules have been filed.

       It is the operator's responsibility to see that required filing materials and fees arrive at the appropriate mailing address of the department. Within seven business days, excluding the date of receipt, of receiving an application or initial request for registration and the filing fees, the department shall notify the applicant of receipt of the application and whether or not the application is complete and in proper form. If the application is incomplete, the department shall at the same time inform the applicant what additional documents or information is required.

       If the application is not in a completed form, the department shall give immediate notice to the applicant. On the date the application is complete and properly filed, the statutory period for an in-depth examination of the filing, prescribed in subsection (1) of this section, shall begin to run, unless the applicant and the department have agreed to a stay of effectiveness or the department has issued a denial of the application or a permit to market.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

Corrects a manifest clerical error.

       Sec. 69. RCW 19.105.470 and 1988 c 159 s 23 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Whenever it appears to the director that any person has engaged or is about to engage in any act or practice constituting a violation of any provision of this chapter, any withdrawal of a camping resort property in violation of RCW 19.105.380(((1)(j))) (1)(q), or any rule, order, or permit issued under this chapter, the director may in his or her discretion issue an order directing the person to cease and desist from continuing the act or practice. Reasonable notice of and opportunity for a hearing shall be given. However, the director may issue a temporary order pending the hearing which shall be effective immediately upon delivery to the person affected and which shall remain in effect until ten days after the hearing is held and which shall become final if the person to whom notice is addressed does not request a hearing within fifteen days after receipt of notice.

       (2) If it appears necessary in order to protect the interests of members and purchasers, whether or not the director has issued a cease and desist order, the attorney general in the name of the state, the director, the proper prosecuting attorney, an affiliated members' common-interest association, or a group of members as a class, may bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin any such acts or practices and to enforce compliance with this chapter or any rule, order, or permit under this chapter. Upon a proper showing, a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or writ of mandamus shall be granted and a receiver or conservator may be appointed for the defendant, for the defendant's assets, or to protect the interests or assets of a members' common-interest association or the members of a camping resort as a class. The state, the director, a members' common-interest association, or members as a class shall not be required to post a bond in such proceedings.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

The reference to RCW 19.105.380(1)(j) appears to be erroneous. Before March 20, 1988, the reference was to RCW 19.105.380(9). Chapter 159, Laws of 1988 placed the text of RCW 19.105.380(9) in RCW 19.105.380(1)(q), effective March 20, 1988.


       Sec. 70. RCW 19.116.030 and 1990 c 44 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

       Unlawful subleasing or unlawful transfer of an ownership interest in motor vehicles ((are [is])) is not reasonable in relation to the development and preservation of business. A violation of this chapter is an unfair or deceptive act in trade or commerce for the purpose of applying the consumer protection act, chapter 19.86 RCW.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

Corrects a manifest grammatical error.

       Sec. 71. RCW 19.116.050 and 1990 c 44 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:

       A dealer engages in an act of unlawful transfer of ownership interest in motor vehicles when all of the following circumstances are met:

       (1) The dealer does not pay off any balance due to the secured party on a vehicle acquired by the dealer, no later than the close of the second business day after the acquisition date of the vehicle; and

       (2) The dealer does not obtain a certificate of ownership under RCW ((46.12.140)) 46.70.124 for each used vehicle kept in his or her possession unless that certificate is in the possession of the person holding a security interest in the dealer's inventory; and

       (3) The dealer does not transfer the certificate of ownership after the transferee has taken possession of the motor vehicle.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

RCW 46.12.140 was recodified as RCW 46.70.124 pursuant to 1993 c 307 s 18.

       Sec. 72. RCW 19.120.080 and 1986 c 320 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:

       Without limiting the other provisions of this chapter, the following specific rights and prohibitions shall govern the relation between the motor fuel refiner-supplier and the motor fuel retailers:

       (1) The parties shall deal with each other in good faith.

       (2) For the purposes of this chapter and without limiting its general application, it shall be an unfair or deceptive act or practice or an unfair method of competition and therefore unlawful and a violation of this chapter for any person to:

       (a) Require a motor fuel retailer to purchase or lease goods or services of the motor fuel refiner-supplier or from approved sources of supply unless and to the extent that the motor fuel refiner-supplier satisfies the burden of proving that such restrictive purchasing agreements are reasonably necessary for a lawful purpose justified on business grounds, and do not substantially affect competition: PROVIDED, That this provision shall not apply to the initial inventory of the motor fuel franchise. In determining whether a requirement to purchase or lease goods or services constitutes an unfair or deceptive act or practice or an unfair method of competition the courts shall be guided by the decisions of the courts of the United States interpreting and applying the anti-trust laws of the United States.

       (b) Discriminate between motor fuel retailers in the charges offered or made for royalties, goods, services, equipment, rentals, advertising services, or in any other business dealing, unless and to the extent that the motor fuel refiner-supplier satisfies the burden of proving that any classification of or discrimination between motor fuel retailers is reasonable, is based on motor fuel franchises granted at materially different times and such discrimination is reasonably related to such difference in time or on other proper and justifiable distinctions considering the purposes of this chapter, and is not arbitrary.

       (c) Sell, rent, or offer to sell to a motor fuel retailer any product or service for more than a fair and reasonable price.

       (d) Require (([a])) a motor fuel retailer to assent to a release, assignment, novation, or waiver which would relieve any person from liability imposed by this chapter.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

Corrects a manifest grammatical error.

       Sec. 73. RCW 19.138.021 and 1996 c 180 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

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

       (1) "Department" means the department of licensing.

       (2) "Director" means the director of licensing or the director's designee.

       (3) "Seller of travel" means a person, firm, or corporation both inside and outside the state of Washington, who transacts business with Washington consumers for travel services.

       (a) "Seller of travel" includes a travel agent and any person who is an independent contractor or outside agent for a travel agency or other seller of travel whose principal duties include consulting with and advising persons concerning travel arrangements or accommodations in the conduct or administration of its business. If a seller of travel is employed by a seller of travel who is registered under this chapter, the employee need not also be registered.

       (b) "Seller of travel" does not include:

       (i) An air carrier;

       (ii) An owner or operator of a vessel, including an ocean common carrier as defined in 46 U.S.C. App. 1702(18), an owner or charterer of a vessel that is required to establish its financial responsibility in accordance with the requirements of the federal maritime commission, 46 U.S.C. App. 817 (e), and a steamboat company ((as defined in RCW 84.12.200)) whether or not operating over and upon the waters of this state;

       (iii) A motor carrier;

       (iv) A rail carrier;

       (v) A charter party carrier of passengers as defined in RCW 81.70.020;

       (vi) An auto transportation company as defined in RCW 81.68.010;

       (vii) A hotel or other lodging accommodation;

       (viii) An affiliate of any person or entity described in (i) through (vii) of this subsection (3)(b) that is primarily engaged in the sale of travel services provided by the person or entity. For purposes of this subsection (3)(b)(viii), an "affiliate" means a person or entity owning, owned by, or under common ownership, with "owning," "owned," and "ownership" referring to equity holdings of at least eighty percent;

       (ix) Direct providers of transportation by air, sea, or ground, or hotel or other lodging accommodations who do not book or arrange any other travel services.

       (4) "Travel services" includes transportation by air, sea, or ground, hotel or any lodging accommodations, package tours, or vouchers or coupons to be redeemed for future travel or accommodations for a fee, commission, or other valuable consideration.

       (5) "Advertisement" includes, but is not limited to, a written or graphic representation in a card, brochure, newspaper, magazine, directory listing, or display, and oral, written, or graphic representations made by radio, television, or cable transmission that relates to travel services.

       (6) "Transacts business with Washington consumers" means to directly offer or sell travel services to Washington consumers, including the placement of advertising in media based in the state of Washington or that is primarily directed to Washington residents. Advertising placed in national print or electronic media alone does not constitute "transacting business with Washington consumers." Those entities who only wholesale travel services are not "transacting business with Washington consumers" for the purposes of this chapter.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

RCW 84.12.200 was amended by 1998 c 335 s 1, removing the definition of steamboat company.

       Sec. 74. RCW 19.146.260 and 1997 c 106 s 18 are each amended to read as follows:

       Every licensed mortgage broker that does not maintain a physical office within the state must maintain a registered agent within the state to receive service of any lawful process in any judicial or administrative noncriminal suit, action, or proceeding against the licensed mortgage broker which arises under this chapter or any rule or order under this chapter, with the same force and validity as if served personally on the licensed mortgage broker. Service upon the registered agent shall not be effective unless the plaintiff, who may be the director in a suit, action, or proceeding instituted by him or her, no later than the next business day sends notice of the service and a copy of the process by registered mail to the defendant or respondent at the last address of the respondent or defendant on file with the director. In any judicial action, suit, or proceeding arising under this chapter or any rule or order adopted under this chapter between the department or director and a licensed mortgage broker who does not maintain a physical office in this state, venue shall be exclusively in the superior court of ((the [of])) Thurston county.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

Corrects a manifest grammatical error.

       Sec. 75. RCW 19.166.090 and 1991 c 128 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:

       Any person who violates any provision of this chapter or who willfully and knowingly gives false or incorrect information to the secretary (([of state])) of state, attorney general, or county prosecuting attorney in filing statements required by this chapter, whether or not such statement or report is verified, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable under chapter 9A.20 RCW.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

Clarifies that the reference is to the secretary of state.

       Sec. 76. RCW 19.174.020 and 1993 c 324 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

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

       (1) "Access area" means a paved walkway or sidewalk that is within fifty feet of an automated teller machine or night deposit facility. "Access area" does not include publicly maintained sidewalks or roads.

       (2) "Access device" means:

       (a) "Access device" as defined in federal reserve board Regulation E, 12 C.F.R. Part 205, promulgated under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 1601, et seq.; or

       (b) A key or other mechanism issued by a banking institution to its customer to give the customer access to the banking institution's night deposit facility.

       (3) "Automated teller machine" means an electronic information processing device located in this state that accepts or dispenses cash in connection with a credit, deposit, or convenience account. (("Automatic [automated])) "Automated teller machine" does not include a device used primarily to facilitate check guarantees or check authorizations, used in connection with the acceptance or dispensing of cash on a person-to-person basis such as by a store cashier, or used for payment of goods and services.

       (4) "Banking institution" means a state or federally chartered bank, trust company, savings bank, savings and loan association, and credit union.

       (5) "Candle-foot power" means a light intensity of candles on a horizontal plane at thirty-six inches above ground level and five feet in front of the area to be measured.

       (6) "Control of an access area or defined parking area" means to have the present authority to determine how, when, and by whom it is to be used, and how it is to be maintained, lighted, and landscaped.

       (7) "Defined parking area" means that portion of a parking area open for customer parking that is:

       (a) Contiguous to an access area with respect to an automated teller machine or night deposit facility;

       (b) Regularly, principally, and lawfully used for parking by users of the automated teller machine or night deposit facility while conducting transactions during hours of darkness; and

       (c) Owned or leased by the operator of the automated teller machine or night deposit facility or owned or controlled by the party leasing the automated teller machine or night deposit facility site to the operator. "Defined parking area" does not include a parking area that is not open or regularly used for parking by users of the automated teller machine or night deposit facility who are conducting transactions during hours of darkness. A parking area is not open if it is physically closed to access or if conspicuous signs indicate that it is closed. If a multiple level parking area satisfies the conditions of this subsection (7)(c) and would therefore otherwise be a defined parking area, only the single parking level deemed by the operator of the automated teller machine and night deposit facility to be the most directly accessible to the users of the automated teller machine and night deposit facility is a defined parking area.

       (8) "Hours of darkness" means the period that commences thirty minutes after sunset and ends thirty minutes before sunrise.

       (9) "Night deposit facility" means a receptacle that is provided by a banking institution for the use of its customers in delivering cash, checks, and other items to the banking institution.

       (10) "Operator" means a banking institution or other business entity or a person who operates an automated teller machine or night deposit facility.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

Corrects a manifest drafting error.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 77. The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:

       (1) RCW 18.08.150 (Application for examination--Fee) and 1985 c 7 s 5;

       (2) RCW 18.08.190 (Expiration of certificate--Renewal--Fee--Withdrawal of registrant) and 1985 c 7 s 6;

       (3) RCW 18.08.220 (Reinstatement of certificate--Replacement of lost or destroyed certificate, charge) and 1985 c 7 s 7;

       (4) RCW 18.25.050 (Revocation or refusal of licenses--Hearing--Restoration) and 1985 c 7 s 16;

       (5) RCW 18.32.326 (Identification of dental prostheses--Technical assistance);

       (6) RCW 18.45.010 (Definitions) and 1979 c 141 s 27;

       (7) RCW 18.45.020 (Administration of chapter) and 1979 c 141 s 28;

       (8) RCW 18.45.440 (Inspection of premises, records, materials--Powers of secretary) and 1979 c 141 s 29;

       (9) RCW 18.45.450 (Condemnation of articles, materials--Grounds--Disposition) and 1979 c 141 s 30;

       (10) RCW 18.45.470 (Condemned articles--Failure to relinquish--Penalty) and 1979 c 141 s 31; and

       (11) RCW 18.90.010 (Definitions) and 1979 c 158 s 70.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

RCW 18.08.150 was amended by 1985 c 7 s 5 without reference to its repeal by 1985 c 37 s 18. Repealing this section removes the decodified section from the code.

RCW 18.08.190 was amended by 1985 c 7 s 6 without reference to its repeal by 1985 c 37 s 18. Repealing this section removes the decodified section from the code.

RCW 18.08.220 was amended by 1985 c 7 s 7 without reference to its repeal by 1985 c 37 s 18. Repealing this section removes the decodified section from the code.

RCW 18.25.050 was amended by 1985 c 7 s 16 without reference to its repeal by 1986 c 259 s 27. Repealing this section removes the decodified section from the code.

RCW 18.32.326 was both recodified and repealed during the 1989 legislative sessions, each without reference to the other. Repealing this section removes the decodified section from the code.

RCW 18.45.010 was amended by 1979 c 141 s 27 without reference to its repeal by 1979 c 99 s 1, effective June 30, 1982. Repealing this section removes the decodified section from the code.

RCW 18.45.020 was amended by 1979 c 141 s 28 without reference to its repeal by 1979 c 99 s 51, effective June 30, 1982. Repealing this section removes the decodified section from the code.

RCW 18.45.440 was amended by 1979 c 141 s 29 without reference to its repeal by 1979 c 99 s 51, effective June 30, 1982. Repealing this section removes the decodified section from the code.

RCW 18.45.450 was amended by 1979 c 141 s 30 without reference to its repeal by 1979 c 99 s 51, effective June 30, 1982. Repealing this section removes the decodified section from the code.

RCW 18.45.470 was amended by 1979 c 141 s 31 without reference to its repeal by 1979 c 99 s 51, effective June 30, 1982. Repealing this section removes the decodified section from the code.

RCW 18.90.010 was amended by 1979 c 158 s 70 without reference to its repeal by 1979 c 99 s 60, effective June 30, 1982. Repealing this section removes the decodified section from the code."


MOTIONS


      On motion of Senator Prentice, the following title amendment was adopted:

       On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "laws;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "amending RCW 18.04.295, 18.04.105, 18.20.010, 18.22.040, 18.25.0151, 18.25.0196, 18.25.0197, 18.25.190, 18.27.270, 18.39.010, 18.39.510, 18.44.241, 18.44.261, 18.44.271, 18.44.281, 18.44.291, 18.44.450, 18.48.060, 18.53.040, 18.57.174, 18.57A.060, 18.64.430, 18.71.017, 18.74.012, 18.88A.140, 18.104.020, 18.106.180, 18.106.250, 18.130.172, 18.135.060, 18.145.010, 18.155.010, 18.155.020, 18.155.030, 18.160.030, 18.160.040, 18.165.020, 18.165.130, 18.170.110, 18.185.010, 18.205.030, 18.205.100, 19.02.110, 19.02.800, 19.27A.050, 19.28.015, 19.28.370, 19.30.200, 19.32.150, 19.34.020, 19.34.250, 19.34.901, 19.36.100, 19.40.071, 19.56.010, 19.60.085, 19.68.040, 19.72.040, 19.80.065, 19.85.030, 19.94.258, 19.94.2584, 19.94.310, 19.94.390, 19.94.505, 19.98.020, 19.98.110, 19.105.330, 19.105.470, 19.116.030, 19.116.050, 19.120.080, 19.138.021, 19.146.260, 19.166.090, and 19.174.020; and repealing RCW 18.08.150, 18.08.190, 18.08.220, 18.25.050, 18.32.326, 18.45.010, 18.45.020, 18.45.440, 18.45.450, 18.45.470, and 18.90.010."

      On motion of Senator Prentice, the rules were suspended, House Bill No. 2400, as amended by the Senate, was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of House Bill No. 2400, as amended by the Senate.


ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of House Bill No. 2400, as amended by the Senate, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 48; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 1.

     Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Deccio, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 48.

     Excused: Senator Sellar - 1.

      HOUSE BILL NO. 2400, as amended by the Senate, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.


SECOND READING


      ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2078, by House Committee on Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Buck, Regala, Eickmeyer and Anderson)

 

Merging Titles 75 and 77 RCW.


      The bill was read the second time.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Jacobsen, the following Committee on Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation striking amendment was adopted:

       Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

       "NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The purpose of this act is to recodify Titles 75 and 77 RCW into Title 77 RCW ensuant to the merger of the departments of wildlife and fisheries.

PART I

TITLE 75

Amendments


       Sec. 2. RCW 75.08.012 and 1983 1st ex.s. c 46 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:

       Wildlife, fish, and shellfish are the property of the state. The commission, director, and the department shall preserve, protect, perpetuate, and manage the wildlife and food fish, game fish, and shellfish in state waters and offshore waters.

       The department shall conserve the wildlife and food fish, game fish, and shellfish resources in a manner that does not impair the resource. In a manner consistent with this goal, the department shall seek to maintain the economic well-being and stability of the fishing industry in the state. The department shall promote orderly fisheries and shall enhance and improve recreational and commercial fishing in this state.

       The commission may authorize the taking of wildlife, food fish, game fish, and shellfish only at times or places, or in manners or quantities, as in the judgment of the commission does not impair the supply of these resources.

       The commission shall attempt to maximize the public recreational game fishing and hunting opportunities of all citizens, including juvenile, disabled, and senior citizens.

       Recognizing that the management of our state wildlife, food fish, game fish, and shellfish resources depends heavily on the assistance of volunteers, the department shall work cooperatively with volunteer groups and individuals to achieve the goals of this title to the greatest extent possible.

       Nothing in this title shall be construed to infringe on the right of a private property owner to control the owner's private property.

       Sec. 3. RCW 75.08.020 and 1988 c 36 s 31 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) The director shall investigate the habits, supply, and economic use of food fish and shellfish in state and offshore waters.

       (2) The director shall make an annual report to the governor on the operation of the department and the statistics of the fishing industry.

       (3) Subject to RCW 40.07.040, the director shall provide a comprehensive biennial report of all departmental operations to the chairs of the committees on natural resources ((and ways and means)) of the senate and house of representatives, the senate ways and means committee, and the house of representatives appropriations committee, including one copy to the staff of each of the committees, to reflect the previous fiscal period. The format of the report shall be similar to reports issued by the department from 1964-1970 and the report shall include, but not be limited to, descriptions of all department activities including: Revenues generated, program costs, capital expenditures, personnel, special projects, new and ongoing research, environmental controls, cooperative projects, intergovernmental agreements, and outlines of ongoing litigation, recent court decisions and orders on major issues with the potential for state liability. The report shall describe the status of the resource and its recreational, commercial, and tribal utilization. The report ((shall be given to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the house and senate committees on natural resources and)) shall be made available to the public.

       Sec. 4. RCW 75.08.040 and 1995 1st sp.s. c 2 s 23 are each amended to read as follows:

       The commission may acquire by gift, easement, purchase, lease, or condemnation lands, buildings, water rights, ((and)) rights of way, or other necessary property, and construct and maintain necessary facilities for purposes consistent with this title. The commission may authorize the director to acquire property under this section, but the power of condemnation may only be exercised by the director when an appropriation has been made by the legislature for the acquisition of a specific property, except to clear title and acquire access rights of way.

       The commission may sell, lease, convey, or grant concessions upon real or personal property under the control of the department.

       Sec. 5. RCW 75.08.045 and 1995 1st sp.s. c 2 s 24 are each amended to read as follows:

       The ((commission)) director may accept money or real property from persons under conditions requiring the use of the property or money for the protection, rehabilitation, preservation, or conservation of the state wildlife, food fish, and shellfish resources, or in settlement of claims for damages to wildlife, food fish, and shellfish resources. The ((commission)) director shall only accept real property useful for the protection, rehabilitation, preservation, or conservation of these fisheries resources.

       Sec. 6. RCW 75.08.055 and 1995 1st sp.s. c 2 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) The commission may enter into agreements with and receive funds from the United States for the construction, maintenance, and operation of fish cultural stations, laboratories, and devices in the Columbia River basin for improvement of feeding and spawning conditions for fish, for the protection of migratory fish from irrigation projects and for facilitating free migration of fish over obstructions.

       (2) The ((commission)) director and the department may acquire by gift, purchase, lease, easement, or condemnation the use of lands where the construction or improvement is to be carried on by the United States.

       Sec. 7. RCW 75.08.080 and 1995 1st sp.s. c 2 s 11 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) The commission may adopt, amend, or repeal rules as follows:

       (a) Specifying the times when the taking of wildlife, food fish, or shellfish is lawful or unlawful.

       (b) Specifying the areas and waters in which the taking and possession of wildlife, food fish, or shellfish is lawful or unlawful.

       (c) Specifying and defining the gear, appliances, or other equipment and methods that may be used to take wildlife, food fish, or shellfish, and specifying the times, places, and manner in which the equipment may be used or possessed.

       (d) Regulating the possession, disposal, landing, and sale of wildlife, food fish, or shellfish within the state, whether acquired within or without the state.

       (e) Regulating the prevention and suppression of diseases and pests affecting wildlife, food fish, or shellfish.

       (f) Regulating the size, sex, species, and quantities of wildlife, food fish, or shellfish that may be taken, possessed, sold, or disposed of.

       (g) Specifying the statistical and biological reports required from fishermen, dealers, boathouses, or processors of wildlife, food fish, or shellfish.

       (h) Classifying species of marine and freshwater life as food fish or shellfish.

       (i) Classifying the species of wildlife, food fish, and shellfish that may be used for purposes other than human consumption.

       (j) Other rules necessary to carry out this title and the purposes and duties of the department.

       (2) Subsections (1)(a), (b), (c), (d), and (f) of this section do not apply to private tideland owners and lessees and the immediate family members of the owners or lessees of state tidelands, when they take or possess oysters, clams, cockles, borers, or mussels, excluding razor clams, produced on their own private tidelands or their leased state tidelands for personal use.

       "Immediate family member" for the purposes of this section means a spouse, brother, sister, grandparent, parent, child, or grandchild.

       (3) Except for subsection (1)(g) of this section, this section does not apply to private sector cultured aquatic products as defined in RCW 15.85.020. Subsection (1)(g) of this section does apply to such products.

       Sec. 8. RCW 75.08.206 and 1983 1st ex.s. c 46 s 20 are each amended to read as follows:

       The director shall provide compensation insurance for ((fisheries patrol)) fish and wildlife officers, insuring these employees against injury or death in the performance of enforcement duties not covered under the workers' compensation act of the state. The beneficiaries and the compensation and benefits under the compensation insurance shall be the same as provided in chapter 51.32 RCW, and the compensation insurance also shall provide for medical aid and hospitalization to the extent and amount as provided in RCW 51.36.010 and 51.36.020.

       Sec. 9. RCW 75.08.208 and 1983 1st ex.s. c 46 s 22 are each amended to read as follows:

       The director shall relieve from active duty ((fisheries patrol)) fish and wildlife officers who are injured in the performance of their official duties to such an extent as to be incapable of active service. While relieved from active duty, the employees shall receive one-half of their salary less any compensation received through the provisions of RCW 41.40.200, 41.40.220, and 75.08.206.

       Sec. 10. RCW 75.08.230 and 1996 c 267 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Except as provided in this ((section)) title, state and county officers receiving the following moneys shall deposit them in the state general fund:

       (a) The sale of commercial licenses required under this title, except for licenses issued under chapter 77.32 RCW; and

       (b) ((The sale of property seized or confiscated under this title;

       (c) Fines and forfeitures collected under this title;

       (d) The sale of real or personal property held for department purposes;

       (e) Rentals or concessions of the department;

       (f))) Moneys received for damages to food fish((,)) or shellfish ((or department property; and

       (g) Gifts)).

       (2) The director shall make weekly remittances to the state treasurer of moneys collected by the department.

       (3) All fines and forfeitures collected or assessed by a district court for a violation of this title or rule of the department shall be remitted as provided in chapter 3.62 RCW.

       (4) Proceeds from the sale of food fish or shellfish taken in test fishing conducted by the department, to the extent that these proceeds exceed the estimates in the budget approved by the legislature, may be allocated as unanticipated receipts under RCW 43.79.270 to reimburse the department for unanticipated costs for test fishing operations in excess of the allowance in the budget approved by the legislature.

       (5) Proceeds from the sale of salmon carcasses and salmon eggs from state general funded hatcheries by the department of general administration shall be deposited in the regional fisheries enhancement group account established in RCW 75.50.100 (as recodified by this act).

       (6) Moneys received by the commission under RCW 75.08.045 (as recodified by this act), to the extent these moneys exceed estimates in the budget approved by the legislature, may be allocated as unanticipated receipts under RCW 43.79.270. Allocations under this subsection shall be made only for the specific purpose for which the moneys were received, unless the moneys were received in settlement of a claim for damages to food fish or shellfish, in which case the moneys may be expended for the conservation of these resources.

       (7) Proceeds from the sale of herring spawn on kelp fishery licenses by the department, to the extent those proceeds exceed estimates in the budget approved by the legislature, may be allocated as unanticipated receipts under RCW 43.79.270. Allocations under this subsection shall be made only for herring management, enhancement, and enforcement.

       Sec. 11. RCW 75.08.245 and 1988 c 115 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

       The department may supply, at a reasonable charge, surplus salmon eggs to a person for use in the cultivation of salmon. The department shall not intentionally create a surplus of salmon to provide eggs for sale. The department shall only sell salmon eggs from stocks that are not suitable for salmon population rehabilitation or enhancement in state waters in Washington. All sales or transfers shall be consistent with the department's egg transfer and aquaculture disease control regulations as now existing or hereafter amended. Prior to department determination that eggs of a salmon stock are surplus and available for sale, the department shall assess the productivity of each watershed that is suitable for receiving eggs.

       ((The salmon enhancement advisory council, created in RCW 75.48.120, shall consider egg sales at each meeting.))

       Sec. 12. RCW 75.10.150 and 1996 c 267 s 14 are each amended to read as follows:

       Since violation of the rules of the department relating to the accounting of the commercial harvest of food fish and shellfish result in damage to the resources of the state, liability for damage to food fish and shellfish resources is imposed on a wholesale fish dealer for violation of a provision in chapter 75.28 RCW (as recodified by this act) or a rule of the department related to the accounting of the commercial harvest of food fish and shellfish and shall be for the actual damages or for damages imposed as follows:

       (1) For violation of rules requiring the timely presentation to the department of documents relating to the accounting of commercial harvest, fifty dollars for each of the first fifteen documents in a series and ten dollars for each subsequent document in the same series. If documents relating to the accounting of commercial harvest of food fish and shellfish are lost or destroyed and the wholesale dealer notifies the department in writing within seven days of the loss or destruction, the director shall waive the requirement for timely presentation of the documents.

       (2) For violation of rules requiring accurate and legible information relating to species, value, harvest area, or amount of harvest, twenty-five dollars for each of the first five violations of this subsection following July 28, 1985, and fifty dollars for each violation after the first five violations.

       (3) For violations of rules requiring certain signatures, fifty dollars for each of the first two violations and one hundred dollars for each subsequent violation. For the purposes of this subsection, each signature is a separate requirement.

       (4) For other violations of rules relating to the accounting of the commercial harvest, fifty dollars for each separate violation.

       Sec. 13. RCW 75.12.230 and 1998 c 190 s 81 are each amended to read as follows:

       Within the waters described in RCW 75.12.210 (as recodified by this act), a person shall not transport or possess salmon on board a vessel carrying fishing gear of a type other than troll lines or angling gear, unless accompanied by a certificate issued by a state or country showing that the salmon have been lawfully taken within the territorial waters of the state or country.

       Sec. 14. RCW 75.20.061 and 1983 1st ex.s. c 46 s 73 are each amended to read as follows:

       If the director determines that a fishway or fish guard described in RCW 75.20.040 and 75.20.060 (as recodified by this act) and in existence on September 1, 1963, is inadequate, in addition to other authority granted in this chapter, the director may remove, relocate, reconstruct, or modify the device, without cost to the owner. The director shall not materially modify the amount of flow of water through the device. After the department has completed the improvements, the fishways and fish guards shall be operated and maintained at the expense of the owner in accordance with RCW 75.20.040 and 75.20.060 (as recodified by this act).

       Sec. 15. RCW 75.20.098 and 1997 c 424 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:

       When reviewing a mitigation plan under RCW 75.20.100 or 75.20.103 (as recodified by this act), the department shall, at the request of the project proponent, follow the guidance contained in RCW 90.74.005 through 90.74.030.

       Sec. 16. RCW 75.20.100 and 1998 c 190 s 87 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) In the event that any person or government agency desires to construct any form of hydraulic project or perform other work that will use, divert, obstruct, or change the natural flow or bed of any of the salt or fresh waters of the state, such person or government agency shall, before commencing construction or work thereon and to ensure the proper protection of fish life, secure the approval of the department as to the adequacy of the means proposed for the protection of fish life. This approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.

       (2)(a) ((Except as provided in RCW 75.20.1001,)) The department shall grant or deny approval of a standard permit within forty-five calendar days of the receipt of a complete application and notice of compliance with any applicable requirements of the state environmental policy act, made in the manner prescribed in this section.

       (b) The applicant may document receipt of application by filing in person or by registered mail. A complete application for approval shall contain general plans for the overall project, complete plans and specifications of the proposed construction or work within the mean higher high water line in salt water or within the ordinary high water line in fresh water, and complete plans and specifications for the proper protection of fish life.

       (c) The forty-five day requirement shall be suspended if:

       (i) After ten working days of receipt of the application, the applicant remains unavailable or unable to arrange for a timely field evaluation of the proposed project;

       (ii) The site is physically inaccessible for inspection; or

       (iii) The applicant requests delay. Immediately upon determination that the forty-five day period is suspended, the department shall notify the applicant in writing of the reasons for the delay.

       (d) For purposes of this section, "standard permit" means a written permit issued by the department when the conditions under subsections (3) and (5)(b) of this section are not met.

       (3)(a) The department may issue an expedited written permit in those instances where normal permit processing would result in significant hardship for the applicant or unacceptable damage to the environment. In cases of imminent danger, the department shall issue an expedited written permit, upon request, for work to repair existing structures, move obstructions, restore banks, protect property, or protect fish resources. Expedited permit requests require a complete written application as provided in subsection (2)(b) of this section and shall be issued within fifteen calendar days of the receipt of a complete written application. Approval of an expedited permit is valid for up to sixty days from the date of issuance.

       (b) For the purposes of this subsection, "imminent danger" means a threat by weather, water flow, or other natural conditions that is likely to occur within sixty days of a request for a permit application.

       (c) The department may not require the provisions of the state environmental policy act, chapter 43.21C RCW, to be met as a condition of issuing a permit under this subsection.

       (d) The department or the county legislative authority may determine if an imminent danger exists. The county legislative authority shall notify the department, in writing, if it determines that an imminent danger exists.

       (4) Approval of a standard permit is valid for a period of up to five years from date of issuance. The permittee must demonstrate substantial progress on construction of that portion of the project relating to the approval within two years of the date of issuance. If the department denies approval, the department shall provide the applicant, in writing, a statement of the specific reasons why and how the proposed project would adversely affect fish life. Protection of fish life shall be the only ground upon which approval may be denied or conditioned. Chapter 34.05 RCW applies to any denial of project approval, conditional approval, or requirements for project modification upon which approval may be contingent.

       (5)(a) In case of an emergency arising from weather or stream flow conditions or other natural conditions, the department, through its authorized representatives, shall issue immediately, upon request, oral approval for removing any obstructions, repairing existing structures, restoring stream banks, or to protect property threatened by the stream or a change in the stream flow without the necessity of obtaining a written approval prior to commencing work. Conditions of an oral approval to protect fish life shall be established by the department and reduced to writing within thirty days and complied with as provided for in this section. Oral approval shall be granted immediately, upon request, for a stream crossing during an emergency situation.

       (b) For purposes of this section and RCW 75.20.103 (as recodified by this act), "emergency" means an immediate threat to life, the public, property, or of environmental degradation.

       (c) The department or the county legislative authority may declare and continue an emergency when one or more of the criteria under (b) of this subsection are met. The county legislative authority shall immediately notify the department if it declares an emergency under this subsection.

       (6) The department shall, at the request of a county, develop five-year maintenance approval agreements, consistent with comprehensive flood control management plans adopted under the authority of RCW 86.12.200, or other watershed plan approved by a county legislative authority, to allow for work on public and private property for bank stabilization, bridge repair, removal of sand bars and debris, channel maintenance, and other flood damage repair and reduction activity under agreed-upon conditions and times without obtaining permits for specific projects.

       (7) This section shall not apply to the construction of any form of hydraulic project or other work which diverts water for agricultural irrigation or stock watering purposes authorized under or recognized as being valid by the state's water codes, or when such hydraulic project or other work is associated with streambank stabilization to protect farm and agricultural land as defined in RCW 84.34.020. These irrigation or stock watering diversion and streambank stabilization projects shall be governed by RCW 75.20.103 (as recodified by this act).

       A landscape management plan approved by the department and the department of natural resources under RCW 76.09.350(2), shall serve as a hydraulic project approval for the life of the plan if fish are selected as one of the public resources for coverage under such a plan.

       (8) For the purposes of this section and RCW 75.20.103 (as recodified by this act), "bed" means the land below the ordinary high water lines of state waters. This definition does not include irrigation ditches, canals, storm water run-off devices, or other artificial watercourses except where they exist in a natural watercourse that has been altered by man.

       (9) The phrase "to construct any form of hydraulic project or perform other work" does not include the act of driving across an established ford. Driving across streams or on wetted stream beds at areas other than established fords requires approval. Work within the ordinary high water line of state waters to construct or repair a ford or crossing requires approval.

       Sec. 17. RCW 75.20.104 and 1993 sp.s. c 2 s 33 are each amended to read as follows:

       Whenever the placement of woody debris is required as a condition of a hydraulic permit approval issued pursuant to RCW 75.20.100 or 75.20.103 (as recodified by this act), the department, upon request, shall invite comment regarding that placement from the local governmental authority, affected tribes, affected federal and state agencies, and the project applicant.

       Sec. 18. RCW 75.20.1041 and 1993 sp.s. c 2 s 34 are each amended to read as follows:

       The department and the department of ecology will work cooperatively with the United States army corps of engineers to develop a memorandum of agreement outlining dike vegetation management guidelines so that dike owners are eligible for coverage under P.L. 84-99, and state requirements established pursuant to RCW 75.20.100 and 75.20.103 (as recodified by this act) are met.

       Sec. 19. RCW 75.20.106 and 1993 sp.s. c 2 s 35 are each amended to read as follows:

       The department may levy civil penalties of up to one hundred dollars per day for violation of any provisions of RCW 75.20.100 or 75.20.103 (as recodified by this act). The penalty provided shall be imposed by notice in writing, either by certified mail or personal service to the person incurring the penalty, from the director or the director's designee describing the violation. Any person incurring any penalty under this chapter may appeal the same under chapter 34.05 RCW to the director. Appeals shall be filed within thirty days of receipt of notice imposing any penalty. The penalty imposed shall become due and payable thirty days after receipt of a notice imposing the penalty unless an appeal is filed. Whenever an appeal of any penalty incurred under this chapter is filed, the penalty shall become due and payable only upon completion of all review proceedings and the issuance of a final order confirming the penalty in whole or in part.

       If the amount of any penalty is not paid within thirty days after it becomes due and payable the attorney general, upon the request of the director shall bring an action in the name of the state of Washington in the superior court of Thurston county or of any county in which such violator may do business, to recover such penalty. In all such actions the procedure and rules of evidence shall be the same as an ordinary civil action. All penalties recovered under this section shall be paid into the state's general fund.

       Sec. 20. RCW 75.20.130 and 1996 c 276 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) There is hereby created within the environmental hearings office under RCW 43.21B.005 the hydraulic appeals board of the state of Washington.

       (2) The hydraulic appeals board shall consist of three members: The director of the department of ecology or the director's designee, the director of the department of agriculture or the director's designee, and the director or the director's designee of the department whose action is appealed under subsection (6) of this section. A decision must be agreed to by at least two members of the board to be final.

       (3) The board may adopt rules necessary for the conduct of its powers and duties or for transacting other official business.

       (4) The board shall make findings of fact and prepare a written decision in each case decided by it, and that finding and decision shall be effective upon being signed by two or more board members and upon being filed at the hydraulic appeals board's principal office, and shall be open to public inspection at all reasonable times.

       (5) The board has exclusive jurisdiction to hear appeals arising from the approval, denial, conditioning, or modification of a hydraulic approval issued by the department: (a) Under the authority granted in RCW 75.20.103 (as recodified by this act) for the diversion of water for agricultural irrigation or stock watering purposes or when associated with streambank stabilization to protect farm and agricultural land as defined in RCW 84.34.020; or (b) under the authority granted in RCW 75.20.190 (as recodified by this act) for off-site mitigation proposals.

       (6)(a) Any person aggrieved by the approval, denial, conditioning, or modification of a hydraulic approval pursuant to RCW 75.20.103 (as recodified by this act) may seek review from the board by filing a request for the same within thirty days of notice of the approval, denial, conditioning, or modification of such approval.

       (b) The review proceedings authorized in (a) of this subsection are subject to the provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW pertaining to procedures in adjudicative proceedings.

       Sec. 21. RCW 75.20.320 and 1995 c 328 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

       The department may not require mitigation for adverse impacts on fish life or habitat that occurred at the time a wetland was filled, if the wetland was filled under the provisions of RCW 75.20.300 (as recodified by this act).

       Sec. 22. RCW 75.24.060 and 1998 c 245 s 152 are each amended to read as follows:

       It is the policy of the state to improve state oyster reserves so that they are productive and yield a revenue sufficient for their maintenance. In fixing the price of oysters and other shellfish sold from the reserves, the director shall take into consideration this policy. It is also the policy of the state to maintain the oyster reserves to furnish shellfish to growers and processors and to stock public beaches.

       Shellfish may be harvested from state oyster reserves for personal use as prescribed by rule of the director.

       The ((department)) director shall periodically inventory the state oyster reserves and assign the reserve lands into management categories:

       (1) Native Olympia oyster broodstock reserves;

       (2) Commercial shellfish harvesting zones;

       (3) Commercial shellfish propagation zones designated for long-term leasing to private aquaculturists;

       (4) Public recreational shellfish harvesting zones;

       (5) Unproductive land.

       The ((department)) director shall manage each category of oyster reserve land to maximize the sustained yield production of shellfish consistent with the purpose for establishment of each management category.

       The ((department)) commission shall develop an oyster reserve management plan, to include recommendations for leasing reserve lands, in coordination with the shellfish industry, by January 1, 1986.

       The director shall protect, reseed, improve the habitat of, and replant state oyster reserves ((and)). The director shall also issue cultch permits and oyster reserve fishery licenses.

       Sec. 23. RCW 75.24.065 and 1993 sp.s. c 2 s 40 are each amended to read as follows:

       The legislature finds that current environmental and economic conditions warrant a renewal of the state's historical practice of actively cultivating and managing its oyster reserves in Puget Sound to produce the state's native oyster, the Olympia oyster. The ((department)) director shall reestablish dike cultivated production of Olympia oysters on such reserves on a trial basis as a tool for planning more comprehensive cultivation by the state.

       Sec. 24. RCW 75.24.070 and 1983 1st ex.s. c 46 s 82 are each amended to read as follows:

       The director shall determine the time, place, and method of sale of oysters and other shellfish from state oyster reserves. Any person who commercially takes shellfish from state oyster reserves must possess an oyster reserve fishery license issued by the director pursuant to RCW 75.28.290 (as recodified by this act). Any person engaged in the commercial cultching of oysters on state oyster reserves must possess an oyster cultch permit issued by the director pursuant to RCW 75.28.295 (as recodified by this act).

       To maintain local communities and industries and to restrain the formation of monopolies in the industry, the director shall determine the number of bushels which shall be sold to a person. When the shellfish are sold at public auction, the director may reject any and all bids.

       Sec. 25. RCW 75.24.100 and 1998 c 190 s 91 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) The ((department)) director may not authorize a person to take geoduck clams for commercial purposes outside the harvest area designated in a current department of natural resources geoduck harvesting agreement issued under RCW 79.96.080. The ((department)) director may not authorize commercial harvest of geoduck clams from bottoms that are shallower than eighteen feet below mean lower low water (0.0. ft.), or that lie in an area bounded by the line of ordinary high tide (mean high tide) and a line two hundred yards seaward from and parallel to the line of ordinary high tide. This section does not apply to the harvest of private sector cultured aquatic products as defined in RCW 15.85.020.

       (2) Commercial geoduck harvesting shall be done with a hand-held, manually operated water jet or suction device guided and controlled from under water by a diver. Periodically, the ((commission)) director shall determine the effect of each type or unit of gear upon the geoduck population or the substrate they inhabit. The ((commission)) director may require modification of the gear or stop its use if it is being operated in a wasteful or destructive manner or if its operation may cause permanent damage to the bottom or adjacent shellfish populations.

       Sec. 26. RCW 75.24.130 and 1995 1st sp.s. c 2 s 30 are each amended to read as follows:

       The commission may examine the clam, mussel, and oyster beds located on aquatic lands belonging to the state and request the commissioner of public lands to withdraw these lands from sale and lease for the purpose of establishing reserves or public beaches. The ((commission)) director shall conserve, protect, and develop these reserves and the oyster, shrimp, clam, and mussel beds on state lands.

       Sec. 27. RCW 75.25.092 and 1999 c 243 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) A personal use shellfish and seaweed license is required for all persons other than residents or nonresidents under fifteen years of age to fish for, take, dig for, or possess seaweed or shellfish for personal use from state waters or offshore waters including national park beaches.

       (2) The fees for annual personal use shellfish and seaweed licenses are:

       (a) For a resident fifteen years of age or older, seven dollars;

       (b) For a nonresident fifteen years of age or older, twenty dollars; and

       (c) For a senior, five dollars.

       (3) The license fee for a two-day personal use shellfish and seaweed license is six dollars for residents or nonresidents fifteen years of age or older.

       (4) The personal use shellfish and seaweed license shall be visible on the licensee while harvesting shellfish or seaweed.

       Sec. 28. RCW 75.28.011 and 1997 c 418 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Unless otherwise provided in this title, a license issued under this chapter is not transferable from the license holder to any other person.

       (2) The following restrictions apply to transfers of commercial fishery licenses, salmon delivery licenses, and salmon charter licenses that are transferable between license holders:

       (a) The license holder shall surrender the previously issued license to the department.

       (b) The department shall complete no more than one transfer of the license in any seven-day period.

       (c) The fee to transfer a license from one license holder to another is:

       (i) The same as the resident license renewal fee if the license is not limited under chapter 75.30 RCW (as recodified by this act);

       (ii) Three and one-half times the resident renewal fee if the license is not a commercial salmon license and the license is limited under chapter 75.30 RCW (as recodified by this act);

       (iii) Fifty dollars if the license is a commercial salmon license and is limited under chapter 75.30 RCW (as recodified by this act);

       (iv) Five hundred dollars if the license is a Dungeness crab-coastal fishery license; or

       (v) If a license is transferred from a resident to a nonresident, an additional fee is assessed that is equal to the difference between the resident and nonresident license fees at the time of transfer, to be paid by the transferee.

       (3) A commercial license that is transferable under this title survives the death of the holder. Though such licenses are not personal property, they shall be treated as analogous to personal property for purposes of inheritance and intestacy. Such licenses are subject to state laws governing wills, trusts, estates, intestate succession, and community property, except that such licenses are exempt from claims of creditors of the estate and tax liens. The surviving spouse, estate, or beneficiary of the estate may apply for a renewal of the license. There is no fee for transfer of a license from a license holder to the license holder's surviving spouse or estate, or to a beneficiary of the estate.

       Sec. 29. RCW 75.28.020 and 1994 c 244 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Except as otherwise provided in this title, a person ((as defined in RCW 75.08.011)) may hold a commercial license established by this chapter.

       (2) Except as otherwise provided in this title, an individual may hold a commercial license only if the individual is sixteen years of age or older and a bona fide resident of the United States.

       (3) A corporation may hold a commercial license only if it is authorized to do business in this state.

       (4) No person may hold a limited-entry license unless the person meets the qualifications that this title establishes for the license.

       (5) The residency requirements in subsection (2) of this section do not apply to holders of nonsalmon delivery licenses.

       Sec. 30. RCW 75.28.034 and 1995 c 227 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

       If, for any reason, the department does not allow any opportunity for a commercial fishery during a calendar year, the ((department)) director shall either: (1) Waive the requirement to obtain a license for that commercial fishery for that year; or (2) refund applicable license fees upon return of the license.

       Sec. 31. RCW 75.28.042 and 1997 c 58 s 882 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) The department shall immediately suspend the license of a person who has been certified pursuant to RCW 74.20A.320 by the department of social and health services as a person who is not in compliance with a support order ((or a residential or visitation order)).

       (2) A listing on the department of licensing's data base that an individual's license is currently suspended pursuant to RCW 46.20.291(((7))) (8) shall be prima facie evidence that the individual is in noncompliance with a support order ((or residential or visitation order)). Presentation of a written release issued by the department of social and health services or a court stating that the person is in compliance with an order shall serve as proof of compliance.

       Sec. 32. RCW 75.28.046 and 1998 c 267 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

       This section applies to all commercial fishery licenses and delivery licenses, except for whiting--Puget Sound fishery licenses and emergency salmon delivery licenses.

       (1) The license holder may engage in the activity authorized by a license subject to this section. With the exception of Dungeness crab--coastal fishery class B licensees licensed under RCW 75.30.350(4) (as recodified by this act), the holder of a license subject to this section may also designate up to two alternate operators for the license. Dungeness crab--coastal fishery class B licensees may not designate alternate operators. A person designated as an alternate operator must possess an alternate operator license issued under RCW 75.28.048 (as recodified by this act).

       (2) The fee to change the alternate operator designation is twenty-two dollars.

       Sec. 33. RCW 75.28.047 and 1998 c 267 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Only the license holder and any alternate operators designated on the license may sell or deliver food fish or shellfish under a commercial fishery license or delivery license. A commercial fishery license or delivery license authorizes no taking or delivery of food fish or shellfish unless the license holder or an alternate operator designated on the license is present or aboard the vessel.

       (2) Notwithstanding RCW 75.28.010(1)(c) (as recodified by this act), an alternate operator license is not required for an individual to operate a vessel as a charter boat.

       Sec. 34. RCW 75.28.048 and 1998 c 267 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) A person who holds a commercial fishery license or a delivery license may operate the vessel designated on the license. A person who is not the license holder may operate the vessel designated on the license only if:

       (a) The person holds an alternate operator license issued by the director; and

       (b) The person is designated as an alternate operator on the underlying commercial fishery license or delivery license under RCW 75.28.046 (as recodified by this act).

       (2) Only an individual at least sixteen years of age may hold an alternate operator license.

       (3) No individual may hold more than one alternate operator license. An individual who holds an alternate operator license may be designated as an alternate operator on an unlimited number of commercial fishery licenses or delivery licenses under RCW 75.28.046 (as recodified by this act).

       (4) An individual who holds two Dungeness crab--Puget Sound fishery licenses may operate the licenses on one vessel if the vessel owner or alternate operator is on the vessel. The department shall allow a license holder to operate up to one hundred crab pots for each license.

       (5) As used in this section, to "operate" means to control the deployment or removal of fishing gear from state waters while aboard a vessel or to operate a vessel delivering food fish or shellfish taken in offshore waters to a port within the state.

       Sec. 35. RCW 75.28.055 and 1997 c 421 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

       The ((fish and wildlife commission)) director may, by rule, increase the number of alternate operators beyond the level authorized by RCW 75.28.030 and 75.28.046 (as recodified by this act) for a commercial fishery license, delivery license, or charter license.

       Sec. 36. RCW 75.28.095 and 1998 c 190 s 95 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) The director shall issue the charter licenses and angler permits listed in this section according to the requirements of this title. The licenses and permits and their annual fees and surcharges are:


       License or Permit                     Annual Fee                       Governing

                      (RCW 75.50.100 (as recodified by this act) Surcharge)       Section

 

                                              Resident        Nonresident

 

(a) Nonsalmon charter              $225                 $375

(b) Salmon charter                    $380                 $685        RCW 75.30.065

                                                                                (as recodified by this act)

                                            (plus $100)       (plus $100)

(c) Salmon angler                      $ 0                   $ 0         RCW 75.30.070

                                                                                (as recodified by this act)

(d) Salmon roe                          $ 95                  $ 95        RCW 75.28.690

                                                                                (as recodified by this act)

       (2) A salmon charter license designating a vessel is required to operate a charter boat to take salmon, other food fish, and shellfish. The director may issue a salmon charter license only to a person who meets the qualifications of RCW 75.30.065 (as recodified by this act).

       (3) A nonsalmon charter license designating a vessel is required to operate a charter boat to take food fish other than salmon and shellfish. As used in this subsection, "food fish" does not include salmon.

       (4) "Charter boat" means a vessel from which persons may, for a fee, fish for food fish or shellfish for personal use, and that brings food fish or shellfish into state ports or brings food fish or shellfish taken from state waters into United States ports. The director may specify by rule when a vessel is a "charter boat" within this definition. "Charter boat" does not mean a vessel used by a guide for clients fishing for food fish for personal use in freshwater rivers, streams, and lakes, other than Lake Washington or that part of the Columbia River below the bridge at Longview.

       (5) A charter boat licensed in Oregon may fish without a Washington charter license under the same rules as Washington charter boat operators in ocean waters within the jurisdiction of Washington state from the southern border of the state of Washington to Leadbetter Point, as long as the Oregon vessel does not land at any Washington port with the purpose of taking on or discharging passengers. The provisions of this subsection shall be in effect as long as the state of Oregon has reciprocal laws and regulations.

       (6) A salmon charter license under subsection (1)(b) of this section may be renewed if the license holder notifies the department by May 1st of that year that he or she will not participate in the fishery during that calendar year. The license holder must pay the one hundred-dollar enhancement surcharge, plus a fifteen-dollar handling charge, in order to be considered a valid renewal and eligible to renew the license the following year.

       Sec. 37. RCW 75.28.110 and 1997 c 76 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) The following commercial salmon fishery licenses are required for the license holder to use the specified gear to fish for salmon in state waters. Only a person who meets the qualifications of RCW 75.30.120 (as recodified by this act) may hold a license listed in this subsection. The licenses and their annual fees and surcharges under RCW 75.50.100 (as recodified by this act) are:


          Fishery                                Resident    Nonresident       Surcharge

          License                                   Fee               Fee

 

(a) Salmon Gill Net--Grays             $380               $685            plus $100

          Harbor-Columbia river

(b) Salmon Gill Net--Puget             $380               $685            plus $100

          Sound

(c) Salmon Gill Net--Willapa         $380               $685            plus $100

          Bay-Columbia river

(d) Salmon purse seine                    $530               $985            plus $100

(e) Salmon reef net                          $380               $685            plus $100

(f) Salmon troll                               $380               $685            plus $100

       (2) A license issued under this section authorizes no taking or delivery of salmon or other food fish unless a vessel is designated under RCW 75.28.045 (as recodified by this act).

       (3) Holders of commercial salmon fishery licenses may retain incidentally caught food fish other than salmon, subject to rules of the department.

       (4) A salmon troll license includes a salmon delivery license.

       (5) A salmon gill net license authorizes the taking of salmon only in the geographical area for which the license is issued. The geographical designations in subsection (1) of this section have the following meanings:

       (a) "Puget Sound" includes waters of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Georgia Strait, Puget Sound and all bays, inlets, canals, coves, sounds, and estuaries lying easterly and southerly of the international boundary line and a line at the entrance to the Strait of Juan de Fuca projected northerly from Cape Flattery to the lighthouse on Tatoosh Island and then to Bonilla Point on Vancouver Island.

       (b) "Grays Harbor-Columbia river" includes waters of Grays Harbor and tributary estuaries lying easterly of a line projected northerly from Point Chehalis Light to Point Brown and those waters of the Columbia river and tributary sloughs and estuaries easterly of a line at the entrance to the Columbia river projected southerly from the most westerly point of the North jetty to the most westerly point of the South jetty.

       (c) "Willapa Bay-Columbia river" includes waters of Willapa Bay and tributary estuaries and easterly of a line projected northerly from Leadbetter Point to the Cape Shoalwater tower and those waters of the Columbia river and tributary sloughs described in (b) of this subsection.

       (6) A commercial salmon troll fishery license may be renewed under this section if the license holder notifies the department by May 1st of that year that he or she will not participate in the fishery during that calendar year. A commercial salmon gill net, reef net, or seine fishery license may be renewed under this section if the license holder notifies the department by August 1st of that year that he or she will not participate in the fishery during that calendar year. The license holder must pay the one hundred-dollar enhancement surcharge, plus a fifteen-dollar handling charge, in order to be considered a valid renewal and eligible to renew the license the following year.

       Sec. 38. RCW 75.28.113 and 1998 c 190 s 96 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) A salmon delivery license is required to deliver salmon taken in offshore waters to a place or port in the state. The annual fee for a salmon delivery license is three hundred eighty dollars for residents and six hundred eighty-five dollars for nonresidents. The annual surcharge under RCW 75.50.100 (as recodified by this act) is one hundred dollars for each license. Holders of nonlimited entry delivery licenses issued under RCW 75.28.125 (as recodified by this act) may apply the nonlimited entry delivery license fee against the salmon delivery license fee.

       (2) Only a person who meets the qualifications established in RCW 75.30.120 (as recodified by this act) may hold a salmon delivery license issued under this section.

       (3) A salmon delivery license authorizes no taking of salmon or other food fish or shellfish from the waters of the state.

       (4) If the director determines that the operation of a vessel under a salmon delivery license results in the depletion or destruction of the state's salmon resource or the delivery into this state of salmon products prohibited by law, the director may revoke the license under the procedures of chapter 34.05 RCW.

       Sec. 39. RCW 75.28.114 and 1999 c 103 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) The legislature finds that landing salmon into the ports of Washington state, regardless of where such salmon have been harvested, is economically beneficial to those ports as well as to the citizens of the state of Washington. It is therefore the intent of the legislature to encourage this practice.

       (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of RCW 75.28.010(1)(b) and 75.28.113 (as recodified by this act), a Washington citizen who holds a valid Oregon or California salmon troll license may land salmon taken during lawful seasons in Oregon and California into Washington ports without obtaining a salmon delivery license. This exception is valid only when the salmon were taken in offshore waters south of Cape Falcon.

       (3) The department shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section, including rules identifying the appropriate methods for verifying that salmon were in fact taken south of Cape Falcon.

       Sec. 40. RCW 75.28.116 and 1993 sp.s. c 17 s 37 are each amended to read as follows:

       A person who does not qualify for a license under RCW 75.30.120 (as recodified by this act) shall obtain a nontransferable emergency salmon delivery license to make one delivery of salmon taken in offshore waters. The director shall not issue an emergency salmon delivery license unless, as determined by the director, a bona fide emergency exists. The license fee is two hundred twenty-five dollars for residents and four hundred seventy-five dollars for nonresidents. An applicant for an emergency salmon delivery license shall designate no more than one vessel that will be used with the license. Alternate operator licenses are not required of persons delivering salmon under an emergency salmon delivery license. Emergency salmon delivery licenses are not renewable.

       Sec. 41. RCW 75.28.120 and 1993 sp.s. c 17 s 38 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) This section establishes commercial fishery licenses required for food fish fisheries and the annual fees for those licenses. As used in this section, "food fish" does not include salmon. The director may issue a limited-entry commercial fishery license only to a person who meets the qualifications established in applicable governing sections of this title.


Fishery                                          Annual Fee              Vessel         Limited

(Governing section(s))         Resident    Nonresident  Required?     Entry?

(a) Baitfish Lampara              $185            $295               Yes             No

(b) Baitfish purse seine           $530            $985               Yes             No

(c) Bottom fish jig                  $130            $185               Yes             No

(d) Bottom fish pot                 $130            $185               Yes             No

(e) Bottom fish troll                $130            $185               Yes             No

(f) Carp                                   $130            $185               No              No

(g) Columbia river smelt        $380            $685               No              No

(h) Dog fish set net                 $130            $185               Yes             No

(i) Emerging commercial       $185            $295     Determined Determined

         fishery (RCW 75.30.220                                    by rule        by rule

         and 75.28.740 (as recodified

         by this act))

(j) Food fish drag seine          $130            $185               Yes             No

(k) Food fish set line              $130            $185               Yes             No

(l) Food fish trawl-                 $240            $405               Yes             No

         Non-Puget Sound

(m) Food fish trawl-               $185            $295               Yes             No

         Puget Sound

(n) Herring dip bag net           $175            $275               Yes             Yes

         (RCW 75.30.140 (as

         recodified by this act))

(o) Herring drag seine            $175            $275               Yes             Yes

         (RCW 75.30.140 (as

         recodified by this act))

(p) Herring gill net                 $175            $275               Yes             Yes

         (RCW 75.30.140 (as

         recodified by this act))

(q) Herring Lampara              $175            $275               Yes             Yes

         (RCW 75.30.140 (as

         recodified by this act))

(r) Herring purse seine           $175            $275               Yes             Yes

         (RCW 75.30.140 (as

         recodified by this act))

(s) Herring spawn-on-kelp       N/A             N/A               Yes             Yes

         (RCW 75.30.270 (as

         recodified by this act))

(t) Smelt dip bag net               $130            $185               No              No

(u) Smelt gill net                    $380            $685               Yes             No

(v) Whiting-Puget Sound       $295            $520               Yes             Yes

         (RCW 75.30.170 (as

         recodified by this act))

       (2) The director may by rule determine the species of food fish that may be taken with the commercial fishery licenses established in this section, the gear that may be used with the licenses, and the areas or waters in which the licenses may be used. Where a fishery license has been established for a particular species, gear, geographical area, or combination thereof, a more general fishery license may not be used to take food fish in that fishery.

       Sec. 42. RCW 75.28.125 and 1998 c 190 s 97 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a person may not use a commercial fishing vessel to deliver food fish or shellfish taken in offshore waters to a port in the state without a nonlimited entry delivery license. As used in this section, "food fish" does not include salmon. As used in this section, "shellfish" does not include ocean pink shrimp or coastal crab. The annual license fee for a nonlimited entry delivery license is one hundred ten dollars for residents and two hundred dollars for nonresidents.

       (2) Holders of salmon troll fishery licenses issued under RCW 75.28.110 (as recodified by this act), salmon delivery licenses issued under RCW 75.28.113 (as recodified by this act), crab pot fishery licenses issued under RCW 75.28.130 (as recodified by this act), food fish trawl--Non-Puget Sound fishery licenses issued under RCW 75.28.120 (as recodified by this act), Dungeness crab--coastal fishery licenses, ocean pink shrimp delivery licenses, and shrimp trawl--Non-Puget Sound fishery licenses issued under RCW 75.28.130 (as recodified by this act) may deliver food fish or shellfish taken in offshore waters without a nonlimited entry delivery license.

       (3) A nonlimited entry delivery license authorizes no taking of food fish or shellfish from state waters.

       Sec. 43. RCW 75.28.130 and 1999 c 239 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) This section establishes commercial fishery licenses required for shellfish fisheries and the annual fees for those licenses. The director may issue a limited-entry commercial fishery license only to a person who meets the qualifications established in applicable governing sections of this title.


Fishery                                          Annual Fee              Vessel         Limited

(Governing section(s))         Resident    Nonresident  Required?     Entry?

(a) Burrowing shrimp             $185            $295               Yes             No

(b) Crab ring net-                    $130            $185               Yes             No

         Non-Puget Sound

(c) Crab ring net-                    $130            $185               Yes             No

         Puget Sound

(d) Dungeness crab-               $295            $520               Yes             Yes

         coastal (RCW 75.30.350

         (as recodified by this act))

(e) Dungeness crab-                $295            $520               Yes             Yes

         coastal, class B

(RCW 75.30.350

         (as recodified by this act))

(f) Dungeness crab-                $130            $185               Yes             Yes

         Puget Sound

         (RCW 75.30.130

         (as recodified by this act))

(g) Emerging commercial      $185            $295     Determined Determined

         fishery (RCW 75.30.220                                    by rule        by rule

         and 75.28.740 (as

         recodified by this act))

(h) Geoduck (RCW                  $ 0              $ 0               Yes             Yes

         75.30.280 (as

         recodified by this act))

(i) Hardshell clam                   $530            $985               Yes             No

         mechanical harvester

         (RCW 75.28.280

         (as recodified by this act))

(j) Oyster reserve                    $130            $185               No              No

         (RCW 75.28.290

         (as recodified by this act))

(k) Razor clam                        $130            $185               No              No

(l) Sea cucumber dive             $130            $185               Yes             Yes

         (RCW 75.30.250

         (as recodified by this act))

(m) Sea urchin dive                $130            $185               Yes             Yes

         (RCW 75.30.210

         (as recodified by this act))

(n) Shellfish dive                    $130            $185               Yes             No

(o) Shellfish pot                      $130            $185               Yes             No

(p) Shrimp pot-                       $185            $295               Yes             Yes

         Puget Sound

         (RCW 75.30.490

         (as recodified by this act))

(q) Shrimp trawl-                    $240            $405               Yes             No

         Non-Puget Sound

(r) Shrimp trawl-                    $185            $295               Yes                                                                                                        Yes

         Puget Sound

         (RCW 75.30.500

         (as recodified by this act))

(s) Squid                                 $185            $295               Yes             No

       (2) The director may by rule determine the species of shellfish that may be taken with the commercial fishery licenses established in this section, the gear that may be used with the licenses, and the areas or waters in which the licenses may be used. Where a fishery license has been established for a particular species, gear, geographical area, or combination thereof, a more general fishery license may not be used to take shellfish in that fishery.

       Sec. 44. RCW 75.28.132 and 1994 c 260 s 15 are each amended to read as follows:

       A surcharge of fifty dollars shall be collected with each Dungeness crab-coastal fishery license issued under RCW 75.28.130 (as recodified by this act) until June 30, 2000, and with each Dungeness crab-coastal class B fishery license issued under RCW 75.28.130 (as recodified by this act) until December 31, 1997. Moneys collected under this section shall be placed in the Dungeness crab appeals account hereby created in the state treasury. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but no appropriation is required for expenditures. Expenditures from the account shall only be used for processing appeals related to the issuance of Dungeness crab-coastal fishery licenses.

       Sec. 45. RCW 75.28.133 and 1997 c 418 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:

       A surcharge of one hundred twenty dollars shall be collected with each Dungeness crab-coastal fishery license and with each Dungeness crab-coastal class B fishery license issued under RCW 75.28.130 (as recodified by this act). Moneys collected under this section shall be placed in the coastal crab account created under RCW 75.30.390 (as recodified by this act).

       Sec. 46. RCW 75.28.280 and 1993 c 340 s 19 are each amended to read as follows:

       A hardshell clam mechanical harvester fishery license is required to operate a mechanical or hydraulic device for commercially harvesting clams, other than geoduck clams, unless the requirements of RCW 75.20.100 (as recodified by this act) are fulfilled for the proposed activity.

       Sec. 47. RCW 75.28.290 and 1993 c 340 s 20 are each amended to read as follows:

       A person who commercially takes shellfish from state oyster reserves under RCW 75.24.070 (as recodified by this act) must have an oyster reserve fishery license.

       Sec. 48. RCW 75.28.300 and 1993 sp.s. c 17 s 43 are each amended to read as follows:

       A wholesale fish dealer's license is required for:

       (1) A business in the state to engage in the commercial processing of food fish or shellfish, including custom canning or processing of personal use food fish or shellfish.

       (2) A business in the state to engage in the wholesale selling, buying, or brokering of food fish or shellfish. A wholesale fish dealer's license is not required of those businesses which buy exclusively from Washington licensed wholesale dealers and sell solely at retail.

       (3) Fishermen who land and sell their catch or harvest in the state to anyone other than a licensed wholesale dealer within or outside the state.

       (4) A business to engage in the commercial manufacture or preparation of fertilizer, oil, meal, caviar, fish bait, or other byproducts from food fish or shellfish.

       (5) A business employing a fish buyer as defined under RCW 75.28.340 (as recodified by this act).

       The annual license fee for a wholesale dealer is two hundred fifty dollars. A wholesale fish dealer's license is not required for persons engaged in the processing, wholesale selling, buying, or brokering of private sector cultured aquatic products as defined in RCW 15.85.020. However, if a means of identifying such products is required by rules adopted under RCW 15.85.060, the exemption from licensing requirements established by this subsection applies only if the aquatic products are identified in conformance with those rules.

       Sec. 49. RCW 75.28.323 and 1996 c 267 s 30 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) A wholesale fish dealer shall not take possession of food fish or shellfish until the dealer has deposited with the department an acceptable performance bond on forms prescribed and furnished by the department. This performance bond shall be a corporate surety bond executed in favor of the department by a corporation authorized to do business in the state of Washington under chapter 48.28 RCW and approved by the department. The bond shall be filed and maintained in an amount equal to one thousand dollars for each buyer engaged by the wholesale dealer. In no case shall the bond be less than two thousand dollars nor more than fifty thousand dollars.

       (2) A wholesale dealer shall, within seven days of engaging additional fish buyers, notify the department and increase the amount of the bonding required in subsection (1) of this section.

       (3) The director may suspend and refuse to reissue a wholesale fish dealer's license of a dealer who has taken possession of food fish or shellfish without an acceptable performance bond on deposit with the department.

       (4) The bond shall be conditioned upon the compliance with the requirements of this chapter and rules of the department relating to the payment of fines for violations of rules for the accounting of the commercial harvest of food fish or shellfish. In lieu of the surety bond required by this section the wholesale fish dealer may file with the department a cash deposit, negotiable securities acceptable to the department, or an assignment of a savings account or of a savings certificate in a Washington bank on an assignment form prescribed by the department.

       (5) Liability under the bond shall be maintained as long as the wholesale fish dealer engages in activities under RCW 75.28.300 (as recodified by this act) unless released. Liability under the bond may be released only upon written notification from the department. Notification shall be given upon acceptance by the department of a substitute bond or forty-five days after the expiration of the wholesale fish dealer's annual license. In no event shall the liability of the surety exceed the amount of the surety bond required under this chapter.

       Sec. 50. RCW 75.28.340 and 1993 sp.s. c 17 s 46 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) A fish buyer's license is required of and shall be carried by each individual engaged by a wholesale fish dealer to purchase food fish or shellfish from a licensed commercial fisherman. A fish buyer may represent only one wholesale fish dealer.

       (2) ((Unless adjusted by the director pursuant to the director's authority granted in RCW 75.28.065,)) The annual fee for a fish buyer's license is ninety-five dollars.

       Sec. 51. RCW 75.28.730 and 1993 c 376 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

       An ocean pink shrimp delivery license is required to deliver ocean pink shrimp taken in offshore waters and delivered to a port in the state. ((Unless adjusted by the director pursuant to the director's authority granted in RCW 75.28.065,)) The annual license fee is one hundred fifty dollars for residents and three hundred dollars for nonresidents. Ocean pink shrimp delivery licenses are transferable.

       Sec. 52. RCW 75.28.740 and 1998 c 190 s 99 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) The director may by rule designate a fishery as an emerging commercial fishery. The director shall include in the designation whether the fishery is one that requires a vessel.

       (2) "Emerging commercial fishery" means the commercial taking of a newly classified species of food fish or shellfish, the commercial taking of a classified species with gear not previously used for that species, or the commercial taking of a classified species in an area from which that species has not previously been commercially taken. Any species of food fish or shellfish commercially harvested in Washington state as of June 7, 1990, may be designated as a species in an emerging commercial fishery, except that no fishery subject to a license limitation program in chapter 75.30 RCW (as recodified by this act) may be designated as an emerging commercial fishery.

       (3) A person shall not take food fish or shellfish in a fishery designated as an emerging commercial fishery without an emerging commercial fishery license and a permit from the director. The director shall issue two types of permits to accompany emerging commercial fishery licenses: Trial fishery permits and experimental fishery permits. Trial fishery permits are governed by subsection (4) of this section. Experimental fishery permits are governed by RCW 75.30.220 (as recodified by this act).

       (4) The director shall issue trial fishery permits for a fishery designated as an emerging commercial fishery unless the director determines there is a need to limit the number of participants under RCW 75.30.220 (as recodified by this act). A person who meets the qualifications of RCW 75.28.020 (as recodified by this act) may hold a trial fishery permit. The holder of a trial fishery permit shall comply with the terms of the permit. Trial fishery permits are not transferable from the permit holder to any other person.

       Sec. 53. RCW 75.28.760 and 1993 sp.s. c 4 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

       By July 1, 1994, the ((departments of fisheries and wildlife)) commission jointly with the appropriate Indian tribes, shall each establish a wild salmonid policy. The policy shall ensure that department actions and programs are consistent with the goals of rebuilding wild stock populations to levels that permit commercial and recreational fishing opportunities.

       Sec. 54. RCW 75.28.770 and 1998 c 245 s 153 are each amended to read as follows:

       The ((department)) director shall evaluate and recommend, in consultation with the Indian tribes, salmon fishery management strategies and gear types, as well as a schedule for implementation, that will minimize the impact of commercial and recreational fishing in the mixed stock fishery on critical and depressed wild stocks of salmonids. As part of this evaluation, the ((department)) director, in conjunction with the commercial and recreational fishing industries, shall evaluate commercial and recreational salmon fishing gear types developed by these industries.

       Sec. 55. RCW 75.28.780 and 1993 sp.s. c 17 s 42 are each amended to read as follows:

       The director shall issue the personal licenses listed in this section according to the requirements of this title. The licenses and their annual fees are:


Personal License                            Annual Fee                       Governing

                                      (RCW 75.50.100 (as recodified

                                              by this act) Surcharge)              Section

 

                                             Resident      Nonresident

 

(1) Alternate Operator             $ 35                $ 35           RCW 75.28.048

(as recodified by this act)

(2) Geoduck Diver                  $185               $295          RCW 75.28.750

(as recodified by this act)

(3) Salmon Guide                   $130               $630          RCW 75.28.710

(as recodified by this act)

                                           (plus $20)      (plus $100)

       Sec. 56. RCW 75.30.021 and 1995 c 227 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) The ((department)) director shall waive license requirements, including landing or poundage requirements, if, during the calendar year that a license issued pursuant to chapter 75.28 RCW (as recodified by this act) is valid, no harvest opportunity occurs in the fishery corresponding to the license.

       (2) For each license limitation program, where the person failed to hold the license and failed to make landing or poundage requirements because of a license waiver by the ((department)) director during the previous year, the person shall qualify for a license by establishing that the person held the license during the last year in which the license was not waived.

       Sec. 57. RCW 75.30.050 and 1999 c 151 s 1601 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) The director shall appoint three-member advisory review boards to hear cases as provided in RCW 75.30.060 (as recodified by this act). Members shall be from:

       (a) The commercial sea urchin and sea cucumber fishery in cases involving sea urchin and sea cucumber dive fishery licenses; (([and])) and

       (b) The commercial coastal crab fishery in cases involving Dungeness crab-coastal fishery licenses and Dungeness crab-coastal class B fishery licenses. The members shall include one person from the commercial crab processors, one Dungeness crab-coastal fishery license holder, and one citizen representative of a coastal community.

       (2) Members shall serve at the discretion of the director and shall be reimbursed for travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050, 43.03.060, and 43.03.065.

       Sec. 58. RCW 75.30.060 and 1995 1st sp.s. c 2 s 32 are each amended to read as follows:

       A person aggrieved by a decision of the department under this chapter may request administrative review under the informal procedure established by this section.

       In an informal hearing before a review board, the rules of evidence do not apply. A record of the proceeding shall be kept as provided by chapter 34.05 RCW. After hearing the case the review board shall notify in writing the ((commission)) director and the initiating party whether the review board agrees or disagrees with the department's decision and the reasons for the review board's findings. Upon receipt of the review board's findings the ((commission)) director may order such relief as the ((commission)) director deems appropriate under the circumstances.

       Nothing in this section: (1) Impairs an aggrieved person's right to proceed under chapter 34.05 RCW; or (2) imposes a liability on members of a review board for their actions under this section.

       Sec. 59. RCW 75.30.065 and 1993 c 340 s 28 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) After May 28, 1977, the director shall issue no new salmon charter licenses. A person may renew an existing salmon charter license only if the person held the license sought to be renewed during the previous year or acquired the license by transfer from someone who held it during the previous year, and if the person has not subsequently transferred the license to another person.

       (2) Salmon charter licenses may be renewed each year. A salmon charter license which is not renewed each year shall not be renewed further.

       (3) Subject to the restrictions in ((section 11 of this act)) RCW 75.28.011 (as recodified by this act), salmon charter licenses are transferrable from one license holder to another.

       Sec. 60. RCW 75.30.070 and 1998 c 190 s 100 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a person shall not operate a vessel as a charter boat from which salmon are taken in salt water without an angler permit. The angler permit shall specify the maximum number of persons that may fish from the charter boat per trip. The angler permit expires if the salmon charter license is not renewed.

       (2) Only a person who holds a salmon charter license issued under RCW 75.28.095 and 75.30.065 (as recodified by this act) may hold an angler permit.

       (3) An angler permit shall not be required for charter boats licensed in Oregon and fishing in ocean waters within the jurisdiction of Washington state from the southern border of the state of Washington to Leadbetter Point under the same regulations as Washington charter boat operators, as long as the Oregon vessel does not land at any Washington port with the purpose of taking on or discharging passengers. The provisions of this subsection shall be in effect as long as the state of Oregon has reciprocal laws and regulations.

       Sec. 61. RCW 75.30.090 and 1993 c 340 s 30 are each amended to read as follows:

       A salmon charter boat may not carry more anglers than the number specified in the angler permit issued under RCW 75.30.070 (as recodified by this act). Members of the crew may fish from the boat only to the extent that the number of anglers specified in the angler permit exceeds the number of noncrew passengers on the boat at that time.

       Sec. 62. RCW 75.30.100 and 1993 c 340 s 31 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) The total number of anglers authorized by the ((department)) director shall not exceed the total number authorized for 1980.

       (2) Angler permits issued under RCW 75.30.070 (as recodified by this act) are transferable. All or a portion of the permit may be transferred to another salmon charter license holder.

       (3) The angler permit holder and proposed transferee shall notify the department when transferring an angler permit, and the ((department)) director shall issue a new angler permit certificate. If the original permit holder retains a portion of the permit, the ((department)) director shall issue a new angler permit certificate reflecting the decrease in angler capacity.

       (4) The department shall collect a fee of ten dollars for each certificate issued under subsection (3) of this section.

       Sec. 63. RCW 75.30.120 and 1995 c 135 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, after May 6, 1974, the director shall issue no new commercial salmon fishery licenses or salmon delivery licenses. A person may renew an existing license only if the person held the license sought to be renewed during the previous year or acquired the license by transfer from someone who held it during the previous year, and if the person has not subsequently transferred the license to another person.

       (2) Where the person failed to obtain the license during the previous year because of a license suspension, the person may qualify for a license by establishing that the person held such a license during the last year in which the license was not suspended.

       (3) Subject to the restrictions in RCW 75.28.011 (as recodified by this act), commercial salmon fishery licenses and salmon delivery licenses are transferable from one license holder to another.

       Sec. 64. RCW 75.30.125 and 1993 c 340 s 33 are each amended to read as follows:

       Any commercial salmon fishery license issued under RCW 75.28.110 (as recodified by this act) or salmon delivery license issued under RCW 75.28.113 (as recodified by this act) shall revert to the department when any government confiscates and sells the vessel designated on the license. Upon application of the person named on the license as license holder and the approval of the director, the department shall transfer the license to the applicant. Application for transfer of the license must be made within the calendar year for which the license was issued.

       Sec. 65. RCW 75.30.130 and 1999 c 151 s 1602 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) A person shall not commercially take Dungeness crab (Cancer magister) in Puget Sound without first obtaining a Dungeness crab--Puget Sound fishery license. As used in this section, "Puget Sound" has the meaning given in RCW 75.28.110(5)(a) (as recodified by this act). A Dungeness crab--Puget Sound fishery license is not required to take other species of crab, including red rock crab (Cancer productus).

       (2) Except as provided in subsections (3) and (6) of this section, after January 1, 1982, the director shall issue no new Dungeness crab--Puget Sound fishery licenses. Only a person who meets the following qualification may renew an existing license: The person shall have held the Dungeness crab--Puget Sound fishery license sought to be renewed during the previous year or acquired the license by transfer from someone who held it during the previous year, and shall not have subsequently transferred the license to another person.

       (3) Where the person failed to obtain the license during the previous year because of a license suspension, the person may qualify for a license by establishing that the person held such a license during the last year in which the license was not suspended.

       (4) This section does not restrict the issuance of commercial crab licenses for areas other than Puget Sound or for species other than Dungeness crab.

       (5) Dungeness crab--Puget Sound fishery licenses are transferable from one license holder to another.

       (6) If fewer than one hundred twenty-five persons are eligible for Dungeness crab--Puget Sound fishery licenses, the director may accept applications for new licenses. The director shall determine by random selection the successful applicants for the additional licenses. The number of additional licenses issued shall be sufficient to maintain one hundred twenty-five licenses in the Puget Sound Dungeness crab fishery. The director shall adopt rules governing the application, selection, and issuance procedures for new Dungeness crab--Puget Sound fishery licenses.

       Sec. 66. RCW 75.30.140 and 1998 c 190 s 102 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) A person shall not fish commercially for herring in state waters without a herring fishery license. As used in this section, "herring fishery license" means any of the following commercial fishery licenses issued under RCW 75.28.120 (as recodified by this act): Herring dip bag net; herring drag seine; herring gill net; herring lampara; herring purse seine.

       (2) Except as provided in this section, a herring fishery license may be issued only to a person who held the license sought to be renewed during the previous year or acquired the license by transfer from someone who held it during the previous year, and if the person has not subsequently transferred the license to another person.

       (3) Herring fishery licenses may be renewed each year. A herring fishery license that is not renewed each year shall not be renewed further.

       (4) The ((department)) director may issue additional herring fishery licenses if the stocks of herring will not be jeopardized by granting additional licenses.

       (5) Subject to the restrictions of RCW 75.28.011 (as recodified by this act), herring fishery licenses are transferable from one license holder to another.

       Sec. 67. RCW 75.30.170 and 1993 c 340 s 39 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) A person shall not commercially take whiting from areas that the department designates within the waters described in RCW 75.28.110(5)(a) (as recodified by this act) without a whiting-Puget Sound fishery license.

       (2) A whiting-Puget Sound fishery license may be issued only to an individual who:

       (a) Delivered at least fifty thousand pounds of whiting during the period from January 1, 1981, through February 22, 1985, as verified by fish delivery tickets;

       (b) Possessed, on January 1, 1986, all equipment necessary to fish for whiting; and

       (c) Held a whiting-Puget Sound fishery license during the previous year or acquired such a license by transfer from someone who held it during the previous year.

       (((2))) (3) After January 1, 1995, the director shall issue no new whiting-Puget Sound fishery licenses. After January 1, 1995, only an individual who meets the following qualifications may renew an existing license: The individual shall have held the license sought to be renewed during the previous year or acquired the license by transfer from someone who held it during the previous year, and shall not have subsequently transferred the license to another person.

       (((3))) (4) Whiting-Puget Sound fishery licenses may be renewed each year. A whiting-Puget Sound fishery license that is not renewed each year shall not be renewed further.

       Sec. 68. RCW 75.30.180 and 1993 c 340 s 40 are each amended to read as follows:

       A whiting-Puget Sound fishery license may be transferred through gift, devise, bequest, or descent to members of the license holder's immediate family which shall be limited to spouse, children, or stepchildren. The holder of a whiting-Puget Sound fishery license shall be present on any vessel taking whiting under the license. In no instance may temporary permits be issued.

       The director may adopt rules necessary to implement RCW ((75.30.160 through)) 75.30.170 and 75.30.180 (as recodified by this act).

       Sec. 69. RCW 75.30.220 and 1993 c 340 s 42 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) The director may issue experimental fishery permits for commercial harvest in an emerging commercial fishery for which the director has determined there is a need to limit the number of participants. The director shall determine by rule the number and qualifications of participants for such experimental fishery permits. Only a person who holds an emerging commercial fishery license issued under RCW 75.28.740 (as recodified by this act) and who meets the qualifications established in those rules may hold an experimental fishery permit. The director shall limit the number of these permits to prevent habitat damage, ensure conservation of the resource, and prevent overharvesting. In developing rules for limiting participation in an emerging or expanding commercial fishery, the director shall appoint a five-person advisory board representative of the affected fishery industry. The advisory board shall review and make recommendations to the director on rules relating to the number and qualifications of the participants for such experimental fishery permits.

       (2) RCW 34.05.422(3) does not apply to applications for new experimental fishery permits.

       (3) Experimental fishery permits are not transferable from the permit holder to any other person.

       Sec. 70. RCW 75.30.270 and 1993 c 340 s 37 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) A herring spawn on kelp fishery license is required to commercially take herring eggs which have been deposited on vegetation of any type.

       (2) A herring spawn on kelp fishery license may be issued only to a person who:

       (a) Holds a herring fishery license issued under RCW 75.28.120 and 75.30.140 (as recodified by this act); and

       (b) Is the highest bidder in an auction conducted under subsection (3) of this section.

       (3) The department shall sell herring spawn on kelp commercial fishery licenses at auction to the highest bidder. Bidders shall identify their sources of kelp. Kelp harvested from state-owned aquatic lands as defined in RCW 79.90.465 requires the written consent of the department of natural resources. The department shall give all holders of herring fishery licenses thirty days' notice of the auction.

       Sec. 71. RCW 75.30.280 and 1998 c 190 s 106 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) A person shall not harvest geoduck clams commercially without a geoduck fishery license. This section does not apply to the harvest of private sector cultured aquatic products as defined in RCW 15.85.020.

       (2) Only a person who has entered into a geoduck harvesting agreement with the department of natural resources under RCW 79.96.080 may hold a geoduck fishery license.

       (3) A geoduck fishery license authorizes no taking of geoducks outside the boundaries of the public lands designated in the underlying harvesting agreement, or beyond the harvest ceiling set in the underlying harvesting agreement.

       (4) A geoduck fishery license expires when the underlying geoduck harvesting agreement terminates.

       (5) The director shall determine the number of geoduck fishery licenses that may be issued for each geoduck harvesting agreement, the number of units of gear whose use the license authorizes, and the type of gear that may be used, subject to RCW 75.24.100 (as recodified by this act). In making those determinations, the director shall seek to conserve the geoduck resource and prevent damage to its habitat.

       (6) The holder of a geoduck fishery license and the holder's agents and representatives shall comply with all applicable commercial diving safety regulations adopted by the federal occupational safety and health administration established under the federal occupational safety and health act of 1970 as such law exists on May 8, 1979, 84 Stat. 1590 et seq.; 29 U.S.C. Sec. 651 et seq. A violation of those regulations is a violation of this subsection. For the purposes of this section, persons who dive for geoducks are "employees" as defined by the federal occupational safety and health act. A violation of this subsection is grounds for suspension or revocation of a geoduck fishery license following a hearing under the procedures of chapter 34.05 RCW. The ((department)) director shall not suspend or revoke a geoduck fishery license if the violation has been corrected within ten days of the date the license holder receives written notice of the violation. If there is a substantial probability that a violation of the commercial diving standards could result in death or serious physical harm to a person engaged in harvesting geoduck clams, the ((department)) director shall suspend the license immediately until the violation has been corrected. If the license holder is not the operator of the harvest vessel and has contracted with another person for the harvesting of geoducks, the ((department)) director shall not suspend or revoke the license if the license holder terminates its business relationship with that person until compliance with this subsection is secured.

       Sec. 72. RCW 75.30.290 and 1998 c 190 s 107 are each amended to read as follows:

       A person shall not commercially deliver into any Washington state port ocean pink shrimp caught in offshore waters without an ocean pink shrimp delivery license issued under RCW 75.28.730 (as recodified by this act), or an ocean pink shrimp single delivery license issued under RCW 75.30.320 (as recodified by this act). An ocean pink shrimp delivery license shall be issued to a vessel that:

       (1) Landed a total of at least five thousand pounds of ocean pink shrimp in Washington in any single calendar year between January 1, 1983, and December 31, 1992, as documented by a valid shellfish receiving ticket; and

       (2) Can show continuous participation in the Washington, Oregon, or California ocean pink shrimp fishery by being eligible to land ocean pink shrimp in either Washington, Oregon, or California each year since the landing made under subsection (1) of this section. Evidence of such eligibility shall be a certified statement from the relevant state licensing agency that the applicant for a Washington ocean pink shrimp delivery license held at least one of the following permits:

       (a) For Washington: Possession of a delivery permit or delivery license issued under RCW 75.28.125 ((or a trawl license (other than Puget Sound) issued under RCW 75.28.140)) (as recodified by this act);

       (b) For Oregon: Possession of a vessel permit issued under Oregon Revised Statute 508.880; or

       (c) For California: A trawl permit issued under California Fish and Game Code sec. 8842.

       Sec. 73. RCW 75.30.300 and 1993 c 376 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:

       An applicant who can show historical participation under RCW 75.30.290(1) (as recodified by this act) but does not satisfy the continuous participation requirement of RCW 75.30.290(2) (as recodified by this act) shall be issued an ocean pink shrimp delivery license if:

       (1) The owner can prove that the owner was in the process on December 31, 1992, of constructing a vessel for the purpose of ocean pink shrimp harvest. For purposes of this section, "construction" means having the keel laid, and "for the purpose of ocean pink shrimp harvest" means the vessel is designed as a trawl vessel. An ocean pink shrimp delivery license issued to a vessel under construction is not renewable after December 31, 1994, unless the vessel lands a total of at least five thousand pounds of ocean pink shrimp into a Washington state port before December 31, 1994; or

       (2) The applicant's vessel is a replacement for a vessel that is otherwise eligible for an ocean pink shrimp delivery license.

       Sec. 74. RCW 75.30.320 and 1993 c 376 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:

       The owner of an ocean pink shrimp fishing vessel that does not qualify for an ocean pink shrimp delivery license issued under RCW 75.28.730 (as recodified by this act) shall obtain an ocean pink shrimp single delivery license in order to make a landing into a state port of ocean pink shrimp taken in offshore waters. The director shall not issue an ocean pink shrimp single delivery license unless, as determined by the director, a bona fide emergency exists. A maximum of six ocean pink shrimp single delivery licenses may be issued annually to any vessel. ((Unless adjusted by the director pursuant to the director's authority granted in RCW 75.28.065,)) The fee for an ocean pink shrimp single delivery license is one hundred dollars.

       Sec. 75. RCW 75.30.330 and 1993 c 376 s 10 are each amended to read as follows:

       The director may reduce the landing requirements established under RCW 75.30.290 (as recodified by this act) upon the recommendation of an advisory review board established under RCW 75.30.050 (as recodified by this act), but the director may not entirely waive the landing requirement. The advisory review board may recommend a reduction of the landing requirement in individual cases if in the advisory review board's judgment, extenuating circumstances prevented achievement of the landing requirement. The director shall adopt rules governing the operation of the advisory review board and defining "extenuating circumstances."

       Sec. 76. RCW 75.30.350 and 1998 c 190 s 108 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) A person shall not commercially fish for coastal crab in Washington state waters without a Dungeness crab--coastal or a Dungeness crab--coastal class B fishery license. Gear used must consist of one buoy attached to each crab pot. Each crab pot must be fished individually.

       (2) A Dungeness crab--coastal fishery license is transferable. Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, such a license shall only be issued to a person who proved active historical participation in the coastal crab fishery by having designated, after December 31, 1993, a vessel or a replacement vessel on the qualifying license that singly or in combination meets the following criteria:

       (a) Made a minimum of eight coastal crab landings totaling a minimum of five thousand pounds per season in at least two of the four qualifying seasons identified in subsection (5) of this section, as documented by valid Washington state shellfish receiving tickets; and showed historical and continuous participation in the coastal crab fishery by having held one of the following licenses or their equivalents each calendar year beginning 1990 through 1993, and was designated on the qualifying license of the person who held one of the following licenses in 1994:

       (i) Crab pot--Non-Puget Sound license, issued under RCW 75.28.130(1)(b) (as recodified by this act);

       (ii) Nonsalmon delivery license, issued under RCW 75.28.125 (as recodified by this act);

       (iii) Salmon troll license, issued under RCW 75.28.110 (as recodified by this act);

       (iv) Salmon delivery license, issued under RCW 75.28.113 (as recodified by this act);

       (v) Food fish trawl license, issued under RCW 75.28.120 (as recodified by this act); or

       (vi) Shrimp trawl license, issued under RCW 75.28.130 (as recodified by this act); or

       (b) Made a minimum of four Washington landings of coastal crab totaling two thousand pounds during the period from December 1, 1991, to March 20, 1992, and made a minimum of eight crab landings totaling a minimum of five thousand pounds of coastal crab during each of the following periods: December 1, 1991, to September 15, 1992; December 1, 1992, to September 15, 1993; and December 1, 1993, to September 15, 1994. For landings made after December 31, 1993, the vessel shall have been designated on the qualifying license of the person making the landings; or

       (c) Made any number of coastal crab landings totaling a minimum of twenty thousand pounds per season in at least two of the four qualifying seasons identified in subsection (5) of this section, as documented by valid Washington state shellfish receiving tickets, showed historical and continuous participation in the coastal crab fishery by having held one of the qualifying licenses each calendar year beginning 1990 through 1993, and the vessel was designated on the qualifying license of the person who held that license in 1994.

       (3) A Dungeness crab-coastal fishery license shall be issued to a person who had a new vessel under construction between December 1, 1988, and September 15, 1992, if the vessel made coastal crab landings totaling a minimum of five thousand pounds by September 15, 1993, and the new vessel was designated on the qualifying license of the person who held that license in 1994. All landings shall be documented by valid Washington state shellfish receiving tickets. License applications under this subsection may be subject to review by the advisory review board in accordance with RCW 75.30.050 (as recodified by this act). For purposes of this subsection, "under construction" means either:

       (a)(i) A contract for any part of the work was signed before September 15, 1992; and

       (ii) The contract for the vessel under construction was not transferred or otherwise alienated from the contract holder between the date of the contract and the issuance of the Dungeness crab-coastal fishery license; and

       (iii) Construction had not been completed before December 1, 1988; or

       (b)(i) The keel was laid before September 15, 1992; and

       (ii) Vessel ownership was not transferred or otherwise alienated from the owner between the time the keel was laid and the issuance of the Dungeness crab-coastal fishery license; and

       (iii) Construction had not been completed before December 1, 1988.

       (4) A Dungeness crab--coastal class B fishery license is not transferable. Such a license shall be issued to persons who do not meet the qualification criteria for a Dungeness crab--coastal fishery license, if the person has designated on a qualifying license after December 31, 1993, a vessel or replacement vessel that, singly or in combination, made a minimum of four landings totaling a minimum of two thousand pounds of coastal crab, documented by valid Washington state shellfish receiving tickets, during at least one of the four qualifying seasons, and if the person has participated continuously in the coastal crab fishery by having held or by having owned a vessel that held one or more of the licenses listed in subsection (2) of this section in each calendar year subsequent to the qualifying season in which qualifying landings were made through 1994. Dungeness crab--coastal class B fishery licenses cease to exist after December 31, 1999, and the continuing license provisions of RCW 34.05.422(3) are not applicable.

       (5) The four qualifying seasons for purposes of this section are:

       (a) December 1, 1988, through September 15, 1989;

       (b) December 1, 1989, through September 15, 1990;

       (c) December 1, 1990, through September 15, 1991; and

       (d) December 1, 1991, through September 15, 1992.

       (6) For purposes of this section and RCW 75.30.420 (as recodified by this act), "coastal crab" means Dungeness crab (cancer magister) taken in all Washington territorial and offshore waters south of the United States-Canada boundary and west of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line (a line from the western end of Cape Flattery to Tatoosh Island lighthouse, then to the buoy adjacent to Duntz Rock, then in a straight line to Bonilla Point of Vancouver island), Grays Harbor, Willapa Bay, and the Columbia river.

       (7) For purposes of this section, "replacement vessel" means a vessel used in the coastal crab fishery in 1994, and that replaces a vessel used in the coastal crab fishery during any period from 1988 through 1993, and which vessel's licensing and catch history, together with the licensing and catch history of the vessel it replaces, qualifies a single applicant for a Dungeness crab--coastal or Dungeness crab--coastal class B fishery license. A Dungeness crab--coastal or Dungeness crab--coastal class B fishery license may only be issued to a person who designated a vessel in the 1994 coastal crab fishery and who designated the same vessel in 1995.

       Sec. 77. RCW 75.30.370 and 1994 c 260 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

       A person commercially fishing for Dungeness crab in offshore waters outside of Washington state jurisdiction shall obtain a Dungeness crab offshore delivery license from the director if the person does not possess a valid Dungeness crab-coastal fishery license or a valid Dungeness crab-coastal class B fishery license and the person wishes to land Dungeness crab into a place or a port in the state. The annual fee for a Dungeness crab offshore delivery license is two hundred fifty dollars. The director may specify restrictions on landings of offshore Dungeness crab in Washington state as authorized in RCW 75.30.360 (as recodified by this act).

       Fees from the offshore Dungeness crab delivery license shall be placed in the ((costal [coastal])) coastal crab account created in RCW 75.30.390 (as recodified by this act).

       Sec. 78. RCW 75.30.380 and 1997 c 418 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

       Dungeness crab-coastal fishery licenses are freely transferable on a willing seller-willing buyer basis after paying the transfer fee in RCW 75.28.011 (as recodified by this act).

       Sec. 79. RCW 75.30.390 and 1997 c 418 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

       The coastal crab account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. The account shall consist of revenues from fees from the transfer of each Dungeness crab-coastal fishery license assessed under RCW 75.28.011 (as recodified by this act), delivery fees assessed under RCW 75.30.370 (as recodified by this act), and the license surcharge under RCW 75.28.133 (as recodified by this act). Only the director or the director's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW but no appropriation is required for expenditures. Funds may be used for coastal crab management activities as provided in RCW 75.30.410 (as recodified by this act).

       Sec. 80. RCW 75.30.420 and 1994 c 260 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) An Oregon resident who can show historical and continuous participation in the Washington state coastal crab fishery by having held a nonresident non-Puget Sound crab pot license issued under RCW 75.28.130 (as recodified by this act) each year from 1990 through 1994, and who has delivered a minimum of eight landings totaling five thousand pounds of crab into Oregon during any two of the four qualifying seasons as provided in RCW 75.30.350(((4))) (5) (as recodified by this act) as evidenced by valid Oregon fish receiving tickets, shall be issued a nonresident Dungeness crab-coastal fishery license valid for fishing in Washington state waters north from the Oregon-Washington boundary to United States latitude forty-six degrees thirty minutes north. Such license shall be issued upon application and submission of proof of delivery.

       (2) This section shall become effective contingent upon reciprocal statutory authority in the state of Oregon providing for equal access for Washington state coastal crab fishers to Oregon territorial coastal waters north of United States latitude forty-five degrees fifty-eight minutes north, and Oregon waters of the Columbia river.

       Sec. 81. RCW 75.30.440 and 1994 c 260 s 13 are each amended to read as follows:

       Except as provided under RCW 75.30.460 (as recodified by this act), the director shall issue no new Dungeness crab-coastal fishery licenses after December 31, 1995. A person may renew an existing license only if the person held the license sought to be renewed during the previous year or acquired the license by transfer from someone who held it during the previous year, and if the person has not subsequently transferred the license to another person. Where the person failed to obtain the license during the previous year because of a license suspension, the person may qualify for a license by establishing that the person held such a license during the last year in which the license was not suspended.

       Sec. 82. RCW 75.30.460 and 1994 c 260 s 17 are each amended to read as follows:

       If fewer than one hundred seventy-five persons are eligible for Dungeness crab-coastal fishery licenses, the director may accept applications for new licenses. Additional licenses issued may maintain a maximum of one hundred seventy-five licenses in the Washington coastal crab fishery. If additional licenses are to be issued, the director shall adopt rules governing the notification, application, selection, and issuance procedures for new Dungeness crab-coastal fishery licenses, based on recommendations of the advisory review board established under RCW 75.30.050 (as recodified by this act).

       Sec. 83. RCW 75.30.470 and 1994 c 260 s 19 are each amended to read as follows:

       The director may reduce the landing requirements established under RCW 75.30.350 (as recodified by this act) upon the recommendation of an advisory review board established under RCW 75.30.050 (as recodified by this act), but the director may not entirely waive the landing requirement. The advisory review board may recommend a reduction of the landing requirement in individual cases if in the advisory review board's judgment, extenuating circumstances prevented achievement of the landing requirement. The director shall adopt rules governing the operation of the advisory review board and defining "extenuating circumstances." Extenuating circumstances may include situations in which a person had a vessel under construction such that qualifying landings could not be made. In defining extenuating circumstances, special consideration shall be given to individuals who can provide evidence of lack of access to capital based on past discrimination due to race, creed, color, sex, national origin, or disability.

       Sec. 84. RCW 75.30.490 and 1999 c 239 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) The Puget Sound shrimp emerging fishery management regime is converted from an emerging fishery status to a limited entry fishery status effective January 1, 2000.

       (2) Effective January 1, 2000, a person shall not fish for shrimp taken from Puget Sound for commercial purposes with shrimp pot gear except under the provisions of a shrimp pot-Puget Sound fishery license issued under RCW 75.28.130 (as recodified by this act).

       (3) Effective January 1, 2000, a shrimp pot-Puget Sound fishery license shall only be issued to a natural person who held an emerging commercial fishery license and Puget Sound shrimp pot experimental fishery permit during 1999. Beginning January 1, 2001, a shrimp pot-Puget Sound fishery license shall only be issued to a natural person who held a shrimp pot-Puget Sound fishery license during the previous year.

       (4) Shrimp pot-Puget Sound fishery licenses are nontransferable.

       (5) The department, by rule, may set licensee participation requirements for Puget Sound shellfish pot shrimp harvest.

       Sec. 85. RCW 75.30.500 and 1999 c 239 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) The Puget Sound shrimp emerging fishery management regime is converted from an emerging fishery status to a limited entry fishery status effective January 1, 2000.

       (2) Effective January 1, 2000, a person shall not fish for shrimp taken from Puget Sound for commercial purposes with shrimp trawl gear except under the provisions of a shrimp trawl-Puget Sound fishery license issued under RCW 75.28.130 (as recodified by this act).

       (3) Effective January 1, 2000, a shrimp trawl-Puget Sound fishery license shall only be issued to a natural person who held an emerging commercial fishery license and Puget Sound shrimp trawl experimental fishery permit during 1999. Beginning January 1, 2001, a shrimp trawl-Puget Sound fishery license shall only be issued to a natural person who held a shrimp trawl-Puget Sound fishery license during the previous licensing year.

       (4) The department, by rule, may set licensee participation requirements for Puget Sound shellfish trawl shrimp harvest.

       (5) Shrimp trawl-Puget Sound fishery licenses are nontransferable.

       Sec. 86. RCW 75.40.020 and 1995 1st sp.s. c 2 s 19 are each amended to read as follows:

       The commission may give to the state of Oregon such consent and approbation of the state of Washington as is necessary under the compact set out in RCW 75.40.010 (as recodified by this act). For the purposes of RCW 75.40.010 (as recodified by this act), the states of Washington and Oregon have concurrent jurisdiction in the concurrent waters of the Columbia river ((as defined in RCW 75.08.011)).

       Sec. 87. RCW 75.40.110 and 1994 c 148 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

       Until such time as the agencies in California, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington present a final proposed interstate compact for enactment by their respective legislative bodies, the governor may establish cooperative agreements with the states of California, Idaho, and Oregon that allow the states to coordinate their individual efforts in developing state programs that further the region-wide goals set forth under RCW 75.40.100 (as recodified by this act).

       Sec. 88. RCW 75.44.100 and 1985 c 7 s 150 are each amended to read as follows:

       As used in this chapter:

       (1) "Case areas" means those areas of the Western district of Washington and in the adjacent offshore waters which are within the jurisdiction of the state of Washington, as defined in United States of America et al. v. State of Washington et al., Civil No. 9213, United States District Court for Western District of Washington, February 12, 1974, and in Sohappy v. Smith, 302 F. Supp. 899 (D. Oregon, 1969), as amended, affirmed, and remanded 529 F. 2d 570 (9th Cir., 1976), or an area in which fishing rights are affected by court decision in a manner consistent with the above-mentioned decisions;

       (2) "Program" means the program established under RCW 75.44.100 through 75.44.150 (as recodified by this act).

       Sec. 89. RCW 75.44.120 and 1983 1st ex.s. c 46 s 157 are each amended to read as follows:

       The purchase price of a vessel and appurtenant gear shall be based on a survey conducted by a qualified marine surveyor. A license or delivery permit shall be valued separately.

       The director may specify a maximum price to be paid for a vessel, gear, license, or delivery permit purchased under RCW 75.44.110 (as recodified by this act). A license or delivery permit purchased under RCW 75.44.110 (as recodified by this act) shall be permanently retired by the department.

       Sec. 90. RCW 75.44.130 and 1983 1st ex.s. c 46 s 158 are each amended to read as follows:

       The department may arrange for the insurance, storage, and resale or other disposition of vessels and gear purchased under RCW 75.44.110 (as recodified by this act). Vessels shall not be resold by the department to the seller or the seller's immediate family. The vessels shall not be used by any owner or operator: (1) As a commercial fishing or charter vessel in state waters; or (2) to deliver fish to a place or port in the state. The department shall require that the purchasers and other users of vessels sold by the department execute suitable instruments to insure compliance with the requirements of this section. The director may commence suit or be sued on such an instrument in a state court of record or United States district court having jurisdiction.

       Sec. 91. RCW 75.44.150 and 1983 1st ex.s. c 46 s 160 are each amended to read as follows:

       The director is responsible for the administration and disbursement of all funds, goods, commodities, and services received by the state under the program.

       There is created within the state treasury a fund to be known as the "vessel, gear, license, and permit reduction fund". This fund shall be used for purchases under RCW 75.44.110 (as recodified by this act) and for the administration of the program. This fund shall be credited with federal or other funds received to carry out the purposes of the program and the proceeds from the sale or other disposition of property purchased under RCW 75.44.110 (as recodified by this act).

       Sec. 92. RCW 75.46.010 and 1998 c 246 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

       The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

       (1) "Adaptive management" means reliance on scientific methods to test the results of actions taken so that the management and related policy can be changed promptly and appropriately.

       (2) "Critical pathways methodology" means a project scheduling and management process for examining interactions between habitat projects and salmonid species, prioritizing habitat projects, and assuring positive benefits from habitat projects.

       (3) "Habitat project list" is the list of projects resulting from the critical pathways methodology under RCW 75.46.070(2) (as recodified by this act). Each project on the list must have a written agreement from the landowner on whose land the project will be implemented. Projects include habitat restoration projects, habitat protection projects, habitat projects that improve water quality, habitat projects that protect water quality, habitat-related mitigation projects, and habitat project maintenance and monitoring activities.

       (4) "Habitat work schedule" means those projects from the habitat project list that will be implemented during the current funding cycle. The schedule shall also include a list of the entities and individuals implementing projects, the start date, duration, estimated date of completion, estimated cost, and funding sources for the projects.

       (5) "Limiting factors" means conditions that limit the ability of habitat to fully sustain populations of salmon. These factors are primarily fish passage barriers and degraded estuarine areas, riparian corridors, stream channels, and wetlands.

       (6) "Project sponsor" is a county, city, special district, tribal government, a combination of such governments through interlocal agreements provided under chapter 39.34 RCW, a nonprofit organization, or one or more private citizens.

       (7) "Salmon" includes all species of the family Salmonidae which are capable of self-sustaining, natural production.

       (8) "Salmon recovery plan" means a state plan developed in response to a proposed or actual listing under the federal endangered species act that addresses limiting factors including, but not limited to harvest, hatchery, hydropower, habitat, and other factors of decline.

       (9) "Tribe" or "tribes" means federally recognized Indian tribes.

       (10) "WRIA" means a water resource inventory area established in chapter 173-500 WAC as it existed on January 1, 1997.

       (11) "Owner" means the person holding title to the land or the person under contract with the owner to lease or manage the legal owner's property.

       Sec. 93. RCW 75.46.040 and 1999 1st sp.s. c 13 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) The salmon recovery office is created within the office of the governor to coordinate state strategy to allow for salmon recovery to healthy sustainable population levels with productive commercial and recreational fisheries. The primary purpose of the office is to coordinate and assist in the development of salmon recovery plans for evolutionarily significant units, and submit those plans to the appropriate tribal governments and federal agencies as an integral part of a state-wide strategy developed consistent with the guiding principles and procedures under RCW 75.46.190 (as recodified by this act). The governor's salmon recovery office may also:

       (a) Act as liaison to local governments, the state congressional delegation, the United States congress, federally recognized tribes, and the federal executive branch agencies for issues related to the state's endangered species act salmon recovery plans; and

       (b) Provide the biennial state of the salmon report to the legislature pursuant to RCW 75.46.030 (as recodified by this act).

       (2) This section expires June 30, 2006.

       Sec. 94. RCW 75.46.050 and 1999 1st sp.s. c 13 s 10 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) The governor shall request the national academy of sciences, the American fisheries society, or a comparable institution to screen candidates to serve as members on the independent science panel. The institution that conducts the screening of the candidates shall submit a list of the nine most qualified candidates to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the majority leader of the senate. The candidates shall reflect expertise in habitat requirements of salmon, protection and restoration of salmon populations, artificial propagation of salmon, hydrology, or geomorphology.

       (2) The speaker of the house of representatives and the majority leader in the senate may each remove one name from the nomination list. The governor shall consult with tribal representatives and the governor shall appoint five scientists from the remaining names on the nomination list.

       (3) The members of the independent science panel shall serve four-year terms. Vacant positions on the panel shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. Members shall serve no more than two full terms. The independent science panel members shall elect the chair of the panel among themselves every two years. Based upon available funding, the governor's salmon recovery office may contract for services with members of the independent science panel for compensation under chapter 39.29 RCW.

       (4) The independent science panel shall be governed by generally accepted guidelines and practices governing the activities of independent science boards such as the national academy of sciences. The purpose of the independent science panel is to help ensure that sound science is used in salmon recovery efforts. The governor's salmon recovery office shall request review of salmon recovery plans by the science review panel. The science panel does not have the authority to review individual projects or habitat project lists developed under RCW 75.46.060, 75.46.070, and 75.46.080 (as recodified by this act) or to make policy decisions. The panel shall periodically submit its findings and recommendations under this subsection to the legislature and the governor.

       (5) The independent science panel, in conjunction with the technical review team, shall recommend standardized monitoring indicators and data quality guidelines for use by entities involved in habitat projects and salmon recovery activities across the state.

       (6) The independent science panel, in conjunction with the technical review team, shall also recommend criteria for the systematic and periodic evaluation of monitoring data in order for the state to be able to answer critical questions about the effectiveness of the state's salmon recovery efforts.

       (7) The recommendations on monitoring as required in this section shall be provided in a report to the governor and to the legislature by the independent science panel, in conjunction with the salmon recovery office, no later than December 31, 2000. The report shall also include recommendations on the level of effort needed to sustain monitoring of salmon projects and other recovery efforts, and any other recommendations on monitoring deemed important by the independent science panel and the technical review team. The report may be included in the biennial state of the salmon report required under RCW 75.46.030 (as recodified by this act).

       Sec. 95. RCW 75.46.070 and 1999 1st sp.s. c 13 s 12 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Critical pathways methodology shall be used to develop a habitat project list and a habitat work schedule that ensures salmon habitat projects will be prioritized and implemented in a logical sequential manner that produces habitat capable of sustaining healthy populations of salmon.

       (2) The critical pathways methodology shall:

       (a) Include a limiting factors analysis for salmon in streams, rivers, tributaries, estuaries, and subbasins in the region. The technical advisory group shall have responsibility for the limiting factors analysis;

       (b) Identify local habitat projects that sponsors are willing to undertake. The projects identified must have a written agreement from the landowner on which the project is to be implemented. Project sponsors shall have the lead responsibility for this task;

       (c) Identify how projects will be monitored and evaluated. The project sponsor, in consultation with the technical advisory group and the appropriate landowner, shall have responsibility for this task;

       (d) Include a review of monitoring data, evaluate project performance, and make recommendations to the committee established under RCW 75.46.060 (as recodified by this act) and to the technical review team. The technical advisory group has responsibility for this task; and

       (e) Describe the adaptive management strategy that will be used. The committee established under RCW 75.46.060 (as recodified by this act) shall have responsibility for this task. If a committee has not been formed, the technical advisory group shall have the responsibility for this task.

       (3) The habitat work schedule shall include all projects developed pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, and shall identify and coordinate with any other salmon habitat project implemented in the region, including habitat preservation projects funded through the Washington wildlife and recreation program, the conservation reserve enhancement program, and other conservancy programs. The habitat work schedule shall also include the start date, duration, estimated date of completion, estimated cost, and, if appropriate, the affected salmonid species of each project. Each schedule shall be updated on an annual basis to depict new activities.

       Sec. 96. RCW 75.46.080 and 1999 1st sp.s. c 13 s 15 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Representatives from the conservation commission, the department of transportation, the department of natural resources, the department of ecology, and the department of fish and wildlife shall establish an interagency review team. Habitat restoration project lists shall be submitted to the interagency review team by January 1st and July 1st of each year. The purpose of the team is to assist the salmon recovery funding board in developing procedures and standards for state-wide funding allocation, and to assist the board in reviewing funding applications to identify the highest priority projects and activities for funding.

       (2) If a lead entity established under RCW 75.46.060 (as recodified by this act) has been formed, the interagency review team shall evaluate habitat project lists developed pursuant to RCW 75.46.060 (as recodified by this act) and submitted to the board for consideration for funding. The team shall advise the board on whether the list for the area complies with the list development procedures and critical path methodology provided by RCW 75.46.060 and 75.46.070 (as recodified by this act). When the board determines the list to comply with those requirements it shall accord substantial weight to the list's project priorities when making determinations among applications for funding of projects and activities within the area covered by the list. Projects that include use of side channels, off-stream rearing enhancement, improvement in overwintering habitat, or use of acclimation ponds shall receive consideration for funding.

       (3) The board may annually establish a maximum amount of funding available for any individual project, subject to available funding.

       (4) Where a lead entity has been established pursuant to RCW 75.46.060 (as recodified by this act), the board may provide grants to the lead entity to assist in carrying out lead entity functions under this chapter, subject to available funding.

       (5) The interagency review team shall review, rank, and approve projects submitted for funding until January 1, 2000.

       (6) This section expires July 1, 2000.

       Sec. 97. RCW 75.46.090 and 1998 c 246 s 10 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) The conservation commission, in consultation with local government and the tribes, shall invite private, federal, state, tribal, and local government personnel with appropriate expertise to act as a technical advisory group.

       (2) For state personnel, involvement on the technical advisory group shall be at the discretion of the particular agency. Unless specifically provided for in the budget, technical assistance participants shall be provided from existing full-time equivalent employees.

       (3) The technical advisory group shall identify the limiting factors for salmonids to respond to the limiting factors relating to habitat pursuant to RCW 75.46.070(2) (as recodified by this act).

       (4) Where appropriate, the conservation district within the area implementing this chapter shall take the lead in developing and maintaining relationships between the technical advisory group and the private landowners under RCW 75.46.080 (as recodified by this act). The conservation districts may assist landowners to organize around river, tributary, estuary, or subbasins of a watershed.

       (5) Fishery enhancement groups and other volunteer organizations may participate in the activities under this section.

       Sec. 98. RCW 75.46.100 and 1999 1st sp.s. c 13 s 14 are each amended to read as follows:

       The sea grant program at the University of Washington is authorized to provide technical assistance to volunteer groups and other project sponsors in designing and implementing habitat projects that address the limiting factors analysis required under RCW 75.46.070 (as recodified by this act). The cost for such assistance may be covered on a fee-for-service basis.

       Sec. 99. RCW 75.46.110 and 1998 c 246 s 12 are each amended to read as follows:

       The southwest Washington salmon recovery region, whose boundaries are provided in chapter 60, Laws of 1998, is created. ((If chapter 60, Laws of 1998 is not enacted by July 1, 1998, this section is null and void.))

       Sec. 100. RCW 75.46.120 and 1998 c 246 s 16 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) The departments of transportation, fish and wildlife, and ecology, and tribes shall convene a work group to develop policy guidance to evaluate mitigation alternatives. The policy guidance shall be designed to enable committees established under RCW 75.46.060 (as recodified by this act) to develop and implement habitat project lists that maximize environmental benefits from project mitigation while reducing project design and permitting costs. The work group shall seek technical assistance to ensure that federal, state, treaty right, and local environmental laws and ordinances are met. The purpose of this section is not to increase regulatory requirements or expand departmental authority.

       (2) The work group shall develop guidance for determining alternative mitigation opportunities. Such guidance shall include criteria and procedures for identifying and evaluating mitigation opportunities within a watershed. Such guidance shall create procedures that provide alternative mitigation that has a low risk to the environment, yet has high net environmental, social, and economic benefits compared to status quo options.

       (3) The evaluation shall include:

       (a) All elements of mitigation, including but not limited to data requirements, decision making, state and tribal agency coordination, and permitting; and

       (b) Criteria and procedures for identifying and evaluating mitigation opportunities, including but not limited to the criteria in chapter 90.74 RCW.

       (4) Committees established under RCW 75.46.060 (as recodified by this act) shall coordinate voluntary collaborative efforts between habitat project proponents and mitigation project proponents. Mitigation funds may be used to implement projects identified by a work plan to mitigate for the impacts of a transportation or other development proposal or project.

       (5) For the purposes of this section, "mitigation" has the same meaning as provided in RCW 90.74.010.

       Sec. 101. RCW 75.46.160 and 1999 1st sp.s. c 13 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) The (([salmon recovery funding])) salmon recovery funding board is responsible for making grants and loans for salmon habitat projects and salmon recovery activities from the amounts appropriated to the board for this purpose. To accomplish this purpose the board may:

       (a) Provide assistance to grant applicants regarding the procedures and criteria for grant and loan awards;

       (b) Make and execute all manner of contracts and agreements with public and private parties as the board deems necessary, consistent with the purposes of this chapter;

       (c) Accept any gifts, grants, or loans of funds, property, or financial or other aid in any form from any other source on any terms that are not in conflict with this chapter;

       (d) Adopt rules under chapter 34.05 RCW as necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter; and

       (e) Do all acts and things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers expressly granted or implied under this chapter.

       (2) The interagency committee for outdoor recreation shall provide all necessary grants and loans administration assistance to the board, and shall distribute funds as provided by the board in RCW 75.46.170 (as recodified by this act).

       Sec. 102. RCW 75.46.170 and 1999 1st sp.s. c 13 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) The (([salmon recovery funding])) salmon recovery funding board shall develop procedures and criteria for allocation of funds for salmon habitat projects and salmon recovery activities on a state-wide basis to address the highest priorities for salmon habitat protection and restoration. To the extent practicable the board shall adopt an annual allocation of funding. The allocation should address both protection and restoration of habitat, and should recognize the varying needs in each area of the state on an equitable basis. The board has the discretion to partially fund, or to fund in phases, salmon habitat projects. The board may annually establish a maximum amount of funding available for any individual project, subject to available funding. No projects required solely as a mitigation or a condition of permitting are eligible for funding.

       (2)(a) In evaluating, ranking, and awarding funds for projects and activities the board shall give preference to projects that:

       (i) Are based upon the limiting factors analysis identified under RCW 75.46.070 (as recodified by this act);

       (ii) Provide a greater benefit to salmon recovery based upon the stock status information contained in the department of fish and wildlife salmonid stock inventory (SASSI), the salmon and steelhead habitat inventory and assessment project (SSHIAP), and any comparable science-based assessment when available;

       (iii) Will benefit listed species and other fish species; and

       (iv) Will preserve high quality salmonid habitat.

       (b) In evaluating, ranking, and awarding funds for projects and activities the board shall also give consideration to projects that:

       (i) Are the most cost-effective;

       (ii) Have the greatest matched or in-kind funding; and

       (iii) Will be implemented by a sponsor with a successful record of project implementation.

       (3) The board may reject, but not add, projects from a habitat project list submitted by a lead entity for funding.

       (4) For fiscal year 2000, the board may authorize the interagency review team to evaluate, rank, and make funding decisions for categories of projects or activities or from funding sources provided for categories of projects or activities. In delegating such authority the board shall consider the review team's staff resources, procedures, and technical capacity to meet the purposes and objectives of this chapter. The board shall maintain general oversight of the team's exercise of such authority.

       (5) The board shall seek the guidance of the technical review team to ensure that scientific principles and information are incorporated into the allocation standards and into proposed projects and activities. If the technical review team determines that a habitat project list complies with the critical pathways methodology under RCW 75.46.070 (as recodified by this act), it shall provide substantial weight to the list's project priorities when making determinations among applications for funding of projects within the area covered by the list.

       (6) The board shall establish criteria for determining when block grants may be made to a lead entity or other recognized regional recovery entity consistent with one or more habitat project lists developed for that region. Where a lead entity has been established pursuant to RCW 75.46.060 (as recodified by this act), the board may provide grants to the lead entity to assist in carrying out lead entity functions under this chapter, subject to available funding. The board shall determine an equitable minimum amount of funds for each region, and shall distribute the remainder of funds on a competitive basis.

       (7) The board may waive or modify portions of the allocation procedures and standards adopted under this section in the award of grants or loans to conform to legislative appropriations directing an alternative award procedure or when the funds to be awarded are from federal or other sources requiring other allocation procedures or standards as a condition of the board's receipt of the funds. The board shall develop an integrated process to manage the allocation of funding from federal and state sources to minimize delays in the award of funding while recognizing the differences in state and legislative appropriation timing.

       Sec. 103. RCW 75.46.180 and 1999 1st sp.s. c 13 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Habitat project lists shall be submitted to the salmon recovery funding board for funding by January 1st and July 1st of each year beginning in 2000. The board shall provide the legislature with a list of the proposed projects and a list of the projects funded by October 1st of each year beginning in 2000 for informational purposes.

       (2) The interagency committee for outdoor recreation shall track all funds allocated for salmon habitat projects and salmon recovery activities on behalf of the board, including both funds allocated by the board and funds allocated by other state or federal agencies for salmon recovery or water quality improvement.

       (3) Beginning in December 2000, the board shall provide a biennial report to the governor and the legislature on salmon recovery expenditures. This report shall be coordinated with the state of the salmon report required under RCW 75.46.030 (as recodified by this act).

       Sec. 104. RCW 75.48.100 and 1983 1st ex.s. c 46 s 170 are each amended to read as follows:

       The bonds authorized by this chapter shall be issued only after the director has certified, based upon reasonable estimates and data provided to the department, that sufficient revenues will be available from sport and commercial salmon license sales and from salmon fees and taxes to meet the requirements of RCW 75.48.080 (as recodified by this act) during the life of the bonds.

       Sec. 105. RCW 75.50.080 and 1997 c 389 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:

       Regional fisheries enhancement groups, consistent with the long-term regional policy statements developed under RCW 75.50.020 (as recodified by this act), shall seek to:

       (1) Enhance the salmon and steelhead resources of the state;

       (2) Maximize volunteer efforts and private donations to improve the salmon and steelhead resources for all citizens;

       (3) Assist the department in achieving the goal to double the state-wide salmon and steelhead catch by the year 2000; and

       (4) Develop projects designed to supplement the fishery enhancement capability of the department.

       Sec. 106. RCW 75.50.100 and 1998 c 245 s 155 and 1998 c 191 s 27 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

       The dedicated regional fisheries enhancement group account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. Only the commission or the commission's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but no appropriation is required for expenditures.

       A portion of each recreational fishing license fee shall be used as provided in RCW 77.32.440. A surcharge of one hundred dollars shall be collected on each commercial salmon fishery license, each salmon delivery license, and each salmon charter license sold in the state. All receipts shall be placed in the regional fisheries enhancement group account and shall be used exclusively for regional fisheries enhancement group projects for the purposes of RCW 75.50.110 (as recodified by this act). Funds from the regional fisheries enhancement group account shall not serve as replacement funding for department operated salmon projects that exist on January 1, 1991.

       All revenue from the department's sale of salmon carcasses and eggs that return to group facilities shall be deposited in the regional fisheries enhancement group account for use by the regional fisheries enhancement group that produced the surplus. The commission shall adopt rules to implement this section pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW.

       Sec. 107. RCW 75.50.105 and 1997 c 389 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

       The department may provide start-up funds to regional fisheries enhancement groups for costs associated with any enhancement project. The regional fisheries enhancement group advisory board and the ((department)) commission shall develop guidelines for providing funds to the regional fisheries enhancement groups.

       Sec. 108. RCW 75.50.110 and 1995 1st sp.s. c 2 s 40 and 1995 c 367 s 5 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

       (1) A regional fisheries enhancement group advisory board is established to make recommendations to the commission. The members shall be appointed by the commission and consist of two commercial fishing representatives, two recreational fishing representatives, and three at-large positions. At least two of the advisory board members shall be members of a regional fisheries enhancement group. Advisory board members shall serve three-year terms. The advisory board membership shall include two members serving ex officio to be nominated, one through the Northwest Indian fisheries commission, and one through the Columbia river intertribal fish commission. The chair of the regional fisheries enhancement group advisory board shall be elected annually by members of the regional fisheries enhancement (([group])) group advisory board. The advisory board shall meet at least quarterly. All meetings of the advisory board shall be open to the public under the open public meetings act, chapter 42.30 RCW.

       The department shall invite the advisory board to comment and provide input into all relevant policy initiatives, including, but not limited to, wild stock, hatcheries, and habitat restoration efforts.

       (2) Members shall not be compensated but shall receive reimbursement for travel expenses in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.

       (3) The department may use account funds to provide agency assistance to the groups, to provide professional, administrative or clerical services to the advisory board, or to implement the training and technical (([assistance])) assistance services plan as developed by the advisory board pursuant to RCW 75.50.115 (as recodified by this act). The level of account funds used by the department shall be determined by the commission after review of recommendation by the regional fisheries enhancement group advisory board and shall not exceed twenty percent of annual contributions to the account.

       Sec. 109. RCW 75.50.115 and 1998 c 96 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) The regional fisheries enhancement group advisory board shall:

       (a) Assess the training and technical assistance needs of the regional fisheries enhancement groups;

       (b) Develop a training and technical assistance services plan in order to provide timely, topical technical assistance and training services to regional fisheries enhancement groups. The plan shall be provided to the director and to the senate and house of representatives natural resources committees no later than October 1, 1995, and shall be updated not less than every year. The advisory board shall provide ample opportunity for the public and interested parties to participate in the development of the plan. The plan shall include but is not limited to:

       (i) Establishment of an information clearinghouse service that is readily available to regional fisheries enhancement groups. The information clearinghouse shall collect, collate, and make available a broad range of information on subjects that affect the development, implementation, and operation of diverse fisheries and habitat enhancement projects. The information clearinghouse service may include periodical news and informational bulletins;

       (ii) An ongoing program in order to provide direct, on-site technical assistance and services to regional fisheries enhancement groups. The advisory board shall assist regional fisheries enhancement groups in soliciting federal, state, and local agencies, tribal governments, institutions of higher education, and private business for the purpose of providing technical assistance and services to regional fisheries enhancement group projects; and

       (iii) A cost estimate for implementing the plan;

       (c) Propose a budget to the director for operation of the advisory board and implementation of the technical assistance plan;

       (d) Make recommendations to the director regarding regional enhancement group project proposals and funding of those proposals; and

       (e) Establish criteria for the redistribution of unspent project funds for any regional enhancement group that has a year ending balance exceeding one hundred thousand dollars.

       (2) The regional fisheries enhancement group advisory board may:

       (a) Facilitate resolution of disputes between regional fisheries enhancement groups and the department;

       (b) Promote community and governmental partnerships that enhance the salmon resource and habitat;

       (c) Promote environmental ethics and watershed stewardship;

       (d) Advocate for watershed management and restoration;

       (e) Coordinate regional fisheries enhancement group workshops and training;

       (f) Monitor and evaluate regional fisheries enhancement projects;

       (g) Provide guidance to regional fisheries enhancement groups; and

       (h) Develop recommendations to the director to address identified impediments to the success of regional fisheries enhancement groups.

       (3)(a) The regional fisheries enhancement group advisory board shall develop recommendations for limitations on the amount of overhead that a regional fisheries enhancement group may charge from each of the following categories of funding provided to the group:

       (i) Federal funds;

       (ii) State funds;

       (iii) Local funds; and

       (iv) Private donations.

       (b) The advisory board shall develop recommendations for limitations on the number and salary of paid employees that are employed by a regional fisheries enhancement group. The regional fisheries enhancement group advisory board shall adhere to the founding principles for regional groups that emphasize the volunteer nature of the groups, maximization of field-related fishery resource benefits, and minimization of overhead.

       (c) The advisory board shall evaluate and make recommendations for the limitation or elimination of commissions, finders fees, or other reimbursements to regional fisheries enhancement group employees.

       (((d) The regional fisheries enhancement group advisory board shall report to the appropriate legislative committees by January 1, 1999, on the board recommendations for overhead limitations, paid employee limitations, and commission limitations for regional fisheries enhancement groups.))

       Sec. 110. RCW 75.50.160 and 1997 c 389 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:

       The department and the department of transportation shall convene a fish passage barrier removal task force. The task force shall consist of one representative each from the department, the department of transportation, the department of ecology, tribes, cities, counties, a business organization, an environmental organization, regional fisheries enhancement groups, and other interested entities as deemed appropriate by the cochairs. The persons representing the department and the department of transportation shall serve as cochairs of the task force and shall appoint members to the task force. The task force shall make recommendations to expand the program in RCW 75.50.170 (as recodified by this act) to identify and expedite the removal of human-made or caused impediments to anadromous fish passage in the most efficient manner practical. Program recommendations shall include a funding mechanism and other necessary mechanisms to coordinate and prioritize state, tribal, local, and volunteer efforts within each water resource inventory area. A priority shall be given to projects that immediately increase access to available and improved spawning and rearing habitat for depressed, threatened, and endangered stocks. The department or the department of transportation may contract with cities and counties to assist in the identification and removal of impediments to anadromous fish passage.

       ((A report on the recommendations to develop a program to identify and remove fish passage barriers and any additional legislative action needed to implement the program shall be submitted to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature no later than December 1, 1997.))

       Sec. 111. RCW 75.52.020 and 1993 sp.s. c 2 s 50 are each amended to read as follows:

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

       (1) "Volunteer group" means any person or group of persons interested in or party to an agreement with the department relating to a cooperative fish or wildlife project.

       (2) "Cooperative project" means a project conducted by a volunteer group that will benefit the fish, shellfish, game bird, nongame wildlife, or game animal resources of the state and for which the benefits of the project, including fish and wildlife reared and released, are available to all citizens of the state. Indian tribes may elect to participate in cooperative fish and wildlife projects with the department.

       (((3) "Department" means the department of fish and wildlife.))

       Sec. 112. RCW 75.52.050 and 1995 1st sp.s. c 2 s 42 are each amended to read as follows:

       The commission shall establish by rule:

       (1) The procedure for entering a cooperative agreement and the application forms for a permit to release fish or wildlife required by RCW 75.08.295 ((or 77.16.150)) (as recodified by this act). The procedure shall indicate the information required from the volunteer group as well as the process of review by the department. The process of review shall include the means to coordinate with other agencies and Indian tribes when appropriate and to coordinate the review of any necessary hydraulic permit approval applications.

       (2) The procedure for providing within forty-five days of receipt of a proposal a written response to the volunteer group indicating the date by which an acceptance or rejection of the proposal can be expected, the reason why the date was selected, and a written summary of the process of review. The response should also include any suggested modifications to the proposal which would increase its likelihood of approval and the date by which such modified proposal could be expected to be accepted. If the proposal is rejected, the department must provide in writing the reasons for rejection. The volunteer group may request the director or the director's designee to review information provided in the response.

       (3) The priority of the uses to which eggs, seed, juveniles, or brood stock are put. Use by cooperative projects shall be second in priority only to the needs of programs of the department or of other public agencies within the territorial boundaries of the state. Sales of eggs, seed, juveniles, or brood stock have a lower priority than use for cooperative projects.

       (4) The procedure for ((notice in writing to a volunteer group of cause to revoke)) the director to notify a volunteer group that the agreement for the project is being revoked for cause and the procedure for revocation. Revocation shall be documented in writing to the volunteer group. Cause for revocation may include: (a) The unavailability of adequate biological or financial resources; (b) the development of unacceptable biological or resource management conflicts; or (c) a violation of agreement provisions. Notice of cause to revoke for a violation of agreement provisions may specify a reasonable period of time within which the volunteer group must comply with any violated provisions of the agreement.

       (5) An appropriate method of distributing among volunteer groups fish, bird, or animal food or other supplies available for the program.

       Sec. 113. RCW 75.52.070 and 1984 c 72 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) The volunteer group shall:

       (a) Provide care and diligence in conducting the cooperative project; and

       (b) Maintain accurately the required records of the project on forms provided by the department.

       (2) The volunteer group shall acknowledge that fish and game reared in cooperative projects are public property and must be handled and released for the benefit of all citizens of the state. The fish and game are to remain public property until reduced to private ownership under rules of the ((department)) commission.

       Sec. 114. RCW 75.52.100 and 1993 sp.s. c 2 s 52 are each amended to read as follows:

       A salmon spawning channel shall be constructed on the Cedar river with the assistance and cooperation of the department. The department shall use existing personnel and the volunteer fisheries enhancement program outlined under chapter 75.52 RCW (as recodified by this act) to assist in the planning, construction, and operation of the spawning channel.

       Sec. 115. RCW 75.52.110 and 1998 c 245 s 156 are each amended to read as follows:

       The department shall chair a technical committee, which shall review the preparation of enhancement plans and construction designs for a Cedar river sockeye spawning channel. The technical committee shall consist of not more than eight members: One representative each from the department, national marine fisheries service, United States fish and wildlife service, and Muckleshoot Indian tribe; and four representatives from the public utility described in RCW 75.52.130 (as recodified by this act). The technical committee will be guided by a policy committee, also to be chaired by the department, which shall consist of not more than six members: One representative from the department, one from the Muckleshoot Indian tribe, and one from either the national marine fisheries service or the United States fish and wildlife service; and three representatives from the public utility described in RCW 75.52.130 (as recodified by this act). The policy committee shall oversee the operation and evaluation of the spawning channel. The policy committee will continue its oversight until the policy committee concludes that the channel is meeting the production goals specified in RCW 75.52.120 (as recodified by this act).

       Sec. 116. RCW 75.52.130 and 1989 c 85 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:

       The legislature recognizes that, if funding for planning, design, evaluation, construction, and operating expenses is provided by a public utility that diverts water for beneficial public use, and if the performance of the spawning channel meets the production goals described in RCW 75.52.120 (as recodified by this act), the spawning channel project will serve, at a minimum, as compensation for lost sockeye salmon spawning habitat upstream of the Landsburg diversion. The amount of funding to be supplied by ((said)) the utility will fully fund the total cost of planning, design, evaluation, and construction of the spawning channel.

       Sec. 117. RCW 75.52.140 and 1989 c 85 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:

       In order to provide operation and maintenance funds for the facility authorized by RCW 75.52.100 through 75.52.160 (as recodified by this act), the utility shall place two million five hundred thousand dollars in the state general fund Cedar river channel construction and operation account herein created. The interest from the fund shall be used for operation and maintenance of the spawning channel and any unused interest shall be added to the fund to increase the principal to cover possible future operation cost increases. The state treasurer may invest funds from the account as provided by law.

       Sec. 118. RCW 75.52.160 and 1993 sp.s. c 2 s 54 are each amended to read as follows:

       Should the requirements of RCW 75.52.100 through 75.52.160 (as recodified by this act) not be met, the department shall seek immediate legal clarification of the steps which must be taken to fully mitigate water diversion projects on the Cedar river.

       Sec. 119. RCW 75.54.140 and 1998 c 191 s 28 are each amended to read as follows:

       As provided in RCW 77.32.440, a portion of each saltwater and combination fishing license fee shall be deposited in the recreational fisheries enhancement account created in RCW 75.54.150 (as recodified by this act).

       Sec. 120. RCW 75.54.150 and 1993 sp.s. c 2 s 98 are each amended to read as follows:

       The recreational fisheries enhancement account is created in the state treasury. All receipts from RCW 75.54.140 (as recodified by this act) shall be deposited into the account. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account may be used only for recreational fisheries enhancement programs.

       Sec. 121. RCW 75.56.050 and 1998 c 60 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) A pilot program for steelhead recovery is established in Clark, Cowlitz, Lewis, Skamania, and Wahkiakum counties within the habitat area classified as evolutionarily significant unit 4 by the federal national marine fisheries service. The management board created under subsection (2) of this section is responsible for implementing the habitat portion of the approved steelhead recovery initiative and is empowered to receive and disburse funds for the approved steelhead recovery initiative. The management board created pursuant to this section shall constitute the ((regional council for this area responsible for fulfilling the requirements and exercising the powers of a regional council under chapter 246, Laws of 1998)) lead entity and the committee established under RCW 75.46.060 (as recodified by this act) responsible for fulfilling the requirements and exercising powers under this chapter.

       (2) A management board consisting of fifteen voting members is created within evolutionarily significant unit 4. The members shall consist of one county commissioner or designee from each of the five participating counties selected by each county legislative authority; one member representing the cities contained within evolutionarily significant unit 4 as a voting member selected by the cities in evolutionarily significant unit 4; a representative of the Cowlitz Tribe appointed by the tribe; one state legislator elected from one of the legislative districts contained within evolutionarily significant unit 4 selected by that group of state legislators representing the area; five representatives to include at least one member who represents private property interests appointed by the five county commissioners or designees; one hydro utility representative nominated by hydro utilities and appointed by the five county commissioners or designees; and one representative nominated from the environmental community who resides in evolutionarily significant unit 4 appointed by the five county commissioners or designees. The board shall appoint and consult a technical advisory committee, which shall include four representatives of state agencies one each appointed by the directors of the departments of ecology, fish and wildlife, and transportation, and the commissioner of public lands. The board may also appoint additional persons to the technical advisory committee as needed. The chair of the board shall be selected from among the five county commissioners or designees and the legislator on the board. In making appointments under this subsection, the county commissioners shall consider recommendations of interested parties. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments were selected. No action may be brought or maintained against any management board member, the management board, or any of its agents, officers, or employees for any noncontractual acts or omissions in carrying out the purposes of this section.

       (3)(a) The management board shall participate in the development of a recovery plan to implement its responsibilities under (b) of this subsection. The management board shall consider local watershed efforts and activities as well as habitat conservation plans in the implementation of the recovery plan. Any of the participating counties may continue its own efforts for restoring steelhead habitat. Nothing in this section limits the authority of units of local government to enter into interlocal agreements under chapter 39.34 RCW or any other provision of law.

       (b) The management board is responsible for implementing the habitat portions of the local government responsibilities of the lower Columbia steelhead conservation initiative approved by the state and the national marine fisheries service. The management board may work in cooperation with the state and the national marine fisheries service to modify the initiative, or to address habitat for other aquatic species that may be subsequently listed under the federal endangered species act. The management board may not exercise authority over land or water within the individual counties or otherwise preempt the authority of any units of local government.

       (c) The management board shall prioritize as appropriate and approve projects and programs related to the recovery of lower Columbia river steelhead runs, including the funding of those projects and programs, and coordinate local government efforts as prescribed in the recovery plan. The management board shall establish criteria for funding projects and programs based upon their likely value in steelhead recovery. The management board may consider local economic impact among the criteria, but jurisdictional boundaries and factors related to jurisdictional population may not be considered as part of the criteria.

       (d) The management board shall assess the factors for decline along each prioritized stream as listed in the lower Columbia steelhead conservation initiative. The management board is encouraged to take a stream-by-stream approach in conducting the assessment which utilizes state and local expertise, including volunteer groups, interest groups, and affected units of local government.

       (4) The management board has the authority to hire and fire staff, including an executive director, enter into contracts, accept grants and other moneys, disburse funds, make recommendations to cities and counties about potential code changes and the development of programs and incentives upon request, pay all necessary expenses, and may choose a fiduciary agent. The management board shall report on its progress on a quarterly basis to the legislative bodies of the five participating counties and the state natural resource-related agencies. The management board shall prepare a final report at the conclusion of the pilot program describing its efforts and successes in implementing the habitat portion of the lower Columbia steelhead conservation initiative. The final report shall be transmitted to the appropriate committees of the legislature, the legislative bodies of the participating counties, and the state natural resource-related agencies.

       (5) The pilot program terminates on July 1, 2002.

       (6) For purposes of this section, "evolutionarily significant unit" means the habitat area identified for an evolutionarily significant unit of an aquatic species listed or proposed for listing as a threatened or endangered species under the federal endangered species act (16 U.S.C. Sec. 1531 et seq.).

       Sec. 122. RCW 75.58.010 and 1998 c 190 s 110 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) The director of agriculture and the director shall jointly develop a program of disease inspection and control for aquatic farmers as defined in RCW 15.85.020. The program shall be administered by the department under rules established under this section. The purpose of the program is to protect the aquaculture industry and wildstock fisheries from a loss of productivity due to aquatic diseases or maladies. As used in this section "diseases" means, in addition to its ordinary meaning, infestations of parasites or pests. The disease program may include, but is not limited to, the following elements:

       (a) Disease diagnosis;

       (b) Import and transfer requirements;

       (c) Provision for certification of stocks;

       (d) Classification of diseases by severity;

       (e) Provision for treatment of selected high-risk diseases;

       (f) Provision for containment and eradication of high-risk diseases;

       (g) Provision for destruction of diseased cultured aquatic products;

       (h) Provision for quarantine of diseased cultured aquatic products;

       (i) Provision for coordination with state and federal agencies;

       (j) Provision for development of preventative or control measures;

       (k) Provision for cooperative consultation service to aquatic farmers; and

       (l) Provision for disease history records.

       (2) The commission shall adopt rules implementing this section. However, such rules shall have the prior approval of the director of agriculture and shall provide therein that the director of agriculture has provided such approval. The director of agriculture or the director's designee shall attend the rule-making hearings conducted under chapter 34.05 RCW and shall assist in conducting those hearings. The authorities granted the department by these rules and by RCW 75.08.080(1)(g), 75.24.080, 75.24.110, 75.28.125, 75.58.020, 75.58.030, and 75.58.040 (as recodified by this act) constitute the only authorities of the department to regulate private sector cultured aquatic products and aquatic farmers as defined in RCW 15.85.020. Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, no action may be taken against any person to enforce these rules unless the department has first provided the person an opportunity for a hearing. In such a case, if the hearing is requested, no enforcement action may be taken before the conclusion of that hearing.

       (3) The rules adopted under this section shall specify the emergency enforcement actions that may be taken by the department, and the circumstances under which they may be taken, without first providing the affected party with an opportunity for a hearing. Neither the provisions of this subsection nor the provisions of subsection (2) of this section shall preclude the department from requesting the initiation of criminal proceedings for violations of the disease inspection and control rules.

       (4) A person shall not violate the rules adopted under subsection (2) or (3) of this section or violate RCW 75.58.040 (as recodified by this act).

       (5) In administering the program established under this section, the department shall use the services of a pathologist licensed to practice veterinary medicine.

       (6) The director in administering the program shall not place constraints on or take enforcement actions in respect to the aquaculture industry that are more rigorous than those placed on the department or other fish-rearing entities.

       Sec. 123. RCW 75.58.020 and 1993 sp.s. c 2 s 56 are each amended to read as follows:

       The directors of agriculture and fish and wildlife shall jointly adopt by rule, in the manner prescribed in RCW 75.58.010(2) (as recodified by this act), a schedule of user fees for the disease inspection and control program established under RCW 75.58.010 (as recodified by this act). The fees shall be established such that the program shall be entirely funded by revenues derived from the user fees by the beginning of the 1987-89 biennium.

       There is established in the state treasury an account known as the aquaculture disease control account which is subject to appropriation. Proceeds of fees charged under this section shall be deposited in the account. Moneys from the account shall be used solely for administering the disease inspection and control program established under RCW 75.58.010 (as recodified by this act).

       Sec. 124. RCW 75.58.030 and 1993 sp.s. c 2 s 57 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) The director shall consult regarding the disease inspection and control program established under RCW 75.58.010 (as recodified by this act) with federal agencies and Indian tribes to assure protection of state, federal, and tribal aquatic resources and to protect private sector cultured aquatic products from disease that could originate from waters or facilities managed by those agencies.

       (2) With regard to the program, the director may enter into contracts or interagency agreements for diagnostic field services with government agencies and institutions of higher education and private industry.

       (3) The director shall provide for the creation and distribution of a roster of biologists having a ((speciality [specialty])) specialty in the diagnosis or treatment of diseases of fish or shellfish. The director shall adopt rules specifying the qualifications which a person must have in order to be placed on the roster.


Repealed Sections


       NEW SECTION. Sec. 125. The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:

       (1) RCW 75.08.010 (Fisheries Code) and 1983 1st ex.s. c 46 s 2 & 1955 c 12 s 75.08.010;

       (2) RCW 75.08.011 (Definitions) and 1998 c 190 s 70, 1996 c 267 s 2, 1995 1st sp.s. c 2 s 6, & 1994 c 255 s 2;

       (3) RCW 75.08.014 (Authority of director to administer department--Qualifications of director) and 1995 1st sp.s. c 2 s 22, 1993 sp.s. c 2 s 21, 1983 1st ex.s. c 46 s 6, & 1953 c 207 s 10;

       (4) RCW 75.08.035 (Senior environmental corps--Department powers and duties) and 1993 sp.s. c 2 s 22 & 1992 c 63 s 11;

       (5) RCW 75.08.274 (Taking food fish for propagation or scientific purposes--Permit required) and 1998 c 190 s 72, 1995 1st sp.s. c 2 s 15, 1983 1st ex.s. c 46 s 28, 1971 c 35 s 1, & 1955 c 12 s 75.16.010;

       (6) RCW 75.10.070 (Service of summons and forfeiture if unable to prosecute violator) and 1983 1st ex.s. c 46 s 38 & 1955 c 12 s 75.36.030;

       (7) RCW 75.10.160 (Enforcement of watercraft registration and boating safety education) and 1989 c 393 s 16;

       (8) RCW 75.25.090 (Personal use fishing licenses--Fees) and 1993 c 215 s 1, 1989 c 305 s 5, & 1987 c 87 s 1;

       (9) RCW 75.25.160 (Recreational licenses--Penalties) and 1989 c 305 s 15, 1987 c 87 s 8, 1984 c 80 s 10, 1983 1st ex.s. c 46 s 100, & 1977 ex.s. c 327 s 16;

       (10) RCW 75.25.210 (Duplicate licenses, permits, tags, stamps, and catch record cards--Fees) and 1994 c 255 s 9;

       (11) RCW 75.28.012 (Licensing districts--Created) and 1993 c 20 s 3, 1983 1st ex.s. c 46 s 102, 1971 ex.s. c 283 s 2, & 1957 c 171 s 1;

       (12) RCW 75.28.335 (Wholesale fish dealers--Additional penalties) and 1985 c 248 s 8; and

       (13) RCW 75.30.160 (Whiting license required in designated areas) and 1998 c 190 s 103, 1993 c 340 s 38, & 1986 c 198 s 6.


Recodified Sections


       NEW SECTION. Sec. 126. RCW 75.08.012, 75.08.013, 75.08.020, 75.08.090, and 75.08.110 are each recodified as sections in chapter 77.04 RCW.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 127. RCW 75.08.025, 75.08.040, 75.08.045, 75.08.055, 75.08.058, 75.08.065, 75.08.070, 75.08.080, 75.08.120, 75.08.160, 75.08.206, 75.08.208, 75.08.230, 75.08.235, 75.08.255, 75.08.265, 75.08.285, 75.08.295, and 75.08.300 are each recodified as sections in chapter 77.12 RCW.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 128. RCW 75.12.010, 75.12.015, 75.12.040, 75.12.132, 75.12.140, 75.12.155, 75.12.210, 75.12.230, 75.12.390, 75.12.440, and 75.12.650 are each recodified as sections in a new chapter in Title 77 RCW.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 129. RCW 75.20.005, 75.20.015, 75.20.025, 75.20.040, 75.20.050, 75.20.060, 75.20.061, 75.20.090, 75.20.098, 75.20.100, 75.20.103, 75.20.104, 75.20.1041, 75.20.106, 75.20.108, 75.20.110, 75.20.130, 75.20.140, 75.20.150, 75.20.160, 75.20.170, 75.20.180, 75.20.190, 75.20.310, 75.20.320, 75.20.325, 75.20.330, 75.20.340, 75.20.350, and 77.12.830 are each recodified as sections in a new chapter added to Title 77 RCW.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 130. RCW 75.24.010, 75.24.030, 75.24.060, 75.24.065, 75.24.070, 75.24.080, 75.24.100, 75.24.110, 75.24.120, 75.24.130, 75.24.140, and 75.24.150 are each recodified as sections in a new chapter in Title 77 RCW.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 131. RCW 75.28.010, 75.28.011, 75.28.014, 75.28.020, 75.28.030, 75.28.034, 75.28.040, 75.28.042, 75.28.044, 75.28.045, 75.28.046, 75.28.047, 75.28.048, 75.28.055, 75.28.095, 75.28.110, 75.28.113, 75.28.114, 75.28.116, 75.28.120, 75.28.125, 75.28.130, 75.28.132, 75.28.133, 75.28.280, 75.28.290, 75.28.295, 75.28.300, 75.28.302, 75.28.305, 75.28.315, 75.28.323, 75.28.328, 75.28.340, 75.28.690, 75.28.700, 75.28.710, 75.28.720, 75.28.730, 75.28.740, 75.28.750, 75.28.760, 75.28.770, 75.28.780, 75.28.900, 77.32.191, 77.32.197, 77.32.199, and 77.32.211 are each recodified as sections in a new chapter in Title 77 RCW.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 132. RCW 75.30.015, 75.30.021, 75.30.050, 75.30.060, 75.30.065, 75.30.070, 75.30.090, 75.30.100, 75.30.120, 75.30.125, 75.30.130, 75.30.140, 75.30.170, 75.30.180, 75.30.210, 75.30.220, 75.30.230, 75.30.240, 75.30.250, 75.30.260, 75.30.270, 75.30.280, 75.30.290, 75.30.300, 75.30.310, 75.30.320, 75.30.330, 75.30.350, 75.30.360, 75.30.370, 75.30.380, 75.30.390, 75.30.410, 75.30.420, 75.30.430, 75.30.440, 75.30.450, 75.30.460, 75.30.470, 75.30.480, 75.30.490, and 75.30.500 are each recodified as sections in a new chapter in Title 77 RCW.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 133. A new chapter is added to Title 77 RCW and is named "Compacts and other agreements." The following sections are recodified under the following subchapter headings:

       (1) "Columbia river compact" as follows:

       RCW 75.40.010; and

       RCW 75.40.020.

       (2) "Pacific marine fisheries compact" as follows:

       RCW 75.40.030; and

       RCW 75.40.040.

       (3) "Coastal ecosystems compact" as follows:

       RCW 75.40.100; and

       RCW 75.40.110.

       (4) "Wildlife violator compact" as follows:

       RCW 77.17.010;

       RCW 77.17.020; and

       RCW 77.17.030.

       (5) "Snake river boundary" as follows:

       RCW 77.12.450;

       RCW 77.12.470;

       RCW 77.12.480; and

       RCW 77.12.490.

       (6) "Miscellaneous" as follows:

       RCW 75.40.060;

       RCW 77.12.430; and

       RCW 77.12.440.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 134. RCW 75.44.100, 75.44.110, 75.44.120, 75.44.130, 75.44.140, and 75.44.150 are each recodified as sections in a new chapter in Title 77 RCW.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 135. RCW 75.46.005, 75.46.010, 75.46.030, 75.46.040, 75.46.050, 75.46.060, 75.46.070, 75.46.080, 75.46.090, 75.46.100, 75.46.110, 75.46.120, 75.46.150, 75.46.160, 75.46.170, 75.46.180, 75.46.190, 75.46.200, 75.46.210, 75.46.300, 75.46.350, 75.56.050, and 75.46.900 are each recodified as sections in a new chapter in Title 77 RCW.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 136. RCW 75.48.020, 75.48.040, 75.48.050, 75.48.060, 75.48.070, 75.48.080, 75.48.100, and 75.48.110 are each recodified as sections in a new chapter in Title 77 RCW.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 137. RCW 75.50.010, 75.50.020, 75.50.030, 75.50.040, 75.50.060, 75.50.070, 75.50.080, 75.50.090, 75.50.100, 75.50.105, 75.50.110, 75.50.115, 75.50.125, 75.50.130, 75.50.150, 75.50.160, 75.50.165, 75.50.170, 75.50.180, 75.50.190, 75.08.245, 75.08.400, 75.08.410, 75.08.420, 75.08.430, 75.08.440, 75.08.450, 75.08.500, 75.08.510, 75.08.520, 75.08.530, and 75.50.900 are each recodified as sections in a new chapter in Title 77 RCW.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 138. RCW 75.52.010, 75.52.020, 75.52.030, 75.52.035, 75.52.040, 75.52.050, 75.52.060, 75.52.070, 75.08.047, 75.52.080, 75.52.100, 75.52.110, 75.52.120, 75.52.130, 75.52.140, 75.52.150, 75.52.160, and 75.52.900 are each recodified as sections in a new chapter in Title 77 RCW.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 139. RCW 75.54.005, 75.54.010, 75.54.020, 75.54.030, 75.54.040, 75.54.050, 75.54.060, 75.54.070, 75.54.080, 75.54.090, 75.54.100, 75.54.110, 75.54.120, 75.54.130, 75.54.140, 75.54.150, 75.54.900, and 75.54.901 are each recodified as sections in a new chapter in Title 77 RCW.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 140. RCW 75.56.010, 75.56.020, 75.56.030, 75.56.040, 75.56.900, and 75.56.905 are each recodified as sections in a new chapter in Title 77 RCW.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 141. RCW 75.58.010, 75.58.020, 75.58.030, and 75.58.040 are each recodified as sections in a new chapter in Title 77 RCW.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 142. RCW 75.25.092 is recodified as a new section in chapter 77.32 RCW.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 143. RCW 75.10.150 is recodified as a new section in chapter 77.15 RCW.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 144. RCW 75.25.901, 75.25.902, 75.30.055, 75.98.005, 75.98.006, 75.98.007, and 75.98.030 are each decodified.


PART II

TITLE 77

Amendments


       Sec. 201. RCW 77.04.010 and 1990 c 84 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

       This title is known and may be cited as "Fish and Wildlife Code of the State of Washington."

       Sec. 202. RCW 77.04.020 and 1996 c 267 s 32 are each amended to read as follows:

       The department consists of the state fish and wildlife commission and the director. ((The director is responsible for the administration and operation of the department, subject to the provisions of this title.)) The commission may delegate to the director any of the powers and duties vested in the commission. ((The director shall perform the duties prescribed by law and shall carry out the basic goals and objectives prescribed under RCW 77.04.055.))

       Sec. 203. RCW 77.04.030 and 1994 c 264 s 52 are each amended to read as follows:

       The fish and wildlife commission consists of nine registered voters of the state. In January of each odd-numbered year, the governor shall appoint with the advice and consent of the senate two registered voters to the commission to serve for terms of six years from that January or until their successors are appointed and qualified. If a vacancy occurs on the commission prior to the expiration of a term, the governor shall appoint a registered voter within sixty days to complete the term. Three members shall be residents of that portion of the state lying east of the summit of the Cascade mountains, and three shall be residents of that portion of the state lying west of the summit of the Cascade mountains. Three additional members shall be appointed at-large ((effective July 1, 1993; one of whom shall serve a one and one-half year term to end December 31, 1994; one of whom shall serve a three and one-half year term to end December 31, 1996; and one of whom shall serve a five and one-half year term to end December 31, 1998. Thereafter all members are to serve a six-year term)). No two members may be residents of the same county. The legal office of the commission is at the administrative office of the department in Olympia.

       Sec. 204. RCW 77.04.055 and 1995 1st sp.s. c 2 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) In establishing policies to preserve, protect, and perpetuate wildlife, fish, and wildlife and fish habitat, the commission shall meet annually with the governor to:

       (a) Review and prescribe basic goals and objectives related to those policies; and

       (b) Review the performance of the department in implementing fish and wildlife policies.

       The commission shall maximize fishing, hunting, and outdoor recreational opportunities compatible with healthy and diverse fish and wildlife populations.

       (2) The commission shall establish hunting, trapping, and fishing seasons and prescribe the time, place, manner, and methods that may be used to harvest or enjoy game fish and wildlife.

       (3) The commission shall establish provisions regulating food fish and shellfish as provided in RCW 75.08.080 (as recodified by this act).

       (4) The commission shall have final approval authority for tribal, interstate, international, and any other department agreements relating to fish and wildlife.

       (5) The commission shall adopt rules to implement the state's fish and wildlife laws.

       (6) The commission shall have final approval authority for the department's budget proposals.

       (7) The commission shall select its own staff and shall appoint the director of the department. The director and commission staff shall serve at the pleasure of the commission.

       Sec. 205. RCW 77.04.080 and 1995 1st sp.s. c 2 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:

       Persons eligible for appointment as director shall have practical knowledge of the habits and distribution of fish and wildlife. The director shall supervise the administration and operation of the department and perform the duties prescribed by law and delegated by the commission. The director shall carry out the basic goals and objectives prescribed under RCW 77.04.055. The director may appoint and employ necessary personnel. The director may delegate, in writing, to department personnel the duties and powers necessary for efficient operation and administration of the department.

       Only persons having general knowledge of the fisheries and wildlife resources and of the commercial and recreational fishing industry in this state are eligible for appointment as director. The director shall not have a financial interest in the fishing industry or a directly related industry. The director shall receive the salary fixed by the governor under RCW 43.03.040.

       The director is the ex officio secretary of the commission and shall attend its meetings and keep a record of its business.

       ((The director may appoint and employ necessary departmental personnel. The director may delegate to department personnel the duties and powers necessary for efficient operation and administration of the department.))

       Sec. 206. RCW 77.04.100 and 1993 sp.s. c 2 s 65 are each amended to read as follows:

       The director shall develop proposals to reinstate the natural salmon and steelhead trout fish runs in the Tilton and upper Cowlitz rivers in accordance with RCW 75.08.020(3) (as recodified by this act).

       Sec. 207. RCW 77.08.010 and 1998 c 190 s 111 are each amended to read as follows:

       As used in this title ((or Title 75 RCW)) or rules adopted ((pursuant to those)) under this title((s)), unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

       (1) "Director" means the director of fish and wildlife.

       (2) "Department" means the department of fish and wildlife.

       (3) "Commission" means the state fish and wildlife commission.

       (4) "Person" means and includes an individual((,)); a corporation((,)); a public or private entity or organization; a local, state, or federal agency; all business organizations, including corporations and partnerships; or a group of two or more individuals acting with a common purpose whether acting in an individual, representative, or official capacity.

       (5) "Fish and wildlife officer" means a person appointed and commissioned by the director, with authority to enforce ((laws)) this title and rules adopted pursuant to this title, and other statutes as prescribed by the legislature. Fish and wildlife officer includes a person commissioned before June 11, 1998, as a wildlife agent or a fisheries patrol officer.

       (6) "Ex officio fish and wildlife officer" means a commissioned officer of a municipal, county, state, or federal agency having as its primary function the enforcement of criminal laws in general, while the officer is in the appropriate jurisdiction. The term "ex officio fish and wildlife officer" includes special agents of the national marine fisheries service, state parks commissioned officers, United States fish and wildlife special agents, department of natural resources enforcement officers, and United States forest service officers, while the agents and officers are within their respective jurisdictions.

       (7) "To hunt" and its derivatives means an effort to kill, injure, capture, or harass a wild animal or wild bird.

       (8) "To trap" and its derivatives means a method of hunting using devices to capture wild animals or wild birds.

       (9) "To fish," "to harvest," and "to take," and ((its)) their derivatives means an effort to kill, injure, harass, or catch a fish or shellfish.

       (10) "Open season" means those times, manners of taking, and places or waters established by rule of the commission for the lawful hunting, fishing, taking, or possession of game animals, game birds, ((or)) game fish, food fish, or shellfish that conform to the special restrictions or physical descriptions established by rule of the commission or that have otherwise been deemed legal to hunt, fish, take, or possess by rule of the commission. "Open season" includes the first and last days of the established time.

       (11) "Closed season" means all times, manners of taking, and places or waters other than those established by rule of the commission as an open season. "Closed season" also means all hunting, fishing, taking, or possession of game animals, game birds, or game fish that do not conform to the special restrictions or physical descriptions established by rule of the commission as an open season or that have not otherwise been deemed legal to hunt, fish, take, or possess by rule of the commission as an open season.

       (12) "Closed area" means a place where the hunting of some species of wild animals or wild birds is prohibited.

       (13) "Closed waters" means all or part of a lake, river, stream, or other body of water, where fishing for game fish is prohibited.

       (14) "Game reserve" means a closed area where hunting for all wild animals and wild birds is prohibited.

       (15) "Bag limit" means the maximum number of game animals, game birds, or game fish which may be taken, caught, killed, or possessed by a person, as specified by rule of the commission for a particular period of time, or as to size, sex, or species.

       (16) "Wildlife" means all species of the animal kingdom whose members exist in Washington in a wild state. This includes but is not limited to mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and invertebrates. The term "wildlife" does not include feral domestic mammals, old world rats and mice of the family Muridae of the order Rodentia (((old world rats and mice))), or those fish, shellfish, and marine invertebrates classified as food fish or shellfish by the director. The term "wildlife" includes all stages of development and the bodily parts of wildlife members.

       (17) "Wild animals" means those species of the class Mammalia whose members exist in Washington in a wild state and the species Rana catesbeiana (bullfrog). The term "wild animal" does not include feral domestic mammals or old world rats and mice of the family Muridae of the order Rodentia (((old world rats and mice))).

       (18) "Wild birds" means those species of the class Aves whose members exist in Washington in a wild state.

       (19) "Protected wildlife" means wildlife designated by the commission that shall not be hunted or fished.

       (20) "Endangered species" means wildlife designated by the commission as seriously threatened with extinction.

       (21) "Game animals" means wild animals that shall not be hunted except as authorized by the commission.

       (22) "Fur-bearing animals" means game animals that shall not be trapped except as authorized by the commission.

       (23) "Game birds" means wild birds that shall not be hunted except as authorized by the commission.

       (24) "Predatory birds" means wild birds that may be hunted throughout the year as authorized by the commission.

       (25) "Deleterious exotic wildlife" means species of the animal kingdom not native to Washington and designated as dangerous to the environment or wildlife of the state.

       (26) "Game farm" means property on which wildlife is held or raised for commercial purposes, trade, or gift. The term "game farm" does not include publicly owned facilities.

       (27) "Person of disability" means a permanently disabled person who is not ambulatory without the assistance of a wheelchair, crutches, or similar devices.

       (28) "Fish" includes all species classified as game fish or food fish by statute or rule, as well as all fin fish not currently classified as food fish or game fish if such species exist in state waters. The term "fish" includes all stages of development and the bodily parts of fish species.

       (29) "Raffle" means an activity in which tickets bearing an individual number are sold for not more than twenty-five dollars each and in which a permit or permits are awarded to hunt or for access to hunt big game animals or wild turkeys on the basis of a drawing from the tickets by the person or persons conducting the raffle.

       (30) "Youth" means a person fifteen years old for fishing and under sixteen years old for hunting.

       (31) "Senior" means a person seventy years old or older.

       (32) "License year" means the period of time for which a recreational license is valid. The license year begins April 1st, and ends March 31st.

       (33) "Saltwater" means those marine waters seaward of river mouths.

       (34) "Freshwater" means all waters not defined as saltwater including, but not limited to, rivers upstream of the river mouth, lakes, ponds, and reservoirs.

       (35) "State waters" means all marine waters and fresh waters within ordinary high water lines and within the territorial boundaries of the state.

       (36) "Offshore waters" means marine waters of the Pacific Ocean outside the territorial boundaries of the state, including the marine waters of other states and countries.

       (37) "Concurrent waters of the Columbia river" means those waters of the Columbia river that coincide with the Washington-Oregon state boundary.

       (38) "Resident" means a person who has maintained a permanent place of abode within the state for at least ninety days immediately preceding an application for a license, has established by formal evidence an intent to continue residing within the state, and who is not licensed to hunt or fish as a resident in another state.

       (39) "Nonresident" means a person who has not fulfilled the qualifications of a resident.

       (40) "Shellfish" means those species of marine and freshwater invertebrates that have been classified and that shall not be taken except as authorized by rule of the commission. The term "shellfish" includes all stages of development and the bodily parts of shellfish species.

       (41) "Commercial" means related to or connected with buying, selling, or bartering. Fishing for food fish or shellfish with gear unlawful for fishing for personal use, or possessing food fish or shellfish in excess of the limits permitted for personal use are commercial activities.

       (42) "To process" and its derivatives mean preparing or preserving food fish or shellfish.

       (43) "Personal use" means for the private use of the individual taking the food fish or shellfish and not for sale or barter.

       (44) "Angling gear" means a line attached to a rod and reel capable of being held in hand while landing the fish or a hand-held line operated without rod or reel.

       (45) "Fishery" means the taking of one or more particular species of food fish or shellfish with particular gear in a particular geographical area.

       (46) "Limited-entry license" means a license subject to a license limitation program established in chapter 75.30 RCW (as recodified by this act).

       (47) "Seaweed" means marine aquatic plant species that are dependent upon the marine aquatic or tidal environment, and exist in either an attached or free floating form, and includes but is not limited to marine aquatic plants in the classes Chlorophyta, Phaeophyta, and Rhodophyta.

       (48) "Trafficking" means offering, attempting to engage, or engaging in sale, barter, or purchase of fish, shellfish, wildlife, or deleterious exotic wildlife.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 208. A new section is added to chapter 77.08 RCW to read as follows:

       "Food fish" means those species of the classes Osteichthyes, Agnatha, and Chondrichthyes that have been classified and that shall not be fished for except as authorized by rule of the commission. The term "food fish" includes all stages of development and the bodily parts of food fish species.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 209. A new section is added to chapter 77.08 RCW to read as follows:

       "Salmon" means all species of the genus Oncorhynchus, except those classified as game fish in RCW 77.08.020, and includes:


Scientific Name                                              Common Name

 

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha                            Chinook salmon

Oncorhynchus kisutch                                    Coho salmon

Oncorhynchus keta                                         Chum salmon

Oncorhynchus gorbuscha                               Pink salmon

Oncorhynchus nerka                                       Sockeye salmon

       Sec. 210. RCW 77.12.010 and 1985 c 438 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

       ((Wildlife is the property of the state. The department shall preserve, protect, and perpetuate wildlife. Game animals, game birds, and game fish may be taken only at times or places, or in manners or quantities as in the judgment of the commission maximizes public recreational opportunities without impairing the supply of wildlife.))

       The commission shall not adopt rules that categorically prohibit fishing with bait or artificial lures in streams, rivers, beaver ponds, and lakes except that the commission may adopt rules and regulations restricting fishing methods upon a determination by the director that an individual body of water or part thereof clearly requires a fishing method prohibition to conserve or enhance the fisheries resource or to provide selected fishing alternatives. ((The commission shall attempt to maximize the public recreational fishing opportunities of all citizens, particularly juvenile, handicapped, and senior citizens.

       Nothing contained herein shall be construed to infringe on the right of a private property owner to control the owner's private property.))

       Sec. 211. RCW 77.12.035 and 1995 c 370 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

       The ((department)) commission shall protect grizzly bears and develop management programs on publicly owned lands that will encourage the natural regeneration of grizzly bears in areas with suitable habitat. Grizzly bears shall not be transplanted or introduced into the state. Only grizzly bears that are native to Washington state may be utilized by the department for management programs. The department is directed to fully participate in all discussions and negotiations with federal and state agencies relating to grizzly bear management and shall fully communicate, support, and implement the policies of this section.

       Sec. 212. RCW 77.12.055 and 1998 c 190 s 112 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Fish and wildlife officers and ex officio fish and wildlife officers shall enforce this title, ((Title 75 RCW,)) rules of the department, and other statutes as prescribed by the legislature. However, when acting within the scope of these duties and when an offense occurs in the presence of the fish and wildlife officer who is not an ex officio fish and wildlife officer, the fish and wildlife officer may enforce all criminal laws of the state. The fish and wildlife officer must have successfully completed the basic law enforcement academy course sponsored by the criminal justice training commission, or a course approved by the department and the criminal justice training commission and provided by the department or the criminal justice training commission, prior to enforcing the criminal laws of the state.

       (2) Fish and wildlife officers are peace officers.

       (3) Any liability or claim of liability under chapter 4.92 RCW that arises out of the exercise or alleged exercise of authority by a fish and wildlife officer rests with the department unless the fish and wildlife officer acts under the direction and control of another agency or unless the liability is otherwise assumed under an agreement between the department and another agency.

       (4) Fish and wildlife officers may serve and execute warrants and processes issued by the courts.

       (5) Fish and wildlife officers may enforce RCW 79.01.805 and 79.01.810.

       (6) Fish and wildlife officers are authorized to enforce all provisions of chapter 88.02 RCW and any rules adopted under that chapter, and the provisions of RCW 79A.05.310 and any rules adopted under that section.

       (7) To enforce the laws of this title ((and Title 75 RCW)), fish and wildlife officers may call to their aid any ex officio fish and wildlife officer or citizen and that person shall render aid.

       Sec. 213. RCW 77.12.080 and 1998 c 190 s 114 are each amended to read as follows:

       Fish and wildlife officers and ex officio fish and wildlife officers may arrest without warrant persons found violating the law or rules adopted pursuant to this title ((and Title 75 RCW)).

       Sec. 214. RCW 77.12.090 and 1998 c 190 s 115 are each amended to read as follows:

       Fish and wildlife officers and ex officio fish and wildlife officers may make a reasonable search without warrant of a vessel, ((container, or)) conveyances, vehicles, containers, packages, ((game baskets, game coats,)) or other receptacles for fish and wildlife((, or tents, camps, or similar places)) which they have reason to believe contain evidence of a violation of law or rules adopted pursuant to this title ((or Title 75 RCW)) and seize evidence as needed for law enforcement. This authority does not extend to quarters in a boat, building, or other property used exclusively as a private domicile, does not extend to transitory residences in which a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy, and does not allow search and seizure without a warrant if the thing or place is protected from search without warrant within the meaning of Article I, section 7 of the state Constitution. Seizure of property as evidence of a crime does not preclude seizure of the property ((if authorized)) for forfeiture as authorized by law.

       Sec. 215. RCW 77.12.103 and 1993 sp.s. c 2 s 68 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) ((The burden of proof of any exemption or exception to seizure or forfeiture of personal property involved with wildlife offenses is upon the person claiming it.

       (2))) An authorized state, county, or municipal officer may be subject to civil liability under RCW ((77.12.101)) 77.15.070 for willful misconduct or gross negligence in the performance of his or her duties.

       (((3))) (2) The director, the fish and wildlife commission, or the department may be subject to civil liability for their willful or reckless misconduct in matters involving the seizure and forfeiture of personal property involved with fish or wildlife offenses.

       Sec. 216. RCW 77.12.170 and 1998 c 191 s 38 and 1998 c 87 s 2 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

       (1) There is established in the state treasury the state wildlife fund which consists of moneys received from:

       (a) Rentals or concessions of the department;

       (b) The sale of real or personal property held for department purposes;

       (c) The sale of licenses, permits, tags, stamps, and punchcards required by this title, except annual resident adult saltwater and all shellfish licenses, which shall be deposited into the state general fund;

       (d) Fees for informational materials published by the department;

       (e) Fees for personalized vehicle license plates as provided in chapter 46.16 RCW;

       (f) Articles or wildlife sold by the director under this title;

       (g) Compensation for damage to department property or wildlife losses or contributions, gifts, or grants received under RCW 77.12.320 or 77.32.380;

       (h) Excise tax on anadromous game fish collected under chapter 82.27 RCW;

       (i) The sale of personal property seized by the department for food fish, shellfish, or wildlife violations; and

       (j) The department's share of revenues from auctions and raffles authorized by the commission.

       (2) State and county officers receiving any moneys listed in subsection (1) of this section shall deposit them in the state treasury to be credited to the state wildlife fund.

       Sec. 217. RCW 77.12.204 and 1993 sp.s. c 4 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:

       The department of fish and wildlife shall implement practices necessary to meet the standards developed under RCW 79.01.295 on agency-owned and managed agricultural and grazing lands. The standards may be modified on a site-specific basis as necessary and as determined by the department of ((fisheries or)) fish and wildlife, for species that these agencies respectively manage, to achieve the goals established under RCW 79.01.295(1). Existing lessees shall be provided an opportunity to participate in any site-specific field review. Department agricultural and grazing leases issued after December 31, 1994, shall be subject to practices to achieve the standards that meet those developed pursuant to RCW 79.01.295.

       This section shall in no way prevent the department of fish and wildlife from managing its lands ((to accomplish its statutory mandate pursuant to RCW 77.12.010, nor shall it prevent the department from managing its lands)) according to the provisions of RCW 75.08.012, 77.12.210, or rules adopted pursuant to this chapter.

       Sec. 218. RCW 77.12.210 and 1987 c 506 s 30 are each amended to read as follows:

       The director shall maintain and manage real or personal property owned, leased, or held by the department and shall control the construction of buildings, structures, and improvements in or on the property. The director may adopt rules for the operation and maintenance of the property.

       The commission may authorize the director to sell, lease, convey, or grant concessions upon real or personal property under the control of the department. This includes the authority to sell timber, gravel, sand, and other materials or products from real property held by the department ((and may authorize the director)), and to sell or lease the department's real or personal property or grant concessions or rights of way for roads or utilities in the property. Oil and gas resources owned by the state which lie below lands owned, leased, or held by the department shall be offered for lease by the commissioner of public lands pursuant to chapter 79.14 RCW with the proceeds being deposited in the state wildlife fund: PROVIDED, That the commissioner of public lands shall condition such leases at the request of the department to protect wildlife and its habitat.

       If the commission determines that real or personal property held by the department cannot be used advantageously by the department, the director may dispose of that property if it is in the public interest.

       If the state acquired real property with use limited to specific purposes, the director may negotiate terms for the return of the property to the donor or grantor. Other real property shall be sold to the highest bidder at public auction. After appraisal, notice of the auction shall be published at least once a week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within the county where the property is located at least twenty days prior to sale.

       Proceeds from the sales shall be deposited in the state wildlife fund.

       Sec. 219. RCW 77.12.220 and 1987 c 506 s 31 are each amended to read as follows:

       For purposes of this title, the commission may make agreements to obtain real or personal property or to transfer or convey property held by the state to the United States or its agencies or instrumentalities, ((political subdivisions)) units of local government of this state, public service companies, or other persons, if in the judgment of the commission and the attorney general the transfer and conveyance is consistent with public interest. For purposes of this section, "local government" means any city, town, county, special district, municipal corporation, or quasi-municipal corporation.

       If the commission agrees to a transfer or conveyance under this section or to a sale or return of real property under RCW 77.12.210, the director shall certify, with the attorney general, to the governor that the agreement has been made. The certification shall describe the real property. The governor then may execute and the secretary of state attest and deliver to the appropriate entity or person the instrument necessary to fulfill the agreement.

       Sec. 220. RCW 77.12.250 and 1980 c 78 s 42 are each amended to read as follows:

       The director, ((wildlife agents)) fish and wildlife officers, ex officio ((wildlife agents)) fish and wildlife officers, and department employees may enter upon lands or waters and remain there while performing their duties without liability for trespass. It is lawful for aircraft operated by the department to land and take off from beaches or waters of the state.

       Sec. 221. RCW 77.12.315 and 1987 c 506 s 40 are each amended to read as follows:

       If the director determines that a severe problem exists in an area of the state because deer and elk are being pursued, harassed, attacked or killed by dogs, the director may declare by emergency rule that an emergency exists and specify the area where it is lawful for fish and wildlife ((agents)) officers to take into custody or destroy the dogs if necessary. Fish and wildlife ((agents)) officers who take into custody or destroy a dog pursuant to this section are immune from civil or criminal liability arising from their actions.

       Sec. 222. RCW 77.12.470 and 1980 c 78 s 63 are each amended to read as follows:

       To enforce RCW 77.12.480 and 77.12.490 (as recodified by this act), courts in the counties contiguous to the boundary waters, fish and wildlife ((agents)) officers, and ex officio fish and wildlife ((agents)) officers have jurisdiction over the boundary waters to the furthermost shoreline. This jurisdiction is concurrent with the courts and law enforcement officers of Idaho.

       Sec. 223. RCW 77.12.480 and 1980 c 78 s 64 are each amended to read as follows:

       The taking of wildlife from the boundary waters or islands of the Snake river shall be in accordance with the wildlife laws of the respective states. Fish and wildlife ((agents)) officers and ex officio fish and wildlife ((agents)) officers shall honor the license of either state and the right of the holder to take wildlife from the boundary waters and islands in accordance with the laws of the state issuing the license.

       Sec. 224. RCW 77.12.490 and 1980 c 78 s 65 are each amended to read as follows:

       The purpose of RCW 77.12.450 through 77.12.490 (as recodified by this act) is to avoid the conflict, confusion, and difficulty of locating the state boundary in or on the boundary waters and islands of the Snake river. These sections do not allow the holder of a Washington license to fish or hunt on the shoreline, sloughs, or tributaries on the Idaho side, nor allow the holder of an Idaho license to fish or hunt on the shoreline, sloughs, or tributaries on the Washington side.

       Sec. 225. RCW 77.12.610 and 1982 c 155 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

       The purposes of RCW 77.12.610 through 77.12.630 ((and 77.16.610)) are to facilitate the department's gathering of biological data for managing wildlife, fish, and shellfish resources of this state and to protect ((wildlife)) these resources by assuring compliance with Title 77 RCW, and rules adopted thereunder, in a manner designed to minimize inconvenience to the public.

       Sec. 226. RCW 77.12.620 and 1982 c 155 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

       The department is authorized to require hunters and fishermen occupying a motor vehicle approaching or entering a check station to stop and produce for inspection: (1) Any wildlife, fish, shellfish, or seaweed in their possession; (2) licenses, permits, tags, stamps, or ((punchcards)) catch record cards, required under Title 77 RCW, or rules adopted thereunder. For these purposes, the department is authorized to operate check stations which shall be plainly marked by signs, operated by at least one uniformed fish and wildlife ((agent)) officer, and operated in a safe manner.

       Sec. 227. RCW 77.12.630 and 1982 c 155 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

       The powers conferred by RCW 77.12.610 through 77.12.630 ((and 77.16.610)) are in addition to all other powers conferred by law upon the department. Nothing in RCW 77.12.610 through 77.12.630 ((and 77.16.610)) shall be construed to prohibit the department from operating wildlife information stations at which persons shall not be required to stop and report, or from executing arrests, searches, or seizures otherwise authorized by law.

       Sec. 228. RCW 77.12.655 and 1990 c 84 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

       The department, in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW, shall adopt and enforce necessary rules defining the extent and boundaries of habitat buffer zones for bald eagles. Rules shall take into account the need for variation of the extent of the zone from case to case, and the need for protection of bald eagles. The rules shall also establish guidelines and priorities for purchase or trade and establishment of conservation easements and/or leases to protect such designated properties. The department shall also adopt rules to provide adequate notice to property owners of their options under RCW 77.12.650 ((through 77.12.655)) and this section.

       Sec. 229. RCW 77.12.830 and 1997 c 425 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Beginning in January 1998, the department of fish and wildlife and the department of natural resources shall implement a habitat incentives program based on the recommendations of federally recognized Indian tribes, landowners, the regional fisheries enhancement groups, the timber, fish, and wildlife cooperators, and other interested parties. The program shall allow a private landowner to enter into an agreement with the departments to enhance habitat on the landowner's property for food fish, game fish, or other wildlife species. In exchange, the landowner shall receive state regulatory certainty with regard to future applications for hydraulic project approval or a forest practices permit on the property covered by the agreement. The overall goal of the program is to provide a mechanism that facilitates habitat development on private property while avoiding an adverse state regulatory impact to the landowner at some future date. A single agreement between the departments and a landowner may encompass up to one thousand acres. A landowner may enter into multiple agreements with the departments, provided that the total acreage covered by such agreements with a single landowner does not exceed ten thousand acres. The departments are not obligated to enter into an agreement unless the departments find that the agreement is in the best interest of protecting fish or wildlife species or their habitat.

       (2) A habitat incentives agreement shall be in writing and shall contain at least the following: A description of the property covered by the agreement, an expiration date, a description of the condition of the property prior to the implementation of the agreement, and other information needed by the landowner and the departments for future reference and decisions.

       (3) As part of the agreement, the department of fish and wildlife may stipulate the factors that will be considered when the department evaluates a landowner's application for hydraulic project approval under RCW 75.20.100 or 75.20.103 (as recodified by this act) on property covered by the agreement. The department's identification of these evaluation factors shall be in concurrence with the department of natural resources and affected federally recognized Indian tribes. In general, future decisions related to the issuance, conditioning, or denial of hydraulic project approval shall be based on the conditions present on the landowner's property at the time of the agreement, unless all parties agree otherwise.

       (4) As part of the agreement, the department of natural resources may stipulate the factors that will be considered when the department evaluates a landowner's application for a forest practices permit under chapter 76.09 RCW on property covered by the agreement. The department's identification of these evaluation factors shall be in concurrence with the department of fish and wildlife and affected federally recognized Indian tribes. In general, future decisions related to the issuance, conditioning, or denial of forest practices permits shall be based on the conditions present on the landowner's property at the time of the agreement, unless all parties agree otherwise.

       (5) The agreement is binding on and may be used by only the landowner who entered into the agreement with the department. The agreement shall not be appurtenant with the land. However, if a new landowner chooses to maintain the habitat enhancement efforts on the property, the new landowner and the departments may jointly choose to retain the agreement on the property.

       (6) If the departments receive multiple requests for agreements with private landowners under the habitat incentives program, the departments shall prioritize these requests and shall enter into as many agreements as possible within available budgetary resources.

       Sec. 230. RCW 77.12.858 and 1999 c 342 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:

       All receipts from the salmon stamp program created under RCW 77.12.850 through 77.12.860 must be deposited into the regional fisheries enhancement salmonid recovery account created under RCW 75.50.125 (as recodified by this act). Expenditures from the account may be used only for the purposes specified in RCW 75.50.125 (as recodified by this act) and chapter 342, Laws of 1999. The department shall report biennially to the legislature on the amount of money the salmon stamp program has generated.

       Sec. 231. RCW 77.15.070 and 1998 c 190 s 69 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Fish and wildlife officers and ex officio fish and wildlife officers may seize without warrant boats, airplanes, vehicles, motorized implements, conveyances, gear, appliances, or other articles they have probable cause to believe have been held with intent to violate or used in violation of this ((chapter)) title or rule of the commission or director. However, fish and wildlife officers or ex officio fish and wildlife officers may not seize any item or article, other than for evidence, if under the circumstances, it is reasonable to conclude that the violation was inadvertent. The property seized is subject to forfeiture to the state under this section regardless of ownership. Property seized may be recovered by its owner by depositing into court a cash bond equal to the value of the seized property but not more than twenty-five thousand dollars. Such cash bond is subject to forfeiture in lieu of the property. Forfeiture of property seized under this section is a civil forfeiture against property and is intended to be a remedial civil sanction.

       (2) In the event of a seizure of property under this section, jurisdiction to begin the forfeiture proceedings shall commence upon seizure. Within fifteen days following the seizure, the seizing authority shall serve a written notice of intent to forfeit property on the owner of the property seized and on any person having any known right or interest in the property seized. Notice may be served by any method authorized by law or court rule, including service by certified mail with return receipt requested. Service by mail is deemed complete upon mailing within the fifteen-day period following the seizure.

       (3) Persons claiming a right of ownership or right to possession of property are entitled to a hearing to contest forfeiture. Such a claim shall specify the claim of ownership or possession and shall be made in writing and served on the director within forty-five days of the seizure. If the seizing authority has complied with notice requirements and there is no claim made within forty-five days, then the property shall be forfeited to the state.

       (4) If any person timely serves the director with a claim to property, the person shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to the person's claim or right. The hearing shall be before the director or director's designee, or before an administrative law judge appointed under chapter 34.12 RCW, except that a person asserting a claim or right may remove the matter to a court of competent jurisdiction if the aggregate value of the property seized is more than five thousand dollars.

       (5) The hearing to contest forfeiture and any subsequent appeal shall be as provided for in ((Title 34 RCW)) chapter 34.05 RCW, the administrative procedure act. The seizing authority has the burden to demonstrate that it had reason to believe the property was held with intent to violate or was used in violation of this title or rule of the commission or director. The person contesting forfeiture has the burden of production and proof by a preponderance of evidence that the person owns or has a right to possess the property and:

       (a) That the property was not held with intent to violate or used in violation of this title ((or Title 75 RCW)); or

       (b) If the property is a boat, airplane, or vehicle, that the illegal use or planned illegal use of the boat, airplane, or vehicle occurred without the owner's knowledge or consent, and that the owner acted reasonably to prevent illegal uses of such boat, airplane, or vehicle.

       (6) A forfeiture of a conveyance encumbered by a perfected security interest is subject to the interest of the secured party if the secured party neither had knowledge (([of])) of nor consented to the act or omission. No security interest in seized property may be perfected after seizure.

       (7) If seized property is forfeited under this section the department may retain it for official use unless the property is required to be destroyed, or upon application by any law enforcement agency of the state, release such property to the agency for the use of enforcing this title, or sell such property, and deposit the proceeds to the wildlife fund, as provided for in RCW 77.12.170.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 232. A new section is added to chapter 77.15 RCW to read as follows:

       Fish and wildlife officers and ex officio fish and wildlife officers may seize without a warrant wildlife, fish, and shellfish they have probable cause to believe have been taken, transported, or possessed in violation of this title or rule of the commission or director.

       Sec. 233. RCW 77.15.080 and 1998 c 190 s 113 are each amended to read as follows:

       Based upon articulable facts that a person is engaged in fishing or hunting activities, fish and wildlife officers have the authority to temporarily stop the person and check for valid licenses, tags, permits, stamps, or catch record cards, and to inspect all fish and wildlife in possession as well as the equipment being used to ensure compliance with the requirements of this title ((and Title 75 RCW)).

       Sec. 234. RCW 77.15.090 and 1998 c 190 s 117 are each amended to read as follows:

       On a showing of probable cause that there has been a violation of any fish or wildlife law of the state of Washington, or upon a showing of probable cause to believe that evidence of such violation may be found at a place, a court shall issue a search warrant or arrest warrant. Fish and wildlife officers may execute any such arrest or search warrant reasonably necessary to their duties under this title ((or Title 75 RCW)) and may seize fish and wildlife or any evidence of a crime and the fruits or instrumentalities of a crime as provided by warrant. The court may have a building, enclosure, vehicle, vessel, container, or receptacle opened or entered and the contents examined.

       Sec. 235. RCW 77.15.100 and 1998 c 190 s 63 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Unless otherwise provided in this title ((or Title 75 RCW)), fish, shellfish, or wildlife unlawfully taken or possessed, or involved in a violation shall be forfeited to the state upon conviction. Unless already held by, sold, destroyed, or disposed of by the department, the court shall order such fish or wildlife to be delivered to the department. Where delay will cause loss to the value of the property and a ready wholesale buying market exists, the department may sell property to a wholesale buyer at a fair market value.

       (2) ((The department may use, sell, or destroy any other)) When seized property is forfeited ((by the court or)) to the department, the department may retain it for official use unless the property is required to be destroyed, or upon application by any law enforcement agency of the state, release the property to the agency for the use of enforcing this title, or sell such property and deposit the proceeds into the state wildlife fund established under RCW 77.12.170. Any sale of other property shall be at public auction or after public advertisement reasonably designed to obtain the highest price. The time, place, and manner of holding the sale shall be determined by the director. The director may contract for the sale to be through the department of general administration as state surplus property, or, except where not justifiable by the value of the property, the director shall publish notice of the sale once a week for at least two consecutive weeks before the sale in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the sale is to be held. ((Proceeds of the sale shall be deposited in the state treasury to be credited to the state wildlife fund.))

       Sec. 236. RCW 77.15.120 and 1998 c 190 s 13 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) A person is guilty of unlawful taking of endangered fish or wildlife in the second degree if the person hunts, fishes, possesses, maliciously harasses or kills fish or wildlife, or maliciously destroys the nests or eggs of fish or wildlife and the fish or wildlife is designated by the commission as endangered, and the taking has not been authorized by rule of the commission.

       (2) A person is guilty of unlawful taking of endangered fish or wildlife in the first degree if the person has been:

       (a) Convicted under subsection (1) of this section or convicted of any crime under this title involving the killing, possessing, harassing, or harming of endangered fish or wildlife; and

       (b) Within five years of the date of the prior conviction the person commits the act described by subsection (1) of this section.

       (3)(a) Unlawful taking of endangered fish or wildlife in the second degree is a gross misdemeanor.

       (b) Unlawful taking of endangered fish or wildlife in the first degree is a class C felony. The department shall revoke any licenses or tags used in connection with the crime and order the person's privileges to hunt, fish, trap, or obtain licenses under this title ((and Title 75 RCW)) to be suspended for two years.

       Sec. 237. RCW 77.15.160 and 1998 c 190 s 17 are each amended to read as follows:

       A person is guilty of an infraction, which shall be cited and punished as provided under chapter 7.84 RCW, if the person:

       (1) Fails to immediately record a catch of fish or shellfish on a catch record card required by RCW ((75.25.190 or 77.32.050)) 77.32.430, or required by rule of the commission under this title ((or Title 75 RCW)); or

       (2) Fishes for personal use using barbed hooks in violation of any rule; or

       (3) Violates any other rule of the commission or director that is designated by rule as an infraction.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 238. A new section is added to chapter 77.15 RCW to read as follows:

       Any person who is damaged by any act prohibited in RCW 77.15.210 may bring a civil action to enjoin further violations, and recover damages sustained, including a reasonable attorneys' fee. The trial court may increase the award of damages to an amount not to exceed three times the damages sustained. A party seeking civil damages under this section may recover upon proof of a violation by a preponderance of the evidence. The state of Washington may bring a civil action to enjoin violations of this section.

       Sec. 239. RCW 77.15.300 and 1998 c 190 s 52 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) A person is guilty of unlawfully undertaking hydraulic project activities if the person constructs any form of hydraulic project or performs other work on a hydraulic project and:

       (a) Fails to have a hydraulic project approval required under chapter 75.20 RCW (as recodified by this act) for such construction or work; or

       (b) Violates any requirements or conditions of the hydraulic project approval for such construction or work.

       (2) Unlawfully undertaking hydraulic project activities is a gross misdemeanor.

       Sec. 240. RCW 77.15.310 and 1998 c 190 s 53 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) A person is guilty of unlawful failure to use or maintain an approved fish guard on a diversion device if the person owns, controls, or operates a device used for diverting or conducting water from a lake, river, or stream and:

       (a) The device is not equipped with a fish guard, screen, or bypass approved by the director as required by RCW 75.20.040 (as recodified by this act) or 77.16.220; or

       (b) The person knowingly fails to maintain or operate an approved fish guard, screen, or bypass so as to effectively screen or prevent fish from entering the intake.

       (2) Unlawful failure to use or maintain an approved fish guard, screen, or bypass on a diversion device is a gross misdemeanor. Following written notification to the person from the department that there is a violation, each day that a diversion device is operated without an approved or maintained fish guard, screen, or bypass is a separate offense.

       Sec. 241. RCW 77.15.320 and 1998 c 190 s 54 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) A person is guilty of unlawful failure to provide, maintain, or operate a fishway for dam or other obstruction if the person owns, operates, or controls a dam or other obstruction to fish passage on a river or stream and:

       (a) The dam or obstruction is not provided with a durable and efficient fishway approved by the director as required by RCW 75.20.060 (as recodified by this act);

       (b) Fails to maintain a fishway in efficient operating condition; or

       (c) Fails to continuously supply a fishway with a sufficient supply of water to allow the free passage of fish.

       (2) Unlawful failure to provide, maintain, or operate a fishway for dam or other obstruction is a gross misdemeanor. Following written notification to the person from the department that there is a violation, each day of unlawful failure to provide, maintain, or operate a fishway is a separate offense.

       Sec. 242. RCW 77.15.350 and 1998 c 190 s 58 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) A person is guilty of violating a rule regarding inspection and disease control of aquatic farms if the person:

       (a) Violates any rule adopted under chapter 75.58 RCW (as recodified by this act) regarding the inspection and disease control program for an aquatic farm; or

       (b) Fails to register or report production from an aquatic farm as required by chapter 75.58 RCW (as recodified by this act).

       (2) A violation of a rule regarding inspection and disease control of aquatic farms is a misdemeanor.

       Sec. 243. RCW 77.15.360 and 1998 c 190 s 61 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) A person is guilty of unlawful interfering in department operations if the person prevents department employees from carrying out duties authorized by this title ((or Title 75 RCW)), including but not limited to interfering in the operation of department vehicles, vessels, or aircraft.

       (2) Unlawful interfering in department operations is a gross misdemeanor.

       Sec. 244. RCW 77.15.380 and 1998 c 190 s 18 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) A person is guilty of unlawful recreational fishing in the second degree if the person fishes for, takes, possesses, or harvests fish or shellfish and:

       (a) The person does not have and possess the license or the catch record card required by chapter 75.25 (as recodified by this act) or 77.32 RCW for such activity; or

       (b) The action violates any rule of the commission or the director regarding seasons, bag or possession limits but less than two times the bag or possession limit, closed areas, closed times, or any other rule addressing the manner or method of fishing or possession of fish, except for use of a net to take fish as provided for in RCW 77.15.580.

       (2) Unlawful recreational fishing in the second degree is a misdemeanor.

       Sec. 245. RCW 77.15.390 and 1998 c 190 s 20 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) A person is guilty of unlawful taking of seaweed if the person takes, possesses, or harvests seaweed and:

       (a) The person does not have and possess the license required by chapter 75.25 RCW (as recodified by this act) for taking seaweed; or

       (b) The action violates any rule of the department or the department of natural resources regarding seasons, possession limits, closed areas, closed times, or any other rule addressing the manner or method of taking, possessing, or harvesting of seaweed.

       (2) Unlawful taking of seaweed is a misdemeanor. This does not affect rights of the state to recover civilly for trespass, conversion, or theft of state-owned valuable materials.

       Sec. 246. RCW 77.15.470 and 1998 c 190 s 29 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) A person is guilty of unlawfully avoiding wildlife check stations or field inspections if the person fails to:

       (a) Obey check station signs;

       (b) Stop and report at a check station if directed to do so by a uniformed fish and wildlife officer; or

       (c) Produce for inspection upon request by a fish and wildlife officer: (i) Hunting or fishing equipment; (ii) seaweed, fish, shellfish, or wildlife; or (iii) licenses, permits, tags, stamps, or catch record cards required by this title ((or Title 75 RCW)).

       (2) Unlawfully avoiding wildlife check stations or field inspections is a gross misdemeanor.

       (3) Wildlife check stations may not be established upon interstate highways or state routes.

       Sec. 247. RCW 77.15.480 and 1980 c 78 s 27 are each amended to read as follows:

       Articles or devices unlawfully used, possessed, or maintained for catching, taking, killing, attracting, or decoying wildlife are public nuisances. If necessary, fish and wildlife ((agents)) officers and ex officio fish and wildlife ((agents)) officers may seize, abate, or destroy these public nuisances without warrant or process.

       Sec. 248. RCW 77.15.500 and 1998 c 190 s 35 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) A person is guilty of commercial fishing without a license in the second degree if the person fishes for, takes, or delivers food fish, shellfish, or game fish while acting for commercial purposes and:

       (a) The person does not hold a fishery license or delivery license under chapter 75.28 RCW (as recodified by this act) for the food fish or shellfish; or

       (b) The person is not a licensed operator designated as an alternate operator on a fishery or delivery license under chapter 75.28 RCW (as recodified by this act) for the food fish or shellfish.

       (2) A person is guilty of commercial fishing without a license in the first degree if the person commits the act described by subsection (1) of this section and:

       (a) The violation involves taking, delivery, or possession of food fish or shellfish with a value of two hundred fifty dollars or more; or

       (b) The violation involves taking, delivery, or possession of food fish or shellfish from an area that was closed to the taking of such food fish or shellfish by any statute or rule.

       (3)(a) Commercial fishing without a license in the second degree is a gross misdemeanor.

       (b) Commercial fishing without a license in the first degree is a class C felony.

       Sec. 249. RCW 77.15.530 and 1998 c 190 s 38 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) A person who holds a fishery license required by chapter 75.28 RCW (as recodified by this act), or who holds an operator's license and is designated as an alternate operator on a fishery license required by chapter 75.28 RCW (as recodified by this act), is guilty of unlawful use of a nondesignated vessel if the person takes, fishes for, or delivers from that fishery using a vessel not designated on the person's license, when vessel designation is required by chapter 75.28 RCW (as recodified by this act).

       (2) Unlawful use of a nondesignated vessel is a gross misdemeanor.

       (3) A nondesignated vessel may be used, subject to appropriate notification to the department and in accordance with rules established by the commission, when a designated vessel is inoperative because of accidental damage or mechanical breakdown.

       (4) If the person commits the act described by subsection (1) of this section and the vessel designated on the person's fishery license was used by any person in the fishery on the same day, then the violation for using a nondesignated vessel is a class C felony. Upon conviction the department shall order revocation and suspension of all commercial fishing privileges under chapter 75.28 RCW (as recodified by this act) for a period of one year.

       Sec. 250. RCW 77.15.540 and 1998 c 190 s 39 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) A person who holds a fishery license required by chapter 75.28 RCW (as recodified by this act), or who holds an operator's license and is designated as an alternate operator on a fishery license required by chapter 75.28 RCW (as recodified by this act), is guilty of unlawful use of a commercial fishery license if the person:

       (a) Does not have the commercial fishery license or operator's license in possession during fishing or delivery; or

       (b) Violates any rule of the department regarding the use, possession, display, or presentation of the person's license, decals, or vessel numbers.

       (2) Unlawful use of a commercial fishery license is a misdemeanor.

       Sec. 251. RCW 77.15.570 and 1998 c 190 s 49 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, it is unlawful for a person who is not a treaty Indian fisherman to participate in the taking of fish or shellfish in a treaty Indian fishery, or to be on board a vessel, or associated equipment, operating in a treaty Indian fishery. A violation of this subsection is a gross misdemeanor.

       (2) A person who violates subsection (1) of this section with the intent of acting for commercial purposes, including any sale of catch, control of catch, profit from catch, or payment for fishing assistance, is guilty of a class C felony. Upon conviction, the department shall order revocation of any license and a one-year suspension of all commercial fishing privileges requiring a license under chapter 75.28 or 75.30 RCW (as recodified by this act).

       (3)(a) The spouse, forebears, siblings, children, and grandchildren of a treaty Indian fisherman may assist the fisherman in exercising treaty Indian fishing rights when the treaty Indian fisherman is present at the fishing site.

       (b) Other treaty Indian fishermen with off-reservation treaty fishing rights in the same usual and accustomed places, whether or not the fishermen are members of the same tribe or another treaty tribe, may assist a treaty Indian fisherman in exercising treaty Indian fishing rights when the treaty Indian fisherman is present at the fishing site.

       (c) Biologists approved by the department may be on board a vessel operating in a treaty Indian fishery.

       (4) For the purposes of this section:

       (a) "Treaty Indian fisherman" means a person who may exercise treaty Indian fishing rights as determined under United States v. Washington, 384 F. Supp. 312 (W.D. Wash. 1974), or Sohappy v. Smith, 302 F. Supp. 899 (D. Oregon 1969), and post-trial orders of those courts;

       (b) "Treaty Indian fishery" means a fishery open to only treaty Indian fishermen by tribal or federal regulation;

       (c) "To participate" and its derivatives mean an effort to operate a vessel or fishing equipment, provide immediate supervision in the operation of a vessel or fishing equipment, or otherwise assist in the fishing operation, to claim possession of a share of the catch, or to represent that the catch was lawfully taken in an Indian fishery.

       (5) A violation of this section constitutes illegal fishing and is subject to the suspensions provided for commercial fishing violations.

       Sec. 252. RCW 77.15.580 and 1998 c 190 s 50 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) A person is guilty of unlawful use of a net to take fish in the second degree if the person:

       (a) Lays, sets, uses, or controls a net or other device or equipment capable of taking fish from the waters of this state, except if the person has a valid license for such fishing gear from the director under this title and is acting in accordance with all rules of the commission and director; or

       (b) Fails to return unauthorized fish to the water immediately while otherwise lawfully operating a net under a valid license.

       (2) A person is guilty of unlawful use of a net to take fish in the first degree if the person:

       (a) Commits the act described by subsection (1) of this section; and

       (b) The violation occurs within five years of entry of a prior conviction for a gross misdemeanor or felony under this title ((or Title 75 RCW)) involving fish, other than a recreational fishing violation, or involving unlawful use of nets.

       (3)(a) Unlawful use of a net to take fish in the second degree is a gross misdemeanor. Upon conviction, the department shall revoke any license held under this title ((or Title 75 RCW)) allowing commercial net fishing used in connection with the crime.

       (b) Unlawful use of a net to take fish in the first degree is a class C felony. Upon conviction, the department shall order a one-year suspension of all commercial fishing privileges requiring a license under this title ((or Title 75 RCW)).

       (4) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2) of this section, it is lawful to use a landing net to land fish otherwise legally hooked.

       Sec. 253. RCW 77.15.620 and 1998 c 190 s 43 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) A person is guilty of engaging in fish dealing activity without a license in the second degree if the person:

       (a) Engages in the commercial processing of fish or shellfish, including custom canning or processing of personal use fish or shellfish and does not hold a wholesale dealer's license required by RCW 75.28.300(1) or 77.32.211 (as recodified by this act) for anadromous game fish;

       (b) Engages in the wholesale selling, buying, or brokering of food fish or shellfish and does not hold a wholesale dealer's or buying license required by RCW 75.28.300(2) or 77.32.211 (as recodified by this act) for anadromous game fish;

       (c) Is a fisher who lands and sells his or her catch or harvest in the state to anyone other than a licensed wholesale dealer within or outside the state and does not hold a wholesale dealer's license required by RCW 75.28.300(3) or 77.32.211 (as recodified by this act) for anadromous game fish; or

       (d) Engages in the commercial manufacture or preparation of fertilizer, oil, meal, caviar, fish bait, or other byproducts from food fish or shellfish and does not hold a wholesale dealer's license required by RCW 75.28.300(4) or 77.32.211 (as recodified by this act) for anadromous game fish.

       (2) Engaging in fish dealing activity without a license in the second degree is a gross misdemeanor.

       (3) A person is guilty of engaging in fish dealing activity without a license in the first degree if the person commits the act described by subsection (1) of this section and the violation involves fish or shellfish worth two hundred fifty dollars or more. Engaging in fish dealing activity without a license in the first degree is a class C felony.

       Sec. 254. RCW 77.15.630 and 1998 c 190 s 44 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) A person who holds a fish dealer's license required by RCW 75.28.300 (as recodified by this act), an anadromous game fish buyer's license required by RCW 77.32.211 (as recodified by this act), or a fish buyer's license required by RCW 75.28.340 (as recodified by this act) is guilty of unlawful use of fish buying and dealing licenses in the second degree if the person:

       (a) Possesses or receives fish or shellfish for commercial purposes worth less than two hundred fifty dollars; and

       (b) Fails to document such fish or shellfish with a fish-receiving ticket required by statute or rule of the department.

       (2) A person is guilty of unlawful use of fish buying and dealing licenses in the first degree if the person commits the act described by subsection (1) of this section and:

       (a) The violation involves fish or shellfish worth two hundred fifty dollars or more;

       (b) The person acted with knowledge that the fish or shellfish were taken from a closed area, at a closed time, or by a person not licensed to take such fish or shellfish for commercial purposes; or

       (c) The person acted with knowledge that the fish or shellfish were taken in violation of any tribal law.

       (3)(a) Unlawful use of fish buying and dealing licenses in the second degree is a gross misdemeanor.

       (b) Unlawful use of fish buying and dealing licenses in the first degree is a class C felony. Upon conviction, the department shall suspend all privileges to engage in fish buying or dealing for two years.

       Sec. 255. RCW 77.15.640 and 1998 c 190 s 45 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) A person who holds a wholesale fish dealer's license required by RCW 75.28.300 (as recodified by this act), an anadromous game fish buyer's license required by RCW 77.32.211 (as recodified by this act), or a fish buyer's license required by RCW 75.28.340 (as recodified by this act) is guilty of violating rules governing wholesale fish buying and dealing if the person:

       (a) Fails to possess or display his or her license when engaged in any act requiring the license;

       (b) Fails to display or uses the license in violation of any rule of the department;

       (c) Files a signed fish-receiving ticket but fails to provide all information required by rule of the department; or

       (d) Violates any other rule of the department regarding wholesale fish buying and dealing.

       (2) Violating rules governing wholesale fish buying and dealing is a gross misdemeanor.

       Sec. 256. RCW 77.15.650 and 1998 c 190 s 59 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) A person is guilty of unlawful purchase or use of a license in the second degree if the person buys, holds, uses, displays, transfers, or obtains any license, tag, permit, or approval required by this title ((or Title 75 RCW)) and the person:

       (a) Uses false information to buy, hold, use, display, or obtain a license, permit, tag, or approval;

       (b) Acquires, holds, or buys in excess of one license, permit, or tag for a license year if only one license, permit, or tag is allowed per license year;

       (c) Uses or displays a license, permit, tag, or approval that was issued to another person;

       (d) Permits or allows a license, permit, tag, or approval to be used or displayed by another person not named on the license, permit, tag, or approval;

       (e) Acquires or holds a license while privileges for the license are revoked or suspended.

       (2) A person is guilty of unlawful purchase or use of a license in the first degree if the person commits the act described by subsection (1) of this section and the person was acting with intent that the license, permit, tag, or approval be used for any commercial purpose. A person is presumed to be acting with such intent if the violation involved obtaining, holding, displaying, or using a license or permit for participation in any commercial fishery issued under this title ((or Title 75 RCW)) or a license authorizing fish or wildlife buying, trafficking, or wholesaling.

       (3)(a) Unlawful purchase or use of a license in the second degree is a gross misdemeanor. Upon conviction, the department shall revoke any unlawfully used or held licenses and order a two-year suspension of participation in the activities for which the person unlawfully obtained, held, or used a license.

       (b) Unlawful purchase or use of a license in the first degree is a class C felony. Upon conviction, the department shall revoke any unlawfully used or held licenses and order a five-year suspension of participation in any activities for which the person unlawfully obtained, held, or used a license.

       (4) For purposes of this section, a person "uses" a license, permit, tag, or approval if the person engages in any activity authorized by the license, permit, tag, or approval held or possessed by the person. Such uses include but are not limited to fishing, hunting, taking, trapping, delivery or landing fish or wildlife, and selling, buying, or wholesaling of fish or wildlife.

       (5) Any license obtained in violation of this section is void upon issuance and is of no legal effect.

       Sec. 257. RCW 77.15.710 and 1998 c 190 s 67 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) The commission shall revoke all hunting, fishing, or other licenses issued under this title and order a ten-year suspension of all privileges extended under the authority of the department of a person convicted of assault on a fish and wildlife officer ((or other law enforcement officer provided that:

       (a) The fish and wildlife officer or other law enforcement officer was on duty at the time of the assault; and

       (b) The fish and wildlife officer or other law enforcement officer was enforcing the provisions of this title)), ex officio officer, employee, agent, or personnel acting for the department, if the employee assaulted was on duty at the time of the assault and carrying out the provisions of this title. The suspension shall be continued beyond this period if any damages to the victim have not been paid by the suspended person.

       (2) For the purposes of this section, the definition of assault includes:

       (a) RCW 9A.32.030; murder in the first degree;

       (b) RCW 9A.32.050; murder in the second degree;

       (c) RCW 9A.32.060; manslaughter in the first degree;

       (d) RCW 9A.32.070; manslaughter in the second degree;

       (e) RCW 9A.36.011; assault in the first degree;

       (f) RCW 9A.36.021; assault in the second degree; and

       (g) RCW 9A.36.031; assault in the third degree.

       Sec. 258. RCW 77.15.720 and 1998 c 190 s 68 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) If a person shoots another person or domestic livestock while hunting, the director shall revoke all hunting licenses and suspend all hunting privileges for three years. If the shooting of another person or livestock is the result of criminal negligence or reckless or intentional conduct, then the person's privileges shall be suspended for ten years. The suspension ((may)) shall be continued beyond these periods if damages owed to the victim or livestock owner have not been paid by the suspended person. A hunting license shall not be reissued to the suspended person unless authorized by the director.

       (2) ((If a person commits any assault upon employees, agents, or personnel acting for the department, the director shall suspend hunting or fishing privileges for ten years.

       (3))) Within twenty days of service of an order suspending privileges or imposing conditions under this section or RCW 77.15.710, a person may petition for administrative review under chapter 34.05 RCW by serving the director with a petition for review. The order is final and unappealable if there is no timely petition for administrative review.

       (((4))) (3) The commission may by rule authorize petitions for reinstatement of administrative suspensions and define circumstances under which reinstatement will be allowed.

       Sec. 259. RCW 77.16.020 and 1998 c 190 s 119 are each amended to read as follows:

       For the purposes of establishing a season or bag limit restriction on Canada goose hunting, the ((department)) commission shall not consider leg length or bill length of dusky Canada geese (Branta canadensis occidentalis).

       Sec. 260. RCW 77.16.360 and 1997 c 1 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of RCW 77.12.240 ((and 77.12.265)) or other provisions of law, it is unlawful to take, hunt, or attract black bear with the aid of bait.

       (a) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit the killing of black bear with the aid of bait by employees or agents of county, state, or federal agencies while acting in their official capacities for the purpose of protecting livestock, domestic animals, private property, or the public safety.

       (b) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prevent the establishment and operation of feeding stations for black bear in order to prevent damage to commercial timberland.

       (c) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit the director from issuing a permit or memorandum of understanding to a public agency, university, or scientific or educational institution for the use of bait to attract black bear for scientific purposes.

       (d) As used in this subsection, "bait" means a substance placed, exposed, deposited, distributed, scattered, or otherwise used for the purpose of attracting black bears to an area where one or more persons hunt or intend to hunt them.

       (2) Notwithstanding RCW 77.12.240 or any other provisions of law, it is unlawful to hunt or pursue black bear, cougar, bobcat, or lynx with the aid of a dog or dogs.

       (a) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit the killing of black bear, cougar, bobcat, or lynx with the aid of a dog or dogs by employees or agents of county, state, or federal agencies while acting in their official capacities for the purpose of protecting livestock, domestic animals, private property, or the public safety. A dog or dogs may be used by the owner or tenant of real property consistent with a permit issued and conditioned by the director ((under RCW 77.12.265)).

       (b) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit the director from issuing a permit or memorandum of understanding to a public agency, university, or scientific or educational institution for the use of a dog or dogs for the pursuit of black bear, cougar, bobcat, or lynx for scientific purposes.

       (3) A person who violates subsection (1) or (2) of this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. In addition to appropriate criminal penalties, the director shall revoke the hunting license of a person who violates subsection (1) or (2) of this section and a hunting license shall not be issued for a period of five years following the revocation. Following a subsequent violation of subsection (1) or (2) of this section by the same person, a hunting license shall not be issued to the person at any time.

       Sec. 261. RCW 77.17.020 and 1994 c 264 s 56 are each amended to read as follows:

       For purposes of Article VII of RCW 77.17.010 (as recodified by this act), the term "licensing authority," with reference to this state, means the department. The director is authorized to appoint a compact administrator.

       Sec. 262. RCW 77.18.010 and 1993 sp.s. c 2 s 76 are each amended to read as follows:

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

       (1) (("Department" means the department of fish and wildlife.

       (2))) "Contract" means an agreement setting at a minimum, price, quantity of fish to be delivered, time of delivery, and fish health requirements.

       (((3))) (2) "Fish health requirements" means those site specific fish health and genetic requirements actually used by the department of fish and wildlife in fish stocking.

       (((4))) (3) "Aquatic farmer" means a private sector person who commercially farms and manages private sector cultured aquatic products on the person's own land or on land in which the person has a present right of possession.

       (((5) "Person" means a natural person, corporation, trust, or other legal entity.))

       (4) "Warm water game fish" includes the following species: Bass, channel catfish, walleye, crappie, and other species as defined by the department.

       Sec. 263. RCW 77.21.090 and 1993 c 82 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Upon receipt of a report of failure to comply with the terms of a citation from the licensing authority of a state that is a party to the wildlife violator compact under RCW 77.17.010 (as recodified by this act), the department shall suspend the violator's license privileges under this title until satisfactory evidence of compliance with the terms of the wildlife citation has been furnished by the issuing state to the department. The department shall adopt by rule procedures for the timely notification and administrative review of such suspension of licensing privileges.

       (2) Upon receipt of a report of a conviction from the licensing authority of a state that is a party to the wildlife violator compact under RCW 77.17.010 (as recodified by this act), the department shall enter such conviction in its records and shall treat such conviction as if it occurred in the state of Washington for the purposes of suspension, revocation, or forfeiture of license privileges.

       Sec. 264. RCW 77.32.010 and 1998 c 191 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a license issued by the director is required to:

       (a) Hunt for wild animals, except bullfrogs, or wild birds, fish or harvest shellfish and seaweed, except smelt, albacore, carp, and crawfish;

       (b) Practice taxidermy for profit;

       (c) Deal in raw furs for profit;

       (d) Act as a fishing guide;

       (e) Operate a game farm;

       (f) Purchase or sell anadromous game fish; or

       (g) Use department-managed lands or facilities as provided by rules adopted pursuant to this title.

       (2) A permit issued by the director is required to:

       (a) Conduct, hold, or sponsor hunting or game fish fishing contests or competitive field trials using live wildlife;

       (b) Collect wild animals, wild birds, game fish, food fish, shellfish, or protected wildlife for research or display; or

       (c) Stock game fish.

       (3) Aquaculture as defined in RCW 15.85.020 is exempt from the requirements of this section, except when being stocked in public waters under contract with the department.

       Sec. 265. RCW 77.32.014 and 1998 c 191 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Licenses, tags, and stamps issued pursuant to this chapter shall be invalid for any period in which a person is certified by the department of social and health services or a court of competent jurisdiction as a person in noncompliance with a support order. Fish and wildlife officers and ex officio fish and wildlife officers shall enforce this section through checks of the department of licensing's computer data base. A listing on the department of licensing's data base that an individual's license is currently suspended pursuant to RCW 46.20.291(((7))) (8) shall be prima facie evidence that the individual is in noncompliance with a support order. Presentation of a written release issued by the department of social and health services stating that the person is in compliance with an order shall serve as prima facie proof of compliance with a support order.

       (2) It is unlawful to purchase, obtain, or possess a license required by this chapter during any period in which a license is suspended.

       Sec. 266. RCW 77.32.050 and 1999 c 243 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

       All recreational licenses, permits, tags, and stamps required by ((Titles 75 and 77 RCW)) this title and raffle tickets authorized under chapter 77.12 RCW shall be issued under the authority of the commission. The commission shall adopt rules for the issuance of recreational licenses, permits, tags, stamps, and raffle tickets, and for the collection, payment, and handling of license fees, terms and conditions to govern dealers, and dealers' fees. A transaction fee on recreational licenses may be set by the commission and collected from licensees. The department may authorize all or part of such fee to be paid directly to a contractor providing automated licensing system services. Fees retained by dealers shall be uniform throughout the state. The department shall authorize dealers to collect and retain dealer fees of at least two dollars for purchase of a standard hunting or fishing recreational license document, except that the commission may set a lower dealer fee for issuance of tags or when a licensee buys a license that involves a stamp or display card format rather than a standard department licensing document form.

       Sec. 267. RCW 77.32.090 and 1998 c 191 s 12 are each amended to read as follows:

       The commission may adopt rules pertaining to the form, period of validity, use, possession, and display of licenses, permits, tags, ((and)) stamps, and raffle tickets required by this chapter ((and raffle tickets authorized under chapter 77.12 RCW)).

       Sec. 268. RCW 77.32.199 and 1987 c 372 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

       The ((commission)) director may revoke the trapper's license of a person placing unauthorized traps on private property and may remove those traps.

       Sec. 269. RCW 77.32.250 and 1998 c 191 s 22 are each amended to read as follows:

       Licenses, permits, tags, and stamps required by this chapter and raffle tickets authorized under this chapter ((77.12 RCW)) shall not be transferred.

       Upon request of a fish and wildlife officer or ex officio fish and wildlife officer, persons licensed, operating under a permit, or possessing wildlife under the authority of this chapter shall produce required licenses, permits, tags, stamps, ((or)) raffle tickets, or catch record cards for inspection and write their signatures for comparison and in addition display their wildlife. Failure to comply with the request is prima facie evidence that the person has no license or is not the person named.

       Sec. 270. RCW 77.32.350 and 1998 c 191 s 25 are each amended to read as follows:

       In addition to a small game hunting license, a supplemental permit or stamp is required to hunt for western Washington pheasant or migratory birds.

       (1) A western Washington pheasant permit is required to hunt for pheasant in western Washington. Western Washington pheasant permits must contain numbered spaces for recording the location and date of harvest of each western Washington pheasant. ((It is unlawful to harvest a western Washington pheasant without immediately recording this information on the permit.))

       (2) The permit shall be available as a season option, a youth full season option, or a three-day option. The fee for this permit is:

       (a) For the resident and nonresident full season option, thirty-six dollars;

       (b) For the youth full season option, eighteen dollars;

       (c) For the three-day option, twenty dollars.

       (3) A migratory bird stamp affixed to a hunting license designated by rule of the commission is required for all persons sixteen years of age or older to hunt migratory birds. The fee for the stamp for hunters is six dollars for residents and nonresidents. The fee for the stamp for collectors is six dollars.

       (4) The migratory bird stamp shall be validated by the signature of the licensee written across the face of the stamp.

       Sec. 271. RCW 77.32.380 and 1998 c 87 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Persons who enter upon or use clearly identified department improved access facilities with a motor vehicle may be required to display a current annual fish and wildlife lands vehicle use permit on the motor vehicle while within or while using an improved access facility. An "improved access facility" is a clearly identified area specifically created for motor vehicle parking, and includes any boat launch or boat ramp associated with the parking area, but does not include the department parking facilities at the Gorge Concert Center near George, Washington. The vehicle use permit is issued in the form of a decal. One decal shall be issued at no charge with each annual saltwater, freshwater, combination, small game hunting, big game hunting, and trapping license issued by the department. The annual fee for a fish and wildlife lands vehicle use permit, if purchased separately, is ten dollars. A person to whom the department has issued a decal or who has purchased a vehicle use permit separately may purchase a decal from the department for each additional vehicle owned by the person at a cost of five dollars per decal upon a showing of proof to the department that the person owns the additional vehicle or vehicles. Revenue derived from the sale of fish and wildlife lands vehicle use permits shall be used solely for the stewardship and maintenance of department improved access facilities. ((Revenue derived from the sale of fish and wildlife lands vehicle use permits shall be used solely for the stewardship and maintenance of department improved access facilities.))

       Youth groups may use department improved access facilities without possessing a vehicle use permit when accompanied by a vehicle use permit holder.

       The department may accept contributions into the state wildlife fund for the sound stewardship of fish and wildlife. Contributors shall be known as "conservation patrons" and, for contributions of twenty dollars or more, shall receive a fish and wildlife lands vehicle use permit free of charge.

       (2) The decal must be affixed in a permanent manner to the motor vehicle before entering upon or using the motor vehicle on a department improved access facility, and must be displayed on the rear window of the motor vehicle, or, if the motor vehicle does not have a rear window, on the rear of the motor vehicle.

       (3) Failure to display the fish and wildlife lands vehicle use permit if required by this section is an infraction under chapter 7.84 RCW, and department employees are authorized to issue a notice of infraction to the registered owner of any motor vehicle entering upon or using a department improved access facility without such a decal. The penalty for failure to display or improper display of the decal is sixty-six dollars.

       Sec. 272. RCW 77.32.420 and 1998 c 191 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

       (((1))) Recreational licenses are not transferable. Upon request of a fish and wildlife officer, ex officio fish and wildlife officer, or authorized fish and wildlife employee, a person digging for, fishing for, or possessing shellfish, or seaweed or fishing for or possessing food fish or game fish for personal use shall exhibit the required recreational license and write his or her signature for comparison with the signature on the license. Failure to comply with the request is prima facie evidence that the person does not have a license or is not the person named on the license.

       (((2) The personal use shellfish and seaweed license shall be visible on the licensee while harvesting shellfish or seaweed.))


Repealed Sections


       NEW SECTION. Sec. 273. The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:

       (1) RCW 77.08.070 ("Raffle" defined) and 1996 c 101 s 4;

       (2) RCW 77.12.101 (Seizure of contraband wildlife and devices--Forfeiture) and 1989 c 314 s 2;

       (3) RCW 77.12.200 (Acquisition of property) and 1987 c 506 s 28, 1980 c 78 s 35, 1965 ex.s. c 97 s 1, & 1955 c 36 s 77.12.200;

       (4) RCW 77.16.210 (Fishways to be provided and maintained) and 1980 c 78 s 88 & 1955 c 36 s 77.16.210;

       (5) RCW 77.16.290 (Law enforcement officers, exemption) and 1994 sp.s. c 7 s 444, 1980 c 78 s 95, & 1955 c 36 s 77.16.290;

       (6) RCW 77.16.340 (Obstructing the taking of fish or wildlife--Penalty--Defenses) and 1988 c 265 s 1;

       (7) RCW 77.16.350 (Obstructing the taking of fish or wildlife--Civil action) and 1988 c 265 s 2;

       (8) RCW 77.21.020 (Revocation of hunting license for big game violation--Subsequent issuance--Appeal) and 1998 c 191 s 35, 1987 c 506 s 70, 1980 c 78 s 124, & 1975 1st ex.s. c 6 s 1;

       (9) RCW 77.21.030 (Revocation for shooting person or livestock--Subsequent issuance) and 1998 c 191 s 36, 1987 c 506 s 71, 1980 c 78 s 123, & 1955 c 36 s 77.32.280;

       (10) RCW 77.21.070 (Illegal killing or possession of wildlife--Restitution to state--Amounts--Bail--License revoked) and 1997 c 226 s 2, 1989 c 11 s 28, 1987 c 506 s 74, 1986 c 318 s 1, 1984 c 258 s 336, & 1983 1st ex.s. c 8 s 3;

       (11) RCW 77.32.005 (Definitions) and 1998 c 191 s 6, 1989 c 305 s 17, 1980 c 78 s 102, 1961 c 94 s 1, & 1957 c 176 s 14;

       (12) RCW 77.32.060 (Licenses, permits, tags, stamps, and raffle tickets--Amount of fees to be retained by license dealers) and 1998 c 245 s 160, 1996 c 101 s 9, 1995 c 116 s 2, 1987 c 506 s 78, 1985 c 464 s 1, 1981 c 310 s 17, 1980 c 78 s 107, 1979 ex.s. c 3 s 3, 1970 ex.s. c 29 s 2, 1957 c 176 s 2, & 1955 c 36 s 77.32.060; and

       (13) RCW 77.44.020 (Species included in term "warm water game fish") and 1996 c 222 s 2.


Recodified Sections


       NEW SECTION. Sec. 274. RCW 77.04.100, 77.16.020, 77.16.095, and 77.21.080 are each recodified as sections in chapter 77.12 RCW.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 275. RCW 77.12.080, 77.12.090, 77.12.095, 77.12.103, 77.16.070, 77.16.360, and 77.21.090 are each recodified as sections in chapter 77.15 RCW.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 276. RCW 77.12.530, 77.12.770, 77.12.780, 77.16.010, and 77.16.170 are each recodified as sections in chapter 77.32 RCW.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 277. RCW 77.18.005, 77.18.010, 77.18.020, and 77.18.030 are each recodified as sections in chapter 77.44 RCW."


MOTIONS


      On motion of Senator Jacobsen, the following title amendment was adopted:

      On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "wildlife;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "amending RCW 75.08.012, 75.08.020, 75.08.040, 75.08.045, 75.08.055, 75.08.080, 75.08.206, 75.08.208, 75.08.230, 75.08.245, 75.10.150, 75.12.230, 75.20.061, 75.20.098, 75.20.100, 75.20.104, 75.20.1041, 75.20.106, 75.20.130, 75.20.320, 75.24.060, 75.24.065, 75.24.070, 75.24.100, 75.24.130, 75.25.092, 75.28.011, 75.28.020, 75.28.034, 75.28.042, 75.28.046, 75.28.047, 75.28.048, 75.28.055, 75.28.095, 75.28.110, 75.28.113, 75.28.114, 75.28.116, 75.28.120, 75.28.125, 75.28.130, 75.28.132, 75.28.133, 75.28.280, 75.28.290, 75.28.300, 75.28.323, 75.28.340, 75.28.730, 75.28.740, 75.28.760, 75.28.770, 75.28.780, 75.30.021, 75.30.050, 75.30.060, 75.30.065, 75.30.070, 75.30.090, 75.30.100, 75.30.120, 75.30.125, 75.30.130, 75.30.140, 75.30.170, 75.30.180, 75.30.220, 75.30.270, 75.30.280, 75.30.290, 75.30.300, 75.30.320, 75.30.330, 75.30.350, 75.30.370, 75.30.380, 75.30.390, 75.30.420, 75.30.440, 75.30.460, 75.30.470, 75.30.490, 75.30.500, 75.40.020, 75.40.110, 75.44.100, 75.44.120, 75.44.130, 75.44.150, 75.46.010, 75.46.040, 75.46.050, 75.46.070, 75.46.080, 75.46.090, 75.46.100, 75.46.110, 75.46.120, 75.46.160, 75.46.170, 75.46.180, 75.48.100, 75.50.080, 75.50.105, 75.50.115, 75.50.160, 75.52.020, 75.52.050, 75.52.070, 75.52.100, 75.52.110, 75.52.130, 75.52.140, 75.52.160, 75.54.140, 75.54.150, 75.56.050, 75.58.010, 75.58.020, 75.58.030, 77.04.010, 77.04.020, 77.04.030, 77.04.055, 77.04.080, 77.04.100, 77.08.010, 77.12.010, 77.12.035, 77.12.055, 77.12.080, 77.12.090, 77.12.103, 77.12.204, 77.12.210, 77.12.220, 77.12.250, 77.12.315, 77.12.470, 77.12.480, 77.12.490, 77.12.610, 77.12.620, 77.12.630, 77.12.655, 77.12.830, 77.12.858, 77.15.070, 77.15.080, 77.15.090, 77.15.100, 77.15.120, 77.15.160, 77.15.300, 77.15.310, 77.15.320, 77.15.350, 77.15.360, 77.15.380, 77.15.390, 77.15.470, 77.15.480, 77.15.500, 77.15.530, 77.15.540, 77.15.570, 77.15.580, 77.15.620, 77.15.630, 77.15.640, 77.15.650, 77.15.710, 77.15.720, 77.16.020, 77.16.360, 77.17.020, 77.18.010, 77.21.090, 77.32.010, 77.32.014, 77.32.050, 77.32.090, 77.32.199, 77.32.250, 77.32.350, 77.32.380, and 77.32.420; reenacting and amending RCW 75.50.100, 75.50.110, and 77.12.170; adding new sections to chapter 77.04 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 77.08 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 77.12 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 77.15 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 77.32 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 77.44 RCW; adding new chapters to Title 77 RCW; creating a new section; recodifying RCW 75.08.012, 75.08.013, 75.08.020, 75.08.090, 75.08.110, 75.08.025, 75.08.040, 75.08.045, 75.08.055, 75.08.058, 75.08.065, 75.08.070, 75.08.080, 75.08.120, 75.08.160, 75.08.206, 75.08.208, 75.08.230, 75.08.235, 75.08.255, 75.08.265, 75.08.285, 75.08.295, 75.08.300, 75.12.010, 75.12.015, 75.12.040, 75.12.132, 75.12.140, 75.12.155, 75.12.210, 75.12.230, 75.12.390, 75.12.440, 75.12.650, 75.20.005, 75.20.015, 75.20.025, 75.20.040, 75.20.050, 75.20.060, 75.20.061, 75.20.090, 75.20.098, 75.20.100, 75.20.103, 75.20.104, 75.20.1041, 75.20.106, 75.20.108, 75.20.110, 75.20.130, 75.20.140, 75.20.150, 75.20.160, 75.20.170, 75.20.180, 75.20.190, 75.20.310, 75.20.320, 75.20.325, 75.20.330, 75.20.340, 75.20.350, 77.12.830, 75.24.010, 75.24.030, 75.24.060, 75.24.065, 75.24.070, 75.24.080, 75.24.100, 75.24.110, 75.24.120, 75.24.130, 75.24.140, 75.24.150, 75.28.010, 75.28.011, 75.28.014, 75.28.020, 75.28.030, 75.28.034, 75.28.040, 75.28.042, 75.28.044, 75.28.045, 75.28.046, 75.28.047, 75.28.048, 75.28.055, 75.28.095, 75.28.110, 75.28.113, 75.28.114, 75.28.116, 75.28.120, 75.28.125, 75.28.130, 75.28.132, 75.28.133, 75.28.280, 75.28.290, 75.28.295, 75.28.300, 75.28.302, 75.28.305, 75.28.315, 75.28.323, 75.28.328, 75.28.340, 75.28.690, 75.28.700, 75.28.710, 75.28.720, 75.28.730, 75.28.740, 75.28.750, 75.28.760, 75.28.770, 75.28.780, 75.28.900, 77.32.191, 77.32.197, 77.32.199, 77.32.211, 75.30.015, 75.30.021, 75.30.050, 75.30.060, 75.30.065, 75.30.070, 75.30.090, 75.30.100, 75.30.120, 75.30.125, 75.30.130, 75.30.140, 75.30.170, 75.30.180, 75.30.210, 75.30.220, 75.30.230, 75.30.240, 75.30.250, 75.30.260, 75.30.270, 75.30.280, 75.30.290, 75.30.300, 75.30.310, 75.30.320, 75.30.330, 75.30.350, 75.30.360, 75.30.370, 75.30.380, 75.30.390, 75.30.410, 75.30.420, 75.30.430, 75.30.440, 75.30.450, 75.30.460, 75.30.470, 75.30.480, 75.30.490, 75.30.500, 75.40.010, 75.40.020, 75.40.030, 75.40.040, 75.40.100, 75.40.110, 77.17.010, 77.17.020, 77.17.030, 77.12.450, 77.12.470, 77.12.480, 77.12.490, 75.40.060, 77.12.430, 77.12.440, 75.44.100, 75.44.110, 75.44.120, 75.44.130, 75.44.140, 75.44.150, 75.46.005, 75.46.010, 75.46.030, 75.46.040, 75.46.050, 75.46.060, 75.46.070, 75.46.080, 75.46.090, 75.46.100, 75.46.110, 75.46.120, 75.46.150, 75.46.160, 75.46.170, 75.46.180, 75.46.190, 75.46.200, 75.46.210, 75.46.300, 75.46.350, 75.56.050, 75.46.900, 75.48.020, 75.48.040, 75.48.050, 75.48.060, 75.48.070, 75.48.080, 75.48.100, 75.48.110, 75.50.010, 75.50.020, 75.50.030, 75.50.040, 75.50.060, 75.50.070, 75.50.080, 75.50.090, 75.50.100, 75.50.105, 75.50.110, 75.50.115, 75.50.125, 75.50.130, 75.50.150, 75.50.160, 75.50.165, 75.50.170, 75.50.180, 75.50.190, 75.08.245, 75.08.400, 75.08.410, 75.08.420, 75.08.430, 75.08.440, 75.08.450, 75.08.500, 75.08.510, 75.08.520, 75.08.530, 75.50.900, 75.52.010, 75.52.020, 75.52.030, 75.52.035, 75.52.040, 75.52.050, 75.52.060, 75.52.070, 75.08.047, 75.52.080, 75.52.100, 75.52.110, 75.52.120, 75.52.130, 75.52.140, 75.52.150, 75.52.160, 75.52.900, 75.54.005, 75.54.010, 75.54.020, 75.54.030, 75.54.040, 75.54.050, 75.54.060, 75.54.070, 75.54.080, 75.54.090, 75.54.100, 75.54.110, 75.54.120, 75.54.130, 75.54.140, 75.54.150, 75.54.900, 75.54.901, 75.56.010, 75.56.020, 75.56.030, 75.56.040, 75.56.900, 75.56.905, 75.58.010, 75.58.020, 75.58.030, 75.58.040, 75.25.092, 75.10.150, 77.04.100, 77.16.020, 77.16.095, 77.21.080, 77.12.080, 77.12.090, 77.12.095, 77.12.103, 77.16.070, 77.16.360, 77.21.090, 77.12.530, 77.12.770, 77.12.780, 77.16.010, 77.16.170, 77.18.005, 77.18.010, 77.18.020, and 77.18.030; decodifying RCW 75.25.901, 75.25.902, 75.30.055, 75.98.005, 75.98.006, 75.98.007, and 75.98.030; and repealing RCW 75.08.010, 75.08.011, 75.08.014, 75.08.035, 75.08.274, 75.10.070, 75.10.160, 75.25.090, 75.25.160, 75.25.210, 75.28.012, 75.28.335, 75.30.160, 77.08.070, 77.12.101, 77.12.200, 77.16.210, 77.16.290, 77.16.340, 77.16.350, 77.21.020, 77.21.030, 77.21.070, 77.32.005, 77.32.060, and 77.44.020."

      On motion of Senator Jacobsen, the rules were suspended, Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 2078, as amended by the Senate, was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      Debate ensued.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 2078, as amended by the Senate.


ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 2078, as amended by the Senate, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 48; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 1.

     Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Deccio, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 48.

     Excused: Senator Sellar - 1.

      ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2078, as amended by the Senate, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.


SECOND READING


      SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2399, by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Constantine, Esser, Lantz, Barlean, Cairnes and Pflug) (by request of Office of the Code Reviser)

 

Making technical corrections to Titles 76, 78, 79, and 79A RCW.


      The bill was read the second time.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Jacobsen, the rules were suspended, Substitute House Bill No. 2399 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 2399.


ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 2399 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 46; Nays, 0; Absent, 2; Excused, 1.

     Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 46.

     Absent: Senators Deccio and Honeyford - 2.

    Excused: Senator Sellar - 1.

      SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2399, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Eide, Senator Goings was excused.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Sheahan, Senators Deccio and McCaslin were excused.



SECOND READING


      ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1572, by House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Wensman, Tokuda, Santos, Quall, Veloria, Schoesler, Conway, Murray, Constantine, Ogden, Rockefeller, Kenney, O'Brien, D. Schmidt and Haigh)

 

Creating the Washington civil liberties public education program.


      The bill was read the second time.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator McAuliffe, the rules were suspended, Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 1572 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      Debate ensued.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 1572.


ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 1572 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 43; Nays, 1; Absent, 1; Excused, 4.

     Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 43.

     Voting nay: Senator Hochstatter - 1.

     Absent: Senator Honeyford - 1.

     Excused: Senators Deccio, Goings, McCaslin and Sellar - 4.

       ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1572, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Hale, Senator Honeyford was excused.


SECOND READING


      SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2398, by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Constantine, Esser and Lantz) (by request of Office of the Code Reviser)

 

Making technical corrections to tax statutes.


      The bill was read the second time.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Loveland, the rules were suspended, Substitute House Bill No. 2398 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 2398.


ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 2398 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 45; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 4.

     Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Deccio, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 45.

     Excused: Senators Goings, Honeyford, McCaslin and Sellar - 4.

      SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2398, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Stevens, Senators Morton and Rossi were excused.


SECOND READING


      HOUSE BILL NO. 2515, by Representatives Stensen, Cox, Cooper, Thomas and Hurst (by request of Department of Revenue)

 

Simplifying estate tax penalties.


      The bill was read the second time.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Loveland, the rules were suspended, House Bill No. 2515 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of House Bill No. 2515.


ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of House Bill No. 2515 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 45; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 4.

     Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Deccio, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 45.

     Excused: Senators Honeyford, Morton, Rossi and Sellar - 4.

      HOUSE BILL NO. 2515, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.


SECOND READING


      ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 2565, by Representatives Poulsen, Crouse, Morris, Cooper, Radcliff, Ruderman, Reardon, Linville, Conway, Schual-Berke, Kenney, Keiser, Santos and O'Brien

 

Providing for disclosure to consumers regarding the characteristics associated with their electric energy product.


      The bill was read the second time.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Brown, the rules were suspended, Engrossed House Bill No. 2565 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Engrossed House Bill No. 2565.


ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed House Bill No. 2565 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote:

Yeas, 45; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 4.

     Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Deccio, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 45.

     Excused: Senators Honeyford, Morton, Rossi and Sellar - 4.

      HOUSE BILL NO. 2565, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, the Senate advanced to the eighth order of business.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator West, the following resolution was adopted:


SENATE RESOLUTION 2000-8751


By Senators West, Snyder, Hale, Spanel, Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Deccio, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, Winsley, Wojahn, and Zarelli


      WHEREAS, There is an empty seat on the floor of the Washington State Senate that only one man can fill; and

      WHEREAS, The members of the Washington State Senate desire Senator George Sellar to return to fill this seat soon; and

      WHEREAS, Not only legislators from both chambers of the Washington State Legislature, but colleagues and staff from both sides of the aisle, members of the Third House, and reporters from the Fourth Estate are all eager to enjoy once again Senator Sellar’s even-tempered personality and quick wit on the floor of the State Senate; and

      WHEREAS, We are sure his wife, Alma, would appreciate his speedy recovery and his return to Olympia, so she can finish unpacking and arranging their new home in East Wenatchee;

      NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the members of the Washington State Senate wish Senator George Sellar a speedy recovery, so he may make this great body whole again; and

      BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be immediately transmitted by the Secretary of the Senate to Senator George Sellar and his wife, Alma, in East Wenatchee.


      Senators West, Snyder, McDonald, Deccio, Wojahn, Prentice, McCaslin, Patterson, Oke, Hochstatter, and Haugen spoke to Senate Resolution 2000-8751.


      There being no objection, the President returned the Senate to the sixth order of business.


SECOND READING


      ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 2881, by Representatives Crouse, Poulsen and Eickmeyer (by request of Governor Locke)

 

Allowing new forms of regulation of telecommunications companies.


      The bill was read the second time.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Brown, the rules were suspended, Engrossed House Bill No. 2881 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Engrossed House Bill No. 2881.


ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed House Bill No. 2881 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 46; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 3.

     Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Deccio, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 46.

     Excused: Senators Honeyford, Morton and Sellar - 3.

      ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 2881, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Sheahan, Senator Johnson was excused.


SECOND READING


      SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2587, by House Committee on State Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Kagi and Lambert) (by request of Attorney General Gregoire)

 

Modifying ballot title laws.


      The bill was read the second time.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Gardner, the rules were suspended, Substitute House Bill No. 2587 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 2587.


ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 2587 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 45; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 4.

     Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Deccio, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Horn, Jacobsen, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 45.

    Excused: Senators Honeyford, Johnson, Morton and Sellar - 4.

      SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2587, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.



SECOND READING


      ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2109, by House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Van Luven, Thomas, Dunshee, Pennington, Dunn, Cairnes, Veloria, Buck, G. Chandler and Haigh)

 

Authorizing tax exemptions for properties of Indian housing authorities designated for low-income housing program uses.


      The bill was read the second time.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Prentice, the rules were suspended, Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 2109 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 2109.


ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 2109 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 43; Nays, 0; Absent, 2; Excused, 4.

     Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Costa, Deccio, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Horn, Jacobsen, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 43.

     Absent: Senators Brown and Eide - 2.

    Excused: Senators Honeyford, Johnson, Morton and Sellar - 4.

      ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2109, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.


SECOND READING


      SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2332, by House Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Schual-Berke, Edmonds, Dickerson, Keiser, Carlson, Hurst, Lantz and Stensen)

 

Authorizing student groups to conduct charitable fund-raising.


      The bill was read the second time.


MOTIONS


      On motion of Senator McAuliffe, the following Committee on Education amendment was adopted:

       On page 3, line 25, after "service." insert "Nonassociated student body program fund moneys shall not be deemed public moneys under section 7, Article VIII, of the state Constitution."

      On motion of Senator McAuliffe, the rules were suspended, Substitute House Bill No. 2332, as amended by the Senate, was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      Debate ensued.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 2332, as amended by the Senate.


ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 2332, as amended by the Senate, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 45; Nays, 0; Absent, 1; Excused, 3.

      Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Deccio, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 45.               Absent: Senator Hargrove - 1.               Excused: Senators Honeyford, Morton and Sellar - 3.      SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2332, as amended by the Senate, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.


SECOND READING


      HOUSE BILL NO. 3005, by Representatives Grant, Mastin, Keiser and Santos

 

Allowing for greater coronary health care in certain rural areas.


      The bill was read the second time.



MOTION


      On motion of Senator Thibaudeau, the rules were suspended, House Bill No. 3005 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of House Bill No. 3005.


ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of House Bill No. 3005 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 46; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 3.

     Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Deccio, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 46.

     Excused: Senators Honeyford, Morton and Sellar - 3.

      HOUSE BILL NO. 3005, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.


SECOND READING


      HOUSE BILL NO. 2403, by Representatives Kastama, Parlette, Conway, Koster, Lantz, Doumit, Poulsen, Cox, Ruderman, Wood, Linville, Dickerson, Sullivan, Hatfield, O'Brien, Lovick, Constantine, Delvin, Wensman, Pennington, Mitchell, Keiser, Cody, Talcott, Dunn, Haigh, McDonald, Van Luven, Edmonds, Ogden and Esser

 

Creating the national World War II memorial account.


      The bill was read the second time.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Patterson, the rules were suspended, House Bill No. 2403 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of House Bill No. 2403.


ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of House Bill No. 2403 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 48; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 1.

     Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Deccio, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 48.

     Excused: Senator Sellar - 1.

      HOUSE BILL NO. 2403, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.


SECOND READING


      SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2454, by House Committee on Health Care (originally sponsored by Representatives Edmonds, Parlette, Cody, Kenney, Radcliff, Kagi, Edwards, Lantz, Hatfield, Ogden, Conway, Veloria, Lovick, Kessler, O'Brien, Regala, McDonald, Carlson, Tokuda, Cooper, Van Luven, Ruderman, Murray, Schual-Berke, Scott, Stensen, Keiser, Santos, Pflug, Rockefeller, Wood and McIntire)

 

Providing a program to support family and other unpaid long-term caregivers.


      The bill was read the second time.


MOTION


      Senator Thibaudeau moved that the following Committee on Ways and Means striking amendment be adopted:

       Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

       "Sec. 1. RCW 74.41.020 and 1987 c 409 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

       It is the intent of the legislature to provide ((for both)) a comprehensive program of long-term care information and support, including in-home and out-of-home respite care services ((which are provided by a range of service providers)), for family and other unpaid caregivers who provide the daily services required when caring for adults with functional disabilities. The ((respite care)) family caregiver long-term care information and support services shall:

       (1) Provide information, relief, and support to family or other unpaid caregivers of ((disabled)) adults with functional disabilities;

       (2) Encourage family and other nonpaid individuals to provide care for ((disabled)) adults with functional disabilities at home, and thus offer a viable alternative to ((institutionalization)) placement in a long-term care facility;

       (3) Ensure that respite care is made generally available on a sliding-fee basis to eligible participants in the program according to priorities established by the department;

       (4) Be provided in the least restrictive setting available consistent with the individually assessed needs of the ((functionally disabled)) adults with functional disabilities; ((and))

       (5) Include services appropriate to the needs of persons caring for individuals with dementing illnesses; and




       (6) Provide unpaid family and other unpaid caregivers with services that enable them to make informed decisions about current and future care plans, solve day-to-day caregiving problems, learn essential caregiving skills, and locate services that may strengthen their capacity to provide care.

       Sec. 2. RCW 74.41.030 and 1987 c 409 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

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

       (1) "Family caregiver long-term care information and support services" means providing long-term care information and support services to unpaid family and other unpaid caregivers of adults with functional disabilities, including but not limited to providing: (a) Information about available public and private long-term care support services; (b) assistance in gaining access to an array of appropriate long-term care family caregiver services; (c) promotion and implementation of support groups; (d) caregiver training to assist the nonpaid caregivers in making decisions and solving challenges relating to their caregiving roles; (e) respite care services; and (f) additional supportive long-term care services that may include but not be limited to translating/interpreter services, specialized transportation, coordination of health care services, help purchasing needed supplies, durable goods, or equipment, and other forms of information and support necessary to maintain the unpaid caregiving activity.

       (2) "Respite care services" means relief care for families or other caregivers of ((disabled)) adults with functional disabilities, eligibility for which shall be determined by the department by rule. The services provide temporary care or supervision of ((disabled)) adults with functional disabilities in substitution for the caregiver. The term includes ((social)) adult day ((care)) services.

       (((2))) (3) "Eligible participant for family caregiver long-term care information and support services" means an adult (((a))) who needs substantially continuous care or supervision by reason of his or her functional disability((, and (b) who is assessed as requiring institutionalization in the absence of a caregiver assisted by home and community support services, including respite care)) and may be at risk of placement into a long-term care facility.

       (4) "Eligible participant for respite care services" means an adult who needs substantially continuous care or supervision by reason of his or her functional disability and is also assessed as requiring placement into a long-term care facility in the absence of an unpaid family or other unpaid caregiver.

       (((3))) (5) "Unpaid caregiver" means a spouse, relative, or friend who has primary responsibility for the care of ((a functionally disabled adult,)) an adult with a functional disability and who does not receive financial compensation for the care((, and who is assessed as being at risk of placing the eligible participant in a long-term care facility if respite care is not available)). To be eligible for respite care and for family caregiver support services, the caregiver is considered the client.

       (((4) "Institutionalization" means placement in a long-term care facility.

       (5))) (6) "((Social)) Adult day ((care)) services" means nonmedical services to persons who live with their families, cannot be left unsupervised, and are at risk of being placed in a twenty-four-hour care facility if their families do not receive some relief from constant care.

       (((6))) (7) "Department" means the department of social and health services.

       Sec. 3. RCW 74.41.050 and 1989 c 427 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:

       The department shall contract with area agencies on aging or other appropriate agencies to conduct ((respite care projects)) family caregiver long-term care information and support services to the extent of available funding. The responsibilities of the agencies shall include but not be limited to: (1) Administering a program of family caregiver long-term care information and support services; and (2) negotiating rates of payment, administering sliding-fee scales to enable eligible participants to participate in paying for respite care, and arranging for respite care information, training, and other support services. ((Rates of payment to respite care service providers shall not exceed, and may be less than, rates paid by the department to providers for the same level of service.)) In evaluating the need for respite services, consideration shall be given to the mental and physical ability of the caregiver to perform necessary caregiver functions.

       Sec. 4. RCW 74.41.070 and 1998 c 245 s 151 are each amended to read as follows:

       The area agencies on aging administering ((respite care programs)) family caregiver long-term care information and support services shall maintain data which indicates demand for ((respite care, and which includes information on in-home and out-of-home day care and in-home and out-of-home overnight care demand)) family caregiver long-term care information and support services."


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Costa, the following amendment by Senators Costa, Thibaudeau, Winsley and McCaslin to the Committee on Ways and Means striking amendment was adopted:

       On page 1, after line 6 of the amendment, insert the following:

       "NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. This act shall be known and cited as the Fred Mills act."

       Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct internal references accordingly.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of the Committee on Ways and Means striking amendment, as amended, to Substitute House Bill No. 2454.

      The motion by Senator Thibaudeau carried and the committee striking amendment, as amended, was adopted.


MOTIONS


      On motion of Senator Thibaudeau, the following title amendments were considered simultaneously and were adopted:

       On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "services;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "and amending RCW 74.41.020, 74.41.030, 74.41.050, and 74.41.070."

       On page 4, line 11 of the title amendment, after "insert" strike "and"

       On page 4, line 12 of the title amendment, after "74.41.070" insert "; and creating a new section"

      On motion of Senator Thibaudeau, the rules were suspended, Substitute House Bill No. 2454, as amended by the Senate, was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      Debate ensued.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 2454, as amended by the Senate.


ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 2454, as amended by the Senate, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 47; Nays, 0; Absent, 1; Excused, 1.

     Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Deccio, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 47.

     Absent: Senator Hochstatter - 1.

     Excused: Senator Sellar - 1.

      SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL- NO. 2454, as amended by the Senate, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.




INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL GUEST


      The President welcomed and introduced Bruce Reeves, President of the Senior Citizens Lobby, who was seated in the gallery.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Franklin, Senators Goings, Kline, Loveland and Patterson were excused.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Honeyford, Senator Hochstatter was excused.


SECOND READING


      HOUSE BILL NO. 2851, by Representatives Reardon, G. Chandler, Linville, Grant, Stensen, Cooper and Haigh

 

Changing the state's funding limit for flood control maintenance projects.


      The bill was read the second time.

MOTION


      On motion of Senator Jacobsen, the rules were suspended, House Bill No. 2851 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of House Bill No. 2851.


ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of House Bill No. 2851 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 43; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 6.

      Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Deccio, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kohl-Welles, Long, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 43.                    Excused: Senators Goings, Hochstatter, Kline, Loveland, Patterson and Sellar - 6.         HOUSE BILL NO. 2851, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Franklin, Senator Thibaudeau was excused.


SECOND READING


      SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2792, by House Committee on State Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Haigh, D. Schmidt, Romero, McDonald, Rockefeller and Hurst) (by request of Governor Locke)

 

Protecting personal financial information.


      The bill was read the second time.

MOTION


      On motion of Senator Prentice, the rules were suspended, Substitute House Bill No. 2792 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 2792.


ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 2792 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 42; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 7.

     Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Deccio, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kohl-Welles, Long, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 42.

     Excused: Senators Goings, Hochstatter, Kline, Loveland, Patterson, Sellar and Thibaudeau - 7.

      SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2792, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Hale, Senators Deccio and West were excused.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Eide, Senator Fairley was excused.


SECOND READING


      ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 3045, by House Committee on Commerce and Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Wood and Clements)

 

Clarifying the requirements for a class 1 racing license.


      The bill was read the second time.

MOTION


      On motion of Senator Prentice, the rules were suspended, Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 3045 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 3045.


ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 3045 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 37; Nays, 2; Absent, 2; Excused, 8.

     Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Eide, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Heavey, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Kohl-Welles, Long, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 37.

     Voting nay: Senators Haugen and Oke - 2.

     Absent: Senators Fraser and Johnson - 2.

     Excused: Senators Deccio, Fairley, Hochstatter, Kline, Loveland, Sellar, Thibaudeau and West - 8.

      ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 3045, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.


SECOND READING


      SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2633, by House Committee on Commerce and Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives B. Chandler, O'Brien, McMorris, Wood, Conway, Clements and Hurst)

 

Registering structural engineers.


      The bill was read the second time.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Prentice, the rules were suspended, Substitute House Bill No. 2633 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 2633.


ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 2633 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 41; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 8.

     Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Eide, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kohl-Welles, Long, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 41.

     Excused: Senators Deccio, Fairley, Hochstatter, Kline, Loveland, Sellar, Thibaudeau and West - 8.

      SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2633, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.


SECOND READING


      HOUSE BILL NO. 2375, by Representatives Lantz, Esser, Carlson, Kenney, Dunn, O'Brien and Haigh

 

Addressing information technology literacy at baccalaureate institutions of higher education.


      The bill was read the second time.

MOTION


      On motion of Senator Kohl-Welles, the rules were suspended, House Bill No. 2375 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of House Bill No. 2375.


ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of House Bill No. 2375 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 42; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 7.

     Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kohl-Welles, Long, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 42.

     Excused: Senators Deccio, Hochstatter, Kline, Loveland, Sellar, Thibaudeau and West - 7.

      HOUSE BILL NO. 2375, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.


SECOND READING


      ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 2952, by Representatives Edmonds, Kenney, Gombosky, Esser, Lantz, Pflug, Veloria, Edwards and Santos

 

Requiring a study of distance education.


      The bill was read the second time.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Kohl-Welles, the rules were suspended, Engrossed House Bill No. 2952 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      Debate ensued.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Engrossed House Bill No. 2952.


ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed House Bill No. 2952 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 45; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 4.

     Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 45.

     Excused: Senators Deccio, Sellar, Thibaudeau and West - 4.

      ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 2952, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.


SECOND READING


      HOUSE BILL NO. 2807, by Representatives Kagi, Boldt, Wolfe, Ruderman, D. Sommers, Tokuda, Lovick, Kenney and Santos

 

Authorizing blended funding projects for youth.


      The bill was read the second time.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Loveland, the following Committee on Ways and Means striking amendment was adopted:

       Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

       "Sec. 1. RCW 74.14A.020 and 1994 sp.s. c 7 s 102 are each amended to read as follows:

       State efforts shall address the needs of children and their families, including emotionally disturbed and mentally ill children, potentially dependent children, and families-in-conflict by:

       (1) Serving children and families as a unit in the least restrictive setting available and in close proximity to the family home, consistent with the best interests and special needs of the child;

       (2) Ensuring that appropriate social and health services are provided to the family unit both prior to and during the removal of a child from the home and after family reunification;

       (3) Ensuring that the safety and best interests of the child are the paramount considerations when making placement and service delivery decisions;

       (4) Recognizing the interdependent and changing nature of families and communities, building upon their inherent strengths, maintaining their dignity and respect, and tailoring programs to their specific circumstances;

       (5) Developing and implementing comprehensive, preventive, and early intervention social and health services which have demonstrated the ability to delay or reduce the need for out-of-home placements and ameliorate problems before they become chronic or severe;

       (6) Authorizing and facilitating blended funding for children who require services and residential treatment from multiple services systems; including child welfare services, mental health, alcohol and drug, and juvenile rehabilitation;

       (7) Being sensitive to the family and community culture, norms, values, and expectations, ensuring that all services are provided in a culturally appropriate and relevant manner, and ensuring participation of racial and ethnic minorities at all levels of planning, delivery, and evaluation efforts;

       (((7))) (8)(a) Developing coordinated social and health services which:

       (i) Identify problems experienced by children and their families early and provide services which are adequate in availability, appropriate to the situation, and effective;

       (ii) Seek to bring about meaningful change before family situations become irreversibly destructive and before disturbed psychological behavioral patterns and health problems become severe or permanent;

       (iii) Serve children and families in their own homes thus preventing unnecessary out-of-home placement or institutionalization;



       (iv) Focus resources on social and health problems as they begin to manifest themselves rather than waiting for chronic and severe patterns of illness, criminality,            and dependency to develop which require long-term treatment, maintenance, or custody;

       (v) Reduce duplication of and gaps in service delivery;

       (vi) Improve planning, budgeting, and communication among all units of the department and among all agencies that serve children and families; and

       (vii) Utilize outcome standards for measuring the effectiveness of social and health services for children and families.

       (b) In developing services under this subsection, local communities must be involved in planning and developing community networks that are tailored to their unique needs.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 74.14A RCW to read as follows:

       The secretary of the department of social and health services shall charge appropriated funds to support blended funding projects for youth subject to any current or future waiver the department receives to the requirements of IV-E funding. To be eligible for blended funding a child must be eligible for services designed to address a behavioral, mental, emotional, or substance abuse issue from the department of social and health services and require services from more than one categorical service delivery system. Before any blended funding project is established by the secretary, he or she must obtain approval from the public health and safety network or networks established in the catchment area of the project. The network or networks shall not approve services to be delivered to a specific child. The network shall review the proposed blended funding project pursuant to its authority to examine the decategorization of program funds under RCW 70.190.110, within the current appropriation level. The department shall document the number of children who participate in blended funding projects, the total blended funding amounts per child, the amount charged to each appropriation by program, and services provided to each child through each blended funding project and report this information to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1st of each year, beginning in December 1, 2000.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. This act takes effect July 1, 2000."


MOTIONS


      On motion of Senator Loveland, the following title amendment was adopted:

       On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "youth;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "amending RCW 74.14A.020; adding a new section to chapter 74.14A RCW; and providing an effective date.”

      On motion of Senator Loveland, the rules were suspended, House Bill No. 2807, as amended by the Senate, was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of House Bill No. 2807, as amended by the Senate.


ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of House Bill No. 2807, as amended by the Senate, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 45; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 4.

     Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 45.

     Excused: Senators Deccio, Sellar, Thibaudeau and West - 4.

      HOUSE BILL NO. 2807, as amended by the Senate, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.


SECOND READING


      HOUSE BILL NO. 2993, by Representatives G. Chandler and Cooper

 

Setting fires for fire fighter instruction.


      The bill was read the second time.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Patterson, the following Committee on State and Local Government striking amendment was adopted:

       Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

       "Sec. 1. RCW 52.12.150 and 1994 c 28 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

       Without obtaining a permit issued under RCW 70.94.650, fire protection district fire fighters may set fire to structures located outside of urban growth areas in counties that plan under the requirements of RCW 36.70A.040, and outside of any city with a population of ten thousand or more in all other counties, for instruction in methods of fire fighting, if all of the following conditions are met:

       (1) ((The fire conforms with any other permits, licenses, or approvals that are required)) In consideration of prevailing air patterns, the fire is unlikely to cause air pollution in areas of sensitivity downwind of the proposed fire location;

       (2) The fire is not located in an area that is declared to be in an air pollution episode or any stage of an impaired air quality as defined in RCW 70.94.715 and 70.94.473;

       (3) Nuisance laws are applicable to the fire, including nuisances related to the unreasonable interference with the enjoyment of life and property and the depositing of particulate matter or ash on other property;

       (4) Notice of the fire is provided to the owners of property adjoining the property on which the fire will occur, to other persons who potentially will be impacted by the fire, and to additional persons in a broader manner as specifically requested by the local air pollution control agency or the department of ecology;

       (5) Each structure that is proposed to be set on fire must be identified specifically as a structure to be set on fire. Each other structure on the same parcel of property that is not proposed to be set on fire must be identified specifically as a structure not to be set on fire; and

       (6) Before setting a structure on fire, a good-faith inspection is conducted by the fire agency or fire protection district conducting the training fire to determine if materials containing asbestos are present, the inspection is documented in writing and forwarded to the appropriate local air authority or the department of ecology if there is no local air authority, and asbestos that is found is removed as required by state and federal laws."




MOTIONS


      On motion of Senator Patterson, the following title amendment was adopted:

       On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "instruction;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "and amending RCW 52.12.150."

      On motion of Senator Patterson, the rules were suspended, House Bill No. 2993, as amended by the Senate, was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      Debate ensued.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of House Bill No. 2993, as amended by the Senate.


ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of House Bill No. 2993, as amended by the Senate, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 46; Nays, 0; Absent, 1; Excused, 2.

     Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Deccio, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 46.

     Absent: Senator Hargrove - 1.

    Excused: Senators Sellar and Thibaudeau - 2.

      HOUSE BILL NO. 2993, as amended by the Senate, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.


SECOND READING


      ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 2648, by Representatives Miloscia, Romero and D. Schmidt (by request of Secretary of State Munro)

 

Revising the Washington state quality award program.


      The bill was read the second time.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Gardner, the following Committee on State and Local Government striking amendment was adopted:

       Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

       "Sec. 1. RCW 43.07.290 and 1998 c 245 s 86 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) The Washington quality award council shall be organized as a private, nonprofit corporation, in accordance with chapter 24.03 RCW and this section((, with limited staff assistance by the secretary of state as provided by RCW 43.07.295)).

       (2) The council shall oversee the governor's Washington state quality ((achievement)) award program. The purpose of the program is to improve the overall competitiveness of the state's economy by stimulating Washington state industries, business, and organizations to bring about measurable success through setting standards of organizational excellence, encouraging organizational self-assessment, identifying successful organizations as role models, and providing a valuable mechanism for promoting and strengthening a commitment to continuous quality improvement in all sectors of the state's economy. The ((program)) governor shall annually ((recognize)) present the award to organizations that improve the quality of their products and services and are noteworthy examples of high-performing work organizations, as determined by the council in consultation with the governor or appointed representative.

       (3) The ((council shall consist of the governor and the secretary of state, or their designees, as chair and vice-chair, respectively, the director of the department of community, trade, and economic development, or his or her designee, and twenty-seven members appointed by the)) governor shall appoint a representative to serve on the board of directors of the council. ((Those twenty-seven council members must be selected from recognized professionals who shall have backgrounds in or experience with effective quality improvement techniques, employee involvement quality of work life initiatives, development of innovative labor-management relations, and other recognized leaders in state and local government and private business. The membership of the board beyond the chair and vice-chair shall be appointed by the governor for terms of three years.))

       (4) The council shall establish a board of examiners, a recognition committee, and such other ((subcouncil groups)) committees or subgroups as it deems appropriate to carry out its responsibilities. ((Subcouncil groups established by the council may be composed of noncouncilmembers.))

       (5) ((The council shall compile a list of resources available for organizations interested in productivity improvement, quality techniques, effective methods of work organization, and upgrading work force skills as a part of the quality for Washington state foundation's ongoing educational programs. The council shall make the list of resources available to the general public.

       (6))) The council may conduct such public information, research, education, and assistance programs as it deems appropriate to further quality improvement in organizations operating in the state of Washington.

       (((7))) (6) The council shall:

       (a) Approve and announce ((achievement)) award recipients;

       (b) Approve guidelines to examine applicant organizations;

       (c) Approve appointment of ((judges and)) board of examiners; and

       (d) Arrange appropriate annual awards and recognition for recipients((, in conjunction with the quality for Washington state foundation;

       (e) Formulate recommendations for change in the nomination form or award categories, in cooperation with the quality for Washington state foundation; and

       (f) Review any related education, training, technology transfer, and research initiatives proposed to it, and that it determines merit such a review.

       (8) By January 1st of each even-numbered year, the council may report to the governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature on its activities in the proceeding two years and on any recommendations in state policies or programs that could encourage quality improvement and the development of high-performance work organizations.

       (9) The council shall cease to exist on July 1, 1999, unless otherwise extended by law)).

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. RCW 43.07.295 (Washington quality award council--Administrative assistance) and 1997 c 329 s 2 are each repealed.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. RCW 43.07.290, as amended by this act, is recodified as a section in chapter 43.06 RCW."


MOTIONS


      On motion of Senator Gardner, the following title amendment was adopted:

       On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "awards;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "amending RCW 43.07.290; adding a new section to chapter 43.06 RCW; recodifying RCW 43.07.290; and repealing RCW 43.07.295."

      On motion of Senator Gardner, the rules were suspended, Engrossed House Bill No. 2648, as amended by the Senate, was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      Debate ensued.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Engrossed House Bill No. 2648, as amended by the Senate.


ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of House Bill No. 2648, as amended by the Senate, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 45; Nays, 1; Absent, 1; Excused, 2.

     Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Deccio, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, West, Winsley and Wojahn - 45.

     Voting nay: Senator Zarelli - 1.

     Absent: Senator Goings - 1.

     Excused: Senators Sellar and Thibaudeau - 2.

      ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 2648, as amended by the Senate, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.


SECOND READING


      SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2572, by House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Pennington, Doumit, Delvin, Mielke, Hatfield, Schoesler, Clements, Boldt, DeBolt, Hurst, Kagi, G. Chandler, Dunn, Mulliken, Thomas, D. Schmidt, B. Chandler, Pflug, Talcott, Edmonds, Ruderman, Eickmeyer, Sullivan, Rockefeller, Wolfe and Woods)

 

Defining "motorcycle helmet."


      The bill was read the second time.


MOTION


      Senator Haugen moved that the following Committee on Transportation striking amendment be adopted:

       Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

       "Sec. 1. RCW 46.37.530 and 1997 c 328 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) It is unlawful:

       (a) For any person to operate a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle not equipped with mirrors on the left and right sides of the motorcycle which shall be so located as to give the driver a complete view of the highway for a distance of at least two hundred feet to the rear of the motorcycle or motor-driven cycle: PROVIDED, That mirrors shall not be required on any motorcycle or motor-driven cycle over twenty-five years old originally manufactured without mirrors and which has been restored to its original condition and which is being ridden to or from or otherwise in conjunction with an antique or classic motorcycle contest, show, or other such assemblage: PROVIDED FURTHER, That no mirror is required on any motorcycle manufactured prior to January 1, 1931;

       (b) For any person to operate a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle which does not have a windshield unless wearing glasses, goggles, or a face shield of a type conforming to rules adopted by the state patrol;

       (c) For any person to operate or ride upon a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, or moped on a state highway, county road, or city street unless wearing upon his or her head a ((protective)) motorcycle helmet ((of a type conforming to rules adopted by the state patrol)) except when the vehicle is an antique motor-driven cycle or automobile that is licensed as a motorcycle or when the vehicle is equipped with seat belts and roll bars approved by the state patrol. The motorcycle helmet ((must be equipped with either a)) neck or chin strap ((which shall)) must be fastened securely while the motorcycle or motor-driven cycle is in motion. Persons operating electric-assisted bicycles shall comply with all laws and regulations related to the use of bicycle helmets;

       (d) For any person to transport a child under the age of five on a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle;

       (e) For any person to sell or offer for sale a motorcycle helmet ((which)) that does not meet the requirements established by ((the state patrol)) this section.

       (2) The state patrol ((is hereby authorized and empowered to)) may adopt and amend rules, pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, concerning ((the)) standards ((and procedures for conformance of rules adopted)) for glasses, goggles, and face shields((, and protective helmets)).

       (3) For purposes of this section, "motorcycle helmet" means a protective covering for the head consisting of a hard outer shell, padding adjacent to and inside the outer shell, and a neck or chin strap type retention system with a sticker indicating that the motorcycle helmet meets standards established by the United States Department of Transportation."

      Debate ensued.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of the Committee on Transportation striking amendment to Substitute House Bill No. 2572.

      The motion by Senator Haugen carried and the committee striking amendment was adopted.


MOTIONS


      On motion of Senator Haugen, the following title amendment was adopted:

       On line 1 of the title, after "helmet;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "and amending RCW 46.37.530."

      On motion of Senator Haugen, the rules were suspended, Substitute House Bill No. 2572, as amended by the Senate, was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.


POINT OF INQUIRY


      Senator Haugen: “Senator Benton, Washington law currently requires motorcycle riders to wear helmets that meet certain safety standards. Is it the intent of the striking amendment to change this requirement?”

      Senator Benton: “No, the striking amendment is not intended to change the requirement that motorcycle riders wear safe helmets. Rather the amendment is intended to simplify the enforcement of the helmet law and to allow helmet purchasers to rely on authentic US Department of Transportation stickers when they purchase helmets.

      “The current State Patrol and federal safety standards are confusing, making enforcement of the helmet law difficult, and some law enforcement officers may use the current law to harass motorcyclists. This committee striking amendment allows helmet purchasers to rely on authentic US Department of Transportation stickers when they purchase helmets and requires law enforcement officers to depend on these stickers as indications of compliance with the federal safety standards as well”

      Senator Haugen: “Thank you, Senator. That is my understanding as well.”

      Further debate ensued.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 2572, as amended by the Senate.


ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 2572, as amended by the Senate, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 45; Nays, 1; Absent, 2; Excused, 1.

      Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 45.               Voting nay: Senator Jacobsen - 1.         Absent: Senators Deccio and Goings - 2.              Excused: Senator Sellar - 1.           SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2572, as amended by the Senate, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.


PERSONAL PRIVILEGE


      Senator Franklin: “A point of personal privilege, Mr. President. I would just like to--I think this is an opportune time to call your attention to and thank these motorcycle riders for the community work which they have done. I know, specifically, from my community, they have contributed to the children of Mary Bridge Hospital and there are a couple that have come into my office religiously, if you will, for the last ten years. Their images have changed and the community work that they have been doing has really been very good. I think this is an opportune time to thank them for what they have done.”


PERSONAL PRIVILEGE


      Senator Benton: “A point of personal privilege, Mr. President. I would like to join with Senator Franklin and just point out to the body that this legislation that we just passed and has been before us as a result of a grassroots organization work just average, everyday citizens unlike a lot of the legislation that we deal with that is driven by public agencies or by paid lobbyists. This legislation was just driven by citizens who learned how to organize and learned how to work the American process of legislation. They have been out here and worked and worked for the last several years and it is a good example for every citizen of the state of Washington to see that if you come down and call and write and work with your legislators, you can make significant changes in the laws that affect you in Washington State and I think it is a very good example and I want to applaud them for their efforts and for showing the regular folks out there that you don’t need to have a paid lobbyist or know someone to get something done. You come down and work the process and the process responds to the citizens and for that, I thank you.”


SECOND READING


      SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2378, by House Committee on Agriculture and Ecology (originally sponsored by Representatives Linville, G. Chandler and Haigh) (by request of Department of Agriculture)

 

Regulating structural pest inspections.


      The bill was read the second time.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Rasmussen, the following Committee on Agriculture and Rural Economic Development striking amendment was adopted:

      Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

       "Sec. 1. RCW 15.58.030 and 1992 c 170 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

       As used in this chapter the words and phrases defined in this section shall have the meanings indicated unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

       (1) "Active ingredient" means any ingredient which will prevent, destroy, repel, control, or mitigate pests, or which will act as a plant regulator, defoliant, desiccant, or spray adjuvant.

       (2) "Antidote" means the most practical immediate treatment in case of poisoning and includes first aid treatment.

       (3) "Arthropod" means any invertebrate animal that belongs to the phylum arthropoda, which in addition to insects, includes allied classes whose members are wingless and usually have more than six legs; for example, spiders, mites, ticks, centipedes, and isopod crustaceans.

       (4) "Defoliant" means any substance or mixture of substances intended to cause the leaves or foliage to drop from a plant with or without causing abscission.

       (5) "Department" means the Washington state department of agriculture.

       (6) "Desiccant" means any substance or mixture of substances intended to artificially accelerate the drying of plant tissues.

       (7) "Device" means any instrument or contrivance intended to trap, destroy, control, repel, or mitigate pests, or to destroy, control, repel or mitigate fungi, nematodes, or such other pests, as may be designated by the director, but not including equipment used for the application of pesticides when sold separately from the pesticides.

       (8) "Director" means the director of the department or a duly authorized representative.

       (9) "Distribute" means to offer for sale, hold for sale, sell, barter, or supply pesticides in this state.

       (10) "EPA" means the United States environmental protection agency.

       (11) "EPA restricted use pesticide" means any pesticide with restricted uses as classified for restricted use by the administrator, EPA.

       (12) "FIFRA" means the federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act as amended (61 Stat. 163, 7 U.S.C. Sec. 136 et seq.).

       (13) "Fungi" means all nonchlorophyll-bearing thallophytes (all nonchlorophyll-bearing plants of a lower order than mosses and liverworts); for example, rusts, smuts, mildews, molds, yeasts, and bacteria, except those on or in living persons or other animals.

       (14) "Fungicide" means any substance or mixture of substances intended to prevent, destroy, repel, or mitigate any fungi.

       (15) "Herbicide" means any substance or mixture of substances intended to prevent, destroy, repel, or mitigate any weed.

       (16) "Inert ingredient" means an ingredient which is not an active ingredient.

       (17) "Ingredient statement" means a statement of the name and percentage of each active ingredient together with the total percentage of the inert ingredients in the pesticide, and when the pesticide contains arsenic in any form, the ingredient statement shall also include percentages of total and water soluble arsenic, each calculated as elemental arsenic. In the case of a spray adjuvant the ingredient statement need contain only the names of the principal functioning agents and the total percentage of the constituents ineffective as spray adjuvants. If more than three functioning agents are present, only the three principal ones need by named.

       (18) "Insect" means any of the numerous small invertebrate animals whose bodies are more or less obviously segmented, and which for the most part belong to the class insecta, comprising six-legged, usually winged forms, for example, beetles, bugs, bees, flies, and to other allied classes of arthropods whose members are wingless and usually have more than six legs, for example, spiders, mites, ticks, centipedes, and isopod crustaceans.

       (19) "Insecticide" means any substance or mixture of substances intended to prevent, destroy, repel, or mitigate any insects which may be present in any environment whatsoever.

       (20) "Inspection control number" means a number obtained from the department that is recorded on wood destroying organism inspection reports issued by a structural pest inspector in conjunction with the transfer, exchange, or refinancing of any structure.

       (21) "Label" means the written, printed, or graphic matter on, or attached to, the pesticide, device, or immediate container, and the outside container or wrapper of the retail package.

       (((21))) (22) "Labeling" means all labels and other written, printed, or graphic matter:

       (a) Upon the pesticide, device, or any of its containers or wrappers;

       (b) Accompanying the pesticide, or referring to it in any other media used to disseminate information to the public; and

       (c) To which reference is made on the label or in literature accompanying or referring to the pesticide or device except when accurate nonmisleading reference is made to current official publications of the department, United States departments of agriculture; interior; education; health and human services; state agricultural colleges; and other similar federal or state institutions or agencies authorized by law to conduct research in the field of pesticides.

       (((22))) (23) "Land" means all land and water areas, including airspace and all plants, animals, structures, buildings, devices and contrivances, appurtenant thereto or situated thereon, fixed or mobile, including any used for transportation.

       (((23))) (24) "Master license system" means the mechanism established by chapter 19.02 RCW by which master licenses, endorsed for individual state-issued licenses, are issued and renewed using a master application and a master license expiration date common to each renewable license endorsement.

       (((24))) (25) "Nematocide" means any substance or mixture of substances intended to prevent, destroy, repel, or mitigate nematodes.

       (((25))) (26) "Nematode" means any invertebrate animal of the phylum nemathelminthes and class nematoda, that is, unsegmented round worms with elongated, fusiform, or saclike bodies covered with cuticle, and inhabiting soil, water, plants or plant parts, may also be called nemas or eelworms.

       (((26))) (27) "Person" means any individual, partnership, association, corporation, or organized group of persons whether or not incorporated.

       (((27))) (28) "Pest" means, but is not limited to, any insect, rodent, nematode, snail, slug, weed and any form of plant or animal life or virus, except virus on or in a living person or other animal, which is normally considered to be a pest or which the director may declare to be a pest.

       (((28))) (29) "Pest control consultant" means any individual who acts as a structural pest ((control)) inspector, who sells or offers for sale at other than a licensed pesticide dealer outlet or location where they are employed, or who offers or supplies technical advice, supervision, or aid, or makes recommendations to the user of:

       (a) Highly toxic pesticides, as determined under RCW 15.58.040;

       (b) EPA restricted use pesticides or restricted use pesticides which are restricted by rule to distribution by licensed pesticide dealers only; or

       (c) Any other pesticide except those pesticides which are labeled and intended for home and garden use only.

       (((29))) (30) "Pesticide" means, but is not limited to:

       (a) Any substance or mixture of substances intended to prevent, destroy, control, repel, or mitigate any insect, rodent, snail, slug, fungus, weed, and any other form of plant or animal life or virus, except virus on or in a living person or other animal which is normally considered to be a pest or which the director may declare to be a pest;

       (b) Any substance or mixture of substances intended to be used as a plant regulator, defoliant or desiccant; and

       (c) Any spray adjuvant.

       (((30))) (31) "Pesticide advisory board" means the pesticide advisory board as provided for in the Washington pesticide application act.

       (((31))) (32) "Pesticide dealer" means any person who distributes any of the following pesticides:

       (a) Highly toxic pesticides, as determined under RCW 15.58.040;

       (b) EPA restricted use pesticides or restricted use pesticides which are restricted by rule to distribution by licensed pesticide dealers only; or

       (c) Any other pesticide except those pesticides which are labeled and intended for home and garden use only.

       (((32))) (33) "Pesticide dealer manager" means the owner or other individual supervising pesticide distribution at one outlet holding a pesticide dealer license.

       (((33))) (34) "Plant regulator" means any substance or mixture of substances intended through physiological action, to accelerate or retard the rate of growth or maturation, or to otherwise alter the behavior of ornamental or crop plants or their produce, but shall not include substances insofar as they are intended to be used as plant nutrients, trace elements, nutritional chemicals, plant inoculants, or soil amendments.

       (((34))) (35) "Registrant" means the person registering any pesticide under the provisions of this chapter.

       (((35))) (36) "Restricted use pesticide" means any pesticide or device which, when used as directed or in accordance with a widespread and commonly recognized practice, the director determines, subsequent to a hearing, requires additional restrictions for that use to prevent unreasonable adverse effects on the environment including people, lands, beneficial insects, animals, crops, and wildlife, other than pests.

       (((36))) (37) "Rodenticide" means any substance or mixture of substances intended to prevent, destroy, repel, or mitigate rodents, or any other vertebrate animal which the director may declare by rule to be a pest.

       (((37))) (38) "Spray adjuvant" means any wetting agent, spreading agent, deposit builder, adhesive, emulsifying agent, deflocculating agent, water modifier, or similar agent with or without toxic properties of its own, intended to be used with any other pesticide as an aid to the application or to the effect of the pesticide, and which is in a package or container separate from that of the pesticide with which it is to be used.

       (((38))) (39) "Special local needs registration" means a registration issued by the director pursuant to provisions of section 24(c) of FIFRA.

       (((39))) (40) "Structural pest ((control)) inspector" means any individual who performs the service of inspecting a building for wood destroying organisms, their damage, or conditions conducive to their infestation.

       (((40))) (41) "Unreasonable adverse effects on the environment" means any unreasonable risk to people or the environment taking into account the economic, social, and environmental costs and benefits of the use of any pesticide, or as otherwise determined by the director.

       (((41))) (42) "Weed" means any plant which grows where not wanted.

       (43) "Wood destroying organism inspection report" means any written document that reports or comments on the presence or absence of wood destroying organisms, their damage, and/or conducive conditions leading to the establishment of such organisms.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 15.58 RCW to read as follows:

       It is unlawful for any person to issue a wood destroying organism inspection report, prepared in conjunction with the transfer, exchange, or refinancing of any structure, without recording a unique inspection control number on the wood destroying organism inspection report. All wood destroying organism inspection reports completed by the same inspector, relating to a single transfer, exchange, or refinance, shall bear the same unique inspection control number. The responsibility to record the unique inspection control number on the report under this section lies solely with the person issuing the wood destroying organism inspection report.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. A new section is added to chapter 15.58 RCW to read as follows:

       (1) The director shall not issue a license to any person who intends to act as a structural pest inspector until the person has furnished evidence of financial responsibility.

       (2) Evidence of financial responsibility shall consist of either a surety bond or an errors and omissions insurance policy or certification thereof, protecting persons who may suffer legal damages as a result of actions by the structural pest inspector. The director shall not accept a surety bond or insurance policy except from authorized insurers in this state.

       (3) Evidence of financial responsibility shall be supplied to the department on a financial responsibility insurance certificate or surety bond form.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. A new section is added to chapter 15.58 RCW to read as follows:

       (1) The following requirements apply to the amount of surety bond or insurance required for structural pest inspectors.

       (a) The amount of the surety bond or errors and omissions insurance, as provided for in section 3 of this act, shall be not less than twenty-five thousand dollars and fifty thousand dollars respectively. The surety bond or insurance policy shall be maintained at not less than the required sum at all times during the licensed period.

       (b) The director shall be notified ten days before any reduction of insurance coverage at the request of the applicant or cancellation of the surety bond or insurance by the surety or insurer and by the insured.

       (c) The total and aggregate of the surety and insurer for all claims is limited to the face of the surety bond or insurance policy. The director may accept a surety bond or insurance policy in the proper sum that has a deductible clause in an amount not exceeding five thousand dollars for the total amount of surety bond or insurance required by this section. If the applicant has not satisfied the requirement of the deductible amount in any prior legal claim the deductible clause shall not be accepted by the director unless the applicant furnishes the director with a surety bond or insurance policy which shall satisfy the amount of the deductible as to all claims that may arise.

       (2) Insurance policies must be written on an occurrence basis.

       (3) Insurance policies shall have a minimum three-year occurrence clause.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. A new section is added to chapter 15.58 RCW to read as follows:

       Whenever a structural pest inspector's surety bond or insurance policy is reduced below the requirements of section 4 of this act, or whenever the person has failed to provide evidence of financial responsibility as required by section 3 of this act by the expiration date of the previous surety bond or insurance policy, the director shall immediately suspend the person's structural pest inspector license until the person's surety bond or insurance policy again meets the requirements of section 4 of this act.

       Sec. 6. RCW 15.58.150 and 1991 c 264 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) It is unlawful for any person to distribute within the state or deliver for transportation or transport in intrastate commerce or between points within this state through any point outside this state any of the following:

       (a) Any pesticide which has not been registered pursuant to the provisions of this chapter;

       (b) Any pesticide if any of the claims made for it or any of the directions for its use or other labeling differs from the representations made in connection with its registration, or if the composition of a pesticide differs from its composition as represented in connection with its registration: PROVIDED, That at the discretion of the director, a change in the labeling or formula of a pesticide may be made within a registration period without requiring reregistration of the product;

       (c) Any pesticide unless it is in the registrant's or the manufacturer's unbroken immediate container and there is affixed to such container, and to the outside container or wrapper of the retail package, if there is one through which the required information on the immediate container cannot be clearly read, a label bearing the information required in this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter;

       (d) Any pesticide including arsenicals, fluorides, fluosilicates, and/or any other white powdered pesticides unless they have been distinctly denatured as to color, taste, odor, or form if so required by rule;

       (e) Any pesticide which is adulterated or misbranded, or any device which is misbranded;

       (f) Any pesticide in containers, violating rules adopted pursuant to RCW 15.58.040(2)(f) or pesticides found in containers which are unsafe due to damage.

       (2) It shall be unlawful:

       (a) To sell or deliver any pesticide to any person who is required by law or rules promulgated under such law to be certified, licensed, or have a permit to use or purchase the pesticide unless such person or the person's agent, to whom sale or delivery is made, has a valid certification, license, or permit to use or purchase the kind and quantity of such pesticide sold or delivered: PROVIDED, That, subject to conditions established by the director, such permit may be obtained immediately prior to sale or delivery from any person designated by the director;

       (b) For any person to detach, alter, deface or destroy, wholly or in part, any label or labeling provided for in this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter, or to add any substance to, or take any substance from, a pesticide in a manner that may defeat the purpose of this chapter or the rules adopted thereunder;

       (c) For any person to use or cause to be used any pesticide contrary to label directions or to regulations of the director if those regulations differ from or further restrict the label directions: PROVIDED, The compliance to the term "contrary to label directions" is enforced by the director consistent with the intent of this chapter;

       (d) For any person to use for his or her own advantage or to reveal, other than to the director or proper officials or employees of the state, or to the courts of the state in response to a subpoena, or to physicians, or in emergencies to pharmacists and other qualified persons for use in the preparation of antidotes, any information relative to formulas of products acquired by authority of RCW 15.58.060;

       (e) For any person to make false, misleading, or erroneous statements or reports concerning any pest during or after a pest inspection or to fail to comply with criteria established by rule for structural pest ((control)) inspections;

       (f) For any person to make false, misleading, or erroneous statements or reports in connection with any pesticide complaint or investigation;

       (g) For any person to advertise that the person is a licensed structural pest inspector without having a valid pest control consultant license in the category of structural pest inspector.

       Sec. 7. RCW 15.58.233 and 1997 c 242 s 10 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) The director may renew any license issued under this chapter subject to the recertification standards identified in subsection (2) of this section or an examination requiring new knowledge that may be required to apply pesticides.

       (2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, all individuals licensed under this chapter shall meet the recertification standards identified in (a) or (b) of this subsection, every five years, in order to qualify for continuing licensure.

       (a) ((Licensed pesticide applicators)) Individuals licensed under this chapter may qualify for continued licensure through accumulation of recertification credits. Individuals licensed under this chapter shall accumulate a minimum of forty department-approved credits every five years with no more than fifteen credits allowed per year.

       (b) ((Licensed pesticide applicators)) Individuals licensed under this chapter may qualify for continued licensure through meeting the examination requirements necessary to become licensed in those areas in which the licensee operates.

       (3) At the termination of a licensee's five-year recertification period, the director may waive the recertification requirements if the licensee can demonstrate that he or she is meeting comparable recertification standards through another state or jurisdiction or through a federal environmental protection agency-approved government agency plan.

       Sec. 8. RCW 15.58.040 and 1997 c 242 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) The director shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter. All the authority and requirements provided for in chapter 34.05 RCW (Administrative Procedure Act) and chapter 42.30 RCW shall apply to this chapter in the adoption of rules including those requiring due notice and a hearing for the adoption of permanent rules.

       (2) The director is authorized to adopt appropriate rules for carrying out the purpose and provisions of this chapter, including but not limited to rules providing for:

       (a) Declaring as a pest any form of plant or animal life or virus which is injurious to plants, people, animals (domestic or otherwise), land, articles, or substances;

       (b) Determining that certain pesticides are highly toxic to people. For the purpose of this chapter, highly toxic pesticide means any pesticide that conforms to the criteria in 40 C.F.R. Sec. 156.10 for toxicity category I due to oral inhalation or dermal toxicity. The director shall publish a list of all pesticides, determined to be highly toxic, by their common or generic name and their trade or brand name if practical. Such list shall be kept current and shall, upon request, be made available to any interested party;

       (c) Determining standards for denaturing pesticides by color, taste, odor, or form;

       (d) The collection and examination of samples of pesticides or devices;

       (e) The safe handling, transportation, storage, display, distribution, and disposal of pesticides and their containers;

       (f) Restricting or prohibiting the use of certain types of containers or packages for specific pesticides. These restrictions may apply to type of construction, strength, and/or size to alleviate danger of spillage, breakage, misuse, or any other hazard to the public. The director shall be guided by federal regulations concerning pesticide containers;

       (g) Procedures in making of pesticide recommendations;

       (h) Adopting a list of restricted use pesticides for the state or for designated areas within the state if the director determines that such pesticides may require rules restricting or prohibiting their distribution or use. The director may include in the rule the time and conditions of distribution or use of such restricted use pesticides and may, if it is found necessary to carry out the purpose and provisions of this chapter, require that any or all restricted use pesticides shall be purchased, possessed, or used only under permit of the director and under the director's direct supervision in certain areas and/or under certain conditions or in certain quantities or concentrations. The director may require all persons issued such permits to maintain records as to the use of all the restricted use pesticides;

       (i) Label requirements of all pesticides required to be registered under provisions of this chapter;

       (j) Regulating the labeling of devices;

       (k) The establishment of criteria governing the conduct of a structural pest ((control)) inspection; and

       (l) Declaring crops, when grown to produce seed specifically for crop reproduction purposes, to be nonfood and/or nonfeed sites of pesticide application. The director may include in the rule any restrictions or conditions regarding: (i) The application of pesticides to the designated crops; and (ii) the disposition of any portion of the treated crop.

       (3) For the purpose of uniformity and to avoid confusion endangering the public health and welfare the director may adopt rules in conformity with the primary pesticide standards, particularly as to labeling, established by the United States environmental protection agency or any other federal agency.

       Sec. 9. RCW 15.58.210 and 1997 c 242 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, no individual may perform services as a pest control consultant without obtaining a license from the director. The license shall expire annually on a date set by rule by the director. Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, no individual may act as a structural pest ((control)) inspector without first obtaining from the director a pest control consultant license in the special category of structural pest ((control)) inspector. Application for a license shall be on a form prescribed by the director and shall be accompanied by a fee of forty-five dollars.

       (2) The following are exempt from the licensing requirements of subsection (1) of this section when acting within the authorities of their existing licenses issued under chapter 17.21 RCW: Licensed commercial pesticide applicators and operators; licensed private-commercial applicators; and licensed demonstration and research applicators. The following are also exempt from the licensing requirements of subsection (1) of this section: Employees of federal, state, county, or municipal agencies when acting in their official governmental capacities; and pesticide dealer managers and employees working under the direct supervision of the pesticide dealer manager and only at a licensed pesticide dealer's outlet.

       (3) The following are exempt from the structural pest ((control)) inspector licensing requirement: Individuals inspecting for damage caused by wood destroying organisms if such inspections are solely for the purpose of: (a) Repairing or making specific recommendations for the repair of such damage, or (b) assessing a monetary value for the structure inspected. Individuals performing wood destroying organism inspections that incorporate but are not limited to the activities described in (a) or (b) of this subsection are not exempt from the structural pest ((control)) inspector licensing requirement.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 10. This act takes effect July 1, 2000."


MOTIONS


      On motion of Senator Rasmussen, the following title amendment was adopted:

       On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "inspections;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "amending RCW 15.58.030, 15.58.150, 15.58.233, 15.58.040, and 15.58.210; adding new sections to chapter 15.58 RCW; prescribing penalties; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date."

      On motion of Senator Rasmussen, the rules were suspended, Substitute House Bill No. 2378, as amended by the Senate, was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      Debate ensued.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 2378, as amended by the Senate.


ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 2378, as amended by the Senate, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 47; Nays, 1; Absent, 0; Excused, 1.

      Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Deccio, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 47.                Voting nay: Senator McCaslin - 1.        Excused: Senator Sellar - 1.  SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2378, as amended by the Senate, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.


SECOND READING


      HOUSE BILL NO. 2536, by Representatives Miloscia, D. Schmidt and Haigh

 

Concerning the general contractor/construction manager procedure of public works contracting.


      The bill was read the second time.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Patterson, the rules were suspended, House Bill No. 2536 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.


POINT OF INQUIRY


      Senator Hargrove: “Senator Patterson, could you tell me what ‘self performing’ is?”

      Senator Patterson: “I will only tell you the answer to that if anyone else wants to know.”


POINT OF INQUIRY


      Senator Honeyford: “Senator Patterson, I am extremely interested in that terminology, so I too, would like to know.”

      Senator Patterson: “My colleagues want me to just say ‘no.’ Self performance for a small contractor, which, by the way, my husband is one, means that they will be able to do the work on a construction site that normally would be contracted out to others. It means that they can ‘self perform. ’ They can do the electric work; the concrete work; they can do the construction work themselves. I hope that answers all of your perverted questions.”

      Debate ensued.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of House Bill No. 2536.


ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of House Bill No. 2536 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 45; Nays, 2; Absent, 1; Excused, 1.

     Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 45.

     Voting nay: Senators Heavey and Thibaudeau - 2.

     Absent: Senator Deccio - 1.

     Excused: Senator Sellar - 1.

      HOUSE BILL NO. 2536, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.


SECOND READING


      HOUSE BILL NO. 2650, by Representatives Romero, McMorris, Campbell, Dunshee, Lambert, D. Schmidt, Kenney and Miloscia (by request of Department of General Administration)

 

Simplifying agency to agency transfer of small amounts of personal property.


      The bill was read the second time.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Patterson, the following Committee on State and Local Government striking amendment was not adopted:

      Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

       "Sec. 1. RCW 43.19.1919 and 1997 c 264 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

       ((Except as provided in RCW 28A.335.180 and 43.19.1920,)) The division of purchasing shall sell or exchange personal property belonging to the state for which the agency, office, department, or educational institution having custody thereof has no further use, at public or private sale, and cause the moneys realized from the sale of any such property to be paid into the fund from which such property was purchased or, if such fund no longer exists, into the state general fund((: PROVIDED,)). This requirement is subject to the following exceptions and limitations:

       (1) This section does not apply to property under RCW 27.53.045, 28A.335.180, or 43.19.1920;

       (2) Sales of capital assets may be made by the division of purchasing and a credit established in central stores for future purchases of capital items as provided for in RCW 43.19.190 through 43.19.1939((, as now or hereafter amended: PROVIDED FURTHER, That));

       (3) Personal property, excess to a state agency, including educational institutions, shall not be sold or disposed of prior to reasonable efforts by the division of purchasing to determine if other state agencies have a requirement for such personal property. Such determination shall follow sufficient notice to all state agencies to allow adequate time for them to make their needs known. Surplus items may be disposed of without prior notification to state agencies if it is determined by the director of general administration to be in the best interest of the state. The division of purchasing shall maintain a record of disposed surplus property, including date and method of disposal, identity of any recipient, and approximate value of the property((: PROVIDED, FURTHER, That this section shall));

       (4) This section does not apply to personal property acquired by a state organization under federal grants and contracts if in conflict with special title provisions contained in such grants or contracts;

       (5) A state agency having a surplus personal property asset with a fair market value of less than five hundred dollars may transfer the asset to another state agency without charging fair market value. A state agency conducting this action shall maintain adequate records to comply with agency inventory procedures and state audit requirements.

       ((This section does not apply to property under RCW 27.53.045.))

       Sec. 2. RCW 43.09.210 and 1965 c 8 s 43.09.210 are each amended to read as follows:

       Separate accounts shall be kept for every appropriation or fund of a taxing or legislative body showing date and manner of each payment made therefrom, the name, address, and vocation of each person, organization, corporation, or association to whom paid, and for what purpose paid.

       Separate accounts shall be kept for each department, public improvement, undertaking, institution, and public service industry under the jurisdiction of every taxing body.

       All service rendered by, or property transferred from, one department, public improvement, undertaking, institution, or public service industry to another, shall be paid for at its true and full value by the department, public improvement, undertaking, institution, or public service industry receiving the same, and no department, public improvement, undertaking, institution, or public service industry shall benefit in any financial manner whatever by an appropriation or fund made for the support of another.

       All unexpended balances of appropriations shall be transferred to the fund from which appropriated, whenever the account with an appropriation is closed.

       This section does not apply to agency surplus personal property handled under RCW 43.19.1919(5)."



MOTION


      On motion of Senator Patterson, the rules were suspended, House Bill No. 2650 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      Debate ensued.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of House Bill No. 2650.


ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of House Bill No. 2650 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 47; Nays, 0; Absent, 1; Excused, 1.

     Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 47.

     Absent: Senator Deccio - 1.

     Excused: Senator Sellar - 1.

      HOUSE BILL NO. 2650, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.


SECOND READING


      HOUSE BILL NO. 2657, by Representatives B. Chandler, Conway, Clements and Wood

 

Allowing a licensed distiller to hold a spirits, beer, and wine license.


      The bill was read the second time.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Prentice, the rules were suspended, House Bill No. 2657 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of House Bill No. 2657.


ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of House Bill No. 2657 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 44; Nays, 2; Absent, 2; Excused, 1.

     Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 44.

     Voting nay: Senators Eide and Heavey - 2.

     Absent: Senators Deccio and Hochstatter - 2.

     Excused: Senator Sellar - 1.

      HOUSE BILL NO. 2657, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.


      President Pro Tempore Wojahn assumed the Chair.


SECOND READING


      SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2886, by House Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance (originally sponsored by Representatives Barlean, Keiser, Benson and Hatfield)

 

Making regulation of service contracts applicable to service contracts on consumer purchases only.


      The bill was read the second time.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Heavey, the rules were suspended, Substitute House Bill No. 2886 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      The President Pro Tempore declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 2886.


ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 2886 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 48; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 1.

     Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Deccio, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 48.

     Excused: Senator Sellar - 1.

      SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2886, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.


SECOND READING


      HOUSE BILL NO. 2520, by Representatives Schual-Berke, Parlette and Cody (by request of Department of Social and Health Services)

 

Changing terminology in the release from commitment of persons in mental treatment facilities.


      The bill was read the second time.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Hargrove, the following Committee on Human Services and Corrections striking amendment was adopted:

       Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

       "Sec. 1. RCW 71.05.020 and 1999 c 13 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:

       ((For the purposes of)) The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter((:)) unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

       (1) "Admission" or "admit" means a decision by a physician that a person should be examined or treated as a patient in a hospital;

       (2) "Antipsychotic medications" means that class of drugs primarily used to treat serious manifestations of mental illness associated with thought disorders, which includes, but is not limited to atypical antipsychotic medications;

       (((2))) (3) "Attending staff" means any person on the staff of a public or private agency having responsibility for the care and treatment of a patient;

       (((3))) (4) "Commitment" means the determination by a court that a person should be detained for a period of either evaluation or treatment, or both, in an inpatient or a less restrictive setting;

       (5) "Conditional release" means a revocable modification of a commitment, which may be revoked upon violation of any of its terms;

       (6) "County designated mental health professional" means a mental health professional appointed by the county to perform the duties specified in this chapter;

       (((4))) (7) "Custody" means involuntary detention under the provisions of this chapter or chapter 10.77 RCW, uninterrupted by any period of unconditional release from commitment from a facility providing involuntary care and treatment;

       (((5))) (8) "Department" means the department of social and health services;

       (((6))) (9) "Detention" or "detain" means the lawful confinement of a person, under the provisions of this chapter;

       (10) "Developmental disabilities professional" means a person who has specialized training and three years of experience in directly treating or working with persons with developmental disabilities and is a psychiatrist, psychologist, or social worker, and such other developmental disabilities professionals as may be defined by rules adopted by the secretary;

       (((7))) (11) "Developmental disability" means that condition defined in RCW 71A.10.020(3);

       (((8))) (12) "Discharge" means the termination of hospital medical authority. The commitment may remain in place, be terminated, or be amended by court order;

       (13) "Evaluation and treatment facility" means any facility which can provide directly, or by direct arrangement with other public or private agencies, emergency evaluation and treatment, outpatient care, and timely and appropriate inpatient care to persons suffering from a mental disorder, and which is certified as such by the department. A physically separate and separately operated portion of a state hospital may be designated as an evaluation and treatment facility. A facility which is part of, or operated by, the department or any federal agency will not require certification. No correctional institution or facility, or jail, shall be an evaluation and treatment facility within the meaning of this chapter;

       (((9))) (14) "Gravely disabled" means a condition in which a person, as a result of a mental disorder: (a) Is in danger of serious physical harm resulting from a failure to provide for his or her essential human needs of health or safety; or (b) manifests severe deterioration in routine functioning evidenced by repeated and escalating loss of cognitive or volitional control over his or her actions and is not receiving such care as is essential for his or her health or safety;

       (((10))) (15) "Habilitative services" means those services provided by program personnel to assist persons in acquiring and maintaining life skills and in raising their levels of physical, mental, social, and vocational functioning. Habilitative services include education, training for employment, and therapy. The habilitative process shall be undertaken with recognition of the risk to the public safety presented by the individual being assisted as manifested by prior charged criminal conduct;

       (((11))) (16) "History of one or more violent acts" refers to the period of time ten years prior to the filing of a petition under this chapter, excluding any time spent, but not any violent acts committed, in a mental health facility or in confinement as a result of a criminal conviction;

       (((12))) (17) "Individualized service plan" means a plan prepared by a developmental disabilities professional with other professionals as a team, for an individual with developmental disabilities, which shall state:

       (a) The nature of the person's specific problems, prior charged criminal behavior, and habilitation needs;

       (b) The conditions and strategies necessary to achieve the purposes of habilitation;

       (c) The intermediate and long-range goals of the habilitation program, with a projected timetable for the attainment;

       (d) The rationale for using this plan of habilitation to achieve those intermediate and long-range goals;

       (e) The staff responsible for carrying out the plan;

       (f) Where relevant in light of past criminal behavior and due consideration for public safety, the criteria for proposed movement to less-restrictive settings, criteria for proposed eventual discharge ((from involuntary confinement)) or release, and a projected possible date for discharge ((from involuntary confinement)) or release; and

       (g) The type of residence immediately anticipated for the person and possible future types of residences;

       (((13))) (18) "Judicial commitment" means a commitment by a court pursuant to the provisions of this chapter;

       (((14))) (19) "Likelihood of serious harm" means:

       (a) A substantial risk that: (i) Physical harm will be inflicted by an individual upon his or her own person, as evidenced by threats or attempts to commit suicide or inflict physical harm on oneself; (ii) physical harm will be inflicted by an individual upon another, as evidenced by behavior which has caused such harm or which places another person or persons in reasonable fear of sustaining such harm; or (iii) physical harm will be inflicted by an individual upon the property of others, as evidenced by behavior which has caused substantial loss or damage to the property of others; or

       (b) The individual has threatened the physical safety of another and has a history of one or more violent acts;

       (((15))) (20) "Mental disorder" means any organic, mental, or emotional impairment which has substantial adverse effects on an individual's cognitive or volitional functions;

       (((16))) (21) "Mental health professional" means a psychiatrist, psychologist, psychiatric nurse, or social worker, and such other mental health professionals as may be defined by rules adopted by the secretary pursuant to the provisions of this chapter;

       (((17))) (22) "Peace officer" means a law enforcement official of a public agency or governmental unit, and includes persons specifically given peace officer powers by any state law, local ordinance, or judicial order of appointment;

       (((18))) (23) "Private agency" means any person, partnership, corporation, or association that is not a public agency, whether or not financed in whole or in part by public funds, which constitutes an evaluation and treatment facility or private institution, hospital, or sanitarium, which is conducted for, or includes a department or ward conducted for, the care and treatment of persons who are mentally ill;

       (((19))) (24) "Professional person" means a mental health professional and shall also mean a physician, registered nurse, and such others as may be defined by rules adopted by the secretary pursuant to the provisions of this chapter;

       (((20))) (25) "Psychiatrist" means a person having a license as a physician and surgeon in this state who has in addition completed three years of graduate training in psychiatry in a program approved by the American medical association or the American osteopathic association and is certified or eligible to be certified by the American board of psychiatry and neurology;

       (((21))) (26) "Psychologist" means a person who has been licensed as a psychologist pursuant to chapter 18.83 RCW;

       (((22))) (27) "Public agency" means any evaluation and treatment facility or institution, hospital, or sanitarium which is conducted for, or includes a department or ward conducted for, the care and treatment of persons who are mentally ill; if the agency is operated directly by, federal, state, county, or municipal government, or a combination of such governments;

       (((23))) (28) "Release" means legal termination of the commitment under the provisions of this chapter;

       (29) "Resource management services" has the meaning given in chapter 71.24 RCW;

       (((24))) (30) "Secretary" means the secretary of the department of social and health services, or his or her designee;

       (((25))) (31) "Social worker" means a person with a master's or further advanced degree from an accredited school of social work or a degree deemed equivalent under rules adopted by the secretary;

       (((26))) (32) "Violent act" means behavior that resulted in homicide, attempted suicide, nonfatal injuries, or substantial damage to property.

       Sec. 2. RCW 71.05.025 and 1989 c 205 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:

       The legislature intends that the procedures and services authorized in this chapter be integrated with those in chapter 71.24 RCW to the maximum extent necessary to assure a continuum of care to persons who are mentally ill or who have mental disorders, as defined in either or both this chapter and chapter 71.24 RCW. To this end, regional support networks established in accordance with chapter 71.24 RCW shall institute procedures which require timely consultation with resource management services by county-designated mental health professionals and evaluation and treatment facilities to assure that determinations to admit, detain, commit, treat, discharge, or release persons with mental disorders under this chapter are made only after appropriate information regarding such person's treatment history and current treatment plan has been sought from resource management services.

       Sec. 3. RCW 71.05.050 and 1998 c 297 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:

       Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the right of any person to apply voluntarily to any public or private agency or practitioner for treatment of a mental disorder, either by direct application or by referral. Any person voluntarily admitted for inpatient treatment to any public or private agency shall be released immediately upon his or her request. Any person voluntarily admitted for inpatient treatment to any public or private agency shall orally be advised of the right to immediate ((release)) discharge, and further advised of such rights in writing as are secured to them pursuant to this chapter and their rights of access to attorneys, courts, and other legal redress. Their condition and status shall be reviewed at least once each one hundred eighty days for evaluation as to the need for further treatment ((and/or)) or possible ((release)) discharge, at which time they shall again be advised of their right to ((release)) discharge upon request: PROVIDED HOWEVER, That if the professional staff of any public or private agency or hospital regards a person voluntarily admitted who requests ((release)) discharge as presenting, as a result of a mental disorder, an imminent likelihood of serious harm, or is gravely disabled, they may detain such person for sufficient time to notify the county designated mental health professional of such person's condition to enable the county designated mental health professional to authorize such person being further held in custody or transported to an evaluation and treatment center pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, which shall in ordinary circumstances be no later than the next judicial day: PROVIDED FURTHER, That if a person is brought to the emergency room of a public or private agency or hospital for observation or treatment, the person refuses voluntary admission, and the professional staff of the public or private agency or hospital regard such person as presenting as a result of a mental disorder an imminent likelihood of serious harm, or as presenting an imminent danger because of grave disability, they may detain such person for sufficient time to notify the county designated mental health professional of such person's condition to enable the county designated mental health professional to authorize such person being further held in custody or transported to an evaluation treatment center pursuant to the conditions in this chapter, but which time shall be no more than six hours from the time the professional staff determine that an evaluation by the county designated mental health professional is necessary.

       Sec. 4. RCW 71.05.120 and 1991 c 105 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) No officer of a public or private agency, nor the superintendent, professional person in charge, his or her professional designee, or attending staff of any such agency, nor any public official performing functions necessary to the administration of this chapter, nor peace officer responsible for detaining a person pursuant to this chapter, nor any county designated mental health professional, nor the state, a unit of local government, or an evaluation and treatment facility shall be civilly or criminally liable for performing duties pursuant to this chapter with regard to the decision of whether to admit, discharge, release, administer antipsychotic medications, or detain a person for evaluation and treatment: PROVIDED, That such duties were performed in good faith and without gross negligence.

       (2) This section does not relieve a person from giving the required notices under RCW 71.05.330(2) or 71.05.340(1)(b), or the duty to warn or to take reasonable precautions to provide protection from violent behavior where the patient has communicated an actual threat of physical violence against a reasonably identifiable victim or victims. The duty to warn or to take reasonable precautions to provide protection from violent behavior is discharged if reasonable efforts are made to communicate the threat to the victim or victims and to law enforcement personnel.

       Sec. 5. RCW 71.05.170 and 1998 c 297 s 10 are each amended to read as follows:

       Whenever the county designated mental health professional petitions for detention of a person whose actions constitute a likelihood of serious harm, or who is gravely disabled, the facility providing seventy-two hour evaluation and treatment must immediately accept on a provisional basis the petition and the person. The facility shall then evaluate the person's condition and admit, detain, transfer, or ((release)) discharge such person in accordance with RCW 71.05.210. The facility shall notify in writing the court and the county designated mental health professional of the date and time of the initial detention of each person involuntarily detained in order that a probable cause hearing shall be held no later than seventy-two hours after detention.

       The duty of a state hospital to accept persons for evaluation and treatment under this section shall be limited by chapter 71.24 RCW.

       Sec. 6. RCW 71.05.210 and 1998 c 297 s 12 are each amended to read as follows:

       Each person involuntarily ((admitted to)) detained and accepted or admitted at an evaluation and treatment facility shall, within twenty-four hours of his or her admission or acceptance at the facility, be examined and evaluated by a licensed physician who may be assisted by a physician assistant according to chapter 18.71A RCW or an advanced registered nurse practitioner according to chapter 18.79 RCW and a mental health professional, and shall receive such treatment and care as his or her condition requires including treatment on an outpatient basis for the period that he or she is detained, except that, beginning twenty-four hours prior to a trial or hearing pursuant to RCW 71.05.215, 71.05.240, 71.05.310, 71.05.320, 71.05.340, or 71.05.370, the individual may refuse psychiatric medications, but may not refuse: (1) Any other medication previously prescribed by a person licensed under Title 18 RCW; or (2) emergency lifesaving treatment, and the individual shall be informed at an appropriate time of his or her right of such refusal. The person shall be detained up to seventy-two hours, if, in the opinion of the professional person in charge of the facility, or his or her professional designee, the person presents a likelihood of serious harm, or is gravely disabled. A person who has been detained for seventy-two hours shall no later than the end of such period be released, unless referred for further care on a voluntary basis, or detained pursuant to court order for further treatment as provided in this chapter.

       If, after examination and evaluation, the licensed physician and mental health professional determine that the initial needs of the person would be better served by placement in a chemical dependency treatment facility, then the person shall be referred to an approved treatment program defined under RCW 70.96A.020.

       An evaluation and treatment center admitting or accepting any person pursuant to this chapter whose physical condition reveals the need for hospitalization shall assure that such person is transferred to an appropriate hospital for evaluation or admission for treatment. Notice of such fact shall be given to the court, the designated attorney, and the county designated mental health professional and the court shall order such continuance in proceedings under this chapter as may be necessary, but in no event may this continuance be more than fourteen days.

       Sec. 7. RCW 71.05.325 and 1994 c 129 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Before a person committed under grounds set forth in RCW 71.05.280(3) is released ((from involuntary treatment)) because a new petition for involuntary treatment has not been filed under RCW 71.05.320(2), the superintendent, professional person, or designated mental health professional responsible for the decision whether to file a new petition shall in writing notify the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the criminal charges against the committed person were dismissed, of the decision not to file a new petition for involuntary treatment. Notice shall be provided at least forty-five days before the period of commitment expires.

       (2)(a) Before a person committed under grounds set forth in RCW 71.05.280(3) is permitted temporarily to leave a treatment facility pursuant to RCW 71.05.270 for any period of time without constant accompaniment by facility staff, the superintendent, professional person in charge of a treatment facility, or his or her professional designee shall in writing notify the prosecuting attorney of any county ((to which the person is to be released)) of the person's destination and the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the criminal charges against the committed person were dismissed((, of the decision conditionally to release the person)). The notice shall be provided at least forty-five days before the anticipated ((release)) leave and shall describe the conditions under which the ((release)) leave is to occur.

       (b) The provisions of RCW 71.05.330(2) apply to proposed ((temporary releases)) leaves, and either or both prosecuting attorneys receiving notice under this subsection may petition the court under RCW 71.05.330(2).

       (3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize detention of a person unless a valid order of commitment is in effect.

       (4) The existence of the notice requirements in this section will not require any extension of the ((release)) leave date in the event the ((release)) leave plan changes after notification.

       (5) The notice requirements contained in this section shall not apply to emergency medical ((furloughs)) transfers.

       (6) The notice provisions of this section are in addition to those provided in RCW 71.05.425.

       Sec. 8. RCW 71.05.340 and 1998 c 297 s 21 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1)(a) When, in the opinion of the superintendent or the professional person in charge of the hospital or facility providing involuntary treatment, the committed person can be appropriately served by outpatient treatment prior to or at the expiration of the period of commitment, then such outpatient care may be required as a ((condition for early)) term of conditional release for a period which, when added to the inpatient treatment period, shall not exceed the period of commitment. If the hospital or facility designated to provide outpatient treatment is other than the facility providing involuntary treatment, the outpatient facility so designated must agree in writing to assume such responsibility. A copy of the ((conditions for early)) terms of conditional release shall be given to the patient, the county designated mental health professional in the county in which the patient is to receive outpatient treatment, and to the court of original commitment.

       (b) Before a person committed under grounds set forth in RCW 71.05.280(3) or 71.05.320(2)(c) is conditionally released under (a) of this subsection, the superintendent or professional person in charge of the hospital or facility providing involuntary treatment shall in writing notify the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the criminal charges against the committed person were dismissed, of the decision to conditionally release the person. Notice and a copy of the ((conditions for early)) terms of conditional release shall be provided at least thirty days before the person is released from inpatient care. Within twenty days after receiving notice, the prosecuting attorney may petition the court in the county that issued the commitment order to hold a hearing to determine whether the person may be conditionally released and the terms of the conditional release. The prosecuting attorney shall provide a copy of the petition to the superintendent or professional person in charge of the hospital or facility providing involuntary treatment, the attorney, if any, and guardian or conservator of the committed person, and the court of original commitment. If the county in which the committed person is to receive outpatient treatment is the same county in which the criminal charges against the committed person were dismissed, then the court shall, upon the motion of the prosecuting attorney, transfer the proceeding to the court in that county. The court shall conduct a hearing on the petition within ten days of the filing of the petition. The committed person shall have the same rights with respect to notice, hearing, and counsel as for an involuntary treatment proceeding, except as set forth in this subsection and except that there shall be no right to jury trial. The issue to be determined at the hearing is whether or not the person may be conditionally released without substantial danger to other persons, or substantial likelihood of committing criminal acts jeopardizing public safety or security. If the court disapproves of the conditional release, it may do so only on the basis of substantial evidence. Pursuant to the determination of the court upon the hearing, the conditional release of the person shall be approved by the court on the same or modified conditions or the person shall be returned for involuntary treatment on an inpatient basis subject to release at the end of the period for which he or she was committed, or otherwise in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

       (2) The hospital or facility designated to provide outpatient care or the secretary may modify the conditions for continued release when such modification is in the best interest of the person. Notification of such changes shall be sent to all persons receiving a copy of the original conditions.

       (3)(a) If the hospital or facility designated to provide outpatient care, the county designated mental health professional, or the secretary determines that:

       (i) A conditionally released person is failing to adhere to the terms and conditions of his or her release;

       (ii) Substantial deterioration in a conditionally released person's functioning has occurred;

       (iii) There is evidence of substantial decompensation with a reasonable probability that the decompensation can be reversed by further inpatient treatment; or

       (iv) The person poses a likelihood of serious harm.

       Upon notification by the hospital or facility designated to provide outpatient care, or on his or her own motion, the county designated mental health professional or the secretary may order that the conditionally released person be apprehended and taken into custody and temporarily detained in an evaluation and treatment facility in or near the county in which he or she is receiving outpatient treatment.

       (b) The hospital or facility designated to provide outpatient treatment shall notify the secretary or county designated mental health professional when a conditionally released person fails to adhere to terms and conditions of his or her conditional release or experiences substantial deterioration in his or her condition and, as a result, presents an increased likelihood of serious harm. The county designated mental health professional or secretary shall order the person apprehended and temporarily detained in an evaluation and treatment facility in or near the county in which he or she is receiving outpatient treatment.

       (c) A person detained under this subsection (3) shall be held until such time, not exceeding five days, as a hearing can be scheduled to determine whether or not the person should be returned to the hospital or facility from which he or she had been conditionally released. The county designated mental health professional or the secretary may modify or rescind such order at any time prior to commencement of the court hearing.

       (d) The court that originally ordered commitment shall be notified within two judicial days of a person's detention under the provisions of this section, and the county designated mental health professional or the secretary shall file his or her petition and order of apprehension and detention with the court and serve them upon the person detained. His or her attorney, if any, and his or her guardian or conservator, if any, shall receive a copy of such papers as soon as possible. Such person shall have the same rights with respect to notice, hearing, and counsel as for an involuntary treatment proceeding, except as specifically set forth in this section and except that there shall be no right to jury trial. The issues to be determined shall be: (i) Whether the conditionally released person did or did not adhere to the terms and conditions of his or her conditional release; (ii) that substantial deterioration in the person's functioning has occurred; (iii) there is evidence of substantial decompensation with a reasonable probability that the decompensation can be reversed by further inpatient treatment; or (iv) there is a likelihood of serious harm; and, if any of the conditions listed in this subsection (3)(d) have occurred, whether the ((conditions of)) terms of conditional release should be modified or the person should be returned to the facility.

       (e) Pursuant to the determination of the court upon such hearing, the conditionally released person shall either continue to be conditionally released on the same or modified conditions or shall be returned for involuntary treatment on an inpatient basis subject to release at the end of the period for which he or she was committed for involuntary treatment, or otherwise in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Such hearing may be waived by the person and his or her counsel and his or her guardian or conservator, if any, but shall not be waivable unless all such persons agree to waive, and upon such waiver the person may be returned for involuntary treatment or continued on conditional release on the same or modified conditions.

       (4) The proceedings set forth in subsection (3) of this section may be initiated by the county designated mental health professional or the secretary on the same basis set forth therein without requiring or ordering the apprehension and detention of the conditionally released person, in which case the court hearing shall take place in not less than five days from the date of service of the petition upon the conditionally released person.

       Upon expiration of the period of commitment, or when the person is released from outpatient care, notice in writing to the court which committed the person for treatment shall be provided.

       (5) The grounds and procedures for revocation of less restrictive alternative treatment shall be the same as those set forth in this section for conditional releases.

       (6) In the event of a revocation of a conditional release, the subsequent treatment period may be for no longer than the actual period authorized in the original court order.

       Sec. 9. RCW 71.05.390 and 1999 c 12 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

       Except as provided in this section, the fact of admission and all information and records compiled, obtained, or maintained in the course of providing services to either voluntary or involuntary recipients of services at public or private agencies shall be confidential.

       Information and records may be disclosed only:

       (1) In communications between qualified professional persons to meet the requirements of this chapter, in the provision of services or appropriate referrals, or in the course of guardianship proceedings. The consent of the patient, or his or her guardian, shall be obtained before information or records may be disclosed by a professional person employed by a facility unless provided to a professional person: (a) Employed by the facility; (b) who has medical responsibility for the patient's care; (c) who is a county designated mental health professional; (d) who is providing services under chapter 71.24 RCW; (e) who is employed by a state or local correctional facility where the person is confined; or (f) who is providing evaluation, treatment, or follow-up services under chapter 10.77 RCW.

       (2) When the communications regard the special needs of a patient and the necessary circumstances giving rise to such needs and the disclosure is made by a facility providing outpatient services to the operator of a care facility in which the patient resides.

       (3) When the person receiving services, or his or her guardian, designates persons to whom information or records may be released, or if the person is a minor, when his or her parents make such designation.

       (4) To the extent necessary for a recipient to make a claim, or for a claim to be made on behalf of a recipient for aid, insurance, or medical assistance to which he or she may be entitled.

       (5) For either program evaluation or research, or both: PROVIDED, That the secretary adopts rules for the conduct of the evaluation or research, or both. Such rules shall include, but need not be limited to, the requirement that all evaluators and researchers must sign an oath of confidentiality substantially as follows:

       "As a condition of conducting evaluation or research concerning persons who have received services from (fill in the facility, agency, or person) I, . . . . . . . . ., agree not to divulge, publish, or otherwise make known to unauthorized persons or the public any information obtained in the course of such evaluation or research regarding persons who have received services such that the person who received such services is identifiable.

       I recognize that unauthorized release of confidential information may subject me to civil liability under the provisions of state law.


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       (6) To the courts as necessary to the administration of this chapter.

       (7) To law enforcement officers, public health officers, or personnel of the department of corrections or the indeterminate sentence review board for persons who are the subject of the records and who are committed to the custody of the department of corrections or indeterminate sentence review board which information or records are necessary to carry out the responsibilities of their office. Except for dissemination of information released pursuant to RCW 71.05.425 and 4.24.550, regarding persons committed under this chapter under RCW 71.05.280(3) and 71.05.320(2)(c) after dismissal of a sex offense as defined in RCW 9.94A.030, the extent of information that may be released is limited as follows:

       (a) Only the fact, place, and date of involuntary ((admission)) commitment, the fact and date of discharge or release, and the last known address shall be disclosed upon request; and

       (b) The law enforcement and public health officers or personnel of the department of corrections or indeterminate sentence review board shall be obligated to keep such information confidential in accordance with this chapter; and

       (c) Additional information shall be disclosed only after giving notice to said person and his or her counsel and upon a showing of clear, cogent and convincing evidence that such information is necessary and that appropriate safeguards for strict confidentiality are and will be maintained. However, in the event the said person has escaped from custody, said notice prior to disclosure is not necessary and that the facility from which the person escaped shall include an evaluation as to whether the person is of danger to persons or property and has a propensity toward violence.

       (8) To the attorney of the detained person.

       (9) To the prosecuting attorney as necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the office under RCW 71.05.330(2) and 71.05.340(1)(b) and 71.05.335. The prosecutor shall be provided access to records regarding the committed person's treatment and prognosis, medication, behavior problems, and other records relevant to the issue of whether treatment less restrictive than inpatient treatment is in the best interest of the committed person or others. Information shall be disclosed only after giving notice to the committed person and the person's counsel.

       (10) To appropriate law enforcement agencies and to a person, when the identity of the person is known to the public or private agency, whose health and safety has been threatened, or who is known to have been repeatedly harassed, by the patient. The person may designate a representative to receive the disclosure. The disclosure shall be made by the professional person in charge of the public or private agency or his or her designee and shall include the dates of commitment, admission, discharge, or release, authorized or unauthorized absence from the agency's facility, and only such other information that is pertinent to the threat or harassment. The decision to disclose or not shall not result in civil liability for the agency or its employees so long as the decision was reached in good faith and without gross negligence.

       (11) To the persons designated in RCW 71.05.425 for the purposes described in that section.

       (12) Civil liability and immunity for the release of information about a particular person who is committed to the department under RCW 71.05.280(3) and 71.05.320(2)(c) after dismissal of a sex offense as defined in RCW 9.94A.030, is governed by RCW 4.24.550.

       (13) To a patient's next of kin, guardian, or conservator, if any, in the event of death, as provided in RCW 71.05.400.

       (14) To the department of health of the purposes of determining compliance with state or federal licensure, certification, or registration rules or laws. However, the information and records obtained under this subsection are exempt from public inspection and copying pursuant to chapter 42.17 RCW.

       The fact of admission, as well as all records, files, evidence, findings, or orders made, prepared, collected, or maintained pursuant to this chapter shall not be admissible as evidence in any legal proceeding outside this chapter without the written consent of the person who was the subject of the proceeding except in a subsequent criminal prosecution of a person committed pursuant to RCW 71.05.280(3) or 71.05.320(2)(c) on charges that were dismissed pursuant to chapter 10.77 RCW due to incompetency to stand trial or in a civil commitment proceeding pursuant to chapter 71.09 RCW. The records and files maintained in any court proceeding pursuant to this chapter shall be confidential and available subsequent to such proceedings only to the person who was the subject of the proceeding or his or her attorney. In addition, the court may order the subsequent release or use of such records or files only upon good cause shown if the court finds that appropriate safeguards for strict confidentiality are and will be maintained.

       Sec. 10. RCW 71.05.425 and 1999 c 13 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1)(a) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, at the earliest possible date, and in no event later than thirty days before conditional release, final ((discharge)) release, authorized leave under RCW 71.05.325(2), or transfer to a ((less-restrictive)) facility other than a state mental hospital, the superintendent shall send written notice of conditional release, ((final discharge)) release, authorized leave, or transfer of a person committed under RCW 71.05.280(3) or 71.05.320(2)(c) following dismissal of a sex, violent, or felony harassment offense pursuant to RCW 10.77.090(4) to the following:

       (i) The chief of police of the city, if any, in which the person will reside; and

       (ii) The sheriff of the county in which the person will reside.

       (b) The same notice as required by (a) of this subsection shall be sent to the following, if such notice has been requested in writing about a specific person committed under RCW 71.05.280(3) or 71.05.320(2)(c) following dismissal of a sex, violent, or felony harassment offense pursuant to RCW 10.77.090(4):

       (i) The victim of the sex, violent, or felony harassment offense that was dismissed pursuant to RCW 10.77.090(4) preceding commitment under RCW 71.05.280(3) or 71.05.320(2)(c) or the victim's next of kin if the crime was a homicide;

       (ii) Any witnesses who testified against the person in any court proceedings; and

       (iii) Any person specified in writing by the prosecuting attorney.

Information regarding victims, next of kin, or witnesses requesting the notice, information regarding any other person specified in writing by the prosecuting attorney to receive the notice, and the notice are confidential and shall not be available to the person committed under this chapter.

       (c) The thirty-day notice requirements contained in this subsection shall not apply to emergency medical ((furloughs)) transfers.

       (d) The existence of the notice requirements in this subsection will not require any extension of the release date in the event the release plan changes after notification.

       (2) If a person committed under RCW 71.05.280(3) or 71.05.320(2)(c) following dismissal of a sex, violent, or felony harassment offense pursuant to RCW 10.77.090(4) escapes, the superintendent shall immediately notify, by the most reasonable and expedient means available, the chief of police of the city and the sheriff of the county in which the person resided immediately before the person's arrest. If previously requested, the superintendent shall also notify the witnesses and the victim of the sex, violent, or felony harassment offense that was dismissed pursuant to RCW 10.77.090(4) preceding commitment under RCW 71.05.280(3) or 71.05.320(2) or the victim's next of kin if the crime was a homicide. In addition, the secretary shall also notify appropriate parties pursuant to RCW 71.05.410. If the person is recaptured, the superintendent shall send notice to the persons designated in this subsection as soon as possible but in no event later than two working days after the department learns of such recapture.

       (3) If the victim, the victim's next of kin, or any witness is under the age of sixteen, the notice required by this section shall be sent to the parent or legal guardian of the child.

       (4) The superintendent shall send the notices required by this chapter to the last address provided to the department by the requesting party. The requesting party shall furnish the department with a current address.

       (5) For purposes of this section the following terms have the following meanings:

       (a) "Violent offense" means a violent offense under RCW 9.94A.030;

       (b) "Sex offense" means a sex offense under RCW 9.94A.030;

       (c) "Next of kin" means a person's spouse, parents, siblings, and children;

       (d) "Felony harassment offense" means a crime of harassment as defined in RCW 9A.46.060 that is a felony.

       Sec. 11. RCW 71.05.640 and 1999 c 13 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Procedures shall be established by resource management services to provide reasonable and timely access to individual treatment records. However, access may not be denied at any time to records of all medications and somatic treatments received by the individual.

       (2) Following discharge, the individual shall have a right to a complete record of all medications and somatic treatments prescribed during evaluation, admission, or commitment and to a copy of the discharge summary prepared at the time of his or her discharge. A reasonable and uniform charge for reproduction may be assessed.

       (3) Treatment records may be modified prior to inspection to protect the confidentiality of other patients or the names of any other persons referred to in the record who gave information on the condition that his or her identity remain confidential. Entire documents may not be withheld to protect such confidentiality.

       (4) At the time of discharge all individuals shall be informed by resource management services of their rights as provided in RCW 71.05.610 through 71.05.690.

       Sec. 12. RCW 10.77.010 and 1999 c 143 s 49 and 1999 c 13 s 2 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

       As used in this chapter:

       (1) "Admission" means acceptance based on medical necessity, of a person as a patient.

       (2) "Commitment" means the determination by a court that a person should be detained for a period of either evaluation or treatment, or both, in an inpatient or a less-restrictive setting.

       (3) "Conditional release" means modification of a court-ordered commitment, which may be revoked upon violation of any of its terms.

       (4) "County designated mental health professional" has the same meaning as provided in RCW 71.05.020.

       (((2))) (5) A "criminally insane" person means any person who has been acquitted of a crime charged by reason of insanity, and thereupon found to be a substantial danger to other persons or to present a substantial likelihood of committing criminal acts jeopardizing public safety or security unless kept under further control by the court or other persons or institutions.

       (((3))) (6) "Department" means the state department of social and health services.

       (((4))) (7) "Detention" or "detain" means the lawful confinement of a person, under the provisions of this chapter, pending evaluation.

       (8) "Developmental disabilities professional" means a person who has specialized training and three years of experience in directly treating or working with persons with developmental disabilities and is a psychiatrist or psychologist, or a social worker, and such other developmental disabilities professionals as may be defined by rules adopted by the secretary.

       (((5))) (9) "Developmental disability" means the condition as defined in RCW 71A.10.020(3).

       (((6))) (10) "Discharge" means the termination of hospital medical authority. The commitment may remain in place, be terminated, or be amended by court order.

       (11) "Furlough" means an authorized leave of absence for a resident of a state institution operated by the department designated for the custody, care, and treatment of the criminally insane, consistent with an order of conditional release from the court under this chapter, without any requirement that the resident be accompanied by, or be in the custody of, any law enforcement or institutional staff, while on such unescorted leave.

       (((7))) (12) "Habilitative services" means those services provided by program personnel to assist persons in acquiring and maintaining life skills and in raising their levels of physical, mental, social, and vocational functioning. Habilitative services include education, training for employment, and therapy. The habilitative process shall be undertaken with recognition of the risk to the public safety presented by the individual being assisted as manifested by prior charged criminal conduct.

       (((8))) (13) "History of one or more violent acts" means violent acts committed during: (a) The ten-year period of time prior to the filing of criminal charges; plus (b) the amount of time equal to time spent during the ten-year period in a mental health facility or in confinement as a result of a criminal conviction.

       (((9))) (14) "Incompetency" means a person lacks the capacity to understand the nature of the proceedings against him or her or to assist in his or her own defense as a result of mental disease or defect.

       (((10))) (15) "Indigent" means any person who is financially unable to obtain counsel or other necessary expert or professional services without causing substantial hardship to the person or his or her family.

       (((11))) (16) "Individualized service plan" means a plan prepared by a developmental disabilities professional with other professionals as a team, for an individual with developmental disabilities, which shall state:

       (a) The nature of the person's specific problems, prior charged criminal behavior, and habilitation needs;

       (b) The conditions and strategies necessary to achieve the purposes of habilitation;

       (c) The intermediate and long-range goals of the habilitation program, with a projected timetable for the attainment;

       (d) The rationale for using this plan of habilitation to achieve those intermediate and long-range goals;

       (e) The staff responsible for carrying out the plan;

       (f) Where relevant in light of past criminal behavior and due consideration for public safety, the criteria for proposed movement to less-restrictive settings, criteria for proposed eventual ((discharge from involuntary confinement)) release, and a projected possible date for ((discharge from involuntary confinement)) release; and

       (g) The type of residence immediately anticipated for the person and possible future types of residences.

       (((12))) (17) "Professional person" means:

       (a) A psychiatrist licensed as a physician and surgeon in this state who has, in addition, completed three years of graduate training in psychiatry in a program approved by the American medical association or the American osteopathic association and is certified or eligible to be certified by the American board of psychiatry and neurology or the American osteopathic board of neurology and psychiatry;

       (b) A psychologist licensed as a psychologist pursuant to chapter 18.83 RCW; or

       (c) A social worker with a master's or further advanced degree from an accredited school of social work or a degree deemed equivalent under rules adopted by the secretary.

       (((13))) (18) "Release" means legal termination of the court ordered commitment under the provisions of this chapter.

       (19) "Secretary" means the secretary of the department of social and health services or his or her designee.

       (((14))) (20) "Treatment" means any currently standardized medical or mental health procedure including medication.

       (((15))) (21) "Violent act" means behavior that: (a)(i) Resulted in; (ii) if completed as intended would have resulted in; or (iii) was threatened to be carried out by a person who had the intent and opportunity to carry out the threat and would have resulted in, homicide, nonfatal injuries, or substantial damage to property; or (b) recklessly creates an immediate risk of serious physical injury to another person.

       Sec. 13. RCW 10.77.025 and 1998 c 297 s 31 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Whenever any person has been: (a) Committed to a correctional facility or inpatient treatment under any provision of this chapter; or (b) ordered to undergo alternative treatment following his or her acquittal by reason of insanity of a crime charged, such commitment or treatment cannot exceed the maximum possible penal sentence for any offense charged for which the person was committed, or was acquitted by reason of insanity.

       (2) Whenever any person committed under any provision of this chapter has not been ((finally discharged)) released within seven days of the maximum possible penal sentence under subsection (1) of this section, and the professional person in charge of the facility believes ((it more likely than not that the person will not be finally discharged)) that the person presents a likelihood of serious harm or is gravely disabled due to a mental disorder, the professional person shall, prior to the ((person's release from the facility)) expiration of the maximum penal sentence, notify the appropriate county designated mental health professional of the impending ((release)) expiration and provide a copy of all relevant information regarding the person, including the likely release date and shall indicate why ((final discharge was not made)) the person should not be released.

       (3) A county designated mental health professional who receives notice and records under subsection (2) of this section shall, prior to the date of ((probable release)) the expiration of the maximum sentence, determine whether to initiate proceedings under chapter 71.05 RCW.

       Sec. 14. RCW 10.77.110 and 1998 c 297 s 39 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) If a defendant is acquitted of a crime by reason of insanity, and it is found that he or she is not a substantial danger to other persons, and does not present a substantial likelihood of committing criminal acts jeopardizing public safety or security, unless kept under further control by the court or other persons or institutions, the court shall direct the defendant's ((final discharge)) release. If it is found that such defendant is a substantial danger to other persons, or presents a substantial likelihood of committing criminal acts jeopardizing public safety or security, unless kept under further control by the court or other persons or institutions, the court shall order his or her hospitalization, or any appropriate alternative treatment less restrictive than detention in a state mental hospital, pursuant to the terms of this chapter.

       (2) If the defendant has been found not guilty by reason of insanity and a substantial danger, or presents a substantial likelihood of committing criminal acts jeopardizing public safety or security, so as to require treatment then the secretary shall immediately cause the defendant to be evaluated to ascertain if the defendant is developmentally disabled. When appropriate, and subject to available funds, the defendant may be committed to a program specifically reserved for the treatment and training of developmentally disabled persons. A person so committed shall receive habilitation services according to an individualized service plan specifically developed to treat the behavior which was the subject of the criminal proceedings. The treatment program shall be administered by developmental disabilities professionals and others trained specifically in the needs of developmentally disabled persons. The treatment program shall provide physical security to a degree consistent with the finding that the defendant is dangerous and may incorporate varying conditions of security and alternative sites when the dangerousness of any particular defendant makes this necessary. The department may limit admissions to this specialized program in order to ensure that expenditures for services do not exceed amounts appropriated by the legislature and allocated by the department for such services. The department may establish admission priorities in the event that the number of eligible persons exceeds the limits set by the department.

       (3) If it is found that such defendant is not a substantial danger to other persons, and does not present a substantial likelihood of committing criminal acts jeopardizing public safety or security, but that he or she is in need of control by the court or other persons or institutions, the court shall direct the defendant's conditional release.

       Sec. 15. RCW 10.77.120 and 1989 c 420 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:

       The secretary shall forthwith provide adequate care and individualized treatment at one or several of the state institutions or facilities under his or her direction and control wherein persons committed as criminally insane may be confined. Such persons shall be under the custody and control of the secretary to the same extent as are other persons who are committed to the secretary's custody, but such provision shall be made for their control, care, and treatment as is proper in view of their condition. In order that the secretary may adequately determine the nature of the mental illness or developmental disability of the person committed to him or her as criminally insane, and in order for the secretary to place such individuals in a proper facility, all persons who are committed to the secretary as criminally insane shall be promptly examined by qualified personnel in such a manner as to provide a proper evaluation and diagnosis of such individual. The examinations of all developmentally disabled persons committed under this chapter shall be performed by developmental disabilities professionals. Any person so committed shall not be ((discharged)) released from the control of the secretary save upon the order of a court of competent jurisdiction made after a hearing and judgment of ((discharge)) release.

       Whenever there is a hearing which the committed person is entitled to attend, the secretary shall send him or her in the custody of one or more department employees to the county where the hearing is to be held at the time the case is called for trial. During the time the person is absent from the facility, he or she shall be confined in a facility designated by and arranged for by the department, and shall at all times be deemed to be in the custody of the department employee and provided necessary treatment. If the decision of the hearing remits the person to custody, the department employee shall forthwith return the person to such institution or facility designated by the secretary. If the state appeals an order of ((discharge)) release, such appeal shall operate as a stay, and the person in custody shall so remain and be forthwith returned to the institution or facility designated by the secretary until a final decision has been rendered in the cause.

       Sec. 16. RCW 10.77.200 and 1998 c 297 s 44 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Upon application by the committed or conditionally released person, the secretary shall determine whether or not reasonable grounds exist for ((final discharge)) release. In making this determination, the secretary may consider the reports filed under RCW 10.77.060, 10.77.110, 10.77.140, and 10.77.160, and other reports and evaluations provided by professionals familiar with the case. If the secretary approves the ((final discharge)) release he or she then shall authorize the person to petition the court.

       (2) The petition shall be served upon the court and the prosecuting attorney. The court, upon receipt of the petition for ((final discharge)) release, shall within forty-five days order a hearing. Continuance of the hearing date shall only be allowed for good cause shown. The prosecuting attorney shall represent the state, and shall have the right to have the petitioner examined by an expert or professional person of the prosecuting attorney's choice. If the petitioner is indigent, and the person so requests, the court shall appoint a qualified expert or professional person to examine him or her. If the petitioner is developmentally disabled, the examination shall be performed by a developmental disabilities professional. The hearing shall be before a jury if demanded by either the petitioner or the prosecuting attorney. The burden of proof shall be upon the petitioner to show by a preponderance of the evidence that the petitioner no longer presents, as a result of a mental disease or defect, a substantial danger to other persons, or a substantial likelihood of committing criminal acts jeopardizing public safety or security, unless kept under further control by the court or other persons or institutions.

       (3) Nothing contained in this chapter shall prohibit the patient from petitioning the court for ((final discharge)) release or conditional release from the institution in which he or she is committed. The issue to be determined on such proceeding is whether the petitioner, as a result of a mental disease or defect, is a substantial danger to other persons, or presents a substantial likelihood of committing criminal acts jeopardizing public safety or security, unless kept under further control by the court or other persons or institutions.

       Nothing contained in this chapter shall prohibit the committed person from petitioning for release by writ of habeas corpus.

       Sec. 17. RCW 10.77.205 and 1994 c 129 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1)(a) At the earliest possible date, and in no event later than thirty days before conditional release, ((final discharge)) release, authorized furlough pursuant to RCW 10.77.163, or transfer to a less-restrictive facility than a state mental hospital, the superintendent shall send written notice of the conditional release, ((final discharge)) release, authorized furlough, or transfer of a person who has been found not guilty of a sex, violent, or felony harassment offense by reason of insanity and who is now in the custody of the department pursuant to this chapter, to the following:

       (i) The chief of police of the city, if any, in which the person will reside; and

       (ii) The sheriff of the county in which the person will reside.

       (b) The same notice as required by (a) of this subsection shall be sent to the following, if such notice has been requested in writing about a specific person committed under this chapter:

       (i) The victim of the crime for which the person was committed or the victim's next of kin if the crime was a homicide;

       (ii) Any witnesses who testified against the person in any court proceedings; and

       (iii) Any person specified in writing by the prosecuting attorney.

Information regarding victims, next of kin, or witnesses requesting the notice, information regarding any other person specified in writing by the prosecuting attorney to receive the notice, and the notice are confidential and shall not be available to the person committed under this chapter.

       (c) In addition to the notice requirements of (a) and (b) of this subsection, the superintendent shall comply with RCW 10.77.163.

       (d) The thirty-day notice requirement contained in (a) and (b) of this subsection shall not apply to emergency medical furloughs.

       (e) The existence of the notice requirements in (a) and (b) of this subsection shall not require any extension of the release date in the event the release plan changes after notification.

       (2) If a person who has been found not guilty of a sex, violent, or felony harassment offense by reason of insanity and who is committed under this chapter escapes, the superintendent shall immediately notify, by the most reasonable and expedient means available, the chief of police of the city and the sheriff of the county in which the person resided immediately before the person's arrest. If previously requested, the superintendent shall also notify the witnesses and the victim, if any, of the crime for which the person was committed or the victim's next of kin if the crime was a homicide. The superintendent shall also notify appropriate persons pursuant to RCW 10.77.165. If the person is recaptured, the secretary shall send notice to the persons designated in this subsection as soon as possible but in no event later than two working days after the department learns of such recapture.

       (3) If the victim, the victim's next of kin, or any witness is under the age of sixteen, the notice required by this section shall be sent to the parents or legal guardian of the child.

       (4) The department shall send the notices required by this chapter to the last address provided to the department by the requesting party. The requesting party shall furnish the department with a current address.

       (5) For purposes of this section the following terms have the following meanings:

       (a) "Violent offense" means a violent offense under RCW 9.94A.030;

       (b) "Sex offense" means a sex offense under RCW 9.94A.030;



       (c) "Next of kin" means a person's spouse, parents, siblings, and children;

       (d) "Authorized furlough" means a furlough granted after compliance with RCW 10.77.163;

       (e) "Felony harassment offense" means a crime of harassment as defined in RCW 9A.46.060 that is a felony.

       Sec. 18. RCW 49.19.010 and 1999 c 377 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

       For purposes of this chapter:

       (1) "Health care setting" means:

       (a) Hospitals as defined in RCW 70.41.020;

       (b) Home health, hospice, and home care agencies under chapter 70.127 RCW, subject to RCW 49.19.070;

       (c) Evaluation and treatment facilities as defined in RCW 71.05.020(((8))) (12); and

       (d) Community mental health programs as defined in RCW 71.24.025(((8))) (5).

       (2) "Department" means the department of labor and industries.

       (3) "Employee" means an employee as defined in RCW 49.17.020.

       (4) "Violence" or "violent act" means any physical assault or verbal threat of physical assault against an employee of a health care setting."


MOTIONS


      On motion of Senator Hargrove, the following title amendment was adopted:

       On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "status;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "amending RCW 71.05.020, 71.05.025, 71.05.050, 71.05.120, 71.05.170, 71.05.210, 71.05.325, 71.05.340, 71.05.390, 71.05.425, 71.05.640, 10.77.025, 10.77.110, 10.77.120, 10.77.200, 10.77.205, and 49.19.010; and reenacting and amending RCW 10.77.010."

      On motion of Senator Hargrove, the rules were suspended, House Bill No. 2520, as amended by the Senate, was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage

      Debate ensued.

      The President Pro Tempore declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of House Bill No. 2520, as amended by the Senate.


ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of House Bill No. 2520, as amended by the Senate, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 48; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 1.

      Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Deccio, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 48.                 Excused: Senator Sellar - 1.  HOUSE BILL NO. 2520, as amended by the Senate, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.


SECOND READING


      HOUSE BILL NO. 2459, by Representatives Regala, Parlette and Lantz (by request of Parks and Recreation Commission)

 

Extending the tenure of the winter recreation advisory committee.


      The bill was read the second time.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Jacobsen, the rules were suspended, House Bill No. 2459 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      The President Pro Tempore declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of House Bill No. 2459.


ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of House Bill No. 2459 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 48; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 1.

     Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Deccio, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 48.

     Excused: Senator Sellar - 1.

      HOUSE BILL NO. 2459, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.


SECOND READING


      HOUSE BILL NO. 2339, by Representatives O'Brien, Ballasiotes and Hurst (by request of Sentencing Guidelines Commission)

 

Ranking the penalty for foreign protection order violations.


      The bill was read the second time.



MOTION


      On motion of Senator Heavey, the rules were suspended, House Bill No. 2339 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      The President Pro Tempore declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of House Bill No. 2339.


ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of House Bill No. 2339 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 48; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 1.

     Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Deccio, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 48.

     Excused: Senator Sellar - 1.

      HOUSE BILL NO. 2339, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.


      President Owen assumed the Chair.


SECOND READING


      HOUSE BILL NO. 2775, by Representatives Lambert, Constantine, Carrell, Hurst, Lantz and Cox

 

Clarifying requirements for the transfer of cases from commissioners to judges.


      The bill was read the second time.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Heavey, the rules were suspended, House Bill No. 2775 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of House Bill No. 2775.


ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of House Bill No. 2775 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 48; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 1.

     Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Deccio, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 48.

     Excused: Senator Sellar - 1.

      HOUSE BILL NO. 2775, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Eide, Senator Brown was excused.


SECOND READING


      SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2903, by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Delvin, Lovick, B. Chandler, Grant, Hankins, Lisk, Buck, Ballasiotes, O'Brien, Hurst, Talcott and Fortunato)


      Authorizing sound recordings without prior consent that correspond to video recordings from cameras mounted in law enforcement vehicles.


      The bill was read the second time.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Heavey, the following Committee on Judiciary striking amendment was not adopted:

       Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

       "Sec. 1. RCW 9.73.090 and 1989 c 271 s 205 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) The provisions of RCW 9.73.030 through 9.73.080 shall not apply to police, fire, emergency medical service, emergency communication center, and poison center personnel in the following instances:

       (a) Recording incoming telephone calls to police and fire stations, licensed emergency medical service providers, emergency communication centers, and poison centers;

       (b) Video and/or sound recordings may be made of arrested persons by police officers responsible for making arrests or holding persons in custody before their first appearance in court. Such video and/or sound recordings shall conform strictly to the following:

       (i) The arrested person shall be informed that such recording is being made and the statement so informing him shall be included in the recording;

       (ii) The recording shall commence with an indication of the time of the beginning thereof and terminate with an indication of the time thereof;

       (iii) At the commencement of the recording the arrested person shall be fully informed of his constitutional rights, and such statements informing him shall be included in the recording;

       (iv) The recordings shall only be used for valid police or court activities;

       (c) Sound recordings that correspond to video images recorded by video cameras mounted in clear view inside or on marked state or local law enforcement vehicles. Such sound recordings shall not be divulged or used by any law enforcement agency for any commercial purpose.

       (2) It shall not be unlawful for a law enforcement officer acting in the performance of the officer's official duties to intercept, record, or disclose an oral communication or conversation where the officer is a party to the communication or conversation or one of the parties to the communication or conversation has given prior consent to the interception, recording, or disclosure: PROVIDED, That prior to the interception, transmission, or recording the officer shall obtain written or telephonic authorization from a judge or magistrate, who shall approve the interception, recording, or disclosure of communications or conversations with a nonconsenting party for a reasonable and specified period of time, if there is probable cause to believe that the nonconsenting party has committed, is engaged in, or is about to commit a felony: PROVIDED HOWEVER, That if such authorization is given by telephone the authorization and officer's statement justifying such authorization must be electronically recorded by the judge or magistrate on a recording device in the custody of the judge or magistrate at the time transmitted and the recording shall be retained in the court records and reduced to writing as soon as possible thereafter.

       Any recording or interception of a communication or conversation incident to a lawfully recorded or intercepted communication or conversation pursuant to this subsection shall be lawful and may be divulged.

       All recordings of communications or conversations made pursuant to this subsection shall be retained for as long as any crime may be charged based on the events or communications or conversations recorded.

       (3) Communications or conversations authorized to be intercepted, recorded, or disclosed by this section shall not be inadmissible under RCW 9.73.050.

       (4) Authorizations issued under subsection (2) of this section shall be effective for not more than seven days, after which period the issuing authority may renew or continue the authorization for additional periods not to exceed seven days.

       (5) If the judge or magistrate determines that there is probable cause to believe that the communication or conversation concerns the unlawful manufacture, delivery, sale, or possession with intent to manufacture, deliver, or sell, controlled substances as defined in chapter 69.50 RCW, or legend drugs as defined in chapter 69.41 RCW, or imitation controlled substances as defined in chapter 69.52 RCW, the judge or magistrate may authorize the interception, transmission, recording, or disclosure of communications or conversations under subsection (2) of this section even though the true name of the nonconsenting party, or the particular time and place for the interception, transmission, recording, or disclosure, is not known at the time of the request, if the authorization describes the nonconsenting party and subject matter of the communication or conversation with reasonable certainty under the circumstances. Any such communication or conversation may be intercepted, transmitted, recorded, or disclosed as authorized notwithstanding a change in the time or location of the communication or conversation after the authorization has been obtained or the presence of or participation in the communication or conversation by any additional party not named in the authorization.

       Authorizations issued under this subsection shall be effective for not more than fourteen days, after which period the issuing authority may renew or continue the authorization for an additional period not to exceed fourteen days."


MOTION


      Senator Heavey moved that the following striking amendment by Senators Heavey and McCaslin be adopted:

       Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

       "Sec. 1. RCW 9.73.090 and 1989 c 271 s 205 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) The provisions of RCW 9.73.030 through 9.73.080 shall not apply to police, fire, emergency medical service, emergency communication center, and poison center personnel in the following instances:

       (a) Recording incoming telephone calls to police and fire stations, licensed emergency medical service providers, emergency communication centers, and poison centers;

       (b) Video and/or sound recordings may be made of arrested persons by police officers responsible for making arrests or holding persons in custody before their first appearance in court. Such video and/or sound recordings shall conform strictly to the following:

       (i) The arrested person shall be informed that such recording is being made and the statement so informing him shall be included in the recording;

       (ii) The recording shall commence with an indication of the time of the beginning thereof and terminate with an indication of the time thereof;

       (iii) At the commencement of the recording the arrested person shall be fully informed of his constitutional rights, and such statements informing him shall be included in the recording;

       (iv) The recordings shall only be used for valid police or court activities;

       (c) Sound recordings that correspond to video images recorded by video cameras mounted in law enforcement vehicles. All law enforcement officers wearing a sound recording device that makes recordings corresponding to videos recorded by video cameras mounted in law enforcement vehicles must be in uniform. Such sound recordings shall not be divulged or used by any law enforcement agency for any commercial purpose.

       (2) It shall not be unlawful for a law enforcement officer acting in the performance of the officer's official duties to intercept, record, or disclose an oral communication or conversation where the officer is a party to the communication or conversation or one of the parties to the communication or conversation has given prior consent to the interception, recording, or disclosure: PROVIDED, That prior to the interception, transmission, or recording the officer shall obtain written or telephonic authorization from a judge or magistrate, who shall approve the interception, recording, or disclosure of communications or conversations with a nonconsenting party for a reasonable and specified period of time, if there is probable cause to believe that the nonconsenting party has committed, is engaged in, or is about to commit a felony: PROVIDED HOWEVER, That if such authorization is given by telephone the authorization and officer's statement justifying such authorization must be electronically recorded by the judge or magistrate on a recording device in the custody of the judge or magistrate at the time transmitted and the recording shall be retained in the court records and reduced to writing as soon as possible thereafter.

       Any recording or interception of a communication or conversation incident to a lawfully recorded or intercepted communication or conversation pursuant to this subsection shall be lawful and may be divulged.

       All recordings of communications or conversations made pursuant to this subsection shall be retained for as long as any crime may be charged based on the events or communications or conversations recorded.

       (3) Communications or conversations authorized to be intercepted, recorded, or disclosed by this section shall not be inadmissible under RCW 9.73.050.

       (4) Authorizations issued under subsection (2) of this section shall be effective for not more than seven days, after which period the issuing authority may renew or continue the authorization for additional periods not to exceed seven days.

       (5) If the judge or magistrate determines that there is probable cause to believe that the communication or conversation concerns the unlawful manufacture, delivery, sale, or possession with intent to manufacture, deliver, or sell, controlled substances as defined in chapter 69.50 RCW, or legend drugs as defined in chapter 69.41 RCW, or imitation controlled substances as defined in chapter 69.52 RCW, the judge or magistrate may authorize the interception, transmission, recording, or disclosure of communications or conversations under subsection (2) of this section even though the true name of the nonconsenting party, or the particular time and place for the interception, transmission, recording, or disclosure, is not known at the time of the request, if the authorization describes the nonconsenting party and subject matter of the communication or conversation with reasonable certainty under the circumstances. Any such communication or conversation may be intercepted, transmitted, recorded, or disclosed as authorized notwithstanding a change in the time or location of the communication or conversation after the authorization has been obtained or the presence of or participation in the communication or conversation by any additional party not named in the authorization.

       Authorizations issued under this subsection shall be effective for not more than fourteen days, after which period the issuing authority may renew or continue the authorization for an additional period not to exceed fourteen days."





MOTION


      On motion of Senator Hargrove, the following amendments by Senators Hargrove, Heavey and McCaslin to the striking amendment by Senators Heavey and McCaslin were considered simultaneously and were adopted:

      On page 1, after line 6 of the amendment, insert the following:

       "NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature intends, by the enactment of this act, to provide a very limited exception to the restrictions on disclosure of intercepted communications."

       Renumber the remaining section consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

       On page 1, line 34 of the amendment, after "uniform." insert "A sound recording device which makes a recording pursuant to this subsection (1)(c) may only be operated simultaneously with the video camera. No sound recording device may be intentionally turned off by the law enforcement officer during the operation of the video camera.

       No sound or video recording made under this subsection (1)(c) may be duplicated and made available to the public by a law enforcement agency subject to this section until final disposition of any criminal or civil litigation which arises from the incident or incidents which were recorded."

       On page 3, after line 19 of the amendment, insert the following:

       "Sec. 2. RCW 9.73.080 and 1989 c 271 s 209 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any person who violates RCW 9.73.030 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

       (2) Any person who knowingly alters, erases, or wrongfully discloses any recording in violation of RCW 9.73.090(1)(c) is guilty of a gross misdemeanor."


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Stevens, the following amendment by Senators Stevens, McDonald, Rossi, Fairley, Benton, Sheahan, West, Franklin, Johnson, Zarelli, Kline, Hochstatter, Horn, Oke, Roach, Swecker, Finkbeiner, Hale and Morton to the striking amendment by Senators Heavey and McCaslin was adopted:

       On page 1, after line 36, of the amendment insert the following:

       "Any persons being recorded pursuant to this section shall be informed by the law enforcement officer that such recording is being made and the statement so informing those persons shall be included in the recording."

       Renumber the sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of the striking amendment by Senators Heavey and McCaslin, as amended, to Substitute House Bill No. 2903.

      The motion by Senator Heavey carried and the striking amendment, as amended, was adopted.


MOTIONS


      On motion of Senator Heavey, the following title amendments were considered simultaneously and were adopted:

       On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "recordings;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "and amending RCW 9.73.090."

       On page 3, line 24 of the title amendment, after "insert" strike the remainder of the title amendment and insert "amending RCW 9.73.090 and 9.73.080; creating a new section; and prescribing penalties."

      On motion of Senator Heavey, the rules were suspended, Substitute House Bill No. 2903, as amended by the Senate, was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 2903, as amended by the Senate.


ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 2903, as amended by the Senate, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 46; Nays, 1; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

     Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Costa, Deccio, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 46.

     Voting nay: Senator Morton - 1.

     Excused: Senators Brown and Sellar - 2.

      SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2903, as amended by the Senate, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.


SECOND READING


      SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2372, by House Committee on Children and Family Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Kagi, D. Sommers, Carrell, Cody, Edwards, Kenney, Wolfe, Lovick and Schual-Berke)

 

Regulating detention of children within secure facilities.


      The bill was read the second time.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Hargrove, the following Committee on Human Services and Corrections striking amendment was not adopted:

       Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

       "Sec. 1. RCW 13.32A.060 and 1997 c 146 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) An officer taking a child into custody under RCW 13.32A.050(1) (a) or (b) shall inform the child of the reason for such custody and shall:

       (a) Transport the child to his or her home or to a parent at his or her place of employment, if no parent is at home. The parent may request that the officer take the child to the home of an adult extended family member, responsible adult, crisis residential center, the department, or a licensed youth shelter. In responding to the request of the parent, the officer shall take the child to a requested place which, in the officer's belief, is within a reasonable distance of the parent's home. The officer releasing a child into the custody of a parent, an adult extended family member, responsible adult, or a licensed youth shelter shall inform the person receiving the child of the reason for taking the child into custody and inform all parties of the nature and location of appropriate services available in the community; or

       (b) After attempting to notify the parent, take the child to a designated crisis residential center's secure facility or a center's semi-secure facility if a secure facility is full, not available, or not located within a reasonable distance:

       (i) If the child expresses fear or distress at the prospect of being returned to his or her home which leads the officer to believe there is a possibility that the child is experiencing some type of child abuse or neglect, as defined in RCW 26.44.020;

       (ii) If it is not practical to transport the child to his or her home or place of the parent's employment; or

       (iii) If there is no parent available to accept custody of the child; or

       (c) After attempting to notify the parent, if a crisis residential center is full, not available, or not located within a reasonable distance, the officer may request the department to accept custody of the child. If the department determines that an appropriate placement is currently available, the department shall accept custody and place the child in an out-of-home placement. Upon accepting custody of a child from the officer, the department may place the child in an out-of-home placement for up to seventy-two hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, without filing a child in need of services petition under this chapter, obtaining parental consent, or obtaining an order for placement under chapter 13.34 RCW. Upon transferring a child to the department's custody, the officer shall provide written documentation of the reasons and the statutory basis for taking the child into custody. If the department declines to accept custody of the child, the officer may release the child after attempting to take the child to the following, in the order listed: The home of an adult extended family member; a responsible adult; a licensed youth shelter and shall immediately notify the department if no placement option is available and the child is released.

       (2) An officer taking a child into custody under RCW 13.32A.050(1) (c) or (d) shall inform the child of the reason for custody. An officer taking a child into custody under RCW 13.32A.050(1)(c) may release the child to the supervising agency, or shall take the child to a designated crisis residential center's secure facility. If the secure facility is not available, not located within a reasonable distance, or full, the officer shall take the child to a semi-secure crisis residential center. An officer taking a child into custody under RCW 13.32A.050(1)(d) may place the child in a juvenile detention facility as provided in RCW 13.32A.065 or a secure facility, except that the child shall be taken to either (a) a secure facility that is a separate, secure section of a juvenile detention facility; or (b) detention whenever the officer has been notified that a juvenile court has entered ((a detention)) an order directing such placement under this chapter or chapter 13.34 RCW. In no case may a child in contempt be confined in a secure facility that is free-standing outside a juvenile detention facility.

       (3) Whenever an officer transfers custody of a child to a crisis residential center or the department, the child may reside in the crisis residential center or may be placed by the department in an out-of-home placement for an aggregate total period of time not to exceed seventy-two hours excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, except that a child placed in a secure facility under a court order entered under RCW 13.32A.250 must remain in the secure facility as provided in RCW 13.32A.065. Thereafter, the child may continue in out-of-home placement only if the parents have consented, a child in need of services petition has been filed under this chapter, or an order for placement has been entered under chapter 13.34 RCW.

       (4) The department shall ensure that all law enforcement authorities are informed on a regular basis as to the location of all designated secure and semi-secure facilities within centers in their jurisdiction, where children taken into custody under RCW 13.32A.050 may be taken.

       Sec. 2. RCW 13.32A.065 and 1996 c 133 s 12 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) A child may be placed in either (a) a secure facility that is a separate, secure section of a juvenile detention facility; or (b) detention after being taken into custody pursuant to RCW 13.32A.050(1)(d). In no case may a child in contempt be confined in a secure facility that is free-standing outside a juvenile detention facility. The court shall hold a ((detention)) review hearing within twenty-four hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. The court shall release the child after twenty-four hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, unless:

       (a) A motion and order to show why the child should not be held in contempt has been filed and served on the child at or before the detention hearing; and

       (b) The court believes that the child would not appear at a hearing on contempt.

       (2) If the court ((orders the child to remain in detention)) finds that the conditions in subsection (1)(a) and (b) of this section have been met, the court may order the child to remain confined either in (a) a secure facility that is a separate, secure section of a juvenile detention facility; or (b) detention, and shall set the matter for a hearing on contempt within seventy-two hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. In no case may a child in contempt be confined in a secure facility that is free-standing outside a juvenile detention facility.

       Sec. 3. RCW 13.32A.130 and 1997 c 146 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) A child admitted to a secure facility within a crisis residential center shall remain in the facility for not more than five consecutive days, but for at least twenty-four hours after admission. If the child admitted under this section is transferred between centers or between secure and semi-secure facilities, the aggregate length of time spent in all such centers or facilities may not exceed five consecutive days.

       (2)(a)(i) The facility administrator shall determine within twenty-four hours after a child's admission to a secure facility whether the child is likely to remain in a semi-secure facility and may transfer the child to a semi-secure facility or release the child to the department. The determination shall be based on: (A) The need for continued assessment, protection, and treatment of the child in a secure facility; and (B) the likelihood the child would remain at a semi-secure facility until his or her parents can take the child home or a petition can be filed under this title.

       (ii) In making the determination the administrator shall consider the following information if known: (A) The child's age and maturity; (B) the child's condition upon arrival at the center; (C) the circumstances that led to the child's being taken to the center; (D) whether the child's behavior endangers the health, safety, or welfare of the child or any other person; (E) the child's history of running away which has endangered the health, safety, and welfare of the child; and (F) the child's willingness to cooperate in the assessment.

       (b) If the administrator of a secure facility determines the child is unlikely to remain in a semi-secure facility, the administrator shall keep the child in the secure facility pursuant to this chapter and in order to provide for space for the child may transfer another child who has been in the facility for at least seventy-two hours to a semi-secure facility. The administrator shall only make a transfer of a child after determining that the child who may be transferred is likely to remain at the semi-secure facility.

       (c) A crisis residential center administrator is authorized to transfer a child to a crisis residential center in the area where the child's parents reside or where the child's lawfully prescribed residence is located.

       (d) An administrator may transfer a child from a semi-secure facility to a secure facility whenever he or she reasonably believes that the child is likely to leave the semi-secure facility and not return and after full consideration of all factors in (a)(i) and (ii) of this subsection.

       (3) If no parent is available or willing to remove the child during the first seventy-two hours following admission, the department shall consider the filing of a petition under RCW 13.32A.140.

       (4) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, the parents may remove the child at any time during the five-day period unless the staff of the crisis residential center has reasonable cause to believe that the child is absent from the home because he or she is abused or neglected or if allegations of abuse or neglect have been made against the parents. The department or any agency legally charged with the supervision of a child may remove a child from a crisis residential center at any time after the first twenty-four-hour period after admission has elapsed and only after full consideration by all parties of the factors in subsection (2)(a) of this section.

       (5) Crisis residential center staff shall make reasonable efforts to protect the child and achieve a reconciliation of the family. If a reconciliation and voluntary return of the child has not been achieved within forty-eight hours from the time of intake, and if the administrator of the center does not consider it likely that reconciliation will be achieved within the five-day period, then the administrator shall inform the parent and child of: (a) The availability of counseling services; (b) the right to file a child in need of services petition for an out-of-home placement, the right of a parent to file an at-risk youth petition, and the right of the parent and child to obtain assistance in filing the petition; (c) the right to request the facility administrator or his or her designee to form a multidisciplinary team; (d) the right to request a review of any out-of-home placement; (e) the right to request a mental health or chemical dependency evaluation by a county-designated professional or a private treatment facility; and (f) the right to request treatment in a program to address the child's at-risk behavior under RCW 13.32A.197.

       (6) At no time shall information regarding a parent's or child's rights be withheld. The department shall develop and distribute to all law enforcement agencies and to each crisis residential center administrator a written statement delineating the services and rights. Every officer taking a child into custody shall provide the child and his or her parent(s) or responsible adult with whom the child is placed with a copy of the statement. In addition, the administrator of the facility or his or her designee shall provide every resident and parent with a copy of the statement.

       (7) A crisis residential center and its administrator or his or her designee acting in good faith in carrying out the provisions of this section are immune from criminal or civil liability for such actions.

       (8) This section does not apply to children admitted to a secure facility that is a separate, secure section of a juvenile detention facility under a court order issued under RCW 13.32A.250(3) or 28A.225.090(2). In no case may a child in contempt be confined in a secure facility that is free-standing outside a juvenile detention facility.

       Sec. 4. RCW 13.32A.250 and 1998 c 296 s 37 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) In all child in need of services proceedings and at-risk youth proceedings, the court shall verbally notify the parents and the child of the possibility of a finding of contempt for failure to comply with the terms of a court order entered pursuant to this chapter. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the court shall treat the parents and the child equally for the purposes of applying contempt of court processes and penalties under this section.

       (2) Failure by a party to comply with an order entered under this chapter is a civil contempt of court as provided in RCW 7.21.030(2)(e), subject to the limitations of subsection (3) of this section.

       (3) The court may impose remedial sanctions including a fine of up to one hundred dollars and confinement for up to seven days, or both for contempt of court under this section.

       (4) A child placed in confinement for contempt under this section shall be placed in confinement ((only)) either in a secure juvenile detention facility operated by or pursuant to a contract with a county or a secure facility that is a separate, secure section of a juvenile detention facility. In no case may a child in contempt be confined in a secure facility that is free-standing outside a juvenile detention facility.

       (5) A motion for contempt may be made by a parent, a child, juvenile court personnel, or by any public agency, organization, or person having custody of the child under a court order adopted pursuant to this chapter.

       (6) Whenever the court finds probable cause to believe, based upon consideration of a motion for contempt and the information set forth in a supporting declaration, that a child has violated a placement order entered under this chapter, the court may issue an order directing law enforcement to pick up and take the child to detention or to a secure facility. The order may be entered ex parte without prior notice to the child or other parties. Following the child's admission to detention or to the secure facility, a ((detention)) review hearing must be held in accordance with RCW 13.32A.065.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. A new section is added to chapter 13.32A RCW to read as follows:

       No placement of a juvenile in a secure facility under RCW 13.32A.060, 13.32A.065, 13.32A.130, 13.32A.250, 28A.225.090, 74.13.033, or 74.13.034 as a result of an order entered under RCW 13.32A.250 or 28A.225.090(2) may displace, or prevent the placement of, a juvenile in a secure facility under RCW 13.32A.050, 13.32A.060, or 13.32A.130. If a secure facility is located in a separate, secure section of a juvenile detention facility, no more than fifty percent of its capacity may be occupied by juveniles placed under RCW 13.32A.250 or 28A.225.090(2). If any capacity of a secure facility located in a juvenile detention facility is taken by a juvenile placed under RCW 13.32A.250 or 28A.225.090 and a juvenile is brought to the secure facility under RCW 13.32A.050, 13.32A.060, or 13.32A.130, that juvenile must be placed in the secure facility and a juvenile placed under RCW 13.32A.250 or 28A.225.090 be moved immediately to the juvenile detention facility.

       Sec. 6. RCW 28A.225.090 and 1999 c 319 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) A court may order a child subject to a petition under RCW 28A.225.035 to:

       (a) Attend the child's current school;

       (b) If there is space available and the program can provide educational services appropriate for the child, order the child to attend another public school, an alternative education program, center, a skill center, dropout prevention program, or another public educational program;

       (c) Attend a private nonsectarian school or program including an education center. Before ordering a child to attend an approved or certified private nonsectarian school or program, the court shall: (i) Consider the public and private programs available; (ii) find that placement is in the best interest of the child; and (iii) find that the private school or program is willing to accept the child and will not charge any fees in addition to those established by contract with the student's school district. If the court orders the child to enroll in a private school or program, the child's school district shall contract with the school or program to provide educational services for the child. The school district shall not be required to contract for a weekly rate that exceeds the state general apportionment dollars calculated on a weekly basis generated by the child and received by the district. A school district shall not be required to enter into a contract that is longer than the remainder of the school year. A school district shall not be required to enter into or continue a contract if the child is no longer enrolled in the district;

       (d) Be referred to a community truancy board, if available; or

       (e) Submit to testing for the use of controlled substances or alcohol based on a determination that such testing is appropriate to the circumstances and behavior of the child and will facilitate the child's compliance with the mandatory attendance law.

       (2) If the child fails to comply with the court order, the court may order the child to be ((subject to detention, as provided in RCW 7.21.030(2)(e))) placed in confinement for contempt, either in a juvenile detention facility operated by or under a contract with a county or in a secure facility that is a separate, secure section of a juvenile detention facility, or may impose alternatives to ((detention)) confinement such as community service. Failure by a child to comply with an order issued under this subsection shall not be subject to detention for a period greater than that permitted pursuant to a civil contempt proceeding against a child under chapter 13.32A RCW. In no case may a child in contempt be confined in a secure facility that is free-standing outside a juvenile detention facility.

       (3) Any parent violating any of the provisions of either RCW 28A.225.010, 28A.225.015, or 28A.225.080 shall be fined not more than twenty-five dollars for each day of unexcused absence from school. It shall be a defense for a parent charged with violating RCW 28A.225.010 to show that he or she exercised reasonable diligence in attempting to cause a child in his or her custody to attend school or that the child's school did not perform its duties as required in RCW 28A.225.020. The court may order the parent to provide community service instead of imposing a fine. Any fine imposed pursuant to this section may be suspended upon the condition that a parent charged with violating RCW 28A.225.010 shall participate with the school and the child in a supervised plan for the child's attendance at school or upon condition that the parent attend a conference or conferences scheduled by a school for the purpose of analyzing the causes of a child's absence.

       (4) If a child continues to be truant after entering into a court-approved order with the truancy board under RCW 28A.225.035, the juvenile court shall find the child in contempt, and the court may order the child to be subject to detention, as provided in RCW 7.21.030(2)(e), or may impose alternatives to detention such as meaningful community service. Failure by a child to comply with an order issued under this subsection may not subject a child to detention for a period greater than that permitted under a civil contempt proceeding against a child under chapter 13.32A RCW.

       (5) Subsections (1), (2), and (4) of this section shall not apply to a six or seven year-old child required to attend public school under RCW 28A.225.015.

       Sec. 7. RCW 74.13.033 and 1995 c 312 s 62 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) If a resident of a center becomes by his or her behavior disruptive to the facility's program, such resident may be immediately removed to a separate area within the facility and counseled on an individual basis until such time as the child regains his or her composure. The department may set rules and regulations establishing additional procedures for dealing with severely disruptive children on the premises. A child confined in a secure facility that is a separate, secure section of a juvenile detention facility under RCW 13.32A.250(3) or 28A.225.090(2) may be moved to an available bed in a juvenile detention facility. In no case may a child in contempt be confined in a secure facility that is free-standing outside a juvenile detention facility.

       (2) When the juvenile resides in this facility, all services deemed necessary to the juvenile's reentry to normal family life shall be made available to the juvenile as required by chapter 13.32A RCW. In assessing the child and providing these services, the facility staff shall:

       (a) Interview the juvenile as soon as possible;

       (b) Contact the juvenile's parents and arrange for a counseling interview with the juvenile and his or her parents as soon as possible;

       (c) Conduct counseling interviews with the juvenile and his or her parents, to the end that resolution of the child/parent conflict is attained and the child is returned home as soon as possible;

       (d) Provide additional crisis counseling as needed, to the end that placement of the child in the crisis residential center will be required for the shortest time possible, but not to exceed five consecutive days or, in the case of a child admitted by court order issued under RCW 13.32A.250(3) or 28A.225.090(2), seven consecutive days; and

       (e) Convene, when appropriate, a multidisciplinary team.

       (3) Based on the assessments done under subsection (2) of this section the facility staff may refer any child who, as the result of a mental or emotional disorder, or intoxication by alcohol or other drugs, is suicidal, seriously assaultive, or seriously destructive toward others, or otherwise similarly evidences an immediate need for emergency medical evaluation and possible care, for evaluation pursuant to chapter 71.34 RCW, to a mental health professional pursuant to chapter 71.05 RCW, or to a chemical dependency specialist pursuant to chapter 70.96A RCW whenever such action is deemed appropriate and consistent with law.

       (4) A juvenile taking unauthorized leave from a facility shall be apprehended and returned to it by law enforcement officers or other persons designated as having this authority as provided in RCW 13.32A.050. If returned to the facility after having taken unauthorized leave for a period of more than twenty-four hours a juvenile shall be supervised by such a facility for a period, pursuant to this chapter, which, unless where otherwise provided, may not exceed five consecutive days on the premises. Costs of housing juveniles admitted to crisis residential centers shall be assumed by the department for a period not to exceed five consecutive days.

       Sec. 8. RCW 74.13.034 and 1995 c 312 s 63 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) A child taken into custody and taken to a crisis residential center established pursuant to RCW 74.13.032 may, if the center is unable to provide appropriate treatment, supervision, and structure to the child, be taken at department expense to another crisis residential center, the nearest regional secure crisis residential center, or a secure facility with which it is collocated under RCW 74.13.032. Placement in both locations shall not exceed five consecutive days from the point of intake as provided in RCW 13.32A.130 or, in the case of a child admitted by court order issued under RCW 13.32A.250(3) or 28A.225.090(2), seven consecutive days.

       (2) A child taken into custody and taken to a crisis residential center established by this chapter may be placed physically by the department or the department's designee and, at departmental expense and approval, in a secure juvenile detention facility operated by the county in which the center is located for a maximum of forty-eight hours, including Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, if the child has taken unauthorized leave from the center and the person in charge of the center determines that the center cannot provide supervision and structure adequate to ensure that the child will not again take unauthorized leave. Juveniles placed in such a facility pursuant to this section may not, to the extent possible, come in contact with alleged or convicted juvenile or adult offenders.

       (3) Any child placed in secure detention pursuant to this section shall, during the period of confinement, be provided with appropriate treatment by the department or the department's designee, which shall include the services defined in RCW 74.13.033(2). If the child placed in secure detention is not returned home or if an alternative living arrangement agreeable to the parent and the child is not made within twenty-four hours after the child's admission, the child shall be taken at the department's expense to a crisis residential center. Placement in the crisis residential center or centers plus placement in juvenile detention shall not exceed five consecutive days from the point of intake as provided in RCW 13.32A.130 or, in the case of a child admitted by court order issued under RCW 13.32A.250(3) or 28A.225.090(2), seven consecutive days.

       (4) Juvenile detention facilities used pursuant to this section shall first be certified by the department to ensure that juveniles placed in the facility pursuant to this section are provided with living conditions suitable to the well-being of the child. Where space is available, juvenile courts, when certified by the department to do so, shall provide secure placement for juveniles pursuant to this section, at department expense.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 9. A new section is added to chapter 13.32A RCW to read as follows:

       The department has no responsibility to attend hearings, provide transportation, case management, or any other services to youth confined in a secure facility that is a separate, secure section of a juvenile detention facility unless it is otherwise ordered by a court under a petition relating to a child in need of services, an at-risk youth, or truancy.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 10. A new section is added to chapter 13.32A RCW to read as follows:

       No contract entered on or after the effective date of this act between the department and any entity for the operation of a secure facility that is a separate, secure section of a juvenile detention facility may allow payment by the department for capacity used by any juvenile placed under RCW 13.32A.250 or 28A.225.090.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 11. This act expires June 30, 2002."


MOTION


      Senator Hargrove moved that the following striking amendment by Senators Hargrove and Long be adopted:

       Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

       "Sec. 1. RCW 13.32A.060 and 1997 c 146 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) An officer taking a child into custody under RCW 13.32A.050(1) (a) or (b) shall inform the child of the reason for such custody and shall:

       (a) Transport the child to his or her home or to a parent at his or her place of employment, if no parent is at home. The parent may request that the officer take the child to the home of an adult extended family member, responsible adult, crisis residential center, the department, or a licensed youth shelter. In responding to the request of the parent, the officer shall take the child to a requested place which, in the officer's belief, is within a reasonable distance of the parent's home. The officer releasing a child into the custody of a parent, an adult extended family member, responsible adult, or a licensed youth shelter shall inform the person receiving the child of the reason for taking the child into custody and inform all parties of the nature and location of appropriate services available in the community; or

       (b) After attempting to notify the parent, take the child to a designated crisis residential center's secure facility or a center's semi-secure facility if a secure facility is full, not available, or not located within a reasonable distance:

       (i) If the child expresses fear or distress at the prospect of being returned to his or her home which leads the officer to believe there is a possibility that the child is experiencing some type of child abuse or neglect, as defined in RCW 26.44.020;

       (ii) If it is not practical to transport the child to his or her home or place of the parent's employment; or

       (iii) If there is no parent available to accept custody of the child; or

       (c) After attempting to notify the parent, if a crisis residential center is full, not available, or not located within a reasonable distance, the officer may request the department to accept custody of the child. If the department determines that an appropriate placement is currently available, the department shall accept custody and place the child in an out-of-home placement. Upon accepting custody of a child from the officer, the department may place the child in an out-of-home placement for up to seventy-two hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, without filing a child in need of services petition under this chapter, obtaining parental consent, or obtaining an order for placement under chapter 13.34 RCW. Upon transferring a child to the department's custody, the officer shall provide written documentation of the reasons and the statutory basis for taking the child into custody. If the department declines to accept custody of the child, the officer may release the child after attempting to take the child to the following, in the order listed: The home of an adult extended family member; a responsible adult; a licensed youth shelter and shall immediately notify the department if no placement option is available and the child is released.

       (2) An officer taking a child into custody under RCW 13.32A.050(1) (c) or (d) shall inform the child of the reason for custody. An officer taking a child into custody under RCW 13.32A.050(1)(c) may release the child to the supervising agency, or shall take the child to a designated crisis residential center's secure facility. If the secure facility is not available, not located within a reasonable distance, or full, the officer shall take the child to a semi-secure crisis residential center. An officer taking a child into custody under RCW 13.32A.050(1)(d) may place the child in a juvenile detention facility as provided in RCW 13.32A.065 or a secure facility, except that the child shall be taken to either (a) a secure facility that is a separate, secure section of a juvenile detention facility; or (b) detention whenever the officer has been notified that a juvenile court has entered ((a detention)) an order directing such placement under this chapter or chapter 13.34 RCW. In no case may a child in contempt be confined in a secure facility that is free-standing outside a juvenile detention facility.

       (3) Whenever an officer transfers custody of a child to a crisis residential center or the department, the child may reside in the crisis residential center or may be placed by the department in an out-of-home placement for an aggregate total period of time not to exceed seventy-two hours excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, except that a child placed in a secure facility under a court order entered under RCW 13.32A.250 must remain in the secure facility as provided in RCW 13.32A.065. Thereafter, the child may continue in out-of-home placement only if the parents have consented, a child in need of services petition has been filed under this chapter, or an order for placement has been entered under chapter 13.34 RCW.

       (4) The department shall ensure that all law enforcement authorities are informed on a regular basis as to the location of all designated secure and semi-secure facilities within centers in their jurisdiction, where children taken into custody under RCW 13.32A.050 may be taken.

       Sec. 2. RCW 13.32A.065 and 1996 c 133 s 12 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) A child may be placed in either (a) a secure facility that is a separate, secure section of a juvenile detention facility; or (b) detention after being taken into custody pursuant to RCW 13.32A.050(1)(d). In no case may a child in contempt be confined in a secure facility that is free-standing outside a juvenile detention facility. The court shall hold a ((detention)) review hearing within twenty-four hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. The court shall release the child after twenty-four hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, unless:

       (a) A motion and order to show why the child should not be held in contempt has been filed and served on the child at or before the detention hearing; and

       (b) The court believes that the child would not appear at a hearing on contempt.

       (2) If the court ((orders the child to remain in detention)) finds that the conditions in subsection (1)(a) and (b) of this section have been met, the court may order the child to remain confined either in (a) a secure facility that is a separate, secure section of a juvenile detention facility; or (b) detention, and shall set the matter for a hearing on contempt within seventy-two hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. In no case may a child in contempt be confined in a secure facility that is free-standing outside a juvenile detention facility.

       Sec. 3. RCW 13.32A.130 and 1997 c 146 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) A child admitted to a secure facility within a crisis residential center shall remain in the facility for not more than five consecutive days, but for at least twenty-four hours after admission. If the child admitted under this section is transferred between centers or between secure and semi-secure facilities, the aggregate length of time spent in all such centers or facilities may not exceed five consecutive days.

       (2)(a)(i) The facility administrator shall determine within twenty-four hours after a child's admission to a secure facility whether the child is likely to remain in a semi-secure facility and may transfer the child to a semi-secure facility or release the child to the department. The determination shall be based on: (A) The need for continued assessment, protection, and treatment of the child in a secure facility; and (B) the likelihood the child would remain at a semi-secure facility until his or her parents can take the child home or a petition can be filed under this title.

       (ii) In making the determination the administrator shall consider the following information if known: (A) The child's age and maturity; (B) the child's condition upon arrival at the center; (C) the circumstances that led to the child's being taken to the center; (D) whether the child's behavior endangers the health, safety, or welfare of the child or any other person; (E) the child's history of running away which has endangered the health, safety, and welfare of the child; and (F) the child's willingness to cooperate in the assessment.

       (b) If the administrator of a secure facility determines the child is unlikely to remain in a semi-secure facility, the administrator shall keep the child in the secure facility pursuant to this chapter and in order to provide for space for the child may transfer another child who has been in the facility for at least seventy-two hours to a semi-secure facility. The administrator shall only make a transfer of a child after determining that the child who may be transferred is likely to remain at the semi-secure facility.

       (c) A crisis residential center administrator is authorized to transfer a child to a crisis residential center in the area where the child's parents reside or where the child's lawfully prescribed residence is located.

       (d) An administrator may transfer a child from a semi-secure facility to a secure facility whenever he or she reasonably believes that the child is likely to leave the semi-secure facility and not return and after full consideration of all factors in (a)(i) and (ii) of this subsection.

       (3) If no parent is available or willing to remove the child during the first seventy-two hours following admission, the department shall consider the filing of a petition under RCW 13.32A.140.

       (4) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, the parents may remove the child at any time during the five-day period unless the staff of the crisis residential center has reasonable cause to believe that the child is absent from the home because he or she is abused or neglected or if allegations of abuse or neglect have been made against the parents. The department or any agency legally charged with the supervision of a child may remove a child from a crisis residential center at any time after the first twenty-four-hour period after admission has elapsed and only after full consideration by all parties of the factors in subsection (2)(a) of this section.

       (5) Crisis residential center staff shall make reasonable efforts to protect the child and achieve a reconciliation of the family. If a reconciliation and voluntary return of the child has not been achieved within forty-eight hours from the time of intake, and if the administrator of the center does not consider it likely that reconciliation will be achieved within the five-day period, then the administrator shall inform the parent and child of: (a) The availability of counseling services; (b) the right to file a child in need of services petition for an out-of-home placement, the right of a parent to file an at-risk youth petition, and the right of the parent and child to obtain assistance in filing the petition; (c) the right to request the facility administrator or his or her designee to form a multidisciplinary team; (d) the right to request a review of any out-of-home placement; (e) the right to request a mental health or chemical dependency evaluation by a county-designated professional or a private treatment facility; and (f) the right to request treatment in a program to address the child's at-risk behavior under RCW 13.32A.197.

       (6) At no time shall information regarding a parent's or child's rights be withheld. The department shall develop and distribute to all law enforcement agencies and to each crisis residential center administrator a written statement delineating the services and rights. Every officer taking a child into custody shall provide the child and his or her parent(s) or responsible adult with whom the child is placed with a copy of the statement. In addition, the administrator of the facility or his or her designee shall provide every resident and parent with a copy of the statement.

       (7) A crisis residential center and its administrator or his or her designee acting in good faith in carrying out the provisions of this section are immune from criminal or civil liability for such actions.

       (8) This section does not apply to children admitted to a secure facility that is a separate, secure section of a juvenile detention facility under a court order issued under RCW 13.32A.250(3) or 28A.225.090(2). In no case may a child in contempt be confined in a secure facility that is free-standing outside a juvenile detention facility.

       Sec. 4. RCW 13.32A.250 and 1998 c 296 s 37 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) In all child in need of services proceedings and at-risk youth proceedings, the court shall verbally notify the parents and the child of the possibility of a finding of contempt for failure to comply with the terms of a court order entered pursuant to this chapter. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the court shall treat the parents and the child equally for the purposes of applying contempt of court processes and penalties under this section.

       (2) Failure by a party to comply with an order entered under this chapter is a civil contempt of court as provided in RCW 7.21.030(2)(e), subject to the limitations of subsection (3) of this section.

       (3) The court may impose remedial sanctions including a fine of up to one hundred dollars and confinement for up to seven days, or both for contempt of court under this section.

       (4) A child placed in confinement for contempt under this section shall be placed in confinement ((only)) either in a secure juvenile detention facility operated by or pursuant to a contract with a county or a secure facility that is a separate, secure section of a juvenile detention facility. In no case may a child in contempt be confined in a secure facility that is free-standing outside a juvenile detention facility.

       (5) A motion for contempt may be made by a parent, a child, juvenile court personnel, or by any public agency, organization, or person having custody of the child under a court order adopted pursuant to this chapter.

       (6) Whenever the court finds probable cause to believe, based upon consideration of a motion for contempt and the information set forth in a supporting declaration, that a child has violated a placement order entered under this chapter, the court may issue an order directing law enforcement to pick up and take the child to detention or to a secure facility. The order may be entered ex parte without prior notice to the child or other parties. Following the child's admission to detention or to the secure facility, a ((detention)) review hearing must be held in accordance with RCW 13.32A.065.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. A new section is added to chapter 13.32A RCW to read as follows:

       No placement of a juvenile in a secure facility under RCW 13.32A.060, 13.32A.065, 13.32A.130, 13.32A.250, 28A.225.090, 74.13.033, or 74.13.034 as a result of an order entered under RCW 13.32A.250 or 28A.225.090(2) may displace, or prevent the placement of, a juvenile in a secure facility under RCW 13.32A.050, 13.32A.060, or 13.32A.130. If a secure facility is located in a separate, secure section of a juvenile detention facility, no more than fifty percent of its capacity may be occupied by juveniles placed under RCW 13.32A.250 or 28A.225.090(2). If any capacity of a secure facility located in a juvenile detention facility is taken by a juvenile placed under RCW 13.32A.250 or 28A.225.090 and a juvenile is brought to the secure facility under RCW 13.32A.050, 13.32A.060, or 13.32A.130, that juvenile must be placed in the secure facility and a juvenile placed under RCW 13.32A.250 or 28A.225.090 be moved immediately to the juvenile detention facility.

       Sec. 6. RCW 28A.225.090 and 1999 c 319 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) A court may order a child subject to a petition under RCW 28A.225.035 to:

       (a) Attend the child's current school;

       (b) If there is space available and the program can provide educational services appropriate for the child, order the child to attend another public school, an alternative education program, center, a skill center, dropout prevention program, or another public educational program;

       (c) Attend a private nonsectarian school or program including an education center. Before ordering a child to attend an approved or certified private nonsectarian school or program, the court shall: (i) Consider the public and private programs available; (ii) find that placement is in the best interest of the child; and (iii) find that the private school or program is willing to accept the child and will not charge any fees in addition to those established by contract with the student's school district. If the court orders the child to enroll in a private school or program, the child's school district shall contract with the school or program to provide educational services for the child. The school district shall not be required to contract for a weekly rate that exceeds the state general apportionment dollars calculated on a weekly basis generated by the child and received by the district. A school district shall not be required to enter into a contract that is longer than the remainder of the school year. A school district shall not be required to enter into or continue a contract if the child is no longer enrolled in the district;

       (d) Be referred to a community truancy board, if available; or

       (e) Submit to testing for the use of controlled substances or alcohol based on a determination that such testing is appropriate to the circumstances and behavior of the child and will facilitate the child's compliance with the mandatory attendance law.

       (2) If the child fails to comply with the court order, the court may order the child to be ((subject to detention, as provided in RCW 7.21.030(2)(e))) placed in confinement for contempt, either in a juvenile detention facility operated by or under a contract with a county or in a secure facility that is a separate, secure section of a juvenile detention facility, or may impose alternatives to ((detention)) confinement such as community service. Failure by a child to comply with an order issued under this subsection shall not be subject to detention for a period greater than that permitted pursuant to a civil contempt proceeding against a child under chapter 13.32A RCW. In no case may a child in contempt be confined in a secure facility that is free-standing outside a juvenile detention facility.

       (3) Any parent violating any of the provisions of either RCW 28A.225.010, 28A.225.015, or 28A.225.080 shall be fined not more than twenty-five dollars for each day of unexcused absence from school. It shall be a defense for a parent charged with violating RCW 28A.225.010 to show that he or she exercised reasonable diligence in attempting to cause a child in his or her custody to attend school or that the child's school did not perform its duties as required in RCW 28A.225.020. The court may order the parent to provide community service instead of imposing a fine. Any fine imposed pursuant to this section may be suspended upon the condition that a parent charged with violating RCW 28A.225.010 shall participate with the school and the child in a supervised plan for the child's attendance at school or upon condition that the parent attend a conference or conferences scheduled by a school for the purpose of analyzing the causes of a child's absence.

       (4) If a child continues to be truant after entering into a court-approved order with the truancy board under RCW 28A.225.035, the juvenile court shall find the child in contempt, and the court may order the child to be subject to detention, as provided in RCW 7.21.030(2)(e), or may impose alternatives to detention such as meaningful community service. Failure by a child to comply with an order issued under this subsection may not subject a child to detention for a period greater than that permitted under a civil contempt proceeding against a child under chapter 13.32A RCW.

       (5) Subsections (1), (2), and (4) of this section shall not apply to a six or seven year-old child required to attend public school under RCW 28A.225.015.

       Sec. 7. RCW 74.13.033 and 1995 c 312 s 62 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) If a resident of a center becomes by his or her behavior disruptive to the facility's program, such resident may be immediately removed to a separate area within the facility and counseled on an individual basis until such time as the child regains his or her composure. The department may set rules and regulations establishing additional procedures for dealing with severely disruptive children on the premises. A child confined in a secure facility that is a separate, secure section of a juvenile detention facility under RCW 13.32A.250(3) or 28A.225.090(2) may be moved to an available bed in a juvenile detention facility. In no case may a child in contempt be confined in a secure facility that is free-standing outside a juvenile detention facility.

       (2) When the juvenile resides in this facility, all services deemed necessary to the juvenile's reentry to normal family life shall be made available to the juvenile as required by chapter 13.32A RCW. In assessing the child and providing these services, the facility staff shall:

       (a) Interview the juvenile as soon as possible;

       (b) Contact the juvenile's parents and arrange for a counseling interview with the juvenile and his or her parents as soon as possible;

       (c) Conduct counseling interviews with the juvenile and his or her parents, to the end that resolution of the child/parent conflict is attained and the child is returned home as soon as possible;

       (d) Provide additional crisis counseling as needed, to the end that placement of the child in the crisis residential center will be required for the shortest time possible, but not to exceed five consecutive days or, in the case of a child admitted by court order issued under RCW 13.32A.250(3) or 28A.225.090(2), seven consecutive days; and

       (e) Convene, when appropriate, a multidisciplinary team.

       (3) Based on the assessments done under subsection (2) of this section the facility staff may refer any child who, as the result of a mental or emotional disorder, or intoxication by alcohol or other drugs, is suicidal, seriously assaultive, or seriously destructive toward others, or otherwise similarly evidences an immediate need for emergency medical evaluation and possible care, for evaluation pursuant to chapter 71.34 RCW, to a mental health professional pursuant to chapter 71.05 RCW, or to a chemical dependency specialist pursuant to chapter 70.96A RCW whenever such action is deemed appropriate and consistent with law.

       (4) A juvenile taking unauthorized leave from a facility shall be apprehended and returned to it by law enforcement officers or other persons designated as having this authority as provided in RCW 13.32A.050. If returned to the facility after having taken unauthorized leave for a period of more than twenty-four hours a juvenile shall be supervised by such a facility for a period, pursuant to this chapter, which, unless where otherwise provided, may not exceed five consecutive days on the premises. Costs of housing juveniles admitted to crisis residential centers shall be assumed by the department for a period not to exceed five consecutive days.

       Sec. 8. RCW 74.13.034 and 1995 c 312 s 63 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) A child taken into custody and taken to a crisis residential center established pursuant to RCW 74.13.032 may, if the center is unable to provide appropriate treatment, supervision, and structure to the child, be taken at department expense to another crisis residential center, the nearest regional secure crisis residential center, or a secure facility with which it is collocated under RCW 74.13.032. Placement in both locations shall not exceed five consecutive days from the point of intake as provided in RCW 13.32A.130 or, in the case of a child admitted by court order issued under RCW 13.32A.250(3) or 28A.225.090(2), seven consecutive days.

       (2) A child taken into custody and taken to a crisis residential center established by this chapter may be placed physically by the department or the department's designee and, at departmental expense and approval, in a secure juvenile detention facility operated by the county in which the center is located for a maximum of forty-eight hours, including Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, if the child has taken unauthorized leave from the center and the person in charge of the center determines that the center cannot provide supervision and structure adequate to ensure that the child will not again take unauthorized leave. Juveniles placed in such a facility pursuant to this section may not, to the extent possible, come in contact with alleged or convicted juvenile or adult offenders.

       (3) Any child placed in secure detention pursuant to this section shall, during the period of confinement, be provided with appropriate treatment by the department or the department's designee, which shall include the services defined in RCW 74.13.033(2). If the child placed in secure detention is not returned home or if an alternative living arrangement agreeable to the parent and the child is not made within twenty-four hours after the child's admission, the child shall be taken at the department's expense to a crisis residential center. Placement in the crisis residential center or centers plus placement in juvenile detention shall not exceed five consecutive days from the point of intake as provided in RCW 13.32A.130 or, in the case of a child admitted by court order issued under RCW 13.32A.250(3) or 28A.225.090(2), seven consecutive days.

       (4) Juvenile detention facilities used pursuant to this section shall first be certified by the department to ensure that juveniles placed in the facility pursuant to this section are provided with living conditions suitable to the well-being of the child. Where space is available, juvenile courts, when certified by the department to do so, shall provide secure placement for juveniles pursuant to this section, at department expense.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 9. A new section is added to chapter 13.32A RCW to read as follows:

       The department has no responsibility to attend hearings, provide transportation, case management, or any other services to youth confined in a secure facility that is a separate, secure section of a juvenile detention facility unless it is otherwise ordered by a court under a petition relating to a child in need of services, an at-risk youth, or truancy.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 10. A new section is added to chapter 13.32A RCW to read as follows:

       The cost to county juvenile court administrators of housing youths held in contempt and confined in secure crisis residential centers located in juvenile detention facilities shall be credited against the funds appropriated to fund the costs of processing truancy, children in need of services, and at-risk youth petitions.

       Sec. 11. RCW 13.32A.060 and 2000 c . . . s 1 (section 1 of this act) are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) An officer taking a child into custody under RCW 13.32A.050(1) (a) or (b) shall inform the child of the reason for such custody and shall:

       (a) Transport the child to his or her home or to a parent at his or her place of employment, if no parent is at home. The parent may request that the officer take the child to the home of an adult extended family member, responsible adult, crisis residential center, the department, or a licensed youth shelter. In responding to the request of the parent, the officer shall take the child to a requested place which, in the officer's belief, is within a reasonable distance of the parent's home. The officer releasing a child into the custody of a parent, an adult extended family member, responsible adult, or a licensed youth shelter shall inform the person receiving the child of the reason for taking the child into custody and inform all parties of the nature and location of appropriate services available in the community; or

       (b) After attempting to notify the parent, take the child to a designated crisis residential center's secure facility or a center's semi-secure facility if a secure facility is full, not available, or not located within a reasonable distance:

       (i) If the child expresses fear or distress at the prospect of being returned to his or her home which leads the officer to believe there is a possibility that the child is experiencing some type of child abuse or neglect, as defined in RCW 26.44.020;

       (ii) If it is not practical to transport the child to his or her home or place of the parent's employment; or

       (iii) If there is no parent available to accept custody of the child; or

       (c) After attempting to notify the parent, if a crisis residential center is full, not available, or not located within a reasonable distance, the officer may request the department to accept custody of the child. If the department determines that an appropriate placement is currently available, the department shall accept custody and place the child in an out-of-home placement. Upon accepting custody of a child from the officer, the department may place the child in an out-of-home placement for up to seventy-two hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, without filing a child in need of services petition under this chapter, obtaining parental consent, or obtaining an order for placement under chapter 13.34 RCW. Upon transferring a child to the department's custody, the officer shall provide written documentation of the reasons and the statutory basis for taking the child into custody. If the department declines to accept custody of the child, the officer may release the child after attempting to take the child to the following, in the order listed: The home of an adult extended family member; a responsible adult; a licensed youth shelter and shall immediately notify the department if no placement option is available and the child is released.

       (2) An officer taking a child into custody under RCW 13.32A.050(1) (c) or (d) shall inform the child of the reason for custody. An officer taking a child into custody under RCW 13.32A.050(1)(c) may release the child to the supervising agency, or shall take the child to a designated crisis residential center's secure facility. If the secure facility is not available, not located within a reasonable distance, or full, the officer shall take the child to a semi-secure crisis residential center. An officer taking a child into custody under RCW 13.32A.050(1)(d) may place the child in a juvenile detention facility as provided in RCW 13.32A.065 or a secure facility, except that the child shall be taken to ((either (a) a secure facility that is a separate, secure section of a juvenile detention facility; or (b))) detention whenever the officer has been notified that a juvenile court has entered ((an)) a detention order ((directing such placement)) under this chapter or chapter 13.34 RCW. ((In no case may a child in contempt be confined in a secure facility that is free-standing outside a juvenile detention facility.))

       (3) Whenever an officer transfers custody of a child to a crisis residential center or the department, the child may reside in the crisis residential center or may be placed by the department in an out-of-home placement for an aggregate total period of time not to exceed seventy-two hours excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays((, except that a child placed in a secure facility under a court order entered under RCW 13.32A.250 must remain in the secure facility as provided in RCW 13.32A.065)). Thereafter, the child may continue in out-of-home placement only if the parents have consented, a child in need of services petition has been filed under this chapter, or an order for placement has been entered under chapter 13.34 RCW.

       (4) The department shall ensure that all law enforcement authorities are informed on a regular basis as to the location of all designated secure and semi-secure facilities within centers in their jurisdiction, where children taken into custody under RCW 13.32A.050 may be taken.

       Sec. 12. RCW 13.32A.065 and 2000 c . . . s 2 (section 2 of this act) are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) A child may be placed in ((either (a) a secure facility that is a separate, secure section of a juvenile detention facility; or (b))) detention after being taken into custody pursuant to RCW 13.32A.050(1)(d). ((In no case may a child in contempt be confined in a secure facility that is free-standing outside a juvenile detention facility.)) The court shall hold a detention review hearing within twenty-four hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. The court shall release the child after twenty-four hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, unless:

       (a) A motion and order to show why the child should not be held in contempt has been filed and served on the child at or before the detention hearing; and

       (b) The court believes that the child would not appear at a hearing on contempt.

       (2) If the court ((finds that the conditions in subsection (1)(a) and (b) of this section have been met)) orders the child to remain in detention, the court ((may order the child to remain confined either in (a) a secure facility that is a separate, secure section of a juvenile detention facility; or (b) detention, and)) shall set the matter for a hearing on contempt within seventy-two hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. ((In no case may a child in contempt be confined in a secure facility that is free-standing outside a juvenile detention facility.))

       Sec. 13. RCW 13.32A.130 and 2000 c . . . s 3 (section 3 of this act) are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) A child admitted to a secure facility within a crisis residential center shall remain in the facility for not more than five consecutive days, but for at least twenty-four hours after admission. If the child admitted under this section is transferred between centers or between secure and semi-secure facilities, the aggregate length of time spent in all such centers or facilities may not exceed five consecutive days.

       (2)(a)(i) The facility administrator shall determine within twenty-four hours after a child's admission to a secure facility whether the child is likely to remain in a semi-secure facility and may transfer the child to a semi-secure facility or release the child to the department. The determination shall be based on: (A) The need for continued assessment, protection, and treatment of the child in a secure facility; and (B) the likelihood the child would remain at a semi-secure facility until his or her parents can take the child home or a petition can be filed under this title.

       (ii) In making the determination the administrator shall consider the following information if known: (A) The child's age and maturity; (B) the child's condition upon arrival at the center; (C) the circumstances that led to the child's being taken to the center; (D) whether the child's behavior endangers the health, safety, or welfare of the child or any other person; (E) the child's history of running away which has endangered the health, safety, and welfare of the child; and (F) the child's willingness to cooperate in the assessment.

       (b) If the administrator of a secure facility determines the child is unlikely to remain in a semi-secure facility, the administrator shall keep the child in the secure facility pursuant to this chapter and in order to provide for space for the child may transfer another child who has been in the facility for at least seventy-two hours to a semi-secure facility. The administrator shall only make a transfer of a child after determining that the child who may be transferred is likely to remain at the semi-secure facility.

       (c) A crisis residential center administrator is authorized to transfer a child to a crisis residential center in the area where the child's parents reside or where the child's lawfully prescribed residence is located.

       (d) An administrator may transfer a child from a semi-secure facility to a secure facility whenever he or she reasonably believes that the child is likely to leave the semi-secure facility and not return and after full consideration of all factors in (a)(i) and (ii) of this subsection.

       (3) If no parent is available or willing to remove the child during the first seventy-two hours following admission, the department shall consider the filing of a petition under RCW 13.32A.140.

       (4) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, the parents may remove the child at any time during the five-day period unless the staff of the crisis residential center has reasonable cause to believe that the child is absent from the home because he or she is abused or neglected or if allegations of abuse or neglect have been made against the parents. The department or any agency legally charged with the supervision of a child may remove a child from a crisis residential center at any time after the first twenty-four-hour period after admission has elapsed and only after full consideration by all parties of the factors in subsection (2)(a) of this section.

       (5) Crisis residential center staff shall make reasonable efforts to protect the child and achieve a reconciliation of the family. If a reconciliation and voluntary return of the child has not been achieved within forty-eight hours from the time of intake, and if the administrator of the center does not consider it likely that reconciliation will be achieved within the five-day period, then the administrator shall inform the parent and child of: (a) The availability of counseling services; (b) the right to file a child in need of services petition for an out-of-home placement, the right of a parent to file an at-risk youth petition, and the right of the parent and child to obtain assistance in filing the petition; (c) the right to request the facility administrator or his or her designee to form a multidisciplinary team; (d) the right to request a review of any out-of-home placement; (e) the right to request a mental health or chemical dependency evaluation by a county-designated professional or a private treatment facility; and (f) the right to request treatment in a program to address the child's at-risk behavior under RCW 13.32A.197.

       (6) At no time shall information regarding a parent's or child's rights be withheld. The department shall develop and distribute to all law enforcement agencies and to each crisis residential center administrator a written statement delineating the services and rights. Every officer taking a child into custody shall provide the child and his or her parent(s) or responsible adult with whom the child is placed with a copy of the statement. In addition, the administrator of the facility or his or her designee shall provide every resident and parent with a copy of the statement.

       (7) A crisis residential center and its administrator or his or her designee acting in good faith in carrying out the provisions of this section are immune from criminal or civil liability for such actions.

       (((8) This section does not apply to children admitted to a secure facility that is a separate, secure section of a juvenile detention facility under a court order issued under RCW 13.32A.250(3) or 28A.225.090(2). In no case may a child in contempt be confined in a secure facility that is free-standing outside a juvenile detention facility.))

       Sec. 14. RCW 13.32A.250 and 2000 c . . . s 4 (section 4 of this act) are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) In all child in need of services proceedings and at-risk youth proceedings, the court shall verbally notify the parents and the child of the possibility of a finding of contempt for failure to comply with the terms of a court order entered pursuant to this chapter. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the court shall treat the parents and the child equally for the purposes of applying contempt of court processes and penalties under this section.

       (2) Failure by a party to comply with an order entered under this chapter is a civil contempt of court as provided in RCW 7.21.030(2)(e), subject to the limitations of subsection (3) of this section.

       (3) The court may impose remedial sanctions including a fine of up to one hundred dollars and confinement for up to seven days, or both for contempt of court under this section.

       (4) A child placed in confinement for contempt under this section shall be placed in confinement ((either)) only in a secure juvenile detention facility operated by or pursuant to a contract with a county ((or a secure facility that is a separate, secure section of a juvenile detention facility. In no case may a child in contempt be confined in a secure facility that is free-standing outside a juvenile detention facility.))

       (5) A motion for contempt may be made by a parent, a child, juvenile court personnel, or by any public agency, organization, or person having custody of the child under a court order adopted pursuant to this chapter.

       (6) Whenever the court finds probable cause to believe, based upon consideration of a motion for contempt and the information set forth in a supporting declaration, that a child has violated a placement order entered under this chapter, the court may issue an order directing law enforcement to pick up and take the child to detention ((or to a secure facility)). The order may be entered ex parte without prior notice to the child or other parties. Following the child's admission to detention ((or to the secure facility)), a detention review hearing must be held in accordance with RCW 13.32A.065.

       Sec. 15. RCW 28A.225.090 and 2000 c . . . s 6 (section 6 of this act) are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) A court may order a child subject to a petition under RCW 28A.225.035 to:

       (a) Attend the child's current school;

       (b) If there is space available and the program can provide educational services appropriate for the child, order the child to attend another public school, an alternative education program, center, a skill center, dropout prevention program, or another public educational program;

       (c) Attend a private nonsectarian school or program including an education center. Before ordering a child to attend an approved or certified private nonsectarian school or program, the court shall: (i) Consider the public and private programs available; (ii) find that placement is in the best interest of the child; and (iii) find that the private school or program is willing to accept the child and will not charge any fees in addition to those established by contract with the student's school district. If the court orders the child to enroll in a private school or program, the child's school district shall contract with the school or program to provide educational services for the child. The school district shall not be required to contract for a weekly rate that exceeds the state general apportionment dollars calculated on a weekly basis generated by the child and received by the district. A school district shall not be required to enter into a contract that is longer than the remainder of the school year. A school district shall not be required to enter into or continue a contract if the child is no longer enrolled in the district;

       (d) Be referred to a community truancy board, if available; or

       (e) Submit to testing for the use of controlled substances or alcohol based on a determination that such testing is appropriate to the circumstances and behavior of the child and will facilitate the child's compliance with the mandatory attendance law.

       (2) If the child fails to comply with the court order, the court may order the child to be ((placed in confinement for contempt, either in a juvenile detention facility operated by or under a contract with a county or in a secure facility that is a separate, secure section of a juvenile detention facility)) subject to detention, as provided in RCW 7.21.030(2)(e), or may impose alternatives to ((confinement)) detention such as community service. Failure by a child to comply with an order issued under this subsection shall not be subject to detention for a period greater than that permitted pursuant to a civil contempt proceeding against a child under chapter 13.32A RCW. ((In no case may a child in contempt be confined in a secure facility that is free-standing outside a juvenile detention facility.))

       (3) Any parent violating any of the provisions of either RCW 28A.225.010, 28A.225.015, or 28A.225.080 shall be fined not more than twenty-five dollars for each day of unexcused absence from school. It shall be a defense for a parent charged with violating RCW 28A.225.010 to show that he or she exercised reasonable diligence in attempting to cause a child in his or her custody to attend school or that the child's school did not perform its duties as required in RCW 28A.225.020. The court may order the parent to provide community service instead of imposing a fine. Any fine imposed pursuant to this section may be suspended upon the condition that a parent charged with violating RCW 28A.225.010 shall participate with the school and the child in a supervised plan for the child's attendance at school or upon condition that the parent attend a conference or conferences scheduled by a school for the purpose of analyzing the causes of a child's absence.

       (4) If a child continues to be truant after entering into a court-approved order with the truancy board under RCW 28A.225.035, the juvenile court shall find the child in contempt, and the court may order the child to be subject to detention, as provided in RCW 7.21.030(2)(e), or may impose alternatives to detention such as meaningful community service. Failure by a child to comply with an order issued under this subsection may not subject a child to detention for a period greater than that permitted under a civil contempt proceeding against a child under chapter 13.32A RCW.

       (5) Subsections (1), (2), and (4) of this section shall not apply to a six or seven year-old child required to attend public school under RCW 28A.225.015.

       Sec. 16. RCW 74.13.033 and 2000 c . . . s 7 (section 7 of this act) are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) If a resident of a center becomes by his or her behavior disruptive to the facility's program, such resident may be immediately removed to a separate area within the facility and counseled on an individual basis until such time as the child regains his or her composure. The department may set rules and regulations establishing additional procedures for dealing with severely disruptive children on the premises. ((A child confined in a secure facility that is a separate, secure section of a juvenile detention facility under RCW 13.32A.250(3) or 28A.225.090(2) may be moved to an available bed in a juvenile detention facility. In no case may a child in contempt be confined in a secure facility that is free-standing outside a juvenile detention facility.))

       (2) When the juvenile resides in this facility, all services deemed necessary to the juvenile's reentry to normal family life shall be made available to the juvenile as required by chapter 13.32A RCW. In assessing the child and providing these services, the facility staff shall:

       (a) Interview the juvenile as soon as possible;

       (b) Contact the juvenile's parents and arrange for a counseling interview with the juvenile and his or her parents as soon as possible;

       (c) Conduct counseling interviews with the juvenile and his or her parents, to the end that resolution of the child/parent conflict is attained and the child is returned home as soon as possible;

       (d) Provide additional crisis counseling as needed, to the end that placement of the child in the crisis residential center will be required for the shortest time possible, but not to exceed five consecutive days ((or, in the case of a child admitted by court order issued under RCW 13.32A.250(3) or 28A.225.090(2), seven consecutive days)); and

       (e) Convene, when appropriate, a multidisciplinary team.

       (3) Based on the assessments done under subsection (2) of this section the facility staff may refer any child who, as the result of a mental or emotional disorder, or intoxication by alcohol or other drugs, is suicidal, seriously assaultive, or seriously destructive toward others, or otherwise similarly evidences an immediate need for emergency medical evaluation and possible care, for evaluation pursuant to chapter 71.34 RCW, to a mental health professional pursuant to chapter 71.05 RCW, or to a chemical dependency specialist pursuant to chapter 70.96A RCW whenever such action is deemed appropriate and consistent with law.

       (4) A juvenile taking unauthorized leave from a facility shall be apprehended and returned to it by law enforcement officers or other persons designated as having this authority as provided in RCW 13.32A.050. If returned to the facility after having taken unauthorized leave for a period of more than twenty-four hours a juvenile shall be supervised by such a facility for a period, pursuant to this chapter, which, unless where otherwise provided, may not exceed five consecutive days on the premises. Costs of housing juveniles admitted to crisis residential centers shall be assumed by the department for a period not to exceed five consecutive days.

       Sec. 17. RCW 74.13.034 and 2000 c . . . s 8 (section 8 of this act) are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) A child taken into custody and taken to a crisis residential center established pursuant to RCW 74.13.032 may, if the center is unable to provide appropriate treatment, supervision, and structure to the child, be taken at department expense to another crisis residential center, the nearest regional secure crisis residential center, or a secure facility with which it is collocated under RCW 74.13.032. Placement in both locations shall not exceed five consecutive days from the point of intake as provided in RCW 13.32A.130 ((or, in the case of a child admitted by court order issued under RCW 13.32A.250(3) or 28A.225.090(2), seven consecutive days)).

       (2) A child taken into custody and taken to a crisis residential center established by this chapter may be placed physically by the department or the department's designee and, at departmental expense and approval, in a secure juvenile detention facility operated by the county in which the center is located for a maximum of forty-eight hours, including Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, if the child has taken unauthorized leave from the center and the person in charge of the center determines that the center cannot provide supervision and structure adequate to ensure that the child will not again take unauthorized leave. Juveniles placed in such a facility pursuant to this section may not, to the extent possible, come in contact with alleged or convicted juvenile or adult offenders.

       (3) Any child placed in secure detention pursuant to this section shall, during the period of confinement, be provided with appropriate treatment by the department or the department's designee, which shall include the services defined in RCW 74.13.033(2). If the child placed in secure detention is not returned home or if an alternative living arrangement agreeable to the parent and the child is not made within twenty-four hours after the child's admission, the child shall be taken at the department's expense to a crisis residential center. Placement in the crisis residential center or centers plus placement in juvenile detention shall not exceed five consecutive days from the point of intake as provided in RCW 13.32A.130 ((or, in the case of a child admitted by court order issued under RCW 13.32A.250(3) or 28A.225.090(2), seven consecutive days)).

       (4) Juvenile detention facilities used pursuant to this section shall first be certified by the department to ensure that juveniles placed in the facility pursuant to this section are provided with living conditions suitable to the well-being of the child. Where space is available, juvenile courts, when certified by the department to do so, shall provide secure placement for juveniles pursuant to this section, at department expense.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 18. Sections 11 through 17 of this act take effect July 1, 2002.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 19. Sections 5, 9, and 10 of this act expire June 30, 2002."


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Hargrove, the following amendment by Senators Hargrove and Long to the striking amendment by Senators Hargrove and Long was adopted:

       On page 23, after line 5 of the amendment, insert the following:

       "Sec. 18. RCW 13.50.100 and 1999 c 390 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) This section governs records not covered by RCW 13.50.050.

       (2) Records covered by this section shall be confidential and shall be released only pursuant to this section and RCW 13.50.010.

       (3) Records retained or produced by any juvenile justice or care agency may be released to other participants in the juvenile justice or care system only when an investigation or case involving the juvenile in question is being pursued by the other participant or when that other participant is assigned the responsibility of supervising the juvenile. Records covered under this section and maintained by the juvenile courts which relate to the official actions of the agency may be entered in the state-wide juvenile court information system.

       (4) A contracting agency or service provider of the department of social and health services that provides counseling, psychological, psychiatric, or medical services may release to the office of the family and children's ombudsman information or records relating to services provided to a juvenile who is dependent under chapter 13.34 RCW without the consent of the parent or guardian of the juvenile, or of the juvenile if the juvenile is under the age of thirteen years, unless such release is otherwise specifically prohibited by law.

       (5) A juvenile, his or her parents, the juvenile's attorney and the juvenile's parent's attorney, shall, upon request, be given access to all records and information collected or retained by a juvenile justice or care agency which pertain to the juvenile except:

       (a) If it is determined by the agency that release of this information is likely to cause severe psychological or physical harm to the juvenile or his or her parents the agency may withhold the information subject to other order of the court: PROVIDED, That if the court determines that limited release of the information is appropriate, the court may specify terms and conditions for the release of the information; or

       (b) If the information or record has been obtained by a juvenile justice or care agency in connection with the provision of counseling, psychological, psychiatric, or medical services to the juvenile, when the services have been sought voluntarily by the juvenile, and the juvenile has a legal right to receive those services without the consent of any person or agency, then the information or record may not be disclosed to the juvenile's parents without the informed consent of the juvenile unless otherwise authorized by law; or

       (c) That the department of social and health services may delete the name and identifying information regarding persons or organizations who have reported alleged child abuse or neglect.

       (6) A juvenile or his or her parent denied access to any records following an agency determination under subsection (5) of this section may file a motion in juvenile court requesting access to the records. The court shall grant the motion unless it finds access may not be permitted according to the standards found in subsections (5)(a) and (b) of this section.

       (7) The person making a motion under subsection (6) of this section shall give reasonable notice of the motion to all parties to the original action and to any agency whose records will be affected by the motion.

       (8) Subject to the rules of discovery in civil cases, any party to a proceeding seeking a declaration of dependency or a termination of the parent-child relationship and any party's counsel and the guardian ad litem of any party, shall have access to the records of any natural or adoptive child of the parent, subject to the limitations in subsection (5) of this section. A party denied access to records may request judicial review of the denial. If the party prevails, he or she shall be awarded attorneys' fees, costs, and an amount not less than five dollars and not more than one hundred dollars for each day the records were wrongfully denied.

       (9) No unfounded allegation of child abuse or neglect as defined in RCW 26.44.020(12) may be disclosed to a child-placing agency, private adoption agency, or any other licensed provider.

       Sec. 19. RCW 26.44.020 and 1999 c 176 s 29 are each amended to read as follows:

       The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

       (1) "Court" means the superior court of the state of Washington, juvenile department.

       (2) "Law enforcement agency" means the police department, the prosecuting attorney, the state patrol, the director of public safety, or the office of the sheriff.

       (3) "Practitioner of the healing arts" or "practitioner" means a person licensed by this state to practice podiatric medicine and surgery, optometry, chiropractic, nursing, dentistry, osteopathic medicine and surgery, or medicine and surgery or to provide other health services. The term "practitioner" includes a duly accredited Christian Science practitioner: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That a person who is being furnished Christian Science treatment by a duly accredited Christian Science practitioner will not be considered, for that reason alone, a neglected person for the purposes of this chapter.

       (4) "Institution" means a private or public hospital or any other facility providing medical diagnosis, treatment or care.

       (5) "Department" means the state department of social and health services.

       (6) "Child" or "children" means any person under the age of eighteen years of age.

       (7) "Professional school personnel" include, but are not limited to, teachers, counselors, administrators, child care facility personnel, and school nurses.

       (8) "Social service counselor" means anyone engaged in a professional capacity during the regular course of employment in encouraging or promoting the health, welfare, support or education of children, or providing social services to adults or families, including mental health, drug and alcohol treatment, and domestic violence programs, whether in an individual capacity, or as an employee or agent of any public or private organization or institution.

       (9) "Psychologist" means any person licensed to practice psychology under chapter 18.83 RCW, whether acting in an individual capacity or as an employee or agent of any public or private organization or institution.

       (10) "Pharmacist" means any registered pharmacist under chapter 18.64 RCW, whether acting in an individual capacity or as an employee or agent of any public or private organization or institution.

       (11) "Clergy" means any regularly licensed or ordained minister, priest, or rabbi of any church or religious denomination, whether acting in an individual capacity or as an employee or agent of any public or private organization or institution.

       (12) "Abuse or neglect" means the injury, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, negligent treatment, or maltreatment of a child by any person under circumstances which indicate that the child's health, welfare, and safety is harmed, excluding conduct permitted under RCW 9A.16.100. An abused child is a child who has been subjected to child abuse or neglect as defined in this section.

       (13) "Child protective services section" means the child protective services section of the department.

       (14) "Sexual exploitation" includes: (a) Allowing, permitting, or encouraging a child to engage in prostitution by any person; or (b) allowing, permitting, encouraging, or engaging in the obscene or pornographic photographing, filming, or depicting of a child by any person.

       (15) "Negligent treatment or maltreatment" means an act or omission that evidences a serious disregard of consequences of such magnitude as to constitute a clear and present danger to the child's health, welfare, and safety. The fact that siblings share a bedroom is not, in and of itself, negligent treatment or maltreatment.

       (16) "Child protective services" means those services provided by the department designed to protect children from child abuse and neglect and safeguard such children from future abuse and neglect, and conduct investigations of child abuse and neglect reports. Investigations may be conducted regardless of the location of the alleged abuse or neglect. Child protective services includes referral to services to ameliorate conditions that endanger the welfare of children, the coordination of necessary programs and services relevant to the prevention, intervention, and treatment of child abuse and neglect, and services to children to ensure that each child



has a permanent home. In determining whether protective services should be provided, the department shall not decline to provide such services solely because of the child's unwillingness or developmental inability to describe the nature and severity of the abuse or neglect.

       (17) "Malice" or "maliciously" means an evil intent, wish, or design to vex, annoy, or injure another person. Such malice may be inferred from an act done in willful disregard of the rights of another, or an act wrongfully done without just cause or excuse, or an act or omission of duty betraying a willful disregard of social duty.

       (18) "Sexually aggressive youth" means a child who is defined in RCW 74.13.075(1)(b) as being a sexually aggressive youth.

       (19) "Unfounded" means available information indicates that, more likely than not, child abuse or neglect did not occur. No unfounded allegation of child abuse or neglect may be disclosed to a child-placing agency, private adoption agency, or any other provider licensed under chapter 74.15 RCW.

       Sec. 20. RCW 74.15.030 and 1997 c 386 s 33 are each amended to read as follows:

       The secretary shall have the power and it shall be the secretary's duty:

       (1) In consultation with the children's services advisory committee, and with the advice and assistance of persons representative of the various type agencies to be licensed, to designate categories of facilities for which separate or different requirements shall be developed as may be appropriate whether because of variations in the ages, sex and other characteristics of persons served, variations in the purposes and services offered or size or structure of the agencies to be licensed hereunder, or because of any other factor relevant thereto;

       (2) In consultation with the children's services advisory committee, and with the advice and assistance of persons representative of the various type agencies to be licensed, to adopt and publish minimum requirements for licensing applicable to each of the various categories of agencies to be licensed.

       The minimum requirements shall be limited to:

       (a) The size and suitability of a facility and the plan of operation for carrying out the purpose for which an applicant seeks a license;

       (b) The character, suitability and competence of an agency and other persons associated with an agency directly responsible for the care and treatment of children, expectant mothers or developmentally disabled persons. In consultation with law enforcement personnel, the secretary shall investigate the conviction record or pending charges and dependency record information under chapter 43.43 RCW of each agency and its staff seeking licensure or relicensure. No unfounded allegation of child abuse or neglect as defined in RCW 26.44.020 may be disclosed to a child-placing agency, private adoption agency, or any other provider licensed under this chapter. In order to determine the suitability of applicants for an agency license, licensees, their employees, and other persons who have unsupervised access to children in care, and who have not resided in the state of Washington during the three-year period before being authorized to care for children shall be fingerprinted. The fingerprints shall be forwarded to the Washington state patrol and federal bureau of investigation for a criminal history records check. The fingerprint criminal history records checks will be at the expense of the licensee except that in the case of a foster family home, if this expense would work a hardship on the licensee, the department shall pay the expense. The licensee may not pass this cost on to the employee or prospective employee, unless the employee is determined to be unsuitable due to his or her criminal history record. The secretary shall use the information solely for the purpose of determining eligibility for a license and for determining the character, suitability, and competence of those persons or agencies, excluding parents, not required to be licensed who are authorized to care for children, expectant mothers, and developmentally disabled persons. Criminal justice agencies shall provide the secretary such information as they may have and that the secretary may require for such purpose;

       (c) The number of qualified persons required to render the type of care and treatment for which an agency seeks a license;

       (d) The safety, cleanliness, and general adequacy of the premises to provide for the comfort, care and well-being of children, expectant mothers or developmentally disabled persons;

       (e) The provision of necessary care, including food, clothing, supervision and discipline; physical, mental and social well-being; and educational, recreational and spiritual opportunities for those served;

       (f) The financial ability of an agency to comply with minimum requirements established pursuant to chapter 74.15 RCW and RCW 74.13.031; and

       (g) The maintenance of records pertaining to the admission, progress, health and discharge of persons served;

       (3) To investigate any person, including relatives by blood or marriage except for parents, for character, suitability, and competence in the care and treatment of children, expectant mothers, and developmentally disabled persons prior to authorizing that person to care for children, expectant mothers, and developmentally disabled persons. However, if a child is placed with a relative under RCW 13.34.060 or 13.34.130, and if such relative appears otherwise suitable and competent to provide care and treatment the criminal history background check required by this section need not be completed before placement, but shall be completed as soon as possible after placement;

       (4) On reports of alleged child abuse and neglect, to investigate agencies in accordance with chapter 26.44 RCW, including child day-care centers and family day-care homes, to determine whether the alleged abuse or neglect has occurred, and whether child protective services or referral to a law enforcement agency is appropriate;

       (5) To issue, revoke, or deny licenses to agencies pursuant to chapter 74.15 RCW and RCW 74.13.031. Licenses shall specify the category of care which an agency is authorized to render and the ages, sex and number of persons to be served;

       (6) To prescribe the procedures and the form and contents of reports necessary for the administration of chapter 74.15 RCW and RCW 74.13.031 and to require regular reports from each licensee;

       (7) To inspect agencies periodically to determine whether or not there is compliance with chapter 74.15 RCW and RCW 74.13.031 and the requirements adopted hereunder;

       (8) To review requirements adopted hereunder at least every two years and to adopt appropriate changes after consultation with the child care coordinating committee and other affected groups for child day-care requirements and with the children's services advisory committee for requirements for other agencies; and

       (9) To consult with public and private agencies in order to help them improve their methods and facilities for the care of children, expectant mothers and developmentally disabled persons."

       Renumber the sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of the striking amendment by Senators Hargrove and Long, as amended, to Substitute House Bill No. 2372.

      The motion by Senator Hargrove carried and the striking amendment, as amended, was adopted.


MOTIONS


      On motion of Senator Hargrove, the following title amendments were considered simultaneously and adopted:

       On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "facilities;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "amending RCW 13.32A.060, 13.32A.065, 13.32A.130, 13.32A.250, 28A.225.090, 74.13.033, 74.13.034, 13.32A.060, 13.32A.065, 13.32A.130, 13.32A.250, 28A.225.090, 74.13.033, and 74.13.034; adding new sections to chapter 13.32A RCW; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date."

       On page 23, after line 12 of the amendment, strike the title amendment and insert the following:

       "On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "Relating to" strike the remainder of the title and insert "children; amending RCW 13.32A.060, 13.32A.065, 13.32A.130, 13.32A.250, 28A.225.090, 74.13.033, 74.13.034, 13.32A.060, 13.32A.065, 13.32A.130, 13.32A.250, 28A.225.090, 74.13.033, 74.13.034, 13.50.100, 26.44.020, and 74.15.030; adding new sections to chapter 13.32A RCW; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.""

      On motion of Senator Hargrove, the rules were suspended, Substitute House Bill No. 2372, as amended by the Senate, was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      Debate ensued.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 2372, as amended by the Senate.




ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 2372, as amended by the Senate, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 47; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

     Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Costa, Deccio, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 47.

     Excused: Senators Brown and Sellar - 2.

      SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2372, as amended by the Senate, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Franklin, Senator Thibaudeau was excused.


SECOND READING


      HOUSE BILL NO. 2686, by Representatives Tokuda and D. Sommers (by request of Department of Social and Health Services)

 

Updating definitions of income and resources.


      The bill was read the second time.


MOTION


      Senator Fairley moved that the following amendment be adopted:

       On page 8, after line 11, insert the following:

       "Sec. 2. RCW 74.09.530 and 1979 c 141 s 345 are each amended to read as follows:

       The amount and nature of medical assistance and the determination of eligibility of recipients for medical assistance shall be the responsibility of the department of social and health services. The department shall establish reasonable standards of assistance and resource and income exemptions which shall be consistent with the provisions of the Social Security Act and with the regulations of the secretary of health, education and welfare for determining eligibility of individuals for medical assistance and the extent of such assistance to the extent that funds are available from the state and federal government. The department shall not consider resources in determining continuing eligibility for recipients eligible under section 1931 of the social security act."

      Debate ensued.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of the amendment by Senator Fairley on page 8, after line 11, to House Bill No. 2686.

      The motion by Senator Fairley carried and the amendment was adopted.


MOTIONS


      On motion of Senator Fairley, the following title amendment was adopted:

       On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "resources;" insert "amending RCW 74.09.530;"

      On motion of Senator Fairley, the rules were suspended, House Bill No. 2686, as amended by the Senate, was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      Debate ensued.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of House Bill No. 2686, as amended by the Senate.


ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of House Bill No. 2686, as amended by the Senate, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 46; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 3.

     Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Costa, Deccio, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 46.

     Excused: Senators Brown, Sellar and Thibaudeau - 3.

       HOUSE BILL NO. 2686, as amended by the Senate, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Eide, Senators Gardner and Loveland were excused.


SECOND READING


      SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 3099, by House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives Dunshee, Barlean, Murray, Reardon, Koster and Lovick)

 

Allowing state and local governments to continue to lower their exposure to interest rate fluctuations with respect to financial obligations.




      The bill was read the second time.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Roach, the following amendment by Senators Roach, Rasmussen, Fraser and Goings was adopted:

       On page 3, after line 14, insert the following:

       "NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. A new section is added to chapter 36.61 RCW to read as follows:

       To improve the ability of counties to finance long-term lake management objectives, lake management districts may be created for any needed period of time.

       Sec. 5. RCW 36.61.020 and 1987 c 432 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

       Any county may create lake management districts to finance the improvement and maintenance of lakes located within or partially within the boundaries of the county. All or a portion of a lake and the adjacent land areas may be included within one or more lake management districts. More than one lake, or portions of lakes, and the adjacent land areas may be included in a single lake management district. ((A lake management district may be created for a period of up to ten years.))

       Special assessments or rates and charges may be imposed on the property included within a lake management district to finance lake improvement and maintenance activities, including: (1) The control or removal of aquatic plants and vegetation; (2) water quality; (3) the control of water levels; (4) storm water diversion and treatment; (5) agricultural waste control; (6) studying lake water quality problems and solutions; (7) cleaning and maintaining ditches and streams entering or leaving the lake; and (8) the related administrative, engineering, legal, and operational costs, including the costs of creating the lake management district.

       Special assessments or rates and charges may be imposed annually on all the land in a lake management district for the duration of the lake management district without a related issuance of lake management district bonds or revenue bonds. Special assessments also may be imposed in the manner of special assessments in a local improvement district with each landowner being given the choice of paying the entire special assessment in one payment, or to paying installments, with lake management district bonds being issued to obtain moneys not derived by the initial full payment of the special assessments, and the installments covering all of the costs related to issuing, selling, and redeeming the lake management district bonds.

       Sec. 6. RCW 36.61.260 and 1985 c 398 s 26 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Counties may issue lake management district bonds in accordance with this section. Lake management district bonds may be issued to obtain money sufficient to cover that portion of the special assessments that are not paid within the thirty-day period provided in RCW 36.61.190. ((The maximum term of lake management district bonds shall be ten years.))

       Whenever lake management district bonds are proposed to be issued, the county legislative authority shall create a special fund or funds for the lake management district from which all or a portion of the costs of the lake improvement and maintenance activities shall be paid. Lake management district bonds shall not be issued in excess of the costs and expenses of the lake improvement and maintenance activities and shall not be issued prior to twenty days after the thirty days allowed for the payment of special assessments without interest or penalties.

       Lake management district bonds shall be exclusively payable from the special fund or funds and from a guaranty fund that the county may have created out of a portion of proceeds from the sale of the lake management district bonds.

       (2) Lake management district bonds shall not constitute a general indebtedness of the county issuing the bond nor an obligation, general or special, of the state. The owner of any lake management district bond shall not have any claim for the payment thereof against the county that issues the bonds except for payment from the special assessments made for the lake improvement or maintenance activities for which the lake management district bond was issued and from a lake management district guaranty fund that may have been created. The county shall not be liable to the owner of any lake management district bond for any loss to the lake management district guaranty fund occurring in the lawful operation of the fund. The owner of a lake management district bond shall not have any claim against the state arising from the lake management district bond, special assessments, or guaranty fund. Tax revenues shall not be used to secure or guarantee the payment of the principal of or interest on lake management district bonds.

       The substance of the limitations included in this subsection shall be plainly printed, written, engraved, or reproduced on: (a) Each lake management district bond that is a physical instrument; (b) the official notice of sale; and (c) each official statement associated with the lake management district bonds.

       (3) If the county fails to make any principal or interest payments on any lake management district bond or to promptly collect any special assessment securing the bonds when due, the owner of the lake management district bond may obtain a writ of mandamus from any court of competent jurisdiction requiring the county to collect the special assessments, foreclose on the related lien, and make payments out of the special fund or guaranty fund if one exists. Any number of owners of lake management districts may join as plaintiffs.

       (4) A county may create a lake management district bond guaranty fund for each issue of lake management district bonds. The guaranty fund shall only exist for the life of the lake management district bonds with which it is associated. A portion of the bond proceeds may be placed into a guaranty fund. Unused moneys remaining in the guaranty fund during the last two years of the installments shall be used to proportionally reduce the required level of installments and shall be transferred into the special fund into which installment payments are placed.

       (5) Lake management district bonds shall be issued and sold in accordance with chapter 39.46 RCW. The authority to create a special fund or funds shall include the authority to create accounts within a fund."

       Renumber the remaining sections consecutively.


MOTIONS


      On motion of Senator Roach, the following title amendment was adopted:

      On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "39.96.030," strike "and 39.96.070" and insert "39.96.070, 36.61.020, and 36.61.260; adding a new section to chapter 36.61 RCW"

      On motion of Senator Snyder, the rules were suspended, Substitute House Bill No. 3099, as amended by the Senate, was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      Debate ensued.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 3099, as amended by the Senate.


ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 3099, as amended by the Senate, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 44; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 5.

     Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Costa, Deccio, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 44.

     Excused: Senators Brown, Gardner, Loveland, Sellar and Thibaudeau - 5.

      SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 3099, as amended by the Senate, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.




SECOND READING


      HOUSE BILL NO. 2868, by Representatives Ericksen and Linville

 

Allowing electronic warehouse receipts.


      The bill was read the second time.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Prentice, the rules were suspended, House Bill No. 2868 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of House Bill No. 2868.


ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of House Bill No. 2868 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 44; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 5.

     Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Costa, Deccio, Eide, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 44.

     Excused: Senators Brown, Gardner, Loveland, Sellar and Thibaudeau - 5.

      HOUSE BILL NO. 2868, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator McCaslin, Senator Deccio was excused.


SECOND READING


      ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2420, by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Linville, G. Chandler, Morris, Ericksen, Quall, Kastama, Santos, Grant, Stensen, Keiser, Poulsen, Wensman, Scott, Rockefeller, Reardon, Kenney, Cody, Lovick, Cooper, Koster, Haigh, McDonald, Van Luven, Lantz, Wood, Regala, Edmonds, Hurst, Dunshee, Constantine, Dickerson, Wolfe, Ogden, Ruderman and McIntire)

 

Providing for oil and gas pipeline safety.


      The bill was read the second time.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Spanel, the following Committee on Environmental Quality and Water Resources striking amendment was not adopted:

       Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

       "NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) The intent of this act is to protect the health and safety of the citizens of the state of Washington and the quality of the state's environment by developing and implementing environmental and public safety measures applicable to persons transporting hazardous liquids and gas by pipeline within the state of Washington. The legislature finds that public safety and the environment may best be protected by adopting standards that are equal to, or more stringent than, those adopted by the federal government, so long as they do not impermissibly interfere with interstate commerce.

       (2) The legislature recognizes that additional federal authority is needed to implement a comprehensive pipeline safety program and by this act and other measures directs the state to seek that authority.

       (3) It is also the intent of the legislature that the governor work with the state congressional delegation in seeking:

       (a) To amend the federal pipeline safety act to delegate authority to qualified states to adopt and enforce standards equal to or more stringent than federal standards;

       (b) State authority to administer and enforce federal requirements related to pipeline safety; and

       (c) Higher levels of funding for state and federal pipeline safety activities and for states to respond to pipeline accident emergencies.

       (4) While the legislature acknowledges that serious accidents have occurred for hazardous liquid and gas pipelines in this nation and elsewhere, it recognizes that there are fundamental differences between hazardous liquid pipelines and gas pipelines and that a different system of safety regulations must be applied for each kind of pipeline.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

       (1) "Department" means the department of ecology.

       (2) "Failsafe" means a design feature that will maintain or result in a safe condition in the event of malfunction or failure of a power supply, component, or control device.

       (3) "Gas" means natural gas, flammable gas, or toxic or corrosive gas.

       (4) "Hazardous liquid" means: (a) Petroleum, petroleum products, or anhydrous ammonia as those terms are defined in 49 C.F.R. Part 195 in effect March 1, 1998; and (b) carbon dioxide. The department by rule may incorporate by reference other substances designated as hazardous by the secretary of transportation under 49 U.S.C. Sec. 60101(a)(4).

       (5) "Local government" means a subdivision of the state or a city or town.

       (6) "Person" means an individual, partnership, franchise holder, association, corporation, a state, a city, a county, or any subdivision or instrumentality of a state, and its employees, agents, or legal representatives.

       (7) "Pipeline" or "pipeline system" means all parts of a pipeline facility through which a hazardous liquid or carbon dioxide moves in transportation, including, but not limited to, line pipe, valves, and other appurtenances connected to line pipe, pumping units, fabricated assemblies associated with pumping units, metering and delivery stations and fabricated assemblies therein, and breakout tanks. "Pipeline" or "pipeline system" does not include process or transfer pipelines.

       (8) "Pipeline company" means a person or entity constructing, owning, or operating a pipeline for transporting hazardous liquid.

       (9) "Reportable release" means a spilling, leaking, pouring, emitting, discharging, or any other uncontrolled escape of a hazardous liquid in excess of one barrel, or forty-two gallons.

       (10) "Safety management systems" means management systems that include coordinated and interdisciplinary evaluations of the effect of significant changes to a pipeline system before such changes are implemented.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. (1) The hazardous liquid pipeline safety account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from the federal office of pipeline safety and any other state or federal funds provided for hazardous liquid pipeline safety must be deposited in the account, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account may be used only for funding the pipeline safety program within the department of ecology. Only the director of the department or the director's designee may authorize expenditures from the account.

       (2) Federal funds received before June 30, 2001, shall be treated as receipt of unanticipated funds and expended by the department of ecology or the utilities and transportation commission, without appropriation, for the designated purposes.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. (1) The department shall have charge for the state of the administration and enforcement of all laws related to hazardous liquid pipeline safety. To the extent not expressly prohibited by federal law, the department shall develop and implement a comprehensive program of pipeline safety.

       (2) The department shall adopt rules for pipeline safety standards for hazardous liquid pipeline transportation that:

       (a) Require pipeline companies to design, construct, and maintain their pipeline facilities so they are safe and efficient;

       (b) Require pipeline companies to rapidly locate and isolate all reportable releases from hazardous liquid pipelines, including:

       (i) Installation of remote control shut-off valves;

       (ii) Installation of remotely monitored pressure gauges and meters; and

       (iii) Emergency response procedures;

       (c) Require the training and certification of personnel who operate hazardous liquid pipelines and the associated systems;

       (d) Require reporting of emergency situations, including emergency shutdowns and material defects or physical damage that impairs the serviceability of a pipeline; and

       (e) Require hazardous liquid pipeline companies to submit operations safety plans once every five years, as well as any amendments to the plan made necessary by changes to the pipeline system or its operation.

       (3) The department shall approve operations safety plans if they have been deemed fit for service. A plan shall be deemed fit for service when it provides for pipelines that are designed, developed, constructed, operated, and periodically modified to provide for protection of public safety and the environment. Pipeline operations safety plans shall, at a minimum, include:

       (a) A schedule of inspection and testing within the pipeline distribution system of:

       (i) All mechanical components;

       (ii) All electronic components; and

       (iii) The structural integrity of all pipelines as determined through pressure testing, internal inspection tool surveys, or another appropriate technique;

       (b) Failsafe systems;

       (c) Safety management systems; and

       (d) Emergency management training for pipeline operators.

       (4) The department shall coordinate information related to pipeline safety by providing technical assistance to local planning and siting authorities.

       (5) The department shall evaluate, and consider adopting, proposals developed by the federal office of pipeline safety, the national transportation safety board, and other agencies and organizations related to methods and technologies for testing the integrity of pipeline structure, leak detection, and other elements of pipeline operation.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. The department of ecology shall not, before January 1, 2001, initiate rule making under section 4(2) of this act for intrastate hazardous liquid pipelines, unless the state has been granted additional authority over interstate hazardous liquid pipelines.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. Operators of hazardous liquid pipeline companies and operators of gas transmission pipelines shall develop a curricula aimed at the prevention of third-party excavation damage to hazardous liquid pipelines and gas transmission pipelines. The curricula must be reviewed and approved by the department and the utilities and transportation commission. The curricula shall be made available to municipal workers and construction workers who are involved in construction work within the right-of-way or easement of a hazardous liquid and gas pipeline. The curricula shall include training on:

       (1) Prevention of damage to pipelines;

       (2) The danger involved if a pipeline is damaged;

       (3) The significance of pipeline damage that does not cause immediate failure; and

       (4) The importance of immediately reporting damage to a pipeline and the importance of immediately repairing a damaged pipeline.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 7. (1) The department and utilities and transportation commission shall require hazardous liquid and gas pipeline companies to provide accurate maps of their pipeline to specifications developed by the department including depth information.

       (2) The department and the utilities and transportation commission shall evaluate the accuracy of the maps and consolidate the maps into a state-wide geographic information system, and fill any gaps for which companies or local governments may have no information. The mapping system shall be used in conjunction with the one-number locator service as provided in chapter 19.122 RCW. The mapping system shall be compatible with the United States department of transportation national pipeline mapping program.

       (3) The mapping system shall be completed by January 1, 2006, and periodically updated thereafter. The mapping system shall be funded, to the greatest extent possible, by the owner and operators of the hazardous liquid and gas pipelines.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 8. A new section is added to chapter 43.110 RCW to read as follows:

       The municipal research council shall, by June 30, 2001, develop and periodically update, for the consideration by local governments:

       (1) A model ordinance that establishes setback and depth requirements for new hazardous liquid and gas pipeline construction; and

       (2) A model franchise agreement for jurisdictions through which a hazardous liquid or gas pipeline is located.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 9. (1) The department shall seek and accept federal designation of the department's inspectors as federal agents for the purposes of enforcement of the federal hazardous liquid pipeline safety act (49 U.S.C. Sec. 60101 et seq.), and federal rules adopted to implement that act, as they exist as of the effective date of this section. The department shall establish and submit to the United States secretary of transportation an inspection program that complies with requirements for delegated interstate agent inspection authority. If the secretary of transportation delegates inspection authority to the state as provided in this subsection, the department, at a minimum, shall do the following to carry out the delegated federal authority:

       (a) Inspect hazardous liquid pipelines periodically as specified in the inspection program;

       (b) Collect fees;

       (c) Order and oversee the testing of hazardous liquid pipelines as authorized by federal law and regulation; and

       (d) File reports with the United States secretary of transportation as required to maintain the delegated authority.

       (2) The department shall also seek federal authority to adopt safety standards related to the monitoring and testing of interstate hazardous liquid pipelines.

       (3) Upon designation under subsection (1) of this section or under a grant of authority under subsection (2) of this section, to the extent authorized by federal law, the department shall adopt rules for interstate pipelines that are no less stringent than the state's laws and rules for intrastate hazardous liquid pipelines.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 10. A new section is added to chapter 80.28 RCW to read as follows:

       (1) The commission shall seek and accept federal designation of the commission's inspectors as federal agents for the purposes of enforcement of federal laws covering gas pipeline safety and the associated federal rules, as they exist on the effective date of this section. The commission shall establish and submit to the United States secretary of transportation an inspection program that complies with requirements for delegated interstate agent inspection authority. If the secretary of transportation delegates inspection authority to the state as provided in this subsection, the commission, at a minimum, shall do the following to carry out the delegated federal authority:

       (a) Inspect gas pipelines periodically as specified in the inspection program;

       (b) Collect fees;

       (c) Order and oversee the testing of gas pipelines as authorized by federal law and regulation; and

       (d) File reports with the United States secretary of transportation as required to maintain the delegated authority.

       (2) The commission shall also seek federal authority to adopt safety standards related to the monitoring and testing of interstate gas pipelines.

       (3) Upon designation under subsection (1) of this section or under a grant of authority under subsection (2) of this section, to the extent authorized by federal law, the commission shall adopt rules for interstate gas pipelines that are no less stringent than the state's laws and rules for intrastate gas pipelines.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 11. The department may inspect any record, map, or written procedure required by federal law to be kept by a hazardous liquid pipeline company concerning the reportable releases, and the design, construction, testing, or operation and maintenance of hazardous liquid pipelines.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 12. A new section is added to chapter 81.88 RCW to read as follows:

       The commission may inspect any record, map, or written procedure required by federal law to be kept by a gas pipeline company concerning the reporting of gas releases, and the design, construction, testing, or operation and maintenance of gas pipelines.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 13. (1) All powers, duties, and functions of the utilities and transportation commission pertaining to hazardous liquid pipeline safety, except economic regulatory authority under chapters 80.28, 80.24, and 81.24 RCW, are transferred to the department of ecology. The timing of the transfer shall be facilitated by a memorandum of agreement between the two agencies, with any disputes resolved by the office of financial management. The transfer shall be completed by June 30, 2001. All references to the commission or the utilities and transportation commission in the Revised Code of Washington shall be construed to mean the director or the department of ecology when referring to the functions transferred in this section.

       (2)(a) All reports, documents, surveys, books, records, files, papers, or written material in the possession of the utilities and transportation commission pertaining to the powers, functions, and duties transferred shall be delivered to the custody of the department of ecology. All cabinets, furniture, office equipment, motor vehicles, and other tangible property employed by the utilities and transportation commission in carrying out the powers, functions, and duties transferred shall be made available to the department of ecology. All funds, credits, or other assets held in connection with the powers, functions, and duties transferred shall be assigned to the department of ecology.

       (b) Any appropriations made to the utilities and transportation commission for carrying out the powers, functions, and duties transferred shall be transferred and credited to the department of ecology under the agreement authorized in subsection (1) of this section.

       (c) Whenever any question arises as to the transfer of any personnel, funds, books, documents, records, papers, files, equipment, or other tangible property used or held in the exercise of the powers and the performance of the duties and functions transferred, the director of financial management shall make a determination as to the proper allocation and certify the same to the state agencies concerned.

       (3) All employees of the utilities and transportation commission engaged in performing the powers, functions, and duties transferred are transferred to the jurisdiction of the department of ecology. All employees classified under chapter 41.06 RCW, the state civil service law, are assigned to the department of ecology to perform their usual duties upon the same terms as formerly, without any loss of rights, subject to any action that may be appropriate thereafter in accordance with the laws and rules governing state civil service.

       (4) All rules and all pending business before the utilities and transportation commission pertaining to the powers, functions, and duties transferred shall be continued and acted upon by the department of ecology. All existing contracts and obligations shall remain in full force and shall be performed by the department of ecology.

       (5) The transfer of the powers, duties, functions, and personnel of the utilities and transportation commission shall not affect the validity of any act performed before the effective date of this section.

       (6) If apportionments of budgeted funds are required because of the transfers directed by this section, the director of financial management shall certify the apportionments to the agencies affected, the state auditor, and the state treasurer. Each of these shall make the appropriate transfer and adjustments in funds and appropriation accounts and equipment records in accordance with the certification.

       (7) Nothing contained in this section may be construed to alter any existing collective bargaining unit or the provisions of any existing collective bargaining agreement until the agreement has expired or until the bargaining unit has been modified by action of the personnel board as provided by law.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 14. (1) A hazardous liquid and gas pipeline safety advisory committee is established to advise the department, the utilities and transportation commission, and other appropriate federal, state, and local government agencies and officials on matters relating to pipeline safety, routing, construction, operation, and maintenance. Members of the advisory committee shall be appointed by the governor to staggered three-year terms and, at a minimum, shall consist of representatives of local government, including elected officials and the general public. The committee shall review and comment on proposed rules and the operation of the state pipeline safety programs.

       (2) The advisory committee may create one or more technical advisory committees comprised of gas and hazardous liquid pipeline owners or operators, agency representatives, natural resource and environmental interests, or other interested parties.

       (3) The advisory committee established in subsection (1) of this section constitutes a class one group under RCW 43.03.220. Expenses for this group, as well as staff support provided by the department and the utilities and transportation commission, shall be funded through a legislative appropriation to the department.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 15. A new section is added to chapter 19.122 RCW to read as follows:

       (1) By December 31, 2000, the utilities and transportation commission shall establish or cause to be established a single state-wide toll-free telephone number to be used for referring excavators to the appropriate one-number locator service.

       (2) The utilities and transportation commission, in consultation with the Washington utilities coordinating council, shall establish minimum standards and best management practices for one-number locator services consistent with the recommendations of the governor's fuel accident prevention and response team issued in December 1999. By December 31, 2000, the commission shall provide its recommendations to the appropriate standing committees of the house of representatives and the senate.

       (3) One-number locator services shall be operated by nongovernmental agencies.

       Sec. 16. RCW 19.122.030 and 1988 c 99 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Before commencing any excavation, excluding agriculture tilling of soil less than twelve inches in depth, the excavator shall provide notice of the scheduled commencement of excavation to all owners of underground facilities through a one-number locator service.

       (2) Whenever surface markings or other information indicates that excavation work is to occur within twenty-five feet of a hazardous liquid pipeline or gas transmission pipeline, the state-wide one-number locator service established under section 15 of this act shall be notified. In addition, whenever surface markings or other information indicates that the excavation work is to occur within five feet of a hazardous liquid pipeline or gas transmission pipeline, the pipeline company that owns or operates the pipeline shall be notified, and its representative shall be on-site, prior to the start of excavation.

       (3) All owners of underground facilities within a one-number locator service area shall subscribe to the service. One-number locator service rates for cable television companies will be based on the amount of their underground facilities. If no one-number locator service is available, notice shall be provided individually to those owners of underground facilities known to or suspected of having underground facilities within the area of proposed excavation. The notice shall be communicated to the owners of underground facilities not less than two business days or more than ten business days before the scheduled date for commencement of excavation, unless otherwise agreed by the parties. The notice shall also comply with the requirements of section 19 of this act.

       (4) Upon receipt of the notice provided for in this section, the owner of the underground facility shall provide the excavator with reasonably accurate information as to its locatable underground facilities by surface-marking the location of the facilities. If there are identified but unlocatable underground facilities, the owner of such facilities shall provide the excavator with the best available information as to their locations. The owner of the underground facility providing the information shall respond no later than two business days after the receipt of the notice or before the excavation time, at the option of the owner, unless otherwise agreed by the parties. Excavators shall not excavate until all known facilities have been marked. Once marked by the owner of the underground facility, the excavator is responsible for maintaining the markings. Excavators shall have the right to receive compensation from the owner of the underground facility for costs incurred if the owner of the underground facility does not locate its facilities in accordance with this section.

       (5) The owner of the underground facility shall have the right to receive compensation for costs incurred in responding to excavation notices given less than two business days prior to the excavation from the excavator.

       (6) An owner of underground facilities is not required to indicate the presence of existing service laterals or appurtenances if the presence of existing service laterals or appurtenances on the site of the construction project can be determined from the presence of other visible facilities, such as buildings, manholes, or meter and junction boxes on or adjacent to the construction site.

       (7) Emergency excavations are exempt from the time requirements for notification provided in this section.

       (8) If the excavator, while performing the contract, discovers underground facilities which are not identified, the excavator shall cease excavating in the vicinity of the facility and immediately notify the owner or operator of such facilities, or the one-number locator service.

       Sec. 17. RCW 19.122.050 and 1984 c 144 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) An excavator who, in the course of excavation, contacts or damages an underground facility shall immediately notify the utility owning or operating such facility and the state-wide one-number locator service. If the damage causes an emergency condition, the excavator causing the damage shall also immediately alert the appropriate local public safety agencies and take all appropriate steps to ensure the public safety. No damaged underground facility may be buried until it is repaired or relocated.

       (2) The owner of the underground facilities damaged shall arrange for repairs or relocation as soon as is practical or may permit the excavator to do necessary repairs or relocation at a mutually acceptable price.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 18. A new section is added to chapter 48.48 RCW to read as follows:

       (1) In consultation with the emergency management program within the state military department, the department of ecology, the utilities and transportation commission, and local emergency services organizations, the chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection or his or her authorized deputy, shall:

       (a) Evaluate the preparedness of local first responders in meeting emergency management demands under subsection (2) of this section; and

       (b) Conduct an assessment of the equipment and personnel needed by local first responders to meet emergency management demands related to pipelines.

       (2) The chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection or his or her deputy, shall develop curricula for training local first responders to deal with hazardous liquid and gas pipeline accidents. The curricula shall be developed in conjunction with pipeline companies and local first responders, and shall include a timetable and costs for providing training as defined in the curricula to all communities housing pipelines. Separate curricula shall be developed for hazardous liquid and gas pipelines so that the differences between pipelines may be recognized and appropriate accident responses provided. The need for a training program for regional incident management teams shall also be evaluated.

       (3) In consultation with other relevant agencies, the chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection or his or her deputy, shall identify the need and means for achieving consistent application of the national interagency incident management system.

       (4) For the purposes of this section, "local first responders" means police, fire, emergency medical staff, and volunteers.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 19. (1) A pipeline company that has been notified by an excavator pursuant to RCW 19.122.050 that excavation work will occur within five feet of a hazardous liquid pipeline shall ensure that the pipeline company's representative is on-site during the excavation within the five foot zone. The pipeline company has the discretion to require that the pipeline section in the vicinity of the excavation is fully uncovered and examined for damage prior to being reburied. If safety concerns exist, the pipeline company may elect, at the excavator's expense, to conduct the uncovering of the pipeline.

       (2) Immediately upon receiving information of third-party damage to a pipeline owned or operated by a pipeline company, that company shall visually inspect the pipeline. After visual inspection, a pipeline company shall determine whether the pipeline section that has sustained third-party damage should be replaced or repaired, or whether it is safe to resume pipeline operation. A record of the company's inspection report and test results shall be provided to the department within fourteen calendar days of the inspection.

       (3) Pipeline companies shall immediately notify local first responders and the department of any reportable release from a hazardous liquid pipeline.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 20. A new section is added to chapter 80.28 RCW to read as follows:

       (1) A pipeline company that has been notified by an excavator pursuant to RCW 19.122.050 that excavation work will occur within five feet of a gas transmission pipeline shall ensure that the pipeline company's representative is on-site during the excavation within the five foot zone. The pipeline company has the discretion to require that the pipeline section in the vicinity of the excavation is fully uncovered and examined for damage prior to being reburied. If safety concerns exist, the pipeline company may elect, at the excavator's expense, to conduct the uncovering of the pipeline.

       (2) Immediately upon receiving information of third-party damage to a pipeline owned or operated by a pipeline company, that company shall visually inspect the pipeline. After visual inspection, a pipeline company shall determine whether the pipeline section that has sustained third-party damage should be replaced or repaired, or whether it is safe to resume pipeline operation. A record of the company's inspection report and test results shall be provided to the commission within fourteen calendar days of the inspection.

       (3) Pipeline companies shall immediately notify local first responders and the commission of any substantial or dangerous release from a gas transmission pipeline.

       Sec. 21. RCW 19.122.070 and 1984 c 144 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Any person who willfully or maliciously damages or removes a marking used to identify a hazardous liquid or gas pipeline, as defined in section 2 of this act, is subject to a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for each act.

       (2) Any person who fails to notify the one-number locator service of excavation work that is planned to occur within twenty-five feet of a hazardous liquid or gas pipeline is subject to a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for each violation.

       (3) Any person who fails to notify the one-number locator service and causes damage to a hazardous liquid or gas pipeline is subject to a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars for each violation.

       (4) Any person who excavates within five feet of a hazardous liquid pipeline or gas transmission pipeline without the pipeline company's representative on-site, is subject to a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars for each violation.

       (5) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter, and which violation results in damage to underground facilities, is subject to a civil penalty of not more than ((one)) ten thousand dollars for each violation.

       (6) All civil penalties recovered ((in such actions)) under subsections (1) through (5) of this section shall be deposited in the general fund and expended for the purpose of enforcement of hazardous liquid and gas pipeline safety laws.

       (((2))) (7) Any excavator who willfully or maliciously damages a field-marked underground facility shall be liable for treble the costs incurred in repairing or relocating the facility. In those cases in which an excavator fails to notify known underground facility owners or the one-number locator service, any damage to the underground facility shall be deemed willful and malicious and shall be subject to treble damages for costs incurred in repairing or relocating the facility.

       (((3))) (8) This chapter does not affect any civil remedies for personal injury or for property damage, including that to underground facilities, nor does this chapter create any new civil remedies for such damage.

       Sec. 22. RCW 47.44.150 and 1989 c 196 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

       In any action for damages against the state of Washington, its agents, contractors, or employees by reason of damages to a utility or other facility located on a state highway, the damages are limited to the cost of repair of the utility or facility and are recoverable only in those instances where the utility or facility is authorized to be located on the state highway. However, the state is subject to the penalties provided in RCW 19.122.070 (((1))) (5) and (((2))) (7) only if the state has failed to give a notice meeting the requirements of RCW 19.122.030 to utilities or facilities that are authorized to be located on the state highway.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 23. A pipeline company that fails to comply with any provision of this chapter shall be subject to civil penalties of not less than five thousand dollars nor more than twenty-five thousand dollars. This penalty shall be imposed pursuant to RCW 43.21B.300.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 24. A pipeline containing petroleum or petroleum products that is wholly located on the pipeline owner's property, that is not adjoining marine waters, is exempt from the provisions of this chapter. This exemption applies only for pipelines that do not have any connections to pipelines or facilities not located on the pipeline owner's property and the petroleum or petroleum products must be for use only at that location.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 25. If any part of this act is found to be in conflict with federal requirements that are a prescribed condition to the allocation of federal funds to the state, the conflicting part of this act is inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict and with respect to the agencies directly affected, and this finding does not affect the operation of the remainder of this act in its application to the agencies concerned. Rules adopted under this act must meet federal requirements that are a necessary condition to the receipt of federal funds by the state.

       Sec. 26. RCW 43.21B.300 and 1993 c 387 s 23 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Any civil penalty provided in RCW 18.104.155, 70.94.431, 70.105.080, 70.107.050, section 23 of this act, 88.46.090, 90.03.600, 90.48.144, 90.56.310, and 90.56.330 shall be imposed by a notice in writing, either by certified mail with return receipt requested or by personal service, to the person incurring the penalty from the department((, the administrator of the office of marine safety,)) or the local air authority, describing the violation with reasonable particularity. Within fifteen days after the notice is received, the person incurring the penalty may apply in writing to the department, the administrator, or the authority for the remission or mitigation of the penalty. Upon receipt of the application, the department, the administrator, or authority may remit or mitigate the penalty upon whatever terms the department, the administrator, or the authority in its discretion deems proper. The department or the authority may ascertain the facts regarding all such applications in such reasonable manner and under such rules as it may deem proper and shall remit or mitigate the penalty only upon a demonstration of extraordinary circumstances such as the presence of information or factors not considered in setting the original penalty.

       (2) Any penalty imposed under this section may be appealed to the pollution control hearings board in accordance with this chapter if the appeal is filed with the hearings board and served on the department, the administrator, or authority thirty days after receipt by the person penalized of the notice imposing the penalty or thirty days after receipt of the notice of disposition of the application for relief from penalty.

       (3) A penalty shall become due and payable on the later of:

       (a) Thirty days after receipt of the notice imposing the penalty;

       (b) Thirty days after receipt of the notice of disposition on application for relief from penalty, if such an application is made; or

       (c) Thirty days after receipt of the notice of decision of the hearings board if the penalty is appealed.

       (4) If the amount of any penalty is not paid to the department or the administrator within thirty days after it becomes due and payable, the attorney general, upon request of the department or the administrator, shall bring an action in the name of the state of Washington in the superior court of Thurston county, or of any county in which the violator does business, to recover the penalty. If the amount of the penalty is not paid to the authority within thirty days after it becomes due and payable, the authority may bring an action to recover the penalty in the superior court of the county of the authority's main office or of any county in which the violator does business. In these actions, the procedures and rules of evidence shall be the same as in an ordinary civil action.

       (5) All penalties recovered shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the general fund except those penalties imposed pursuant to RCW 18.104.155, which shall be credited to the reclamation account as provided in RCW 18.104.155(7), RCW 70.94.431, the disposition of which shall be governed by that provision, RCW 70.105.080, which shall be credited to the hazardous waste control and elimination account, created by RCW 70.105.180, and RCW 90.56.330, which shall be credited to the coastal protection fund created by RCW 90.48.390.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 27. This act may be known and cited as the Washington state pipeline safety act.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 28. Sections 1 through 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 19, 23 through 25, and 27 of this act constitute a new chapter in Title 70 RCW.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 29. Sections 1 through 4, 9 through 15, 18, and 23 through 26 of this act are necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and take effect immediately.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 30. RCW 81.88.040 (Intrastate pipeline safety)


MOTION


      Senator Spanel moved that the following striking amendment by Senators Spanel, Morton, Gardner and Fraser be adopted:

       Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

       "NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) The intent of this act is to protect the health and safety of the citizens of the state of Washington and the quality of the state's environment by developing and implementing environmental and public safety measures applicable to persons transporting hazardous liquids and gas by pipeline within the state of Washington. The legislature finds that public safety and the environment may best be protected by adopting standards that are equal to, or more stringent than, those adopted by the federal government, so long as they do not impermissibly interfere with interstate commerce.

       (2) The legislature recognizes that additional federal authority is needed to implement a comprehensive pipeline safety program and by this act and other measures directs the state to seek that authority.

       (3) It is also the intent of the legislature that the governor work with the state congressional delegation in seeking:

       (a) To amend the federal pipeline safety act to delegate authority to qualified states to adopt and enforce standards equal to or more stringent than federal standards;

       (b) State authority to administer and enforce federal requirements related to pipeline safety; and

       (c) Higher levels of funding for state and federal pipeline safety activities and for states to respond to pipeline accident emergencies.

       (4) While the legislature acknowledges that serious accidents have occurred for hazardous liquid and gas pipelines in this nation and elsewhere, it recognizes that there are fundamental differences between hazardous liquid pipelines and gas pipelines and that a different system of safety regulations must be applied for each kind of pipeline.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

       (1) "Commission" means the utilities and transportation commission.

       (2) "Department" means the department of ecology.

       (3) "Failsafe" means a design feature that will maintain or result in a safe condition in the event of malfunction or failure of a power supply, component, or control device.

       (4) "Gas" means natural gas, flammable gas, or toxic or corrosive gas.

       (5) "Hazardous liquid" means: (a) Petroleum, petroleum products, or anhydrous ammonia as those terms are defined in 49 C.F.R. Part 195 in effect March 1, 1998; and (b) carbon dioxide.

       (6) "Local government" means a political subdivision of the state or a city or town.

       (7) "Person" means an individual, partnership, franchise holder, association, corporation, a state, a city, a county, or any political subdivision or instrumentality of a state, and its employees, agents, or legal representatives.

       (8) "Pipeline" or "pipeline system" means all parts of a pipeline facility through which a hazardous liquid moves in transportation, including, but not limited to, line pipe, valves, and other appurtenances connected to line pipe, pumping units, fabricated assemblies associated with pumping units, metering and delivery stations and fabricated assemblies therein, and breakout tanks. "Pipeline" or "pipeline system" does not include process or transfer pipelines.

       (9) "Pipeline company" means a person or entity constructing, owning, or operating a pipeline for transporting hazardous liquid.

       (10) "Reportable release" means a spilling, leaking, pouring, emitting, discharging, or any other uncontrolled escape of a hazardous liquid in excess of one barrel, or forty-two gallons.

       (11) "Safety management systems" means management systems that include coordinated and interdisciplinary evaluations of the effect of significant changes to a pipeline system before such changes are implemented.

       (12) "Transfer pipeline" means a buried or aboveground pipeline used to carry oil between a tank vessel or transmission pipeline and the first valve inside secondary containment at the facility provided that any discharge on the facility side of that first valve will not directly impact waters of the state. A transfer pipeline includes valves, and other appurtenances connected to the pipeline, pumping units, and fabricated assemblies associated with pumping units. A transfer pipeline does not include process pipelines, pipelines carrying ballast or bilge water, transmission pipelines, or tank vessel or storage tanks.

       Sec. 3. RCW 81.88.040 and 1998 c 123 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) ((The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this section unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

       (a) "Pipeline company" means a person or entity constructing, owning, or operating an intrastate pipeline for transporting hazardous liquid, whether or not such a person or entity is a public service company otherwise regulated by the commission.)) For the purposes of this section, a pipeline company does not include: (((i))) (a) Distribution systems owned and operated under franchise for the sale, delivery, or distribution of natural gas at retail; or (((ii))) (b) excavation contractors or other contractors that contract with a pipeline company.

       (((b) "Hazardous liquid" means: (i) Petroleum, petroleum products, or anhydrous ammonia as those terms are defined in 49 C.F.R. Part 195 in effect March 1, 1998; and (ii) carbon dioxide. The commission by rule may incorporate by reference other substances designated as hazardous by the secretary of transportation under 49 U.S.C. Sec. 60101(a)(4).))

       (2) ((The commission shall adopt by rule intrastate pipeline safety standards for pipeline transportation and pipeline facilities that: (a) Apply to pipeline companies transporting hazardous liquids; (b) cover the design, construction, and operation of pipelines transporting hazardous liquids; and (c) require pipeline companies to design, construct, and maintain their pipeline facilities so they are safe and efficient.

       (3))) A person, officer, agent, or employee of a pipeline company who, as an individual or acting as an officer, agent, or employee of such a company, violates or fails to comply with this ((section)) chapter or a rule adopted under this section, or who procures, aids, or abets another person or entity in the violation of or noncompliance with this section or a rule adopted under this section, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

       (((4))) (3)(a) A pipeline company, or any person, officer, agent, or employee of a pipeline company that violates a provision of this section, or a rule adopted under this section, is subject to a civil penalty to be assessed by the commission.

       (b) The commission shall adopt rules: (i) Setting penalty amounts, but may not exceed the penalties specified in the federal pipeline safety laws, 49 U.S.C. Sec. 60101 et seq.; and (ii) establishing procedures for mitigating penalties assessed((; and (iii) incorporating by reference other substances designated as hazardous by the secretary of transportation under 49 U.S.C. Sec. 60101(a)(4))).

       (c) In determining the amount of the penalty, the commission shall consider: (i) The appropriateness of the penalty in relation to the position of the person charged with the violation; (ii) the gravity of the violation; and (iii) the good faith of the person or company charged in attempting to achieve compliance after notification of the violation.

       (d) The amount of the penalty may be recovered in a civil action in the superior court of Thurston county or of some other county in which the violator may do business. In all actions for recovery, the rules of evidence shall be the same as in ordinary civil actions. All penalties recovered under this section must be paid into the state treasury and credited to the public service revolving fund.

       (4) The commission shall adopt rules incorporating by reference other substances designated as hazardous by the secretary of transportation under 49 U.S.C. Sec. 60101(a)(4).

       (5) The commission shall also have the power of injunctive relief, as required by 49 U.S.C. Sec. 60105(b), to enforce the provisions of this chapter.

       (6) Nothing in this section duplicates the authority of the energy facility site evaluation council under chapter 80.50 RCW.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. (1) The hazardous liquid pipeline safety account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from the federal office of pipeline safety and any other state or federal funds provided for hazardous liquid pipeline safety must be deposited in the account, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account may be used only for funding pipeline safety.

       (2) Federal funds received before June 30, 2001, shall be treated as receipt of unanticipated funds and expended, without appropriation, for the designated purposes.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. (1) A comprehensive program of hazardous liquid pipeline safety is authorized by sections 2, 4, 5, 9, 11, 13, and 19 of this act, and RCW 81.88.040 to be developed and implemented consistent with federal law. Except as provided in subsection (6) of this section, the commission shall administer and enforce all laws related to hazardous liquid pipeline safety.

       (2) The commission shall adopt rules for pipeline safety standards for hazardous liquid pipeline transportation that:

       (a) Require pipeline companies to design, construct, operate, and maintain their pipeline facilities so they are safe and efficient;

       (b) Require pipeline companies to rapidly locate and isolate all reportable releases from hazardous liquid pipelines, that may include:

       (i) Installation of remote control shut-off valves; and

       (ii) Installation of remotely monitored pressure gauges and meters;

       (c) Require the training and certification of personnel who operate hazardous liquid pipelines and the associated systems;

       (d) Require reporting of emergency situations, including emergency shutdowns and material defects or physical damage that impair the serviceability of a pipeline; and

       (e) Require hazardous liquid pipeline companies to submit operations safety plans to the commission once every five years, as well as any amendments to the plan made necessary by changes to the pipeline system or its operation. The safety plan shall include emergency response procedures.

       (3) The commission shall approve operations safety plans if they have been deemed fit for service. A plan shall be deemed fit for service when it provides for pipelines that are designed, developed, constructed, operated, and periodically modified to provide for protection of public safety and the environment. Pipeline operations safety plans shall, at a minimum, include:

       (a) A schedule of inspection and testing within the pipeline distribution system of:

       (i) All mechanical components;

       (ii) All electronic components; and

       (iii) The structural integrity of all pipelines as determined through pressure testing, internal inspection tool surveys, or another appropriate technique;

       (b) Failsafe systems;

       (c) Safety management systems; and

       (d) Emergency management training for pipeline operators.

       (4) The commission shall coordinate information related to pipeline safety by providing technical assistance to local planning and siting authorities.

       (5) The commission shall evaluate, and consider adopting, proposals developed by the federal office of pipeline safety, the national transportation safety board, and other agencies and organizations related to methods and technologies for testing the integrity of pipeline structure, leak detection, and other elements of pipeline operation.

       (6) The authorities of sections 2, 4, 5, 9, 11, 13, and 19 of this act, and RCW 81.88.040 relating to hazardous liquid pipeline safety shall be transferred from the commission to the department pursuant to section 13 of this act upon the occurrence of either:

       (a) Amendments to federal pipeline safety laws to eliminate preemption of state authority to regulate safety requirements for such pipelines; or

       (b) The granting of federal authority to the state to enforce or adopt any safety requirements for interstate hazardous liquid pipelines.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. (1) The commission shall develop, in consultation with representatives of owners and operators of hazardous liquid pipelines and gas pipelines, local governments, and the excavation and construction industries: (a) A curricula aimed at the prevention of third-party excavation damage to hazardous liquid pipelines and gas pipelines; and (b) a plan for distribution of the curricula.

       (2) The curricula shall include training on:

       (a) Prevention of damage to pipelines;

       (b) The danger involved if a pipeline is damaged;

       (c) The significance of pipeline damage that does not cause immediate failure; and

       (d) The importance of immediately reporting damage to a pipeline and the importance of immediately repairing a damaged pipeline.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 7. (1) The commission shall require hazardous liquid pipelines, and gas pipeline companies with gas transmission pipelines or gas pipelines operating over two hundred fifty pounds per square inch gauge, to provide accurate maps of their pipeline to specifications developed by the commission sufficient to meet the needs of first responders including installation depth information when known.

       (2) The commission shall evaluate the sufficiency of the maps and consolidate the maps into a state-wide geographic information system. The commission shall assist local governments in obtaining pipeline location information and maps. The maps shall be made available to the one-number locator services as provided in chapter 19.122 RCW. The mapping system shall be compatible with the United States department of transportation national pipeline mapping program.

       (3) The mapping system shall be completed by January 1, 2006, and periodically updated thereafter. The commission shall develop a plan for funding the geographic information system and report its recommendations to the legislature by December 15, 2000.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 8. A new section is added to chapter 43.110 RCW to read as follows:

       The municipal research council shall, by June 30, 2001, develop and periodically update, for the consideration by local governments:

       (1) A model ordinance that establishes setback and depth requirements for new hazardous liquid and gas pipeline construction; and

       (2) A model franchise agreement for jurisdictions through which a hazardous liquid or gas pipeline is located.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 9. (1) The commission and the department shall apply for federal designation of the state's program for the purposes of enforcement of federal hazardous liquid pipeline safety requirements. If the secretary of transportation delegates inspection authority to the state as provided in this subsection, the department, at a minimum, shall do the following:

       (a) Inspect hazardous liquid pipelines periodically as specified in the inspection program;

       (b) Collect fees;

       (c) Order and oversee the testing of hazardous liquid pipelines as authorized by federal law and regulation; and

       (d) File reports with the United States secretary of transportation as required to maintain the delegated authority.

       (2) The commission and the department shall also seek federal authority to adopt safety standards related to the monitoring and testing of interstate hazardous liquid pipelines.

       (3) Upon designation under subsection (1) of this section or under a grant of authority under subsection (2) of this section, to the extent authorized by federal law, the department shall adopt rules for interstate pipelines that are no less stringent than the state's laws and rules for intrastate hazardous liquid pipelines.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 10. A new section is added to chapter 80.28 RCW to read as follows:

       (1) The commission shall seek and accept federal designation of the commission's inspectors as federal agents for the purposes of enforcement of federal laws covering gas pipeline safety and the associated federal rules, as they exist on the effective date of this section. The commission shall establish and submit to the United States secretary of transportation an inspection program that complies with requirements for delegated interstate agent inspection authority. If the secretary of transportation delegates inspection authority to the state as provided in this subsection, the commission, at a minimum, shall do the following:

       (a) Inspect gas pipelines periodically as specified in the inspection program;

       (b) Collect fees;

       (c) Order and oversee the testing of gas pipelines as authorized by federal law and regulation; and

       (d) File reports with the United States secretary of transportation as required to maintain the delegated authority.

       (2) The commission shall also seek federal authority to adopt safety standards related to the monitoring and testing of interstate gas pipelines.

       (3) Upon designation under subsection (1) of this section or under a grant of authority under subsection (2) of this section, to the extent authorized by federal law, the commission shall adopt rules for interstate gas pipelines that are no less stringent than the state's laws and rules for intrastate gas pipelines.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 11. The commission may inspect any record, map, or written procedure required by federal law to be kept by a hazardous liquid pipeline company concerning the reportable releases, and the design, construction, testing, or operation and maintenance of hazardous liquid pipelines.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 12. A new section is added to chapter 80.28 RCW to read as follows:

       The commission may inspect any record, map, or written procedure required by federal law to be kept by a gas pipeline company concerning the reporting of gas releases, and the design, construction, testing, or operation and maintenance of gas pipelines.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 13. (1) All powers, duties, and functions of the utilities and transportation commission pertaining to hazardous liquid pipeline safety, except economic regulatory authority under chapters 81.88, 80.24, and 81.24 RCW, are transferred to the department of ecology effective upon the department's receipt of any delegated federal authority over interstate hazardous liquid pipelines, or upon such earlier date as the office of financial management may determine in the event that federal law is amended to remove all or part of the federal preemption of state regulation of hazardous liquid pipelines. The timing of the transfer shall be facilitated by a memorandum of agreement between the two agencies, with any disputes resolved by the office of financial management. All references to the commission or the utilities and transportation commission in the Revised Code of Washington shall be construed to mean the director or the department of ecology when referring to the functions transferred in this section.

       (2)(a) All reports, documents, surveys, books, records, files, papers, or written material in the possession of the utilities and transportation commission pertaining to the powers, functions, and duties transferred shall be delivered to the custody of the department of ecology. All cabinets, furniture, office equipment, motor vehicles, and other tangible property employed by the utilities and transportation commission in carrying out the powers, functions, and duties transferred shall be made available to the department of ecology. All funds, credits, or other assets held in connection with the powers, functions, and duties transferred shall be assigned to the department of ecology.

       (b) Any appropriations made to the utilities and transportation commission for carrying out the powers, functions, and duties transferred shall be transferred and credited to the department of ecology under the agreement authorized in subsection (1) of this section.

       (c) Whenever any question arises as to the transfer of any personnel, funds, books, documents, records, papers, files, equipment, or other tangible property used or held in the exercise of the powers and the performance of the duties and functions transferred, the director of financial management shall make a determination as to the proper allocation and certify the same to the state agencies concerned.

       (3) All employees of the utilities and transportation commission engaged in performing the powers, functions, and duties transferred are transferred to the jurisdiction of the department of ecology. All employees classified under chapter 41.06 RCW, the state civil service law, are assigned to the department of ecology to perform their usual duties upon the same terms as formerly, without any loss of rights, subject to any action that may be appropriate thereafter in accordance with the laws and rules governing state civil service.

       (4) All rules and all pending business before the utilities and transportation commission pertaining to the powers, functions, and duties transferred shall be continued and acted upon by the department of ecology. All existing contracts and obligations shall remain in full force and shall be performed by the department of ecology.

       (5) The transfer of the powers, duties, functions, and personnel of the utilities and transportation commission shall not affect the validity of any act performed before the effective date of this section.

       (6) If apportionments of budgeted funds are required because of the transfers directed by this section, the director of financial management shall certify the apportionments to the agencies affected, the state auditor, and the state treasurer. Each of these shall make the appropriate transfer and adjustments in funds and appropriation accounts and equipment records in accordance with the certification.

       (7) Nothing contained in this section may be construed to alter any existing collective bargaining unit or the provisions of any existing collective bargaining agreement until the agreement has expired or until the bargaining unit has been modified by action of the personnel board as provided by law.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 14. (1) The citizens committee on pipeline safety is established to advise the state agencies and other appropriate federal and local government agencies and officials on matters relating to pipeline safety, routing, construction, operation, and maintenance. The committee shall have thirteen total members who shall be appointed by the governor to staggered three-year terms and shall consist of: (a) Nine members representing local government, including elected officials and the public; and (b) four nonvoting members, representing owners and operators of hazardous liquid and gas pipelines. The committee shall review and comment on proposed rules and the operation of the state pipeline safety programs.

       (2) The committee may create one or more technical advisory committees comprised of gas and hazardous liquid pipeline owners or operators, agency representatives, natural resource and environmental interests, or other interested parties.

       (3) The committee established in subsection (1) of this section constitutes a class one group under RCW 43.03.220. Expenses for this group, as well as staff support, shall be provided by the utilities and transportation commission and, if additional pipeline authority is transferred to it, the department of ecology.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 15. A new section is added to chapter 19.122 RCW to read as follows:

       (1) By December 31, 2000, the utilities and transportation commission shall cause to be established a single state-wide toll-free telephone number to be used for referring excavators to the appropriate one-number locator service.

       (2) The utilities and transportation commission, in consultation with the Washington utilities coordinating council, shall establish minimum standards and best management practices for one-number locator services consistent with the recommendations of the governor's fuel accident prevention and response team issued in December 1999. By December 31, 2000, the commission shall provide its recommendations to the appropriate standing committees of the house of representatives and the senate.

       (3) One-number locator services shall be operated by nongovernmental agencies.

       Sec. 16. RCW 19.122.030 and 1988 c 99 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

       (1) Before commencing any excavation, excluding agriculture tilling of soil less than twelve inches in depth, the excavator shall provide notice of the scheduled commencement of excavation to all owners of underground facilities through a one-number locator service.

       (2) All owners of underground facilities within a one-number locator service area shall subscribe to the service. One-number locator service rates for cable television companies will be based on the amount of their underground facilities. If no one-number locator service is available, notice shall be provided individually to those owners of underground facilities known to or suspected of having underground facilities within the area of proposed excavation. The notice shall be communicated to the owners of underground facilities not less than two business days or more than ten business days before the scheduled date for commencement of excavation, unless otherwise agreed by the parties. The notice shall also comply with the requirements of section 20 of this act.

       (3) Upon receipt of the notice provided for in this section, the owner of the underground facility shall provide the excavator with reasonably accurate information as to its locatable underground facilities by surface-marking the location of the facilities. If there are identified but unlocatable underground facilities, the owner of such facilities shall provide the excavator with the best available information as to their locations. The owner of the underground facility providing the information shall respond no later than two business days after the receipt of the notice or before the excavation time, at the option of the owner, unless otherwise agreed by the parties. Excavators shall not excavate until all known facilities have been marked. Once marked by the owner of the underground facility, the excavator is responsible for maintaining the markings. Excavators shall have the right to receive compensation from the owner of the underground facility for costs incurred if the owner of the underground facility does not locate its facilities in accordance with this section.

       (4) The owner of the underground facility shall have the right to receive compensation for costs incurred in responding to excavation notices given less than two business days prior to the excavation from the excavator.

       (5) An owner of underground facilities is not required to indicate the presence of existing service laterals or appurtenances if the presence of existing service laterals or appurtenances on the site of the construction project can be determined from the presence of other visible facilities, such as buildings, manholes, or meter and junction boxes on or adjacent to the construction site.

       (6) Emergency excavations are exempt from the time requirements for notification provided in this section.

       (7) If the excavator, while performing the contract, discovers underground facilities which are not identified, the excavator shall cease excavating in the vicinity of the facility and immediately notify the owner or operator of such facilities, or the one-number locator service.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 17. A new section is added to chapter 19.122 RCW to read as follows:

       When the excavator contacts the one-number locator service under RCW 19.122.030(1), the excavator shall notify the service if surface markings or other information indicates that the excavation work, excluding agricultural tilling less than twelve inches in depth, is to occur within five feet of a hazardous liquid pipeline or gas transmission pipeline. The one-number locator service shall inform the pipeline company that owns or operates the pipeline that excavation is to occur within five feet of their pipeline and inform the company that its representative must be on-site, prior to the start of excavation.

       Sec. 18. RCW 19.122.050 and 1984 c 144 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:

       An excavator who, in the course of excavation, contacts or damages an underground facility shall immediately notify the utility owning or operating such facility and the state-wide one-number ((locator)) referral service. If the damage causes an emergency condition, the excavator causing the damage shall also immediately alert the appropriate local public safety agencies and take all appropriate steps to ensure the public safety. No damaged underground facility may be buried until it is repaired or relocated.

       (2) The owner of the underground facilities damaged shall arrange for repairs or relocation as soon as is practical or may permit the excavator to do necessary repairs or relocation at a mutually acceptable price.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 19. A new section is added to chapter 48.48 RCW to read as follows:

       (1) The chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection or his or her authorized deputy, shall, in consultation with the emergency management program within the state military department, the department of ecology, the utilities and transportation commission, and local emergency services organizations:

       (a) Evaluate the preparedness of local first responders in meeting emergency management demands under subsection (2) of this section; and

       (b) Conduct an assessment of the equipment and personnel needed by local first responders to meet emergency management demands related to pipelines.

       (2) The chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection or his or her deputy, shall develop curricula for training local first responders to deal with hazardous liquid and gas pipeline accidents. The curricula shall be developed in conjunction with pipeline companies and local first responders, and shall include a timetable and costs for providing training as defined in the curricula to all communities housing pipelines. Separate curricula shall be developed for hazardous liquid and gas pipelines so that the differences between pipelines may be recognized and appropriate accident responses provided. The need for a training program for regional incident management teams shall also be evaluated.

       (3) In consultation with other relevant agencies, the chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection or his or her deputy, shall identify the need and means for achieving consistent application of the national interagency incident management system.

       (4) For the purposes of this section, "local first responders" means police, fire, emergency medical staff, and volunteers.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 20. (1) A pipeline company that has been notified by an excavator pursuant to RCW 19.122.050 that excavation work will occur within five feet of a hazardous liquid pipeline shall ensure that the pipeline company's representative is on-site during the excavation within the five foot zone. The pipeline company has the discretion to require that the pipeline section in the vicinity of the excavation is fully uncovered and examined for damage prior to being reburied. If safety concerns exist, the pipeline company may elect, at the excavator's expense, to conduct the uncovering of the pipeline.

       (2) Immediately upon receiving information of third-party damage to a pipeline owned or operated by a pipeline company, that company shall visually inspect the pipeline. After visual inspection, a pipeline company shall determine whether the pipeline section that has sustained third-party damage should be replaced or repaired. A record of the company's inspection report and test results shall be provided to the commission within fourteen calendar days of the inspection.

       (3) Pipeline companies shall immediately notify local first responders and the department of any reportable release from a hazardous liquid pipeline.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 21. A new section is added to chapter 80.28 RCW to read as follows:

       (1) A gas pipeline company that has been notified by an excavator pursuant to RCW 19.122.050 that excavation work will occur within five feet of a gas transmission pipeline shall ensure that the pipeline company's representative is on-site during the excavation within the five foot zone. The gas pipeline company has the discretion to require that the pipeline section in the vicinity of the excavation is fully uncovered and examined for damage prior to being reburied. If safety concerns exist, the gas pipeline company may elect, at the excavator's expense, to conduct the uncovering of the pipeline.

       (2) Immediately upon receiving information of third-party damage to any gas pipeline owned or operated by a gas pipeline company, that company shall visually inspect the pipeline. After visual inspection, a gas pipeline company shall determine whether the pipeline section that has sustained third-party damage should be replaced or repaired. A record of the company's inspection report and test results shall be provided to the commission within fourteen calendar days of the inspection.

       (3) Pipeline companies shall immediately notify local first responders and the commission of any blowing gas leak from a gas pipeline that has ignited or represents a probable hazard to persons or property.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 22. A new section is added to chapter 19.122 RCW to read as follows:

       Any person who willfully damages or removes a permanent marking used to identify an underground facility, or a temporary marking prior to its intended use, is subject to a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for each act.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 23. A new section is added to chapter 19.122 RCW to read as follows:

       (1) Any person who fails to notify the one-number locator service and causes damage to a hazardous liquid or gas pipeline is subject to a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars for each violation.

       (2) Any person who excavates within five feet of a hazardous liquid pipeline or gas transmission pipeline without the pipeline company's representative on-site, is subject to a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars for each violation.

       (3) All civil penalties recovered under subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall be deposited in the general fund and expended for the purpose of enforcement of hazardous liquid and gas pipeline safety laws.

       (4) For the purposes of this section and section 17 of this act: (a) "Hazardous liquid" means: (i) Petroleum, petroleum products, or anhydrous ammonia as those terms are defined in 49 C.F.R. Part 195 in effect March 1, 1998; and (ii) carbon dioxide. The utilities and transportation commission by rule may incorporate by reference other substances designated as hazardous by the secretary of transportation under 49 U.S.C. Sec. 60101(a)(4); and (b) "gas" means natural gas, flammable gas, or toxic or corrosive gas.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 24. A pipeline containing petroleum or petroleum products that is wholly owned by an individual and which pipeline is located wholly on the individual's property, that is not adjoining marine waters, is exempt from the provisions of this chapter. This exemption applies only for pipelines that do not have any connections to pipelines or facilities that extend beyond the pipeline owner's property and the petroleum or petroleum products must be for use only at that location.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 25. If any part of this act is found to be in conflict with federal requirements that are a prescribed condition to the allocation of federal funds to the state, the conflicting part of this act is inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict and with respect to the agencies directly affected, and this finding does not affect the operation of the remainder of this act in its application to the agencies concerned. Rules adopted under this act must meet federal requirements that are a necessary condition to the receipt of federal funds by the state.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 26. This act may be known and cited as the Washington state pipeline safety act.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 27. Sections 1, 2, 4 through 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 20, and 24 through 26 of this act are each added to chapter 81.88 RCW.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 28. This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately."


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Spanel, the following amendment by Senators Spanel and Morton to the striking amendment by Senators Spanel, Morton, Gardner and Fraser was adopted: 

       On page 7, line 6, after "to provide" strike "accurate"


MOTION


      Senator Honeyford moved that the following amendment to the striking amendment by Senators Spanel, Morton, Gardner and Fraser be adopted:

       On page 11, line 15, after "four" strike "nonvoting" and insert "voting"

      Debate ensued.

      Senator Johnson demanded a roll call and the demand was sustained.

      Further debate ensued.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the adoption of the amendment by Senator Honeyford on page 11, line 15, to the striking amendment by Senators Spanel, Morton, Gardner and Fraser to Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 2420.


ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll and the amendment to the striking amendment was not adopted by the following vote: Yeas, 19; Nays, 27; Absent, 1; Excused, 2.

     Voting yea: Senators Benton, Hale, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Johnson, Long, McCaslin, Morton, Oke, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, T., Stevens, Swecker, West, Winsley and Zarelli - 19.

     Voting nay: Senators Bauer, Brown, Costa, Eide, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Jacobsen, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Loveland, McAuliffe, McDonald, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Sheldon, B., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Thibaudeau and Wojahn - 27.

     Absent: Senator Finkbeiner - 1.

     Excused: Senators Deccio and Sellar - 2.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Spanel, the following amendments by Senators Spanel and Morton to the striking amendment by Senators Spanel, Morton, Gardner and Fraser were considered simultaneously and were adopted:

      On page 15, line 8, after "reburied." strike all language through line 9

       On page 15, line 28, after "reburied." strike all language through line 30

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of the striking amendment by Senators Spanel, Morton, Gardner and Fraser, as amended, to Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 2420.

      The motion by Senator Spanel carried and the striking amendment, as amended, was adopted.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Honeyford, Senator Finkbeiner was excused.

 

MOTIONS


      On motion of Senator Spanel, the following title amendment was adopted:

       On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "safety;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "amending RCW 81.88.040, 19.122.030, and 19.122.050; adding new sections to chapter 81.88 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 43.110 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 80.28 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 19.122 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 48.48 RCW; prescribing penalties; and declaring an emergency."

      On motion of Senator Fraser, the rules were suspended, Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 2420, as amended by the Senate, was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      Debate ensued.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 2420, as amended by the Senate.


ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 2420, as amended by the Senate, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 46; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 3.

     Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Eide, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 46.

     Excused: Senators Deccio, Finkbeiner and Sellar - 3.

      ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2420, as amended by the Senate, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.


SECOND READING


      SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2491, by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Schindler, Ballasiotes, Koster, Sullivan, Esser, Wood, Crouse, Cairnes, Rockefeller, Edmonds, Mulliken, Clements, Ruderman, McDonald and Dunn)

 

Providing a procedure to conduct DNA testing of evidence for persons sentenced to death or life imprisonment.


      The bill was read the second time.




MOTION


      On motion of Senator Hargrove, the following Committee on Ways and Means striking amendment was adopted:

       Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

       "NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 10.73 RCW to read as follows:

       (1) On or before December 31, 2002, a person in this state who has been sentenced to death or life imprisonment without possibility of release or parole and who has been denied postconviction DNA testing may submit a request to the county prosecutor in the county where the conviction was obtained for postconviction DNA testing, if DNA evidence was not admitted because the court ruled DNA testing did not meet acceptable scientific standards or DNA testing technology was not sufficiently developed to test the DNA evidence in the case. On and after January 1, 2003, a person must raise the DNA issues at trial or on appeal.

       (2) The prosecutor shall screen the request. The request shall be reviewed based upon the likelihood that the DNA evidence would demonstrate innocence on a more probable than not basis. Upon determining that testing should occur and the evidence still exists, the prosecutor shall request DNA testing by the Washington state patrol crime laboratory. Contact with victims shall be handled through victim/witness divisions.

       (3) A person denied a request made pursuant to subsections (1) and (2) of this section has a right to appeal his or her request within thirty days of denial of the request by the prosecutor. The appeal shall be to the attorney general's office. If the attorney general's office determines that it is likely that the DNA testing would demonstrate innocence on a more probable than not basis, then the attorney general's office shall request DNA testing by the Washington state patrol crime laboratory.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. By December 1, 2001, the office of public defense shall prepare a report detailing the following: (1) The number of postconviction DNA test requests approved by the respective prosecutor; (2) the number of postconviction DNA test requests denied by the respective prosecutor and a summary of the basis for the denials; (3) the number of appeals for postconviction DNA testing approved by the attorney general's office; (4) the number of appeals for postconviction DNA testing denied by the attorney general's office and a summary of the basis for the denials; and (5) a summary of the results of the postconviction DNA tests conducted pursuant to section 1 (2) and (3) of this act. The report shall also provide an estimate of the number of persons convicted of crimes where DNA evidence was not admitted because the court ruled DNA testing did not meet acceptable scientific standards or where DNA testing technology was not sufficiently developed to test the DNA evidence in the case.

       Sec. 3. RCW 10.37.050 and 1891 c 28 s 29 are each amended to read as follows:

       The indictment or information is sufficient and will toll any statute of limitations if it can be understood therefrom--

       (1) That it is entitled in a court having authority to receive (([it.])) it;

       (2) That it was found by a grand jury or prosecuting attorney of the county in which the court was held;

       (3) That the defendant is named, or if his name cannot be discovered, that he is described by a fictitious name or by reference to a unique genetic sequence of deoxyribonucleic acid, with the statement that his real name is ((to the jury)) unknown;

       (4) That the crime was committed within the jurisdiction of the court, except where, as provided by law, the act, though done without the county in which the court is held, is triable therein;

       (5) That the crime was committed at some time previous to the finding of the indictment or filing of the information, and within the time limited by law for the commencement of an action therefor;

       (6) That the act or omission charged as the crime is clearly and distinctly set forth in ordinary and concise language, without repetition, and in such a manner as to enable a person of common understanding to know what is intended;

       (7) The act or omission charged as the crime is stated with such a degree of certainty as to enable the court to pronounce judgment upon a conviction according to the right of the case.

       NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. Nothing in this act is intended to create a legal right or cause of action. Nothing in this act is intended to deny or alter any existing legal right or cause of action. Nothing in this act should be interpreted to deny postconviction DNA testing requests under existing law by convicted and incarcerated persons who were sentenced to confinement for a term less than life or the death penalty."


MOTIONS


      On motion of Senator Hargrove, the following title amendment was adopted:

       On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "evidence;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "amending RCW 10.37.050; adding a new section to chapter 10.73 RCW; and creating new sections."

      On motion of Senator Hargrove, the rules were suspended, Substitute House Bill No. 2491, as amended by the Senate, was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 2491, as amended by the Senate.


ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 2491, as amended by the Senate, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 47; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

     Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Deccio, Eide, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 47.

     Excused: Senators Finkbeiner and Sellar - 2.

      SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2491, as amended by the Senate, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.


SECOND READING


      ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 2340, by Representatives O'Brien, Ballasiotes, Carlson, Hurst and Talcott (by request of Sentencing Guidelines Commission)

 

Providing for removal of offenders from the drug offender sentencing alternative who are subject to a deportation order.


      The bill was read the second time.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Heavey, the rules were suspended, Engrossed House Bill No. 2340 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      Debate ensued.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Engrossed House Bill No. 2340.


ROLL CALL


      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed House Bill No. 2340 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 47; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

     Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Costa, Deccio, Eide, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Gardner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheahan, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 47.

    Excused: Senators Finkbeiner and Sellar - 2.

      ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 2340, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, Substitute House Bill No. 2060, which was on the second reading calendar, was referred to the Committee on Rules.

MOTION


      At 6:19 p.m., on motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, the Senate adjourned until 9:00 a.m., Friday, March 3, 2000.


BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate


TONY M. COOK, Secretary of the Senate