CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5748
Chapter 404, Laws of 2019
66TH LEGISLATURE
2019 REGULAR SESSION
MILITARY INSTALLATIONS--INCOMPATIBLE DEVELOPMENT--ACCOUNT
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 28, 2019
Passed by the Senate April 26, 2019
  Yeas 45  Nays 1
CYRUS HABIB

President of the Senate
Passed by the House April 15, 2019
  Yeas 97  Nays 1
FRANK CHOPP

Speaker of the House of Representatives
CERTIFICATE
I, Brad Hendrickson, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5748 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.
BRAD HENDRICKSON

Secretary
Secretary
Approved May 13, 2019 4:55 PM
FILED
May 16, 2019
JAY INSLEE

Governor of the State of Washington
Secretary of State
State of Washington

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5748

AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
Passed Legislature - 2019 Regular Session
State of Washington
66th Legislature
2019 Regular Session
BySenate Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Conway, O'Ban, Frockt, Rolfes, Randall, and Zeiger)
READ FIRST TIME 02/19/19.
AN ACT Relating to creating an account to support necessary infrastructure nearby military installations; and adding new sections to chapter 43.330 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 43.330 RCW to read as follows:
(1) The defense community compatibility account is created in the state treasury. Revenues to the account consist of appropriations by the legislature, private contributions, and all other sources deposited in the account.
(2)(a) Expenditures from the account may only be used for grants to local governments or entities who have entered into an agreement with a military installation in the state under the United States department of defense readiness and environmental protection integration program for purposes of the programs established in subsection (3) of this section, including administrative expenses. Priority must be given for grant applications accompanied by express support from nonprofit community or neighborhood-based organizations, public development authorities, federally recognized Indian tribes in the state, or other community partners. Only the director or the director's designee, may authorize expenditures. In order for the director or the director's designee to authorize an expenditure for the purpose identified in subsection (3) of this section, both federal and applicant funds must be committed to the same purposes or project as the state expenditure.
(b) An applicant must submit an application to the department in order to be eligible for funding under this subsection, and the department may not expend money on a project for which an applicant has not applied to the department to carry out the project.
(3)(a) The department may expend moneys from the account to provide state funds for projects identified by applicants to address incompatible development connected to Washington state military installations. For purposes of this section, "incompatible development" includes land development and military operations that impact the economy, environment, or quality of life opportunities for local communities.
(b) The department must evaluate and rank applications using objective criteria such as a community cost-benefit analysis, must consider recommendations from a citizens advisory commission comprised of representatives of community stakeholders impacted by military installations or their operations, must hold public hearings at least ninety days prior to any funding decision, and may consider the degree to which each project is compatible with the criteria established in the United States department of defense's readiness and environmental protection integration program.
(c) Eligible projects may include:
(i) Acquisition of real property or real property interests to eliminate an existing incompatible use;
(ii) Projects to jointly assist in the recovery or protection of endangered species dependent on military installation property for habitat;
(iii) Projects or programs to increase the availability of housing affordable to enlisted military personnel and nonmilitary residents in the local community;
(iv) Projects to retrofit existing uses to increase their compatibility with existing or future military operations;
(v) Projects to enable local communities heavily dependent on a nearby military installation to diversify the local economy so as to reduce the economic dependence on the military base;
(vi) Projects that aid communities to replace jobs lost in the event of a reduction of the military presence; and
(vii) Projects that improve or enhance aspects of the local economy, environment, or quality of life impacted by the presence of military activities.
(4) The department may adopt rules to implement this section.
NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 43.330 RCW to read as follows:
(1) The department must produce a biennial report identifying a list of projects to address incompatible developments near military installations.
(a) The list must include a description of each project, the estimated cost of the project, the amount of recommended state funding, and the amount of any federal or local funds documented to be available to be used for the project.
(b) Projects on the list must be prioritized with consideration given to:
(i) The recommendations of the recent United States department of defense base realignment and closure (BRAC) processes, joint land use studies, or other federally initiated land use processes; and
(ii) Whether a branch of the United States armed forces has identified the project as increasing the viability of military installations for current or future missions.
(c) The department may consult with the commanders of United States military installations in Washington to understand impacts and identify the viability of community identified projects to reduce incompatibility.
(2) The department must submit the report to appropriate committees of the house of representatives and the senate, including the joint committee on veterans' and military affairs and the house of representatives capital budget committee, by January 1, 2020, and every two years thereafter.
Passed by the Senate April 26, 2019.
Passed by the House April 15, 2019.
Approved by the Governor May 13, 2019.
Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 16, 2019.
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