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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 5523

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                                                                            C 047 L 87

State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Senators Halsan, Zimmerman, Garrett and Rasmussen; by request of Department of General Administration

Read first time 2/3/87 and referred to Committee on Governmental Operations.

AN ACT Relating to state government; and amending RCW 43.19.185.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 1, chapter 45, Laws of 1982 1st ex. sess. and RCW 43.19.185 are each amended to read as follows:

          (1) The director of general administration through the state purchasing and material control director shall develop a system for state agencies and departments to use credit cards or similar devices to make purchases.  The director may contract ((with a financial institution or institutions in this state)) to administer the credit cards.

          (2) The director of general administration through the state purchasing and material control director shall adopt rules for:

          (a) The distribution of the credit cards;

          (b) The authorization and control of the use of the credit cards;

          (c) The credit limits available on the credit cards;

          (d) Instructing users of gasoline credit cards to use self-service islands whenever possible;

          (e) Payments of the bills; and

          (f) Any other rule necessary to implement or administer the program under this section.

                                                                                                                           Passed the Senate March 9, 1987.

                                                                                                                                       President of the Senate.

                                                                                                                             Passed the House April 2, 1987.

                                                                                                                                         Speaker of the House.