PDFRCW 43.17.320

Interagency disputesAlternative dispute resolutionDefinitions.

For purposes of RCW 43.17.320 through 43.17.340, "state agency" means:
(1) Any agency for which the executive officer is listed in RCW 42.17A.705(1); and
(2) The office of the secretary of state; the office of the state treasurer; the office of the state auditor; the department of natural resources; the office of the insurance commissioner; and the office of the superintendent of public instruction.
[ 2011 c 60 § 35; 1993 c 279 § 2.]

NOTES:

Effective date2011 c 60: See RCW 42.17A.919.
Intent1993 c 279: "It is the intent of the legislature to reduce the number of time-consuming and costly lawsuits between state agencies by establishing alternative dispute resolution processes available to any agency." [ 1993 c 279 § 1.]