Revised Code of Washington
2024 Archive

Chapter 43.330 RCW
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
(Formerly: Department of community, trade, and economic development)
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43.330.005Findings.
43.330.007Management responsibility.
43.330.010Definitions.
43.330.020Department created.
43.330.030Director—Appointment—Salary.
43.330.040Director powers and duties.
43.330.050Community and economic development responsibilities.
43.330.060Trade and business responsibilities.
43.330.062Recruitment and retention of business—Protocols for associate development organizations and department staff.
43.330.068International companies investing in Washington—Eligibility for excise tax incentives.
43.330.070Local development capacity—Training and technical assistance.
43.330.075Local government regulation and policy handouts—Technical assistance.
43.330.080Coordination of community and economic development services—Contracts with county-designated associate development organizations—Scope of services—Business services training.
43.330.082Contracting associate development organizations—Performance measures and summary of best practices—Remediation plans—Report.
43.330.084Washington state quality award—Reimbursement of application fee.
43.330.086Contracts with associate development organizations—Schedule of awards.
43.330.088Associate development organizations—Grant program for grant writers.
43.330.090Economic diversification strategies—Targeted industry sectors—Film and video production.
43.330.094Tourism development and promotion account—Promotion of tourism industry.
43.330.100Local infrastructure and public facilities—Grants and loans.
43.330.110Housing—Energy assistance.
43.330.120Growth management.
43.330.125Assistance to counties and cities.
43.330.130Services to poor and disadvantaged persons—Preschool children—Substance abuse—Family services—Fire protection and emergency management.
43.330.135Court-appointed special advocate programs—Funds—Eligibility.
43.330.145Entrepreneurial assistance—Recipients of temporary assistance for needy families—Cooperation with agencies for training and industrial recruitment.
43.330.150Fees—Conferences, workshops, training.
43.330.152Fees—Service and product delivery areas.
43.330.155Community and economic development fee account.
43.330.156Fees—Adoption by rule.
43.330.165Housing for farmworkers—Proposal review and funding recommendations—Farmworker housing advisory group.
43.330.167Washington youth and families fund.
43.330.170Statewide housing market analysis.
43.330.181Office of apple health and homes—Responsibilities.
43.330.184Apple health and homes account.
43.330.187Rapid permanent supportive housing acquisition and development program.
43.330.190Reimbursement of extraordinary criminal justice costs.
43.330.250Economic development strategic reserve account—Authorized expenditures—Transfer of excess funds to the education construction account.
43.330.260Inventory of economic development grant opportunities—Joint efforts for grant seeking and attracting major events.
43.330.270Innovation partnership zone program.
43.330.280Documentation of clusters of companies having a comparative competitive advantage—Process and criteria—Working group.
43.330.300Financial fraud and identity theft crimes investigation and prosecution program.
43.330.320Obtaining energy efficiency services—Awarding grants to financial institutions—Credit enhancements.
43.330.330Funding energy efficiency improvements—Risk reduction mechanisms—Legislative intent.
43.330.340Appliance efficiency rebate program.
43.330.350Use of moneys by local municipalities to leverage financing for energy efficiency projects.
43.330.360Findings—Involvement of state bond authorities in financing energy efficiency projects.
43.330.365Electric vehicle incentive account.
43.330.370Evergreen jobs initiative.
43.330.375Evergreen jobs efforts—Coordination and support—Identification of technologies, barriers, and strategies—Outreach efforts—Performance reports.
43.330.400Broadband mapping account—Federal broadband data improvement act funding—Coordination of broadband mapping activities.
43.330.403Reporting availability of high-speed internet—Survey of high-speed internet infrastructure owned or leased by state agencies—Geographic information system map—Rules.
43.330.406Procurement of geographic information system map—Accountability and oversight structure—Application of public records act.
43.330.409Broadband mapping, deployment, and adoption—Reports.
43.330.412Digital equity opportunity program—Administration—Grant program.
43.330.421Advisory group on digital inclusion and technology planning.
43.330.425Advisory committee on permanent supportive housing.
43.330.430Developmental disabilities endowment—Definitions.
43.330.431Developmental disabilities endowment—Trust fund.
43.330.432Developmental disabilities endowment—Authority of state investment board—Authority of governing board.
43.330.433Developmental disabilities endowment—Governing board—Liability of governing board and state investment board.
43.330.434Developmental disabilities endowment—Endowment principles.
43.330.435Developmental disabilities endowment—Development of operating plan—Elements.
43.330.436Developmental disabilities endowment—Program implementation and administration.
43.330.437Developmental disabilities endowment—Rules.
43.330.440Multijurisdictional regulatory streamlining projects—Establishment—Reports.
43.330.460Washington achieving a better life experience program—Definitions.
43.330.462Washington achieving a better life experience program account.
43.330.464Washington achieving a better life experience program—Investment of moneys—Responsibility of state investment board, governing board, and investment manager.
43.330.466Washington achieving a better life experience program—Established—Governing board—Administrative support—Colocation with developmental disabilities endowment governing board—Advisory committees—Interagency agreements—Limited liability.
43.330.468Washington achieving a better life experience program—Governing board authority.
43.330.480Low-income home rehabilitation revolving loan program and grant program—Definitions.
43.330.482Low-income home rehabilitation revolving loan program—Terminated.
43.330.483Low-income home rehabilitation grant program.
43.330.486Low-income home rehabilitation revolving loan program—Contracts with rehabilitation agencies—Reports.
43.330.487Low-income home rehabilitation grant program—Contracts with rehabilitation agencies—Reports.
43.330.488Low-income home rehabilitation account.
43.330.500Life sciences discovery fund.
43.330.502Life sciences discovery fund—Grants and contracts by department.
43.330.504Life sciences discovery fund—Department powers.
43.330.506Life sciences discovery fund—Limitation of liability.
43.330.510Keep Washington working statewide work group.
43.330.515Military installation incompatible development—Defense community compatibility account—Grants.
43.330.520Military installation incompatible development—Project list—Report.
43.330.530Broadband office—Definitions.
43.330.532Broadband office—Established—Purpose.
43.330.534Broadband office—Powers and duties.
43.330.536Broadband office—Goals.
43.330.538Broadband office—Reports.
43.330.539Broadband office—Digital equity plan.
43.330.5393Digital equity planning grant program.
43.330.5395Digital equity forum.
43.330.540Cannabis social equity technical assistance grant program.
43.330.542Environmental justice obligations of the department of commerce.
43.330.545Community engagement grants—Law enforcement.
43.330.550Employer-supported child care—Technical assistance.
43.330.560Office of renewable fuels—Definitions.
43.330.565Office of renewable fuels—Established.
43.330.570Office of renewable fuels—Duties.
43.330.575Renewable fuels accelerator account.
43.330.580Substance use disorder treatment and services programs and recovery housing—Construction funds.
43.330.590Employee ownership program.
43.330.592Employee ownership program—Administration—Commission.
43.330.595Employee ownership revolving loan program account.
43.330.600Domestic violence high risk teams—Pilot program.
43.330.610Port district noise mitigation—Grant program.
HOMELESS YOUTH PREVENTION AND PROTECTION ACT
43.330.700Findings—Homeless youth.
43.330.702Homeless youth—Definitions.
43.330.705Homeless youth—Office of homeless youth prevention and protection programs.
43.330.706Homeless youth—Data and outcomes measures—Report.
43.330.710Homeless youth—Office of homeless youth prevention and protection programs—Report to the director—Grants—Program management and oversight.
43.330.715Homeless youth—Training program.
43.330.717Homeless youth—Review of state-funded programs.
43.330.720Unaccompanied youth—Publicly funded system of care—Department of children, youth, and families and the office of homeless youth prevention and protection programs to develop plan.
43.330.723Youth and young adults exiting publicly funded system of care—Flexible funding.
43.330.724Youth and young adults exiting publicly funded system of care—Housing stability for youth in crisis pilot programs.
43.330.725Youth and young adults exiting publicly funded system of care—System of care grants.
43.330.726Youth supports and housing—Community support teams.
WASHINGTON SMALL BUSINESS RETIREMENT MARKETPLACE
43.330.732Definitions.
43.330.735Washington small business retirement marketplace.
43.330.737Private sector contractor's duties—Director's duties—Rollovers—Rules—Participation of private sector financial services firms.
43.330.740Payment of marketplace expenses—Use of private and federal funding.
43.330.742Federal employment retirement income act liability—Prohibition on state-based retirement plan for nonstate employees.
43.330.745Incentive payments.
43.330.747Effectiveness and efficiency of the Washington small business retirement marketplace—Biennial report.
43.330.750Rules—Rule development process.
MANUFACTURING AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SECTOR PROMOTION
43.330.760Intent—2021 c 64.
43.330.762Manufacturing—Goals and strategies—Reports—Manufacturing council.
43.330.765Manufacturing—Regional strategies—Grants.
43.330.767Manufacturing cluster acceleration account.
43.330.770Manufacturing—Workforce innovation sector lead—Reports.
43.330.772Subject to appropriation.
43.330.780Manufacturing—Independent assessment and industrial strategy.
43.330.781Manufacturing—Industrial policy advisor.
CONSTRUCTION
43.330.900References to director and department.
43.330.901Captions.
43.330.902Effective date—1993 c 280.
43.330.9021Effective date—1994 c 5.
43.330.904Transfer of certain state energy office powers, duties, and functions—References to director—Appointment of assistant director.
43.330.905Transfer of powers, duties, and functions pertaining to county public health assistance.
43.330.907Transfer of powers, duties, and functions pertaining to administrative and support services for the building code council.
43.330.908Transfer of powers, duties, and functions pertaining to the drug prosecution assistance program.
43.330.909Transfer of powers, duties, and functions pertaining to the energy facility site evaluation council.
43.330.910Transfer of certain powers, duties, and functions of the department of information services—High-speed internet activities.
43.330.911Short title—2015 c 69.
43.330.912Conflict with federal requirements—2015 c 296.
NOTES:
Broadband mapping, deployment, and adoption—Reports: RCW 43.330.409.
Centers of excellence: RCW 28B.50.902.
Community development, programs of former department of: Chapter 43.63A RCW.
Projects of statewide significance—Assignment of project facilitator or coordinator: RCW 43.157.030.
Trade and economic development, programs of former department of: Chapter 43.31 RCW.