HB 2187 — Creating Washington state women veterans special license plates.

H-4067.1SUBSTITUTEH-3339.2HOUSE HOUSE BILL 2187State of Washington66th Legislature2020 Regular SessionByHouseSessionByRepresentatives Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Kilduff, Mosbrucker, Morgan, Leavitt, Orwall, Callan, Dufault, Graham, Kraft, Appleton, Paul, Lovick, Chapman, Ryu, Van Werven, Barkis, Slatter, Bergquist, Griffey, Sells, Doglio, and Riccelli)READRiccelliPrefiled FIRST12/03/19.Read TIMEfirst 02/11/20.ANtime 01/13/20.Referred to Committee on Transportation.AN ACT Relating to creating Washington state women veterans special license plates;

reenacting and amending RCW 46.17.220, 46.18.200, and 46.68.425;46.68.420;

adding a new section to chapter 43.60A RCW;

To honor the sacrifice and contributions of women veterans to our country, recognize their unique life experiences, and raise greater awareness of the need for services and support for women veterans, the legislature hereby creates the women veterans special license plate.NEWplate.Sec. SECTION.  Sec.

ARCW new46.17.220 sectionand is2019 addedc to384 chapters 43.60A2 RCWand 2019 c 177 s 2 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:(1)follows:In Theaddition womento veteransall accountfees isand createdtaxes required to be paid upon application for a vehicle registration in chapter 46.16A RCW, the custodyholder of a special license plate shall pay the appropriate special license plate fee as listed in this section.PLATE TYPEINITIAL FEERENEWAL FEEDISTRIBUTED UNDER(1) 4-H$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(2) Amateur radio license$ 5.00N/ARCW 46.68.070(3) Armed forces$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.425(4) Breast cancer awareness$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.425(5) Collector vehicle$ 35.00N/ARCW 46.68.030(6) Collegiate$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.430(7) Endangered wildlife$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.425(8) Fred Hutch$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(9) Gonzaga University alumni association$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(10) Helping kids speak$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(11) Horseless carriage$ 35.00N/ARCW 46.68.030(12) Keep kids safe$ 45.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.425(13) Law enforcement memorial$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(14) Military affiliate radio system$ 5.00N/ARCW 46.68.070(15) Music matters$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(16) Professional firefighters and paramedics$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(17) Purple Heart$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.425(18) Ride share$ 25.00N/ARCW 46.68.030(19) San Juan Islands$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(20) Seattle Mariners$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(21) Seattle Seahawks$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(22) Seattle Sounders FC$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(23) Seattle Storm$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(24) Seattle University$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(25) Share the road$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(26) Ski & ride Washington$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(27) Square dancer$ 40.00N/ARCW 46.68.070(28) State flower$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(29) Volunteer firefighters$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(30) Washington farmers and ranchers$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(31) Washington lighthouses$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(32) Washington state treasurer.aviation$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(33) Washington state parks$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.425(34) Washington state wrestling$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(35) Washington tennis$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(36) Washington's fish collection$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.425(37) Washington's national parks$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(38) Washington's wildlife collection$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.425(39) We love our pets$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(40) Wild on Washington$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.425(41) Women veterans$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420Sec.

Disbursements of funds must be on the authorization of the director or the director's designee, and only for the purposes stated in subsection (4) of this section.

In order to maintain effective expenditure and revenue control, funds are subject in all respects to chapter 43.88 RCW, but no appropriation is required to permit expenditure of the funds.(2) The department may request and accept nondedicated contributions, grants, or gifts in cash or otherwise, including funds generated by the issuance of the women veterans special license plate under RCW 46.18.200.(3) All receipts from the sale of the women veterans special license plates as required under RCW 46.17.220 must be deposited into the women veterans account.(4) All moneys deposited into the women veterans account must be used by the department for activities that benefit women service members, women veterans, or their families.

Funds from the account may not be used to supplant existing funds received by the department.Sec.

RCW 46.17.220 and 2019 c 384 s 2 and 2019 c 177 s 2 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:In addition to all fees and taxes required to be paid upon application for a vehicle registration in chapter 46.16A RCW, the holder of a special license plate shall pay the appropriate special license plate fee as listed in this section.PLATE TYPEINITIAL FEERENEWAL FEEDISTRIBUTED UNDER(1) 4-H$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(2) Amateur radio license$ 5.00N/ARCW 46.68.070(3) Armed forces$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.425(4) Breast cancer awareness$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.425(5) Collector vehicle$ 35.00N/ARCW 46.68.030(6) Collegiate$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.430(7) Endangered wildlife$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.425(8) Fred Hutch$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(9) Gonzaga University alumni association$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(10) Helping kids speak$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(11) Horseless carriage$ 35.00N/ARCW 46.68.030(12) Keep kids safe$ 45.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.425(13) Law enforcement memorial$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(14) Military affiliate radio system$ 5.00N/ARCW 46.68.070(15) Music matters$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(16) Professional firefighters and paramedics$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(17) Purple Heart$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.425(18) Ride share$ 25.00N/ARCW 46.68.030(19) San Juan Islands$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(20) Seattle Mariners$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(21) Seattle Seahawks$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(22) Seattle Sounders FC$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(23) Seattle Storm$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(24) Seattle University$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(25) Share the road$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(26) Ski & ride Washington$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(27) Square dancer$ 40.00N/ARCW 46.68.070(28) State flower$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(29) Volunteer firefighters$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(30) Washington farmers and ranchers$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(31) Washington lighthouses$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(32) Washington state aviation$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(33) Washington state parks$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.425(34) Washington state wrestling$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(35) Washington tennis$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(36) Washington's fish collection$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.425(37) Washington's national parks$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(38) Washington's wildlife collection$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.425(39) We love our pets$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.420(40) Wild on Washington$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.425(41) Women veterans$ 40.00$ 30.00RCW 46.68.425Sec.

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RCW 46.68.420 and 2019 c 384 s 3 and 2019 c 177 s 3 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:(1) The department shall:(a) Collect special license plate fees established under RCW 46.17.220;(b) Deduct an amount not to exceed twelve dollars for initial issue and two dollars for renewal issue for administration and collection expenses incurred by it;

and(c) Remit the remaining proceeds to the custody of the state treasurer with a proper identifying detailed report.(2) The state treasurer shall credit the proceeds to the motor vehicle ((account [fund]))fund until the department determines that the state has been reimbursed for the cost of implementing the special license plate.

Upon determination by the department that the state has been reimbursed, the state treasurer shall credit the remaining special license plate fee amounts for each special license plate to the following appropriate account as created in this section in the custody of the state treasurer:ACCOUNTCONDITIONS FOR USE OF FUNDS4-H programsSupport Washington 4-H programsFred HutchSupport cancer research at the Fred Hutchinson cancer research centerGonzaga University alumni associationScholarship funds to needy and qualified students attending or planning to attend Gonzaga UniversityHelping kids speakProvide free diagnostic and therapeutic services to families of children who suffer from a delay in language or speech developmentLaw enforcement memorialProvide support and assistance to survivors and families of law enforcement officers in Washington killed in the line of duty and to organize, finance, fund, construct, utilize, and maintain a memorial on the state capitol grounds to honor those fallen officersLighthouse environmental programsSupport selected Washington state lighthouses that are accessible to the public and staffed by volunteers;

provide environmental education programs;

provide grants for other Washington lighthouses to assist in funding infrastructure preservation and restoration;

encourage and support interpretive programs by lighthouse docentsMusic matters awarenessPromote music education in schools throughout WashingtonSan Juan Islands programsProvide funds to the Madrona instituteSeattle MarinersProvide funds to the sports mentoring program and to support the Washington world fellows program in the following manner:

(a) Seventy-five percent to the office of the lieutenant governor solely to administer the sports mentoring program established under RCW 43.15.100, to encourage youth who have economic needs or face adversities to experience spectator sports or get involved in youth sports, and (b) up to twenty-five percent to the office of the lieutenant governor solely to administer the Washington world fellows program, an equity focused programSeattle SeahawksProvide funds to InvestED and to support the Washington world fellows program in the following manner:

(a) Seventy-five percent, to InvestED, to encourage secondary students who have economic needs to stay in school, return to school, or get involved within their learning community;

and (b) twenty-five percent to the office of the lieutenant governor solely to administer the Washington world fellows program, including the provision of fellowshipsSeattle Sounders FCProvide funds to Washington state mentors and the association of Washington generals created in RCW 43.15.030 in the following manner:

(a) Seventy percent and the remaining proceeds, if any, to Washington state mentors, to increase the number of mentors in the state by offering mentoring grants throughout Washington state that foster positive youth development and academic success, with up to twenty percent of these proceeds authorized for program administration costs;

and (b) up to thirty percent, not to exceed forty-thousand dollars annually as adjusted for inflation by the office of financial management, to the association of Washington generals, to develop Washington state educational, veterans, international relations, and civics projects and to recognize the outstanding public service of individuals or groups in the state of WashingtonSeattle StormProvide funds to the Washington state legislative youth advisory council and the association of Washington generals created in RCW 43.15.030 in the following manner:

Twenty-five thousand dollars per year of the net proceeds to the legislative youth advisory council, or its successor organization;

and the remaining net proceeds on an annual basis, to the association of Washington generals for the purpose of providing grants to support and enhance athletic, recreational, and other opportunities for women and girls, and especially those with disabilitiesSeattle UniversityFund scholarships for students attending or planning to attend Seattle UniversityShare the roadPromote bicycle safety and awareness education in communities throughout WashingtonSki & ride WashingtonPromote winter snowsports, such as skiing and snowboarding, and related programs, such as ski and ride safety programs, underprivileged youth ski and ride programs, and active, healthy lifestyle programsState flowerSupport Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens and provide for grants to other qualified nonprofit organizations' efforts to preserve rhododendronsVolunteer firefightersReceive and disseminate funds for purposes on behalf of volunteer firefighters, their families, and others deemed in needWashington farmers and ranchersProvide funds to the Washington FFA Foundation for educational programs in Washington stateWashington state aviationProvide funds to the department of transportation to support infrastructure improvements at public use airports in Washington stateWashington state council of firefighters benevolent fundReceive and disseminate funds for charitable purposes on behalf of members of the Washington state council of firefighters, their families, and others deemed in needWashington state wrestlingProvide funds to the Washington state wrestling foundation to fund new and existing college wrestling programsWashington tennisProvide funds to cities to assist in the construction and maintenance of a public tennis facility with at least four indoor tennis courts.

A city is eligible for construction funds if the city does not already have a public or private facility with at least four indoor tennis courts.

Funds for construction must first be made available to the most populous eligible city, according to the most recent census, for a time period not to exceed five years after January 1, 2017.

After the five-year time period, the funds for construction must be made available to the next most populous eligible city.

Funds for the maintenance of a public tennis facility with at least four indoor tennis courts must first be made available to the first eligible city that utilizes funds for construction provided by chapter 16, Laws of 2016Washington's national park fundBuild awareness of Washington's national parks and support priority park programs and projects in Washington's national parks, such as enhancing visitor experience, promoting volunteerism, engaging communities, and providing educational opportunities related to Washington's national parksWe love our petsSupport and enable the Washington federation of animal welfare and control agencies to promote and perform spay/neuter surgery of Washington state pets in order to reduce pet populationWomen veteransProvide funds for the purpose of creating and implementing programs to benefit women veterans(3) Except as otherwise provided in this section, only the director or the director's designee may authorize expenditures from the accounts described in subsection (2) of this section.

The accounts are subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures.(4) Except as otherwise provided in this section, funds in the special license plate accounts described in subsection (2) of this section must be disbursed subject to the conditions described in subsection (2) of this section and under contract between the department and qualified nonprofit organizations that provide the services described in subsection (2) of this section.(5) Funds from the Seattle Seahawks account may be provided to the lieutenant governor solely for the purpose of administering the Washington world fellows program.

Of the amounts received by the lieutenant governor's office under this subsection, at least ninety percent must be provided as fellowships under the program.(6) Beginning January 1, 2019, funds from the Seattle Mariners account may be provided to the office of lieutenant governor solely for the purpose of administering the sports mentoring program.

Of the amounts received by the office of lieutenant governor, at least ninety percent must be applied towards services directly provided to youth participants.(7) For the purposes of this section, a "qualified nonprofit organization" means a not-for-profit corporation operating in Washington that has received a determination of tax exempt status under 26 U.S.C.

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The qualified nonprofit organization must meet all the requirements under RCW 46.18.100(1).NEW SECTION.  Sec.

RCW 46.68.425 and 2016 c 31 s 3 and 2016 c 30 s 4 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:(1) The department shall:(a) Collect special license plate fees established under RCW 46.17.220;(b) Deduct an amount not to exceed twelve dollars for initial issue and two dollars for renewal issue for administration and collection expenses incurred by it;

and(c) Remit the remaining proceeds to the custody of the state treasurer with a proper identifying detailed report.(2) The state treasurer shall credit the proceeds to the motor vehicle fund until the department determines that the state has been reimbursed for the cost of implementing the special license plate.

Upon determination by the department that the state has been reimbursed, the state treasurer shall credit the remaining special license plate fees to the following accounts by special license plate type:SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE TYPEACCOUNTCONDITIONS FOR USE OF FUNDSArmed forcesRCW 43.60A.140As specified in RCW 43.60A.140(4)Breast cancer awarenessRCW 43.70.327Must be used only by the department of health for efforts consistent with the breast, cervical, and colon health programEndangered wildlifeRCW 77.12.170Must be used only for the department of fish and wildlife's endangered wildlife program activitiesKeep kids safeRCW 43.121.100As specified in RCW 43.121.100Purple HeartRCW 43.60A.140As specified in RCW 43.60A.140(4)Washington state parksRCW 79A.05.059Provide public educational opportunities and enhancement of Washington state parksWashington's fish collectionRCW 77.12.170Only for the department of fish and wildlife's use to support steelhead species management activities including, but not limited to, activities supporting conservation, recovery, and research to promote healthy, fishable steelheadWashington's wildlife collectionRCW 77.12.170Only for the department of fish and wildlife's game species management activitiesWild on WashingtonRCW 77.12.170Dedicated to the department of fish and wildlife's watchable wildlife activities, as defined in RCW 77.32.560Women veteranssection 2 of this actAs specified in section 2(4) of this actNEW SECTION.  Sec.

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