RCW 43.155.050
Public works assistance account. (Expires June 30, 2011.)

(1) The public works assistance account is hereby established in the state treasury. Money may be placed in the public works assistance account from the proceeds of bonds when authorized by the legislature or from any other lawful source. Money in the public works assistance account shall be used to make loans and to give financial guarantees to local governments for public works projects. Moneys in the account may also be appropriated to provide for state match requirements under federal law for projects and activities conducted and financed by the board under the drinking water assistance account. Not more than fifteen percent of the biennial capital budget appropriation to the public works board from this account may be expended or obligated for preconstruction loans, emergency loans, or loans for capital facility planning under this chapter; of this amount, not more than ten percent of the biennial capital budget appropriation may be expended for emergency loans and not more than one percent of the biennial capital budget appropriation may be expended for capital facility planning loans. For the 2007-2009 biennium, moneys in the account may be used for grants for projects identified in section 138, chapter 488, Laws of 2005.

аааа (2) The job development fund is hereby established in the state treasury. Up to fifty million dollars each biennium from the public works assistance account may be transferred into the job development fund. Money in the job development fund may be used solely for job development fund program grants, administrative expenses related to the administration of the job development fund program created in RCW 43.160.230, and for the report prepared by the joint legislative audit and review committee pursuant to RCW 44.28.801(2). Moneys in the job development fund may be spent only after appropriation. The board shall prepare a prioritized list of proposed projects of up to fifty million dollars as part of the department's 2007-09 biennial budget request. The board may provide an additional alternate job development fund project list of up to ten million dollars. The legislature may remove projects from the list recommended by the board. The legislature may not change the prioritization of projects recommended for funding by the board, but may add projects from the alternate list in order of priority, as long as the total funding does not exceed fifty million dollars.

[2007 c 520 з 6036. Prior: 2005 c 488 з 925; 2005 c 425 з 4; 2001 c 131 з 2; prior: 1995 2nd sp.s. c 18 з 918; 1995 c 376 з 11; 1993 sp.s. c 24 з 921; 1985 c 471 з 8.]

NOTES:

Expiration date -- 2007 c 520 з 6036: "Section 6036 of this act expires June 30, 2011." [2007 c 520 з 6039.]

Part headings not law -- Severability -- Effective dates -- 2007 c 520: See notes following RCW 43.19.125.

Part headings not law -- Severability--Effective dates--2005 c 488: See notes following RCW 28B.50.360.

Finding -- Expiration date--Severability--2005 c 425: See notes following RCW 43.160.230.

Severability -- Effective date -- 1995 2nd sp.s. c 18: See notes following RCW 19.118.110.

Findings -- 1995 c 376: See note following RCW 70.116.060.

Severability -- Effective dates -- 1993 sp.s. c 24: See notes following RCW 28A.310.020.

Severability -- Effective date -- 1985 c 471: See notes following RCW 82.04.260.

RCW 43.155.050
Public works assistance account. (Effective June 30, 2011.)

The public works assistance account is hereby established in the state treasury. Money may be placed in the public works assistance account from the proceeds of bonds when authorized by the legislature or from any other lawful source. Money in the public works assistance account shall be used to make loans and to give financial guarantees to local governments for public works projects. Moneys in the account may also be appropriated to provide for state match requirements under federal law for projects and activities conducted and financed by the board under the drinking water assistance account. Not more than fifteen percent of the biennial capital budget appropriation to the public works board from this account may be expended or obligated for preconstruction loans, emergency loans, or loans for capital facility planning under this chapter; of this amount, not more than ten percent of the biennial capital budget appropriation may be expended for emergency loans and not more than one percent of the biennial capital budget appropriation may be expended for capital facility planning loans. For the 2007-2009 biennium, moneys in the account may be used for grants for projects identified in section 138, chapter 488, Laws of 2005 and section 1033, chapter 520, Laws of 2007.