Economic Development Administration Funding for travel for on-site technical assistance to rural communities and funding for staff training in the Economic Development Division is reduced. Due to statewide budgetary constraints, the Office of Trade and Economic Development will no longer provide administrative support to the Washington Rural Development Council. The Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation has received increases in federal funds, which will be used to increase the total grants awarded to local governments. Required matching funds will be from local participation and existing state appropriations. Zoning, planning, permitting, and in some cases land preparation, will be taken care of in advance of prospective business investment.
Funding is provided to establish a database and industry site profiles.
In order to consolidate all replacement of local public health funding associated with Initiative 695, funding for King County Public Health is transferred from the Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development's budget to Special Appropriations to the Governor. Reemployment Support Center Reemployment Support Centers provide counseling and referral services to persons displaced by declines in the timber and salmon industry or by large-scale layoffs. Due to budgetary constraints, this program is reduced by 2.8 percent. The Developmental Disabilities Endowment Fund program is moving from the planning phase into the operational phase. When it becomes operational in Fiscal Year 2002, this program will help families and communities prepare for the financial needs of future generations of persons with developmental disabilities.