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WA Rev Code § 24.40.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 24 - Corporations and Associations (Nonprofit)|Chapter 24.40 - Tax Reform Act of 1969, State Implementation—Not for Profit Corporations.|24.40.080 - Tax reform act of 1969, state implementation—Charitable trusts.

RCW 24.40.080 Tax reform act of 1969, state implementation—Charitable trusts.See RCW 11.110.200 through 11.110.260.
WA Rev Code § 24.46.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 24 - Corporations and Associations (Nonprofit)|Chapter 24.46 - Foreign Trade Zones.|24.46.010 - Legislative finding—Intent.

RCW 24.46.010 Legislative finding—Intent.It is the finding of the legislature that foreign trade zones serve an important public purpose by the creation of employment opportunities within the state and that the establishment of zones designed to accomplish this purpose is to be encouraged. It is the further intent of the legislature that the *department of community, trade, and economic development provide assistance to entities planning to apply to the United States for permission to establish such zones.[ 1995 c 399 § 12; 1985 c 466 § 39; 1977 ex.s. c 196 § 1.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: The "department of community, trade, and economic development" was renamed the "department of commerce" by 2009 c 565.Effective date—Severability—1985 c 466: See notes following RCW 43.31.125.Effective date—1977 ex.s. c 196: "This 1977 amendatory act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect on July 1, 1977." [ 1977 ex.s. c 196 § 8.]
WA Rev Code § 24.46.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 24 - Corporations and Associations (Nonprofit)|Chapter 24.46 - Foreign Trade Zones.|24.46.020 - Application for permission to establish, operate and maintain foreign trade zones authorized.

RCW 24.46.020 Application for permission to establish, operate and maintain foreign trade zones authorized.A nonprofit corporation or organization, as zone sponsor, may apply to the United States for permission to establish, operate, and maintain foreign trade zones: PROVIDED, That nothing herein shall be construed to prevent these zones from being operated and financed by a private corporation(s) on behalf of said nonprofit corporation acting as zone sponsor.[ 1977 ex.s. c 196 § 2.]NOTES:Effective date—1977 ex.s. c 196: See note following RCW 24.46.010.
WA Rev Code § 24.50.005 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 24 - Corporations and Associations (Nonprofit)|Chapter 24.50 - Washington Manufacturing Services.|24.50.005 - Findings—Intent.

RCW 24.50.005 Findings—Intent.(1) The legislature finds that:(a) To perform in the emerging global marketplace, Washington manufacturers must master new technologies, production processes, and methods of work organization;(b) Only through modernization can Washington manufacturers both compete successfully in the market of the future and pay good wages;(c) Most small and midsize manufacturers cannot easily access the technical assistance and skills training needed to make them globally competitive;(d) To be effective, any program to improve the capability of Washington small and midsize manufacturers must reflect the specific needs and capabilities of those firms.(2) It is the intent of the legislature that the state increase its support for delivery of modernization services to small and midsize manufacturers and leverage federal and private resources devoted to such efforts. It is the further intent of the legislature that the state facilitate the delivery of modernization services and:(a) Encourage small and midsize firms to aggregate their demand for training and other modernization services, thus driving down the cost to the individual firm and securing more effective services; and(b) Encourage large firms to support training consortia among their suppliers and validate the importance of high performance work organization and workplace learning as desirable supplier practices.[ 2006 c 34 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 24.55.005 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 24 - Corporations and Associations (Nonprofit)|Chapter 24.55 - Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act.|24.55.005 - Short title.

RCW 24.55.005 Short title.Chapter 436, Laws of 2009 may be known and cited as the uniform prudent management of institutional funds act.[ 2009 c 436 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 24.55.007 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 24 - Corporations and Associations (Nonprofit)|Chapter 24.55 - Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act.|24.55.007 - Uniformity of application and construction.

RCW 24.55.007 Uniformity of application and construction.In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.[ 2009 c 436 § 10.]
WA Rev Code § 24.55.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 24 - Corporations and Associations (Nonprofit)|Chapter 24.55 - Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act.|24.55.010 - Definitions.

RCW 24.55.010 Definitions.In this chapter:(1) "Charitable purpose" means the relief of poverty, the advancement of education or religion, the promotion of health, the promotion of a governmental purpose, or any other purpose the achievement of which is beneficial to the community.(2) "Endowment fund" means an institutional fund or part thereof that, under the terms of a gift instrument, is not wholly expendable by the institution on a current basis. "Endowment fund" does not include assets that an institution designates as an endowment fund for its own use.(3) "Gift instrument" means a record or records, including an institutional solicitation, under which property is granted to, transferred to, or held by an institution as an institutional fund.(4) "Institution" means:(a) A person, other than an individual, organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes;(b) A government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, to the extent that it holds funds exclusively for a charitable purpose; or(c) A trust that had both charitable and noncharitable interests, after all noncharitable interests have terminated. (5) "Institutional fund" means a fund held by an institution exclusively for charitable purposes. "Institutional fund" does not include:(a) Program-related assets; (b) A fund held for an institution by a trustee that is not an institution; or(c) A fund in which a beneficiary that is not an institution has an interest, other than an interest that could arise upon violation or failure of the purposes of the fund. (6) "Person" means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity.(7) "Program-related asset" means an asset held by an institution primarily to accomplish a charitable purpose of the institution and not primarily for investment.(8) "Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.[ 2009 c 436 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 24.55.025 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 24 - Corporations and Associations (Nonprofit)|Chapter 24.55 - Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act.|24.55.025 - Appropriation for expenditure or accumulation of endowment fund—Rules of construction.

RCW 24.55.025 Appropriation for expenditure or accumulation of endowment fund—Rules of construction.(1) Subject to the intent of a donor expressed in the gift instrument, an institution may appropriate for expenditure or accumulate so much of an endowment fund as the institution determines is prudent for the uses, benefits, purposes, and duration for which the endowment fund is established. Unless stated otherwise in the gift instrument, the assets in an endowment fund are donor-restricted assets until appropriated for expenditure by the institution. In making a determination to appropriate or accumulate, the institution shall act in good faith, with the care that an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would exercise under similar circumstances, and shall consider, if relevant, the following factors:(a) The duration and preservation of the endowment fund;(b) The purposes of the institution and the endowment fund;(c) General economic conditions;(d) The possible effect of inflation or deflation;(e) The expected total return from income and the appreciation of investments;(f) Other resources of the institution; and(g) The investment policy of the institution.(2) To limit the authority to appropriate for expenditure or accumulate under subsection (1) of this section, a gift instrument must specifically state the limitation.(3) Terms in a gift instrument designating a gift as an endowment, or a direction or authorization in the gift instrument to use only "income," "interest," "dividends," or "rents, issues, or profits," or "to preserve the principal intact," or words of similar import:(a) Create an endowment fund of permanent duration unless other language in the gift instrument limits the duration or purpose of the fund; and(b) Do not otherwise limit the authority to appropriate for expenditure or accumulate under subsection (1) of this section.[ 2009 c 436 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 24.55.035 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 24 - Corporations and Associations (Nonprofit)|Chapter 24.55 - Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act.|24.55.035 - Delegation of management and investment functions.

RCW 24.55.035 Delegation of management and investment functions.(1) Subject to any specific limitation set forth in a gift instrument or in law other than this chapter, an institution may delegate to an external agent the management and investment of an institutional fund to the extent that an institution could prudently delegate under the circumstances. An institution shall act in good faith, with the care that an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would exercise under similar circumstances, in:(a) Selecting an agent;(b) Establishing the scope and terms of the delegation, consistent with the purposes of the institution and the institutional fund; and (c) Periodically reviewing the agent's actions in order to monitor the agent's performance and compliance with the scope and terms of the delegation.(2) In performing a delegated function, an agent owes a duty to the institution to exercise reasonable care to comply with the scope and terms of the delegation.(3) An institution that complies with subsection (1) of this section is not liable for the decisions or actions of an agent to which the function was delegated.(4) By accepting delegation of a management or investment function from an institution that is subject to the laws of this state, an agent submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state in all proceedings arising from or related to the delegation or the performance of the delegated function. (5) An institution may delegate management and investment functions to its committees, officers, or employees as authorized by law.[ 2009 c 436 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 24.55.045 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 24 - Corporations and Associations (Nonprofit)|Chapter 24.55 - Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act.|24.55.045 - Release or modification of restrictions on management, investment, or purpose.

RCW 24.55.045 Release or modification of restrictions on management, investment, or purpose.(1) If the donor consents in a record, an institution may release or modify, in whole or in part, a restriction contained in a gift instrument on the management, investment, or purpose of an institutional fund. A release or modification may not allow a fund to be used for a purpose other than a charitable purpose of the institution.(2) The court, upon application of an institution, may modify a restriction contained in a gift instrument regarding the management or investment of an institutional fund if the restriction has become impracticable or wasteful, if it impairs the management or investment of the fund, or if, because of circumstances not anticipated by the donor, a modification of a restriction will further the purposes of the fund. The institution shall notify the attorney general of the application, and the attorney general must be given an opportunity to be heard. To the extent practicable, any modification must be made in accordance with the donor's probable intention.(3) If a particular charitable purpose or a restriction contained in a gift instrument on the use of an institutional fund becomes unlawful, impracticable, impossible to achieve, or wasteful, the court, upon application of an institution, may modify the purpose of the fund or the restriction on the use of the fund in a manner consistent with the charitable purposes expressed in the gift instrument. The institution shall notify the attorney general of the application, and the attorney general must be given an opportunity to be heard.(4) If an institution determines that a restriction contained in a gift instrument on the management, investment, or purpose of an institutional fund is unlawful, impracticable, impossible to achieve, or wasteful, the institution, sixty days after notification to the attorney general, may release or modify the restriction, in whole or part, if:(a) The institutional fund subject to the restriction has a total value of less than seventy-five thousand dollars. On the first day of July of each year, beginning on July 1, 2011, the dollar limit provided in this subsection (4)(a) shall increase by an amount of two thousand five hundred dollars;(b) More than twenty years have elapsed since the fund was established; and(c) The institution uses the property in a manner consistent with the charitable purposes expressed in the gift instrument.[ 2009 c 436 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 24.55.055 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 24 - Corporations and Associations (Nonprofit)|Chapter 24.55 - Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act.|24.55.055 - Reviewing compliance.

RCW 24.55.055 Reviewing compliance.Compliance with this chapter is determined in light of the facts and circumstances existing at the time a decision is made or action is taken, and not by hindsight.[ 2009 c 436 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 24.55.065 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 24 - Corporations and Associations (Nonprofit)|Chapter 24.55 - Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act.|24.55.065 - Application to existing institutional funds.

RCW 24.55.065 Application to existing institutional funds.(1) Before July 1, 2009, this chapter applies to an institutional fund existing on May 11, 2009, only if the institution's governing body elects to apply this chapter to the institutional fund before July 1, 2009.(2) On and after July 1, 2009, this chapter applies to all institutional funds.(3) As applied to institutional funds existing on May 11, 2009, this chapter governs only decisions made or actions taken on or after July 1, 2009, except that in the case of an institution that makes the election under subsection (1) of this section this chapter governs decisions made or actions taken on or after the date the institution elects to be covered by this chapter.[ 2009 c 436 § 8.]
WA Rev Code § 24.55.075 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 24 - Corporations and Associations (Nonprofit)|Chapter 24.55 - Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act.|24.55.075 - Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act.

RCW 24.55.075 Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act.This chapter modifies, limits, and supersedes the electronic signatures in global and national commerce act (15 U.S.C. Sec. 7001 et seq.), but does not modify, limit, or supersede 15 U.S.C. Sec. 7001 (c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in 15 U.S.C. Sec. 7003(b).[ 2010 1st sp.s. c 26 § 3; 2009 c 436 § 9.]
WA Rev Code § 24.55.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 24 - Corporations and Associations (Nonprofit)|Chapter 24.55 - Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act.|24.55.900 - Effective date—2009 c 436.

RCW 24.55.900 Effective date—2009 c 436.This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [May 11, 2009].[ 2009 c 436 § 14.]
WA Rev Code § 24.60.005 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 24 - Corporations and Associations (Nonprofit)|Chapter 24.60 - Intrastate Building Safety Mutual Aid System.|24.60.005 - System established—Member jurisdictions.

RCW 24.60.005 System established—Member jurisdictions.(1) The intrastate building safety mutual aid system is established to provide for mutual assistance among member jurisdictions in the case of a building safety emergency or to participate in training and exercises.(2) Unless otherwise provided in subsection (3) of this section, the following governmental entities are member jurisdictions of the intrastate building safety mutual aid system:(a) Counties;(b) Cities and towns;(c) Tribal governmental entities that declare an intention, in writing, to participate as a member jurisdiction in the intrastate building safety mutual aid system; and(d) Other governmental entities with responsibilities of ensuring building safety.(3) Nothing in this section precludes a governmental entity participating in the intrastate building safety mutual aid system from entering into other mutual aid agreements otherwise permitted by law.(4) Mutual assistance may include immediate responses to a building safety emergency, effort to mitigate or prevent further damages, or recovery activities.(5) Nothing in this section is intended to interfere with other mutual aid systems established by law. Existing mutual aid systems including fire and law enforcement mobilization systems established by RCW 43.43.960 through 43.43.975 are unaffected by this chapter.[ 2011 c 215 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 24.60.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 24 - Corporations and Associations (Nonprofit)|Chapter 24.60 - Intrastate Building Safety Mutual Aid System.|24.60.010 - Definitions.

RCW 24.60.010 Definitions.Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout the chapter.(1) "Building safety emergency" means a situation that temporarily renders a building safety department incapable of providing building safety services and includes, but is not limited to, declared states of emergency, declared disasters, and other situations that temporarily impair the jurisdictions ability to provide building safety operations.(2) "Chief executive officer" means the county executive in those charter counties with an elective office of county executive, however designated, and, in the case of other counties, the county legislative authority. In the case of cities and towns, it means the mayor in those cities and towns with mayor-council or commission forms of government, where the mayor is directly elected, and it means the city manager in those cities and towns with council manager forms of government. Cities and towns may also designate a chief executive officer for the purposes of this chapter by ordinance.(3) "Command" means the ultimate authority over emergency responders and resources, held by the responding member jurisdiction.(4) "Emergency responder" means a person with skills, qualifications, training, knowledge, and experience to respond in the case of a declared emergency, as defined by law, including expertise in such areas as law enforcement, firefighting, emergency medical services, medicine, nursing, public health, emergency management, public works, building safety specialized equipment operations skills, or other skills needed to provide aid in a state of emergency.(5) "Operational control" means the subset of command, granted by the responding member jurisdiction to the requesting member jurisdiction for the duration of the deployment of emergency responders or resources, under the intrastate building safety mutual aid system. Operational control includes the day-to-day direction and operation of emergency responders or resources while deployed under the intrastate building safety mutual aid system, but does not include discipline, promotion, hiring, and firing of emergency responders, nor ownership nor disposition of resources.(6) "Requesting member jurisdiction" means a member jurisdiction that requests assistance from another member jurisdiction under the process established by the intrastate building safety mutual aid system.(7) "Resources" includes supplies, materials, equipment, facilities, energy, services, information, or systems used to prevent, mitigate, respond to, or recover from any incident resulting in a deployment under this chapter.(8) "Responding member jurisdiction" means a member jurisdiction that has or intends to provide emergency responders and/or resources to a requesting member jurisdiction under the process established by the intrastate building safety mutual aid system.[ 2011 c 215 § 9.]
WA Rev Code § 24.60.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 24 - Corporations and Associations (Nonprofit)|Chapter 24.60 - Intrastate Building Safety Mutual Aid System.|24.60.020 - Request for assistance—Conditions.

RCW 24.60.020 Request for assistance—Conditions.A member jurisdiction may request assistance from other member jurisdictions to respond to, mitigate, or recover from a building safety emergency, or for participation of other member jurisdictions in authorized drills or exercises, subject to the following provisions:(1) A member jurisdiction requesting assistance under the intrastate building safety mutual aid system must (a) be experiencing a building safety emergency as defined in RCW 24.60.010 or (b) anticipate undertaking drills or exercises.(2) The chief executive officer of a requesting member jurisdiction, or his or her authorized designee, must request assistance under the intrastate building safety mutual aid system directly from the chief executive officer of another member jurisdiction.(3) A verbal request for assistance must be confirmed by a written request as soon as practicable.(4) A responding member jurisdiction may withhold requested resources for any reason.(5) Emergency responders from a responding member jurisdiction are under the general command of the responding member jurisdiction and the operational control of the requesting member jurisdiction. All emergency intrastate building safety mutual aid system responders shall work within the infrastructure of any established incident command system as defined in RCW 38.52.010.(6) Resources from a responding member jurisdiction are under the command of the responding member jurisdiction and the operational control of the requesting member jurisdiction.(7) Response under this agreement is voluntary. Unless otherwise provided by this section, a requesting member jurisdiction shall reimburse responding member jurisdictions for the true and full value of assistance provided pursuant to the intrastate building safety mutual aid system. Requests for reimbursement must be made within thirty days in accordance with procedures and rates developed by the *intrastate building safety mutual aid oversight committee.(8) If not otherwise prohibited, a responding member jurisdiction may donate requested emergency responder assistance and resources to a requesting member jurisdiction.[ 2011 c 215 § 2.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: 2011 c 215 § 10, creating the oversight committee, was vetoed.