reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.362 - Regional Transfer of Development Rights Program. › 43.362.060 - Participation in regional transfer of development rights program—Requirements—Incentives for developers.

RCW 43.362.060
Participation in regional transfer of development rights program—Requirements—Incentives for developers.
(1) Counties, cities, and towns that choose to participate in the regional transfer of development rights program must:
(a) Enter into an interlocal agreement or adopt a resolution adopting by reference the provisions in the department rule authorized in RCW 43.362.050; and
(b) Adopt transfer of development rights policies or implement development regulations that:
(i) Comply with chapter 36.70A RCW;
(ii) Designate sending or receiving areas consistent with RCW 43.362.030 through 43.362.070; and
(iii) Adopt a sending or receiving area ratio in cooperation with the sending or receiving jurisdiction.
(2) Cities and towns that choose to participate in the regional transfer of development rights program are encouraged to provide permitting or environmental review incentives for developers to participate. Such incentives may include, but are not limited to, provision for by-right permitting, substantial environmental review of a subarea plan for the receiving area that includes the use of transferable development rights, adoption of a categorical exemption for infill under RCW 43.21C.229 for a receiving area, or adoption of a planned action under RCW 43.21C.240.
[ 2009 c 474 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.362 - Regional Transfer of Development Rights Program. › 43.362.070 - Quantitative and qualitative performance measures—Reporting—Posting on website.

RCW 43.362.070
Quantitative and qualitative performance measures—Reporting—Posting on website.
The department will develop quantitative and qualitative performance measures for monitoring the regional transfer of development rights program. The performance measures may address conservation of land and creation of compact communities, as well as other measures identified by the department. The department may require cities, towns, and counties to report on these performance measures biannually. The department shall compile any performance measure information that has been reported by the counties, cities, and towns and post it on a website.
[ 2009 c 474 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.365 - Motion Picture Competitiveness Program. › 43.365.010 - Definitions.

RCW 43.365.010
Definitions.
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Approved motion picture competitiveness program" and "program" mean a nonprofit organization under the internal revenue code, section 501(c)(6), with the sole purpose of revitalizing the state's economic, cultural, and educational standing in the national and international market of motion picture production and associated creative industries and assisting and providing services for attracting the film industry and associated creative industries, by recommending and awarding financial assistance for costs associated with motion pictures in the state of Washington.
(2) "Board of directors" and "board" mean the board of directors established in RCW 43.365.030.
(3) "Contribution" means cash contributions.
(4) "Costs" means actual expenses of production and postproduction expended in Washington state for the production of motion pictures, including but not limited to payments made for salaries, wages, and health insurance and retirement benefits, the rental costs of machinery and equipment and the purchase of services, food, property, lodging, and permits for work conducted in Washington state.
(5) "Department" means the department of commerce.
(6) "Funding assistance" means cash expenditures from an approved motion picture competitiveness program.
(7) "Motion picture" means a recorded audiovisual production intended for distribution to the public for exhibition in public and/or private settings by means of any and all delivery systems and/or delivery platforms now or hereafter known, including without limitation, screenings in motion picture theaters, broadcasts and cablecast transmissions for viewing on televisions, computer screens, and other audiovisual receivers, viewings on screens by means of digital video disc (DVD) players, video on demand (VOD) services, and digital video recording (DVR) services, direct internet transmission, and viewing on digital computer-based systems which respond to the users' actions (interactive media).
(8) "Person" has the same meaning as provided in RCW 82.04.030.
(9) "Rural community" has the same meaning as "rural county" in RCW 82.14.370.
[ 2022 c 270 § 2; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 37 § 1103; 2012 c 189 § 1. Prior: 2009 c 565 § 46; 2006 c 247 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.365 - Motion Picture Competitiveness Program. › 43.365.050 - Review by joint legislative audit and review committee—Recommendation to legislature.

RCW 43.365.050
Review by joint legislative audit and review committee—Recommendation to legislature.
(1) It is the legislature's specific public policy objective to increase the viability of the motion picture and film industry and associated creative industries in Washington state. It is the legislature's intent to increase the credit available under RCW 82.04.4489 in order to attract additional motion picture and film projects, thereby increasing family-wage jobs.
(2) The joint legislative audit and review committee must review and make a recommendation to the fiscal committees of the legislature by December 1, 2026, regarding the effectiveness of the motion picture competitiveness program including, but not limited to, the amount of state revenue generated, the amount and number of family-wage jobs with benefits created, adherence to the criteria in RCW 43.365.020, changes in Washington's share of the film employment market, and any other factors deemed appropriate by the joint legislative audit and review committee.
(3) In order to obtain the data necessary to perform the review in subsection (2) of this section, the joint legislative audit and review committee may refer to tax data provided to the department of revenue and the annual survey required under RCW 43.365.040.
[ 2022 c 270 § 7; 2006 c 247 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.370 - Statewide Health Resources Strategy. › 43.370.010 - Definitions.

RCW 43.370.010
Definitions.
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Health care provider" means an individual who holds a license issued by a disciplining authority identified in RCW 18.130.040 and who practices his or her profession in a health care facility or provides a health service.
(2) "Health facility" or "facility" means hospices licensed under chapter 70.127 RCW, hospitals licensed under chapter 70.41 RCW, rural health care facilities as defined in RCW 70.175.020, psychiatric hospitals licensed under chapter 71.12 RCW, nursing homes licensed under chapter 18.51 RCW, community mental health centers licensed under chapter 71.05 or 71.24 RCW, kidney disease treatment centers, ambulatory diagnostic, treatment, or surgical facilities, drug and alcohol treatment facilities licensed under *chapter 70.96A RCW, and home health agencies licensed under chapter 70.127 RCW, and includes such facilities if owned and operated by a political subdivision, including a public hospital district, or instrumentality of the state and such other facilities as required by federal law and implementing regulations.
(3) "Health service" or "service" means that service, including primary care service, offered or provided by health care facilities and health care providers relating to the prevention, cure, or treatment of illness, injury, or disease.
(4) "Health service area" means a geographic region appropriate for effective health planning that includes a broad range of health services.
(5) "Office" means the office of financial management.
(6) "Strategy" means the statewide health resources strategy.
[ 2007 c 259 § 50.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: Chapter 70.96A RCW was repealed and/or recodified in its entirety pursuant to 2016 sp.s. c 29 §§ 301, 601, and 701.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.370 - Statewide Health Resources Strategy. › 43.370.020 - Office of financial management—Duties.

RCW 43.370.020
Office of financial management—Duties.
(1) The office shall serve as a coordinating body for public and private efforts to improve quality in health care, promote cost-effectiveness in health care, and plan health facility and health service availability. In addition, the office shall facilitate access to health care data collected by public and private organizations as needed to conduct its planning responsibilities.
(2) The office shall:
(a) Conduct strategic health planning activities related to the preparation of the strategy, as specified in this chapter;
(b) Develop a computerized system for accessing, analyzing, and disseminating data relevant to strategic health planning responsibilities. The office may contract with an organization to create the computerized system capable of meeting the needs of the office;
(c) Have access to the information submitted as part of the health professional licensing application and renewal process, excluding social security number and background check information, whether the license is issued by the secretary of the department of health or a board or commission. The office shall also have access to information submitted to the department of health as part of the medical or health facility licensing process. Access to and use of all data shall be in accordance with state and federal confidentiality laws and ethical guidelines, and the office shall maintain the same degree of confidentiality as the department of health. For professional licensing information provided to the office, the department of health shall replace any social security number with an alternative identifier capable of linking all licensing records of an individual; and
(d) Conduct research and analysis or arrange for research and analysis projects to be conducted by public or private organizations to further the purposes of the strategy.
[ 2010 1st sp.s. c 7 § 113; 2009 c 343 § 1; 2007 c 259 § 51.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2010 1st sp.s. c 26; 2010 1st sp.s. c 7: See note following RCW 43.03.027.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.370 - Statewide Health Resources Strategy. › 43.370.040 - Department of health—Certificate of need review program.

RCW 43.370.040
Department of health—Certificate of need review program.
The office shall submit the strategy to the department of health to direct its activities related to the certificate of need review program under chapter 70.38 RCW. As the health care facilities and services plan is updated for any specific geographic planning region, the office shall submit that plan to the department of health to direct its activities related to the certificate of need review program under chapter 70.38 RCW. The office shall not issue determinations of the merits of specific project proposals submitted by applicants for certificates of need.
[ 2007 c 259 § 53.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.370 - Statewide Health Resources Strategy. › 43.370.050 - Requests for data and other information.

RCW 43.370.050
Requests for data and other information.
(1) The office may respond to requests for data and other information from its computerized system for special studies and analysis consistent with requirements for confidentiality of patient, provider, and facility-specific records. The office may require requestors to pay any or all of the reasonable costs associated with such requests that might be approved.
(2) Data elements related to the identification of individual patient's, provider's, and facility's care outcomes are confidential, are exempt from RCW 42.56.030 through 42.56.570 and * 42.17.350 through 42.17.450, and are not subject to discovery by subpoena or admissible as evidence.
[ 2007 c 259 § 54.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: Chapter 42.17 RCW relating to "campaign finance" was recodified pursuant to 2010 c 204 § 1102, effective January 1, 2012. See Comparative Table for chapter 42.17 RCW in the Table of Disposition of Former RCW Sections.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.371 - Statewide Health Care Claims Data. › 43.371.005 - Findings.

RCW 43.371.005
Findings.
The legislature finds that:
(1) The activities authorized by this chapter will require collaboration among state agencies and local governments that are involved in health care, private health carriers, third-party purchasers, health care providers, and hospitals. These activities will identify strategies to increase the quality and effectiveness of health care delivered in Washington state and are therefore in the best interest of the public.
(2) The benefits of collaboration, together with active state supervision, outweigh potential adverse impacts. Therefore, the legislature intends to exempt from state antitrust laws, and provide immunity through the state action doctrine from federal antitrust laws, activities that are undertaken, reviewed, and approved by the authority pursuant to this chapter that might otherwise be constrained by such laws. The legislature does not intend and does not authorize any person or entity to engage in activities not provided for by this chapter, and the legislature neither exempts nor provides immunity for such activities including, but not limited to, agreements among competing providers or carriers to set prices or specific levels of reimbursement for health care services.
[ 2019 c 319 § 1; 2014 c 223 § 9.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2019 c 319: See note following RCW 43.371.020.
Finding—2014 c 223: See note following RCW 41.05.690.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.371 - Statewide Health Care Claims Data. › 43.371.010 - Definitions.

RCW 43.371.010
Definitions.
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Authority" means the health care authority.
(2) "Carrier" and "health carrier" have the same meaning as in RCW 48.43.005.
(3) "Claims data" means the data required by RCW 43.371.030 to be submitted to the database, including billed, allowed and paid amounts, and such additional information as defined by the director in rule.
(4) "Data supplier" means: (a) A carrier, third-party administrator, or a public program identified in RCW 43.371.030 that provides claims data; and (b) a carrier or any other entity that provides claims data to the database at the request of an employer-sponsored self-funded health plan or Taft-Hartley trust health plan pursuant to RCW 43.371.030(1).
(5) "Data vendor" means an entity contracted to perform data collection, processing, aggregation, extracts, analytics, and reporting.
(6) "Database" means the statewide all-payer health care claims database established in RCW 43.371.020.
(7) "Direct patient identifier" means a data variable that directly identifies an individual, including: Names; telephone numbers; fax numbers; social security number; medical record numbers; health plan beneficiary numbers; account numbers; certificate or license numbers; vehicle identifiers and serial numbers, including license plate numbers; device identifiers and serial numbers; web universal resource locators; internet protocol address numbers; biometric identifiers, including finger and voice prints; and full face photographic images and any comparable images.
(8) "Director" means the director of the authority.
(9) "Indirect patient identifier" means a data variable that may identify an individual when combined with other information.
(10) "Lead organization" means the organization selected under RCW 43.371.020.
(11) "Office" means the office of financial management.
(12) "Proprietary financial information" means claims data or reports that disclose or would allow the determination of specific terms of contracts, discounts, or fixed reimbursement arrangements or other specific reimbursement arrangements between an individual health care facility or health care provider, as those terms are defined in RCW 48.43.005, and a specific payer, or internal fee schedule or other internal pricing mechanism of integrated delivery systems owned by a carrier.
(13) "Unique identifier" means an obfuscated identifier assigned to an individual represented in the database to establish a basis for following the individual longitudinally throughout different payers and encounters in the data without revealing the individual's identity.
[ 2019 c 319 § 2. Prior: 2015 c 246 § 1; 2014 c 223 § 8.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2019 c 319: See note following RCW 43.371.020.
Finding—2014 c 223: See note following RCW 41.05.690.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.371 - Statewide Health Care Claims Data. › 43.371.030 - Submission of claims data to database—Annual status report.

RCW 43.371.030
Submission of claims data to database—Annual status report.
(1) The state medicaid program, public employees' benefits board programs, school employees' benefits board programs beginning July 1, 2020, all health carriers operating in this state, all third-party administrators paying claims on behalf of health plans in this state, and the state labor and industries program must submit claims data to the database within the time frames established by the director in rule and in accordance with procedures established by the lead organization. The director may expand this requirement by rule to include any health plans or health benefit plans defined in *RCW 48.43.005(26) (a) through (i) to accomplish the goals of this chapter set forth in RCW 43.371.020(1). Employer-sponsored self-funded health plans and Taft-Hartley trust health plans may voluntarily provide claims data to the database within the time frames and in accordance with procedures established by the lead organization.
(2) Any data supplier used by an entity that voluntarily participates in the database must provide claims data to the data vendor upon request of the entity.
(3) The lead organization shall submit an annual status report to the authority regarding compliance with this section.
[ 2019 c 319 § 4; 2015 c 246 § 3; 2014 c 223 § 11.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 48.43.005 was alphabetized pursuant to RCW 1.08.015(2)(k), changing subsection (26) to subsection (27), and effective January 1, 2020, changing subsection (26) to subsection (29). RCW 48.43.005 was alphabetized pursuant to RCW 1.08.015(2)(k), changing subsection (29) to subsection (31).
Effective date—2019 c 319: See note following RCW 43.371.020.
Finding—2014 c 223: See note following RCW 41.05.690.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.371 - Statewide Health Care Claims Data. › 43.371.040 - Claims data and database—Exempt from public disclosure—Not subject to subpoena or compulsory process.

RCW 43.371.040
Claims data and database—Exempt from public disclosure—Not subject to subpoena or compulsory process.
(1) The claims data provided to the database, the database itself, including the data compilation, and any raw data received from the database are not public records and are exempt from public disclosure under chapter 42.56 RCW.
(2) Claims data obtained, distributed, or reported in the course of activities undertaken pursuant to or supported under this chapter are not subject to subpoena or similar compulsory process in any civil or criminal, judicial, or administrative proceeding, nor may any individual or organization with lawful access to data under this chapter be compelled to provide such information pursuant to subpoena or testify with regard to such data, except that data pertaining to a party in litigation may be subject to subpoena or similar compulsory process in an action brought by or on behalf of such individual to enforce any liability arising under this chapter.
[ 2015 c 246 § 4; 2014 c 223 § 12.]
NOTES:
Finding—2014 c 223: See note following RCW 41.05.690.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.371 - Statewide Health Care Claims Data. › 43.371.070 - Rules.

RCW 43.371.070
Rules.
(1) The director shall adopt any rules necessary to implement this chapter, including:
(a) Definitions of claim and data files that data suppliers must submit to the database, including: Files for covered medical services, pharmacy claims, and dental claims; member eligibility and enrollment data; and provider data with necessary identifiers;
(b) Deadlines for submission of claim files;
(c) Penalties for failure to submit claim files as required;
(d) Procedures for ensuring that all data received from data suppliers are securely collected and stored in compliance with state and federal law;
(e) Procedures for ensuring compliance with state and federal privacy laws;
(f) Procedures for establishing appropriate fees;
(g) Procedures for data release;
(h) Penalties associated with the inappropriate disclosures or uses of direct patient identifiers, indirect patient identifiers, and proprietary financial information; and
(i) A minimum reporting threshold below which a data supplier is not required to submit data.
(2) The director may not adopt rules, policies, or procedures beyond the authority granted in this chapter.
[ 2019 c 319 § 7; 2015 c 246 § 7; 2014 c 223 § 15.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2019 c 319: See note following RCW 43.371.020.
Finding—2014 c 223: See note following RCW 41.05.690.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.371 - Statewide Health Care Claims Data. › 43.371.080 - Cost, performance, and effectiveness of database and performance of lead organization—Reports to the legislature.

RCW 43.371.080
Cost, performance, and effectiveness of database and performance of lead organization—Reports to the legislature.
(1) The authority shall report every two years to the appropriate committees of the legislature regarding the cost, performance, and effectiveness of the database and the performance of the lead organization under its contract with the authority. Using independent economic expertise, subject to appropriation, the report must evaluate whether the database has advanced the goals set forth in RCW 43.371.020(1), as well as the performance of the lead organization. The report must also make recommendations regarding but not limited to how the database can be improved, whether the contract for the lead organization should be modified, renewed, or terminated, and the impact the database has had on competition between and among providers, purchasers, and payers.
(2) The authority shall annually report to the appropriate committees of the legislature regarding any additional grants received or extended.
[ 2019 c 319 § 8; 2015 c 246 § 8.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2019 c 319: See note following RCW 43.371.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.371 - Statewide Health Care Claims Data. › 43.371.090 - State agency coordinating structure—Biennial review—Recommendations.

RCW 43.371.090
State agency coordinating structure—Biennial review—Recommendations.
(1) To ensure the database is meeting the needs of state agencies and other data users, the authority shall convene a state agency coordinating structure, consisting of state agencies with related data needs and the Washington health benefit exchange to ensure effectiveness of the database and the agencies' programs. The coordinating structure must collaborate in a private/public manner with the lead organization and other partners key to the broader success of the database. The coordinating structure shall advise the authority and lead organization on the development of any database policies and rules relevant to agency data needs.
(2) The office must participate as a key part of the coordinating structure and evaluate progress towards meeting the goals of the database, and, as necessary, recommend strategies for maintaining and promoting the progress of the database in meeting the intent of this section, and report its findings biennially to the governor and the legislature. The authority shall facilitate the office obtaining the information needed to complete the report in a manner that is efficient and not overly burdensome for the parties. The authority must provide the office with access to database processes, procedures, nonproprietary methodologies, and outcomes to conduct the review and issue the biennial report. The biennial review shall assess, at a minimum the following:
(a) The list of approved agency use case projects and related data requirements under RCW 43.371.050(4);
(b) Successful and unsuccessful data requests and outcomes related to agency and nonagency health researchers pursuant to RCW 43.371.050(4);
(c) Online data portal access and effectiveness related to research requests and data provider review and reconsideration;
(d) Adequacy of data security and policy consistent with the policy of the office of the chief information officer; and
(e) Timeliness, adequacy, and responsiveness of the database with regard to requests made under RCW 43.371.050(4) and for potential improvements in data sharing, data processing, and communication.
(3) To promote the goal of improving health outcomes through better cost and quality information, the authority, in consultation with the agency coordinating structure, the office, lead organization, and data vendor shall make recommendations to the Washington state performance measurement coordinating committee as necessary to improve the effectiveness of the state common measure set as adopted under RCW 70.320.030.
[ 2019 c 319 § 9.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2019 c 319: See note following RCW 43.371.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.372 - Marine Waters Planning and Management. › 43.372.010 - Definitions.

RCW 43.372.010
Definitions.
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Aquatic lands" includes all tidelands, shorelands, harbor areas, and the beds of navigable waters, and must be construed to be coextensive with the term "aquatic lands" as defined in RCW 79.105.060.
(2) "Exclusive economic zone waters" means marine waters from the offshore state boundary to the boundary of the exclusive economic zone, over which the United States government has primary jurisdiction.
(3) "Marine counties" includes Clallam, Jefferson, Grays Harbor, Wahkiakum, San Juan, Whatcom, Skagit, Island, Snohomish, King, Pierce, Thurston, Mason, Kitsap, and Pacific counties.
(4) "Marine ecosystem" means the physical, biological, and chemical components and processes and their interactions in marine waters and aquatic lands, including humans.
(5) "Marine interagency team" or "team" means the marine interagency team created under RCW 43.372.020.
(6) "Marine management plan" and "marine waters management plan" means any plan guiding activities on and uses of the state's marine waters, and may include a marine spatial plan or element.
(7) "Marine resources committees" means those committees organized under RCW 36.125.020 or by counties within the Northwest straits marine conservation initiative.
(8) "Marine spatial planning" means a public process of analyzing and allocating the spatial and temporal distribution of human activities in marine areas to achieve ecological, economic, and social objectives. Often this type of planning is done to reduce conflicts among uses, to reduce environmental impacts, to facilitate compatible uses, to align management decisions, and to meet other objectives determined by the planning process.
(9) "Marine waters" means aquatic lands and waters under tidal influence, including salt waters and estuaries to the ordinary high water mark lying within the boundaries of the state. This definition also includes the portion of the Columbia river bordering Pacific and Wahkiakum counties, Willapa Bay, Grays Harbor, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the entire Puget Sound.
[ 2010 c 145 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.372 - Marine Waters Planning and Management. › 43.372.020 - Marine interagency team.

RCW 43.372.020
Marine interagency team.
(1) The office of the governor shall chair a marine interagency team that is composed of representatives of each of the agencies in the governor's natural resources cabinet with management responsibilities for marine waters, including the independent agencies. A representative from a federal agency with lead responsibility for marine spatial planning must be invited to serve as a liaison to the team to help ensure consistency with federal actions and policy. The team must assist state agencies under RCW 43.372.030 with the review and coordination of such planning with their existing and ongoing planning and conduct the marine management planning authorized in RCW 43.372.040.
(2) The team may not commence any activities authorized under RCW 43.372.030 and 43.372.040 until federal, private, or other funding is secured specifically for these activities.
[ 2012 c 252 § 1; 2010 c 145 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.372 - Marine Waters Planning and Management. › 43.372.030 - Marine spatial data and marine spatial planning elements—Inclusion in planning—Joint plans and planning frameworks—Integration with comprehensive marine management plan.

RCW 43.372.030
Marine spatial data and marine spatial planning elements—Inclusion in planning—Joint plans and planning frameworks—Integration with comprehensive marine management plan.
(1) Subject to available federal, private, or other funding for this purpose, all state agencies with marine waters planning and management responsibilities are authorized to include marine spatial data and marine spatial planning elements into their existing plans and ongoing planning.
(2) The director of the Puget Sound partnership under the direction of the leadership council created in RCW 90.71.220 must integrate marine spatial information and planning provisions into the action agenda. The information should be used to address gaps or improve the effectiveness of the spatial planning component of the action agenda, such as in addressing potential new uses such as renewable energy projects.
(3) The governor and the commissioner of public lands, working with appropriate marine management and planning agencies, should work cooperatively with the applicable west coast states, Canadian provinces, and with federal agencies, through existing cooperative entities such as the west coast governor's agreement on ocean health, the coastal and oceans task force, the Pacific coast collaborative, the Puget Sound federal caucus, and the United States and Canada cooperative agreement working group, to explore the benefits of developing joint marine spatial plans or planning frameworks in the shared waters of the Salish Sea, the Columbia river estuary, and in the exclusive economic zone waters. The governor and commissioner may approve the adoption of shared marine spatial plans or planning frameworks where they determine it would further policies of this chapter and chapter 43.143 RCW.
(4) On an ongoing basis, the director of the department of ecology shall work with other state agencies with marine management responsibilities, tribal governments, marine resources committees, local and federal agencies, and marine waters stakeholders to compile marine spatial information and to incorporate this information into ongoing plans. This work may be integrated with the comprehensive marine management plan authorized under RCW 43.372.040 when that planning process is initiated.
(5) All actions taken to implement this section must be consistent with RCW 43.372.060.
[ 2012 c 252 § 2; 2010 c 145 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.372 - Marine Waters Planning and Management. › 43.372.050 - Marine management plans—Compliance—Consistency—Review—Report and recommendations.

RCW 43.372.050
Marine management plans—Compliance—Consistency—Review—Report and recommendations.
(1) Upon the adoption of the marine management plan under RCW 43.372.040, each state agency and local government must make decisions in a manner that ensures consistency with applicable legal authorities and conformance with the applicable provisions of the marine management plan to the greatest extent possible.
(2) The director of the department of ecology, in coordination with the team, shall periodically review existing management plans maintained by state agencies and local governments that cover the same marine waters as the marine management plan under RCW 43.372.040, and for any substantial inconsistency with the marine management plan the director shall make recommendations to the agency or to the local government for revisions to eliminate the inconsistency.
(3) Not later than four years following adoption of the marine management plan under RCW 43.372.040, the department of ecology, in coordination with the team, shall report to the appropriate marine waters committees in the senate and house of representatives describing provisions of existing management plans that are substantially inconsistent with the marine management plan under RCW 43.372.040, and making recommendations for eliminating the inconsistency.
(4) All actions taken to implement this section must be consistent with RCW 43.372.060.
[ 2010 c 145 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.372 - Marine Waters Planning and Management. › 43.372.060 - Authority limited.

RCW 43.372.060
Authority limited.
No authority is created under this chapter to affect in any way any project, use, or activity in the state's marine waters existing prior to or during the development and review of the marine management plan. No authority is created under this chapter to supersede the current authority of any state agency or local government.
[ 2010 c 145 § 8.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.376 - Government-to-Government Relationship With Indian Tribes. › 43.376.010 - Definitions.

RCW 43.376.010
Definitions.
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Indian tribe" means any federally recognized Indian tribe whose traditional lands and territories included parts of Washington.
(2) "State agency" means an agency, department, office, or the office of a statewide elected official, of the state of Washington.
[ 2012 c 122 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.376 - Government-to-Government Relationship With Indian Tribes. › 43.376.020 - Government-to-government relationships—State agency duties.

RCW 43.376.020
Government-to-government relationships—State agency duties.
In establishing a government-to-government relationship with Indian tribes, state agencies must:
(1) Make reasonable efforts to collaborate with Indian tribes in the development of policies, agreements, and program implementation that directly affect Indian tribes and develop a consultation process that is used by the agency for issues involving specific Indian tribes. Covered agencies, as defined in RCW 70A.02.010, subject to the requirements of chapter 70A.02 RCW, must offer consultation with Indian tribes on the actions specified in RCW 70A.02.100. State agencies described in RCW 70A.65.305 must offer consultation with Indian tribes on the actions specified in RCW 70A.65.305;
(2) Designate a tribal liaison who reports directly to the head of the state agency;
(3) Ensure that tribal liaisons who interact with Indian tribes and the executive directors of state agencies receive training as described in RCW 43.376.040; and
(4) Submit an annual report to the governor on activities of the state agency involving Indian tribes and on implementation of this chapter.
[ 2022 c 253 § 3. Prior: 2021 c 316 § 40; 2021 c 314 § 23; 2012 c 122 § 2.]
NOTES:
Short title—2021 c 316: See RCW 70A.65.900.
Conflict with federal requirements—2021 c 314: See note following RCW 70A.02.005.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.376 - Government-to-Government Relationship With Indian Tribes. › 43.376.030 - State agency tribal liaison.

RCW 43.376.030
State agency tribal liaison.
The position of tribal liaison within a state agency is responsible for:
(1) Assisting the state agency in developing and implementing state and agency policies that promote effective communication and collaboration between the state agency and tribal governments;
(2) Serving as a contact person with tribal governments and maintaining communication between the state agency and affected tribal governments; and
(3) Coordinating training of state agency employees in government-to-government relations.
[ 2012 c 122 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.376 - Government-to-Government Relationship With Indian Tribes. › 43.376.040 - Training requirement.

RCW 43.376.040
Training requirement.
Training required under RCW 43.376.020 for state agency employees must include at a minimum:
(1) Effective communication and collaboration between state agencies and Indian tribes;
(2) Cultural competency in providing effective services to tribal governments and tribal members; and
(3) Use of training services such as those provided through the governor's office of Indian affairs.
[ 2012 c 122 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.376 - Government-to-Government Relationship With Indian Tribes. › 43.376.050 - Meetings with statewide elected officials and tribal leaders—List of contact information.

RCW 43.376.050
Meetings with statewide elected officials and tribal leaders—List of contact information.
(1) At least once a year, the governor and other statewide elected officials must meet with leaders of Indian tribes to address issues of mutual concern.
(2) The governor must maintain for public reference an updated list of the names and contact information for the individuals designated as tribal liaisons and the names and contact information for tribal leadership as submitted by an Indian tribe.
[ 2012 c 122 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.376 - Government-to-Government Relationship With Indian Tribes. › 43.376.060 - Right of action or right of review not conferred.

RCW 43.376.060
Right of action or right of review not conferred.
Nothing in this chapter creates a right of action against a state agency or a right of review of an action by a state agency.
[ 2012 c 122 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.378 - Allocation of Revenues Derived From Certain Geothermal Resources. › 43.378.010 - Purpose of chapter.

RCW 43.378.010
Purpose of chapter.
The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the allocation of revenues distributed to the state under section 35 of the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920, as amended (30 U.S.C. Sec. 191), with respect to activities of the United States bureau of land management undertaken pursuant to the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. Sec. 1001 et seq.) in order to accomplish the following general objectives:
(1) Reduction of dependence on nonrenewable energy and stimulation of the state's economy through development of geothermal energy.
(2) Mitigation of the social, economic, and environmental impacts of geothermal development.
(3) Maintenance of the productivity of renewable resources through the investment of proceeds from these resources.
[ 2013 c 274 § 5.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—2013 c 274: See note following RCW 78.60.030.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.378 - Allocation of Revenues Derived From Certain Geothermal Resources. › 43.378.020 - Geothermal account—Created.

RCW 43.378.020
Geothermal account—Created.
(1) There is created the geothermal account in the state treasury. All expenditures from this account are subject to appropriation and chapter 43.88 RCW.
(2) All revenues received by the state treasurer under section 35 of the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920, as amended (30 U.S.C. Sec. 191), with respect to activities of the United States bureau of land management undertaken pursuant to the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. Sec. 1001 et seq.) shall be deposited in the geothermal account in the state treasury immediately upon receipt.
(3) Expenditures from the account may only be used as provided in RCW 43.378.030.
[ 2013 c 274 § 6.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—2013 c 274: See note following RCW 78.60.030.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.378 - Allocation of Revenues Derived From Certain Geothermal Resources. › 43.378.030 - Limitations on distributions from the geothermal account.

RCW 43.378.030
Limitations on distributions from the geothermal account.
Distribution of funds from the geothermal account created in RCW 43.378.020 shall be subject to the following limitations:
(1) Seventy percent to the department of natural resources for geothermal exploration and assessment; and
(2) Thirty percent to Washington State University or its statutory successor for the purpose of encouraging the development of geothermal energy.
[ 2013 c 274 § 7.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—2013 c 274: See note following RCW 78.60.030.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.380 - Washington Statewide Reentry Council. › 43.380.005 - Finding—Intent.

RCW 43.380.005
Finding—Intent.
The legislature finds that the cycle of recidivism warrants a closer examination of our criminal justice system, correctional systems, and community services in Washington. Over ninety-five percent of persons in prison will return to the community, and more than half of those persons will reoffend and be reincarcerated in today's system. This high rate of recidivism results in more crimes, more victims, more prisons, and more trauma within families and communities. We can do better for the people of Washington.
The legislature intends to establish the Washington statewide reentry council to develop collaborative and cooperative relationships between the criminal justice system, victims and their families, impacted individuals and their families, and service providers, with the purpose of improving public safety and outcomes for people reentering the community from incarceration.
[ 2016 c 188 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.380 - Washington Statewide Reentry Council. › 43.380.010 - Definitions.

RCW 43.380.010
Definitions.
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Council" means the Washington statewide reentry council.
(2) "Department" means the department of commerce.
[ 2016 c 188 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.380 - Washington Statewide Reentry Council. › 43.380.020 - Washington statewide reentry council—Created—Executive director.

RCW 43.380.020
Washington statewide reentry council—Created—Executive director.
(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the Washington statewide reentry council is created and located within the department for the purpose of promoting successful reentry of offenders after incarceration.
(2) Through the executive director that may be appointed by the council, the department shall administer the council by:
(a) Providing the council and its executive director use of the department's facilities; and
(b) Managing grants and other funds received, used, and disbursed by the council.
[ 2021 c 243 § 12; (2021 c 334 § 984 repealed by 2023 c 475 § 1904); 2019 c 415 § 976; 2016 c 188 § 3.]
NOTES:
Conflict with federal requirements—Effective date—2021 c 334: See notes following RCW 43.79.555.
Findings—2021 c 243: See note following RCW 74.09.670.
Effective date—2019 c 415: See note following RCW 28B.20.476.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.380 - Washington Statewide Reentry Council. › 43.380.030 - Council—Membership.

RCW 43.380.030
Council—Membership.
(1) The council comprises fifteen members appointed by the governor.
(2) The governor must create a membership that includes:
(a)(i) Representatives of: The department of corrections; the juvenile rehabilitation administration; a statewide organization representing community and technical colleges; a statewide organization representing law enforcement interests; a statewide organization representing the interests of crime victims; a statewide organization representing prosecutors; a statewide organization representing public defenders; a statewide or local organization representing businesses and employers; housing providers; and faith-based organizations or communities;
(ii) At least two persons with experience reentering the community after incarceration; and
(iii) Two other community leaders.
(b) At least one position of the council must be reserved for an invited person with a background in tribal affairs, and such position has all of the same voting and other powers of other members.
(3) When making appointments, the governor shall consider:
(a) The racial and ethnic background of applicants in order for the membership to reflect the diversity of racial and ethnic backgrounds of all those who are incarcerated in the state;
(b) The gender of applicants in order for the membership to reflect the gender diversity of all those who are incarcerated in the state;
(c) The geographic location of all applicants in order for the membership to represent the different geographic regions of the state; and
(d) The experiences and background of all applicants relating to the incarcerated population.
[ 2016 c 188 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.380 - Washington Statewide Reentry Council. › 43.380.040 - Council—Initial appointments—Terms—Selection committee—Cochairs.

RCW 43.380.040
Council—Initial appointments—Terms—Selection committee—Cochairs.
(1) The governor shall make initial appointments to the council. Initial appointments are for staggered terms from the date of appointment according to the following: Four members have four-year terms; four members have three-year terms; and five members have two-year terms. The governor shall designate the appointees who will serve the staggered terms.
(2) Except for initial appointments under subsection (1) of this section, all appointments are for two years from the date of appointment. Any member may be reappointed for additional terms. Any member of the council may be removed by the governor for misfeasance, malfeasance, or willful neglect of duty after notice and a public hearing, unless such notice and hearing is expressly waived in writing by the affected member. In the event of a vacancy due to death, resignation, or removal, or upon the expiration of a term, the governor shall appoint a successor for the remainder of the unexpired term according to the procedures in subsection (3) of this section. Vacancies must be filled within ninety days.
(3) The council shall create a selection committee to recruit, review, and recommend future members. Prior to thirty days before the expiration of a term or within sixty days of a vacancy due to death, resignation, or removal, the selection committee shall submit a recommendation of possible appointees. The governor shall consider the recommendations of the committee when making appointments.
(4) The council shall elect cochairs from among its membership. Cochairs are elected for two-year terms from the date of election. Any former or current cochair may be reelected for an additional term.
[ 2016 c 188 § 5.]