Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 43 State Government -- Executive - Chapter 43.330 Department Of Community, Trade, And Economic Development

43.330.005 Intent
The legislature finds that the long-term economic health of the state and its citizens depends upon the strength and vitality of its communities and businesses. ...
43.330.007 Management responsibility
The purpose of this chapter is to establish the broad outline of the structure of the department of community, trade, and economic development, leaving specific ...
43.330.010 Definitions
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Associate development organization" means a local economic development nonprofit ...
43.330.020 Department created
A department of community, trade, and economic development is created. The department shall be vested with all powers and duties established or transferred to it ...
43.330.030 Director -- Appointment -- Salary
The executive head of the department shall be the director. The director shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate, and ...
43.330.040 Director powers and duties
(1) The director shall supervise and administer the activities of the department and shall advise the governor and the legislature with respect to community and ...
43.330.050 Community and economic development responsibilities
The department shall be responsible for promoting community and economic development within the state by assisting the state's communities to increase the quality of life ...
43.330.060 Trade and business responsibilities
(1) The department shall (a) assist in expanding the state's role as an international center of trade, culture, and finance; (b) promote and market the ...
43.330.065 Identification of countries of strategic importance for international trade relations
The department of community, trade, and economic development, in consultation with the office of protocol, the office of the secretary of state, the department of ...
43.330.068 International companies investing in Washington -- Eligibility for excise tax incentives
An international company investing in Washington is included within the definition of person in RCW 82.04.030 and is eligible for excise tax incentives provided in ...
43.330.070 Local development capacity -- Training and technical assistance
(1) The department shall work closely with local communities to increase their capacity to respond to economic, environmental, and social problems and challenges. The department ...
43.330.075 Local government regulation and policy handouts -- Technical assistance
The department shall provide technical assistance in the compilation of and support in the production of the handouts to be published and kept current by ...
43.330.080 Coordination of community and economic development services -- Contracts with county-designated associate development organizations -- Scope of services
The department shall contract with county-designated associate development organizations to increase the support for and coordination of community and economic development services in communities or ...
43.330.082 Contracting associate development organizations -- Performance measures -- Remediation plans -- Reports
(1) Contracting associate development organizations shall provide the department with measures of their performance. Annual reports shall include information on the impact of the contracting ...
43.330.084 Washington state quality award -- Reimbursement of application fee
Up to five associate development organizations per year contracting with the department under chapter 249, Laws of 2007 that apply for the Washington state quality ...
43.330.086 Contracts with associate development organizations -- Schedule of awards
To the extent that funds are specifically appropriated therefor, contracts with associate development organizations for the provision of services under RCW 43.330.080(1) shall be awarded ...
43.330.090 Economic diversification strategies -- Targeted industry clusters -- Film and video production -- Industry cluster advisory committee
(1) The department shall work with private sector organizations, industry and cluster associations, federal agencies, state agencies that use a cluster-based approach to service delivery, ...
43.330.092 Film and video promotion account--Promotion of film and video production industry
The film and video promotion account is created in the state treasury. All revenue received for film and video promotion purposes under *RCW 43.330.090(4)(b) and ...
43.330.094 Tourism development and promotion account--Promotion of tourism industry
The tourism development and promotion account is created in the state treasury. All receipts from RCW 36.102.060(10) must be deposited into the account. Moneys in ...
43.330.100 Local infrastructure and public facilities -- Grants and loans
(1) The department shall support the development and maintenance of local infrastructure and public facilities and provide local communities with flexible sources of funding. The ...
43.330.110 Housing -- Energy assistance
(1) The department shall maintain an active effort to help communities, families, and individuals build and maintain capacity to meet housing needs in Washington state. ...
43.330.120 Growth management
(1) The department shall serve as the central coordinator for state government in the implementation of the growth management act, chapter 36.70A RCW. The department ...
43.330.125 Assistance to counties and cities
The department of community, trade, and economic development shall provide training and technical assistance to counties and cities to assist them in fulfilling the requirements ...
43.330.130 Services to poor and disadvantaged persons -- Preschool children -- Substance abuse -- Family services -- Fire protection and emergency management
(1) The department shall coordinate services to communities that are directed to the poor and disadvantaged through private and public nonprofit organizations and units of ...
43.330.135 Court-appointed special advocate programs -- Funds -- Eligibility
(1) The department of community, trade, and economic development shall distribute such funds as are appropriated for the statewide technical support, development, and enhancement of ...
43.330.145 Entrepreneurial assistance--Recipients of temporary assistance for needy families--Cooperation with agencies for training and industrial recruitment
(1) The department shall ensure that none of its rules or practices act to exclude recipients of temporary assistance for needy families from any small ...
43.330.150 Fees -- Conferences, workshops, training
The department is authorized to charge reasonable fees to cover costs for conferences, workshops, and training purposes and to expend those fees for the purposes ...
43.330.152 Fees -- Service and product delivery areas
In order to extend its services and programs, the department may charge reasonable fees for services and products provided in the areas of financial assistance, ...
43.330.155 Community and economic development fee account
The community and economic development fee account is created in the state treasury. The department may create subaccounts as necessary. The account consists of all ...
43.330.156 Fees -- Adoption by rule
The fees authorized under RCW 43.330.150, 43.330.152, *70.95H.040, and **43.210.110 shall be adopted by rule pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW.[1994 c 284 § 8.]Notes: Reviser's ...
43.330.165 Housing for farmworkers -- Proposal review and funding recommendations -- Farmworker housing advisory group
(1) The department shall work with the advisory group established in subsection (2) of this section to review proposals and make prioritized funding recommendations to ...
43.330.167 Homeless families services fund -- Created -- Eligible activities
(1)(a) There is created in the custody of the state treasurer an account to be known as the homeless families services fund. Revenues to the ...
43.330.170 Statewide housing market analysis
The office of community development of the department of community, trade, and economic development is directed to conduct a statewide housing market analysis by region. ...
43.330.190 Reimbursement of extraordinary criminal justice costs
Counties may submit a petition for relief to the office of public defense for reimbursement of extraordinary criminal justice costs. Extraordinary criminal justice costs are ...
43.330.195 Developmental disabilities endowment -- Definitions
The definitions in this section apply throughout RCW 43.330.200 through 43.330.230. (1) "Developmental disability" has the meaning in RCW 71A.10.020(3). (2) "Developmental disabilities endowment trust ...
43.330.200 Developmental disabilities endowment -- Trust fund
(1) The developmental disabilities endowment trust fund is created in the custody of the state treasurer. Expenditures from the fund may be used only for ...
43.330.205 Developmental disabilities endowment -- Authority of state investment board -- Authority of governing board
(1) The state investment board has the full power to invest, reinvest, manage, contract, sell, or exchange investment money in the developmental disabilities endowment trust ...
43.330.210 Developmental disabilities endowment -- Governing board -- Liability of governing board and state investment board
The developmental disabilities endowment governing board is established to design and administer the developmental disabilities endowment. To the extent funds are appropriated for this purpose, ...
43.330.220 Developmental disabilities endowment -- Endowment principles
The design, implementation, and administration of the developmental disabilities endowment shall be governed by the following principles: (1) The design and operation of the endowment ...
43.330.225 Developmental disabilities endowment -- Development of operating plan -- Elements
To the extent funds are appropriated for this purpose, the governing board shall contract with an appropriate organization for the development of a proposed operating ...
43.330.230 Developmental disabilities endowment -- Program implementation and administration
Based on the proposed operating plan under RCW 43.330.225, and to the extent funds are appropriated for this purpose, the developmental disabilities endowment governing board ...
43.330.240 Developmental disabilities endowment -- Rules
The department of community, trade, and economic development shall adopt rules for the implementation of policies established by the governing board in RCW 43.330.200 through ...
43.330.250 Economic development strategic reserve account -- Authorized expenditures -- Transfer of excess funds to the education construction account
(1) The economic development strategic reserve account is created in the state treasury to be used only for the purposes of this section. (2) Only ...
43.330.260 Inventory of economic development grant opportunities -- Joint efforts for grant seeking and attracting major events
(1) The department shall make available, within existing resources, an inventory of grant opportunities for state agencies, local governments, and other community organizations engaged in ...
43.330.270 Innovation partnership zones
(1) The director shall designate innovation partnership zones on the basis of the following criteria: (a) Innovation partnership zones must have three types of institutions ...
43.330.280 Innovation partnerships -- Duties of state economic development commission and workforce training and education coordinating board -- Working group
(1) The Washington state economic development commission shall, with the advice of an innovation partnership advisory group selected by the commission, have oversight responsibility for ...
43.330.290 Microenterprise development program
The microenterprise development program is established in the department of community, trade, and economic development. In implementing the program, the department: (1) Shall provide organizational ...
43.330.300 Financial fraud and identity theft crimes investigation and prosecution program
(1) The financial fraud and identity theft crimes investigation and prosecution program is created in the department of community, trade, and economic development. The department ...
43.330.310 Comprehensive green economy jobs growth initiative -- Establishment -- Green industries jobs training account -- Creation
(1) The legislature establishes a comprehensive green economy jobs growth initiative based on the goal of, by 2020, increasing the number of green economy jobs ...
43.330.900 References to director and department
(1) All references to the director or department of community development in the Revised Code of Washington shall be construed to mean the director of ...
43.330.901 Captions
Captions used in this chapter do not constitute part of the law.[1993 c 280 § 83.] ...
43.330.902 Effective date -- 1993 c 280
Sections 1 through 7, 9 through 79, 82, and 83 of this act shall take effect March 1, 1994.[1994 c 5 § 2; 1993 c ...
43.330.9021 Effective date -- 1994 c 5
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 ...
43.330.903 Severability -- 1993 c 280
If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application ...
43.330.904 Transfer of certain state energy office powers, duties, and functions -- References to director -- Appointment of assistant director
(1) All powers, duties, and functions of the state energy office relating to energy resource policy and planning and energy facility siting are transferred to ...

Last modified: April 7, 2009