Working forest license plate

AN ACT Relating to creating special license plates that support 1
working forests; reenacting and amending RCW 46.17.220, 46.18.200, 2
and 46.68.420; adding a new section to chapter 46.04 RCW; and 3
providing an effective date. 4
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:5
Sec. 1. RCW 46.17.220 and 2022 c 239 s 1 and 2022 c 117 s 1 are 6
each reenacted and amended to read as follows: 7
In addition to all fees and taxes required to be paid upon 8
application for a vehicle registration in chapter 46.16A RCW, the 9
holder of a special license plate shall pay the appropriate special 10
license plate fee as listed in this section. 11
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PLATE TYPE INITIAL
FEE
RENEWAL
FEE
DISTRIBUTED
UNDER
14 (1) 4-H $ 40.00 $ 30.00 RCW 46.68.420
15 (2) Amateur radio license $ 5.00 N/A RCW 46.68.070
16 (3) Armed forces $ 40.00 $ 30.00 RCW 46.68.425
17 (4) Breast cancer awareness $ 40.00 $ 30.00 RCW 46.68.425
18 (5) Collector vehicle $ 35.00 N/A RCW 46.68.030
19 (6) Collegiate $ 40.00 $ 30.00 RCW 46.68.430
H-0112.1
HOUSE BILL 1369
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By Representatives Orcutt, Couture, and Waters
Read first time 01/17/25. Referred to Committee on Transportation.
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1 (7) Endangered wildlife $ 40.00 $ 30.00 RCW 46.68.425
2 (8) Fred Hutch $ 40.00 $ 30.00 RCW 46.68.420
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(9) Gonzaga University
alumni association
$ 40.00 $ 30.00 RCW 46.68.420
5 (10) Helping kids speak $ 40.00 $ 30.00 RCW 46.68.420
6 (11) Horseless carriage $ 35.00 N/A RCW 46.68.030
7 (12) Keep kids safe $ 45.00 $ 30.00 RCW 46.68.425
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(13) Law enforcement
memorial
$ 40.00 $ 30.00 RCW 46.68.420
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(14) Military affiliate radio
system
$ 5.00 N/A RCW 46.68.070
12 (15) Music matters $ 40.00 $ 30.00 RCW 46.68.420
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(16) Patches pal, or
alternative name as
designated by the
department under
RCW 46.04.383
$ 40.00 $ 30.00 RCW 46.68.420
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(17) Professional
firefighters and
paramedics
$ 40.00 $ 30.00 RCW 46.68.420
21 (18) Purple Heart $ 40.00 $ 30.00 RCW 46.68.425
22 (19) Ride share $ 25.00 N/A RCW 46.68.030
23 (20) San Juan Islands $ 40.00 $ 30.00 RCW 46.68.420
24 (21) Seattle Mariners $ 40.00 $ 30.00 RCW 46.68.420
25 (22) Seattle NHL hockey $ 40.00 $ 30.00 RCW 46.68.420
26 (23) Seattle Seahawks $ 40.00 $ 30.00 RCW 46.68.420
27 (24) Seattle Sounders FC $ 40.00 $ 30.00 RCW 46.68.420
28 (25) Seattle Storm $ 40.00 $ 30.00 RCW 46.68.420
29 (26) Seattle University $ 40.00 $ 30.00 RCW 46.68.420
30 (27) Share the road $ 40.00 $ 30.00 RCW 46.68.420
31 (28) Ski & ride Washington $ 40.00 $ 30.00 RCW 46.68.420
32 (29) Square dancer $ 40.00 N/A RCW 46.68.070
33 (30) State flower $ 40.00 $ 30.00 RCW 46.68.420
34 (31) V olunteer firefighters $ 40.00 $ 30.00 RCW 46.68.420
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1 (32) Washington apples $ 40.00 $ 30.00 RCW 46.68.420
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(33) Washington farmers
and ranchers
$ 40.00 $ 30.00 RCW 46.68.420
4 (34) Washington lighthouses $ 40.00 $ 30.00 RCW 46.68.420
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(35) Washington state
aviation
$ 40.00 $ 30.00 RCW 46.68.420
7 (36) Washington state parks $ 40.00 $ 30.00 RCW 46.68.425
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(37) Washington state
wrestling
$ 40.00 $ 30.00 RCW 46.68.420
10 (38) Washington tennis $ 40.00 $ 30.00 RCW 46.68.420
11 (39) Washington wine $ 40.00 $ 30.00 RCW 46.68.420
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(40) Washington's fish
collection
$ 40.00 $ 30.00 RCW 46.68.425
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(41) Washington's national
parks
$ 40.00 $ 30.00 RCW 46.68.420
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(42) Washington's wildlife
collection
$ 40.00 $ 30.00 RCW 46.68.425
18 (43) We love our pets $ 40.00 $ 30.00 RCW 46.68.420
19 (44) Wild on Washington $ 40.00 $ 30.00 RCW 46.68.425
20 (45) Working forests $ 40.00 $ 30.00 RCW 46.68.420
Sec. 2. RCW 46.18.200 and 2022 c 239 s 2 and 2022 c 117 s 2 are 21
each reenacted and amended to read as follows: 22
(1) Special license plate series reviewed and approved by the 23
department: 24
(a) May be issued in lieu of standard issue or personalized 25
license plates for vehicles required to display one and two license 26
plates unless otherwise specified; 27
(b) Must be issued under terms and conditions established by the 28
department; 29
(c) Must not be issued for vehicles registered under chapter 30
46.87 RCW; and 31
(d) Must display a symbol or artwork approved by the department.32
(2) The department approves and shall issue the following special 33
license plates, subject to subsection (5) of this section:34
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LICENSE PLATE DESCRIPTION, SYMBOL, OR
ARTWORK
3 4-H Displays the "4-H" logo.
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Armed forces collection Recognizes the contribution of
veterans, active duty military
personnel, reservists, and
members of the national guard,
and includes six separate designs,
each containing a symbol
representing a different branch of
the armed forces to include army,
navy, air force, marine corps,
coast guard, and national guard.
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Breast cancer awareness Displays a pink ribbon
symbolizing breast cancer
awareness.
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Endangered wildlife Displays a symbol or artwork
symbolizing endangered wildlife
in Washington state.
20 Fred Hutch Displays the Fred Hutch logo.
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Gonzaga University alumni
association
Recognizes the Gonzaga
University alumni association.
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Helping kids speak Recognizes an organization that
supports programs that provide
no-cost speech pathology
programs to children.
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Keep kids safe Recognizes efforts to prevent
child abuse and neglect.
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Law enforcement memorial Honors law enforcement officers
in Washington killed in the line of
duty.
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Music matters Displays the "Music Matters"
logo.
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Patches pal, or alternative name
as designated by the department
under RCW 46.04.383
Displays the likenesses of the J.P.
Patches and Gertrude characters
from the J.P. Patches show, or
characters otherwise identified in
accordance with RCW 46.04.383.
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Professional firefighters and
paramedics
Recognizes professional
firefighters and paramedics who
are members of the Washington
state council of firefighters.
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San Juan Islands Displays a symbol or artwork
recognizing the San Juan Islands.
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Seattle Mariners Displays the "Seattle Mariners"
logo.
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Seattle NHL hockey Displays the logo of the Seattle
NHL hockey team.
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Seattle Seahawks Displays the "Seattle Seahawks"
logo.
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Seattle Sounders FC Displays the "Seattle Sounders
FC" logo.
20 Seattle Storm Displays the "Seattle Storm" logo.
21 Seattle University Recognizes Seattle University.
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Share the road Recognizes an organization that
promotes bicycle safety and
awareness education.
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Ski & ride Washington Recognizes the Washington
snowsports industry.
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State flower Recognizes the Washington state
flower.
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Washington apples Displays the Washington apple
logo that recognizes the state's
apple industry, the growers and
shippers who produce and pack
the world famous apples, and the
tree fruit community.
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Washington farmers and ranchers Recognizes farmers and ranchers
in Washington state.
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Washington lighthouses Recognizes an organization that
supports selected Washington
state lighthouses and provides
environmental education
programs.
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Washington state aviation Displays a Stearman biplane in
the foreground with an image of
Mount Rainier in the background.
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Washington state parks Recognizes Washington state
parks as premier destinations of
uncommon quality that preserve
significant natural, cultural,
historical, and recreational
resources.
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Washington state wrestling Promotes and supports college
wrestling in the state of
Washington.
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Washington tennis Builds awareness and year-round
opportunities for tennis in
Washington state. Displays a
symbol or artwork recognizing
tennis in Washington state.
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Washington wine Displays a landscape of
Washington's wine regions.
27 Washington's fish collection Recognizes Washington's fish.
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Washington's national park fund Builds awareness of Washington's
national parks and supports
priority park programs and
projects in Washington's national
parks, such as enhancing visitor
experience, promoting
volunteerism, engaging
communities, and providing
educational opportunities related
to Washington's national parks.
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Washington's wildlife collection Recognizes Washington's
wildlife.
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We love our pets Recognizes an organization that
assists local member agencies of
the federation of animal welfare
and control agencies to promote
and perform spay/neuter surgery
on Washington state pets to
reduce pet overpopulation.
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Wild on Washington Symbolizes wildlife viewing in
Washington state.
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Working forests Displays an image embodying
working forests.
(3) Applicants for initial and renewal professional firefighters 14
and paramedics special license plates must show proof of eligibility 15
by providing a certificate of current membership from the Washington 16
state council of firefighters. 17
(4) Applicants for initial volunteer firefighters special license 18
plates must (a) have been a volunteer firefighter for at least 19
((ten)) 10 years or be a volunteer firefighter for one or more years 20
and (b) have documentation of service from the district of the 21
appropriate fire service. If the volunteer firefighter leaves 22
firefighting service before ((ten)) 10 years of service have been 23
completed, the volunteer firefighter shall surrender the license 24
plates to the department on the registration renewal date. If the 25
volunteer firefighter stays in service for at least ((ten)) 10 years 26
and then leaves, the license plate may be retained by the former 27
volunteer firefighter and as long as the license plate is retained 28
for use the person will continue to pay the future registration 29
renewals. A qualifying volunteer firefighter may have no more than 30
one set of license plates per vehicle, and a maximum of two sets per 31
applicant, for their personal vehicles. If the volunteer firefighter 32
is convicted of a violation of RCW 46.61.502 or a felony, the license 33
plates must be surrendered upon conviction. 34
(5) The department shall not issue the Seattle NHL hockey special 35
license plate until the department receives signature sheets 36
satisfying the requirements identified in RCW 46.18.110(2)(f).37
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Sec. 3. RCW 46.68.420 and 2022 c 239 s 3, 2022 c 117 s 3, and 1
2022 c 96 s 4 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:2
(1) The department shall: 3
(a) Collect special license plate fees established under RCW 4
46.17.220; 5
(b) Deduct an amount not to exceed ((twelve dollars )) $12 for 6
initial issue and two dollars for renewal issue for administration 7
and collection expenses incurred by it; and 8
(c) Remit the remaining proceeds to the custody of the state 9
treasurer with a proper identifying detailed report.10
(2) The state treasurer shall credit the proceeds to the motor 11
vehicle fund until the department determines that the state has been 12
reimbursed for the cost of implementing the special license plate. 13
Upon determination by the department that the state has been 14
reimbursed, the state treasurer shall credit the remaining special 15
license plate fee amounts for each special license plate to the 16
following appropriate account as created in this section in the 17
custody of the state treasurer: 18
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ACCOUNT CONDITIONS FOR USE OF
FUNDS
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4-H programs Support Washington 4-H
programs
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Fred Hutch Support cancer research at the
Fred Hutchinson cancer research
center
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Gonzaga University alumni
association
Scholarship funds to needy and
qualified students attending or
planning to attend Gonzaga
University
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Helping kids speak Provide free diagnostic and
therapeutic services to families of
children who suffer from a delay
in language or speech
development
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Law enforcement memorial Provide support and assistance to
survivors and families of law
enforcement officers in
Washington killed in the line of
duty and to organize, finance,
fund, construct, utilize, and
maintain a memorial on the state
capitol grounds to honor those
fallen officers
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Lighthouse environmental
programs
Support selected Washington state
lighthouses that are accessible to
the public and staffed by
volunteers; provide environmental
education programs; provide
grants for other Washington
lighthouses to assist in funding
infrastructure preservation and
restoration; encourage and support
interpretive programs by
lighthouse docents
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Music matters awareness Promote music education in
schools throughout Washington
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Patches pal, or alternative name
as designated by the department
under RCW 46.04.383
Provide funds to the Seattle
children's hospital strong against
cancer program
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San Juan Islands programs Provide funds to the Madrona
institute
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Seattle Mariners Provide funds to the sports
mentoring program and to support
the Washington world fellows
program in the following manner:
(a) ((Seventy-five)) 75 percent to
the Washington state leadership
board solely to administer the
sports mentoring program
established under RCW
43.388.040, to encourage youth
who have economic needs or face
adversities to experience spectator
sports or get involved in youth
sports, and (b) up to ((twenty-
five)) 25 percent to the
Washington state leadership board
solely to administer the
Washington world fellows
program, an equity focused
program
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Seattle NHL hockey Provide funds to the NHL Seattle
foundation and to support the
boundless Washington program in
the following manner: (a) ((Fifty))
50 percent to the NHL Seattle
foundation, or its successor
organization, to help marginalized
youth succeed in life through
increased access to sports and
other opportunities; (b) ((twenty-
five)) 25 percent to the
Washington state leadership board
solely to administer the boundless
Washington program to facilitate
opportunities for young people
with physical and sensory
disabilities to enjoy and
experience the outdoors; and (c)
((twenty-five)) 25 percent to the
NHL Seattle foundation, or its
successor organization, for
providing financial support to
allow youth to participate in
hockey
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Seattle Seahawks Provide funds to InvestED and to
support the Washington world
fellows program in the following
manner: (a) ((Seventy-five)) 75
percent, to InvestED, to
encourage secondary students
who have economic needs to stay
in school, return to school, or get
involved within their learning
community; and (b) ((twenty-
five)) 25 percent to the
Washington state leadership board
solely to administer the
Washington world fellows
program, including the provision
of fellowships
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Seattle Sounders FC Provide funds to Washington state
mentors and the Washington state
leadership board in the following
manner: (a) ((Seventy)) 70
percent and the remaining
proceeds, if any, to Washington
state mentors, to increase the
number of mentors in the state by
offering mentoring grants
throughout Washington state that
foster positive youth development
and academic success, with up to
((twenty)) 20 percent of these
proceeds authorized for program
administration costs; and (b) up to
((thirty)) 30 percent, not to exceed
((forty-thousand dollars)) $40,000
annually as adjusted for inflation
by the office of financial
management, to the Washington
state leadership board, to develop
Washington state educational,
veterans, international relations,
and civics projects and to
recognize the outstanding public
service of individuals or groups in
the state of Washington
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Seattle Storm Provide funds to the Washington
state legislative youth advisory
council and the Washington state
leadership board in the following
manner: ((Twenty-five thousand
dollars)) $25,000 per year of the
net proceeds to the legislative
youth advisory council, or its
successor organization; and the
remaining net proceeds on an
annual basis, to the Washington
state leadership board for the
purpose of providing grants to
support and enhance athletic,
recreational, and other
opportunities for women and girls,
and especially those with
disabilities
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Seattle University Fund scholarships for students
attending or planning to attend
Seattle University
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Share the road Promote bicycle safety and
awareness education in
communities throughout
Washington
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Ski & ride Washington Promote winter snowsports, such
as skiing and snowboarding, and
related programs, such as ski and
ride safety programs,
underprivileged youth ski and ride
programs, and active, healthy
lifestyle programs
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State flower Support Meerkerk Rhododendron
Gardens and provide for grants to
other qualified nonprofit
organizations' efforts to preserve
rhododendrons
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V olunteer firefighters Receive and disseminate funds for
purposes on behalf of volunteer
firefighters, their families, and
others deemed in need
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Washington apples Provide scholarship funding to the
tree fruit industry's official
charity, the Washington apple
education foundation, which
provides financial support,
professional employment
preparedness training, and
mentorship to students with ties to
the apple industry pursuing a
higher education
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Washington farmers and ranchers Provide funds to the Washington
FFA Foundation for educational
programs in Washington state
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Washington state aviation Provide funds to the department
of transportation to support
infrastructure improvements at
public use airports in Washington
state
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Washington state council of
firefighters benevolent fund
Receive and disseminate funds for
charitable purposes on behalf of
members of the Washington state
council of firefighters, their
families, and others deemed in
need
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Washington state wrestling Provide funds to the Washington
state wrestling foundation to fund
new and existing college
wrestling programs
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Washington tennis Provide funds to cities to assist in
the construction and maintenance
of a public tennis facility with at
least four indoor tennis courts. A
city is eligible for construction
funds if the city does not already
have a public or private facility
with at least four indoor tennis
courts. Funds for construction
must first be made available to the
most populous eligible city,
according to the most recent
census, for a time period not to
exceed five years after January 1,
2017. After the five-year time
period, the funds for construction
must be made available to the
next most populous eligible city.
Funds for the maintenance of a
public tennis facility with at least
four indoor tennis courts must
first be made available to the first
eligible city that utilizes funds for
construction provided by chapter
16, Laws of 2016
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Washington wine Provide funds to the state of
Washington tourism to promote
tourism throughout Washington
state
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Washington's national park fund Build awareness of Washington's
national parks and support priority
park programs and projects in
Washington's national parks, such
as enhancing visitor experience,
promoting volunteerism, engaging
communities, and providing
educational opportunities related
to Washington's national parks
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We love our pets Support and enable the
Washington federation of animal
welfare and control agencies to
promote and perform spay/neuter
surgery of Washington state pets
in order to reduce pet population
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Working forests Provide funds to the Washington
tree farm program to support
small forest landowners to
sustainably manage over 400,000
acres of private forestland
(3) Except as otherwise provided in this section, only the 12
director or the director's designee may authorize expenditures from 13
the accounts described in subsection (2) of this section. The 14
accounts are subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, 15
but an appropriation is not required for expenditures.16
(4) Except as otherwise provided in this section, funds in the 17
special license plate accounts described in subsection (2) of this 18
section must be disbursed subject to the conditions described in 19
subsection (2) of this section and under contract between the 20
department and qualified nonprofit organizations that provide the 21
services described in subsection (2) of this section.22
(5) Funds from the Seattle Seahawks account may be provided to 23
the Washington state leadership board solely for the purpose of 24
administering the Washington world fellows program. Of the amounts 25
received by the Washington state leadership board under this 26
subsection, at least ((ninety)) 90 percent must be provided as 27
fellowships under the program. 28
(6) Beginning January 1, 2019, funds from the Seattle Mariners 29
account may be provided to the Washington state leadership board 30
solely for the purpose of administering the sports mentoring program. 31
Of the amounts received by the Washington state leadership board, at 32
least ((ninety)) 90 percent must be applied towards services directly 33
provided to youth participants. 34
(7) For the purposes of this section, a "qualified nonprofit 35
organization" means a not-for-profit corporation operating in 36
Washington that has received a determination of tax exempt status 37
under 26 U.S.C. Sec. 501 (c)(3). The qualified nonprofit organization 38
must meet all the requirements under RCW 46.18.100(1).39
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NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. A new section is added to chapter 46.04 1
RCW to read as follows: 2
"Working forests license plates" means special license plates 3
issued under RCW 46.18.200 that display images embodying working 4
forests. 5
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. This act takes effect November 1, 2025.6
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