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HOUSE
BILL 2645
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AS AMENDED BY
THE SENATE
Passed Legislature -
1994 Regular Session
State of Washington 53rd
Legislature 1994 Regular Session
By Representatives Rayburn, Chandler, Grant, Ballard, Schoesler,
H. Myers, Foreman, Lisk and Roland
Read first time 01/19/94.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Rural Development.
Giving the
apple advertising commission authority to accept gifts, grants, and other
donations.
AN ACT Relating to the
apple advertising commission; and amending RCW 15.24.070.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 15.24.070 and 1987 c
393 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
The Washington state
apple advertising commission is hereby declared and created a corporate body.
The powers and duties of the commission shall include the following:
(1) To elect a ((chairman))
chair and such other officers as it deems advisable; and to adopt,
rescind, and amend rules((, regulations,)) and orders for the exercise
of its powers ((hereunder)) under this chapter, which shall have
the force and effect of the law when not inconsistent with existing laws;
(2) To administer and
enforce the provisions of this chapter, and do all things reasonably necessary
to effectuate the purposes of this chapter;
(3) To employ and at
its pleasure discharge a manager, secretary, agents, attorneys, and employees
as it deems necessary, and to prescribe their duties and powers and fix their
compensation;
(4) To establish
offices and incur expense and enter into contracts and to create such
liabilities as may be reasonable for the proper administration and enforcement
of this chapter;
(5) To investigate and
prosecute violations ((hereof)) of this chapter;
(6) To conduct
scientific research to develop and discover the health, food, therapeutic, and
dietetic value of apples and apple products ((thereof));
(7) To keep accurate
record of all of its dealings, which shall be open to inspection and audit by
the state auditor;
(8) To sue and be sued,
adopt a corporate seal, and have all of the powers of a corporation;
(9) To expend funds for
commodity-related education, training, and leadership programs as the commission
deems expedient; ((and))
(10) To borrow money
and incur indebtedness;
(11) To accept
gifts, grants, conveyances, bequests, and devises, of real or personal property,
or both, in trust or otherwise, and sell, lease, exchange, invest, or expend
these donations or the proceeds, rents, profits, and income from the donations
except as limited by the donor's terms. The commission shall adopt rules to
govern and protect the receipt and expenditure of the proceeds, rents, profits,
and income of all such gifts, grants, conveyances, bequests, and devises. The
authority to make expenditures granted by this subsection includes the
authority to make expenditures to provide scholarships or financial assistance
to persons as defined in RCW 1.16.080 or entities associated with the apple
industry, but is not limited to the authority to make expenditures for such a
purpose; and
(12) To engage in
appropriate fund-raising activities for the purpose of supporting the
activities of the commission authorized by this chapter.
