CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
ENGROSSED SENATE BILL 6098
Chapter 168, Laws of 2024
68th Legislature
2024 Regular Session
ACCOUNTS—VARIOUS PROVISIONS
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 1, 2024—Except for sections 4 through 10 and
12, which take effect July 1, 2024; section 11, which takes effect
July 1, 2030; and section 13, which takes effect July 1, 2028.
Passed by the Senate March 7, 2024 CERTIFICATE
Yeas 47 Nays 0
I, Sarah Bannister, Secretary of
the Senate of the State of
DENNY HECK Washington, do hereby certify that
President of the Senate the attached is ENGROSSED SENATE
BILL 6098 as passed by the Senate
and the House of Representatives on
the dates hereon set forth.
Passed by the House March 6, 2024
Yeas 96 Nays 0
SARAH BANNISTER
LAURIE JINKINS Secretary
Speaker of the House of
Representatives
Approved March 18, 2024 3:36 PM FILED
March 19, 2024
Secretary of State
JAY INSLEE State of Washington
Governor of the State of Washington
 ENGROSSED SENATE BILL 6098
AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
Passed Legislature - 2024 Regular Session
State of Washington 68th Legislature 2024 Regular Session
By Senators Robinson and Nguyen; by request of Office of Financial
Management
Read first time 01/09/24. Referred to Committee on
Ways & Means.
1 AN ACT Relating to accounts; amending RCW 82.45.240, 27.34.400,
2 and 70A.535.160; reenacting and amending RCW 43.79A.040, 43.79A.040,
3 43.84.092, and 43.84.092; adding a new section to chapter 41.05 RCW;
4 adding new sections to chapter 43.79 RCW; adding a new section to
5 chapter 70A.535 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 74.09 RCW;
6 creating new sections; repealing RCW 43.83.330, 43.83.350, 27.34.410,
7 43.79.487, 70A.305.140, 43.79.530, 43.41.444, and 43.79.515;
8 providing effective dates; providing expiration dates; and declaring
9 an emergency.
10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
11 Sec. 1. RCW 82.45.240 and 2023 c 337 s 9 are each amended to
12 read as follows:
13 (1) The down payment assistance account is created in the custody
14 of the state treasurer. Receipts from the real estate excise tax on
15 sales of condominiums or townhouses to persons using a down payment
16 assistance program offered by the Washington state housing finance
17 commission must be deposited in the account, as provided in
18 subsection (2) of this section. Expenditures from the account may be
19 used only for payment toward a person's down payment assistance loan
20 that was used to purchase a condominium or townhouse for which the
21 tax was collected. Only the ((Washington state housing finance
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 1 commission)) director of the department of commerce or the
2 ((commission's)) director's designee may authorize expenditures from
3 the account. The account is subject to allotment procedures under
4 chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for
5 expenditures.
6 (2)(a) Beginning June 15, 2024, and each June 15th thereafter,
7 the department must notify the economic and revenue forecast council
8 of the total amount received under RCW 82.45.060 from sales of
9 condominiums or townhouses to persons using a down payment assistance
10 program offered by the Washington state housing finance commission
11 during the prior calendar year.
12 (b) Beginning in fiscal year 2025, and each fiscal year
13 thereafter, the legislature must appropriate from the general fund to
14 this account the lesser of (i) the amount received under RCW
15 82.45.060 on sales of condominiums or townhouses to persons using a
16 down payment assistance program offered by the Washington state
17 housing finance commission during the prior calendar year, as
18 determined under (a) of this subsection, or (ii) $250,000 per fiscal
19 year.
20 (c) On or before March 1, 2024, and each March 1st thereafter,
21 the Washington state housing finance commission must provide the
22 department with the following information for each sale of a
23 condominium or townhouse to a person using a down payment assistance
24 program offered by the Washington state housing finance commission
25 that occurred during the prior calendar year:
26 (i) The real estate excise tax affidavit number associated with
27 the sale;
28 (ii) The date of sale;
29 (iii) The parcel number of the property sold;
30 (iv) The street address of the property sold;
31 (v) The county in which the property sold is located;
32 (vi) The full legal name of the seller, or sellers, as shown on
33 the real estate excise tax affidavit;
34 (vii) The full legal name of the buyer, or buyers, as shown on
35 the real estate excise tax affidavit; and
36 (viii) Any additional information the department may require to
37 verify the property sold is a condominium or townhouse sold to
38 persons using a down payment assistance program offered by the
39 Washington state housing finance commission.
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1 (d) For the purposes of this subsection, "townhouse" means
2 dwelling units constructed in a row of two or more attached units
3 where each dwelling unit shares at least one common wall with an
4 adjacent unit and is accessed by a separate outdoor entrance.
5 (3) This section expires January 1, 2034.
6 NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. The following acts or parts of acts are
7 each repealed:
8 (1) RCW 43.83.330 (State and local improvements revolving account
9 —Definitions) and 2015 1st sp.s. c 4 s 34, 1991 sp.s. c 13 s 43, 1985
10 c 57 s 44, & 1972 ex.s. c 127 s 3;
11 (2) RCW 43.83.350 (State and local improvements revolving
12 account, Waste Disposal Facilities, 1980—Definitions) and 2021 c 65 s
13 46, 2015 1st sp.s. c 4 s 40, 1991 sp.s. c 13 s 44, 1985 c 57 s 56, &
14 1980 c 159 s 3;
15 (3) RCW 27.34.410 (Heritage barn preservation fund) and 2015 c
16 225 s 24 & 2007 c 333 s 4;
17 (4) RCW 43.79.487 (Basic health plan stabilization account) and
18 2011 c 5 s 711;
19 (5) RCW 70A.305.140 (Brownfield redevelopment trust fund account—
20 Created—Report to the office of financial management and the
21 legislature—Rules) and 2020 c 20 s 1316, 2019 c 422 s 414, & 2013 2nd
22 sp.s. c 1 s 3;
23 (6) RCW 43.79.530 (Dairy nutrient infrastructure account) and
24 2016 sp.s. c 35 s 6016;
25 (7) RCW 43.41.444 (Shared information technology system revolving
26 account—Contracts for administration, development, maintenance, and
27 operations of shared information technology systems—"Shared
28 information technology system" defined) and 2015 3rd sp.s. c 1 s 504;
29 and
30 (8) RCW 43.79.515 (State efficiency and restructuring account)
31 and 2010 1st sp.s. c 37 s 946.
32 Sec. 3. RCW 27.34.400 and 2007 c 333 s 2 are each amended to
33 read as follows:
34 (1) The Washington state heritage barn preservation program is
35 created in the department.
36 (2) The director, in consultation with the heritage barn
37 preservation advisory board, shall conduct a thematic study of
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 1 Washington state's barns. The study shall include a determination of
2 types, an assessment of the most unique and significant barns in the
3 state, and a condition and needs assessment of historic barns in the
4 state.
5 (3)(a) The department, in consultation with the heritage barn
6 preservation advisory board, shall establish a heritage barn
7 recognition program. To apply for recognition as a heritage barn, the
8 barn owner shall supply to the department photos of the barn, photos
9 of the farm and surrounding landscape, a brief history of the farm,
10 and a construction date for the barn.
11 (b) Three times a year, the governor's advisory council on
12 historic places shall review the list of barns submitted by the
13 department for formal recognition as a heritage barn.
14 (4) Eligible applicants for heritage barn preservation ((fund))
15 program awards include property owners, nonprofit organizations, and
16 local governments.
17 (5) To apply for support from the heritage barn preservation
18 ((fund)) program, an applicant must submit an application to the
19 department in a form prescribed by the department. Applicants must
20 provide at least fifty percent of the cost of the project through in-
21 kind labor, the applicant's own moneys, or other funding sources.
22 (6) The following types of projects are eligible for funding:
23 (a) Stabilization of endangered heritage barns and related
24 agricultural buildings, including but not limited to repairs to
25 foundations, sills, windows, walls, structural framework, and the
26 repair and replacement of roofs; and
27 (b) Work that preserves the historic character, features, and
28 materials of a historic barn.
29 (7) In making awards, the advisory board shall consider the
30 following criteria:
31 (a) Relative historical and cultural significance of the barn;
32 (b) Urgency of the threat and need for repair;
33 (c) Extent to which the project preserves historic character and
34 extends the useful life of the barn or associated agricultural
35 building;
36 (d) Visibility of the barn from a state designated scenic byway
37 or other publicly traveled way;
38 (e) Extent to which the project leverages other sources of
39 financial assistance;
40 (f) Provision for long-term preservation;
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 1 (g) Readiness of the applicant to initiate and complete the
2 project; and
3 (h) Extent to which the project contributes to the equitable
4 geographic distribution of heritage barn preservation ((fund))
5 program awards across the state.
6 (8) In awarding funds, special consideration shall be given to
7 barns that are:
8 (a) Still in agricultural use;
9 (b) Listed on the national register of historic places; or
10 (c) Outstanding examples of their type or era.
11 (9) The conditions in this subsection must be met by recipients
12 of funding in order to satisfy the public benefit requirements of the
13 heritage barn preservation program.
14 (a) Recipients must execute a contract with the department before
15 commencing work. The contract must include a historic preservation
16 easement for between five to fifteen years depending on the amount of
17 the award. The contract must specify public benefit and minimum
18 maintenance requirements.
19 (b) Recipients must proactively maintain their historic barn for
20 a minimum of ten years.
21 (c) Public access to the exterior of properties that are not
22 visible from a public right-of-way must be provided under reasonable
23 terms and circumstances, including the requirement that visits by
24 nonprofit organizations or school groups must be offered at least one
25 day per year.
26 (10) All work must comply with the United States secretary of the
27 interior's standards for the rehabilitation of historic properties;
28 however, exceptions may be made for the retention or installation of
29 metal roofs on a case-by-case basis.
30 (11) The heritage barn preservation ((fund)) program shall be
31 acknowledged on any materials produced and in publicity for the
32 project. A sign acknowledging the ((fund)) program shall be posted at
33 the worksite for the duration of the preservation agreement.
34 (12) Projects must be initiated within one year of funding
35 approval and completed within two years, unless an extension is
36 provided by the department in writing.
37 (13) If a recipient of a heritage barn preservation ((fund))
38 program award, or subsequent owner of a property that was assisted by
39 the ((fund)) program, takes any action within ten years of the
40 funding award with respect to the assisted property such as
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 1 dismantlement, removal, or substantial alteration, which causes it to
2 be no longer eligible for listing in the Washington heritage
3 register, the ((fund)) program shall be repaid in full within one
4 year.
5 NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. A new section is added to chapter 41.05
6 RCW to read as follows:
7 The Fern Lodge maintenance account is created in the custody of
8 the state treasurer. All receipts from the collection of rents for
9 the Snohomish county long-term civil commitment facility known as
10 Fern Lodge must be deposited into the account. Expenditures from the
11 account may only be used for the ongoing maintenance and operational
12 costs of Fern Lodge. Only the director or the director's designee may
13 authorize expenses from the account. The account is subject to
14 allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is
15 not required for expenditures.
16 NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. A new section is added to chapter 43.79
17 RCW to read as follows:
18 The inflation reduction elective pay account is created in the
19 state treasury. All receipts from elective pay provided under P.L.
20 117-169 (inflation reduction act of 2022) must be deposited into the
21 account. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation.
22 NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. A new section is added to chapter 70A.535
23 RCW to read as follows:
24 The clean fuels credit account is created in the state treasury.
25 All receipts from clean fuel credits generated under this chapter by
26 state agency activities not funded through an appropriation in an
27 omnibus transportation appropriations act must be deposited into the
28 account. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation.
29 Expenditures from the account may be used only for state agencies to
30 complete investments to reduce state agency transportation-related
31 emissions including, but not limited to, electric vehicle
32 infrastructure, electric vehicles, electric vessels, and electric
33 boats.
34 Sec. 7. RCW 70A.535.160 and 2023 c 431 s 14 are each amended to
35 read as follows:
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1 The clean fuels transportation investment account is created in
2 the state treasury. All receipts to the state from clean fuel credits
3 generated under this chapter from transportation investments funded
4 in an omnibus transportation appropriations act, including those
5 listed under RCW 70A.535.050(3), must be deposited into the account.
6 Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation.
7 Expenditures from the account may only be used for activities and
8 projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and decarbonize the
9 transportation sector.
10 NEW SECTION. Sec. 8. A new section is added to chapter 74.09
11 RCW to read as follows:
12 The family medicine workforce development account is created in
13 the state treasury. All receipts from funding available for the
14 family medicine residency network pursuant to RCW 74.60.090 and
15 70.112.060 and any other funds collected for the medicaid direct
16 payment program established in chapter . . ., Laws of 2024 (the
17 omnibus operating appropriations act) must be deposited into the
18 account. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation.
19 Expenditures from the account may be used only to supplement primary
20 care graduate medical education.
21 NEW SECTION. Sec. 9. A new section is added to chapter 43.79
22 RCW to read as follows:
23 (1) The legislature recognizes the honor of Seattle being chosen
24 as a host city for the 2026 FIFA World Cup soccer competition. The
25 matches will attract hundreds of thousands of fans to our region and
26 bring unprecedented attention to Seattle and the state of Washington
27 as a whole. In recognition of the economic benefit to the state, the
28 legislature intends to provide assistance in making the capital
29 improvements necessary to host this event.
30 (2) The stadium world cup capital account is created in the state
31 treasury for the purpose of advancing moneys to the Washington state
32 public stadium authority for capital improvements required to host
33 the 2026 World Cup. Moneys in the account may be spent only after
34 appropriation.
35 (3) The department of commerce must enter into a loan agreement
36 with the Washington state public stadium authority to advance funds
37 for capital improvements necessary to host the 2026 World Cup. The
38 department must work with the state treasurer to record distributions
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 1 from the stadium world cup capital account and calculate the
2 repayment obligation for amounts expended. Loan terms