S-4330.1
SENATE BILL 6313
State of Washington 68th Legislature 2024 Regular Session
By Senator Torres
1 AN ACT Relating to changing the use of funds for the Seattle
2 Sounders FC special license plate; reenacting and amending RCW
3 46.68.420; and providing an effective date.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
5 Sec. 1. RCW 46.68.420 and 2022 c 239 s 3, 2022 c 117 s 3, and
6 2022 c 96 s 4 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
7 (1) The department shall:
8 (a) Collect special license plate fees established under RCW
9 46.17.220;
10 (b) Deduct an amount not to exceed ((twelve dollars)) $12 for
11 initial issue and two dollars for renewal issue for administration
12 and collection expenses incurred by it; and
13 (c) Remit the remaining proceeds to the custody of the state
14 treasurer with a proper identifying detailed report.
15 (2) The state treasurer shall credit the proceeds to the motor
16 vehicle fund until the department determines that the state has been
17 reimbursed for the cost of implementing the special license plate.
18 Upon determination by the department that the state has been
19 reimbursed, the state treasurer shall credit the remaining special
20 license plate fee amounts for each special license plate to the
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1 following appropriate account as created in this section in the
2 custody of the state treasurer:
3 ACCOUNT CONDITIONS FOR USE OF
4 FUNDS
5 4-H programs Support Washington 4-H
6 programs
7 Fred Hutch Support cancer research at the
8 Fred Hutchinson cancer research
9 center
10 Gonzaga University alumni Scholarship funds to needy and
11 association qualified students attending or
12 planning to attend Gonzaga
13 University
14 Helping kids speak Provide free diagnostic and
15 therapeutic services to families of
16 children who suffer from a delay
17 in language or speech
18 development
19 Law enforcement memorial Provide support and assistance to
20 survivors and families of law
21 enforcement officers in
22 Washington killed in the line of
23 duty and to organize, finance,
24 fund, construct, utilize, and
25 maintain a memorial on the state
26 capitol grounds to honor those
27 fallen officers
28 Lighthouse environmental Support selected Washington state
29 programs lighthouses that are accessible to
30 the public and staffed by
31 volunteers; provide environmental
32 education programs; provide
33 grants for other Washington
34 lighthouses to assist in funding
35 infrastructure preservation and
36 restoration; encourage and support
37 interpretive programs by
38 lighthouse docents
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 1 Music matters awareness Promote music education in
2 schools throughout Washington
3 Patches pal, or alternative name Provide funds to the Seattle
4 as designated by the department children's hospital strong against
5 under RCW 46.04.383 cancer program
6 San Juan Islands programs Provide funds to the Madrona
7 institute
8 Seattle Mariners Provide funds to the sports
9 mentoring program and to support
10 the Washington world fellows
11 program in the following manner:
12 (a) Seventy-five percent to the
13 Washington state leadership board
14 solely to administer the sports
15 mentoring program established
16 under RCW 43.388.040, to
17 encourage youth who have
18 economic needs or face
19 adversities to experience spectator
20 sports or get involved in youth
21 sports, and (b) up to twenty-five
22 percent to the Washington state
23 leadership board solely to
24 administer the Washington world
25 fellows program, an equity
26 focused program
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 1 Seattle NHL hockey Provide funds to the NHL Seattle
2 foundation and to support the
3 boundless Washington program in
4 the following manner: (a) Fifty
5 percent to the NHL Seattle
6 foundation, or its successor
7 organization, to help marginalized
8 youth succeed in life through
9 increased access to sports and
10 other opportunities; (b) twenty-
11 five percent to the Washington
12 state leadership board solely to
13 administer the boundless
14 Washington program to facilitate
15 opportunities for young people
16 with physical and sensory
17 disabilities to enjoy and
18 experience the outdoors; and (c)
19 twenty-five percent to the NHL
20 Seattle foundation, or its
21 successor organization, for
22 providing financial support to
23 allow youth to participate in
24 hockey
25 Seattle Seahawks Provide funds to InvestED and to
26 support the Washington world
27 fellows program in the following
28 manner: (a) Seventy-five percent,
29 to InvestED, to encourage
30 secondary students who have
31 economic needs to stay in school,
32 return to school, or get involved
33 within their learning community;
34 and (b) twenty-five percent to the
35 Washington state leadership board
36 solely to administer the
37 Washington world fellows
38 program, including the provision
39 of fellowships
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 1 Seattle Sounders FC Provide funds to ((Washington
2 state mentors and the Washington
3 state leadership board in the
4 following manner: (a) Seventy
5 percent and the remaining
6 proceeds, if any, to Washington
7 state mentors, to increase the
8 number of mentors in the state by
9 offering mentoring grants
10 throughout Washington state that
11 foster positive youth development
12 and academic success, with up to
13 twenty percent of these proceeds
14 authorized for program
15 administration costs; and (b) up to
16 thirty percent, not to exceed forty-
17 thousand dollars annually as
18 adjusted for inflation by the office
19 of financial management, to the
20 Washington state leadership
21 board, to develop Washington
22 state educational, veterans,
23 international relations, and civics
24 projects and to recognize the
25 outstanding public service of
26 individuals or groups in the state
27 of Washington)) the RAVE
28 foundation in support of its
29 mission to bring free access to the
30 game of soccer as a way to foster
31 wellness, learning, and joy in
32 youth
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 1 Seattle Storm Provide funds to the Washington
2 state legislative youth advisory
3 council and the Washington state
4 leadership board in the following
5 manner: Twenty-five thousand
6 dollars per year of the net
7 proceeds to the legislative youth
8 advisory council, or its successor
9 organization; and the remaining
10 net proceeds on an annual basis,
11 to the Washington state leadership
12 board for the purpose of providing
13 grants to support and enhance
14 athletic, recreational, and other
15 opportunities for women and girls,
16 and especially those with
17 disabilities
18 Seattle University Fund scholarships for students
19 attending or planning to attend
20 Seattle University
21 Share the road Promote bicycle safety and
22 awareness education in
23 communities throughout
24 Washington
25 Ski & ride Washington Promote winter snowsports, such
26 as skiing and snowboarding, and
27 related programs, such as ski and
28 ride safety programs,
29 underprivileged youth ski and ride
30 programs, and active, healthy
31 lifestyle programs
32 State flower Support Meerkerk Rhododendron
33 Gardens and provide for grants to
34 other qualified nonprofit
35 organizations' efforts to preserve
36 rhododendrons
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 1 Volunteer firefighters Receive and disseminate funds for
2 purposes on behalf of volunteer
3 firefighters, their families, and
4 others deemed in need
5 Washington apples Provide scholarship funding to the
6 tree fruit industry's official
7 charity, the Washington apple
8 education foundation, which
9 provides financial support,
10 professional employment
11 preparedness training, and
12 mentorship to students with ties to
13 the apple industry pursuing a
14 higher education
15 Washington farmers and ranchers Provide funds to the Washington
16 FFA Foundation for educational
17 programs in Washington state
18 Washington state aviation Provide funds to the department
19 of transportation to support
20 infrastructure improvements at
21 public use airports in Washington
22 state
23 Washington state council of Receive and disseminate funds for
24 firefighters benevolent fund charitable purposes on behalf of
25 members of the Washington state
26 council of firefighters, their
27 families, and others deemed in
28 need
29 Washington state wrestling Provide funds to the Washington
30 state wrestling foundation to fund
31 new and existing college
32 wrestling programs
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 1 Washington tennis Provide funds to cities to assist in
2 the construction and maintenance
3 of a public tennis facility with at
4 least four indoor tennis courts. A
5 city is eligible for construction
6 funds if the city does not already
7 have a public or private facility
8 with at least four indoor tennis
9 courts. Funds for construction
10 must first be made available to the
11 most populous eligible city,
12 according to the most recent
13 census, for a time period not to
14 exceed five years after January 1,
15 2017. After the five-year time
16 period, the funds for construction
17 must be made available to the
18 next most populous eligible city.
19 Funds for the maintenance of a
20 public tennis facility with at least
21 four indoor tennis courts must
22 first be made available to the first
23 eligible city that utilizes funds for
24 construction provided by chapter
25 16, Laws of 2016
26 Washington wine Provide funds to the state of
27 Washington tourism to promote
28 tourism throughout Washington
29 state
30 Washington's national park fund Build awareness of Washington's
31 national parks and support priority
32 park programs and projects in
33 Washington's national parks, such
34 as enhancing visitor experience,
35 promoting volunteerism, engaging
36 communities, and providing
37 educational opportunities related
38 to Washington's national parks
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 1 We love our pets Support and enable the
2 Washington federation of animal
3 welfare and control agencies to
4 promote and perform spay/neuter
5