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House Bill 1623 — Regional Economic Development Visions and Action Plans (Washington, 2023)

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House Bill 1623 of the State of Washington, 2023 Regular Session, sponsored by Representatives Volz, Chapman, Walsh, Maycumber, Paul, Graham, Ryu, Chambers, Ybarra, Barnard, Christian, Walen, Tharinger, and Shavers. It was read first time on January 26, 2023 and referred to the Committee on Innovation, Community & Economic Development, & Veterans. The title describes an act relating to regional economic development visions and action plans, adding a new section to chapter 43.330 RCW, and creating a new section. Subject to appropriation, by December 1, 2024, and every 10 years thereafter, the department is to lead development of a regional vision and action plan for each region that includes a county eligible to be categorized as a distressed area under RCW 43.168.020.

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     H-0696.2

                                HOUSE BILL 1623


     State of Washington       68th Legislature       2023 Regular Session

     By Representatives Volz, Chapman, Walsh, Maycumber, Paul, Graham,
     Ryu, Chambers, Ybarra, Barnard, Christian, Walen, Tharinger, and
     Shavers

     Read first time 01/26/23.      Referred to Committee   on   Innovation,
     Community & Economic Development, & Veterans.




 1       AN ACT Relating to regional economic development visions       and
 2   action plans; adding a new section to chapter 43.330 RCW;          and
 3   creating a new section.


 4   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:


 5       NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. Since the inception of the department of
 6   community, trade, and economic development in 1993, the forerunner of
 7   today's    department   of   commerce,    Washington    has   assigned
 8   responsibilities    to  the   department   for   increasing   economic
 9   development and developing economic strategies in cooperation with
10   the legislature and the governor. Since 2005, Washington has
11   maintained a list of distressed areas, which include, but are not
12   limited to, counties with an unemployment rate more than 20 percent
13   higher than the statewide unemployment rate for the previous three
14   years. The legislature finds that numerous counties outside of the
15   central Puget Sound region have been persistently categorized as
16   distressed based on their unemployment rates. The legislature finds
17   that regional economic development visions and action plans should be
18   developed in partnership with local businesses and local civic
19   leadership    specific  to   these   distressed   areas   experiencing
20   persistently higher than average unemployment.


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 1       NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 43.330
 2   RCW to read as follows:
 3       (1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this
 4   specific purpose, by December 1, 2024, and every 10 years thereafter,
 5   the department shall lead and facilitate the development of a
 6   regional economic development vision and action plan for each region
 7   of the state that includes a county that is eligible to be
 8   categorized as a distressed area under RCW 43.168.020 due to its
 9   unemployment rate. There must be at least five regional vision and
10   action plans completed, with the boundaries of the regions to be
11   determined at the discretion of the department after outreach to
12   affected communities.
13       (2) The purpose of each regional economic development vision and
14   action plan is to assist with synchronizing local government policies
15   and actions, and to guide and inform state funding and policies
16   connected to the economic development objectives. No regional
17   economic development action plan shall have the force of law or
18   compel any local or state action.
19       (3) In developing the vision and action plan, the department
20   shall coordinate with local associate development organizations,
21   local government officials, the private sector business community,
22   nonprofit   organizations,   and  local    labor organizations.   The
23   department shall survey the local community with respect to their
24   goals for the future of the local economy.
25       (4) The department shall call upon and receive the cooperation of
26   other state agencies for research and analysis that may be needed to
27   fulfill the requirements of this section.

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