House Bill 1978 — Intrastate Mutual Aid System (Washington, 2024 Regular Session)

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House Bill 1978 of the State of Washington, 68th Legislature, 2024 Regular Session, by Representatives Rule, Volz, Ryu, Ramel, Ormsby and Reeves, by request of the Military Department. The bill is an act relating to the addition of special purpose and junior taxing districts to the intrastate mutual aid system, and amends RCW 38.56.020. It provides that member jurisdictions of the system include a political subdivision, special purpose district, or junior taxing district, and any federally recognized Indian tribe that sends a tribal government resolution. It also provides that a member jurisdiction is released from membership upon receipt of a resolution or ordinance electing not to participate. It was prefiled 12/20/23 and read first time 01/08/24.

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     Z-0419.2

                                HOUSE BILL 1978


     State of Washington       68th Legislature       2024 Regular Session

     By Representatives Rule, Volz, Ryu, Ramel, Ormsby, and Reeves; by
     request of Military Department

     Prefiled 12/20/23. Read first time 01/08/24. Referred to Committee
     on Innovation, Community & Economic Development, & Veterans.




1        AN ACT Relating to the addition of special purpose and junior
2    taxing districts to the intrastate mutual aid system; and amending
3    RCW 38.56.020.


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


 5       Sec. 1. RCW 38.56.020 and 2011 c 79 s 2 are each amended to read
 6   as follows:
 7       (1) The intrastate mutual aid system is established to provide
 8   for mutual assistance in an emergency among political subdivisions
 9   and federally recognized Indian tribes that choose to participate as
10   member jurisdictions.
11       (2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, member
12   jurisdictions of the intrastate mutual aid system include:
13       (a) A political subdivision, special purpose district as defined
14   in RCW 36.96.010, or junior taxing district as described in RCW
15   84.52.043; and
16       (b) Any federally recognized Indian tribe located within the
17   boundaries of the state of Washington upon receipt by the department
18   of a tribal government resolution declaring its intention to be a
19   member jurisdiction in the intrastate mutual aid system under this
20   chapter.


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 1       (3)(a) A member jurisdiction is released from membership in the
 2   intrastate mutual aid system established under this chapter upon
 3   receipt by the department of a resolution or ordinance declaring that
 4   the member jurisdiction elects not to participate in the system.
 5       (b) Nothing in this chapter may be construed to affect other
 6   mutual aid systems or agreements otherwise authorized by law,
 7   including the Washington state fire services mobilization plan and
 8   the law enforcement mobilization plan under chapter 43.43 RCW, nor
 9   preclude a political subdivision or Indian tribe from entering or
10   participating in those mutual aid systems or agreements.
11       (4) Mutual assistance may be requested by, and provided to,
12   member   jurisdictions  under   this   chapter  for:   (a)   Response,
13   mitigation, or recovery activities related to an emergency; or (b)
14   participation in drills or exercises in preparation for an emergency.

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