Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 43.330 - Department of Commerce.
43.330.040 - Director powers and duties.

RCW 43.330.040
Director powers and duties.

(1) The director shall supervise and administer the activities of the department and shall advise the governor and the legislature with respect to community and economic development matters affecting the state.
(2) In addition to other powers and duties granted to the director, the director shall have the following powers and duties:
(a) Enter into contracts on behalf of the state to carry out the purposes of this chapter;
(b) Act for the state in the initiation of or participation in any multigovernmental program relative to the purpose of this chapter;
(c) Accept and expend gifts and grants, whether such grants be of federal or other funds;
(d) Appoint such deputy directors, assistant directors, and up to seven special assistants as may be needed to administer the department. These employees are exempt from the provisions of chapter 41.06 RCW;
(e) Prepare and submit budgets for the department for executive and legislative action;
(f) Submit recommendations for legislative actions as are deemed necessary to further the purposes of this chapter;
(g) Adopt rules in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW and perform all other functions necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of this chapter;
(h) Delegate powers, duties, and functions as the director deems necessary for efficient administration, but the director shall be responsible for the official acts of the officers and employees of the department; and
(i) Perform other duties as are necessary and consistent with law.
(3) When federal or other funds are received by the department, they shall be promptly transferred to the state treasurer and thereafter expended only upon the approval of the director. The department must track the amount of federal economic development funding received and disbursed along with any required state, local, or other matching requirements and annually provide the information to the economic development committees of the house of representatives and the senate.
(4) The director may request information and assistance from all other agencies, departments, and officials of the state, and may reimburse such agencies, departments, or officials if such a request imposes any additional expenses upon any such agency, department, or official.
(5) The director shall, in carrying out the responsibilities of office, consult with governmental officials, private groups, and individuals and with officials of other states. All state agencies and their officials and the officials of any political subdivision of the state shall cooperate with and give such assistance to the department, including the submission of requested information, to allow the department to carry out its purposes under this chapter.
(6) The director may establish additional advisory or coordinating groups with the legislature, within state government, with state and other governmental units, with the private sector and nonprofit entities or in specialized subject areas as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(7) The internal affairs of the department shall be under the control of the director in order that the director may manage the department in a flexible and intelligent manner as dictated by changing contemporary circumstances. Unless specifically limited by law, the director shall have complete charge and supervisory powers over the department. The director may create such administrative structures as the director deems appropriate, except as otherwise specified by law, and the director may employ such personnel as may be necessary in accordance with chapter 41.06 RCW, except as otherwise provided by law.

[ 2016 sp.s. c 12 § 1; 1993 c 280 § 6.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 43 - State Government—Executive

Chapter 43.330 - Department of Commerce.

43.330.005 - Findings.

43.330.007 - Management responsibility.

43.330.010 - Definitions.

43.330.020 - Department created.

43.330.030 - Director—Appointment—Salary.

43.330.040 - Director powers and duties.

43.330.050 - Community and economic development responsibilities.

43.330.060 - Trade and business responsibilities.

43.330.062 - Recruitment and retention of business—Protocols for associate development organizations and department staff.

43.330.065 - Identification of countries of strategic importance for international trade relations.

43.330.068 - International companies investing in Washington—Eligibility for excise tax incentives.

43.330.070 - Local development capacity—Training and technical assistance.

43.330.075 - Local government regulation and policy handouts—Technical assistance.

43.330.080 - Coordination of community and economic development services—Contracts with county-designated associate development organizations—Scope of services—Business services training.

43.330.082 - Contracting associate development organizations—Performance measures and summary of best practices—Remediation plans—Report.

43.330.084 - Washington state quality award—Reimbursement of application fee.

43.330.086 - Contracts with associate development organizations—Schedule of awards.

43.330.090 - Economic diversification strategies—Targeted industry sectors—Film and video production.

43.330.094 - Tourism development and promotion account—Promotion of tourism industry.

43.330.100 - Local infrastructure and public facilities—Grants and loans.

43.330.110 - Housing—Energy assistance.

43.330.120 - Growth management.

43.330.125 - Assistance to counties and cities.

43.330.130 - Services to poor and disadvantaged persons—Preschool children—Substance abuse—Family services—Fire protection and emergency management.

43.330.135 - Court-appointed special advocate programs—Funds—Eligibility.

43.330.145 - Entrepreneurial assistance—Recipients of temporary assistance for needy families—Cooperation with agencies for training and industrial recruitment.

43.330.150 - Fees—Conferences, workshops, training.

43.330.152 - Fees—Service and product delivery areas.

43.330.155 - Community and economic development fee account.

43.330.156 - Fees—Adoption by rule.

43.330.165 - Housing for farmworkers—Proposal review and funding recommendations—Farmworker housing advisory group.

43.330.167 - Washington youth and families fund.

43.330.170 - Statewide housing market analysis.

43.330.181 - Office of apple health and homes—Responsibilities.

43.330.184 - Apple health and homes account.

43.330.187 - Rapid permanent supportive housing acquisition and development program.

43.330.190 - Reimbursement of extraordinary criminal justice costs.

43.330.250 - Economic development strategic reserve account—Authorized expenditures—Transfer of excess funds to the education construction account.

43.330.260 - Inventory of economic development grant opportunities—Joint efforts for grant seeking and attracting major events.

43.330.270 - Innovation partnership zone program.

43.330.280 - Documentation of clusters of companies having a comparative competitive advantage—Process and criteria—Working group.

43.330.300 - Financial fraud and identity theft crimes investigation and prosecution program.

43.330.310 - Comprehensive green economy jobs growth initiative—Establishment.

43.330.320 - Obtaining energy efficiency services—Awarding grants to financial institutions—Credit enhancements.

43.330.330 - Funding energy efficiency improvements—Risk reduction mechanisms—Legislative intent.

43.330.340 - Appliance efficiency rebate program.

43.330.350 - Use of moneys by local municipalities to leverage financing for energy efficiency projects.

43.330.360 - Findings—Involvement of state bond authorities in financing energy efficiency projects.

43.330.365 - Electric vehicle incentive account.

43.330.370 - Evergreen jobs initiative.

43.330.375 - Evergreen jobs efforts—Coordination and support—Identification of technologies, barriers, and strategies—Outreach efforts—Performance reports.

43.330.400 - Broadband mapping account—Federal broadband data improvement act funding—Coordination of broadband mapping activities.

43.330.403 - Reporting availability of high-speed internet—Survey of high-speed internet infrastructure owned or leased by state agencies—Geographic information system map—Rules.

43.330.406 - Procurement of geographic information system map—Accountability and oversight structure—Application of public records act.

43.330.409 - Broadband mapping, deployment, and adoption—Reports.

43.330.412 - Community technology opportunity program—Administration—Grant program.

43.330.421 - Advisory group on digital inclusion and technology planning.

43.330.425 - Advisory committee on permanent supportive housing.

43.330.430 - Developmental disabilities endowment—Definitions.

43.330.431 - Developmental disabilities endowment—Trust fund.

43.330.432 - Developmental disabilities endowment—Authority of state investment board—Authority of governing board.

43.330.433 - Developmental disabilities endowment—Governing board—Liability of governing board and state investment board.

43.330.434 - Developmental disabilities endowment—Endowment principles.

43.330.435 - Developmental disabilities endowment—Development of operating plan—Elements.

43.330.436 - Developmental disabilities endowment—Program implementation and administration.

43.330.437 - Developmental disabilities endowment—Rules.

43.330.440 - Multijurisdictional regulatory streamlining projects—Establishment—Reports.

43.330.460 - Washington achieving a better life experience program—Definitions.

43.330.462 - Washington achieving a better life experience program account.

43.330.464 - Washington achieving a better life experience program—Investment of moneys—Responsibility of state investment board, governing board, and investment manager.

43.330.466 - Washington achieving a better life experience program—Established—Governing board—Administrative support—Colocation with developmental disabilities endowment governing board—Advisory committees—Interagency agreements—Limited liability.

43.330.468 - Washington achieving a better life experience program—Governing board authority.

43.330.480 - Low-income home rehabilitation revolving loan program—Definitions.

43.330.482 - Low-income home rehabilitation revolving loan program.

43.330.486 - Low-income home rehabilitation revolving loan program—Contracts with rehabilitation agencies—Reports.

43.330.488 - Low-income home rehabilitation revolving loan program—Account.

43.330.500 - Life sciences discovery fund.

43.330.502 - Life sciences discovery fund—Grants and contracts by department.

43.330.504 - Life sciences discovery fund—Department powers.

43.330.506 - Life sciences discovery fund—Limitation of liability.

43.330.510 - Keep Washington working statewide work group.

43.330.515 - Military installation incompatible development—Defense community compatibility account—Grants.

43.330.520 - Military installation incompatible development—Project list—Report.

43.330.530 - Broadband office—Definitions.

43.330.532 - Broadband office—Established—Purpose.

43.330.534 - Broadband office—Powers and duties.

43.330.536 - Broadband office—Goals.

43.330.538 - Broadband office—Reports.

43.330.539 - Broadband office—Digital equity plan.

43.330.5393 - Digital equity planning grant program.

43.330.5395 - Digital equity forum.

43.330.540 - Cannabis social equity technical assistance grant program.

43.330.542 - Environmental justice obligations of the department of commerce.

43.330.545 - Community engagement grants—Law enforcement.

43.330.550 - Employer-supported child care—Technical assistance.

43.330.560 - Office of renewable fuels—Definitions.

43.330.565 - Office of renewable fuels—Established.

43.330.570 - Office of renewable fuels—Duties.

43.330.575 - Renewable fuels accelerator account.

43.330.700 - Findings—Homeless youth.

43.330.702 - Homeless youth—Definitions.

43.330.705 - Homeless youth—Office of homeless youth prevention and protection programs.

43.330.706 - Homeless youth—Data and outcomes measures—Report.

43.330.710 - Homeless youth—Office of homeless youth prevention and protection programs—Report to the director—Grants—Program management and oversight.

43.330.715 - Homeless youth—Training program.

43.330.717 - Homeless youth—Review of state-funded programs.

43.330.720 - Unaccompanied youth—Publicly funded system of care—Department of children, youth, and families and the office of homeless youth prevention and protection programs to develop plan.

43.330.723 - Youth and young adults exiting publicly funded system of care—Flexible funding.

43.330.724 - Youth and young adults exiting publicly funded system of care—Housing stability for youth in crisis pilot programs.

43.330.725 - Youth and young adults exiting publicly funded system of care—System of care grants.

43.330.730 - Finding—2015 c 296.

43.330.732 - Definitions.

43.330.735 - Washington small business retirement marketplace.

43.330.737 - Private sector contractor's duties—Director's duties—Rollovers—Rules—Participation of private sector financial services firms.

43.330.740 - Payment of marketplace expenses—Use of private and federal funding.

43.330.742 - Federal employment retirement income act liability—Prohibition on state-based retirement plan for nonstate employees.

43.330.745 - Incentive payments.

43.330.747 - Effectiveness and efficiency of the Washington small business retirement marketplace—Biennial report.

43.330.750 - Rules—Rule development process.

43.330.760 - Intent—2021 c 64.

43.330.762 - Manufacturing—Goals and strategies—Reports—Manufacturing council.

43.330.765 - Manufacturing—Regional strategies—Grants.

43.330.767 - Manufacturing cluster acceleration account.

43.330.770 - Manufacturing—Workforce innovation sector lead—Reports.

43.330.772 - Subject to appropriation.

43.330.900 - References to director and department.

43.330.901 - Captions.

43.330.902 - Effective date—1993 c 280.

43.330.9021 - Effective date—1994 c 5.

43.330.904 - Transfer of certain state energy office powers, duties, and functions—References to director—Appointment of assistant director.

43.330.905 - Transfer of powers, duties, and functions pertaining to county public health assistance.

43.330.907 - Transfer of powers, duties, and functions pertaining to administrative and support services for the building code council.

43.330.908 - Transfer of powers, duties, and functions pertaining to the drug prosecution assistance program.

43.330.909 - Transfer of powers, duties, and functions pertaining to the energy facility site evaluation council.

43.330.910 - Transfer of certain powers, duties, and functions of the department of information services—High-speed internet activities.

43.330.911 - Short title—2015 c 69.

43.330.912 - Conflict with federal requirements—2015 c 296.