(1) The secretary of state may solicit and accept gifts, grants, conveyances, bequests, and devises of real or personal property, or both, in trust or otherwise, and sell, lease, exchange, invest, or expend these donations or the proceeds, rents, profits, and income from the donations except as limited by the donor‘s terms.

Terms Used In Washington Code 43.07.370

  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Legacy: A gift of property made by will.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
(2) Moneys received under this section may be used only for the following purposes:
(a) Conducting the Washington state legacy project;
(b) Archival activities;
(c) Washington state library activities;
(d) Development, construction, and operation of the Washington state library-archives building; and
(e) Donation of Washington state flags.
(3)(a) Moneys received under subsection (2)(a) through (c) of this section must be deposited in the Washington state legacy project, state library, and archives account established in RCW 43.07.380.
(b) Moneys received under subsection (2)(d) of this section must be deposited in the Washington state library-archives building account created in RCW 43.07.410.
(c) Moneys received under subsection (2)(e) of this section must be deposited in the Washington state flag account created in RCW 43.07.388.
(4) The secretary of state shall adopt rules to govern and protect the receipt and expenditure of the proceeds.

NOTES:

Findings—Intent—2019 c 448: See note following RCW 43.07.405.
Purpose—2008 c 222: See note following RCW 44.04.320.
Contingency—2007 c 523: See note following RCW 43.07.128.
  Previous section
Next section  
 Chapter 43.07 Contents