Washington Revised Code Title 79A. Public Recreational Lands § 79A.25.210. Firearms range account--Grant program--Rules
Current as of April 06, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
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The firearms range account is hereby created in the state general fund. Moneys in the account shall be subject to legislative appropriation and shall be used for purchase and development of land, construction or improvement of range facilities, including fixed structure construction or remodeling, equipment purchase, safety or environmental improvements, noise abatement, and liability protection for public and nonprofit firearm range training and practice facilities.
Grant funds shall not be used for expendable shooting supplies, or normal operating expenses. In making grants, the board shall give priority to projects for noise abatement or safety improvement. Grant funds shall not supplant funds for other organization programs.
The funds will be available to nonprofit shooting organizations, school districts, and state, county, or local governments on a match basis. All entities receiving matching funds must be open on a regular basis and usable by law enforcement personnel or the general public who possess Washington concealed pistol licenses or Washington hunting licenses or who are enrolled in a firearm safety class.
Applicants for a grant from the firearms range account shall provide matching funds in either cash or in-kind contributions. The match must represent one dollar in value for each one dollar of the grant except that in the case of a grant for noise abatement or safety improvements the match must represent one dollar in value for each two dollars of the grant. In-kind contributions include but are not limited to labor, materials, and new property. Existing assets and existing development may not apply to the match.
Applicants other than school districts or local or state government must be registered as a nonprofit or not-for-profit organization with the Washington secretary of state. The organization's articles of incorporation must contain provisions for the organization's structure, officers, legal address, and registered agent.
Organizations requesting grants must provide the hours of range availability for public and law enforcement use. The fee structure will be submitted with the grant application.
Any nonprofit organization or agency accepting a grant under this program will be required to pay back the entire grant amount to the firearms range account if the use of the range facility is discontinued less than ten years after the grant is accepted.
Entities receiving grants must make the facilities for which grant funding is received open for hunter safety education classes and firearm safety classes on a regular basis for no fee.
Government units or school districts applying for grants must open their range facility on a regular basis for hunter safety education classes and firearm safety classes.
The board shall adopt rules to implement chapter 195, Laws of 1990, pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW. During the 2017-2019 and 2019-2021 fiscal biennia, expenditures from the firearms range account may be used to implement chapter 74, Laws of 2017 (SHB 1100) (concealed pistol licenses) and chapter 282, Laws of 2017 (SB 5268) (concealed pistol license notices). During the 2021-2023 fiscal biennium, expenditures from the firearms range account may be used to implement chapter 74, Laws of 2017 (SHB 1100) (concealed pistol licenses).
(1) “Applicant” means:
(a) In the case of an individual medicare supplement policy, the person who seeks to contract for insurance benefits; and
(b) In the case of a group medicare supplement policy, the proposed certificate holder.
(2) “Certificate” means, for the purposes of this chapter, any certificate delivered or issued for delivery in this state under a group medicare supplement policy.
(3) “Certificate form” means the form on which the certificate is delivered or issued for delivery by the issuer.
(4) “Issuer” includes insurance companies, fraternal benefit societies, managed care organizations, and any other entity delivering or issuing for delivery in this state medicare supplement policies or certificates.
(5) “Medicare” means the “Health Insurance for the Aged Act,” title XVIII of the social security amendments of 1965, as then constituted or later amended.
(6) “Medicare supplement policy” means a group or individual policy of accident and sickness insurance or an enrollee contract under a managed care organization, other than a policy issued pursuant to a contract under section 1876 of the federal social security act (42 U.S.C. section 1395 et seq.), or an issued policy under a demonstration project specified in 42 U.S.C. section 1395ss(g)(1), which is advertised, marketed or designed primarily as a supplement to reimbursements under medicare for the hospital, medical or surgical expenses of persons eligible for medicare.
(7) “Policy form” means the form on which the policy is delivered or issued for delivery by the issuer.
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