2011 Washington Code
Title 46 Motor vehicles
46.16 Vehicle licenses.
46.16.30929 "Share the Road" account.

(1) The "Share the Road" account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. Upon the department's determination that the state had been reimbursed for the cost of implementing the "Share the Road" special license plate, all receipts, except as provided in RCW 46.16.313(24) (a) and (b), from "Share the Road" license plates must be deposited into the account. Only the director of the department of licensing or the director's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures.

     (2) Funds in the account must be disbursed subject to the following conditions and limitations:

     (a) Under the requirements set out in RCW 46.16.765, the department must contract with a qualified nonprofit organization to promote bicycle safety and awareness education in communities throughout Washington.

     (b) For the purpose of this section, a "qualified nonprofit organization" means a not-for-profit corporation incorporated and of tax exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the federal internal revenue code. The organization must promote bicycle safety and awareness education in communities throughout Washington.

     (c) The qualified nonprofit organization must meet all requirements set out in RCW 46.16.765.

[2005 c 426 § 4.]