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• Introduced by Sen. Jim Kastama, (D-Puyallup) (D) on January 16, 2007, to create the “Emergency Management, Preparedness, and Assistance Account.” The account would be funded by a $2 annual surcharge on homeowners’ and renters’ insurance policies, and a $4 annual surcharge on commercial insurance policies. The account would be used to fund emergency training exercises, develop comprehensive emergency management plans, and implement projects to strengthen emergency response .
  • Referred to the Senate Government Operations and Elections Committee on January 16, 2007.
    • Substitute offered to the Senate Government Operations and Elections Committee on February 22, 2007, to add a definition of "mobile home" for the purposes of imposing the surcharge. The Office of the Insurance Commissioner is required to provide to the Department of Revenue all information needed by Revenue to collect the surcharge. The Military Department, as part of the biennial strategic emergency management assessment, is required to evaluate the coordination between state, local, and tribal governments and private industries or organizations that provide basic human safety and health needs including water, food, shelter, and medical care.
  • Referred to the Senate Ways & Means Committee on February 22, 2007.