The disaster response account is created in the state treasury. Moneys may be placed in the account from legislative appropriations and transfers, federal appropriations, or any other lawful source. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account may be used only for support of state agency and local government disaster response and recovery efforts, including the awarding of grants under RCW 38.52.600, response by state and local government and federally recognized tribes to the novel coronavirus pursuant to the gubernatorial declaration of emergency of February 29, 2020, and to reimburse the workers' compensation funds and self-insured employers under RCW 51.16.220. Expenditures from the disaster response account may be used for military department operations and to support wildland fire suppression preparedness, prevention, and restoration activities by state agencies and local governments. The legislature may direct the treasurer to make transfers of moneys in the disaster response account to the state general fund. [ 2024 c 172 s 4; 2022 c 157 s 10; 2021 c 334 s 963; 2020 c 7 s 6; 2019 c 415 s 956; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 1 s 962; 2016 sp.s. c 36 s 918; 2010 2nd sp.s. c 1 s 901; 2010 1st sp.s. c 37 s 919; 2005 c 422 s 2; 2002 c 371 s 903; 1997 c 251 s 1.]
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