RCW 43.147.010 Terms of agreement. The Pacific Northwest Economic Region is hereby enacted into law and entered into by the state of Washington as a party, and is in full force and effect in accordance with the terms of this agreement. THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ECONOMIC REGION ARTICLE I—Policy and Purpose States and provinces participating in […]
RCW 43.147.020 Finding. The legislature finds that there is a new emerging global economy in which countries and regions located in specific areas of the world are forging new cooperative arrangements. The legislature finds that these new cooperative arrangements are increasing the competitiveness of the participating countries and regions, thus increasing the economic benefits and […]
RCW 43.147.030 Cooperative activities encouraged. It is the intent of chapter 251, Laws of 1991 to direct and encourage the establishment of cooperative activities between the seven legislative bodies of the region. The state representatives to the Pacific Northwest Economic Region shall work through appropriate channels to advance consideration of proposals developed by this body. […]
RCW 43.147.040 Interlibrary sharing—Finding. In chapter 251, Laws of 1991, the legislature enacted into law the Pacific Northwest economic region agreement and made the state of Washington a party along with member states Alaska, Idaho, Montana, and Oregon, and member Canadian provinces Alberta and British Columbia. The legislature recognized that the member states and provinces […]
RCW 43.147.050 Interlibrary sharing—Definition—Member libraries. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, as used in RCW 43.147.040 through 43.147.080 “PNWER-Net” means the technology network to be created by the member states and provinces of the Pacific Northwest economic region that will be capable of electronically linking the following undergraduate university libraries of the member states and […]
RCW 43.147.060 PNWER-Net working subgroup—Generally. (1) The PNWER-Net working subgroup is hereby created for the member state of Washington. The working subgroup shall be composed of seven members as follows: Two members of the senate, one from each of the major caucuses, appointed by the president of the senate; two members of the house of […]
RCW 43.147.070 PNWER-Net working subgroup—Duties. The PNWER-Net working subgroup shall have the following duties: (1) To work with working subgroups from other member states and provinces in an entity known as the PNWER-Net working group to develop PNWER-Net; and (2) To assist the PNWER-Net working group in developing criteria to ensure that designated member libraries […]
RCW 43.147.080 PNWER-Net working subgroup—Gifts, grants, donations. The PNWER-Net working group may accept gifts, grants, and donations from private individuals and entities made for the purposes of RCW 43.147.040 through 43.147.070. [ 1993 c 485 § 5.]
