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Agencies that are responsible for state-level regulating, monitoring, managing, and protecting environmental and public health concerns. The exact duties of these agencies can vary widely and some are combined with or are part of a state's fish and wildlife management agency .
The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) is Washington's social services department. The agency has its headquarters in Office Building Two (OB-2) in Olympia , the state capital. [ 1 ] Annually, 2.2 million children, families, vulnerable adults and seniors come to the department for protection, comfort, food assistance, financial aid ...
Health, Washington State Board of (SBOH) Higher Education Coordinating Board (HECB) Higher Education Facilities Authority (WHEFA) Hispanic Affairs, Washington State Commission on (CHA) Historical Society, Eastern Washington State (WSHSEAST) History Museum, State (WSHS) Home Care Referral Registry (HCRR) Horse Racing Commission, Washington State ...
The Department of Ecology began a vehicle inspection program in 1982, requiring vehicles registered within the state to be inspected for emissions quality. The program ended on December 31, 2019, following a 14-year phase-out approved by the state legislature in 2005 as air quality in Washington cities had improved to above federal standards.
In early March 2020, coronavirus cases within Washington state grew along with the rest of the country. Washington State Department of Health officials requested, from the federal government's Strategic National Stockpile (the U.S. government's repository of drugs, vaccines and equipment to be used in major public health emergencies), 233,000 respirators and 200,000 surgical masks.
The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) is a cabinet-level agency in the government of Washington which regulates, advocates, and provides services for the state's agricultural industry. The agency was established in 1913 and is headquartered in Olympia, Washington. The current director of the WSDA is Derek Sandison. [2]
Archived Sessions of the South Dakota Legislature; Historical Listing of legislators; South Dakota State Library. Legislative Manuals (Blue Books), 1903-present; Digital Public Library of America. Assorted materials related to South Dakota Legislature "Guide to Law Online: U.S. South Dakota: Legislative", guides.loc.gov, Washington DC: Library ...
The Department of Liquor Control is a South Dakota state government agency which is responsible for licensing certain operations and for collecting certain state taxes. These taxes include cigarette excise, estate, bank franchise, ore, energy mineral severance, coin-operated laundromat license fees, beer, wine and distilled spirits, gaming excise, beer and liquor license fees, and alcohol ...