EXECUTIVE ORDER EO 74-10
DESIGNATING THE PLANNING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS AGENCY AS THE SINGLE STATE PLANNING AGENCY UNDER THE DRUG ABUSE
OFFICE AND TREATMENT ACT OF 1972 (P.L. 92-255), AND
OTHERWISE IMPLEMENTING THAT ACT
WHEREAS, the dangerous
and serious problem of drug abuse facing our
state and nation afflicts suburban and rural as well as urban areas of our
state; and
Drug abuse, such as heroin addiction, substantially
contributes to crime; and
Drug abuse undermines our
institutions by inflicting increasing pain and hardship on individuals,
families, and communities; and
Coordination of state and local efforts with those of the federal
government will increase the effectiveness of efforts to prevent, control, and
treat drug abuse in our state; and
The success of state drug abuse
programs and activities requires a recognition
of the interrelations of education, treatment,
rehabilitation, research, training and law enforcement efforts; and
Too little is known about the total extent of drug abuse in our state and the ways to treat and
prevent it; and
The State of Washington has drug abuse prevention
responsibilities independent of those of the federal government; and
Our
responses to the problem of drug abuse, consequently, must be based upon an
assessment of its nature and extent in the state, a determination of measurable
goals and objectives with respect to drug abuse prevention, and the
establishment of response priorities; and
Drug abuse
prevention requires the development, adoption, and implementation of comprehensive and coordinated plans by state and local government and a state master plan; and
In order
to receive federal funds for drug abuse prevention activities under Section
409(e) of Title IV of the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment At of 1972, the
Governor must designate not only a single state planning agency responsible for
supervising the preparation and administration of a state master plan for drug
abuse prevention, but also must establish a state drug abuse prevention
advisory council; and The public
interest of the citizens of the State of Washington requires that there be a
full and effective implementation of the provisions of the Drug Abuse Office
and Treatment Act of 1972 (P.L. 92-255), accomplished through a unified
administrative and planning program; NOW,
THEREFORE, I, Daniel J. Evans, by virtue of
the authority vested in me as Governor of the State of Washington, do hereby
proclaim the following Executive Order: 1.
The Planning and Community Affairs
Agency is hereby designated as the single state agency responsible for the
preparation and administration of, or the supervision of the preparation and
administration of the State plan for planning, establishing, conducting, and
coordinating projects for the development of more effective drug abuse
prevention functions in the State, pursuant to the Drug Abuse Office and
Treatment Act of 1972 (P.L. 92-255) as now or hereafter amended. The Planning and Community Affairs Agency
shall have the primary responsibility to develop, implement, and revise as
necessary a comprehensive State Master Plan for drug abuse prevention, which
plan shall establish priorities for drug abuse programs and, when approved by
the Governor, shall constitute the Governor’s recommendations to all program
agencies for the determination of allocations of state and federal resources
for drug abuse prevention, treatment, education, and control. As the single state agency, the Planning and
Community Affairs Agency also shall be responsible for the general monitoring,
review, evaluation, and approval of drug abuse prevention activities pursuant
to the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972, and the coordination of
those activities with and among local units of government. It may apply on behalf of the State of
Washington for grants authorized by Section 409 of the Drug Abuse Office and
Treatment act of 1972, carry out all duties and responsibilities required by
such Act and regulations and responsibilities required by such Act and
regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.
It shall not, however, assume the administration of drug abuse
prevention programs not directly related to its planning responsibilities
unless these programs cannot be located within another state agency. The
Director of the Planning and Community Affairs Agency shall establish a program
within the Agency and appoint an executive head for such program to carry out the purposes of this executive order.
2.
To facilitate coordination of
drug abuse prevention programs and to otherwise assist the Planning and
Community Affairs Agency in its drug abuse prevention functions, the
Inter-Agency Committee on Drug Abuse Prevention and the Governor’s Advisory
Council on Drug Abuse Prevention shall be established. 3.
The Inter-Agency Committee on
Drug Abuse Prevention shall consist of the supervisor or administrator of each
drug abuse program or office within State Government. This Committee shall assist the Planning and Community Affairs
Agency in the development and implementation of the State Master Plan for drug
abuse prevention. 4.
The Governor’s Advisory
Council for Drug Abuse Prevention shall consist of persons appointed by the
Governor, who are representative of the different geographical areas of the
State as well as non-governmental organizations and groups and local
governmental agencies concerned with the treatment and prevention of drug abuse
and drug dependence. The Governor’s
Advisory Council for Drug Abuse Prevention shall consult with and advise the
Governor, the Planning and Community Affairs Agency, and the Inter-Agency
Committee for Drug Abuse Prevention, regarding the development and
implementation of the State Master Plan for drug abuse prevention. 5.
The members of the Governor’s
Advisory Committee on Drug Abuse Prevention created by Executive 73-05 shall
become members of the Advisory council created by this executive order. 6.
Executive Order No. 73-05,
dated June 27, 1973, is hereby rescinded. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused
the seal of the State of Washington to be
affixed at Olympia this 11th day of June
A.D., Nineteen hundred and seventy-four. DANIEL J. EVANS Governor of Washington BY THE GOVERNOR: _________________________________ Secretary of State
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