(1) The director is authorized, in the director's discretion, to provide funding to employers to purchase additional equipment that may be needed to comply with a rule adopted under RCW 49.17.520. The maximum amount of funding each year is two percent of the premiums paid into the accident fund in the prior year from employers subject to a rule adopted under RCW 49.17.520.

(2) Only employers who pay premiums to the state fund as defined in RCW 51.08.175 and are subject to a rule adopted under RCW 49.17.520 are eligible for funding under this section.

(3) An appropriation is not required for these expenditures.

(4) The department may adopt rules to implement this section.

Findings—Intent—2023 c 112: See note following RCW 49.17.520.