AGO 1949-51 No. 188.

• Case Date: December 28, 1949
• Court: Washington

Washington Attorney General Opinions 1949. AGO 1949-51 No. 188. December 28, 1949[Orig. Op. Page 1]PRIVATEPUBLIC PRINTER - PORT OF SEATTLE - APPROPRIATIONS.(1) Appropriation may be paid in kind as well as in cash.(2) Public printer may only perform work on requisition by state officials - he may not do work on requisition presented by Port of Seattle.Mr. C. Ellington Public Printer State Printing Plant Olympia, WashingtonCite as: AGO 1949-51 No. 188Dear Sir: You have requested the opinion of this office as to whether the public printer may prepare port laws under the 1949 appropriation of $100,000 to the Port of Seattle and you have further asked for information regarding the procedure to be followed in obtaining this work. Our conclusions may be summarized as follows: The Port of Seattle may take printing in lieu of cash under its appropriation but the public printer is authorized to honor only requisitions for work presented by state officers or agencies. ANALYSIS The Port of Seattle was granted an appropriation of $100,000 by § 2, chapter 242, Laws of 1949, which stated that the money was for "* * * assistance in advertising and promoting the Foreign Trade Zone established at Seattle under Public Law 397 of the 73rd Congress." The port district desires that certain work be done by the state printing plant. Since the public printer would perform such work on a cost basis, a substantial economy would be effected by having the work done thereby. We know of no law which prevents the disbursement of an appropriation in kind as well as in cash. Consequently, it is proper for the Port of Seattle to be paid part of its appropriation in the form of work performed by the state printer at the rates specified by statute. [Orig. Op. Page 2] However, § 1, chapter 129, Laws of 1917 [Rem. Rev. Stat. 10325] requires that work performed by the state printer be done upon a requisition submitted by a state officer, providing as follows: "The public printer shall print and bind * * * such forms, blanks, record books...