NEW SECTION. Section 9.2. (d) is added in its entirety to read as follows:
NEW SECTION. Section 36 is hereby added to the Rights Agreement. Such new section shall read in its entirety as follows:
NEW SECTION. Section 9.4 is added in its entirety to read as follows:
NEW SECTION. A new Section 35 shall be added to the Rights agreement which shall read in its entirety: Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, immediately prior to the Acceptance Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement), this Agreement shall terminate and shall have no further force and effect and the Rights shall expire and become null and void, without any payment, liability or obligation on the part of the Company, the Rights Agent or the holders of any Rights to any holder. The Company shall give the Rights Agent prior written notice of the Acceptance Time and shall remain obligated to pay the Rights Agent and to indemnify the Rights Agent in accordance with Section 18 of the Rights Agreement.
NEW SECTION. 46. A new Section 46 is added as follows:
NEW SECTION. The following new Section shall be added to Article 4:
NEW SECTION. 135N.1 Direct primary care agreements.
NEW SECTION. The Agreement is hereby further modified by the addition of a new Section 22, as follows:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. (1)(a) The legislature finds that 2 affordable housing, housing instability, and homelessness are 3 persistent and increasing problems throughout the state. Despite 4 significant increases in financial resources by the federal, state, 5 and local governments to address these problems, homelessness and the 6 risk of becoming homeless has worsened in Washington since the 7 legislature authorized the first homeless housing document recording 8 surcharge in 2005. The number of unsheltered homeless encampments in 9 greenbelts, under bridges, and on our streets is a visible reminder 10 that the current system is not working. 11 (b) The legislature finds that the COVID-19 pandemic has 12 exacerbated and shed new light on the state's homelessness problems 13 and forced communities and providers to reexamine the types and 14 delivery of housing and services to individuals and families who are 15 homeless or at risk of homelessness. As a result of the changing 16 conditions COVID-19 created, the federal government has provided an 17 infusion of funding for housing and services for homelessness 18 populations in its COVID-19 relief bills to pursue different 19 strategies to improve outcomes. Moreover, there are various proposals 20 to increase state funding to address housing insecurity and 21 homelessness, including this act to impose an additional document 22 recording fee to fund an eviction prevention rental assistance 23 program and other services to persons at risk or experiencing 24 homelessness.
