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subsection. The authority may retain up to three percent of the 1 amount appropriated under subsection (4)(b) of this section for its 2 administrative costs. 3 (a) Seventy percent of amounts appropriated to the authority from 4 the account shall be distributed to counties pursuant to the 5 distribution formula adopted under this section. The authority, in 6 consultation with the department of corrections, the Washington state 7 association of counties, the Washington state association of drug 8 court professionals, the superior court judges' association, the 9 Washington association of prosecuting attorneys, representatives of 10 the criminal defense bar, representatives of substance use disorder 11 treatment providers, and any other person deemed by the authority to 12 be necessary, shall establish a fair and reasonable methodology for 13 distribution to counties of moneys in the criminal justice treatment 14 account. County or regional plans submitted for the expenditure of 15 formula funds must be approved by the panel established in (b) of 16 this subsection. 17 (b) Thirty percent of the amounts appropriated to the authority 18 from the account shall be distributed as grants for purposes of 19 treating offenders against whom charges are filed by a county 20 prosecuting attorney. The authority shall appoint a panel of 21 representatives from the Washington association of prosecuting 22 attorneys, the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs, 23 the superior court judges' association, the Washington state 24 association of counties, the Washington defender's association or the 25 Washington association of criminal defense lawyers, the department of 26 corrections, the Washington state association of drug court 27 professionals, and substance use disorder treatment providers. The 28 panel shall review county or regional plans for funding under (a) of 29 this subsection and grants approved under this subsection. The panel 30 shall attempt to ensure that treatment as funded by the grants is 31 available to offenders statewide. 32 (6) The county alcohol and drug coordinator, county prosecutor, 33 county sheriff, county superior court, a substance abuse treatment 34 provider appointed by the county legislative authority, a member of 35 the criminal defense bar appointed by the county legislative 36 authority, and, in counties with a drug court, a representative of 37 the drug court shall jointly submit a plan, approved by the county 38 legislative authority or authorities, to the panel established in 39 subsection (5)(b) of this section, for disposition of all the funds 40 p. 697 ESSB 5187.SL