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month, with no more than ten days between each payment date. The 1 money distributed to the county must be paid, distributed, and 2 prorated to the various other funds in the same manner as general 3 taxes are paid and distributed during the year of payment. 4 (2) A school district may transfer amounts deposited in its debt 5 service fund pursuant to this section into its capital projects fund 6 as authorized in RCW 28A.320.330. 7 Sec. 945. RCW 79A.25.210 and 2021 c 334 s 997 are each amended 8 to read as follows: 9 The firearms range account is hereby created in the state general 10 fund. Moneys in the account shall be subject to legislative 11 appropriation and shall be used for purchase and development of land, 12 construction or improvement of range facilities, including fixed 13 structure construction or remodeling, equipment purchase, safety or 14 environmental improvements, noise abatement, and liability protection 15 for public and nonprofit firearm range training and practice 16 facilities. 17 Grant funds shall not be used for expendable shooting supplies, 18 or normal operating expenses. In making grants, the board shall give 19 priority to projects for noise abatement or safety improvement. Grant 20 funds shall not supplant funds for other organization programs. 21 The funds will be available to nonprofit shooting organizations, 22 school districts, and state, county, or local governments on a match 23 basis. All entities receiving matching funds must be open on a 24 regular basis and usable by law enforcement personnel or the general 25 public who possess Washington concealed pistol licenses or Washington 26 hunting licenses or who are enrolled in a firearm safety class. 27 Applicants for a grant from the firearms range account shall 28 provide matching funds in either cash or in-kind contributions. The 29 match must represent one dollar in value for each one dollar of the 30 grant except that in the case of a grant for noise abatement or 31 safety improvements the match must represent one dollar in value for 32 each two dollars of the grant. In-kind contributions include but are 33 not limited to labor, materials, and new property. Existing assets 34 and existing development may not apply to the match. 35 Applicants other than school districts or local or state 36 government must be registered as a nonprofit or not-for-profit 37 organization with the Washington secretary of state. The 38 organization's articles of incorporation must contain provisions for 39 p. 708 ESSB 5187.SL