VETO MESSAGE ON HB 2214

                        July 2, 1991

To the Honorable, the House

  of Representatives of the

  State of Washington

Ladies and Gentlemen:

      I am returning herewith, without my approval as to section 2, House Bill No. 2214 entitled:

"AN ACT Relating to the municipal criminal justice assistance account."

      This bill was intended to rectify an ambiguity resulting from a partial veto of Chapter 311, Laws of 1991.  That measure defined criminal justice purposes and established a base year for supplanting provisions of the local criminal justice assistance provided by the Legislature in 1990.  Section 3 of Chapter 311, Laws of 1991, contained the same language as sections 1 and 2 of this bill.

      I vetoed section 3 because I believe it to be inappropriate to withhold critically needed criminal justice funds to effect an administrative agreement between two public entities.  For these same reasons, I am vetoing section 2 of House Bill No. 2214.

      With the exception of section 2, House Bill No. 2214 is approved.

                        Respectfully submitted,

                        Booth Gardner

                        Governor