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                         SENATE BILL 6546

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State of Washington      53rd Legislature     1994 Regular Session

By Senators McDonald, Nelson, Cantu, L. Smith, Bluechel, Roach, Prince and Amondson

Read first time 01/26/94.  Referred to Committee on Transportation.

Funding major noninterstate highway construction.

    AN ACT Relating to major noninterstate highway construction; making an appropriation; and declaring an emergency.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  The sum of fifty million dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the general fund to the department of transportation for the biennium ending June 30, 1995.  This appropriation shall be expended exclusively for major noninterstate highway construction projects formerly identified by the department of transportation as category "C" projects and currently identified as improvement projects under RCW 47.05.030.

    It is the intent of the legislature that this appropriation shall be funded by savings achieved in state general fund expenditures for the 1993-95 fiscal biennium.  To achieve the savings necessary to fund this appropriation, the office of financial management shall make across-the-board reductions in state general fund allotments to all state agencies and institutions for furnishings, equipment, travel, goods and services, and other support costs.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately.

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