CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

ENGROSSED SENATE BILL 6121

Chapter 517, Laws of 2005

59th Legislature
2005 Regular Session



FISCAL MATTERS--DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE



EFFECTIVE DATE: 7/24/05

Passed by the Senate April 23, 2005
  YEAS 45   NAYS 0

BRAD OWEN
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President of the Senate
Passed by the House April 24, 2005
  YEAS 97   NAYS 1

FRANK CHOPP
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Speaker of the House of Representatives


 
CERTIFICATE

I, Thomas Hoemann, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is ENGROSSED SENATE BILL 6121 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

THOMAS HOEMANN
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Secretary
Approved May 17, 2005.








CHRISTINE GREGOIRE
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Governor of the State of Washington		 
FILED
May 17, 2005 - 3:34 p.m.







Secretary of State
State of Washington


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ENGROSSED SENATE BILL 6121
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Passed Legislature - 2005 Regular Session
State of Washington59th Legislature2005 Regular Session

By Senator Prentice

Read first time 04/11/2005.   Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.



     AN ACT Relating to fiscal matters; adding a new section to chapter ... (ESSB 6090), Laws of 2005 (uncodified); and making appropriations.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter ... (ESSB 6090), Laws of 2005 (uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2006) . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $500,000
          TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000,000
     The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
     (1) $1,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2006 is provided solely to extend and expand the department of agriculture's asparagus automation and mechanization program under chapter 16-730 WAC in an effort to strengthen the asparagus post-harvest industry.
     (2) $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2006 and $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2007 are provided solely to research and develop new hop harvesting technologies and for associated pilot projects.


         Passed by the Senate April 23, 2005.
         Passed by the House April 24, 2005.
         Approved by the Governor May 17, 2005.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 17, 2005.