5974-S.E AMH SUTH MATM 602

  

ESSB 5974 - H AMD TO H AMD (H-2869.1/22) 1258

By Representative Sutherland

NOT ADOPTED 03/01/2022

On page 5, line 19 of the striking amendment, after "workers" insert ","

On page 5, at the beginning of line 35 of the striking amendment, strike "Exported Fuel Tax,"

On page 6, beginning on line 1 of the striking amendment, strike all of sections 201 through 207

Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

On page 41, after line 21 of the striking amendment, insert the following:

"NEW SECTION. Sec. 301. A new section is added to chapter 43.79 RCW to read as follows:

Beginning July 1, 2025, and continuing until $2,053,000,000 in total has been cumulatively expended from the state general fund over several biennia, appropriations for projects that correct barriers for fish to swim upstream on public lands must be paid out of the state general fund."

Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

EFFECT:   Removes the provisions related to exported fuel taxes. Requires that, beginning in July 2025, appropriations to correct fish passage barrier projects must be paid out of the State General Fund until $2.053 billion has been expended on the projects.

FISCAL IMPACT: No net change over 16 years.

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