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                                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 811

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Representatives Unsoeld, Miller, Vekich and Nutley

Read first time 2/8/85 and referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs. Referred to Select Committee on the Clean-up and Management of Puget Sound 2/13/85.

AN ACT Relating to water protection; and adding new sections to chapter 43.21A RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 43.21A RCW to read as follows:

          The water protection assistance account is hereby established in the general fund.  At the beginning of each biennium after June 30, 1985, the state treasurer shall transfer fifty million dollars from the unrestricted general fund to the water protection assistance account.  Moneys in the water protection assistance account may be spent only after appropriation for grants or loans to eligible projects, and for related administrative purposes, and for related administrative purposes as provided in section 2 of this act.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 43.21A RCW to read as follows:

          The department of ecology shall make grants or loans from the water protection assistance account to local governments to finance up to fifty percent of the costs of eligible projects, or in conjunction with any other combination of grants and loans which do not exceed seventy-five percent of the costs of eligible projects.  Up to one percent of the moneys in the water protection assistance account may be used by the department of ecology in relation to the administration of the grants and loans.