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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6217
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AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
C 137 L 88
State of Washington 50th Legislature 1988 Regular Session
By Senate Committee on Agriculture (originally sponsored by Senator Benitz)
Read first time 2/1/88.
AN ACT Relating to the Prosser well at the Washington State University research center; creating a new section; making an appropriation; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The department of ecology shall sell its ownership interest in the Prosser well at the Washington State University research center for fair market value, to accommodate the needs of all concerned parties for the 1988 irrigation season. The proceeds of the sale shall be deposited in the state emergency water project revolving account established under RCW 43.83B.300. The department of ecology shall, to the extent possible, work closely with the department of general administration under RCW 43.82.010 to expedite the sale of the Prosser well. As a prerequisite to sale, the parties who agree to purchase the Prosser well according to this section, shall agree to be bound by any existing agreements between the department of ecology and the Washington State University research center at Prosser regarding the operation and maintenance of the Prosser well. The parties agree that the sale of the department of ecology's interest in the Prosser well will require compliance with chapter 90.44 RCW.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. The sum of one hundred fifty thousand dollars or as much thereof as may be necessary is appropriated from the emergency water projects revolving account to the department of ecology for the biennium ending June 30, 1989, for capital projects authorized under RCW 43.83B.300 to alleviate drought conditions. Expenditures of moneys appropriated under this section shall not exceed the amount of moneys deposited in the revolving account from the sale of the department of ecology's ownership interest in the well near Prosser under section 1 of this act.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately.