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                                         SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6217

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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; and creating a new section.

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.