HOUSE BILL REPORT

                 ESHB 1427

                  As Amended by the Senate

 

Title:  An act adopting the capital budget.

 

Brief Description:  Adopting the capital budget.

 

Sponsor(s):  By House Committee on Capital Facilities & Financing (originally sponsored by Representatives H. Sommers and Schmidt; by request of Governor Gardner).

 

Brief History:

  Reported by House Committee on:

Capital Facilities & Financing, April 10, 1991, DPS;

Passed House, April 12, 1991, 86-10;

Amended by Senate.

 

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON

CAPITAL FACILITIES & FINANCING

 

Majority Report:  That Substitute House Bill No. 1427 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass.  Signed by 11 members:  Representatives H. Sommers, Chair; Rasmussen, Vice Chair; Schmidt, Ranking Minority Member; Neher, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Fraser; Heavey; Jacobsen; Ogden; Peery; Silver; and Wang.

 

Minority Report:  Do not pass.  Signed by 3 members:  Representatives Beck; Brough; and Casada.

 

Staff:  Bill Robinson (786-7140).

 

Background:  Every two years the Legislature adopts a biennial capital budget approving the expenditure of state moneys for capital purposes.  Included in the capital budget are moneys for remodeling and construction of public schools, institutions of higher education, parks and green spaces, and office buildings.

 

Summary of Bill:  The bill comprises the 1991-93 omnibus capital appropriations budget.

 

EFFECT OF SENATE AMENDMENT(S):  The Senate amendment replaces the House version with the Senate version of the capital budget.  See list of capital projects.

 

Appropriation:  Yes

 

Effective Date:  The bill contains an emergency clause and takes effect immediately.

 

VOTE ON FINAL PASSAGE: 

 

Yeas 86; Nays 10; Excused 2

 

Nays:  Representatives Braddock, Brough, Edmondson, Fuhrman, Hochstatter, Lisk, McLean, Morton, Padden, Van Luven

 

Excused:  Representatives Betrozoff, Miller