HOUSE BILL REPORT

                 ESHB 2553

                       As Passed House

                      February 19, 1992

Title:  An act relating to transportation appropriations.

Brief Description:  Adopting the 1992 supplemental transportation budget.

Sponsor(s):  By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives R. Fisher, Betrozoff, R. Meyers and Dellwo; by request of Governor Gardner).

Brief History:

  Reported by House Committee on:

Transportation, February 6, 1992, DPS;

Passed House, February 19, 1992, 97-0.

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON

TRANSPORTATION

Majority Report: The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass.  Signed by 27 members:  Representatives R. Fisher, Chair; R. Meyers, Vice Chair; Betrozoff, Ranking Minority Member; Chandler, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Basich; Brough; Cantwell; Cooper; Day; G. Fisher; Forner; Haugen; Heavey; Horn; P. Johnson; R. Johnson; Jones; Kremen; Mitchell; Nelson; Orr; Prentice; Prince; Schmidt; Wilson; Wood; and Zellinsky.

Staff:  Gene Schlatter (786-7316).

Background:  Appropriation authority is required for the expenditure of state funds.  State government operates on the basis of a fiscal biennium that begins on July 1 of each odd-numbered year.  A biennial budget was enacted during the 1991 legislative session.

Summary of Bill:  The increase in appropriation authority over the current biennium is $113 million, of which $15 million is from the Motor Vehicle Fund-State revenues.

Fiscal Note:  Not requested.

Appropriation:  Spreadsheets available.

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

Testimony For:  The increase in appropriation authority is needed to address new federal funds and other needed adjustments.

Testimony Against:  None.

Witnesses:  Larry Seale, Office of Financial Management.