VETO MESSAGE ON SB 5075

                        May 16, 1991

To the Honorable, the Senate

  of the State of Washington

Ladies and Gentlemen:

      I am returning herewith, without my approval Senate Bill No. 5075 entitled:

"AN ACT Relating to review of the Washington condominium act."

      The Washington Condominium Act became effective in 1990.  The act was passed after three years of intensive discussion by a previous statutory committee and numerous public hearings during the 1988 and 1989 legislative sessions.

      Although there may be a need to amend some portions of the act, there is no need to create a cumbersome review process after only one year.  The legislature updates major statutes as a matter of course, and the Washington State Bar Association has a review process underway already.

      Finally, the committee is assigned broad tasks, including a review of the entire statutory scheme, yet the membership provides very limited representation to condominium purchasers.

      For the reasons stated above, I have vetoed Senate Bill No. 5075.

                        Respectfully submitted,

                        Booth Gardner

                        Governor