SB 6270 - DIGEST

(DIGEST AS PASSED LEGISLATURE)

      Amends RCW 82.14.320 to modify the municipal criminal justice account distribution.

VETO MESSAGE ON SB 6270

                        March 26, 1992

To the Honorable, the Senate

  of the State of Washington

Ladies and Gentlemen:

      I am returning herewith, without my approval Senate Bill No. 6270, entitled:

"AN ACT Relating to municipal criminal justice account distributions based on city crime rates."

      Senate Bill No. 6270 modifies the current statute related to municipal criminal justice account distributions by reducing funding eligibility criteria for high crime cities.  The bill also clearly specifies that excess funds shall be distributed to cities with crime rates of one hundred twenty-five percent of the state-wide average.

      Today, I signed House Bill No. 2655, which is identical to this legislation.

      For this reason, I have vetoed Senate Bill No. 6270 in its entirety.

                        Respectfully submitted,

                        Booth Gardner

                        Governor