FINAL BILL REPORT

                           SSB 5717

PARTIAL VETO

                         C 22 L 93 E1

                      SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED

Brief Description:  Adopting the capital budget.

SPONSORS: Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Rinehart, Bluechel and Snyder; by request of Office of Financial Management)

SENATE COMMITTEE ON WAYS & MEANS

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON CAPITAL BUDGET

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:

New appropriations backed by general fund indebtedness under the statutory debt limit are $935,493,000.  The deletion of $33,000,000 in reappropriations results in a net increase in project authorization of $902,000,000.  No appropriations are made from general fund backed reimbursable bond sources.  Additional appropriations of $784,755,000 are made from cash accounts and funds supported by other bonds.

Appropriation:  $1,720,284,324

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

Senate    38   11

House     61   37   (House amended)

First Special Session

Senate    36   9

House     54   38   (House amended)

Senate             (Senate refused to concur)

Conference Committee

House     58   40

Senate    34   14

EFFECTIVE:May 28, 1993

Partial Veto Summary:  The veto of Section 469(6)(b) eliminates the proviso which excludes funding for the acquisition of sharptailed grouse habitat in the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program.  The effect of the veto is to allow acquisition to occur as programmed.

In Section 1023 the enabling legislation for the Puget Sound Water Quality Authority has been amended by removing the requirement that the Authority be housed with the Department of Ecology.  The effect of the veto of this section is to retain the colocation requirement.  (See VETO MESSAGE)