HOUSE BILL REPORT

                  HB 1190

             As Reported By House Committee On:

                       Transportation

Title:  An act relating to transferring the aeronautics account and the aircraft search and rescue, safety, and education account from the general fund to the transportation fund.

Brief Description:  Transferring the aeronautics account and the aircraft search and rescue, safety, and education account to the transportation fund.

Sponsors:  Representatives K. Schmidt, R. Fisher, Mitchell and Koster; by request of Department of Transportation.

Brief History:

  Committee Activity:

Transportation:  1/24/95, 1/25/95 [DP].

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

Majority Report:  Do pass.  Signed by 25 members:  Representatives K. Schmidt, Chair; Mitchell, Vice Chair; Skinner, Vice Chair; R. Fisher, Ranking Minority Member; Hatfield, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Backlund; Blanton; Brown; Buck; Cairnes; Chandler; Chopp; Elliot; Hankins; Horn; Johnson; Koster; McMahan; Patterson; Quall; Robertson; Romero; D. Schmidt; Scott and Tokuda.

Staff:  Brian McMorrow (786-7304).

Background:  The aeronautics account provides funds for the administration of the Department of Transportation's Aviation Division.  It also supports state and local airports and maintenance of state-owned airports.  The aircraft search and rescue, safety, and education account provides funds for the search and rescue of lost and downed aircraft, and air safety and education.  Both are dedicated accounts and roll up into the general fund.  Monies from the accounts are appropriated by the House and Senate Transportation Committees.

Summary of Bill:  The aeronautics and the aircraft search and rescue, safety, and education account are moved from the general fund to the transportation fund.

Appropriation:  None.

Fiscal Note:  Not Requested.

Effective Date:  Ninety days after adjournment of session in which bill is passed.

Testimony For:  This bill will make it easier for the department to account for monies in the aeronautics account and the aircraft search and rescue, safety, and education account.  Both are dedicated accounts.

Testimony Against:  None.

Testified:  Amy Arnis, Department of Transportation.