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                          HOUSE BILL 2267

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State of Washington      55th Legislature     1997 Regular Session

By Representatives Huff, H. Sommers, Hatfield, Kessler, Lambert, Ogden, Dickerson, Kenney and Wensman; by request of Office of Financial Management

Read first time 03/18/97.  Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

Creating the disaster response account.

    AN ACT Relating to the disaster response account; adding a new section to chapter 38.52 RCW; and declaring an emergency.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 38.52 RCW to read as follows:

    The disaster response account is created in the state treasury.  Moneys may be placed in the account from legislative appropriations and transfers, federal appropriations, or any other lawful source.  Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation.  Expenditures from the account may be used only for support of state agency and local government disaster response and recovery efforts.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately.

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