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                          HOUSE BILL 2603

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State of Washington      55th Legislature     1998 Regular Session

By Representatives Alexander, Wolfe, DeBolt, Romero and Carlson

Read first time 01/16/98.  Referred to Committee on Finance.

Concerning the conservation futures fund.

    AN ACT Relating to development, maintenance, and operation of conservation futures properties; and amending RCW 84.34.240.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 84.34.240 and 1971 ex.s. c 243 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:

    Any board of county commissioners may establish by resolution a special fund which may be termed a conservation futures fund to which it may credit all taxes levied pursuant to RCW 84.34.230.  Amounts placed in this fund may be used ((solely)) for the purpose of acquiring rights and interests in real property pursuant to the terms of RCW 84.34.210 and 84.34.220 and for the development, maintenance, and operation of these properties.  Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting in any manner methods and funds otherwise available to a county for financing the acquisition of such rights and interests in real property.

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