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                          HOUSE BILL 3059

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State of Washington      55th Legislature     1998 Regular Session

By Representatives Chandler, Doumit, Skinner, Sump, Radcliff, Costa and Linville

Read first time 01/28/98.  Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

Making liquor revolving fund distributions to counties.

    AN ACT Relating to liquor revolving fund distributions to counties; amending RCW 66.08.190; and providing an effective date.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 66.08.190 and 1995 c 159 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

    When excess funds are distributed, all moneys subject to distribution shall be disbursed as follows:

    (1) Three-tenths of one percent to border areas under RCW 66.08.195; and

    (2) From the amount remaining after distribution under subsection (1) of this section, ((fifty)) ten percent to the general fund of the state, ((ten)) fifty percent to the counties of the state, and forty percent to the incorporated cities and towns of the state.

     The governor may notify and direct the state treasurer to withhold the revenues to which the counties and cities are entitled under this section if the counties or cities are found to be in noncompliance pursuant to RCW 36.70A.340.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  This act takes effect July 1, 1998.

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