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SENATE BILL 5374
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State of Washington 55th Legislature 1997 Regular Session
By Senators Morton, Snyder, McDonald, Stevens and Rasmussen
Read first time 01/24/97. Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Environment.
AN ACT Relating to funding for conservation districts to address nonpoint source pollution water quality problems; reenacting and amending RCW 70.146.060; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 70.146.060 and 1987 c 527 s 1 and 1987 c 436 s 7 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
(1)
During the period from July 1, ((1987)) 1997, until June 30, ((1995))
2007, the following limitation((s shall apply)) applies to
the department's total distribution of funds appropriated from the water
quality account:
(((1)
Not more than fifty percent for water pollution control facilities which
discharge directly into marine waters;
(2)
Not more than twenty percent for water pollution control activities that
prevent or mitigate pollution of underground waters and facilities that protect
federally designated sole source aquifers with at least two-thirds for the
Spokane-Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer;
(3)
Not more than ten percent for water pollution control activities that protect
freshwater lakes and rivers including but not limited to Lake Chelan and the Yakima
and Columbia rivers;
(4)
Not more than ten percent for activities which control nonpoint source water
pollution;
(5)
Ten percent and such sums as may be remaining from the categories specified in
subsections (1) through (4) of this section for water pollution control
activities or facilities as determined by the department; and
(6)
Two and one-half percent of the total amounts of moneys under subsections (1)
through (5) of this section from February 21, 1986, until December 31, 1995,
shall be appropriated biennially)) Ten million dollars per
biennium shall be distributed to the state conservation commission for distribution
to conservation districts for the purposes of ((this chapter. Not less
than ten percent of the moneys received by the state conservation commission
under the provisions of this section shall be expended on research activities))
addressing nonpoint source pollution water quality problems. Bonds may not
be issued for the purposes of this subsection.
(2) The distribution under this section shall not be required to be met in any single fiscal year.
(3) Funds provided for facilities and activities under this chapter may be used for payments to a service provider under a service agreement pursuant to RCW 70.150.060. If funds are to be used for such payments, the department may make periodic disbursements to a public body or may make a single lump sum disbursement. Disbursements of funds with respect to a facility owned or operated by a service provider shall be equivalent in value to disbursements that would otherwise be made if that facility were owned or operated by a public body. Payments under this chapter for waste disposal and management facilities made to public bodies entering into service agreements pursuant to RCW 70.150.060 shall not exceed amounts paid to public bodies not entering into service agreements.
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 July 1, 1997.
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