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                         SENATE BILL 6127

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State of Washington      55th Legislature     1998 Regular Session

By Senators Roach, Fraser, Long and West; by request of Court of Appeals

Read first time 01/12/98.  Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

Funding an additional division I judge position in King County.

    AN ACT Relating to an additional division I judge position in King County; amending 1997 c 149 s 110 (uncodified); and making an appropriation.

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

    Sec. 1.  1997 c 149 s 110 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:

    FOR THE COURT OF APPEALS

General Fund Appropriation (FY 1998)............ $  ((10,225,000))

10,461,150

General Fund Appropriation (FY 1999)............ $  ((10,133,000))

10,528,192

           TOTAL APPROPRIATION     ............. $ ((20,358,000))

20,989,342

    The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:

    (1) $271,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1999 appropriation is provided solely for an additional judge position and related support staff in division I in King County, effective July 1, 1998.

    (2) $490,000 of the general fund fiscal year 1998 appropriation is provided solely for remodeling existing space in division I court facilities to house additional staff.

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