VETO MESSAGE ON HB 2197

                   April 26, 1997

To the Honorable Speaker and Members,

  The House of Representatives of the State of Washington

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     I am returning herewith, without my approval, House Bill No. 2197 entitled:

"AN ACT Relating to creating the education technology revolving fund;"

     I fully support HB 2197, which provides a funding mechanism to support the ongoing operations of the K-20 educational telecommunications network.  However, HB 2197 is identical to SB 6004, which I signed into law on April 23, 1997.

     For this reason, I have vetoed House Bill No. 2197 in its entirety.

                   Respectfully submitted,

                   Gary Locke

                   Governor