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                          HOUSE BILL 1306

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State of Washington      56th Legislature     1999 Regular Session

By Representatives Huff, H. Sommers and Benson

Read first time 01/21/1999.  Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

Implementing 1998 legislation dealing with drunk driving.

    AN ACT Relating to costs incurred by cities in implementing 1998 legislation dealing with drunk driving; amending 1998 c 346 s 714 (uncodified); and declaring an emergency.

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

    Sec. 1. 1998 c 346 s 714 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:

FOR THE STATE TREASURER‑‑FOR THE MUNICIPAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT

Impaired Driving Safety Account Appropriation ...... $     480,000

    The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:

(1) The amount appropriated in this section shall be distributed ((in accordance with RCW 82.14.320)) to all cities ratably based on population as last determined by the office of financial management.  The distributions to any city that substantially decriminalizes or repeals its criminal code after July 1, 1990, and that does not reimburse the county for costs associated with criminal cases under RCW 3.50.800 or 3.50.805(2), shall be made to the county in which the city is located.  $240,000 of the appropriation shall be distributed in January 1999 and the remaining $240,000 of the appropriation shall be distributed in April 1999.  This funding is provided to cities for the costs of implementing criminal justice legislation including, but not limited to, Substitute House Bill No. 2885 (drunk driving penalties), Second Substitute House Bill No. 3070 (DUI penalties), Second Substitute House Bill No. 3089 (deferred prosecution), Engrossed Senate Bill No. 6142 (DUI/license suspension), Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6165 (ignition interlock violations), Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6166 (DUI penalties), Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6187 (DUI penalties), Engrossed Senate Bill No. 6257 (intoxication levels lowered), and Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6293 (DUI penalties).

(2) To implement the 1999 amendments to this section, the state treasurer shall determine the amount of the April 1999 distribution to each city in the following manner:

(a) The state treasurer shall determine the amount of the total appropriation that would have been distributed to each city if both the January 1999 and April 1999 distributions were made ratably based on population;

(b) The state treasurer shall deduct from the amounts calculated under (a) of this subsection the amount received by each city in the January 1999 distribution;

(c) The amount to be distributed to each city shall be the amount calculated under (b) of this subsection if that amount is greater than zero; and

(d) If the appropriation in this section is inadequate to distribute the amounts calculated under (c) of this subsection, the amounts distributed to each city shall be ratably reduced.

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 immediately.

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