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                    SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1897

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State of Washington      57th Legislature     2001 Regular Session

By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Delvin, Hankins, Poulsen, Grant, B. Chandler, Mastin and G. Chandler)

Read first time 02/26/2001.  Referred to Committee on .

Modifying requirements to receive state allocations for an agricultural fair.

    AN ACT Relating to agricultural fairs; amending RCW 15.76.140; and declaring an emergency.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 15.76.140 and 1995 c 374 s 71 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) Before any agricultural fair may become eligible for state allocations it must have conducted two successful consecutive annual fairs immediately preceding application for such allocations, and have its application therefor approved by the director.

    (2) Beginning January 1, 1994, ((and until June 30, 1997,)) the director may waive this requirement for an agricultural fair that through itself or its predecessor sponsoring organization has successfully operated at least two years as a county fair((, has received a funding allocation as a county fair under chapter 374, Laws of 1995 for those two years,)) and that reorganizes as an area fair.

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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