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                          HOUSE BILL 2715

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State of Washington      57th Legislature     2002 Regular Session

By Representatives Murray and Esser

Read first time 01/24/2002.  Referred to Committee on Trade & Economic Development.

Revising state convention and trade center marketing provisions.

    AN ACT Relating to marketing funds for the state convention and trade center; and amending RCW 67.40.120.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 67.40.120 and 1997 c 452 s 20 are each amended to read as follows:

    The state convention and trade center corporation may contract with the Seattle-King county convention and visitors bureau for marketing the convention and trade center facility and services.  ((Any contract with the Seattle-King county convention and visitors bureau shall include, but is not limited to, the following condition:  Each dollar in convention and trade center operations account funds provided to the Seattle-King county convention and visitors bureau shall be matched by at least one dollar and ten cents in nonstate funds.  "Nonstate funds" does not include funds received under chapter 67.28 RCW.))

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