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                          HOUSE BILL 2950

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State of Washington      57th Legislature     2002 Regular Session

By Representative Gombosky

Read first time 02/11/2002.  Referred to Committee on Finance.

Addressing the health and safety of Washington state and its residents.

    AN ACT Relating to local government finance; and creating a new section.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  The legislature finds that local governments in the state of Washington face enormous challenges in the areas of criminal justice and public health.  It is the legislature's intent to allow local governments to raise revenues in order to better protect the health and safety of Washington state and its residents.

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