CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

                        HOUSE BILL 2222

                    Chapter 5, Laws of 2001

                        57th Legislature

                2001 Regular Legislative Session

EMERGENT NEEDS

                    EFFECTIVE DATE:  3/12/01

Passed by the House March 9, 2001   Yeas 93   Nays 0              CLYDE BALLARD Speaker of the House of Representatives               FRANK CHOPP Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate March 10, 2001   Yeas 48   Nays 0

CERTIFICATE We, Timothy A. Martin and Cynthia Zehnder, Co-Chief Clerks of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 2222  as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.           TIMOTHY A. MARTIN                           Chief Clerk            CYNTHIA ZEHNDER                           Chief Clerk

BRAD OWEN President of the Senate

Approved March 12, 2001 Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.	FILED                            March 12, 2001 - 9:42 a.m.
GARY LOCKE Governor of the State of Washington	Secretary of State                  State of Washington

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                          HOUSE BILL 2222

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             Passed Legislature - 2001 Regular Session

State of Washington      57th Legislature     2001 Regular Session

By Representatives Sehlin, H. Sommers, Ahern, Alexander, Anderson, Armstrong, Ballard, Ballasiotes, Barlean, Benson, Berkey, Boldt, Buck, Bush, Cairnes, Campbell, Carrell, Casada, B. Chandler, G. Chandler, Chopp, Clements, Cody, Conway, Cooper, Cox, Crouse, Darneille, DeBolt, Delvin, Dickerson, Doumit, Dunn, Dunshee, Edmonds, Edwards, Eickmeyer, Ericksen, Esser, Fisher, Fromhold, Gombosky, Grant, Haigh, Hankins, Hatfield, Hunt, Hurst, Jackley, Jarrett, Kagi, Keiser, Kenney, Kessler, Kirby, Lambert, Lantz, Linville, Lisk, Lovick, Marine, Mastin, McDermott, McIntire, McMorris, Mielke, Miloscia, Mitchell, Morell, Morris, Mulliken, Murray, O'Brien, Ogden, Pearson, Pennington, Pflug, Poulsen, Quall, Reardon, Roach, Rockefeller, Romero, Ruderman, Santos, Schindler, D. Schmidt, Schoesler, Schual‑Berke, Simpson, Skinner, Sump, Talcott, Tokuda, Van Luven, Veloria, Wood and Woods

Read first time .  Referred to Committee on .

Providing funding for emergent needs.       

    AN ACT Relating to emergent needs; adding a new section to chapter 38.52 RCW; creating a new section; making appropriations; and declaring an emergency.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  The legislature declares an emergency caused by a natural disaster, known as the Nisqually earthquake, which occurred on February 28, 2001, as proclaimed by the governor and the president of the United States.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 38.52 RCW to read as follows:

    The Nisqually earthquake account is created in the state treasury.  Moneys may be placed in the account from tax revenues, budget transfers or appropriations, federal appropriations, gifts, or any other lawful source.  Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation.  Moneys in the account shall be used only to support state and local government disaster response and recovery efforts associated with the Nisqually earthquake.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.  The sum of one million dollars is appropriated from the emergency reserve fund to the state military department for deposit into the Nisqually earthquake account.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 4.  One million dollars of the Nisqually earthquake account‑-state, representing the state share, and three million dollars of the Nisqually earthquake account‑-federal, representing the federal share, are appropriated to the state military department for response and recovery costs associated with the Nisqually earthquake.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 5.  (1) The legislature declares an emergency for energy for low-income households.

    (2) The sum of one million dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the emergency reserve fund to the department of community, trade, and economic development for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, for energy assistance under the low-income home energy assistance program.

    (3) The sum of four million dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the general fund‑-federal to the department of community, trade, and economic development for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, for energy assistance under the low-income home energy assistance program.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 6.  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.

    Passed the House March 9, 2001.

    Passed the Senate March 10, 2001.

Approved by the Governor March 12, 2001.

    Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 12, 2001.