CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

                        HOUSE BILL 2571

                    Chapter 95, Laws of 2002

                        57th Legislature

                      2002 Regular Session

PORT DISTRICTS--PAYMENT OF CLAIMS

                    EFFECTIVE DATE:  6/13/02

Passed by the House February 12, 2002   Yeas 97   Nays 0               FRANK CHOPP Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate March 6, 2002   Yeas 46   Nays 0	CERTIFICATE I, Cynthia Zehnder, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 2571 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.            CYNTHIA ZEHNDER                           Chief Clerk
BRAD OWEN President of the Senate

Approved March 22, 2002 Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.	FILED                           March 22, 2002 - 12:43 p.m.
GARY LOCKE Governor of the State of Washington	Secretary of State                  State of Washington

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                          HOUSE BILL 2571

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             Passed Legislature - 2002 Regular Session

State of Washington      57th Legislature     2002 Regular Session

By Representatives Dunshee, Crouse, Dunn, Schmidt and Kirby

Read first time 01/22/2002.  Referred to Committee on Local Government & Housing.

Authorizing port districts to pay claims or other obligations by check or warrant.  

    AN ACT Relating to authorizing port districts to pay claims or other obligations by check or warrant; and adding a new section to chapter 53.36 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 53.36 RCW to read as follows:

    A port district that acts as its own treasurer as provided in RCW 53.36.010, may by resolution adopt a policy for the payment of claims or other obligations of the port district, which are payable out of solvent funds, electing either to pay obligations by warrant or by check.  However, no check shall be issued when the applicable fund is not solvent at the time payment is ordered, but a warrant shall be issued instead.  When checks are to be used, the port commission shall designate the qualified public depository where checks are to be drawn, and the officers authorized or required to sign checks.  Wherever in this title reference is made to warrants, the term includes checks where authorized by this section.

    Passed the House February 12, 2002.

    Passed the Senate March 6, 2002.

Approved by the Governor March 22, 2002.

    Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 22, 2002.