5178-S AMS SHEB JONE 002

SSB 5178 - S AMD 44

By Senators Sheldon B., Fraser, Hewitt

ADOPTED 3/10/03

On page 1, beginning on line 8, strike all material down to and including "capacity." on line 16 and insert the following:

"The legislative international trade account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All moneys received by the president of the senate from gifts, grants, and endowments for international trade hosting and missions activities must be deposited in the account. Only private, nonpublic gifts, grants, and endowments may be deposited in the account. Expenditures from the account may be used only for the purposes of international trade hosting and international trade mission activities, excluding travel and lodging, in which the president and members of the senate and members of the house of representatives participate in an official capacity."

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EFFECT: Clarifies that the legislative international trade account applies only to moneys received by the president of the senate, and not to moneys received by other state agencies. The moneys in the account may not be expended for travel costs.