FINAL BILL REPORT

ESHB 2573

PARTIAL VETO

C 277 L 04

Synopsis as Enacted

Brief Description: Adopting a supplemental capital budget.

Sponsors: By House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives Dunshee, Alexander, Hunt and Linville; by request of Governor Locke).

House Committee on Capital Budget

Background:

Washington operates on a biennial budget cycle. The Legislature authorizes expenditures for capital needs in the Capital Budget for a two-year period, and authorizes bond sales through passage of a bond bill associated with the Capital Budget to fund a portion of these expenditures. The current Capital Budget covers the period from July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2005.

Summary:

Supplemental Capital Budget appropriations of $217.6 million are made for the 2003-05 biennium. (See budget highlights.) These appropriations do not require a bond bill to finance.

Votes on Final Passage:

House 61  36

Senate 47  1    (Senate amended)

House             (House refused to concur)

Senate 49  0    (Senate amended)

House 82  14  (House concurred)

Effective: April 1, 2004

                  April 16, 2004 (Sections 117 and 202)

Partial Veto Summary: The Governor vetoed appropriations of: $1 million for wastewater treatment facility upgrades for the City of Enumclaw; $1.8 million for tire clean-up in Klickitat County; and $3.4 million for WSU's wastewater reclamation project. The partial veto also retains $1 million to help capitalize a self-insurance pool through the Housing Trust Fund and eliminates certain provisos relating to project accountability.