FINAL BILL REPORT
SB 5340
FULL VETO
Brief Description: Creating the military department capital account and rental and lease account.
Sponsors: Senators Rasmussen, Roach, Shin, Jacobsen, Delvin, Carrell, Rockefeller, Fraser, Franklin, Kastama, Regala and Pridemore; by request of Military Department.
Senate Committee on Ways & Means
House Committee on Capital Budget
Background: The Military Department manages thirty-eight readiness centers, also known as
armories, throughout the state. Thirty-three are operational, and approximately half are over fifty
years old.
Readiness centers are used for primarily national guard training, administration, and storage. The
department may receive income from the lease or rental of these facilities. The income is
deposited into the general fund.
Federal law permits states to rent out armories if the state uses the income received to support
maintenance of the armories.
Summary: The Military Department Capital Account and the Military Department Rental and
Lease Account are established in the state treasury.
All receipts from the sale of state-owned military department property will be deposited into the
Military Department Capital Account. Funds in the account are subject to appropriation and are
to be spent only on military department capital projects.
All receipts from the rental or lease of state-owned military department property will be deposited
into the Military Department Rental and Lease Account. Funds in the account are subject to
appropriation and are to be spent only on operating and maintenance costs of military property.
Votes on Final Passage:
Senate 48 0
House 96 0