Brief Description: Making appropriations and authorizing expenditures for capital improvements.

Sponsors: Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Fraser and Hewitt; by request of Governor Gregoire).

Senate Committee on Ways & Means
House Committee on Capital Budget

Background: The programs and agencies of state government are funded on a two-year basis, with each fiscal biennium beginning on July 1 of odd-numbered years. The capital budget generally includes appropriations for the acquisition, construction, and repair of capital assets such as land, buildings, and other infrastructure improvements. Funding for the capital budget is primarily from state general obligation bonds, with other funding derived from various dedicated taxes, fees, and state trust land revenues.

Summary: The omnibus 2005-07 capital budget authorizes new capital projects for state agencies and institutions of higher education. For additional information see the Capital Budget Summary published by the Senate Ways & Means Committee.

Votes on Final Passage:

Senate      45   0
House      92   5   (House amended)
Senate            (Senate refused to concur)

Conference Committee
House      93   5
Senate      45   2

Effective:   May 16, 2005
         June 30, 2005 (Sections 920 and 921)

Partial Veto Summary: The Governor vetoed seventeen sections or subsections of the capital appropriations bill.