BILL REQ. #:  H-4178.1 



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HOUSE BILL 2793
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State of Washington60th Legislature2008 Regular Session

By Representatives Wallace, Chase, Sells, Haigh, Loomis, Williams, Warnick, Lantz, Green, Morrell, Sullivan, McDonald, Wood, and Ormsby

Read first time 01/16/08.   Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources.



     AN ACT Relating to authorizing individual farms to participate in the women, infants, and children program; adding a new section to chapter 43.70 RCW; and creating a new section.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 43.70 RCW to read as follows:
     The department shall adopt rules authorizing individual farms to participate in the women, infants, and children program to provide locally grown, nutritious, unprepared fruits and vegetables to eligible program participants.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   If any part of this act is found to be in conflict with federal requirements that are a prescribed condition to the allocation of federal funds to the state, the conflicting part of this act is inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict and with respect to the agencies directly affected, and this finding does not affect the operation of the remainder of this act in its application to the agencies concerned. Rules adopted under this act must meet federal requirements that are a necessary condition to the receipt of federal funds by the state.

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