BILL REQ. #:  H-0163.1 

Read first time 01/22/2007.   Referred to Committee on Community & Economic Development & Trade.

     BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, IN LEGISLATIVE SESSION ASSEMBLED:
     THAT, At the next general election to be held in this state the secretary of state shall submit to the qualified voters of the state for their approval and ratification, or rejection, an amendment to Article VIII of the Constitution of the state of Washington by adding a new section to read as follows:

     Article VIII, section .... The use of public funds by a county, city, or town in such manner as may be prescribed by the legislature for economic development shall be deemed a public use for a public purpose, and shall not be deemed a gift within the provisions of section 7 of this Article.

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the secretary of state shall cause notice of this constitutional amendment to be published at least four times during the four weeks next preceding the election in every legal newspaper in the state.