FINAL BILL REPORT

SSB 6572

PARTIAL VETO

C 9 L 10 E 1

Synopsis as Enacted

Brief Description: Eliminating certain accounts.

Sponsors: Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senator Tom; by request of Office of Financial Management).

Senate Committee on Ways & Means

House Committee on Ways & Means

Background: In addition to the state General Fund, which may be expended for any lawful purpose, the state maintains several hundred funds and accounts that are dedicated to a particular statutory purpose. These accounts generally fall into one of three categories: (1) accounts located in the state treasury, thereby subject to appropriation by the Legislature; (2) accounts held in the custody of the State Treasurer and typically not subject to legislative appropriation; and (3) accounts located in state agencies and institutions of higher education, known as local accounts. Some funds and accounts, due to lack of recent activity, have been deemed by the Office of Financial Management to be inactive accounts.

Summary: The following inactive funds and accounts are abolished:

• City and County Advance Right-of-Way Revolving Account;

• Community and Technical College Fund for Innovation and Quality Account;

• Dairy Products Commission Facility Account;

• Data Processing Building Construction Account;

• Education Technology Account;

• Energy Efficiency Construction Account;

• Fruit Commission Facility Account;

• K-20 Technology Account;

• Morrill Account;

• Personal Health Services Account;

• Prescription Drug Purchasing Account;

• Special Purpose District Research Services Account;

• Two-Year Student Child Care in Higher Education Account;

• Warren G. Magnuson Institute Trust Account;

• Washington Fruit Express Account; and

• Washington Service Corps Scholarship Account.

Any residual balance remaining in these funds is transferred to the state General Fund. In addition, the remaining balance in the School Construction Revolving Fund, created in 1990 by an uncodified section of the state budget act, and the Employment and Training Act repealed in 1993, is also transferred to the state General Fund.

Votes on Final Passage:

First Special Session

Partial Veto Summary: The Governor vetoed a section that amended a reference to the Special Purpose District Research Services Account because the same section was amended in another bill enacted during the 2010 legislative session. This veto prevents a double amendment of that section.