BILL REQ. #: H-0228.1

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HOUSE BILL 1020
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State of Washington

61st Legislature

2009 Regular Session

By Representatives Sells, McCoy, Blake, Smith, Kelley, Morrell, Eddy, Chase, Miloscia, Ericks, O'Brien, Wallace, Simpson, McCune, Liias, Hunter, Nelson, Moeller, Rolfes, Sullivan, Conway, Kagi, Dickerson, Shea, Angel, Short, Parker, Upthegrove, Williams, Campbell, Hope, Haigh, VanDeWege, Orcutt, Hudgins, Seaquist, Dammeier, and White; by request of Joint Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs

Prefiled 12/08/08. Read first time 01/12/09. Referred to Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs.

AN ACT Relating to an Afghanistan-Iraq war memorial; adding a new section to chapter 73.40 RCW; and creating a new section.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 It is the intent of the legislature to honor and recognize the dedication and sacrifices made by the men and women of Washington state who were killed or missing in action during the Afghanistan and Iraq wars against terrorism.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   A new section is added to chapter 73.40 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) The director of the department of veterans affairs shall coordinate the design, construction, and placement of a memorial within the state capitol grounds, honoring Washington state residents who were killed or missing in action in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.
     (2) The Afghanistan-Iraq war memorial account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from appropriations and private donations must be deposited into the account. Expenditures from the account may be used only for the Afghanistan-Iraq war memorial. Only the director of the department of veterans affairs or the director's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures.

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