SSB 5784 -
By Representative Taylor
WITHDRAWN 04/05/2011
On page 2, after line 29, insert the following:
"Sec. 3 RCW 43.372.070 and 2010 c 145 s 10 are each amended to
read as follows:
(1)(a) The marine resources stewardship trust account is created in
the state treasury. Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, all
receipts from income derived from the investment of amounts credited to
the account, any grants, gifts, or donations to the state for the
purposes of marine management planning, marine spatial planning, data
compilation, research, or monitoring, and any appropriations made to
the account must be deposited in the account. Moneys in the account
may be spent only after appropriation.
(b) No funds may be accepted for deposit into the marine resources
stewardship trust account absent specific legislative approval if
acceptance of the funds obligates the state to maintain certain funding
levels, fund a specific program for a time period longer than that
provided by the funding, maintain specific staffing levels at an agency
or for a program, or requires the state to adopt or renew specific
rules.
(2) Expenditures from the account may only be used for the purposes
of marine management planning, marine spatial planning, research,
monitoring, implementation of the marine management plan, and for the
restoration or enhancement of marine habitat or resources."
Correct the title.
EFFECT: Prohibits the acceptance of funds into the marine resources stewardship trust account if the funds come with certain conditions unless the legislature specifically approves of the fund acceptance.