BILL REQ. #:  S-0600.3 

Read first time 02/11/13.   Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

     AN ACT Relating to capital budget appropriation transparency; and adding a new section to chapter 43.88 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 43.88 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) For each capital appropriation bill considered by the full body or fiscal committees of either chamber of the legislature it must be accompanied by a summary of capital appropriations by legislative district.
     (2) The summary of capital appropriations by legislative district must include the following categories for each legislative district:
     (a) The total level of all appropriations;
     (b) The level of appropriations attributable to competitive loan programs;
     (c) The level of appropriations to state agency projects;
     (d) The level of appropriations to state institutions of higher education; and
     (e) The level of all other appropriations which are attributable to an individual district.
     (3) The summary of capital appropriations required by this section must include the percent of total capital appropriations each legislative district would receive.
     (4) For the purposes of this section, a capital appropriation bill includes the original capital appropriations bill filed by a member of the house or the senate, any substitute bill, and any striking amendment.