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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1194

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Representatives Braddock, McMullen, Allen, Unsoeld, P. King, Kremen and Spanel

Read first time 3/4/87 and referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

AN ACT Relating to assistance from the water quality account for water pollution control facilities and activities by local public bodies; and adding a new section to chapter 70.146 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 70.146 RCW to read as follows:

          (1) Recognizing that this chapter does not provide adequate funds to finance state and federally mandated improvements to water pollution control facilities that discharge directly into marine waters within the compliance schedules designated by the department of ecology, the department may enter into contracts with local jurisdictions which provide for extended grant payments under which eligible costs may be paid on an advanced or deferred basis.

          (2) Extended grant payments shall be in equal annual payments, the total of which shall be equivalent to fifty percent of the total eligible cost of the project incurred at the time of design and construction.  The duration of such extended grant payments shall be for a period not more than twice the length of time from the date of award of the extended payment grant and the compliance deadline.  The total of federal and state moneys received for the eligible costs of the project shall not exceed fifty percent of the eligible costs.

          (3) Any moneys appropriated by the legislature from the water quality account shall be first used by the department of ecology to satisfy the conditions of the extended grant payment contracts.