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                                           ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 326

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                                                                            C 527 L 87

State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Representatives Grant, Nealey, Kremen, Bristow, McLean, Rayburn, Braddock, Rasmussen, Madsen, Prince, Holm and Miller

Read first time 1/23/87 and referred to Committee on Agriculture & Rural Development.

AN ACT Relating to conservation district funding; and amending RCW 70.146.060.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 9, chapter 3, Laws of 1986 and RCW 70.146.060 are each amended to read as follows:

          During the period from July 1, 1987, until June 30, 1995, the following limitations shall apply to the department's total distribution of funds appropriated from the water quality account:

          (1) Not more than fifty percent for water pollution control facilities which discharge directly into marine waters;

          (2) Not more than twenty percent for water pollution control activities that prevent or mitigate pollution of underground waters and facilities that protect federally designated sole source aquifers with at least two-thirds for the Spokane-Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer;

          (3) Not more than ten percent for water pollution control activities that protect freshwater lakes and rivers including but not limited to Lake Chelan and the Yakima and Columbia rivers;

          (4) Not more than ten percent for activities which control nonpoint source water pollution;

          (5) Ten percent and such sums as may be remaining from the categories specified in subsections (1) through (4) of this section for water pollution control activities or facilities as determined by the department; and

          (6) ((Not more than)) Two and one-half percent of the total amounts of moneys under subsections (1) through (5) of this section from February 21, 1986, until December 31, 1995, ((may)) shall be ((transferred by the department)) appropriated biennially to the state conservation commission for the purposes of this chapter.  Not less than ten percent of the moneys received by the state conservation commission under the provisions of this section shall be expended on research activities.

          The distribution under this section shall not be required to be met in any single fiscal year.

                                                                                                                          Passed the House March 11, 1987.

                                                                                                                                         Speaker of the House.

                                                                                                                           Passed the Senate April 10, 1987.

                                                                                                                                       President of the Senate.