H-2026              _______________________________________________

                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 2202

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1989 Regular Session

By Representatives S. Wilson, Haugen, Walker, R. Fisher, Hankins, Sprenkle, Rust, D. Sommers, Schoon and Winsley

Read first time 3/3/89 and referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs.

AN ACT Relating to allocation and distribution of funds from the litter control account; and amending RCW 70.93.194.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 9, chapter 94, Laws of 1979 and RCW 70.93.194 are each amended to read as follows:

          The department shall allocate and distribute funds annually from the litter control account as follows:

          (1) Not less than forty percent nor more than fifty percent for a litter patrol program to employ youth from the state to remove litter from places and areas that are most visible to the public;

          (2) Not less than twenty percent nor more than thirty percent to accomplish the litter control purposes of this chapter other than as specified in subsection (1) of this section.  A substantial part of this portion shall be used for public education and awareness programs to control litter and to promote awareness of the Model Litter Control and Recycling Act; ((and))

          (3) Not less than twenty percent nor more than thirty percent to accomplish the recycling purposes of this chapter.  A substantial part of this portion shall be used for public education and awareness programs to foster private local recycling efforts and to promote awareness of the Model Litter Control and Recycling Act; and

(4) Not less than ten percent for counties, cities, and towns to assist in programs for removal of litter from roads and streets of counties, cities, and towns.