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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 6230

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1990 Regular Session

By Senator Talmadge

Read first time 1/9/90 and referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

AN ACT Relating to historic theaters; adding a new section to chapter 12, Laws of 1989 1st ex. sess. (uncodified); creating a new section; making an appropriation; and declaring an emergency.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.     The legislature finds that many historic community theaters are threatened with demolition.  A program of state assistance to aid local governments is appropriate and necessary to preserve these unique architectural assets.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 12, Laws of 1989 1st ex. sess. (uncodified) to read as follows:

          FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

          Endangered community theaters

          The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:

          (1) The appropriation is provided for grants to local governments to preserve historic community theaters.

          (2) Any grant under this section is contingent on an equal amount being provided from nonstate sources on a project-by-project basis.

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NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.     If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 4.     This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately.