HOUSE BILL REPORT
ESHB
2553
As Passed House
February 19, 1992
Title: An act relating to transportation appropriations.
Brief Description: Adopting the 1992 supplemental transportation budget.
Sponsor(s): By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives R. Fisher, Betrozoff, R. Meyers and Dellwo; by request of Governor Gardner).
Brief History:
Reported by House Committee on:
Transportation, February 6, 1992, DPS;
Passed House, February 19, 1992, 97-0.
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION
Majority Report: The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by 27 members: Representatives R. Fisher, Chair; R. Meyers, Vice Chair; Betrozoff, Ranking Minority Member; Chandler, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Basich; Brough; Cantwell; Cooper; Day; G. Fisher; Forner; Haugen; Heavey; Horn; P. Johnson; R. Johnson; Jones; Kremen; Mitchell; Nelson; Orr; Prentice; Prince; Schmidt; Wilson; Wood; and Zellinsky.
Staff: Gene Schlatter (786-7316).
Background: Appropriation authority is required for the expenditure of state funds. State government operates on the basis of a fiscal biennium that begins on July 1 of each odd-numbered year. A biennial budget was enacted during the 1991 legislative session.
Summary of Bill: The increase in appropriation authority over the current biennium is $113 million, of which $15 million is from the Motor Vehicle Fund-State revenues.
Fiscal Note: Not requested.
Appropriation: Spreadsheets available.
Effective Date of Substitute Bill: The bill contains an emergency clause and takes effect immediately.
Testimony For: The increase in appropriation authority is needed to address new federal funds and other needed adjustments.
Testimony Against: None.
Witnesses: Larry Seale, Office of Financial Management.