HOUSE BILL REPORT

                 SSB 6243

                  As Passed House - Amended

                      February 26, 1994

Title:  An act relating to the capital budget.

Brief Description:  Relating to the capital budget.

Sponsors:  Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Rinehart and Quigley; by request of Office of Financial Management).

Brief History:

  Reported by House Committee on:

Capital Budget, February 24, 1994, DPA;

  Passed House - Amended, February 26, 1994, 88-0.

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON CAPITAL BUDGET

Majority Report:  Do pass as amended.  Signed by 14 members:  Representatives Wang, Chair; Ogden, Vice Chair; Sehlin, Ranking Minority Member; McMorris, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Brough; Eide; R. Fisher; Jacobsen; Jones; Moak; Romero; Silver; Sommers and B. Thomas.

Minority Report:  Do not pass.  Signed by 1 member:  Representative Heavey.

Staff:  Bill Robinson (786-7140).

Background:  Every two years the Legislature adopts a biennial capital budget approving the expenditure of state moneys for capital purposes.  On even-numbered years, a supplemental capital budget is adopted to address emergency needs for school construction, institutions of higher education, and other state facilities.

Summary of Bill:  The total appropriations in the 1993-1995 capital budget are reduced $53.6 million.  The state bonded portion of the capital budget is reduced $6.8 million and the other funding sources are reduced $46.8 million.

Fiscal Note:  Not requested.  Details of appropriation changes are in the budget notes.

Effective Date:  The bill contains an emergency clause and takes effect immediately.