HOUSE BILL REPORT

                 2SSB 6404

                 As Passed House - Amended:

                       March 22, 2000

Title:  An act relating to fiscal matters.

Brief Description:  Making supplemental operating appropriations.

Sponsors:  Senators Loveland and Rossi; by request of Governor Locke.

Brief History:

  Committee Activity:

Appropriations:  3/22/00 [DPA].

Floor Activity:

Passed House - Amended:  3/22/00, 85-13.

                 Brief Summary of Bill

            (As Amended by House Committee)

$Making supplemental operating and capital appropriations.

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

Staff:  Victor Moore (786-7143).

Background:

The state government operates on the basis of a fiscal biennium that begins on July 1 of each odd-numbered year.  A biennial operating budget was enacted in the 1999 legislative session, appropriating $20.6 billion from the state general fund.  A biennial capital budget was also enacted in the 1999 legislative session, appropriating $2.3 billion for capital projects, of which $987 million was from state bonds.

Summary of Amended Bill:

Appropriations are modified for the 1999-01 fiscal biennium.  The total operating appropriations for the 1999-01 fiscal biennium were $37.2 billion, of which $20.6 billion was from the state General Fund.

The 2000 Supplemental Operating budget increases appropriations from the state General Fund by $108 million.  Total appropriations are increased by $554 million.

The bonded portion of the 1999-2001 Capital Budget is reduced by $318,000, and the non-bond funded portion of the budget is increased by $100 million to reflect increased federal money and other dedicated revenue services.

For additional information, see "Statewide Summary & Agency Detail" published by the House Appropriations Committee.

Appropriation:  See bill.

Fiscal Note:  Not requested.

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

Testified:  (In support) Dr. Terry Bergeson, Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction; Lynn McKinnon, WA Public Employees Association; Bill Vogler, Washington State Association of Counties; Dick Thompson and JoAnn Taricani, University of Washington; Larry Ganders, Washington State University; Martha Lindley, Central Washington University; Dan Snow, WA State Transit Association; Bob White and Stephanie Bowman, Sound Transit and Seattle Chamber of Commerce; Doug Nelson, Public School Employees; Scott Morgan, State Board for Community & Technical Colleges; Barbara Mertens, WA Association of School Administrators; Andy Davidson and Len McComb, WA State Hospital Association; Kim Merriman, The Evergreen State College; and Dwayne Slate, WA State School Directors' Association.

(In support with concerns) Lonnie Johns-Brown, WCSAP; Frank Urabeck, Trout Unlimited & Northwest Marine Trades; Janet Adams, ARC of WA State; Laurie Lippold, Children's Home Society; Lea Kent and Renee Visich, WA Student Lobby; Rick Slunaker and Willy O'Neil, Associated General Contractors; Len Barson, The Nature Conservancy of WA; Deanne Kopleas, Sisters of Providence Health System; Karen Davis, Washington Education Association; and Seth Dawson, Common Ground for Children.

(Concerns) Mike Ryherd, Geologist and NSIA; Greg Deverex, WA Federation of State Employees; Pat Hoban, WA State Retired Teachers Association; Bill Day, Adult Family Home Association; Doug Scott, People for Puget Sound; Scott Merriman, Department of Natural Resources; Ellie Menzies, SEIU/District 1199 NW; Sharon Case, WA State Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Majken Ryherd, Friends of Basic Health Plan; Ron Shultz, National Audubon Society; Brad Boswell, NAMI Washington and WA Association of Temporary Services; Paul Barry, Children's Alliance; Sara Fleming Merten, WA Association of Churches; Sung Yang, Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development; and Nick Federici, WATCH and American Lung Association of WA.