HOUSE BILL REPORT

ESB 6396

As Reported by House Committee On:

Capital Budget

Title:  An act relating to the capital budget.

Brief Description:  Adopting a supplemental capital budget.

Sponsors:  Senators Fairley and Zarelli; by request of Governor Locke.

Brief History:

Committee Activity:

Capital Budget:  2/28/02, 3/4/02, 3/11/02 [DPA].

Brief Summary of Engrossed Bill

(As Amended by House Committee)

$Adopts the 2002 supplemental Capital Budget.

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON CAPITAL BUDGET

Majority Report:  Do pass as amended. Signed by 9 members: Representatives Murray, Chair; McIntire, Vice Chair; Chase, Hunt, Lantz, O'Brien, Ogden, Reardon and Veloria.

Minority Report:  Do not pass. Signed by 8 members: Representatives Alexander, Ranking Minority Member; Armstrong, Bush, Casada, Esser, Hankins, Schoesler and Woods.

Staff:  Charlie Gavigan (786‑7340).

Background:

Washington is on a biennial budget cycle.  The Legislature authorizes expenditures for capital needs in the capital budget for a two‑year period, and authorizes bond sales through passage of a bond bill associated with the capital budget.

The current capital budget covers the period from July 1, 2001, through June 30, 2003.

Summary of Amended Bill:

Supplemental appropriations are made for the 2001-03 biennium.  The budget appropriates $125 million for economic stimulus projects ($108 million) and other supplemental projects ($17 million).  Adjustments are made to other appropriations.

Amended Bill Compared to Engrossed Bill:

While the original engrossed bill finances $125 million in economic stimulus projects and other supplemental projects using bonds exempted from the debt limit, the amended bill funds $125 million in similar projects primarily using debt limit bonds and the Education Construction Fund.

Appropriation:  None.

Fiscal Note:  Not Requested.

Effective Date of Amended Bill:  This bill contains an emergency clause and takes effect immediately.

Testified:  (In support of Engrossed Senate Bill 6396) Senator Zarelli, co-sponsor; Rob Fukai, General Administration; Mayor Stan Biles, City of Olympia; Kevin Stormans, Stormans Inc. and Olympia Downtown Association; Sharon Foster, Washington State YMCAs; Seth Dawson, Common Ground for Children and Families; Laurie Lippold, Children=s Home Society of Washington; Sarajane Siegfriedt, Association of Alcoholism and Addiction Programs; Tom Henderson, State Board of Community and Technical Colleges; Larry Ganders, Washington State University; Rick Wickman, Ports of Kalama, Woodland, Vancouver, and Longview; Mayor Cary Bozeman, City of Bremerton; Charlie Brown, King County School Coalition and Washington State Potato Commission; and Willy O=Neil, Associated General Contractors of Washington. 

(With concerns) Doug Sutherland, Commissioner of Public Lands; John Reynolds, Department of Social and Health Services; Terry Bergeson, Superintendent of Public Instruction; Ann Anderson, Central Washington University; Ann Daley, The Evergreen State College; George Durrie, Eastern Washington University; Bob Edie, Western Washington University; and Dick Thompson and Marilyn Cox, University of Washington.

(In support of proposed House striking amendment) Laura Saunders, Highline Community College; Tom Henderson, State Board for Community and Technical Colleges; Edie Harding, The Evergreen State College; Judy McNickle, Western Washington University; George Durrie, Eastern Washington University; Ann Anderson, Central Washington University; Dick Thompson, University of Washington; Larry Ganders, Washington State University; and John Reynolds, Department of Social and Health Services.

(With concerns) Jim King, Citizen for Parks and Recreation; and Barbara Hood, Office of the Superintendent for Public Instruction on behalf of the State Board of Education.