SENATE BILL REPORT

SB 5346

As Reported By Senate Committee On:

Ways & Means, March 29, 2001

Title:  An act relating to fiscal matters.

Brief Description:  Making supplemental operating appropriations.

Sponsors:  Senators Brown, Rossi and Constantine; by request of Governor Locke.

Brief History:

Committee Activity:  Ways & Means:  3/28/01, 3/29/01 [DPS].

SENATE COMMITTEE ON WAYS & MEANS

Majority Report:  That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5346 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass.

Signed by Senators Brown, Chair; Constantine, Vice Chair; Fairley, Vice Chair; Fraser, Hewitt, Kline, Kohl‑Welles, Rasmussen, Regala, Rossi, Sheahan, B. Sheldon, Snyder, Spanel, Thibaudeau, Winsley and Zarelli.

Staff:  Steve Jones (786-7440)

Background:  The operating and capital expenses of state government and its agencies and programs are funded on a biennial basis by an omnibus operations budget adopted by the Legislature in odd-numbered years.  The budget for the 1999-01 fiscal biennium was adopted by the 1999 Legislature and a supplemental budget was adopted in 2000.

State operating expenses are paid from the state General Fund and from various dedicated funds and accounts.

Summary of Substitute Bill:  Capital and operating appropriations from various agencies are modified.  For additional information, see the 2001 Supplemental Operating & Capital Budget Summary and Statewide Summary & Agency Detail published by the Senate Ways and Means Committee.

Substitute Bill Compared to Original Bill:  The original bill was not considered.

Appropriation:  Various.

Fiscal Note:  Not requested.

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