BILL REQ. #: H-2001.1

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SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1533
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State of Washington

58th Legislature

2003 Regular Session

By House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives Schoesler, Linville, Chandler, Grant, Clements, Newhouse, Armstrong and Delvin)

READ FIRST TIME 02/26/03.

AN ACT Relating to public water projects; and adding a new section to chapter 43.155 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 43.155 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) A subaccount is created in the public works assistance account to receive money to fund the following projects: (a) Water storage projects; and (b) water systems facilities.
     (2) The projects listed in subsection (1) of this section must comply with the competitive bid requirements of RCW 43.155.060.
     (3) The subaccount created in subsection (1) of this section shall receive amounts appropriated to it for purposes of distributing these moneys as grants for water storage projects and water systems facilities projects as provided in the appropriation and this section. This subaccount shall be administered by the board and shall be separate from the other programs managed by the board under this chapter.

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