6121 AMS DOUM RAMS 041

SB 6121 - S AMD 675

By Senators Doumit and Hewitt

ADOPTED 4/23/05

On page 1, on line 3, after "Sec. 1." strike everything through line 4 and insert the following:

Anew section is added to chapter ... (ESSB 6090), Laws of 2005 (uncodified) to read as follows:

"FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2006) ...............$1,500,000

General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2006)$500,000

TOTAL APPROPRIATION ...$2,000,000

The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limiations:

(1) $1,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2006 is provided solely to extend and expand the department of agriculture's asparagus automation and mechanization program under chapter 16-730 WAC in an effort to strengthen the asparagus post-harvest industry.

(2) $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2006 and $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2007 are provided solely to research and develop new hop harvesting technologies and for associated pilot projects."

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EFFECT: Appropriates $1 million to the Department of Agriculture to extend and expand the department of agriculture's asparagus automation and mechanization program under chapter 16-730 WAC in an effort to strengthen the asparagus post-harvest industry and appropriates $1 million to the Department of Agriculture to research and develop new hop harvesting technologies and for associated pilot projects.