Read first time 04/11/2005.   Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

     AN ACT Relating to fiscal matters; adding a new section to chapter ... (ESSB 6090), Laws of 2005 (uncodified); and making appropriations.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new 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 2007) . . . . . . . . . . . . $500,000
          TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000,000
     The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
     (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.