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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6174
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State of Washington | 65th Legislature | 2018 Regular Session |
By Senate Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senator Rolfes; by request of Office of Financial Management)
READ FIRST TIME 02/22/18.
AN ACT Relating to budget stabilization account expenditures; making appropriations; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE PATROL—FIRES. The sum of $2,650,000, or as much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the budget stabilization account for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, and is provided solely for Washington state fire service resource mobilization costs incurred in response to an emergency or disaster authorized under RCW 43.43.960 through 43.43.964 for wildfires. For purposes of RCW 43.88.055(4), the appropriation in this section does not alter the requirement to balance in ensuing biennia. NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES—FIRES. The sum of $19,808,000 is appropriated from the budget stabilization account for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, and is provided solely for fire suppression costs incurred by the department of natural resources during the 2017 fire season. For purposes of RCW 43.88.055(4), the appropriation in this section does not alter the requirement to balance in ensuing biennia. NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately.
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