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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1813

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                                                                            C 057 L 88

State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1988 Regular Session

By Representatives Rasmussen, Prince, Basich, Nealey, Grant, Silver, Bristow, Chandler and Crane

Read first time 1/27/88 and referred to Committee on Agriculture & Rural Development.

AN ACT Relating to the Washington State University agricultural research facility at the Rainier school farm; and amending RCW 28B.30.810.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 4, chapter 238, Laws of 1981 and RCW 28B.30.810 are each amended to read as follows:

          (1) Washington State University shall establish and operate a dairy/forage and agricultural research facility at the Rainier school farm.

          (2) Local funds generated through operation of this facility shall be managed in a revolving fund, established herewith, by the university.  This fund shall consist of all moneys received in connection with the operation of the facility and any moneys appropriated to the fund by law.  ((The state treasurer shall be custodian of the fund.))  Disbursements from the revolving fund shall be on authorization of the president of the university or the president's designee.  In order to maintain an effective expenditure and revenue control, this fund, to be known as the dairy/forage facility revolving fund, shall be subject in all respects to chapter 43.88 RCW, but no appropriation is required to permit expenditures and payment of obligations from the fund.

          (3) In the event state funding is not sufficient to operate the dairy cattle herd, the university is authorized to lease the herd, together with the land necessary to maintain the same, for such period and upon such terms as the university board of regents shall deem proper.

                                                                                                                        Passed the House February 9, 1988.

                                                                                                                                         Speaker of the House.

                                                                                                                           Passed the Senate March 2, 1988.

                                                                                                                                       President of the Senate.