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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 5541

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Senators Halsan, Zimmerman and Moore

Read first time 2/4/87 and referred to Committee on Governmental Operations.

AN ACT Relating to annual audit of the liquor control board; and amending RCW 66.08.024.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 71, chapter 62, Laws of 1933 ex. sess. as last amended by section 2, chapter 5, Laws of 1981 1st ex. sess. and RCW 66.08.024 are each amended to read as follows:

          The state auditor shall audit the books, records, and affairs of the board annually((:  PROVIDED, That the total annual cost of such audit shall not exceed the sum of thirty thousand dollars.  The board shall pay to the state treasurer for the credit of the state auditor, out of the liquor revolving fund, the sum of thirty thousand dollars a year, or so much thereof as is necessary, to defray the costs of such audits)).  The board may provide for additional audits by certified public accountants.  All such audits shall be public records of the state.  The payment of the audits provided for in this section shall be paid as provided in RCW 66.08.026 for other administrative expenses.