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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 6051

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Senators Stratton, Deccio, Newhouse and Anderson

Read first time 3/3/87 and referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

AN ACT Relating to use of funds from the water quality account; and amending RCW 70.146.060 and 70.146.030.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 9, chapter 3, Laws of 1986 and RCW 70.146.060 are each amended to read as follows:

          During the period from July 1, 1987, until June 30, 1995, the following limitations shall apply to the department's total distribution of funds appropriated from the water quality account:

          (1) ((Not more than)) Fifty percent for water pollution control facilities which discharge directly into marine waters;

          (2) ((Not more than)) Twenty percent for water pollution control activities that prevent or mitigate pollution of underground waters and facilities that protect federally designated sole source aquifers with at least two-thirds for the Spokane-Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer;

          (3) ((Not more than)) Ten percent for water pollution control activities that protect freshwater lakes and rivers including but not limited to Lake Chelan and the Yakima and Columbia rivers;

          (4) Not more than ten percent for activities which control nonpoint source water pollution;

          (5) Ten percent and such sums as may be remaining from the categories specified in subsections (1) through (4) of this section for water pollution control activities or facilities as determined by the department; and

          (6) ((Not more than)) Two and one-half percent of the total amounts of moneys under subsections (1) through (5) of this section from February 21, 1986, until December 31, 1995, ((may)) shall be transferred by the department to the state conservation commission for the purposes of this chapter.

          The distribution under this section shall not be required to be met in any single fiscal year.

        Sec. 2.  Section 3, chapter 3, Laws of 1986 and RCW 70.146.030 are each amended to read as follows:

          (1) The water quality account is hereby created in the state treasury.  Moneys in the account may be used only in a manner consistent with this chapter.  Moneys deposited in the account shall be administered by the department of ecology and shall be subject to legislative appropriation.  Moneys placed in the account shall include tax receipts as provided in RCW 82.24.027, 82.26.025, and 82.32.390, principal and interest from the repayment of any loans granted pursuant to this chapter, and any other moneys appropriated to the account by the legislature.  All earnings from investment of balances in the water quality account, except as provided in RCW 43.84.090, shall be credited to the water quality account.

          (2) The department may use or permit the use of any moneys in the account to make grants or loans to public bodies, including grants to public bodies as cost-sharing moneys in any case where federal, local, or other funds are made available on a cost-sharing basis, for water pollution control facilities and activities within the purposes of this chapter and for related administrative expenses.  No more than three percent of the moneys deposited in the account may be used by ((the department to pay for the administration of the grant and loan program authorized by)) state agencies, commissions, and authorities for the implementation of this chapter.

          (3) The department shall present a progress report on the use of moneys from the account to the legislature no later than November 30th of each year.