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2011 House Bill 1596: Allocating funds toward the total cost of ambulance utilities in cities that have them
Introduced by Rep. Steve Tharinger (Sequim) (D) on January 26, 2011
To require cities and towns with ambulance utilities to allocate funds to ambulance services in an amount proportionate to the percentage of the ambulance service costs to the total costs necessary to regulate, operate, and maintain the ambulance utility. (Companion: SB 5493). Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the House Local Government Committee on January 26, 2011
Substitute offered in the House on February 15, 2011
Limits the provision requiring a legislative authority of a city or town that operates an ambulance service utility to continue to allocate at least 70 percent of the amount expended from its general funds for that purpose as of a certain date. A new provision authorizing a legislative authority, as of January 1, 2012, to reduce its allocation of general fund revenues to the utility below the amount currently required by law is inserted. Additionally, a new provision requires that a legislative authority, before making any reduction to its general fund allocation to an ambulance service utility, must:?hold a public hearing at which specified topics must be addressed; and give ratepayers at least 60 days' advance notice of the public hearing.
Substitute offered in the House on February 15, 2011
Limits the provision requiring a legislative authority of a city or town that operates an ambulance service utility to continue to allocate at least 70 percent of the amount expended from its general funds for that purpose as of a certain date. A new provision authorizing a legislative authority, as of January 1, 2012, to reduce its allocation of general fund revenues to the utility below the amount currently required by law is inserted. Additionally, a new provision requires that a legislative authority, before making any reduction to its general fund allocation to an ambulance service utility, must:?hold a public hearing at which specified topics must be addressed; and give ratepayers at least 60 days' advance notice of the public hearing.
The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on February 15, 2011
Referred to the House Rules Committee on February 16, 2011
To authorize a city, after January 1, 2012, to reduce its allocation of general fund revenues to its ambulance service utility below levels currently required by statute.
Received in the Senate on March 1, 2011
Referred to the Senate Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections Committee on March 1, 2011
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on March 18, 2011
Reduces the allocation of general fund revenues to a city or town ambulance service utility below levels currently required by statute.
Signed by Gov. Christine Gregoire on April 20, 2011
Reduces the allocation of general fund revenues to a city or town ambulance service utility below levels currently required by statute.