2003 Senate Bill 5014

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Introduced by Sen. Jim Honeyford (Grandview) (R) on January 13, 2003

To authorize a new subaccount in the Public Works Assistance Account. The subaccount is established to receive money to fund water storage projects and water systems facilities. See also Companion HB 1533. Official Text and Analysis.

Referred to the Senate Natural Resources, Energy and Water Committee on January 13, 2003

Testimony in support offered in the Senate on February 6, 2003

By Charlie Brown, WA Potato Commission; Scott Hazlegrove, WA Association of Sewer and Water Districts; and Kathleen Collins, WA Water Policy Alliance. They testified that this bill makes needed water storage projects--particularly those relating to agriculture--easier to fund.

Neutral testimony offered in the Senate on February 6, 2003

By Josh Baldi, Washington Environmental Council; Mike Moran, Center for Environmental Law and Policy and Samish Indian Nation; and Denise Smith, League of Women Voters. The League is withholding judgment on the bill.
Testimony against: none offered.

Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on February 7, 2003

Passed 49 to 0 in the Senate on February 26, 2003.
See Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No".

Authorizing a new subaccount in the Public Works Assistance Account.

Received to the House on February 27, 2003

Referred to the House Capital Budget Committee on February 27, 2003

Amendment offered in the House on March 27, 2003

To clarify creation of the subaccount and adds an emergency clause.

The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on March 27, 2003

Referred to the House Rules Committee on March 31, 2003

Passed 95 to 0 in the House on April 10, 2003.
See Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No".

Signed with partial veto by Gov. Gary Locke on May 19, 2003

(public water projects). The veto message stated that section 2 amends RCW 43.79A.040, with the intent that the new subaccount would retain its proportionate share of investment income. This section of law is related to the Treasurer's trust funds, and the Public Works Assistance Account is not a trust fund. Additionally, this section conflicts with the provisions of Chapter 150, Laws of 2003, which transfers the investment income of the Public Works Assistance Account to the Community Economic Revitalization Program. Section 3 contains an emergency clause. Given that there is no supplemental budget funding available in the current biennium, there is no rationale for having this law take effect immediately. With the exception of sections 2 and 3, SB 5014 was signed.