Concerning an additive capital budget for state matching funds and federal expenditure authority for broadband.

 H-1359.1

HOUSE BILL 2016

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Representatives Tharinger and Parshley

Read first time 02/21/25. Referred to Committee on Capital Budget.

AN ACT Relating to additive capital budget funding for state matching funds and federal expenditure authority for the broadband equity, access, and deployment program; amending RCW 43.330.400 ; creating new sections; repealing 2023 c 474 ss 6082 and 7017 and 2024 c 375 s 1004 (uncodified); making appropriations; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) An additive capital budget is hereby adopted and, subject to the provisions set forth in this act, the several dollar amounts hereinafter specified, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to accomplish the purposes designated, are hereby appropriated and authorized to be incurred for capital projects during the period beginning with the effective date of this act and ending June 30, 2027, out of the several funds specified in this act.

(2) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this act unless the context clearly requires otherwise.