CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

                   SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1428

                   Chapter 249, Laws of 1993

                        53rd Legislature

                      1993 Regular Session

             TELEPHONE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM CONTINUED

                    EFFECTIVE DATE:  5/7/93

Passed by the House April 20, 1993   Yeas 97   Nays 0 BRIAN EBERSOLE Speaker of the        House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 15, 1993   Yeas 46   Nays 1

CERTIFICATE I, Alan Thompson, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1428 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.

JOEL PRITCHARD President of the Senate

ALAN THOMPSON                                Chief Clerk

Approved May 7, 1993 Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.

FILED                             May 7, 1993 - 11:33 a.m.

MIKE LOWRY Governor of the State of Washington

Secretary of State                        State of Washington

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                                             SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1428

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                                                           AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

                                                       Passed Legislature - 1993 Regular Session

State of Washington                              53rd Legislature                             1993 Regular Session

By House Committee on Energy & Utilities (originally sponsored by Representatives Grant, Casada, Finkbeiner, Long, King and Jacobsen)

Read first time 02/19/93.

Removing the expiration date and correcting references for the Washington telephone assistance program.

          AN ACT Relating to the Washington telephone assistance program; amending RCW 80.36.450; amending 1990 c 170 s 8 (uncodified); adding a new section to chapter 80.36 RCW; and declaring an emergency.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 80.36 RCW to read as follows:

          As used in this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise, "department" means the department of social and health services.

        Sec. 2.  RCW 80.36.450 and 1987 c 229 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:

          ((Lifeline service)) The Washington telephone assistance program shall be limited to one residential access line per eligible household.

        Sec. 3.  1990 c 170 s 8 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:

          RCW 80.36.410 through 80.36.470 shall expire June 30, ((1993)) 1998, unless extended by the legislature.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 4.  This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately.

          Passed the House April 20, 1993.

          Passed the Senate April 15, 1993.

Approved by the Governor May 7, 1993.

          Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 7, 1993.