90.80.901 - Reports to the legislature.

Reports to the legislature.

(1) By December 31, 2004, the department of ecology must report to the appropriate legislative committees the pertinent experience acquired in implementing the various components of chapter 237, Laws of 2001 that are under its jurisdiction.

     (2) Beginning December 31, 2001, and ending on December 31, 2004, the department of ecology shall report to the legislature by January 1st of each year on the results of processing applications under RCW 90.03.380(5) and processing applications through water conservancy boards under chapter 90.80 RCW. In the report due on December 31, 2004, the department of ecology shall provide an evaluation and make recommendations regarding modification of any of the provisions of RCW 90.03.380(5).

     (3) By October 1, 2001, the office of financial management must complete an assessment of watershed planning, including evaluation of the performance of both watershed planning units and state agencies involved in watershed planning. The office's assessment must address the progress of planning units toward completion of watershed plans and the use of funds provided by the state of Washington to planning units and state agencies for developing those plans. The assessment must include an assessment of the progress of planning units and the department of ecology in setting instream flows. The office must report the results of the assessment to the appropriate committees of the legislature, and the governor.

     (4) Beginning December 31, 2001, and ending on December 31, 2004, the office of financial management shall review and report to the legislature by January 1st of each year on whether the department of ecology has adequate funding for fulfilling the department's responsibilities for processing applications through water conservancy boards under chapter 90.80 RCW.

     (5) The office of financial management, in consultation with the departments of revenue, health, and ecology, must evaluate the long-term revenue impacts and the costs and benefits of the deductions and exclusions authorized by *RCW 82.16.0431. The office of financial management must also evaluate the costs and benefits and revenue impacts of other potential water conservation tax incentives, including but not limited to those that may involve the sales, use, property, utility, and business and occupations taxes. The office of financial management must report its findings regarding tax incentives by December 31, 2001, to the legislature's standing committees with jurisdiction over water resources and the legislative fiscal committees.

     (6) The office of financial management, in consultation with the departments of health and ecology, must evaluate the level of water savings occurring from water suppliers' use of the tax incentive provisions in *RCW 82.16.0431 and must report its findings to the legislature by December 31, 2002.

[2001 c 237 § 32.]

Notes: *Reviser's note: RCW 82.16.0431 expired June 30, 2003.

Finding -- Intent -- Severability--Effective date--2001 c 237: See notes following RCW 90.82.040.

Intent -- 2001 c 237: See note following RCW 90.66.065.