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                          HOUSE BILL 2421

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State of Washington      53rd Legislature     1994 Regular Session

 

By Representatives Wineberry, Shin, Schoesler, Ogden, Pruitt, Sheldon, Finkbeiner, Wood, Casada, Morris and Campbell

 

Read first time 01/14/94.  Referred to Committee on Trade, Economic Development & Housing.

 

Revising provisions relating to the center for international trade in forest products.



    AN ACT Relating to the center for international trade in forest products; amending RCW 76.56.020, 76.56.050, 43.131.333, and 43.131.334; and adding a new section to chapter 28B.50 RCW.

 

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

 

    Sec. 1.  RCW 76.56.020 and 1992 c 121 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

    The center shall:

    (1) Coordinate the University of Washington's college of forest resources' faculty and staff expertise to assist in:

    (a) The development of research and analysis for developing policies and strategies which will expand forest-based international trade, including a major focus on secondary manufacturing;

    (b) The development of technology or commercialization support for manufactured products that will meet the evolving needs of international customers; ((and))

    (c) The development of research and analysis on other factors critical to forest-based trade, including the quality and availability of raw wood resources; and

    (d) The coordination, development, and dissemination of market and technical information relevant to international trade in forest products, ((especially)) including a major focus on secondary manufacturing;

    (2) Further develop and maintain computer data bases on world-wide forest products production and trade in order to monitor and report on trends significant to the Northwest forest products industry and support the center's research functions; and coordinate this system with state, federal, and private sector efforts to insure a cost-effective information resource that will avoid unnecessary duplication;

    (3) Monitor international forest products markets and assess the status of the state's forest products industry, including the competitiveness of small and medium-sized secondary manufacturing firms in the forest products industry, which for the purposes of this chapter shall be firms with annual revenues of twenty-five million or less, and including the increased exports of Washington-produced products of small and medium-sized secondary manufacturing firms;

    (4) Provide high-quality research and graduate education and professional nondegree training in international trade in forest products in cooperation with the University of Washington's graduate school of business administration, the school of law, the Jackson school of international studies, the Northwest policy center of the graduate school of public administration, and other supporting academic units;

    (5) Develop cooperative linkages with the international marketing program for agricultural commodities and trade at Washington State University, the international trade project of the United States forest service, the department of natural resources, the department of community, trade, and economic development, the small business export finance assistance center, and other state and federal agencies to avoid duplication of effort and programs;

    (6) Cooperate with personnel from the state's community and technical colleges in the development of wood products manufacturing and wood technology curriculum and offer periodic workshops on wood products manufacturing, wood technology, and trade opportunities to community colleges and private educators and trainers;

    (7) Provide for public dissemination of research, analysis, and results of the center's programs to all groups, including direct assistance groups, through technical workshops, short courses, international and national symposia, cooperation with private sector networks and marketing associations, or other means, including appropriate publications;

    (((7))) (8) Establish an executive policy board, including representatives of small and medium-sized businesses, larger integrated companies, state and federal agencies and community and technical colleges, to provide advice on:  Overall policy direction and program priorities, state and federal budget requests, securing additional research funds, identifying priority areas of focus for research efforts, selection of projects for research, and dissemination of results of research efforts; and

    (((8))) (9) Establish advisory or technical committees for each research program area, to advise on research program area priorities, consistent with the international trade opportunities achievable by the forest products sector of the state and region, to help ensure projects are relevant to industry needs, and to advise on and support effective dissemination of research results.  Each advisory or technical committee shall include representatives of forest products industries that might benefit from this research.

    Service on the committees and the executive policy board established in subsections (((7))) (8) and (((8))) (9) of this section shall be without compensation but actual travel expenses incurred in connection with service to the center may be reimbursed from appropriated funds in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 28B.50 RCW to read as follows:

    The state board for community and technical colleges shall develop, in conjunction with the center for international trade in forest products, the Washington State University wood materials and engineering laboratory, and the department of community, trade, and economic development, a curriculum in wood product manufacturing and wood technology and make it available in every college district that serves a timber impact area.

 

    Sec. 3.  RCW 76.56.050 and 1987 c 505 s 74 are each amended to read as follows:

    The center shall aggressively solicit financial contributions and support from the forest products industry, federal and state agencies, and other granting sources or through other arrangements to assist in conducting its activities.  Subject to RCW 40.07.040, the center shall report ((biennially through 1991)) annually to the governor and the legislature on its success in obtaining funding from nonstate sources and on its accomplishments in meeting the provisions of this chapter.  It may also use separately appropriated funds of the University of Washington for the center's activities.

 

    Sec. 4.  RCW 43.131.333 and 1992 c 121 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

    The center for international trade in forest products in the college of forest resources at the University of Washington shall be terminated on June 30, ((1994)) 2000, as provided in RCW 43.131.334.

 

    Sec. 5.  RCW 43.131.334 and 1992 c 121 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

    ((Sections 1 through 5, chapter 122, Laws of 1985 and chapter 76.56 RCW)) The following acts or parts of acts, as now existing or as hereafter amended, are each repealed, effective June 30, ((1995)) 2001.

    (1) RCW 76.56.010 and 1985 c 122 s 1;

    (2) RCW 76.56.020 and 1994 c . . . s 1 (section 1 of this act), 1992 c 122 s 1, 1987 c 195 s 16, & 1985 c 122 s 2;

    (3) RCW 76.56.030 and 1985 c 122 s 3;

    (4) RCW 76.56.040 and 1985 c 122 s 4;

    (5) RCW 76.56.050 and 1994 c . . . s 3 (section 3 of this act), 1987 c 505 s 74, & 1985 c 122 s 5; and

    (6) RCW 76.56.900 and 1985 c 122 s 6.

 


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