SENATE BILL REPORT

EHB 1189

BYRepresentatives Basich, S. Wilson, Vekich, Dorn, K. Wilson, Heavey, Baugher, Crane, Gallagher, Jones, Jacobsen, Sayan, O'Brien, Betrozoff, Bristow, Belcher, Winsley, Dellwo, May, R. Meyers, Kremen, Brumsickle, Prince, Leonard, Anderson, Spanel, Zellinsky, Rasmussen, Ballard, Raiter, Prentice, Hine, Jesernig, P. King, R. King, Todd, G. Fisher, Haugen,  Fuhrman, Wang, Van Luven, Moyer, Beck, H. Myers, Brekke, McLean, Phillips, Silver, Inslee, Rector, Brough, Cooper, Miller, Ebersole and Wineberry

Creating a memorial for Washington residents who died or are missing-in-action in the Korean conflict.

House Committe on State Government

Rereferred House Committee on Capital Facilities & Financing

Senate Committee on Governmental Operations

Senate Hearing Date(s):March 21, 1989

Majority Report:  Do pass as amended.

      Signed by Senators McCaslin, Chairman; Thorsness, Vice Chairman; Conner, Sutherland.

Senate Staff:Desley Brooks (786-7443)

                  March 22, 1989

AS REPORTED BY COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS, MARCH 21, 1989

BACKGROUND:

A total of 122,000 residents of Washington State served during the Korean conflict.  Of these, 472 died or were declared "missing in action."

During the 1988 session, the House of Representatives passed a floor resolution supporting the Washington State Korean Veterans Memorial Fund in its efforts to construct a memorial on the capitol campus in honor of state residents who served in the Korean conflict.

It is the policy of the Capitol Campus Design Committee to review all proposals for monuments or memorials to be located on the capitol campus.  There are currently seven such monuments on campus grounds.

SUMMARY:

The Director of the Department of Veterans Affairs is to coordinate the design, construction, and placement on the capitol campus grounds of a memorial honoring residents who died or were declared "missing-in-action" in the Korean conflict.

An advisory committee is formed to approve the design and placement of the memorial.  This committee is to consist of the following seven members:  the Director of Veterans Affairs; the Secretary of State; the Director of General Administration; two members of the state veteran's organization who served in the Korean conflict, one appointed by the Speaker of the House and one appointed by the President of the Senate; and two veterans of the Korean conflict appointed by the Director of Veterans Affairs.

The State Capitol Committee must also approve the design and placement of the memorial.

Appropriation:    none

Revenue:    none

Fiscal Note:      available

SUMMARY OF PROPOSED SENATE AMENDMENT:

Twenty-five thousand dollars is appropriated from the general fund to design the memorial and start the fund-raising campaign.

Senate Committee - Testified: Robert Cox, Korean Veterans Memorial Fund (pro); Joe Jackson, AFA (pro); Lea Armstrong, Korean community (pro); Marion Bogdanovich, Marine Corps League (pro); Joseph Gates, Military Order of the Purple Heart (pro)