By Representatives Bowman and Riley

On page 30, after line 9, insert:

"NEW SECTION. Sec. 22. The legislature finds that using the liquor control board to regulate and enforce all aspects of the licensing, enforcement, and retailing of liquor in the state creates potential ethical and professional conflicts of interest and limits the opportunity for some officers and employees of the state to do their jobs in a complete and professional manner.

The legislature declares that it is in the best interest of the people of the state for the duties and related powers of the liquor control board to be tailored to those needed for licensing, enforcement, education, and rehabilitation.

The legislature further declares that the people will be better served when the sale and marketing of liquor are left to private sector investors and entrepreneurs operating in a competitive market system.

NEW SECTION Sec. 23. A new section is added to chapter 66.08 RCW to read as follows:

(1) There is hereby created a joint committee on liquor control. The committee shall consist of: (a) Four members of the senate appointed by the president of the senate, two of whom shall be members of the majority party and two of whom shall be members of the minority party; and (b) four members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, two of whom shall be members of the majority party and two of whom shall be members of the minority party. The governor shall appoint one member to serve at the pleasure of the governor. Members of the committee shall be appointed before the close of the 1991 legislative session and then as needed to fill vacancies.

(2) Each member's term of office shall run from the time appointed until February 15, 1994. The term of office for a committee member who does not continue as a member of the senate or house of representatives shall cease upon the convening of the next session of the legislature or upon the member's resignation, whichever is earlier. Vacancies on the committee shall be filled by appointment in the same manner as described in subsection (1) of this section. All such vacancies shall be filled from the same political party and from the same house as the member whose seat was vacated.

(3) The committee shall elect a chairperson and a vice-chairperson. The chairperson shall be a member of the senate in even-numbered years and a member of the house of representatives in odd-numbered years.

NEW SECTION Sec. 24. A new section is added to chapter 66.08 RCW to read as follows:

(1) The joint committee has the responsibility of developing a process, regulatory structure, and time schedule for transferring responsibilities for the sale, distribution, and marketing of liquor from the Washington state liquor control board to the private sector. The committee's recommendations shall be delivered to the legislature by January 1, 1992.

(2) The report of the joint committee on liquor control shall include but is not limited to recommendations on the following:

(a) An application process that details the fees, permits, and necessary qualifications for the applicants;

(b) A management plan for selling existing stocks, managing and renegotiating existing contracts, and transferring or subleasing any and all property held by the liquor control board;

(c) An assessment of the number of employees that will be needed under each option and the prospects for employment in the private sector for employees no longer needed by the liquor control board. The recommendation of the committee shall be consistent with sections 4 and 5 of this act, with the highest priority given to keeping state workers employed without needlessly hampering the new private sector participants; and

(d) Any information the committee deems necessary.

NEW SECTION Sec. 25. A new section is added to chapter 66.08 RCW to read as follows:

The joint committee shall recommend necessary rules and shall review the rules adopted by the Washington state liquor control board. The joint committee shall prepare draft legislation when

the committee believes that a rule is not appropriate for the private marketplace.

NEW SECTION Sec. 26. Sections 22 through 25 of this act shall expire February 15, 1994."

Renumber remaining sections consecutively and correct internal references.

SHB 1036 - H AMD

By Representative Bowman

On page 1, line 6 of the title, strike "and" and after "effective date" insert "; and providing an expiration date"