By Representatives Rust, Horn and D. Sommers

On page 13, line 1 of the amendment, after "house" strike all material through "January 1, 1992" on line 22 and insert "committee on environmental affairs appointed by the chair of that committee with one member from each of the two caucuses; (2) two members of the senate committee on environment and natural resources appointed by the chair of that committee with one member from each of the two caucuses; (3) seven members representing manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, cities, counties, solid waste collection companies, and an environmental organization appointed jointly by the chairs of the house committee on environmental affairs and the senate committee on environment and natural resources; and (4) three members representing the departments of ecology, trade and economic development, and revenue appointed by their respective directors. The agency representatives shall be non-voting except for the election of the chair, which shall be made by a simple majority vote of all members.

The task force shall study long-term funding mechanisms and develop specific funding recommendations for the clean washington center. The task force shall report its findings and recommended legislation to fund the clean washington center to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature no later than December 1, 1991. The task force shall also study and make recommendations on long-term funding for integrated systems to reduce, collect, recycle, and dispose of materials.

This section shall expire January 1, 1993"

EFFECT: Legislative appointments are made by the chairs of the house and senate chairs of the environmental committees instead of the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate. Private sector appointments are made by the two environmental chairs instead of the director of the Department of Trade and Economic Development. A representative of solid waste collection companies is added. The task force must make recommendations on managing packaging materials instead of waste reduction and diversion programs. The termination date of the task force is extended one year to January 1993.