6023.E AMH TED H4915.2

ESB 6023 - H COMM AMD  ADOPTED  03/05/92

By Committee on Trade & Economic Development

    Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

    "Sec. 1.  RCW 76.56.020 and 1987 c 195 s 16 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 ((trade in manufactured forest products)) a major focus on secondary manufacturing;

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

    (c) The coordination, development, and dissemination of market and technical information relevant to international trade in forest products, especially secondary manufacturing;

    (2) Further develop and maintain ((a)) computer ((based)) data bases on world-wide forest products production and trade ((data base system)) 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 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) Provide for public dissemination of research, analysis, and results of the center's programs through technical workshops, short courses, international and national symposia, or other means, including appropriate publications; ((and))

    (7) Establish an executive policy board, including representatives of small and medium-sized businesses, 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) Establish advisory or technical committees ((as necessary)) for each research program area, to ((develop policies, operating procedures, and)) 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) and (8) 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."

    "Sec. 2.  RCW 43.131.333 and 1988 c 288 s 15 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, ((1992)) 1994, as provided in RCW 43.131.334."

    "Sec. 3.  RCW 43.131.334 and 1988 c 288 s 16 are each amended to read as follows:

    Sections 1 through 5, chapter 122, Laws of 1985 and chapter 76.56 RCW, as now existing or as hereafter amended, are each repealed, effective June 30, ((1993)) 1995."

ESB 6023 - H COMM AMD

By Committee on Trade & Economic Development

    On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "products;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "and amending RCW 76.56.020, 43.131.333, and 43.131.334."