HOUSE BILL REPORT

                 SSB 6094

             As Reported By House Committee On:

                      Local Government

Title:  An act relating to the sale of port property.

Brief Description:  Revising provisions relating to the sale of port property.

Sponsors:  Senate Committee on Government Operations (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen, Winsley and Drew).

Brief History:

  Reported by House Committee on:

Local Government, February 24, 1994, DPA.

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Majority Report:  Do pass as amended.  Signed by 11 members:  Representatives H. Myers, Chair; Springer, Vice Chair; Edmondson, Ranking Minority Member; Reams, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Dunshee; R. Fisher; Horn; Moak; Rayburn; Van Luven and Zellinsky.

Staff:  Steve Lundin (786-7127).

Background:  A port commission may adopt a resolution authorizing the port manager to sell port district property at a value of less than $2,500.  The port manager must itemize and list property and make written certification to the commission that the listed property is no longer needed by the port district before selling property with a value of less than $2,500.

Property with a value of more than $2,500 may be sold if the port commission adopts a resolution declaring the property is no longer needed for district purposes and the property is not part of the port district's comprehensive plan of improvements.

Summary of Amended Bill:  The value of port property is increased to $10,000 so that a port commission may authorize the port manager to sell without adopting a resolution formally declaring the property to no longer be needed.

The $10,000 figure is adjusted annually in accordance with the governmental price index established by the Department of Revenue.

Amended Bill Compared to Substitute Bill:  Technical changes.  The maximum value is increased from "less than $10,000" to "$10,000 or less."  It is clarified that each of the $10,000 figures is subject to annual adjustment.

Fiscal Note:  Not requested.

Effective Date of Amended Bill:  Ninety days after adjournment of session in which bill is passed.

Testimony For:  This keeps up with inflation.  This will save money by reducing time and paper work.

Testimony Against:  None.

Witnesses:  Scott Taylor, Washington Public Ports Association.