HOUSE BILL REPORT

                  HB 1037

                       As Passed House

                      February 8, 1993

Title:  An act relating to correcting a double amendment relating to auction sales of county property.

Brief Description:  Correcting a double amendment relating to auction sales of county property.

Sponsors:  Representatives Bray, H. Myers and Edmondson; by request of Law Revision Commission.

Brief History:

  Reported by House Committee on:

Local Government, January 22, 1993, DP;

  Passed House, February 8, 1993, 95-0.

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Majority Report:  Do pass.  Signed by 12 members:  Representatives H. Myers, Chair; Bray, Vice Chair; Edmondson, Ranking Minority Member; Reams, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Dunshee; R. Fisher; Horn; Rayburn; Romero; Springer; Van Luven; and Zellinsky.

Staff:  Steve Lundin (786-7127).

Background:  RCW 36.34.080, relating to the sale of county property, was amended differently in two separate laws that were enacted in 1991.

The first amendment deleted language requiring the county legislative authority to direct where the sale will be held.

The second amendment granted counties the flexibility to sell the property using a private consignment auction or sealed bid process, in lieu of the traditional sale of the property at a public auction, and restricted the sale to the highest and best bidder over the minimum sale price.

Summary of Bill:  RCW 36.39.080 is corrected to include both changes that were made to that statute in separate amendments that were enacted in 1991.

Fiscal Note:  Not requested.

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

Testimony For:  None.

Testimony Against:  None.

Witnesses:  None.