CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

                        HOUSE BILL 1923

                        53rd Legislature

                      1993 Regular Session

Passed by the House March 12, 1993   Yeas 98   Nays 0 Speaker of the        House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 15, 1993   Yeas 44   Nays 0

CERTIFICATE I, Alan Thompson, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1923 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.

President of the Senate

Chief Clerk

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Governor of the State of Washington

Secretary of State                        State of Washington

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                                                      HOUSE BILL 1923

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                                                       Passed Legislature - 1993 Regular Session

State of Washington                              53rd Legislature                             1993 Regular Session

By Representatives Veloria, Wood, Jacobsen, Ogden and J. Kohl

Read first time 02/17/93.  Referred to Committee on State Government.

Modifying provisions relating to the advisory council on historic preservation.

          AN ACT Relating to the advisory council on historic preservation; amending RCW 27.34.250; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

        Sec. 1.  RCW 27.34.250 and 1983 c 91 s 15 are each amended to read as follows:

          (1) There is hereby established an advisory council on historic preservation, which shall be composed of nine members appointed by the governor as follows:

          (a) The director of a state historical society or the director's designee to be selected from (i) the director of the Washington state historical society, (ii) the director of the Eastern Washington state historical society, and (iii) the director of the state capital historical society, to each serve on the council for one year on a rotating basis, the order of rotation to be determined by the governor;

          (b) Six members of the public who are interested and experienced in matters to be considered by the council including the fields of history, architecture, and archaeology;

          (c) ((The director of the Washington archaeological research center or the director's designee)) A representative from the Washington archaeological community; and

          (d) A native American.

          (2) Each member of the council appointed under subsection (1)(b), (c), and (d) of this section shall serve a four-year term, except that those members first appointed shall serve for terms of from one to four years as designated by the governor at the time of appointment, it being the purpose of this subsection to assure staggered terms of office.

          (3) A vacancy in the council shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the balance of the unexpired term.

          (4) The chairperson of the council shall be designated by the governor.

          (5) Five members of the council shall constitute a quorum.

          (((6) The council shall cease to exist on June 30, 1993, unless extended by law for an additional fixed period of time.))

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect June 30, 1993.

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