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                                                     SENATE BILL 5749

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State of Washington                              53rd Legislature                             1993 Regular Session

By Senators Haugen and von Reichbauer

Read first time 02/11/93.  Referred to Committee on Natural Resources.

Modifying compensation of forest practices board members.

          AN ACT Relating to the compensation of the forest practices board; and amending RCW 76.09.030.

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

        Sec. 1.  RCW 76.09.030 and 1987 c 330 s 1301 are each amended to read as follows:

          (1) There is hereby created the forest practices board of the state of Washington as an agency of state government consisting of members as follows:

          (a) The commissioner of public lands or his designee;

          (b) The director of the department of trade and economic development or his designee;

          (c) The director of the department of agriculture or his designee;

          (d) The director of the department of ecology or his designee;

          (e) An elected member of a county legislative authority appointed by the governor:  PROVIDED, That such member's service on the board shall be conditioned on his continued service as an elected county official; and

          (f) Six members of the general public appointed by the governor, one of whom shall be an owner of not more than five hundred acres of forest land, and one of whom shall be an independent logging contractor.

          (2) The members of the initial board appointed by the governor shall be appointed so that the term of one member shall expire December 31, 1975, the term of one member shall expire December 31, 1976, the term of one member shall expire December 31, 1977, the terms of two members shall expire December 31, 1978, and the terms of two members shall expire December 31, 1979.  Thereafter, each member shall be appointed for a term of four years.  Vacancies on the board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.  Each member of the board shall continue in office until his successor is appointed and qualified.  The commissioner of public lands or his designee shall be the chairman of the board.

          (3) The board shall meet at such times and places as shall be designated by the chairman or upon the written request of the majority of the board.  The principal office of the board shall be at the state capital.

          (4) Members of the board, except public employees and elected officials, shall be compensated in accordance with RCW ((43.03.240)) 43.03.250.  Each member shall be entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.

          (5) The board may employ such clerical help and staff pursuant to chapter 41.06 RCW as is necessary to carry out its duties.

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