SENATE BILL REPORT

                   SB 6364

              As Reported By Senate Committee On:

              Natural Resources, January 18, 1996

Title:  An act relating to limitation on the terms of members of the fish and wildlife commission.

Brief Description:  Limiting terms of fish and wildlife commissioners.

Sponsors:  Senator Drew.

Brief History:

Committee Activity:  Natural Resources:  1/16/96, 1/18/96 [DPS].

SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES

Majority Report:  That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6364 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass.

  Signed by Senators Drew, Chair; Spanel, Vice Chair; Hargrove, Haugen, Morton, Oke, Owen, Strannigan and Swecker.

Staff:  Ross Antipa (786-7413)

Background:  Terms of fish and wildlife commissioners are not limited. 

Summary of Substitute Bill:  Fish and wildlife commissioners are limited to no more than 12 years of service.

Substitute Bill Compared to Original Bill:  Wildlife commissioners' terms are reduced to four years from six years; total service is limited to 12 years.

Appropriation:  None.

Fiscal Note:  Not requested.

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

Testimony For:  Legislators have term limits; commissioners should also have term limits.  Six-year terms should be reduced to four years.

Testimony Against:  None.

Testified:  No one.