2192-S AMH SHEL REIB 12

SHB 2192 - H AMD TO H AMD (H-3263.2/97)678

By Representative Sheldon

     On page 42, after line 25 of the striking amendment, insert the following:

ANEW SECTION. Sec. 608.

     (1) Sections 101 through 604 of this act take effect December 4, 1997, only if House Joint Resolution No. _______ (H-3197.1/97) (amending Article I, section 12, Article VIII, sections 5 and 7, and Article XI, section 6 of the state Constitution to exempt legislation that authorizes a public stadium authority to establish a stadium and exhibition center) is validly submitted to and is approved and ratified by the voters at the next general election.  If House Joint Resolution No. _____ (H-3197.1/97) is not so approved and ratified, sections 101 through 606 of this act are void in their entirety.

     (2) This section takes effect only if the referendum required by section 607 of this act is adopted and ratified by the voters at the June 20, 1997 special election.@

     Renumber remaining sections consecutively and correct internal references.

EFFECT: Sections 101 through 604 of the bill will not take effect unless the legislature enacts and the voters ratify constitutional amendments to exempt the stadium  and exhibition center legislation from constitutional provisions:  Article I, section 12 (special privileges and immunities); Article  VIII, section 5 (lending of state credit); Article VIII, section 7 (lending of municipal corporation credit); and Article XI, section 9 (county proportionate share of taxes).  The vote on the constitutional amendments is required only if the voters ratify the act at the June 17, 1997, special election.