HOUSE BILL REPORT

                 SJM 8008

                      As Passed House:

                       April 8,  1997

Brief Description:  Preserving the U.S.S. Missouri.

Sponsors:  Senators Oke, Winsley, Benton, Roach, Horn, Swanson, Sheldon and Kohl.

Brief History:

  Floor Activity:

Passed House 4/8/97, 97-0

Staff:  Steve Lundin (786-7127).

Background:  The unconditional surrender of Japan was signed on the deck of the Battleship U.S.S. Missouri ending World War II.

The Battleship U.S.S. Missouri was moored in Bremerton, Washington, for years.

Summary of Bill:  The House of Representatives and Senate of the State of Washington pray that Congress enact legislation retaining the Battleship U.S.S. Missouri at a selected site on the mainland.

Appropriation:  None.

Fiscal Note:  Not Requested.

Effective Date of Bill:  None.

Testimony For:  None.

Testimony Against:  None.

Testified: None.