SENATE BILL REPORT

                   HB 3050

              As Reported By Senate Committee On:

           Government Operations, February 26, 1998

Title:  An act relating to surplus passenger motor vehicles.

Brief Description:  Regulating the sale of surplus state cars.

Sponsors:  Representatives Smith, Carrell and D. Schmidt.

Brief History:

Committee Activity:  Government Operations:  2/24/98, 2/26/98 [DP].

SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Majority Report:  Do pass.

  Signed by Senators McCaslin, Chair; Hale, Vice Chair; Haugen, Horn, Patterson and T. Sheldon.

Staff:  Eugene Green (786-7405)

Background:  The Department of General Administration furnishes motor vehicle transportation services to all state agencies.

The Division of Purchasing, within the department,  may sell or exchange personal property belonging to the state for which the agency having custody of the property no longer has further use.

Summary of Bill:  An agency desiring to sell its vehicles may contract for the vehicles to be removed from its possession to the Department of General Administration's auction site, if the Department of General Administration is not able to remove surplus vehicles within five business days after being notified.

Appropriation:  None.

Fiscal Note:  Not requested.

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

Testimony For:  This put in statute what is current practice.

Testimony Against:  None.

Testified:  Marygrace Jennings, Department of General Administration.