FINAL BILL REPORT

                  SJM 8008

                     As Passed Legislature

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

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

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:  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.

Votes on Final Passage:

Senate 48 0

House     97 0