3170 AMH APP DINE 51

HB 3170 - H COMM AMD ADOPTED 3-22-00

By Committee on Appropriations

     On page 12, beginning on line 1, strike all of section 6 and insert the following:

     "NEW SECTION. Sec. 6.  In addition to the requirements for the study required by section 3 of Chapter __, Laws of 2000 (SHB 2392) for the joint task force on local governments, the joint task force on local governments shall identify appropriate levels of ongoing state funding of city and county program costs and the manner in which such funding would be distributed.  The joint task force on local governments shall consider factors that may be incorporated into distribution mechanisms to provide equalization funding for jurisdictions based on incorporation, growth, economic conditions, or other economic changes."

EFFECT:  Removes existing joint task force provisions and requires the joint task force on local governments created in SHB 2392 (passed the Legislature during the regular session) to identify an appropriate level and mechanism for ongoing local government funding.