SENATE BILL REPORT

HB 2571

As Reported By Senate Committee On:

State & Local Government, February 21, 2002

Title:  An act relating to authorizing port districts to pay claims or other obligations by check or warrant.

Brief Description:  Authorizing port districts to pay claims or other obligations by check or warrant.

Sponsors:  Representatives Dunshee, Crouse, Dunn, Schmidt and Kirby.

Brief History:

Committee Activity:  State & Local Government:  2/21/02 [DP].

SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Majority Report:  Do pass.

Signed by Senators Gardner, Chair; Hale, Haugen, Horn, Keiser, Kline and Swecker.

Staff:  Diane Smith (786‑7410)

Background:  Only port districts having received gross annual operating revenue of $100,000 or more for the last three consecutive years may designate a person other than the county treasurer to be the treasurer of the port district.  The treasurer must make disbursements by warrant, signed by a port auditor, upon vouchers approved by the commission.

Summary of Bill:  A port district acting as its own treasurer is allowed to choose to pay port obligations by warrant or by check.

Appropriation:  None.

Fiscal Note:  Not requested.

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

Testimony For:  This bill will help the port districts.

Testimony Against:  None.

Testified:  Pat Jones, Scott Taylor, WA Public Ports Assn. (pro).