SENATE BILL REPORT

SB 5121

As Passed Senate, March 10, 2001

Title:  An act relating to correcting references to the former office of marine safety.

Brief Description:  Correcting references to the former office of marine safety.

Sponsors:  Senators Regala, Morton, Oke, Eide, Fraser and Jacobsen.

Brief History:

Committee Activity:  Environment, Energy & Water:  1/18/01, 1/23/01 [DP].

Passed Senate:  3/10/01, 49-0.

SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & WATER

Majority Report:  Do pass.

Signed by Senators Fraser, Chair; Regala, Vice Chair; Hale, Honeyford, McDonald and Morton.

Staff:  Jim Metropulos (786‑7784)

Background:  In 1997, the Washington Legislature merged the functions of the Office of Marine Safety into the Department of Ecology.  The statute eliminated the office and the position of administrator of the Office of Marine Safety.  However, some references to the position were not deleted from some statutes when the law was passed.

Summary of Bill:  References to the administrator of the now abolished Office of Marine Safety are deleted.

Appropriation:  None.

Fiscal Note:  Not requested.

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

Testimony For:  Approves cleaning up the code.

Testimony Against:  None.

Testified:  Senator Regala (prime sponsor).