SENATE BILL REPORT
HB 1598
As Reported By Senate Committee On:
Transportation, March 28, 2005
Title: An act relating to the population thresholds for membership of the county road administration board.
Brief Description: Adjusting population thresholds for membership on the county road administration board.
Sponsors: Representatives Wood, Wallace, Woods and Skinner; by request of County Road Administration Board.
Brief History: Passed House: 3/08/05, 98-0.
Committee Activity: Transportation: 3/28/05 [DP].
SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
Majority Report: Do pass.Signed by Senators Haugen, Chair; Jacobsen, Vice Chair; Poulsen, Vice Chair; Swecker, Ranking Minority Member; Esser, Kastama, Mulliken, Oke, Spanel and Weinstein.
Staff: Dalene Sprick (786-7321)
Background: Under current law, four members of the county road administration board are to come from counties with a population from 12,000 to less than 125,000 and two members are to come from counties with a population of less than 12,000.
Summary of Bill: Four members of the county road administration board are to come from counties with a population from 20,000 to less than 125,000 and two members are to come from counties with a population of less than 20,000.
Appropriation: None.
Fiscal Note: Not requested.
Committee/Commission/Task Force Created: No.
Effective Date: Ninety days after adjournment of session in which bill is passed.
Testimony For: None
Testimony Against: None.
Who Testified: No one.