Title: An act relating to technical corrections to public lands statutes.

Brief Description: Making technical corrections to certain public lands statutes.

Sponsors: House Committee on Natural Resources, Ecology & Parks (originally sponsored by Representatives Blake, Kretz, B. Sullivan, Orcutt, Haler and Ericks).

Brief History: Passed House: 2/10/06, 98-0.

Committee Activity: Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation: 2/16/06, 2/22/06 [DP].

SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES, OCEAN & RECREATION

Majority Report: Do pass.Signed by Senators Jacobsen, Chair; Oke, Ranking Minority Member; Fraser, Hargrove, Morton, Spanel, Stevens and Swecker.

Staff: Vic Moon (786-7469)

Background: In 2003, the Legislature enacted Substitute Senate Bill 5751 (Chapter 381, Laws of 2003), which contains policy changes regarding valuable materials sales. Chapter 381, Laws of 2003, changes the maximum dollar amount for directly sold valuable materials from $20,000 to $25,000, and excludes valuable materials sales that are appraised at less than $250,000 from the requirement for an individual notice of sale and inclusion in the statewide pamphlet of sales.

In 2003, the Legislature also enacted Engrossed House Bill 1252 (Chapter 334, Laws of 2003), consolidating, and updating Title 79 RCW, which governs DNR public land statutes, without making substantive policy changes. However, Chapter 334, Laws of 2003, repealed the sections amended in Chapter 381, Laws of 2003, and recodified them into new sections. If during any session of the Legislature, two or more acts amend the same section of laws without reference to each other, each act must be given effect to the extent that the amendments do not conflict in purpose.

Summary of Bill: Chapter 381, Laws of 2003, is repealed and policy changes from the act are incorporated into the current statute. Changes include increasing the direct sales cap from $20,000 to $25,000 and exempting sales up to $250,000 in value from the pamphlet publication requirements.

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: This bill corrects a double amendment passed in 2003. This is a technical bill and has no policy changes.

Testimony Against: None.

Who Testified: PRO: Representative Blake, prime sponsor; Howard Thronson, Department of Natural Resources.