Beginning on page 6, line 26, strike all of subsection (2) and insert the following:

"(2)(a) The joint Oregon-Washington legislative action committee is established, with sixteen members as provided in this subsection:

(i) The speaker and minority leader of the house of representatives of each state shall jointly appoint four members, two from each of the two largest caucuses of their state's house of representatives.

(ii) The majority leader and minority leader of the senate of each state shall jointly appoint four members, two from each of the two largest caucuses of their state's senate.

(b) The legislative action committee shall choose its cochairs from among its membership, one each from the senate and the house of representatives of both states.

(c) Executive agencies, including the departments of transportation and the transportation commissions, shall cooperate with the committee and provide information and other assistance as the cochairs may reasonably request.

(d) Staff support for the legislative action committee must be provided by the Washington house of representatives office of program research, Washington senate committee services, and, contingent upon the acceptance by the legislature of the state of Oregon of the invitation in subsection (1) of this section to participate in the legislative action committee, the Oregon legislative policy and research office.

(e) Legislative members of the legislative action committee are reimbursed for travel expenses. For Washington legislative members, this reimbursement must be in accordance with RCW 44.04.120.

(f) The expenses of the legislative action committee must be paid jointly by both states' senate and house of representatives. In Washington, committee expenditures are subject to approval by the senate facilities and operations committee and the house of representatives executive rules committee, or their successor committees.

(g) Each meeting of the legislative action committee must allow an opportunity for public comment. Legislative action committee meetings must be scheduled and conducted in accordance with the requirements of both the senate and the house of representatives of both states."

EFFECT: Makes the following changes to the Legislative Action Committee (Committee):

(1) Requires the speaker and minority leader of the house of representatives of both states to jointly appoint members of the Committee.

(2) Requires state agencies to provide reasonable technical support to the Committee.

(3) Adds Oregon legislative staff to the staff groups that must provide support to the Committee, if the Oregon Legislature accepts the invitation to participate in the Committee.

(4) Clarifies that only Washington members of the Committee will be reimbursed in accordance with RCW 44.04.120.

(5) Requires the Committee to schedule and conduct meetings in accordance with the requirements of the legislatures of both states.