SENATE BILL REPORT

SB 6375

BYSenators Pullen, Talmadge and McCaslin; by request of Statute Law Committee

Revising references to the department of wildlife.

Senate Committee on Law & Justice

Senate Hearing Date(s):January 25, 1988

Majority Report:  Do pass.

      Signed by Senators Pullen, Chairman; McCaslin, Vice Chairman; Halsan, Hayner, Madsen, Nelson, Newhouse, Niemi, Talmadge.

Senate Staff:Lidia Mori (786-7418)

                  January 25, 1988

AS PASSED SENATE, FEBRUARY 8, 1988

BACKGROUND:

In 1979 the Office of the Code Reviser began the process of cleaning up obsolete references in Washington statutes. Legislation often devolves powers onto newly created agencies or transfers powers from one agency to another but does not amend every section to refer to the proper agency.  There are concerns that the Washington code may not be as useful to the public when it contains inaccurate references or references to agencies that do not exist. 

The 1987 Legislature redesignated the Department of Game, the Director of Game, the Game Commission, and the game fund as the Department of Wildlife, the Director of Wildlife, the Wildlife Commission, and the wildlife fund.

SUMMARY:

References to the Department of Game, the Director of Game, the Game Commission, and the game fund are corrected to read the Department of Wildlife, the Director of Wildlife, the Wildlife Commission, and the wildlife fund. 

Appropriation:    none

Revenue:    none

Fiscal Note:      none requested

Senate Committee - Testified: Dennis Cooper, Code Reviser; Terry Wilson, Office of the Code Reviser