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HB 2645 - S COMM AMD

By Committee on Agriculture

    Strike everything after enacting clause and insert the following:

    "Sec. 1.  RCW 15.24.070 and 1987 c 393 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

    The Washington state apple advertising commission is hereby declared and created a corporate body.  The powers and duties of the commission shall include the following:

    (1) To elect a ((chairman)) chair and such other officers as it deems advisable; and to adopt, rescind, and amend rules((, regulations,)) and orders for the exercise of its powers ((hereunder)) under this chapter, which shall have the force and effect of the law when not inconsistent with existing laws;

    (2) To administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter, and do all things reasonably necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter;

    (3) To employ and at its pleasure discharge a manager, secretary, agents, attorneys, and employees as it deems necessary, and to prescribe their duties and powers and fix their compensation;

    (4) To establish offices and incur expense and enter into contracts and to create such liabilities as may be reasonable for the proper administration and enforcement of this chapter;

    (5) To investigate and prosecute violations ((hereof)) of this chapter;

    (6) To conduct scientific research to develop and discover the health, food, therapeutic, and dietetic value of apples and apple products ((thereof));

    (7) To keep accurate record of all of its dealings, which shall be open to inspection and audit by the state auditor;

    (8) To sue and be sued, adopt a corporate seal, and have all of the powers of a corporation;

    (9) To expend funds for commodity-related education, training, and leadership programs as the commission deems expedient; ((and))

    (10) To borrow money and incur indebtedness;

(11) To accept gifts, grants, conveyances, bequests, and devises, of real or personal property, or both, in trust or otherwise, and sell, lease, exchange, invest, or expend these donations or the proceeds, rents, profits, and income from the donations except as limited by the donor's terms.  The commission shall adopt rules to govern and protect the receipt and expenditure of the proceeds, rents, profits, and income of all such gifts, grants, conveyances, bequests, and devises.  The authority to make expenditures granted by this subsection includes the authority to make expenditures to provide scholarships or financial assistance to persons as defined in RCW 1.16.080 or entities associated with the apple industry, but is not limited to the authority to make expenditures for such a purpose; and

(12) To engage in appropriate fund-raising activities for the purpose of supporting the activities of the commission authorized by this chapter."

HB 2645 - S COMM AMD

By Committee on Agriculture

    On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "commission;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "and amending RCW 15.24.070."

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