5537-S AMS HOCH S2511.1

SSB 5537 - S AMD - 000309

By SenatorS Hochstatter, Amondson, West, Owen, McCaslin, McDonald, Vognild and Rasmussen

                                               NOT ADOPTED 3/15/93

    Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

    "NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  The joint select committee on telecommunications is hereby created.  The committee shall consist of eight members, four from the house of representatives to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and four from the senate to be appointed by the president of the senate, with not more than two members from each chamber being of the same political party.  The chairperson and vice-chairperson of the committee shall be jointly selected by the president of the senate and the speaker of the house.  Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.  The committee shall use existing legislative staff to the extent practicable.

    The committee shall study the services and charges of alternate operator service companies as they relate to local exchanges, local hotel exchanges, long distance service, and 911 emergency communications networks.

    The committee in the exercise of its responsibilities shall be deemed to be performing operations in assistance to the Washington utilities and transportation commission and shall be funded from the public service revolving fund.  The committee shall have the authority to hire such additional staff, create such advisory committees, contract with such state agencies or private consultants, and incur such administrative, educational, and member and staff travel expenses as it deems necessary within its budget, subject to available funds and the approval of the senate facilities and operations committee and the house of representatives executive rules committee in accordance with the joint rules.  Committee-related travel expenses of the committee members and staff shall be paid from the committee's budget.

    The committee shall be housed in existing facilities and shall be subject to the rules of the house of the chairperson.

    The committee shall report to the legislature in January 1994 and cease to exist on July 1, 1994."

SSB 5537 - S AMD

By Senators Hochstatter, Amondson, West, Owen, McCaslin, McDonald, Vognild and Rasmussen

    On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "companies;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "and creating a new section."

                            --- END ---