FINAL BILL REPORT

                  HB 1062

                          C 72 L 93

                     Synopsis as Enacted

Brief Description:  Repealing the sunset provisions for the IMPACT center.

By Representatives Rayburn, Chandler, Schoesler, Kremen, Grant, Roland, Sheahan, Lemmon, Morton and Lisk.

House Committee on Agriculture & Rural Development

Senate Committee on Agriculture

Background:  The International Marketing Program for Agricultural Commodities and Trade (IMPACT) at Washington State University was created by statute.  It was created to address international marketing problems and opportunities and to provide related instruction, all with an emphasis on practical solutions to problems.

The Legislature created the program on a provisional basis in 1984 and gave it "permanent" status in 1985.  The bill granting it permanent status also placed the program on the list for review under the state's Sunset Act.  As a part of that process, the program was given a termination date of June 30, 1990.  In 1988, the termination date was extended to June 30, 1992.

Under the Sunset Act, programs placed on the sunset list are reviewed by the Legislative Budget Committee (LBC).  In October 1991, the LBC approved and issued its final sunset report on IMPACT.

During the 1992 Regular Session, the Legislature extended the termination date of IMPACT to June 30, 1996.

Summary:  The IMPACT program and center at Washington State University are removed from termination under the Sunset Act.

Votes on Final Passage:

House  92 0

Senate 45 0

Effective:  July 25, 1993