HOUSE BILL REPORT

                 SHB 2608

                    As Passed Legislature

Title:  An act relating to the sale of port property.

Brief Description:  Allowing a port commission to sell property valued at under ten thousand dollars.

Sponsors:  By House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Moak, Edmondson, H. Myers, Springer and Rayburn).

Brief History:

  Reported by House Committee on:

Local Government, February 4, 1994, DPS;

Passed House, February 11, 1994, 96-0;

  Passed Legislature.

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Majority Report:  The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass.  Signed by 11 members:  Representatives H. Myers, Chair; Springer, Vice Chair; Edmondson, Ranking Minority Member; Reams, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Dunshee; R. Fisher; Horn; Moak; Rayburn; Van Luven and Zellinsky.

Staff:  Steve Lundin (786-7127).

Background:  A port commission may adopt a resolution authorizing the port manager to sell port district property at a value of less than $2,500.  The port manager must itemize and list property and make written certification to the commission that the listed property is no longer needed by the port district before selling property with a value of less than $2,500.

Property with a value of more than $2,500 may be sold if the port commission adopts a resolution declaring the property is no longer needed for district purposes and the property is not part of the port district's comprehensive plan of improvements.

Summary of Bill:  The value of port property is increased to $10,000 that a port commission may authorize the port manager to sell without adopting a resolution formally declaring the property to no longer be needed.

The $10,000 figure is adjusted annually in accordance with the governmental price index established by the Department of Revenue.

Fiscal Note:  Not requested.

Effective Date:  Ninety days after adjournment of session in which bill is passed.

Testimony For:  The dollar amount has not been increased in years.

Testimony Against:  None.

Witnesses:  Scott Taylor, Washington Public Ports Association.