6037.E AMH GOVT AMH-33

ESB 6037 - H COMM AMD

By Committee on Government Operations

                                                         ADOPTED AS AMENDED 4/13/95

     Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

     "NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  The legislature finds that the proliferation and complexity of state agency rules requires oversight beyond that which is currently provided by the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government.  The legislature further finds that some states have created independent commissions to oversee the regulatory process, and that this type of commission may have merit in Washington's system of regulatory oversight.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  The senate and house of representatives government operations committees shall conduct a joint interim study on the advisability of creating an independent commission to provide oversight of the state's regulatory system.  The study may include an examination of the appropriate roles for the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government in the oversight of rule making.  The study may also include an analysis of the costs of creating an independent commission and the benefits to be obtained.  The committees may examine the possible functions of an independent commission, including its role in the systematic review of existing agency rules for compliance with the determinations contained in section 201, chapter. . ., Laws of 1995 (section 201 of Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1010).  The committees shall report their recommendations to the legislature by January 1, 1996."

     Correct the title accordingly.

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