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SUBSTITUTE
HOUSE BILL 2392
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AS
AMENDED BY THE SENATE
Passed
Legislature - 2000 Regular Session
State of Washington 56th
Legislature 2000 Regular Session
By
Read first time 02/03/2000.
Referred to Committee on .
Creating
the joint task force on local governments.
AN
ACT Relating to the funding and delivery of local government services; creating
new sections; and providing an expiration date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 1. The
legislature finds that while government services are provided to the citizens
of the state of Washington through many mechanisms, the most prevalent delivery
of services occurs through city, county, or state government actions.
Increased demand for these services and limited revenue to meet those services
have led to unproductive competition between cities, counties, and the state
for the revenue that is collected and shared between cities, counties, and the
state.
Therefore,
the legislature finds that there is a need to evaluate the delivery of
government services, the allotment of revenues, and the collection and
distribution of various fines and forfeitures through the establishment of a
joint task force on local governments.
The
legislature further finds that rules adopted by state agencies cause local
governments to allocate funds to meet those rules that are not fully funded at
the state level.
The
legislature further finds that the state must recognize the costs to local
governments of rules adopted by state agencies and mitigate the financial
impacts of those rules for a significant period to allow local governments to
develop strategies to comply with the requirements of Initiative Measure No.
695.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 2. (1)
The joint task force on local governments is created, to consist of seventeen
members including:
(a)
The following four members of the house of representatives or their designees:
(i) The chair and ranking minority member or the cochairs of the committee on
appropriations; and (ii) the chair and ranking minority member or the cochairs
of the committee on local government;
(b)
The following four members of the senate or their designees: (i) The chair and
the ranking minority member of the committee on ways and means; and (ii) the
chair and ranking minority member of the committee on state and local government;
(c)
One member from the office of the governor;
(d)
Four members from the association of Washington cities;
(e)
Two members from the Washington state association of counties; and
(f)
Two members from the Washington association of county officials.
(2)
The nonlegislative members of the task force shall serve without compensation,
but will be reimbursed for travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and
43.03.060. Legislative members of the task force will be reimbursed for travel
expenses as provided in RCW
44.04.120.
The staff of senate committee services and the office of program research of
the house of representatives shall provide support to the task force.
(3)
The task force must be cochaired by one senator, chosen by the task force, and
one state representative, chosen by the task force, from opposite political
parties. The cochairs shall appoint experts and advisors as nonvoting members
of the task force to provide information on various subjects, including but not
limited to special purpose districts and public employee unions. The task
force shall establish rules of procedure at its first meeting.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 3. The joint
task force on local governments shall:
(1)
Complete a thorough study of the delivery of government services, allotment of
revenues, and collection and distribution of various fines and forfeitures; and
(2)
Commence the study by July 1, 2000, present an interim report of its findings
and any recommendations to the legislature by January 30, 2001, and present a
final report, including proposed legislation, addressing its recommendations to
the legislature by January 1, 2002.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. This
act expires March 30, 2002.
