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                                 SENATE BILL 5525

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State of Washington              56th Legislature             1999 Regular Session

By Senators Hargrove, Morton, T. Sheldon, Snyder, Oke, Winsley and Rasmussen

Read first time 01/26/1999.  Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Parks & Recreation.

Revising provision for appointment of a county legislative authority member of the forest practices board.

     AN ACT Relating to appointment of a county legislative authority member of the forest practices board; and amending RCW 76.09.030.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

     Sec. 1.  RCW 76.09.030 and 1995 c 399 s 207 are each amended to read as follows:

     (1) There is hereby created the forest practices board of the state of Washington as an agency of state government consisting of members as follows:

     (a) The commissioner of public lands or the commissioner's designee;

     (b) The director of the department of community, trade, and economic development or the director's designee;

     (c) The director of the department of agriculture or the director's designee;

     (d) The director of the department of ecology or the director's designee;

     (e) An elected member of a county legislative authority appointed by the governor exclusively from one list of three persons provided by the Washington state association of counties:  PROVIDED, That such member's service on the board shall be conditioned on the member's continued service as an elected county official; and

     (f) Six members of the general public appointed by the governor, one of whom shall be an owner of not more than five hundred acres of forest land, and one of whom shall be an independent logging contractor.

     (2) ((The members of the initial board appointed by the governor shall be appointed so that the term of one member shall expire December 31, 1975, the term of one member shall expire December 31, 1976, the term of one member shall expire December 31, 1977, the terms of two members shall expire December 31, 1978, and the terms of two members shall expire December 31, 1979.  Thereafter,)) Each member shall be appointed for a term of four years.  Vacancies on the board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.  Each member of the board shall continue in office until his or her successor is appointed and qualified.  The commissioner of public lands or the commissioner's designee shall be the chairman of the board.

     (3) The board shall meet at such times and places as shall be designated by the chairman or upon the written request of the majority of the board.  The principal office of the board shall be at the state capital.

     (4) Members of the board, except public employees and elected officials, shall be compensated in accordance with RCW 43.03.250.  Each member shall be entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.

     (5) The board may employ such clerical help and staff pursuant to chapter 41.06 RCW as is necessary to carry out its duties.

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