HB 2175 - DIGEST

     Directs the department to conduct a study of the costs associated with implementing the requirements of chapter 36.70A RCW which have been or are being experienced by all local governments.  The purpose of the study shall be to:  (1) Identify, in consultation with local government representatives from a variety of jurisdictions, the categories and types of costs local governments have experienced in implementing the requirements of this chapter;

     (2) obtain data from all local governments on the categories and types of costs identified in the act;

     (3) review and evaluate, in consultation with local government representatives from a variety of jurisdictions, the impact of these costs on local governments; and

     (4) develop, in consultation with local government representatives from a variety of jurisdictions, recommendations to the legislature on  addressing the impact of the costs on all local governments.

     Directs the department to commence the study no later than September 1, 1999, and complete the study no later than June 30, 2001.  The department shall submit the final report to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature no later than September 30, 2001.