2SHB 1303 -
By Representative Warnick
FAILED 03/10/2007
On page 3, beginning on line 8 of the amendment, strike all of section 102, and insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 102 (1) By July 31, 2008, the energy freedom
coordinator created in section 303 of this act shall investigate and
deliver a report to the governor and the appropriate committees of the
legislature on the best way for the state to develop an incentive
program that accelerates the purchase of newer school buses or the
replacement of older school buses or that otherwise addresses the
issues identified in section 101 of this act.
(2) In developing recommendations under this section, the energy
freedom coordinator shall consider:
(a) The health impact on the interior cabin air quality for
retrofitted school buses or buses operating on alternative fuels,
especially in colder temperatures;
(b) The potential financial impact to school districts that
purchase used school buses, and to other purchasers of used school
buses, if replaced school buses are not allowed to be resold;
(c) The difference in the amount of money a school district would
receive if it was required to sell a replaced school bus for scrap, as
opposed to selling it for future use as a used bus;
(d) The appropriate percentage of the replacement cost for a new
school bus that must be paid by the state to induce the maximum number
of school districts to participate in the incentive program;
(e) The accessibility, reliability, and safety of alternative fuels
that can be used in school buses; and
(f) The overall functionality in cold weather of alternative fuels
that can be used in school buses."
2SHB 1303 -
By Representative Warnick
FAILED 03/10/2007
On page 25, beginning on line 4 of the title amendment, strike "adding a new section to chapter 28A.300 RCW;"
EFFECT: Removes the provisions that direct the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to reimburse school districts for up to ten percent of the cost of a new school bus if the replaced bus is sold for scrap and directs the Energy Freedom Coordinator to study and make recommendations as to how school bus fleets can best be modernized.