2001-02-28                     House Journal                      Page 0459
HB 119                                                                                            
The Judiciary Committee has considered:                                                             
                                                                                                    
    HOUSE BILL NO. 119                                                                              
    "An Act exempting joint action agencies from regulation by the                                  
    state or municipalities; relating to the relationship between a joint                           
    action agency and the public utilities that form the joint action                               
    agency; relating to powers and immunities of a joint action                                     
    agency; requiring filing of the joint action agency agreement;                                  
    relating to the financial affairs of a joint action agency; declaring                           
    certain joint action agencies to be political subdivisions for certain                          
    purposes; relating to liability and indemnification of officers,                                
    employees, and agents of joint action agencies; and defining                                    
    'agency agreement' as used with reference to joint action                                       
    agencies."                                                                                      
                                                                                                    
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                 
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    

2001-02-28                     House Journal                      Page 0460
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 119(JUD)                                                                  
    "An Act exempting certain joint action agencies from regulation                                 
    by the state or municipalities; relating to the relationship between                            
    certain joint action agencies and the public utilities that form the                            
    joint action agencies; relating to powers and immunities of certain                             
    joint action agencies; requiring filing of certain joint action agency                          
    agreements; relating to the financial affairs of certain joint action                           
    agencies; declaring certain joint action agencies to be political                               
    subdivisions for certain purposes; relating to liability and                                    
    indemnification of officers, employees, and agents of certain joint                             
    action agencies; and defining 'agency agreement' and 'parties to                                
    the agency agreement' as used with reference to certain joint                                   
    action agencies."                                                                               
                                                                                                    
The report was signed by Representative Rokeberg, Chair, with the                                   
following individual recommendations:                                                               
                                                                                                    
Do pass (2):  Meyer, Kookesh                                                                        
                                                                                                    
No recommendation (3):  Coghill, Ogan, Rokeberg                                                     
                                                                                                    
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 119(JUD):                                                
                                                                                                    
1.  Zero, Dept. of Community & Economic Development                                                 
2.  Zero, Dept. of Community & Economic Development                                                 
                                                                                                    
HB 119 was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the                                     
calendar.