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HB 400                                                                       
The Finance Committee has considered:                                          
                                                                               
HOUSE BILL NO. 400                                                            
"An Act combining parts of the Department of Commerce and                     
Economic Development and parts of the Department of                            
Community and Regional Affairs by transferring some of their                   
duties to a new Department of Commerce and Rural Development;                  
transferring some of the duties of the Department of Commerce                  
and Economic Development and the Department of Community                       
and Regional Affairs to other existing agencies; eliminating the               
Department of Commerce and Economic Development and the                        
Department of Community and Regional Affairs; relating to the                  
Department of Commerce and Rural Development; adjusting the                    
membership of certain multi-member bodies to reflect the transfer              
of duties among departments and the elimination of departments;                
and providing for an effective date."                                          
                                                                               
and recommends it be replaced with:                                            
                                                                               
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 400(L&C)                                                
"An Act combining parts of the Department of Commerce and                     
Economic Development and parts of the Department of                            
Community  and  Regional  Affairs  by transferring some of their               

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HB 400                                                                       
 duties to a new Department of Commerce and Rural Development;                
transferring some of the duties of the Department of Commerce                  
and Economic Development and the Department of Community                       
and Regional Affairs to other existing agencies; eliminating the               
Department of Commerce and Economic Development and the                        
Department of Community and Regional Affairs; relating to the                  
Department of Commerce and Rural Development and the                           
commissioner of commerce and rural development; adjusting the                  
membership of certain multi- member bodies to reflect the transfer             
of duties among departments and the elimination of departments;                
creating the office of international trade and relating to its duties;         
and providing for an effective date."                                          
                                                                               
The report was signed by Representative Therriault, Co-chair, with the         
following individual recommendations:                                          
                                                                               
Do pass (3):  Therriault, Mulder, Kohring                                      
                                                                               
Do not pass (2):  Grussendorf, Davies                                          
                                                                               
No recommendation (1):  Davis                                                  
                                                                               
The following fiscal note applies to CSHB 400(L&C):                            
                                                                               
Fiscal note, Dept. of Commerce & Economic Development/Various                  
Depts., 3/31/98                                                                
                                                                               
HB 400 was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the                
calendar.