1999-05-05                     House Journal                      Page 1175
HB 40                                                                        
The Finance Committee has considered:                                          
                                                                               
HOUSE BILL NO. 40                                                             
"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 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."                                          

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HB 40                                                                        
and recommends it be replaced with:                                            
                                                                               
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 40(FIN)                                                 
"An Act reorganizing certain departments in the executive branch              
of state government and relating to their duties; eliminating and              
amending certain duties and programs in the executive branch;                  
adjusting the membership of certain multi-member bodies; and                   
providing for an effective date."                                              
                                                                               
The report was signed by Representative Therriault, Co-chair, with the         
following individual recommendations:                                          
                                                                               
Do pass (3):  Therriault, Kohring, Davis                                       
                                                                               
No recommendation (5):  Davies, Grussendorf, Moses, Williams,                  
Foster                                                                         
                                                                               
The following fiscal note applies to CSHB 40(FIN):                             
                                                                               
Fiscal note, Office of the Governor/Various Depts., 5/5/99                     
                                                                               
HB 40 was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the                 
calendar.