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HB 119                                                                                            
The Labor & Commerce 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:                                                                 
                                                                                                    
     CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 119(L&C)                                                                 
     "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                         

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     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 Murkowski, Chair, with the                                  
following individual recommendations:                                                               
                                                                                                    
Do pass (5):  Kott, Crawford, Hayes, Meyer, Murkowski                                               
                                                                                                    
No recommendation (2):  Halcro, Rokeberg                                                            
                                                                                                    
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 119(L&C):                                                
                                                                                                    
1.  Zero, Dept. of Community & Economic Development                                                 
2.  Zero, Dept. of Community & Economic Development                                                 
                                                                                                    
HB 119 was referred to the Judiciary Committee.