04/09/2001 04:43 PM Senate JUD

                                                                                                                                
           HB 13-SERVICE AREAS: VOTER APPROVAL/TAX ZONES                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR DONLEY  moved to  adopt SCS CSSSHB  13 as the working  draft                                                            
for the  committee.   There being  no objection,  SCS CSSSHB  13 was                                                            
adopted.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
MS. PATTY  SWENSON,  staff to Representative  Bunde,  said the  only                                                            
change in  the SCS to CSHB  13 was on page  2, lines 27 through  28.                                                            
The change  says that taxes  levied within  a differential  tax zone                                                            
may  only be  used  for the  services  provided  in that  tax  zone.                                                            
During  the last  judiciary  meeting there  was a  discussion  about                                                            
whether a differential  service area could levy a one mill tax for a                                                            
specific  purpose  that may  only  cost one  quarter  mill with  the                                                            
difference  being  used in  another  part  of the  tax  zone.   This                                                            
version of HB 13 would prevent that from happening.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR THERRIAULT  said he had worked with Representative  Bunde in                                                            
resolving this problem and was happy with the outcome.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR DONLEY  moved SCS CSSSHB 13  from committee with  individual                                                            
recommendations.   There  being no  objection, SCS  CSSSHB 13  (JUD)                                                            
moved from committee.