02/04/1997 03:08 PM House HES

 HB  66 APPROVE CENTRALIZED PUBLIC HEALTH LAB                                
                                                                               
 Number 0043                                                                   
                                                                               
 REPRESENTATIVE BRIAN PORTER made a motion to adopt proposed                   
 Amendment 1 to HB 66.  Hearing no objection Amendment 1 was                   
 adopted.                                                                      
                                                                               
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 REPRESENTATIVE PORTER said Amendment 1 deals with the area that the           
 committee discussed at the last meeting that perhaps the caps that            
 we had in the provision on the two monetary figures were risky                
 considering that prices might go up and inflation rates might                 
 change.  He said then we would be faced with a situation of having            
 the state public laboratory having to come back for a supplemental.           
 He said if it was a "bad attitude" legislature, who wouldn't give             
 them any more money, something might have to be cut back.  He said            
 CSHB 66(HES) is a good proposition for a complete and total lab, so           
 let's give ourselves the opportunity to have one.  He said                    
 Amendment 1 won't necessarily raise the costs, it will protect us             
 against an unforeseen fluctuation in interest rates.                          
                                                                               
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 ELMER LINDSTROM, Special Assistant, Office of the Commissioner,               
 Department of Health and Social Services, said the department was             
 delighted with CSHB 66(HES).                                                  
                                                                               
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 FORREST BROWNE, Debt Manager, Treasury Division, Department of                
 Revenue, was next to testify.  He said there was also a technical             
 language change as part of Amendment 1 having to do with the state            
 bond committee.  He said, instead of having to "issue" the                    
 certificates of participation agreeing to "provide for the issuance           
 of".                                                                          
                                                                               
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 REPRESENTATIVE JOE GREEN made a motion to move CSHB 66(HES) from              
 committee as amended with individual recommendations and the                  
 attached fiscal note.  A roll call vote was taken on CSHB 66(HES).            
 Representatives Bunde, Green, Porter and Kemplen voted yea.                   
 Representatives Vezey and Brice voted nay.  Representative Dyson              
 was absent for the vote.  The vote was four yeas, two nays and so             
 CSHB 66(HES) was moved from the House Health, Education and Social            
 Services Committee.