SENATE BILL NO. 87                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act  relating to a lumber  grading training program                                                                    
     and  lumber grading  certificates; relating  to use  of                                                                    
     lumber  graded  and certified  by  a  person holding  a                                                                    
     lumber  grading   training  program   certificate;  and                                                                    
     providing for an effective date."                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
9:50:21 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  JESSE BJORKMAN,  SPONSOR, provided  a recap  of the                                                                    
legislation.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Stedman  wondered whether an individual  could have                                                                    
the certification to grade a smaller lumber mill.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Senator Bjorkman replied in the  negative. He explained that                                                                    
a local lumber miller would  receive training to grade their                                                                    
own lumber.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Olson  wondered why there  was not an  inclusion of                                                                    
allowing someone to grade other lumber.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Senator Bjorkman  replied that the legislation  was based on                                                                    
programs  that exist  in other  states. He  stated that  the                                                                    
goal was to verify the quality of their own work.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
9:55:04 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Senator Kiehl  surmised that there  was nothing in  the bill                                                                    
that addressed  the risk of  heights of the  structures, but                                                                    
asked  for  detail of  other  statutes  that addressed  that                                                                    
issue.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Senator Bjorkman deferred to Ms. Achee.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
9:55:42 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
LAURA  ACHEE, STAFF,  SENATOR JESSE  BJORKMAN, replied  that                                                                    
there were  other requirements  in state  law that  say that                                                                    
structures  over a  certain height  required a  stamp of  an                                                                    
engineer or architect on the design.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
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Senator Wilson wondered whether  local grade lumber would be                                                                    
insurable.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Senator Bjorkman replied in the affirmative.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Senator  Wilson  wondered whether  a  home  seller or  buyer                                                                    
needed to disclose that they used local wood.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Senator Bjorkman replied that it  would be no different than                                                                    
normal grade standards.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
10:00:42 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Stedman spoke in support of the bill.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Senator Bishop echoed Co-Chair Stedman's comments.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Olson  congratulated Senator Bjorkman  on advancing                                                                    
the bill through the legislature.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Senator Merrick MOVED to REPORT  SB 87 out of committee with                                                                    
individual recommendations and attached fiscal note.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SB  87 was  REPORTED out  of committee  with five  "do pass"                                                                    
recommendations,  one  "no  recommendation",  and  with  one                                                                    
previously published fiscal impact note: F1(DNR).                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
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