AWC Legislative Bulletin - Volume 30, No. 6
November 16, 2007 (Plain Text Version)

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In this issue:
From the Director: Initiative 747 Declared Unconstitutional
SAVE THE DATE!
2008 AWC City Legislative Action Conference (CLAC):
January 30-31
Legislative Committee Meetings
Energy & Telecommunications
Environment & Water
General Local Government
Infrastructure, Transportation & Economic Development
Land Use & Housing
Law & Justice
Municipal Finance
Personnel & Labor Relations

Legislative Committee Meetings

AWC staff and many city officials will be testifying at these meetings. You can find the date, time and locations for these hearings at www.leg.wa.gov/legislature/calendar. Even though most of these meetings will take place in Olympia, you can watch them on TVW’s website at www.tvw.org.

November 29

Senate Transportation Committee
1:30 pm
Senate Hearing Room 1
John A. Cherberg Building
Work Session:

November revenue forecast and budget outlook.
Overview of planning for future highway tolling: Overview of tolling methods and policies; Schedule of toll projects and plans; and update on SR 167 hot lane pilot project.

Public Hearing: Planned highway toll programs and projects.

House Local Government Committee
1:30 pm
House Hearing Room E
John L. O’Brien Building
Work Session:

Report on the County Fiscal Health and Governance Alternatives Study.
Preview of the forthcoming Buildable Lands Evaluation Report.
Consideration of 2008 Legislation.

House Transportation Committee
3:30 pm
House Hearing Room B
John L. O’Brien Building
Work Session:

Update on the Alaskan Way Viaduct Project.
Regional Transportation Investment District/Sound Transit Update.
November Revenue Forecast and Budget Outlook.

November 30

House Finance Committee
8 am
House Hearing Room C
John L. O’Brien Building
Work Session: Economic and Revenue Forecast; SST; Electronically Delivered Products/Digital Goods Study; review of local sales taxes credited against the State Sales and Use Tax for local projects.

Senate Human Services & Corrections Committee
8 am
Senate Hearing Room 1
John A. Cherberg Building
Work Session: Panel presentation on diverting the mentally ill from the criminal justice system.

House Technology, Energy & Communications Committee
8 am
House Hearing Room B
John L. O’Brien Building
Work Session:

Overview of statewide video franchising.
Review of potential legislation for the 2008 session.

House Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness Committee
10 am
House Hearing Room E
John L. O'Brien Building
Work Session:

Emergency Preparedness & Critical Incident Planning and Mapping Systems
Update from the Gang-Related Offenses Evaluation Work Group

Senate Water, Energy & Telecommunications Committee
10 am
Senate Hearing Room 4
John A. Cherger Building
Work Session:

Update and early action recommendations from the Climate Advisory Team (CAT).
Update on Washington's automobile emissions standards.
Update on required rulemaking under ESSB 6001.
Barriers to access to literacy and content and how Washington's community technology nonprofits are meeting that challenge.

December 13

Joint Task Force on Family Leave Insurance
10 am
Senate Conference Rooms A/B/C
John A. Cherberg Building
Final Recommendations to Legislature

December 18