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House Bill 1798 — State of Washington, 2022 Regular Session (Economic Development Committee)

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House Bill 1798 of the State of Washington, 67th Legislature, 2022 Regular Session (Z-0456.1), by Representatives Ryu, Boehnke, and Berry, by request of the Lieutenant Governor. It was prefiled January 6, 2022, read first time January 10, 2022, and referred to the Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations. The bill relates to the powers of the legislative committee on economic development and international relations and amends RCW 43.15.070. The amended text authorizes the committee or its subcommittees to study and review economic development issues, with special emphasis on international trade, tourism, investment, and industrial development, and lists the issues under review, including designating official legislative trade delegations and proposing potential sister-state relationships to be submitted to the governor for approval.

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     Z-0456.1

                                HOUSE BILL 1798


     State of Washington       67th Legislature       2022 Regular Session

     By Representatives Ryu, Boehnke, and Berry; by request of Lieutenant
     Governor

     Prefiled 01/06/22. Read first time 01/10/22.    Referred to Committee
     on State Government & Tribal Relations.




1        AN ACT Relating to powers of the legislative committee on
2    economic development and international relations; and amending RCW
3    43.15.070.


 4   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:


 5       Sec. 1.   RCW 43.15.070 and 2020 c 114 s 22 are each amended to
 6   read as follows:
 7       The committee or its subcommittees are authorized to study and
 8   review   economic  development   issues  with   special  emphasis  on
 9   international trade, tourism, investment, and industrial development,
10   and to assist the legislature in developing a comprehensive and
11   consistent economic development policy. The issues under review by
12   the committee shall include, but not be limited to:
13       (1) Evaluating existing state policies, laws, and programs which
14   promote or affect economic development with special emphasis on those
15   concerning international trade, tourism, and investment and determine
16   their cost-effectiveness and level of cooperation with other public
17   and private agencies;
18       (2) Monitoring economic trends, and developing for review by the
19   legislature such state responses as may be deemed effective and
20   appropriate;


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 1       (3) Monitoring economic development policies and programs of
 2   other states and nations and evaluating their effectiveness;
 3       (4) Determining the economic impact of international trade,
 4   tourism, and investment upon the state's economy;
 5       (5) Assessing the need for and effect of federal, regional, and
 6   state cooperation in economic development policies and programs;
 7       (6) Evaluating opportunities to collaborate with public and
 8   private agencies in achieving Washington state's international
 9   relations objectives;
10       (7) ((Studying and adopting any state tourism slogan or tagline
11   recommended by the Washington tourism marketing authority established
12   in RCW 43.384.020;
13       (8))) Designating official legislative trade delegations and
14   nominating legislators for inclusion in official trade delegations
15   organized by the office of international relations and protocol;
16       (((9))) (8) Proposing potential sister-state relationships to be
17   submitted to the governor for approval; and
18       (((10))) (9) Developing and evaluating legislative proposals
19   concerning the issues specified in this section.

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