[nfbwatlk] FW: HB 2033 Update: House State Govt Committee to vote on bill in executive session this coming Wednesday

Tue Apr 5 03:03:55 UTC 2011

From: Steve Excell [mailto:Steve_Excell at comcast.net] 
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 6:34 PM
Subject: HB 2033 Update: House State Govt Committee to vote on bill in
executive session this coming Wednesday

State Government & Tribal Affairs -  04/06/11  8:00 am

Full Committee
House Hearing Rm E
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

No testimony will be taken.

Tell the Committee members via email and phone that you support committee
amendments that will:

1.   Remove the State Library from the bill

2.   Remove the Legacy Oral History Project from the bill

3.   Eliminate the statutory change for the "fund grab" for the Heritage
Center (these funds are currently set-aside for the new home of the State
Archives, now filled to capacity, and for the State Library, now in
temporary leased space).

House Bill 2033 will move the State Library and the Legacy Project from the
Secretary of State into a new mega-agency called the Department of Heritage,
Arts & Culture.

House Bill 2033 will slash the State Library and the Legacy Project budgets
by 20% and use a one-time "fund grab" to pay the remaining 80% in this
budget cycle.  $12 million in existing General Fund (GF-S) support for all
of the merged programs (the State Library, the Legacy Project, and the other
programs being merged into the new Department) will be eliminated - that
money will be spent on other, un-related programs.  This funding shell game
(stealing another fund) is not sustainable for future budget cycles.

Over the last 10 years, the State Library's funding has been cut 36% and its
staff has been cut 52%.

Another 20% budget cut, coupled with a needless and expensive merger, will
be devastating.

Read the Tacoma News Tribune article at:

<http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2011/03/23/heritage-center-money-co
uld-be-tapped-for-state-history-museums/#storylink=misearch>
http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2011/03/23/heritage-center-money-cou
ld-be-tapped-for-state-history-museums/#storylink=misearch

Read the Daily Olympian Editorial at:

<http://www.theolympian.com/2011/03/30/1597354/legislature-needs-to-give-pro
per.html>
http://www.theolympian.com/2011/03/30/1597354/legislature-needs-to-give-prop
er.html

Here is how you can help:

(1)       Tell the House State Government & Tribal Affairs Committee you
oppose HB 2033
Attend and testify in opposition at the Committee Hearing scheduled for: 

8:00 am

Thursday, March 31st

House Hearing Room B
John L. O'Brien Building
Olympia, WA

(2)       Email the Committee members and tell them you oppose HB 2033

(3)       Email your own Legislators and tell them you oppose HB 2033

State Government & Tribal Affairs Committee Members:

Representative & Email

Room

Phone

 <http://www.leg.wa.gov/House/Representatives/Pages/hunt.aspx> Hunt, Sam (D)
Chair

Sam.Hunt at leg.wa.gov

LEG 438B

(360) 786-7992

 <http://www.leg.wa.gov/House/Representatives/Pages/appleton.aspx> Appleton,
Sherry (D) Vice Chair

Sherry.Appleton at leg.wa.gov

LEG 132F

(360) 786-7934

 <http://www.leg.wa.gov/House/Representatives/Pages/taylor.aspx> Taylor,
David (R) *

David.Taylor at leg.wa.gov  

MOD A 205

(360) 786-7874

 <http://www.leg.wa.gov/House/Representatives/Pages/overstreet.aspx>
Overstreet, Jason (R) ** 

Jason.Overstreet at leg.wa.gov 

MOD A 102

(360) 786-7980

 <http://www.leg.wa.gov/House/Representatives/Pages/alexander.aspx>
Alexander, Gary (R)

Gary.Alexander at leg.wa.gov  

LEG 426B

(360) 786-7990

 <http://www.leg.wa.gov/House/Representatives/Pages/condotta.aspx> Condotta,
Cary (R)

Cary.Condotta at leg.wa.gov  

LEG 122B

(360) 786-7954

 <http://www.leg.wa.gov/House/Representatives/Pages/darneille.aspx>
Darneille, Jeannie (D)

Jeannie.Darneille at leg.wa.gov  

LEG 436B

(360) 786-7974

 <http://www.leg.wa.gov/House/Representatives/Pages/dunshee.aspx> Dunshee,
Hans (D)

Hans.Dunshee at leg.wa.gov  

MOD F 103

(360) 786-7804

 <http://www.leg.wa.gov/House/Representatives/Pages/hurst.aspx> Hurst,
Christopher (D)

Christopher.Hurst at leg.wa.gov  

MOD B 105

(360) 786-7866

 <http://www.leg.wa.gov/House/Representatives/Pages/mccoy.aspx> McCoy, John
(D)

John.McCoy at leg.wa.gov  

LEG 132A

(360) 786-7864

 <http://www.leg.wa.gov/House/Representatives/Pages/miloscia.aspx> Miloscia,
Mark (D)

Mark.Miloscia at leg.wa.gov 

LEG 437A

(360) 786-7898

*Ranking Minority Member  **Asst. Ranking Minority Member 

Emails addresses for all House Members:

http://www.leg.wa.gov/House/Documents/Memberemailaddresses.pdf

Find Your Legislator at:

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/districtfinder/ 

A copy of the bill is at:

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2011-12/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/20
33.pdf