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CONFERENCE CALLS, THE HOT SHEET AND LEG-COM NEWS/VETOES

The final weekly legislative conference call for tribes was held Friday, April 6. These calls, held weekly all through session (in concert with the Department of Ecology) were intended to provide a regular opportunity to be briefed on current natural resource/environmental issues in the legislature, and provide additional opportunity to discuss …

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DEADLINES ZIPPING BY, ALMOST TIME FOR SINE DIE
Today is the last day for fiscal committees to hear bills from the opposite houses in the State Legislature. So after today, all the action is in caucus and on the floors. The few committee meetings there are will focus on plans for the interim, or on work sessions keyed to certain …

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For those interested, the Legislative Hotsheet for the week of March 19 is attached, providing a brief overview of the priority hearings in the State Legislative Session. This week’s Leg-Com News and Priority Bills List will follow as they are completed. Don’t forget the 3 p.m. weekly Legislative Conference Call today. (Dial 1 206 553-1454). Also, please be sure to RSVP for the Tribal/Legislative …

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BILL REQ. #: H-2983.3/07 3rd draft

Tribes: Here’s your “Leg-Com News” for this week. Please note that it includes the Legislative Hot Sheet and the Priority Bills List for this week as well. Also attached, incidentally, is a brand new oil-related bill coming out of the Governor’s Office—legislative deadlines can be exempted. (March 14 is the deadline for bills to be out of their …

ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Tribal/Legislative Lunch will be Noon-1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 21 (the first day of spring) in the Washington Room of the Joel Pritchard Building on the State Capitol Campus in Olympia. The topic this year is “The ABC’s of Tribal Water Law.” Presenters will include Prof. Robert Anderson, Terry Williams, John Hollowed and Billy Frank, Jr., with Rep. John McCoy as emcee. Please call …

The following documents are attached for your information:

• Leg-Com News newsletter which provides a brief overview of the State Legislature for the week;
• The Priority Bills List, which provides the updated status, and recommended positions, of bills related to tribal natural resource management/environmental protection, etc. in the Legislature;
• The Legislative Hot Sheet, providing an overview of related hearings for the week.

For more information, …

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For those interested, the Legislative Hot Sheet for next week is attached, providing an overview of priority hearings and work sessions in the Washington State Legislature. All comments welcome.

Note: With few exceptions, the Hot Sheet does not list executive sessions on bills. However, as the first bill cutoff deadline approaches, many bills will be “exec’ed,” or voted on. The best way to have …

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Attached please fine Leg-Com News and the Legislative Hot Sheet for the week of February 5, 2007, providing an overview of natural resource/environmental issues and hearings in the 2007 Session of the Washington State Legislature. All comments welcome. (Note: The new version of the Priority Bills List will be distributed soon.)

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For those interested, attached is the State Legislative Hotsheet for the week of January 29, providing an abbreviated schedule of priority natural resource/environmental hearings and work sessions. All comments welcome.

Attached please find the Legislative Hotsheet for the week of Jan. 22, providing a briefing of priority natural resource/environmental hearings in the State Legislature. All comments welcome.

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