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• Introduced by Sen. Phil Rockefeller, (D-Kitsap County) (D) on April 15, 2009, to eliminate the oil spill advisory council and authorize the Puget Sound partnership to provide independent advice and assessment of the state's oil spill prevention, preparedness, and response programs, including review of existing activities and recommendations for any necessary improvements.
  • Referred to the Senate Ways & Means Committee on April 15, 2009.
    • Substitute offered in the House on April 19, 2009, to suspend activities of the Council for the 2009-11 biennium. The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on April 19, 2009.
  • Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on April 20, 2009.
• Passed in the Senate (48 to 0) on April 20, 2009. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on April 22, 2009.
  • Referred to the House Ways & Means Committee on April 22, 2009.
    • Amendment offered in the House on April 25, 2009, to establish the rule of the oil recovery commission during the 2009-11 biennium. The amendment passed in the House by voice vote on April 25, 2009.
• Passed in the House (88 to 7) on April 25, 2009. [Vote Details and Comments]