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994 THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW AND SPOKANE CHRONICLE Friday, Nov. 30, 1990, Spokane, Wash. House Democrats give energy post to Walla Walla's Grant Jesernig of Kennewick, who won a Senate seat. Holdover committee chairmen and chairwomen are: Reps. Margaret Rayburn of Grandview, Agriculture; Gary Locke of Seattle, Appropriations; Helen Sommers of Seattle, Capital Facilities and Financing; Kim Perry of Camas, Education; Nancy Rust of Seattle, Environment Affairs; Dick King of Everett, Fisheries and Wildlife; Dennis Braddock, Health Care and Corrections; and Ken Jacobsen of Seattle, Higher Education.

Also Marlin Appelwick of Seattle, Judiciary; Mary Margaret Haugen of Camano Island, Local Government; Jennifer Belcher of Olympia, Natural Resources and Parks; Art Wang of Tacoma, Revenue; Maria Cantwell of Mountlake Terrace, Trade and Economic Development; and Ruth Fisher of Tacoma, Transportation. King says politics not involved in removing nuclear power foe By John White Associated Press OLYMPIA In a major shakeup Thursday, majority House Democrats took the chairmanship of the Energy and Utilities Committee away from Rep. Dick Nelson of Seattle and handed it to Rep. Bill Grant of Walla WaHa. Both Nelson and Speaker Joe King denied that Nelson had been summarily bounced from the position for political reasons.

Nelson, who opposes nuclear energy, said he was happy to give up the committee chairmanship after eight years. tee. The post had been held by Rep. Busse Nutley, who did not seek re-election. Rep.

Mike Heavey of Seattle was named chairman of the Commerce and Labor Committee. He replaces Rep. Max Vekich, who lost his re-election bid. Appointed Human Services Committee chairman was Rep. June Leonard.

She succeeds Rep. Doug Sayan, who did not seek re-election. Heading the State Government Committee will be Rep. Cal Anderson of Seattle. He succeeds Rep.

Mike Todd of Auburn, who lost a bid for a state Senate seat. Named to succeed Heavey as assistant majority leader was Rep. Randy Dorn of Eatonville. Rep. Jesse Wineberry of Seattle was named majority whip.

He succeeds Jim "The entire time I was chairman, we had an energy surplus. Now that the surplus is gone I'm kind of happy to see Bill in the seat," he said. Grant, a wheat farmer whose district includes Pasco and Kennewick, said he is neither pro- nor anti-nuclear. "It's a source of energy we must look at like we must look at other sources like water and coal," he said. King said Grant's selection as Energy chairman will unify the Legislature and the state by shifting the nuclear focus to cleanup of the Hanford reservation near Richland, which is not in Grant's district but forms the Tri-Cities with Pasco and Kennewick.

"By focusing on cleanup, Hanford can become a unifying issue rather than a divisive one," King said. Nelson now becomes chairman of the Housing Commit al ql; $100 million in flood relief funds set aside Rain Or Shine, Call City line! CitYline CALL 458 8800 Cali categories: 6505 SpokaneCoeur d'Alene 6805 Chicago 6809 Denver 6811 Honolulu 6815 Los Angeles 6821 New York 6826 Portland 6828 San Francisco 6829 Seattle 6819 Nationwide Weather 1004 Complete City Listings Sponsored by gySpokane Transit This Is a FREE local call. ,,:,..,,,.,.,4 4,, I i '4i144144 i it bk, .0., 4 44 111 a. 4 4114 -4-- le 44, T1 tar ,1 ..:1 okAt fat 4 I ''t 4 4i to ell; 416 itlt 1 i 0 rtg. "'Ts.

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"We have set aside and will be providing emergency relief funds to the state in the amount justified by the damage surveys up to the statutory limit of $100 million," Skinner wrote the senator. "Emergency repair work can begin immediately." State lawmakers, meeting at the state Capitol in hastily called briefings, drew pledges of help from a variety of state and federal agencies: Assistance centers will open in Bellingham, Sumas, Mount Vernon, Stanwood and Monroe at 9 a.m. today for private citizens and business owners who need help. Farmers and others who don't typically qualify for unemployment checks can sign up for special disaster relief checks for up to 26 weeks. The checks range up to $246 a week.

ITemporary housing grants are available for up to 18 months and family grants of up to $11,000 are offered. In both cases, however, the individual must first apply for a low-interest loan from the Small Business Administration, and be turned down. EIState and federal agencies, including the state departments of ecology, fisheries and wildlife, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, pledged cooperation and speed as they process emergency permits for dike repairs, new seawalls and other structures. 111The federal government agreed to pay 75 percent of the cost of repairing roads, sewers, bridges, projects to prevent future flooding of this magnitude, cleanup costs and other expenses.

The state will have to pay 12.5 percent and local governments a like amount. Associated Press OLYMPIA U.S. Transportation Secretary Samuel Skinner on Thursday set aside $100 million in federal disaster funds for Washington's flood-damaged roads and bridges. That word came from U.S. Sen.

Slade Gorton as the congressional delegation and state legislators searched for ways to help thousands of homeowners, business owners and -commuters whose property and were affected by the 100-year and a bridge sinking last Flood warnings were canceled for 'several Western Washington rivers, remained in effect for three river A new storm blew into the beleaguered state, but failed to dump rain to send rivers over their Twice already this month the have flooded. National Weather Service warnings for the Skagit, Snoqualmie, Snohomish and Nooksack rivers. Warnings remained in effect for the Cedar, White and Yakima rivers. The Cedar and remained above flood stage 'due to upriver dams being drawn down. Crews continued working to repair dike on Fir Island in Skagit County 'that was breached twice by November floods.

Much of the 16-squareIdle island, 50 miles north of Seattle at the mouth of the Skagit River, remained covered in water. A storm that dumped heavy rain on the Olympic Peninsula late Wednesday night moved inland Thursday, accompanied by high winds. A winter storm watch was issued for the Cascade and Olympic I Z41 NorthwestAl Power Equipment Dealer CL Season SHOWTHROWER SALE NO payments, NO interest until Feb. '91 as little as $25mo thereafter O.A.C. strgo toestvks: mountains Thursday night and into today.

In Seattle, transportation officials reopened the Interstate 90 floating bridge across Lake Washington after a brief closure when winds kicked up. A third temporary replacement cable was installed Thursday. A dozen anchor cables were severed Sunday when a 50-year-old companion bridge broke apart and sank in stormy weather. After seven cables are in place, probably late Sunday, officials will decide whether to open two of the three eastbound lanes to serve Seattle traffic heading for Mercer Island, Bellevue and other eastside suburbs. Six tugs and a 949-ton salvage ship are being used to anchor the ship.

Meanwhile, U.S. 2 remained closed to eastbound traffic at the summit of Stevens Pass. The' highway was washed out by the Wenatchee River east of the pass. Disaster-assessment teams were in Grays Harbor and Pierce counties Thursday to get a quick look at the damage, with an eye to adding both to the list of counties eligible for federal relief, said Mark Stewart of the Division of Emergency Management. The flooding displaced at least 2,600 people from their homes, killed hundreds of dairy cows and other livestock and caused damage likely to run more than $100 million.

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