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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1551

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1986 Regular Session

By Representatives Lux and Taylor

Read first time 1/17/86 and referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs.

AN ACT Relating to state parks; and adding a new section to chapter 43.51 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 43.51 RCW to read as follows:

          (1) The commission shall grant a senior citizen's pass to any person who is sixty-two years of age or older upon application and the payment of a fee of fifty dollars.  The pass shall be valid until the end of the calendar year and shall entitle the person to free admission to and free use of any campsite in those state parks designated by the commission.  The commission may limit the use of the pass in designated parks to established use periods.  The pass exempts the person from water and sewer charges and entitles the person to a daily electrical hook-up charge, as established by the commission.  The pass is not valid for admission to concessionaire-operated facilities and applies to only one motor vehicle per campsite.

          (2) All fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the trust land purchase account with the state general fund and shall be used exclusively for state park purposes.

          (3) The pass authorized in this section is in addition to any other pass or program otherwise authorized by law.