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                                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 910

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Representatives Smitherman, S. Wilson, Thomas, L. Smith and Wang

Read first time 2/8/85 and referred to Committee on Trade & Economic Development.

AN ACT Relating to the youth development and conservation corps; and amending RCW 43.51.570.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 43.51.570, chapter 8, Laws of 1965 as last amended by section 3, chapter 7, Laws of 1975 and RCW 43.51.570 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The commission may, by agreement with an individual or company enroll and supervise additional young persons, who shall be furnished compensation, subsistence, quarters, supplies and materials by the cooperating private company or individual, to develop, maintain or improve natural and artificial recreational areas for the health and happiness of the general public.  The corps shall not be engaged in the development, improvement or maintenance of a commercial recreational area or resort, and the individual or corporation entering such agreement with the commission shall make such improved areas available to the general public without cost for a period of at least five years.  Private individuals may reserve the right to close the area during periods of fire hazard or during periods when excess damage would be caused by public use.

(2) The commission may contract with nonprofit private agencies to provide supervision for corps projects and corps personnel and the commission may pay for the administrative costs incurred by such agencies in providing these services.