"NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   (1) During the 2015 and 2016 calendar years only, the state parks and recreation commission, the department of natural resources, and the department of fish and wildlife must, for the purposes of implementing RCW 79A.80.020(6), allow married spouses to combine their annual collective volunteer hours served on agency-sanctioned projects on vouchers presented in exchange for a complimentary discover pass, as long as the combined volunteer hours served meets or exceeds the twenty-four hour threshold provided in RCW 79A.80.020(6). Married spouses meeting or exceeding this threshold are entitled to one complimentary discover pass if submitting a combined voucher.
     (2) This section applies to married spouses recognized under chapter 26.04 RCW.
     (3) The state parks and recreation commission, the department of natural resources, and the department of fish and wildlife must jointly report to the legislature, consistent with RCW 43.01.036, relevant information related to the implementation of this act. This information must include, at a minimum, the number of complimentary discover passes issued under combined vouchers, an estimate of lost revenue to the recreation access pass account, and a recommendation as to whether a policy to allow married spouses to combine volunteer hours should be extended or modified.
     (4) This section expires June 30, 2017."