CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

 

              ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2819

 

 

                    Chapter 87, Laws of 1998

 

 

 

 

                        55th Legislature

                      1998 Regular Session

 

 

VEHICLE USE ON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE LANDS--PERMITS

 

 

 

                    EFFECTIVE DATE:  1/1/99

Passed by the House March 9, 1998 

Yeas 95   Nays 0

 

 

 

             CLYDE BALLARD

Speaker of the

      House of Representatives

 

Passed by the Senate March 3, 1998

  Yeas 46   Nays 0

             CERTIFICATE

 

I, Timothy A. Martin, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2819  as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.

 

 

 

               BRAD OWEN

President of the Senate

          TIMOTHY A. MARTIN

                          Chief Clerk

 

 

Approved March 20, 1998 Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.    

                                FILED          

 

 

           March 20, 1998 - 5:11 p.m.

 

 

 

              GARY LOCKE

Governor of the State of Washington

                   Secretary of State

                  State of Washington


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               ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2819

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                     AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

 

             Passed Legislature - 1998 Regular Session

 

State of Washington      55th Legislature     1998 Regular Session

 

By House Committee on Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Buck, Regala and Chandler; by request of Department of Fish and Wildlife)

 

Read first time 02/04/98.  Referred to Committee on .

Requiring display of a vehicle use permit while using department of fish and wildlife improved access facilities.   


    AN ACT Relating to vehicle use on department of fish and wildlife lands; amending RCW 77.32.380 and 77.12.170; prescribing penalties; and providing an effective date.

 

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

 

    Sec. 1.  RCW 77.32.380 and 1993 sp.s. c 2 s 77 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) Persons ((sixteen years of age or older)) who enter upon or use clearly identified department ((lands and)) improved access facilities ((are)) with a motor vehicle may be required to ((possess a conservation license or a hunting, fishing, trapping, or free license on their person while using the facilities)) display a current annual fish and wildlife lands vehicle use permit on the motor vehicle while within or while using an improved access facility.  An "improved access facility" is a clearly identified area specifically created for motor vehicle parking, and includes any boat launch or boat ramp associated with the parking area, but does not include the department parking facilities at the Gorge Concert Center near George, Washington.  The vehicle use permit is issued in the form of a decal.  One decal shall be issued at no charge with each annual saltwater, freshwater, combination, small game hunting, big game hunting, and trapping license issued by the department.  The annual fee for ((this license)) a fish and wildlife lands vehicle use permit, if purchased separately, is ten dollars ((annually)).  A person to whom the department has issued a decal or who has purchased a vehicle use permit separately may purchase a decal from the department for each additional vehicle owned by the person at a cost of five dollars per decal upon a showing of proof to the department that the person owns the additional vehicle or vehicles.  Revenue derived from the sale of fish and wildlife lands vehicle use permits shall be used solely for the stewardship and maintenance of department improved access facilities.  Revenue derived from the sale of fish and wildlife lands vehicle use permits shall be used solely for the stewardship and maintenance of department improved access facilities.

    ((The spouse, all children under eighteen years of age, and guests under eighteen years of age of the holder of a valid conservation license may use department lands and access facilities when accompanied by the license holder.))

    Youth groups may use department ((lands and game)) improved access facilities without possessing a ((conservation license)) vehicle use permit when accompanied by a ((license)) vehicle use permit holder.

    The department may accept contributions into the state wildlife fund for the sound stewardship of fish and wildlife.  Contributors shall be known as "conservation patrons" and, for contributions of twenty dollars or more, shall receive a fish and wildlife lands vehicle use permit free of charge.

    ((The conservation license is nontransferable and must be validated by the signature of the holder.  Upon request of a wildlife agent or ex officio wildlife agent a person using clearly identified department lands shall exhibit the required license.))

    (2) The decal must be affixed in a permanent manner to the motor vehicle before entering upon or using the motor vehicle on a department improved access facility, and must be displayed on the rear window of the motor vehicle, or, if the motor vehicle does not have a rear window, on the rear of the motor vehicle.

    (3) Failure to display the fish and wildlife lands vehicle use permit if required by this section is an infraction under chapter 7.84 RCW, and department employees are authorized to issue a notice of infraction to the registered owner of any motor vehicle entering upon or using a department improved access facility without such a decal.  The penalty for failure to display or improper display of the decal is sixty-six dollars.

 

    Sec. 1.  RCW 77.12.170 and 1996 c 101 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) There is established in the state treasury the state wildlife fund which consists of moneys received from:

    (a) Rentals or concessions of the department;

    (b) The sale of real or personal property held for department purposes;

    (c) The sale of licenses, permits, tags, stamps, and punchcards required by this title;

    (d) Fees for informational materials published by the department;

    (e) Fees for personalized vehicle license plates as provided in chapter 46.16 RCW;

    (f) Articles or wildlife sold by the director under this title;

    (g) Compensation for wildlife losses or contributions, gifts, or grants received under RCW 77.12.320 or 77.32.380;

    (h) Excise tax on anadromous game fish collected under chapter 82.27 RCW;

    (i) The sale of personal property seized by the department for wildlife violations; and

    (j) The department's share of revenues from auctions and raffles authorized by the commission.

    (2) State and county officers receiving any moneys listed in subsection (1) of this section shall deposit them in the state treasury to be credited to the state wildlife fund.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2.  This act takes effect January 1, 1999.


    Passed the House March 9, 1998.

    Passed the Senate March 3, 1998.

Approved by the Governor March 20, 1998.

    Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 20, 1998.