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SENATE
BILL 5139
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Passed
Legislature - 1997 Regular Session
State
of Washington 55th Legislature 1997 Regular Session
By
Read
first time 01/16/97. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources & Parks.
Regarding enterprise activities of the state parks and recreation
commission.
AN
ACT Relating to the state parks and recreation commission fiscal matters;
amending RCW 43.51.050, 43.51.052, 43.51.090, 43.51.685, and 70.88.070;
providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec.
1. RCW
43.51.050 and 1987 c 225 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
The
commission may:
(1)
Study and appraise parks and recreational needs of the state and assemble and
disseminate information relative to parks and recreation;
(2)
Make provisions for the publication and sale ((in state parks facilities))
of interpretive, recreational, and historical materials and literature.
Proceeds from such sales shall be directed to the parks improvement account;
and
(3)
Coordinate the parks and recreational functions of the various state
departments, and cooperate with state and federal agencies in the promotion of
parks and recreational opportunities.
Sec.
2. RCW
43.51.052 and 1987 c 225 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
The
parks improvement account is hereby established in the state treasury. The
parks and recreation commission shall deposit all moneys received from the sale
of interpretive, recreational, and historical literature and materials in this
account. Moneys in the account may be spent only for development, production,
and distribution costs associated with literature and materials((, and for
enhancements to park facilities that are supplementary to those improvements
approved through the appropriation process)). Disbursements from the
account shall be on the authority of the director of the parks and recreation
commission, or the director's designee. The account is subject to the
allotment procedure provided under chapter 43.88 RCW. No appropriation is
required for disbursement of moneys to be used for support of further
production of materials provided for in RCW 43.51.050(2) ((but any moneys to
be used for other capital or operating purposes must be appropriated)). The
director may transfer a portion of the moneys in this account to the state
parks renewal and stewardship account and may expend moneys so transferred for
any purpose provided for in RCW 43.51.275.
Sec.
3. RCW
43.51.090 and 1969 c 99 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
The
commission may receive in trust any money donated or bequeathed to it, and carry
out the terms of such donation or bequest, or, in the absence of such terms,
expend the same as it may deem advisable for park or parkway purposes.
Money
so received shall be deposited in the state ((general fund)) parks
renewal and stewardship account.
Sec.
4. RCW
43.51.685 and 1995 c 203 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
Lands
within the Seashore Conservation Area shall not be sold, leased, or otherwise
disposed of, except as herein provided. The commission may, under authority
granted in RCW 43.51.210 and 43.51.215, exchange state park lands in the
Seashore Conservation Area for lands of equal value to be managed by the
commission consistent with this chapter. Only state park lands lying east of
the Seashore Conservation Line, as it is located at the time of exchange, may
be so exchanged. The department of natural resources may lease the lands
within the Washington State Seashore Conservation Area as well as the accreted
lands along the ocean in state ownership for the exploration and production of
oil and gas: PROVIDED, That oil drilling rigs and equipment will not be placed
on the Seashore Conservation Area or state-owned accreted
lands.
Sale
of sand from accretions shall be made to supply the needs of cranberry growers
for cranberry bogs in the vicinity and shall not be prohibited if found by the
commission to be reasonable, and not generally harmful or destructive to the
character of the land: PROVIDED, That the commission may grant leases and
permits for the removal of sands for construction purposes from any lands
within the Seashore Conservation Area if found by the commission to be
reasonable and not generally harmful or destructive to the character of the
land: PROVIDED FURTHER, That net income from such leases shall be deposited in
the ((general fund)) state parks renewal and stewardship account.
Sec.
5. RCW
70.88.070 and 1990 c 136 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
The
expenses incurred in connection with making inspections under this chapter
shall be paid by the owner or operator of such recreational devices either by
reimbursing the commission for the costs incurred or by paying directly such
individuals or firms that may be engaged by the commission to accomplish the
inspection service. Payment shall be made only upon notification by the
commission of the amount due. The commission shall maintain accurate and
complete records of the costs incurred for each inspection and plan review for
construction approval and shall assess the respective owners or operators of
said recreational devices only for the actual costs incurred by the commission
for such safety inspections and plan review for construction approval. The
costs as assessed by the commission shall be a lien on the equipment of the
owner or operator of the recreational devices so inspected. Such moneys
collected by the commission ((hereunder)) under this section
shall be paid into the state parks renewal and ((parkways))
stewardship account ((of the general fund)).
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 6. This
act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or
safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions,
and takes effect July 1, 1997.
