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SENATE BILL 5109

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State of Washington      57th Legislature     2001 Regular Session

By Senators T. Sheldon, Hargrove, Finkbeiner, Johnson and Stevens

Read first time 01/11/2001.  Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Parks & Shorelines.

_1      AN ACT Relating to prohibiting the assessment of fees for basic

_2  parkland access by the state parks and recreation commission;

_3  amending RCW 79A.05.070; and declaring an emergency.

_4  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

_5      Sec. 1.  RCW 79A.05.070 and 1999 c 249 s 307 are each amended to

_6  read as follows:

_7      The commission may:

_8      (1) Make rules and regulations for the proper administration of

_9  its duties;

10      (2) Accept any grants of funds made with or without a matching

11  requirement by the United States, or any agency thereof, for

12  purposes in keeping with the purposes of this chapter; accept

13  gifts, bequests, devises and endowments for purposes in keeping

14  with such purposes; enter into cooperative agreements with and

15  provide for private nonprofit groups to use state park property

16  and facilities to raise money to contribute gifts, grants, and

17  support to the commission for the purposes of this chapter.  The

18  commission may assist the nonprofit group in a cooperative effort

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_1  by providing necessary agency personnel and services, if

_2  available.  However, none of the moneys raised may inure to the

_3  benefit of the nonprofit group, except in furtherance of its

_4  purposes to benefit the commission as provided in this chapter.

_5  The agency and the private nonprofit group shall agree on the

_6  nature of any project to be supported by such gift or grant prior

_7  to the use of any agency property or facilities for raising

_8  money.  Any such gifts may be in the form of recreational

_9  facilities developed or built in part or in whole for public use

10  on agency property, provided that the facility is consistent with

11  the purposes of the agency;

12      (3) Require certification by the commission of all parks and

13  recreation workers employed in state aided or state controlled

14  programs;

15      (4) Act jointly, when advisable, with the United States, any

16  other state agencies, institutions, departments, boards, or

17  commissions in order to carry out the objectives and

18  responsibilities of this chapter;

19      (5) Grant franchises and easements for any legitimate purpose

20  on parks or parkways, for such terms and subject to such

21  conditions and considerations as the commission shall specify;

22      (6) Charge such fees for services, utilities, and use of

23  facilities as the commission shall deem proper, except that the

24  commission shall not charge fees for basic parkland access;

25      (7) Enter into agreements whereby individuals or companies may

26  rent undeveloped parks or parkway land for grazing, agricultural,

27  or mineral development purposes upon such terms and conditions as

28  the commission shall deem proper, for a term not to exceed ten

29  years;

30      (8) Determine the qualifications of and employ a director of

31  parks and recreation who shall receive a salary as fixed by the

32  governor in accordance with the provisions of RCW 43.03.040 and

33  determine the qualifications and salary of and employ such other

34  persons as may be needed to carry out the provisions hereof; and

35      (9) Without being limited to the powers hereinbefore

36  enumerated, the commission shall have such other powers as in the

37  judgment of a majority of its members are deemed necessary to

38  effectuate the purposes of this chapter:  PROVIDED, That the

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_1  commission shall not have power to supervise directly any local

_2  park or recreation district, and no funds shall be made available

_3  for such purpose.

_4      NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  This act is necessary for the immediate

_5  preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of

_6  the state government and its existing public institutions, and

_7  takes effect immediately.

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