Read first time 01/19/2004.   Referred to Committee on Parks, Fish & Wildlife.

     AN ACT Relating to the Washington state parks centennial; adding a new chapter to Title 79A RCW; providing an expiration date; and declaring an emergency.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   Washington state parks will mark its centennial year in 2013. The legislature finds it fitting to commemorate the Washington state parks centennial through a coordinated effort by the state parks and recreation commission, the governor, the legislature, and the people of the state of Washington by implementing the Washington state parks centennial 2013 plan developed by the state parks and recreation commission in response to the directive of the legislature in section 347, chapter 26, Laws of 2003 1st sp. sess.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   (1) The Washington state parks centennial advisory committee is established, composed of eleven members selected as follows:
     (a) The chair and vice-chair of the state parks and recreation commission, who shall serve as the chair and vice-chair of the committee;
     (b) A representative of the governor;
     (c) A member of each of the two largest caucuses of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate;
     (d) A member of each of the two largest caucuses of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;
     (e) The director of the office of financial management or his or her designee; and
     (f) Three members of the public, appointed by the chair of the commission, consisting of a representative of the commission employees, a representative of private sector donors, and a representative of state park users.
     (2) The committee will be staffed by the commission and by other staff as may be provided by the legislature, the governor, the office of financial management, or other sources that choose to donate staff assistance.
     (3) The committee will meet at the call of the chair.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3   Nonlegislative committee members will be reimbursed for travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060. Legislative members will be reimbursed as provided in RCW 44.04.120.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 4   (1) The Washington state parks centennial advisory committee will develop a proposal to implement the centennial 2013 plan. The proposal must include:
     (a) A complete description of the policy and fiscal components of the plan;
     (b) The roles of the commission, the governor, the legislature, the public, and other entities in implementing the plan;
     (c) Time frames for implementing the plan;
     (d) Cost estimates for implementing the plan, including total estimated costs for each component of the plan, and estimates on a yearly or biennial basis for implementing the plan in phases.
     (2) The commission will review and may revise the plan. The commission will submit a draft proposal to the office of financial management and the fiscal committees of the legislature, no later than September 1, 2004. That proposal must include at least the portion of the plan that would need to be considered during the 2005 legislative session to be implemented during the 2005-07 biennium. The commission will submit the complete proposal to the office of financial management and the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the legislature no later than January 1, 2005. Thereafter, the commission must submit revised proposals to the office of financial management and the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the legislature no later than June 30 of each even-numbered year.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 5   This act expires December 31, 2013.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 6   Sections 1 through 5 of this act constitute a new chapter in Title 79A RCW.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 7   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 immediately.