HB 2696 - DIGEST

(AS OF HOUSE 2ND READING 2/12/04)

Finds that Washington state parks will mark its centennial year in 2013.

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.

Directs the Washington state parks centennial advisory committee to develop a proposal to implement the centennial 2013 plan. The proposal must include: (1) A complete description of the policy and fiscal components of the plan;

(2) The roles of the commission, the governor, the legislature, the public, and other entities in implementing the plan;

(3) Time frames for implementing the plan;

(4) 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.

Expires December 31, 2013.