SB 6372 - DIGEST

(DIGEST AS ENACTED)

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.

Directs the commission to 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.

Requires the commission to 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.

Expires December 31, 2013.