SB 5272 -
By Committee on Natural Resources, Ecology & Parks
Beginning on page 30, line 15, after "(7)" strike all material
through "(8)" on page 32, line 6, and insert "(((a) For leases for
marina uses only, as of July 1, 2004, lease rates will be a percentage
of the annual gross revenues generated by that marina. It is the
intent of the legislature that additional legislation be enacted prior
to July 1, 2004, to establish the percentage of gross revenues that
will serve as the basis for a marina's rent and a definition of gross
revenues. Annual rent must be recalculated each year based upon the
marina's gross revenues from the previous year, as reported to the
department consistent with this subsection (7).))"
(b) By December 31, 2003, the department will develop a recommended
formula for calculating marina rents consistent with this subsection
(7) and report the recommendation to the legislature. The formula
recommended by the department must include a percentage or a range of
percentages of gross revenues, a system for implementing such
percentages, and the designation of revenue sources to be considered
for rent calculation purposes. The department must also ensure, given
the available information, that the rent formula recommended by the
department is initially calculated to maintain state proceeds from
marina rents as of July 1, 2003, and that if the department does not
receive income reporting forms representing at least ninety percent of
the projected annual marina revenue and at least seventy-five percent
of all marinas, the current model for calculating marina rents, as
described in subsections (1) through (6) of this section, will continue
to be the method used to calculate marina rents, and the income method,
as described in (a) of this subsection, will not be applied. In
addition to the percent of marina income, the department shall
determine its direct administrative costs (cost of hours worked
directly on applications and leases, based on salaries and benefits,
plus travel reimbursement and other actual out-of-pocket costs) to
calculate, audit, execute, and monitor marina leases, and shall recover
these costs from lessees. All administrative costs recovered by the
department must be deposited into the resource management cost account
created in RCW 79.64.020. Prior to making recommendations to the
legislature, a work session consisting of the department, marina
owners, and stakeholders must be convened to discuss the rate-setting
criteria. The legislature directs the department to deliver
recommendations to the legislature by December 2003, including any
minority reports by the participating parties.
(c) When developing its recommendation for a marina lease formula
consistent with this subsection (7), the department shall ensure that
the percentage of revenue established is applied to the income of the
direct lessee, as well as to the income of any person or entity that
subleases, or contracts to operate the marina, with the direct lessee,
less the amount paid by the sublease to the direct lessee.
(d) All marina operators under lease with the department must
return to the department an income reporting form, provided by the
department, and certified by a licensed certified public accountant,
before July 1, 2003, and again annually on a date set by the
department. On the income reporting form, the department may require
a marina to disclose to the department any information about income
from all marina-related sources, excluding restaurants and bars. All
income reports submitted to the department are subject to either audit
or verification, or both, by the department, and the department may
inspect all of the lessee's books, records, and documents, including
state and federal income tax returns relating to the operation of the
marina and leased aquatic lands at all reasonable times. If the lessee
fails to submit the required income reporting form once the new method
for calculating marina rents is effective, the department may conduct
an audit at the lessee's expense or cancel the lease.
(e) Initially, the marina rent formula developed by the department
pursuant to (b) of this subsection will be applied to each marina on
its anniversary date, beginning on July 1, 2004, and will be based on
that marina's 2003 income information. Thereafter, rents will be
recalculated each year, based on the marina's gross revenue from the
previous year.
(f) No marina lease may be for less than five hundred dollars plus
direct administrative costs.
(8)
EFFECT: Eliminates language that references passed dates and completed studies relating to marina lease rate calculations.