BILL REQ. #:  S-1208.2 

Read first time 02/08/2005.   Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation.

     AN ACT Relating to contracting out the management of state trust lands; adding a new section to chapter 79.02 RCW; creating a new section; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 79.02 RCW to read as follows:
     The department is authorized to contract out the management of all state trust lands. Land managed on a contract basis is subject to all relevant state and federal forest laws.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   (1) The office of financial management and the department of personnel must develop procedures and standards to allow the department of natural resources to contract out the management of state trust lands.
     (2) The office of financial management and the department of personnel must jointly submit a report to the legislature that contains detailed proposed legislation that will allow the department of natural resources to contract out the management of state trust lands. The report to the legislature is due by January 1, 2006.
     (3) The department of natural resources is required to fully cooperate with the office of financial management and the department of personnel in implementing the report required in subsection (2) of this section and in any other aspects of creating a contracting out program.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3   Section 1 of this act takes effect July 1, 2006.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 4   Section 2 of 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.