BILL REQ. #:  S-3820.1 

Read first time 01/16/2006.   Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation.

     AN ACT Relating to the state parks golden age pass; and adding a new section to chapter 79A.05 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 79A.05 RCW to read as follows:
     The commission shall establish a Washington state parks golden age pass that entitles the holder to free access and free use of all state parks. The pass costs a one-time fee of ten dollars. The pass allows a senior, and others in their private vehicle, into the park.
     The commission must adopt rules for the implementation and use of the state parks golden age pass. The commission must submit a yearly report to the legislature concerning the use and cost of the state parks golden age pass.
     For the purposes of this section and rules adopted under this section, "senior" means a person age sixty-two or older.