Brief Description: Changing the name of the interagency committee for outdoor recreation to the recreation and conservation funding board.

Sponsors: By Representatives Kelley, Priest, Hunt, Dunshee, Hinkle, Condotta, Fromhold and Linville; by request of Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation.

House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources
Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation

Background:

The Office of the Interagency Committee.

The Office of the Interagency Committee (OIC) is tasked to oversee five different programs: the Salmon Recovery Funding Board, the Washington Biodiversity Council, the Governor's Monitoring Forum, the Invasive Species Council, and the Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation (IAC). Approximately 11 grants are administered by the OIC (nine grants are through the IAC and two grants are through the Salmon Recovery Funding Board). The five programs under the OIC study various subjects relating to recreation and conservation, and each program reports its findings back to the Legislature.

The Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation.

The IAC was established by voter initiative in 1964. The IAC is composed of five citizens appointed by the Governor, as well as the directors or designees of the Department of Natural Resources, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the State Parks and Recreation Commission. The IAC mandate is to preserve, conserve, and enhance the state's recreational resources.

Summary:

The IAC is renamed the Recreation and Conservation Funding Board. The OIC is renamed the Recreation and Conservation Office. The name changes have no impact on the validity of any contracts, agreements, or any other documents.

Votes on Final Passage:

House   91   3
Senate   42   4

Effective: July 1, 2007

Partial Veto Summary: The name of the Office of the Interagency Committee is changed to the Recreation and Conservation Office.