BILL REQ. #:  S-3346.1 

Read first time 01/13/12.   Referred to Committee on Energy, Natural Resources & Marine Waters.

     AN ACT Relating to voluntary donations to support state parks; and amending RCW 46.16A.090.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 46.16A.090 and 2011 c 320 s 12 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The department, county auditor or other agent, or subagent appointed by the director shall provide an opportunity for a vehicle owner to make a voluntary donation as provided in this section when applying for an initial or renewal vehicle registration.
     (2)(a) A vehicle owner who registers a vehicle under this chapter may donate one dollar or more to the organ and tissue donation awareness account to promote the donation of organs and tissues under the uniform anatomical gift act as described in chapter 68.64 RCW. The donation of one or more dollars is voluntary and may be refused by the vehicle owner.
     (b) The department, county auditor or other agent, or subagent appointed by the director shall:
     (i) Ask a vehicle owner applying for a vehicle registration if the owner would like to donate one dollar or more;
     (ii) Inform a vehicle owner of the option for organ and tissue donations as required under RCW 46.20.113; and
     (iii) Make information booklets or other informational material available regarding the importance of organ and tissue donations to vehicle owners.
     (c) All reasonable costs associated with the creation of the donation program created under this section must be paid proportionally or by another agreement by a participating Washington state organ procurement organization established for organ and tissue donation awareness purposes by the Washington state organ procurement organizations. For the purposes of this section, "reasonable costs" and "Washington state organ procurement organization" have the same meaning as in RCW 68.64.010.
     (3) The department shall ((collect from)) provide an opportunity for a vehicle owner who pays a vehicle license fee under RCW 46.17.350(1) (a), (d), (e), (g), (h), (j), (n), (o), or (q) or who registers a vehicle under RCW 46.16A.455 with a declared gross weight of ten thousand pounds or less, to make a voluntary donation of five dollars at the time of initial or renewal registration. ((The donation may not be collected from any vehicle owner actively opting not to participate in the donation program. The department shall ensure that the opt-out donation under this section is clear, visible, and prominently displayed in both paper and online vehicle registration renewals. Notification of intent to not participate in the donation program must be provided annually at the time of vehicle registration renewal.)) The donation must be deposited in the state parks renewal and stewardship account established in RCW 79A.05.215 to be used for the operation and maintenance of state parks.
     (4) Beginning with vehicle license fees that are due or will become due on or after October 1, 2011, a vehicle owner who registers a vehicle under this chapter may purchase a discover pass for a fee of thirty dollars, as may be adjusted for inflation under RCW 79A.80.020. Purchase of the discover pass is voluntary by the vehicle owner. The discover pass fee must be deposited in the recreation access pass account created in RCW 79A.80.090. The department, county auditor, or other agent or subagent appointed by the director is not responsible for delivering a purchased discover pass to a motor vehicle owner. The agencies, as defined in RCW 79A.80.010, must deliver the purchased discover pass to a motor vehicle owner.