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ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2513
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C 066 L 90
State of Washington 51st Legislature 1990 Regular Session
By House Committee on Environmental Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives Walker, Rust, D. Sommers, Fraser, G. Fisher, Pruitt, Phillips, Brekke, Betrozoff, Winsley, May, Ferguson and Wolfe)
Read first time 1/29/90 and referred to Committee on Appropriations on 1/29/90; on motion, referred to Rules Committee on 2/6/90.
AN ACT Relating to litter; adding a new section to chapter 70.93 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 72.09 RCW; and creating a new section.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that the amount of litter along the state's roadways is increasing at an alarming rate and that local governments often lack the human and fiscal resources to remove litter from public roads. The legislature also finds that persons committing nonviolent, drug-related offenses can often be productively engaged through programs to remove litter from county and municipal roads. It is therefore the intent of the legislature to assist local units of government in establishing community service programs for litter cleanup and to establish a funding source for such programs.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 72.09 RCW to read as follows:
(1) The department shall assist local units of government in establishing community service programs for litter cleanup. Community service litter cleanup programs must include the following: (a) Procedures for documenting the number of community service hours worked in litter cleanup by each offender; (b) plans to coordinate litter cleanup activities with local governmental entities responsible for roadside and park maintenance; (c) insurance coverage for offenders during litter cleanup activities pursuant to RCW 51.12.045; (d) provision of adequate safety equipment and, if needed, weather protection gear; and (e) provision for including felons and misdemeanants in the program.
(2) Community service programs established under this section shall involve, but not be limited to, persons convicted of nonviolent, drug-related offenses.
(3) Nothing in this section shall diminish the department's authority to place offenders in community service programs or to determine the suitability of offenders for specific programs.
(4) As used in this section, "litter cleanup" includes cleanup and removal of solid waste that is illegally dumped.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. A new section is added to chapter 70.93 RCW to read as follows:
The department shall provide grants to local units of government to establish, conduct, and evaluate community service programs for litter cleanup. Programs eligible for grants under this section shall include, but not be limited to, programs established pursuant to section 2 of this act. The department shall report to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature by December 31, 1991, on the effectiveness of community service litter cleanup programs funded from grants under this section.