(1) The board was created by Initiative 215 Marine Recreation Land Act of 1964 (section 11, chapter 5, Laws of 1965) codified in chapter
79A.25 RCW.
(2) Membership of the board is defined in RCW
79A.25.110.
(3) The board is authorized to:
(a) Prepare, maintain and update statewide plans, including:
(i) A strategic recreation resource and open space or assessment and policy plan (RCW
79A.25.020) and a state trails plan (79A.35.040);
(ii) A nonhighway and off-road vehicle plan (RCW
46.09.370); and
(iii) Create and maintain data, studies, research, and other information relating to community outdoor athletic fields (RCW
79A.25.820);
(b) Administer funds from the outdoor recreation account (RCW
79A.25.060), recreation resources account (RCW
79A.25.190 and
79A.25.200), habitat conservation account (RCW
79A.15.020), riparian protection account (RCW
79A.15.120), farmland preservation account (RCW
79A.15.130), nonhighway and off-road vehicles activities program account (RCW
46.09.510), and other such accounts as may now or hereafter be established by the legislature;
(c) Establish acquisition policies and procedures for distributions from the habitat conservation account (RCW
79A.15.060), outdoor recreation account (RCW
79A.15.070), riparian protection account (RCW
79A.15.120), and farmland preservation account (RCW
79A.15.130);
(d) Recommend to the governor a prioritized list of applications for funding and make grant awards from the habitat conservation account (RCW
79A.15.060), outdoor recreation account (RCW
79A.15.070), riparian protection account (RCW
79A.15.120), and farmland preservation account (RCW
79A.15.130);
(e) Submit letters received as described in RCW
79A.15.110 to the governor and legislature;
(f) Establish a nonhighway and off-road vehicle advisory committee as described in RCW
46.09.340 and report to the committee once per year on the expenditure of off-road vehicle funds and refunds from the motor vehicle fund;
(g) Distribute funds received from the off-road vehicle funds and refunds from the motor vehicle fund at least once per year as described in RCW
46.09.530;
(h) Determine the eligibility of applicants for the youth athletic facilities account as described in RCW
79A.25.820;
(i) Prescribe the terms and conditions for the making of grants in chapter
79A.25 RCW;
(k) Recommend to the governor potential candidates for the position of the director as described in RCW
79A.25.150; and
(l) Designate state recreation trails pursuant to RCW
79A.35.030.
(4) The board does not own or operate any outdoor recreation or resource facilities.
(5) The office, under the supervision of a director appointed by the governor, performs and accomplishes work on behalf of the board.
(6) The board:
(a) Conducts regular meetings, pursuant to RCW
42.30.075, according to a schedule it adopts in an open public meeting;
(b) May conduct special meetings at any time, pursuant to RCW
42.30.080, if called by the chair;
(c) Maintains an official record of its meetings in a recorded audio format, unless written minutes are otherwise indicated for logistical reasons;
(d) Defines a quorum as five of its members;
(e) Adopts parliamentary meeting procedure generally as described in Robert's Rules of Order.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
34.05.220,
42.56.040,
46.09.530,
79A.15.030,
79A.15.060,
79A.15.070,
79A.15.120,
79A.15.130, and
79A.25.210. WSR 15-15-072, § 286-04-020, filed 7/13/15, effective 8/13/15. Statutory Authority: 2007 c 241 § 39, RCW
34.05.220,
34.05.230, and
42.56.040. WSR 14-09-074, § 286-04-020, filed 4/18/14, effective 5/19/14. Statutory Authority: RCW
43.98A.060(1), [43.98A].070(5),
43.99.080,
46.09.240 and
77.12.720. WSR 94-17-095, § 286-04-020, filed 8/17/94, effective 9/17/94. Statutory Authority: RCW
43.99.010,
43.99.110,
43.99.080,
43.99.120,
43.99.060,
42.17.370,
46.09.020,
46.09.170 and
46.09.240. WSR 83-01-030 (Order IAC 82-1), § 286-04-020, filed 12/8/82. Statutory Authority: Chapter
43.99 RCW. WSR 79-09-124 (Order 79-1), § 286-04-020, filed 9/5/79; WSR 78-03-032 (Order 78-1), § 286-04-020, filed 2/17/78; Order 3, § 286-04-020, filed 7/31/73; Order 1, § 286-04-020, filed 12/10/71.]