AN ACT
Relating to purchase of certain state trust lands for park and outdoor
recreation purposes; amending RCW 43.51.270; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE
OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec.
1. RCW
43.51.270 and 1988 c 79 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
(1)
The board of natural resources and the state parks and recreation commission
shall negotiate a sale to the state parks and recreation commission, for park
and outdoor recreation purposes, of the trust lands withdrawn as of August 9,
1971, pursuant to law for park purposes and included within the state parks
listed in subsection (2) of this section: PROVIDED, That the sale shall be by
contract with a pay-off period of not less than ten years, a price of eleven
million twenty-four thousand seven hundred forty dollars or the fair market
value, whichever is higher, for the land value, and interest not to exceed six
percent. All fees collected by the commission beginning in the 1973-1975
biennium shall be applied to the purchase price of the trust lands listed in
subsection (2) of this section; the acquisition of the property described in
subsections (3) and (4) of this section, and all reasonable costs of
acquisition, described in subsection (5) of this section; the renovation and
redevelopment of state park structures and facilities to extend the original
life expectancy or correct damage to the environment of state parks; the
maintenance and operation of state parks; and any cost of collection pursuant
to appropriations from the trust land purchase account created in RCW
43.51.280. The department of natural resources shall not receive any
management fee pursuant to the sale of the trust lands listed in subsections
(2) and (4) of this section. Timber on the trust lands which are the subject
of subsections (2), (3), and (4) of this section shall continue to be under the
management of the department of natural resources until such time as the
legislature appropriates funds to the parks and recreation commission for
purchase of said timber. The state parks which include trust lands which shall
be the subject of this sale pursuant to this section are:
(2)
(a) Penrose Point
(b)
Kopachuck
(c)
Long Beach
(d)
Leadbetter Point
(e)
Nason Creek
(f)
South Whidbey
(g)
Blake Island
(h)
Rockport
(i)
Mt. Pilchuck
(j)
Ginkgo
(k)
Lewis & Clark
(l)
Rainbow Falls
(m)
Bogachiel
(n)
Sequim Bay
(o)
Federation Forest
(p)
Moran
(q)
Camano Island
(r)
Beacon Rock
(s)
Bridle Trails
(t)
Chief Kamiakin (formerly Kamiak Butte)
(u)
Lake Wenatchee
(v)
Fields Springs
(w)
Sun Lakes
(x)
Scenic Beach.
(3)
The board of natural resources and the state parks and recreation commission
shall negotiate a mutually acceptable transfer for adequate consideration to
the state parks and recreation commission to be used for park and recreation purposes:
(a)
All the state-owned Heart Lake property, including the timber therein, located
in section 36, township 35 north, range 1E, W.M. in Skagit county;
(b)
The Moran Park Additions, including the timber thereon, located in sections 16,
17, 19, 26, and 30, township 37 north, range 1W, W.M.;
(c)
The Fort Ebey Addition (Partridge Point), including the timber thereon, located
in section 36, township 32 north, range 1W, W.M. and section 6, township 31
north, range 1E, W.M.;
(d)
The South Whidbey Addition (Classic U), including the timber thereon, located
in section 29, township 30 north, range 2E, W.M.; and
(e)
The Larrabee Addition, including the timber thereon, located in section 29,
township 37 north, range 3E, W.M.
(4)
The board of natural resources and the state parks and recreation commission
shall negotiate a sale to the state parks and recreation commission of the
lands and timber thereon identified in the joint study under section 4, chapter
163, Laws of 1985, and commonly referred to as:
(a)
The Packwood trust property, Lewis county -- located on the Cowlitz river at
Packwood;
(b)
The Iron Horse (Bullfrog) trust property -- adjoining the John Wayne Pioneer
Trail at Iron Horse State Park;
(c)
The Soleduck Corridor trust property, Clallam county -- on the Soleduck river
at Sappho;
(d)
The Lake Sammamish (Providence Heights) trust property, King county -- adjacent
to Hans Jensen Youth Camp area at Lake Sammamish State Park;
(e)
The Kinney Point trust property, Jefferson county -- on the extreme southern
tip of Marrowstone Island;
(f)
The Hartstene Island trust property, Mason county -- near Fudge Point on the
east side of Hartstene Island approximately two miles south of Jarrell Cove
State Park;
(g)
The Wallace Falls trust property addition, Snohomish county -- located adjacent
to Wallace Falls State Park;
(h)
The Diamond Point trust property, Clallam county -- on the Strait of Juan De
Fuca; provided, however, to the extent authorized by the commission by its
action of December 7, 1990, as now or hereafter amended, the acreage and
boundaries of the Diamond Point trust property acquired by the commission may
vary from the acreage and boundaries described in the joint study. The
commission may not authorize acquisition of any portion of the Diamond Point
trust property by a private party prior to approval by the Clallam county board
of commissioners of a preliminary master site plan for a resort development on
the property;
(i)
The Twin Falls trust property addition, King county -- three parcels adjacent
to the Twin Falls natural area, King county;
(j)
The Skating Lake trust property, Pacific county -- one and one-half miles north
of Ocean Park and two miles south of Leadbetter State Park on the Long Beach
Peninsula;
(k)
The Kopachuck trust property addition, Pierce county --adjoining Kopachuck
State Park;
(l)
The Point Lawrence trust property, San Juan county -- on the extreme east point
of Orcas Island;
(m)
The Huckleberry Island trust property, Skagit county --between Guemes Island
and Saddlebag Island State Park;
(n)
The Steamboat Rock (Osborn Bay) trust property, Grant county -- southwest of
Electric City on Osborn Bay;
(o)
The Lord Hill trust property, Snohomish county -- west of Monroe;
(p)
The Larrabee trust property addition, Whatcom county --northeast of Larrabee
State Park and Chuckanut Mountain;
(q)
The Beacon Rock trust property, Skamania county -- at Beacon Rock State Park;
(r)
The Loomis Lake trust property, Pacific county -- on the east shore of Loomis
Lake and Lost Lake;
(s)
The Lake Easton trust property addition, Kittitas county -- one-quarter mile
west of Lake Easton State Park near the town of Easton;
(t)
The Fields Spring trust property addition, Asotin county -- adjacent to the
west and north boundaries of Fields Spring State Park;
(u)
The Hoypus Hill trust property, Island county -- south of the Hoypus Point
natural forest area at Deception Pass State Park;
(v)
The Cascade Island trust property, Skagit county -- on the Cascade river about
one and one-half miles east of Marblemount off of the South Cascade county road
and ten and one-half miles east of Rockport State Park.
Payment
for the property described in this subsection shall be derived from the trust
land purchase account established pursuant to RCW 43.51.280. Timber
conservation and management practices provided for in RCW 43.51.045 and
43.51.395 shall govern the management of land and timber transferred under this
subsection as of the effective date of the transfer, upon payment for the
property, and nothing in this chapter shall be construed as restricting or
otherwise modifying the department of natural resources' management, control,
or use of such land and timber until such date.
(5)
The funds from the trust land purchase account designated for the acquisition
of the property described in subsections (3) and (4) of this section, and the
reasonable costs of acquisition, shall be deposited in the park land trust
revolving fund, hereby created, to be utilized by the department of natural
resources for the exclusive purpose of acquiring real property as a replacement
for the property described in subsections (3) and (4) of this section to
maintain the land base of the several trusts and for the reimbursement of the
department of natural resources for all reasonable costs, to include, but not
exclusively, the appraisal and cruising of the timber on the property for the
acquisition of the property described in subsections (3) and (4) of this
section. Disbursements from the park land trust revolving fund to acquire
replacement property, and pay for all reasonable costs of acquisition, for the
property described in subsections (3) and (4) of this section shall be on the
authorization of the board of natural resources. In order to maintain an
effective expenditure and revenue control, the park land trust revolving fund
shall be subject in all respects to chapter 43.88 RCW, but no appropriation
shall be required to permit expenditures and payment of obligations from the
fund. The state treasurer shall be custodian of the revolving fund.
The
department of natural resources shall pay all reasonable costs, to include, but
not exclusively, the appraisal and cruising of the timber on the property for
the acquisition of the property described in subsection (3) of this section
from funds provided in the trust land purchase account. Any agreement for the
transfer of the property described in subsection (3) of this section shall not
have an interest rate exceeding ten percent.
The
parks and recreation commission is authorized to accept, receive, disburse, and
administer grants or funds or gifts from any source including private
individuals, public entities, and the federal government to supplement the
funds from the trust land purchase account for the purchase of the property
described in subsection (3) of this section.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 2. This
act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or
safety, or support of the state government and its existing public
institutions, and shall take effect immediately.
