1514-S AMS HIE S2773.2
SHB 1514 - S COMM AMD
By Committee on Higher Education
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"Sec. 1. RCW 76.12.210 and 1991 c 316 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
The Olympic natural resources center is hereby created at the University of Washington in the college of forest resources and the college of ocean and fishery sciences. The center shall conduct research and education throughout the region and state, and shall maintain facilities and programs in the western portion of the Olympic Peninsula. Its purpose shall be to demonstrate innovative management methods which successfully integrate environmental and economic interests into pragmatic management of forest and ocean resources. The center shall combine research and educational opportunities with experimental forestry, oceans management, and traditional management knowledge into an overall program which demonstrates that management based on sound economic principles is made superior when combined with new methods of management based on ecological principles. The programs developed by the center shall include the following:
(1) Research and education on a broad range of ocean resources problems and opportunities in the region, such as estuarine processes, ocean and coastal management, offshore development, fisheries and shellfish enhancement, and coastal business development, tourism, and recreation. In developing this component of the center's program, the center shall collaborate with coastal educational institutions such as Grays Harbor community college and Peninsula community college;
(2) Research and education on forest resources management issues on the landscape, ecosystem, or regional level, including issues that cross legal and administrative boundaries;
(3) Research and education that broadly integrates marine and terrestrial issues, including interactions of marine, aquatic, and terrestrial ecosystems, and that identifies options and opportunities to integrate the production of commodities with the preservation of ecological values. Where appropriate, programs shall address issues and opportunities that cross legal and administrative boundaries;
(4) Research and education on natural resources and their social and economic implications, and on alternative economic and social bases for sustainable, healthy, resource-based communities;
(5) Educational opportunities such as workshops, short courses, and continuing education for resource professionals, policy forums, information exchanges including international exchanges where appropriate, conferences, student research, and public education; and
(6) Creation of a neutral forum where parties with diverse interests are encouraged to address and resolve their conflicts.
Sec. 2. RCW 76.12.220 and 1991 c 316 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The Olympic
natural resources center shall operate under the authority of ((the board of
regents of the University of Washington. It shall be administered by a
director appointed jointly by the deans of the college of forest resources and
the college of ocean and fishery sciences. The director shall be a member of
the faculty of one of those colleges. The director shall appoint and maintain
a scientific or technical committee, and other committees as necessary, to
advise the director on the efficiency, effectiveness, and quality of the
center's activities.
A policy advisory)) a board of directors consisting
of ((eleven)) thirteen members ((shall be)) appointed by
the governor ((to advise the deans and the director on policies for the
center that are consistent with the purposes of the center)). All of
the members of the policy advisory committee in existence July 1, 1993, shall
be appointed to serve initial terms on the board of directors. In addition to
those members appointed by virtue of their having been on the policy advisory
committee on July 1, 1993, the governor shall appoint two members for initial
terms on the board. The term of each board member shall be three years. The
governor shall stagger the terms of the initial board members to ensure the
long-term continuity of the board, however no initial board member may have a
term of less than two years. In determining appointments to the board, the
governor shall consult with and seek the recommendation of agencies,
organizations, and individuals with expertise in marine-related sciences and
forest resources management.
(2) Membership
on the ((policy advisory)) board of directors shall broadly
represent the various interests concerned with the purposes of the center,
including state and federal government, environmental organizations, local
community, timber industry, and Indian tribes.
((Service on boards
and committees of the center shall be without compensation but)) The two
members who were not on the policy advisory board on the effective date of this
section shall represent marine-related interests and the provost of the
University of Washington.
(3) The board of directors shall meet at least quarterly.
(4) The board of directors shall carry out the duties outlined in RCW 76.12.210.
(5) Actual travel expenses incurred in connection with service to the center may be reimbursed from appropriated funds in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.
(6) The University of Washington shall provide the affiliated staff, faculty, and facilities required to support the operation of the Olympic natural resources center and the board of directors.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. A new section is added to chapter 28B.20 RCW to read as follows:
The University of Washington shall provide the affiliated staff, faculty, and facilities required to support the operation of the Olympic natural resources center and the board of directors from within the resources provided to the university in the omnibus appropriations act.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 1994."
SHB 1514 - S COMM AMD
By Committee on Higher Education
On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "center;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "amending RCW 76.12.210 and 76.12.220; adding a new section to chapter 28B.20 RCW; and providing an effective date."
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