FINAL BILL REPORT

                  HB 2459

                          C 48 L 00

                     Synopsis as Enacted

Brief Description:  Extending the tenure of the winter recreation advisory committee.

Sponsors:  Representatives Regala, Parlette and Lantz; by request of Parks and Recreation Commission.

House Committee on Natural Resources

Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Parks & Recreation

Background:

The Winter Recreation Advisory Committee was created in 1975.  The 12-member committee advises the Parks and Recreation Commission in the administration and development of non-motorized winter recreation facilities and programs.  For example, the commission must consult the committee to set the fee for winter recreational area parking permits (Sno-Park permits).  Six of the Winter Recreation Advisory Committee members represent non-snowmobiling interests from across the state, three represent snowmobilers, two represent the Departments of Fish and Wildlife and Natural Resources, and one represents the Washington State Association of Counties.  According to statute, the committee is terminated on June 30, 2001.

Summary of Bill:

The provision which would terminate the Winter Recreational Advisory Committee on June 30, 2001, is eliminated, allowing the committee to continue indefinitely.  Statutory language is made gender neutral.  Statutory references that have been recodified are corrected.

Votes on Final Passage:

House970

Senate480

Effective:June 8, 2000