HOUSE BILL ANALYSIS
SB 6174
Title:An act relating to the continuing operation of the winter recreation advisory committee.
Brief Description:Extending the tenure of the winter recreation advisory committee.
Sponsors:Senators Jacobsen, Oke and McAuliffe; by request of Parks and Recreation Commission.
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL
RESOURCES
Meeting Date: February 16, 2000.
Bill Analysis Prepared by:Josh Weiss, Counsel (786-7129)
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 in setting 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 Association of Counties. According to statute, the committee is terminated on June 30, 2001.
Summary of Bill:
The provision which would have terminated the committee 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.