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                         SENATE BILL 5941

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State of Washington      56th Legislature     1999 Regular Session

By Senators Kline, Haugen, Patterson and Fraser

Read first time 02/17/1999.  Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Parks & Recreation.

Reviewing state funds that support recreational uses on nonhighway roads and off-road vehicle trails.

    AN ACT Relating to reviewing state funds that support recreational uses on nonhighway roads and off-road vehicle trails; and creating new sections.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  The Washington state department of licensing and the Washington state interagency committee for outdoor recreation shall jointly contract with an independent entity to study the source and determine the distribution and use of funds provided to off-road vehicle and nonhighway road recreational activities under RCW 46.09.170.  The study shall analyze and determine the relative portion of the motor vehicle fuel tax revenues deposited to the general fund under RCW 46.09.170 that are attributable to:

    (1) Nonhighway road recreational use for the purpose of trailhead access by hikers, skiers, and other nonmotorized recreational uses; and

    (2) Nonhighway road recreational use and associated off-road vehicle trail use by off-road vehicle recreational users.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2.  The Washington state interagency committee for outdoor recreation and the Washington state department of licensing shall review the analysis and submit their report to the standing committees of the legislature, including recommendations regarding amendments to RCW 46.09.170 to allocate revenues consistent with the relative proportion of the uses generating such revenues.

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