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                         SENATE BILL 6450

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State of Washington      56th Legislature     2000 Regular Session

By Senator Jacobsen

Read first time 01/17/2000.  Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Parks & Recreation.

Creating the wildlife publications account.

    AN ACT Relating to the wildlife publications account; adding a new section to chapter 77.12 RCW; and repealing RCW 77.12.185.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 77.12 RCW to read as follows:

    (1) The wildlife publications account is created in the custody of the state treasurer.  All receipts from the sale or distribution of informational materials, products, advertising, and those activities listed in subsection (2) of this section must be deposited into the account.  Expenditures from the account may be used only for those activities listed in subsection (3) of this section.  Only the director of fish and wildlife or the director's designee may authorize expenditures from the account.  The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures.

    (2) The department shall deposit all moneys received from the following activities into the wildlife publications account:

    (a) The sale of interpretive, recreational, historical, educational, and informational literature and materials;

    (b) The sale of advertisements in regulation pamphlets and other appropriate mediums; and

    (c) Enrollment fees in department-sponsored educational training events.

    (3) Moneys in the account may be spent only for:

    (a) The development, production, reprinting, and distribution of informational and educational materials;

    (b) Producing regulation booklets for users; and

    (c) Necessary expenses associated with training activities.

    (4) Regulation pamphlets may be subsidized through appropriate advertising, but must be made available free of charge to the users.

    (5) The director may enter into joint ventures with other agencies and organizations to generate revenue for providing public information and education on wildlife and hunting and fishing rules.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  RCW 77.12.185 (Publications--Authority to recover costs--Disposition of moneys) and 1987 c 506 s 26, 1980 c 78 s 66, & 1979 c 56 s 2 are each repealed.

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