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SENATE BILL 5495
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State of Washington 57th Legislature 2001 Regular Session
By Senator Jacobsen
Read first time 01/24/2001. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Parks & Shorelines.
_1 AN ACT Relating to the community outdoor athletic fields
_2 advisory council; and amending RCW 79A.25.810.
_3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
_4 Sec. 1. RCW 79A.25.810 and 1998 c 264 s 2 are each amended to read
_5 as follows:
_6 (1) A community outdoor athletic fields advisory council is
_7 established within the interagency committee for outdoor
_8 recreation. The advisory council shall consist of nine members,
_9 from the public at large, appointed as follows: (a) ((Four))
Eight
10 members appointed by the chairperson of the interagency committee
11 for outdoor recreation; and (b) ((two members
appointed by the
12 house of representatives, one each appointed by the
speaker of the
13 house of representatives and the minority leader of
the house of
14 representatives; (c) two members appointed by the
senate, one each
15 appointed by the majority leader of the senate and
the minority
16 leader of the senate; and (d))) one member
appointed by the
17 governor, who shall serve as chairperson of the advisory council.
18 The appointments must reflect an effort to achieve a balance among
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_1 the appointed members based upon factors of geographic, racial,
_2 ethnic, and gender diversity, and with a sense and awareness of
_3 community outdoor athletic fields needs.
_4 (2) The community outdoor athletic fields advisory council
_5 shall annually advise, provide information to, and make
_6 recommendations to the interagency committee for outdoor
_7 recreation on how to allocate all of the funds deposited in the
_8 youth athletic facility account created in RCW 43.99N.060(4). These
_9 recommendations must include, at a minimum, recommendations
10 concerning the distribution of funds deposited in the youth
11 athletic facility account between the maintenance of existing
12 athletic facilities, the development of new athletic facilities,
13 the improvement of existing athletic facilities, and the award of
14 funds from the youth athletic facility ((grant))
account ((created
15 in RCW 43.99N.060(4),)) to cities, counties, and
qualified
16 nonprofit organizations for acquiring, developing, equipping,
17 maintaining, and improving youth or community athletic facilities,
18 including but not limited to community outdoor athletic fields.
19 (3) The members shall serve three-year terms. Of the initial
20 members, two shall be appointed for a one-year term, three shall
21 be appointed for a two-year term, and the remainder shall be
22 appointed for three-year terms. Thereafter, members shall be
23 appointed for three-year terms. The member appointed by the
24 governor shall serve as chairperson of the advisory council for
25 the duration of the member's term.
26 (4) Members of the advisory council shall serve without
27 compensation, but shall be reimbursed for travel expenses as
28 provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.
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