AN
ACT Relating to a legislative task force on local park and recreation
maintenance and operations; creating new sections; providing an expiration
date; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 1. (1)
The legislative task force on local park and recreation maintenance and
operations is created and is comprised of the following members, who are
appointed as follows:
(a)
Four members of the house of representatives, two from each major caucus,
appointed by the co-speakers of the house of representatives;
(b)
Four members of the senate, two from each major caucus, appointed by the
president of the senate;
(c)
Two representatives of county government parks and recreation, one of whom must
be from a county that is mostly urban and one from a county that is mostly
rural, appointed by a statewide organization representing county governments;
(d)
Two representatives of city government parks and recreation, one of whom must
be from a city with a population over thirty thousand people and one from a
city with a population less than thirty thousand people, appointed by a
statewide organization representing city governments;
(e)
Three representatives of local parks users, one of whom must represent the
interests of team sport users, one of whom must represent the interests of
individual users, and one of whom must represent youth users, appointed by a
statewide organization that represents local park and recreation interests;
(f)
A representative of the office of financial management, appointed by the
director of the office of financial management;
(g)
A representative of the sporting goods and outdoor recreation products
industry, appointed by a statewide organization representing producers and
retailers of such merchandise;
(h)
A representative of commercial business interests that are affected by the
existence of local parks, appointed by a statewide organization representing
the interests of commercial business in this state;
(i)
A representative of an environmental interest organization with familiarity and
expertise in parks land use issues, appointed by a statewide organization
representing environmental interests; and
(j)
A representative from either a metropolitan park district, a park and
recreation service area, or a park and recreation district.
(2)
The task force must convene as soon as possible upon appointment of its
members. The task force must elect a chair and agree upon procedures for
conducting the business of the task force. Staff support for the task force
must be provided by the interagency committee for outdoor recreation.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 2. (1)
By December 1, 2001, the task force established in section 1 of this act must
report and recommend to the legislature:
(a)
An analysis detailing current local park and recreation uses and trends;
(b)
An analysis detailing current funding for local park and recreation maintenance
and operations;
(c)
An analysis of the benefits that local parks provide to the state;
(d)
An analysis of the anticipated future needs of local parks and recreation
agencies, including utilization, maintenance, operations, and other needs
identified; and
(e)
Recommended sources of funding to meet the operational needs of local parks and
recreation agencies identified in the report.
(2)
The task force must make recommendations to the legislature on any other
issues, and at such times, as the task force deems important to the successful
implementation of this act.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 3. The
task force shall meet as and when it sees fit in order to properly carry out
the functions and duties set forth in this act. However, in order to
facilitate substantial and inclusive input, the task force shall meet in at
least four different parts of the state.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 4. This
act expires June 30, 2002.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 5. This
act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or
safety, or support of the state government and its existing public
institutions, and takes effect immediately.
