BILL REQ. #:  Z-0001.5 

Read first time 01/29/2007.   Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources.

     AN ACT Relating to changing the name of the interagency committee for outdoor recreation; making technical, nonsubstantive changes in order to facilitate the name change; amending RCW 42.17.2401, 43.03.028, 43.21J.030, 43.41.270, 43.60A.150, 43.83C.040, 43.99A.070, 43.99B.016, 43.99B.032, 43.99N.060, 43.99N.120, 46.09.020, 46.09.110, 46.09.165, 46.09.170, 46.09.240, 46.09.250, 46.09.280, 77.85.110, 77.85.120, 77.85.140, 79.10.140, 79.70.070, 79A.05.785, 79A.15.010, 79A.15.020, 79A.15.030, 79A.15.040, 79A.15.050, 79A.15.060, 79A.15.065, 79A.15.070, 79A.15.080, 79A.15.100, 79A.15.110, 79A.15.120, 79A.15.130, 79A.25.005, 79A.25.010, 79A.25.020, 79A.25.030, 79A.25.060, 79A.25.080, 79A.25.090, 79A.25.100, 79A.25.110, 79A.25.120, 79A.25.130, 79A.25.140, 79A.25.150, 79A.25.190, 79A.25.200, 79A.25.210, 79A.25.220, 79A.25.230, 79A.25.240, 79A.25.250, 79A.25.820, 79A.25.830, 79A.25.310, 79A.25.370, 79A.35.010, 79A.35.030, 79A.35.050, 79A.35.060, 79A.35.070, 79A.35.090, 79A.35.100, 79A.35.110, 79A.35.120, 79A.60.590, 84.34.055, and 90.71.020; creating a new section; providing an effective date; providing an expiration date; and declaring an emergency.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   The legislature intends to change the name of the interagency committee for outdoor recreation to the recreation and conservation funding board. Similarly, the office of the interagency committee is renamed the recreation and conservation office.
     The legislature does not intend this act to make any substantive policy changes other than to change or clarify the names of the relevant entities.
     The name changes in this act have no impact on the powers, duties, or responsibilities previously delegated to the interagency committee for outdoor recreation or the office of the interagency committee by statute, budget proviso, or executive order.
     The name changes in this act have no impact on the validity of the documents, contracts, agreements, policies, and written decisions made, entered into, recorded, issued, or established before this name change by the interagency committee for outdoor recreation, its office, or director. Documents, contracts, agreements, policies, publications, and written decisions are not required to be changed to conform to the name changes, and the continued use of former names on documents made, recorded, issued, or established prior to the changes in this act does not affect the document's validity after the change.

Sec. 2   RCW 42.17.2401 and 2006 c 265 s 113 are each amended to read as follows:
     For the purposes of RCW 42.17.240, the term "executive state officer" includes:
     (1) The chief administrative law judge, the director of agriculture, the administrator of the Washington basic health plan, the director of the department of services for the blind, the director of the state system of community and technical colleges, the director of community, trade, and economic development, the secretary of corrections, the director of early learning, the director of ecology, the commissioner of employment security, the chair of the energy facility site evaluation council, the secretary of the state finance committee, the director of financial management, the director of fish and wildlife, the executive secretary of the forest practices appeals board, the director of the gambling commission, the director of general administration, the secretary of health, the administrator of the Washington state health care authority, the executive secretary of the health care facilities authority, the executive secretary of the higher education facilities authority, the executive secretary of the horse racing commission, the executive secretary of the human rights commission, the executive secretary of the indeterminate sentence review board, the director of the department of information services, ((the director of the interagency committee for outdoor recreation,)) the executive director of the state investment board, the director of labor and industries, the director of licensing, the director of the lottery commission, the director of the office of minority and women's business enterprises, the director of parks and recreation, the director of personnel, the executive director of the public disclosure commission, the director of the recreation and conservation office, the director of retirement systems, the director of revenue, the secretary of social and health services, the chief of the Washington state patrol, the executive secretary of the board of tax appeals, the secretary of transportation, the secretary of the utilities and transportation commission, the director of veterans affairs, the president of each of the regional and state universities and the president of The Evergreen State College, each district and each campus president of each state community college;
     (2) Each professional staff member of the office of the governor;
     (3) Each professional staff member of the legislature; and
     (4) Central Washington University board of trustees, board of trustees of each community college, each member of the state board for community and technical colleges, state convention and trade center board of directors, committee for deferred compensation, Eastern Washington University board of trustees, Washington economic development finance authority, The Evergreen State College board of trustees, executive ethics board, forest practices appeals board, forest practices board, gambling commission, life sciences discovery fund authority board of trustees, Washington health care facilities authority, each member of the Washington health services commission, higher education coordinating board, higher education facilities authority, horse racing commission, state housing finance commission, human rights commission, indeterminate sentence review board, board of industrial insurance appeals, information services board, ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) recreation and conservation funding board, state investment board, commission on judicial conduct, legislative ethics board, liquor control board, lottery commission, marine oversight board, Pacific Northwest electric power and conservation planning council, parks and recreation commission, personnel appeals board, board of pilotage commissioners, pollution control hearings board, public disclosure commission, public pension commission, shorelines hearing board, public employees' benefits board, salmon recovery funding board, board of tax appeals, transportation commission, University of Washington board of regents, utilities and transportation commission, Washington state maritime commission, Washington personnel resources board, Washington public power supply system executive board, Washington State University board of regents, Western Washington University board of trustees, and fish and wildlife commission.

Sec. 3   RCW 43.03.028 and 2001 c 302 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) There is hereby created a state committee on agency officials' salaries to consist of seven members, or their designees, as follows: The president of the University of Puget Sound; the chairperson of the council of presidents of the state's four-year institutions of higher education; the chairperson of the Washington personnel resources board; the president of the Association of Washington Business; the president of the Pacific Northwest Personnel Managers' Association; the president of the Washington State Bar Association; and the president of the Washington State Labor Council. If any of the titles or positions mentioned in this subsection are changed or abolished, any person occupying an equivalent or like position shall be qualified for appointment by the governor to membership upon the committee.
     (2) The committee shall study the duties and salaries of the directors of the several departments and the members of the several boards and commissions of state government, who are subject to appointment by the governor or whose salaries are fixed by the governor, and of the chief executive officers of the following agencies of state government:
     The arts commission; the human rights commission; the board of accountancy; the board of pharmacy; the eastern Washington historical society; the Washington state historical society; the ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) recreation and conservation office; the criminal justice training commission; the department of personnel; the state library; the traffic safety commission; the horse racing commission; the advisory council on vocational education; the public disclosure commission; the state conservation commission; the commission on Hispanic affairs; the commission on Asian Pacific American affairs; the state board for volunteer fire fighters and reserve officers; the transportation improvement board; the public employment relations commission; the forest practices appeals board; and the energy facilities site evaluation council.
     The committee shall report to the governor or the chairperson of the appropriate salary fixing authority at least once in each fiscal biennium on such date as the governor may designate, but not later than seventy-five days prior to the convening of each regular session of the legislature during an odd-numbered year, its recommendations for the salaries to be fixed for each position.
     (3) Committee members shall be reimbursed by the department of personnel for travel expenses under RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.

Sec. 4   RCW 43.21J.030 and 1998 c 245 s 60 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) There is created the environmental enhancement and job creation task force within the office of the governor. The purpose of the task force is to provide a coordinated and comprehensive approach to implementation of chapter 516, Laws of 1993. The task force shall consist of the commissioner of public lands, the director of the department of fish and wildlife, the director of the department of ecology, the director of the parks and recreation commission, the timber team coordinator, the executive director of the work force training and education coordinating board, and the executive director of the Puget Sound water quality authority, or their designees. The task force may seek the advice of the following agencies and organizations: The department of community, trade, and economic development, the conservation commission, the employment security department, the ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) recreation and conservation office, appropriate federal agencies, appropriate special districts, the Washington state association of counties, the association of Washington cities, labor organizations, business organizations, timber-dependent communities, environmental organizations, and Indian tribes. The governor shall appoint the task force chair. Members of the task force shall serve without additional pay. Participation in the work of the committee by agency members shall be considered in performance of their employment. The governor shall designate staff and administrative support to the task force and shall solicit the participation of agency personnel to assist the task force.
     (2) The task force shall have the following responsibilities:
     (a) Soliciting and evaluating, in accordance with the criteria set forth in RCW 43.21J.040, requests for funds from the environmental and forest restoration account and making distributions from the account. The task force shall award funds for projects and training programs it approves and may allocate the funds to state agencies for disbursement and contract administration;
     (b) Coordinating a process to assist state agencies and local governments to implement effective environmental and forest restoration projects funded under this chapter;
     (c) Considering unemployment profile data provided by the employment security department.
     (3) Beginning July 1, 1994, the task force shall have the following responsibilities:
     (a) To solicit and evaluate proposals from state and local agencies, private nonprofit organizations, and tribes for environmental and forest restoration projects;
     (b) To rank the proposals based on criteria developed by the task force in accordance with RCW 43.21J.040; and
     (c) To determine funding allocations for projects to be funded from the account created in RCW 43.21J.020 and for projects or programs as designated in the omnibus operating and capital appropriations acts.

Sec. 5   RCW 43.41.270 and 2001 c 227 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The office of financial management shall assist natural resource-related agencies in developing outcome-focused performance measures for administering natural resource-related and environmentally based grant and loan programs. These performance measures are to be used in determining grant eligibility, for program management and performance assessment.
     (2) The office of financial management and the governor's salmon recovery office shall assist natural resource-related agencies in developing recommendations for a monitoring program to measure outcome-focused performance measures required by this section. The recommendations must be consistent with the framework and coordinated monitoring strategy developed by the monitoring oversight committee established in RCW 77.85.210.
     (3) Natural resource agencies shall consult with grant or loan recipients including local governments, tribes, nongovernmental organizations, and other interested parties, and report to the office of financial management on the implementation of this section. The office of financial management shall report to the appropriate legislative committees of the legislature on the agencies' implementation of this section, including any necessary changes in current law, and funding requirements by July 31, 2002. Natural resource agencies shall assist the office of financial management in preparing the report, including complying with time frames for submitting information established by the office of financial management.
     (4) For purposes of this section, "natural resource-related agencies" include the department of ecology, the department of natural resources, the department of fish and wildlife, the state conservation commission, the ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) recreation and conservation funding board, the salmon recovery funding board, and the public works board within the department of community, trade, and economic development.
     (5) For purposes of this section, "natural resource-related environmentally based grant and loan programs" includes the conservation reserve enhancement program; dairy nutrient management grants under chapter 90.64 RCW; state conservation commission water quality grants under chapter 89.08 RCW; coordinated prevention grants, public participation grants, and remedial action grants under RCW 70.105D.070; water pollution control facilities financing under chapter 70.146 RCW; aquatic lands enhancement grants under RCW ((79.24.580)) 79.105.150; habitat grants under the Washington wildlife and recreation program under RCW 79A.15.040; salmon recovery grants under chapter 77.85 RCW; and the public ((work[s])) works trust fund program under chapter 43.155 RCW. The term also includes programs administered by the department of fish and wildlife related to protection or recovery of fish stocks which are funded with moneys from the capital budget.

Sec. 6   RCW 43.60A.150 and 2005 c 257 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     The department shall create a list of veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder and related conditions who are interested in working on projects that restore Washington's natural habitat. The list shall be referred to as the veterans conservation corps. The department shall promote the opportunity to volunteer for the veterans conservation corps through its local counselors and representative. Only veterans who grant their approval may be included on the list. The department shall consult with the salmon recovery board, the ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) recreation and conservation funding board, the department of natural resources, the department of fish and wildlife, and the state parks and recreation commission to determine the most effective ways to market the veterans conservation corps to agencies and local sponsors of habitat restoration projects.
     The department shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1, 2009, on the use of veterans conservation corps members by state agencies and local sponsors of habitat restoration projects.

Sec. 7   RCW 43.83C.040 and 1972 ex.s. c 129 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
     The proceeds from the sale of the bonds deposited in the state and local improvements revolving account of the general fund under the terms of this chapter shall be divided into three shares as follows:
     (1) Thirty-five percent of such proceeds shall be administered, subject to legislative appropriation, by the ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) recreation and conservation funding board through the outdoor recreation account and allocated to the state of Washington, or any agency or department thereof, for the acquisition, preservation, and development of recreation areas and facilities by the state. The ((committee)) recreation and conservation funding board may use or permit the use of any portion of such share as matching funds in any case where federal, local, or other funds are made available on a matching basis for improvements within the purposes of this chapter.
     (2) Thirty-five percent of such proceeds shall be administered, subject to legislative appropriation, by the ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) recreation and conservation funding board through the outdoor recreation account and allocated to public bodies for the acquisition, preservation, development, and improvement of recreational areas and facilities within the jurisdiction of such bodies. The ((committee)) recreation and conservation funding board may use or permit the use of any portion of such share for loans or grants to public bodies including use as matching funds in any case where federal, local, or other funds are made available on a matching basis for improvements within the purposes of this chapter.
     (3) Thirty percent of such proceeds shall be allocated to the state parks and recreation commission, subject to legislative appropriation, for improvement of existing state parks and the acquisition and preservation of historic sites and buildings. The commission may use or permit the use of any portion of such share as matching funds in any case where federal, local, or other funds are made available on a matching basis for improvements within the purposes of this chapter.
     In the event that the bonds authorized by this chapter are sold in more than one series the above division into shares shall apply to the total proceeds of the bonds authorized by this chapter and not to the proceeds of each separate series.

Sec. 8   RCW 43.99A.070 and 1967 ex.s. c 126 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:
     The proceeds from the sale of bonds deposited in the outdoor recreation account of the general fund under the terms of RCW 43.99A.050 shall be administered by the ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) recreation and conservation funding board. All such proceeds shall be divided into two equal shares. One share shall be allocated for the acquisition and development of outdoor recreation areas and facilities on behalf of the state as the legislature may direct by appropriation. The other share shall be allocated to public bodies as defined in RCW ((43.99.020)) 79A.25.010 for the acquisition and development of outdoor recreational areas and facilities within the jurisdiction of such public bodies. The ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) recreation and conservation funding board is authorized to use or permit the use of any funds derived from the sale of bonds authorized under this chapter as matching funds in any case where federal or other funds are made available on a matching basis for projects within the purposes of this chapter.

Sec. 9   RCW 43.99B.016 and 1979 ex.s. c 229 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
     The proceeds from the sale of the bonds deposited in the outdoor recreation account of the general fund shall be administered by the ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) recreation and conservation funding board, subject to legislative appropriation, and allocated to any agency or department of the state of Washington and, as grants, to public bodies for the acquisition and development of outdoor recreational areas and facilities within the jurisdiction of the agencies, departments, or public bodies. The ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) recreation and conservation funding board may use or permit the use of any funds derived from the sale of the bonds authorized under RCW 43.99B.010 through 43.99B.026 as matching funds in any case where federal, local, or other funds are made available on a matching basis for projects within the purposes of RCW 43.99B.010 through 43.99B.026.

Sec. 10   RCW 43.99B.032 and 1981 c 236 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     The proceeds from the sale of the bonds deposited in the outdoor recreation account of the general fund shall be allocated to the ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) recreation and conservation funding board as grants to public bodies for the acquisition and development of outdoor recreational areas and facilities within the jurisdiction of the agencies, departments, or public bodies or to any agency or department of the state of Washington, subject to legislative appropriation. The ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) recreation and conservation funding board may use or permit the use of any funds derived from the sale of the bonds authorized under RCW 43.99B.028 through 43.99B.040 as matching funds in any case where federal, local, or other funds are made available on a matching basis for projects within the purposes of RCW 43.99B.028 through 43.99B.040.

Sec. 11   RCW 43.99N.060 and 2006 c 371 s 227 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The stadium and exhibition center account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from the taxes imposed under RCW 82.14.0494 and distributions under RCW 67.70.240(5) shall be deposited into the account. Only the director of the office of financial management or the director's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW. An appropriation is not required for expenditures from this account.
     (2) Until bonds are issued under RCW 43.99N.020, up to five million dollars per year beginning January 1, 1999, shall be used for the purposes of subsection (3)(b) of this section, all remaining moneys in the account shall be transferred to the public stadium authority, created under RCW 36.102.020, to be used for public stadium authority operations and development of the stadium and exhibition center.
     (3) After bonds are issued under RCW 43.99N.020, all moneys in the stadium and exhibition center account shall be used exclusively for the following purposes in the following priority:
     (a) On or before June 30th of each year, the office of financial management shall accumulate in the stadium and exhibition center account an amount at least equal to the amount required in the next succeeding twelve months for the payment of principal of and interest on the bonds issued under RCW 43.99N.020;
     (b) An additional reserve amount not in excess of the expected average annual principal and interest requirements of bonds issued under RCW 43.99N.020 shall be accumulated and maintained in the account, subject to withdrawal by the state treasurer at any time if necessary to meet the requirements of (a) of this subsection, and, following any withdrawal, reaccumulated from the first tax revenues and other amounts deposited in the account after meeting the requirements of (a) of this subsection; and
     (c) The balance, if any, shall be transferred to the youth athletic facility account under subsection (4) of this section.
     Any revenues derived from the taxes authorized by RCW 36.38.010(5) and 36.38.040 or other amounts that if used as provided under (a) and (b) of this subsection would cause the loss of any tax exemption under federal law for interest on bonds issued under RCW 43.99N.020 shall be deposited in and used exclusively for the purposes of the youth athletic facility account and shall not be used, directly or indirectly, as a source of payment of principal of or interest on bonds issued under RCW 43.99N.020, or to replace or reimburse other funds used for that purpose.
     (4) Any moneys in the stadium and exhibition center account not required or permitted to be used for the purposes described in subsection (3)(a) and (b) of this section shall be deposited in the youth athletic facility account hereby created in the state treasury. Expenditures from the account may be used only for purposes of grants or loans to cities, counties, and qualified nonprofit organizations for community outdoor athletic facilities. For the 2005-2007 biennium, moneys in the account may also be used for a recreation level of service study for local and regional active recreation facilities. Only the director of the ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) recreation and conservation office 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. The athletic facility grants or loans may be used for acquiring, developing, equipping, maintaining, and improving community outdoor athletic facilities. Funds shall be divided equally between the development of new community outdoor athletic facilities, the improvement of existing community outdoor athletic facilities, and the maintenance of existing community outdoor athletic facilities. Cities, counties, and qualified nonprofit organizations must submit proposals for grants or loans from the account. To the extent that funds are available, cities, counties, and qualified nonprofit organizations must meet eligibility criteria as established by the director of the ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) recreation and conservation office. The grants and loans shall be awarded on a competitive application process and the amount of the grant or loan shall be in proportion to the population of the city or county for where the community outdoor athletic facility is located. Grants or loans awarded in any one year need not be distributed in that year. The director of the ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) recreation and conservation office may expend up to one and one-half percent of the moneys deposited in the account created in this subsection for administrative purposes.

Sec. 12   RCW 43.99N.120 and 2000 c 137 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     The ((Washington state interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) recreation and conservation funding board, in consultation with the community outdoor athletic fields advisory council, shall establish the terms and conditions of repayment and interest, based on financial considerations for any loans made under this section. Loans made under this section shall be low or no interest.

Sec. 13   RCW 46.09.020 and 2004 c 105 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
     (1) "Advisory committee" means the nonhighway and off-road vehicle activities advisory committee established in RCW 46.09.280.
     (2) (("Committee" means the interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) "Board" means the recreation and conservation funding board established in RCW 79A.25.110.
     (3) "Dealer" means a person, partnership, association, or corporation engaged in the business of selling off-road vehicles at wholesale or retail in this state.
     (4) "Department" means the department of licensing.
     (5) "Highway," for the purpose of this chapter only, means the entire width between the boundary lines of every roadway publicly maintained by the state department of transportation or any county or city with funding from the motor vehicle fund. A highway is generally capable of travel by a conventional two-wheel drive passenger automobile during most of the year and in use by such vehicles.
     (6) "Motorized vehicle" means a vehicle that derives motive power from an internal combustion engine.
     (7) "Nonhighway road" means any road owned or managed by a public agency or any private road for which the owner has granted an easement for public use for which appropriations from the motor vehicle fund were not used for (a) original construction or reconstruction in the last twenty-five years; or (b) maintenance in the last four years.
     (8) "Nonhighway road recreation facilities" means recreational facilities that are adjacent to, or accessed by, a nonhighway road and intended primarily for nonhighway road recreational users.
     (9) "Nonhighway road recreational user" means a person whose purpose for consuming fuel on a nonhighway road or off-road is primarily for nonhighway road recreational purposes, including, but not limited to, hunting, fishing, camping, sightseeing, wildlife viewing, picnicking, driving for pleasure, kayaking/canoeing, and gathering berries, firewood, mushrooms, and other natural products.
     (10) "Nonhighway vehicle" means any motorized vehicle including an ORV when used for recreational purposes on nonhighway roads, trails, or a variety of other natural terrain.
     Nonhighway vehicle does not include:
     (a) Any vehicle designed primarily for travel on, over, or in the water;
     (b) Snowmobiles or any military vehicles; or
     (c) Any vehicle eligible for a motor vehicle fuel tax exemption or rebate under chapter 82.36 RCW while an exemption or rebate is claimed. This exemption includes but is not limited to farm, construction, and logging vehicles.
     (11) "Nonmotorized recreational facilities" means recreational trails and facilities that are adjacent to, or accessed by, a nonhighway road and intended primarily for nonmotorized recreational users.
     (12) "Nonmotorized recreational user" means a person whose purpose for consuming fuel on a nonhighway road or off-road is primarily for nonmotorized recreational purposes including, but not limited to, walking, hiking, backpacking, climbing, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, mountain biking, horseback riding, and pack animal activities.
     (13) "Off-road vehicle" or "ORV" means any nonstreet licensed vehicle when used for recreational purposes on nonhighway roads, trails, or a variety of other natural terrain. Such vehicles include, but are not limited to, all-terrain vehicles, motorcycles, four-wheel drive vehicles, and dune buggies.
     (14) "Operator" means each person who operates, or is in physical control of, any nonhighway vehicle.
     (15) "Organized competitive event" means any competition, advertised in advance through written notice to organized clubs or published in local newspapers, sponsored by recognized clubs, and conducted at a predetermined time and place.
     (16) "ORV recreation facilities" include, but are not limited to, ORV trails, trailheads, campgrounds, ORV sports parks, and ORV use areas, designated for ORV use by the managing authority that are intended primarily for ORV recreational users.
     (17) "ORV recreational user" means a person whose purpose for consuming fuel on nonhighway roads or off-road is primarily for ORV recreational purposes, including but not limited to riding an all-terrain vehicle, motorcycling, or driving a four-wheel drive vehicle or dune buggy.
     (18) "ORV ((sport[s])) sports park" means a facility designed to accommodate competitive ORV recreational uses including, but not limited to, motocross racing, four-wheel drive competitions, and flat track racing. Use of ORV sports parks can be competitive or noncompetitive in nature.
     (19) "ORV trail" means a multiple-use corridor designated by the managing authority and maintained for recreational use by motorized vehicles.
     (20) "ORV use permit" means a permit issued for operation of an off-road vehicle under this chapter.
     (21) "Owner" means the person other than the lienholder, having an interest in or title to a nonhighway vehicle, and entitled to the use or possession thereof.
     (22) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, association, or corporation.

Sec. 14   RCW 46.09.110 and 2004 c 105 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     The moneys collected by the department under this chapter shall be distributed from time to time but at least once a year in the following manner:
     The department shall retain enough money to cover expenses incurred in the administration of this chapter: PROVIDED, That such retention shall never exceed eighteen percent of fees collected.
     The remaining moneys shall be distributed for ORV recreation facilities by the ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) board in accordance with RCW 46.09.170(2)(d)(ii)(A).

Sec. 15   RCW 46.09.165 and 1995 c 166 s 11 are each amended to read as follows:
     The nonhighway and off-road vehicle activities program account is created in the state treasury. Moneys in this account are subject to legislative appropriation. The ((interagency committee for outdoor)) recreation and conservation funding board shall administer the account for purposes specified in this chapter and shall hold it separate and apart from all other money, funds, and accounts of the ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) board. Grants, gifts, or other financial assistance, proceeds received from public bodies as administrative cost contributions, and any moneys made available to the state of Washington by the federal government for outdoor recreation may be deposited into the account.

Sec. 16   RCW 46.09.170 and 2004 c 105 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) From time to time, but at least once each year, the state treasurer shall refund from the motor vehicle fund one percent of the motor vehicle fuel tax revenues collected under chapter 82.36 RCW, based on a tax rate of: (a) Nineteen cents per gallon of motor vehicle fuel from July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2005; (b) twenty cents per gallon of motor vehicle fuel from July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2007; (c) twenty-one cents per gallon of motor vehicle fuel from July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2009; (d) twenty-two cents per gallon of motor vehicle fuel from July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2011; and (e) twenty-three cents per gallon of motor vehicle fuel beginning July 1, 2011, and thereafter, less proper deductions for refunds and costs of collection as provided in RCW 46.68.090.
     (2) The treasurer shall place these funds in the general fund as follows:
     (a) Thirty-six percent shall be credited to the ORV and nonhighway vehicle account and administered by the department of natural resources solely for acquisition, planning, development, maintenance, and management of ORV, nonmotorized, and nonhighway road recreation facilities, and information programs and maintenance of nonhighway roads;
     (b) Three and one-half percent shall be credited to the ORV and nonhighway vehicle account and administered by the department of fish and wildlife solely for the acquisition, planning, development, maintenance, and management of ORV, nonmotorized, and nonhighway road recreation facilities and the maintenance of nonhighway roads;
     (c) Two percent shall be credited to the ORV and nonhighway vehicle account and administered by the parks and recreation commission solely for the acquisition, planning, development, maintenance, and management of ORV, nonmotorized, and nonhighway road recreation facilities; and
     (d) Fifty-eight and one-half percent shall be credited to the nonhighway and off-road vehicle activities program account to be administered by the ((committee)) board for planning, acquisition, development, maintenance, and management of ORV, nonmotorized, and nonhighway road recreation facilities and for education, information, and law enforcement programs. The funds under this subsection shall be expended in accordance with the following limitations:
     (i) Not more than thirty percent may be expended for education, information, and law enforcement programs under this chapter;
     (ii) Not less than seventy percent may be expended for ORV, nonmotorized, and nonhighway road recreation facilities. Except as provided in (d)(iii) of this subsection, of this amount:
     (A) Not less than thirty percent, together with the funds the ((committee)) board receives under RCW 46.09.110, may be expended for ORV recreation facilities;
     (B) Not less than thirty percent may be expended for nonmotorized recreation facilities. Funds expended under this subsection (2)(d)(ii)(B) shall be known as Ira Spring outdoor recreation facilities funds; and
     (C) Not less than thirty percent may be expended for nonhighway road recreation facilities;
     (iii) The ((committee)) board may waive the minimum percentage cited in (d)(ii) of this subsection due to insufficient requests for funds or projects that score low in the ((committee's)) board's project evaluation. Funds remaining after such a waiver must be allocated in accordance with ((committee)) board policy.
     (3) On a yearly basis an agency may not, except as provided in RCW 46.09.110, expend more than ten percent of the funds it receives under this chapter for general administration expenses incurred in carrying out this chapter.
     (4) During the 2003-05 fiscal biennium, the legislature may appropriate such amounts as reflect the excess fund balance in the NOVA account to the ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) board, the department of natural resources, the department of fish and wildlife, and the state parks and recreation commission. This appropriation is not required to follow the specific distribution specified in subsection (2) of this section.

Sec. 17   RCW 46.09.240 and 2004 c 105 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) After deducting administrative expenses and the expense of any programs conducted under this chapter, the ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) board shall, at least once each year, distribute the funds it receives under RCW 46.09.110 and 46.09.170 to state agencies, counties, municipalities, federal agencies, nonprofit ORV organizations, and Indian tribes. Funds distributed under this section to nonprofit ORV organizations may be spent only on projects or activities that benefit ORV recreation on lands once publicly owned that come into private ownership in a federally approved land exchange completed between January 1, 1998, and January 1, 2005.
     (2) The ((committee)) board shall adopt rules governing applications for funds administered by the ((agency)) recreation and conservation office under this chapter and shall determine the amount of money distributed to each applicant. Agencies receiving funds under this chapter for capital purposes shall consider the possibility of contracting with the state parks and recreation commission, the department of natural resources, or other federal, state, and local agencies to employ the youth development and conservation corps or other youth crews in completing the project.
     (3) The ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) board shall require each applicant for acquisition or development funds under this section to comply with the requirements of either the state environmental policy act, chapter 43.21C RCW, or the national environmental policy act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 4321 et seq.).

Sec. 18   RCW 46.09.250 and 1986 c 206 s 11 are each amended to read as follows:
     The ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) board shall maintain a statewide plan which shall be updated at least once every third biennium and shall be used by all participating agencies to guide distribution and expenditure of funds under this chapter.

Sec. 19   RCW 46.09.280 and 2004 c 105 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) board shall establish the nonhighway and off-road vehicle activities advisory committee to provide advice regarding the administration of this chapter. The committee consists of governmental representatives, land managers, and a proportional representation of persons with recreational experience in areas identified in the most recent fuel use study, including but not limited to people with ORV, hiking, equestrian, mountain biking, hunting, fishing, and wildlife viewing experience.
     (2) After the advisory committee has made recommendations regarding the expenditure of the fuel tax revenue portion of the nonhighway and off-road vehicle account moneys, the advisory committee's ORV and mountain biking recreationists, governmental representatives, and land managers will make recommendations regarding the expenditure of funds received under RCW 46.09.110.
     (3) At least once a year, the ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) board, the department of natural resources, the department of fish and wildlife, and the state parks and recreation commission shall report to the nonhighway and off-road vehicle activities advisory committee on the expenditures of funds received under RCW 46.09.110 and 46.09.170 and must proactively seek the advisory committee's advice regarding proposed expenditures.
     (4) The advisory committee shall advise these agencies regarding the allocation of funds received under RCW 46.09.170 to ensure that overall expenditures reflect consideration of the results of the most recent fuel use study.

Sec. 20   RCW 77.85.110 and 1999 sp.s. c 13 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The salmon recovery funding board is created consisting of ten members.
     (2) Five members of the board shall be voting members who are appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by the senate. One of these voting members shall be a cabinet-level appointment as the governor's representative to the board. Board members who represent the general public shall not have a financial or regulatory interest in salmon recovery. The governor shall appoint one of the general public members of the board as the chair. The voting members of the board shall be appointed for terms of four years, except that two members initially shall be appointed for terms of two years and three members shall initially be appointed for terms of three years. In making the appointments, the governor shall seek a board membership that collectively provide the expertise necessary to provide strong fiscal oversight of salmon recovery expenditures, and that provide extensive knowledge of local government processes and functions and an understanding of issues relevant to salmon recovery in Washington state. The governor shall appoint at least three of the voting members of the board no later than ninety days after July 1, 1999. Vacant positions on the board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. The governor may remove members of the board for good cause.
     In addition to the five voting members of the board, the following five state officials shall serve as ex officio nonvoting members of the board: The director of the department of fish and wildlife, the executive director of the conservation commission, the secretary of transportation, the director of the department of ecology, and the commissioner of public lands. The state officials serving in an ex officio capacity may designate a representative of their respective agencies to serve on the board in their behalf. Such designations shall be made in writing and in such manner as is specified by the board.
     (3) Staff support to the board shall be provided by the ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) recreation and conservation office. For administrative purposes, the board shall be located with the ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) recreation and conservation office.
     (4) Members of the board who do not represent state agencies shall be compensated as provided by RCW 43.03.250. Members of the board shall be reimbursed for travel expenses as provided by RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.

Sec. 21   RCW 77.85.120 and 2000 c 107 s 101 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The salmon recovery funding board is responsible for making grants and loans for salmon habitat projects and salmon recovery activities from the amounts appropriated to the board for this purpose. To accomplish this purpose the board may:
     (a) Provide assistance to grant applicants regarding the procedures and criteria for grant and loan awards;
     (b) Make and execute all manner of contracts and agreements with public and private parties as the board deems necessary, consistent with the purposes of this chapter;
     (c) Accept any gifts, grants, or loans of funds, property, or financial or other aid in any form from any other source on any terms that are not in conflict with this chapter;
     (d) Adopt rules under chapter 34.05 RCW as necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter; and
     (e) Do all acts and things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers expressly granted or implied under this chapter.
     (2) The ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) recreation and conservation office shall provide all necessary grants and loans administration assistance to the board, and shall distribute funds as provided by the board in RCW 77.85.130.

Sec. 22   RCW 77.85.140 and 2001 c 303 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Habitat project lists shall be submitted to the salmon recovery funding board for funding at least once a year on a schedule established by the board. The board shall provide the legislature with a list of the proposed projects and a list of the projects funded by October 1st of each year for informational purposes. Project sponsors who complete salmon habitat projects approved for funding from habitat project lists and have met grant application deadlines will be paid by the salmon recovery funding board within thirty days of project completion.
     (2) The ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) recreation and conservation office shall track all funds allocated for salmon habitat projects and salmon recovery activities on behalf of the board, including both funds allocated by the board and funds allocated by other state or federal agencies for salmon recovery or water quality improvement.
     (3) Beginning in December 2000, the board shall provide a biennial report to the governor and the legislature on salmon recovery expenditures. This report shall be coordinated with the state of the salmon report required under RCW 77.85.020.

Sec. 23   RCW 79.10.140 and 2003 c 334 s 122 are each amended to read as follows:
     The department is authorized:
     (1) To construct, operate, and maintain primitive outdoor recreation and conservation facilities on lands under its jurisdiction which are of primitive character when deemed necessary by the department to achieve maximum effective development of such lands and resources consistent with the purposes for which the lands are held. This authority shall be exercised only after review by the ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) recreation and conservation funding board and determination by the ((committee)) recreation and conservation funding board that the department is the most appropriate agency to undertake such construction, operation, and maintenance. Such review is not required for campgrounds designated and prepared or approved by the department;
     (2) To acquire right of way and develop public access to lands under the jurisdiction of the department and suitable for public outdoor recreation and conservation purposes;
     (3) To receive and expend funds from federal and state outdoor recreation funding measures for the purposes of this section and RCW 79A.50.110.

Sec. 24   RCW 79.70.070 and 1998 c 50 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The natural heritage advisory council is hereby established. The council shall consist of fifteen members, ten of whom shall be chosen as follows and who shall elect from the council's membership a chairperson:
     (a) Five individuals, appointed by the commissioner, who shall be recognized experts in the ecology of natural areas and represent the public, academic, and private sectors. Desirable fields of expertise are biological and geological sciences; and
     (b) Five individuals, appointed by the commissioner, who shall be selected from the various regions of the state. At least one member shall be or represent a private forest landowner and at least one member shall be or represent a private agricultural landowner.
     (2) Members appointed under subsection (1) of this section shall serve for terms of four years.
     (3) In addition to the members appointed by the commissioner, the director of the department of fish and wildlife, the director of the department of ecology, the supervisor of the department of natural resources, the director of the state parks and recreation commission, and the ((administrator)) director of the ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) recreation and conservation office, or an authorized representative of each agency officer, shall serve as ex officio, nonvoting members of the council.
     (4) Any vacancy on the council shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term by the commissioner.
     (5) In order to provide for staggered terms, of the initial members of the council:
     (a) Three shall serve for a term of two years;
     (b) Three shall serve for a term of three years; and
     (c) Three shall serve for a term of four years.
     (6) Members of the natural preserves advisory committee serving on July 26, 1981, shall serve as members of the council until the commissioner appoints a successor to each. The successor appointment shall be specifically designated to replace a member of the natural preserves advisory committee until all members of that committee have been replaced. A member of the natural preserves advisory committee is eligible for appointment to the council if otherwise qualified.
     (7) Members of the council shall serve without compensation. Members shall be reimbursed for travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 as now or hereafter amended.

Sec. 25   RCW 79A.05.785 and 1977 ex.s. c 75 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:
     The ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) recreation and conservation funding board is directed to assist the Yakima county commissioners in obtaining state, federal, and private funding for the acquisition, development, and operation of the Yakima river conservation area.

Sec. 26   RCW 79A.15.010 and 2005 c 303 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     The definitions ((set forth)) in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
     (1) "Acquisition" means the purchase on a willing seller basis of fee or less than fee interests in real property. These interests include, but are not limited to, options, rights of first refusal, conservation easements, leases, and mineral rights.
     (2) (("Committee")) "Board" means the ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) recreation and conservation funding board.
     (3) "Critical habitat" means lands important for the protection, management, or public enjoyment of certain wildlife species or groups of species, including, but not limited to, wintering range for deer, elk, and other species, waterfowl and upland bird habitat, fish habitat, and habitat for endangered, threatened, or sensitive species.
     (4) "Farmlands" means any land defined as "farm and agricultural land" in RCW 84.34.020(2).
     (5) "Local agencies" means a city, county, town, federally recognized Indian tribe, special purpose district, port district, or other political subdivision of the state providing services to less than the entire state.
     (6) "Natural areas" means areas that have, to a significant degree, retained their natural character and are important in preserving rare or vanishing flora, fauna, geological, natural historical, or similar features of scientific or educational value.
     (7) "Riparian habitat" means land adjacent to water bodies, as well as submerged land such as streambeds, which can provide functional habitat for salmonids and other fish and wildlife species. Riparian habitat includes, but is not limited to, shorelines and near-shore marine habitat, estuaries, lakes, wetlands, streams, and rivers.
     (8) "Special needs populations" means physically restricted people or people of limited means.
     (9) "State agencies" means the state parks and recreation commission, the department of natural resources, the department of general administration, and the department of fish and wildlife.
     (10) "Trails" means public ways constructed for and open to pedestrians, equestrians, or bicyclists, or any combination thereof, other than a sidewalk constructed as a part of a city street or county road for exclusive use of pedestrians.
     (11) "Urban wildlife habitat" means lands that provide habitat important to wildlife in proximity to a metropolitan area.
     (12) "Water access" means boat or foot access to marine waters, lakes, rivers, or streams.

Sec. 27   RCW 79A.15.020 and 2000 c 11 s 65 are each amended to read as follows:
     The habitat conservation account is established in the state treasury. The ((committee)) board shall administer the account in accordance with chapter 79A.25 RCW and this chapter, and shall hold it separate and apart from all other money, funds, and accounts of the ((committee)) board.

Sec. 28   RCW 79A.15.030 and 2005 c 303 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Moneys appropriated for this chapter shall be divided as follows:
     (a) Appropriations for a biennium of forty million dollars or less must be allocated equally between the habitat conservation account and the outdoor recreation account.
     (b) If appropriations for a biennium total more than forty million dollars, the money must be allocated as follows: (i) Twenty million dollars to the habitat conservation account and twenty million dollars to the outdoor recreation account; (ii) any amount over forty million dollars up to fifty million dollars shall be allocated as follows: (A) Ten percent to the habitat conservation account; (B) ten percent to the outdoor recreation account; (C) forty percent to the riparian protection account; and (D) forty percent to the farmlands preservation account; and (iii) any amounts over fifty million dollars must be allocated as follows: (A) Thirty percent to the habitat conservation account; (B) thirty percent to the outdoor recreation account; (C) thirty percent to the riparian protection account; and (D) ten percent to the farmlands preservation account.
     (2) Except as otherwise provided in chapter 303, Laws of 2005, moneys deposited in these accounts shall be invested as authorized for other state funds, and any earnings on them shall be credited to the respective account.
     (3) All moneys deposited in the habitat conservation, outdoor recreation, riparian protection, and farmlands preservation accounts shall be allocated as provided under RCW 79A.15.040, 79A.15.050, 79A.15.120, and 79A.15.130 as grants to state or local agencies for acquisition, development, and renovation within the jurisdiction of those agencies, subject to legislative appropriation. The ((committee)) board may use or permit the use of any funds appropriated for this chapter as matching funds where federal, local, or other funds are made available for projects within the purposes of this chapter. Moneys appropriated to these accounts that are not obligated to a specific project may be used to fund projects from lists of alternate projects from the same account in biennia succeeding the biennium in which the moneys were originally appropriated.
     (4) Projects receiving grants under this chapter that are developed or otherwise accessible for public recreational uses shall be available to the public.
     (5) The ((committee)) board may make grants to an eligible project from the habitat conservation, outdoor recreation, riparian protection, and farmlands preservation accounts and any one or more of the applicable categories under such accounts described in RCW 79A.15.040, 79A.15.050, 79A.15.120, and 79A.15.130.
     (6) The ((committee)) board may accept private donations to the habitat conservation account, the outdoor recreation account, the riparian protection account, and the farmlands preservation account for the purposes specified in this chapter.
     (7) The ((committee)) board may apply up to three percent of the funds appropriated for this chapter for its office for the administration of the programs and purposes specified in this chapter.
     (8) Habitat and recreation land and facilities acquired or developed with moneys appropriated for this chapter may not, without prior approval of the ((committee)) board, be converted to a use other than that for which funds were originally approved. The ((committee)) board shall adopt rules and procedures governing the approval of such a conversion.

Sec. 29   RCW 79A.15.040 and 2005 c 303 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Moneys appropriated for this chapter to the habitat conservation account shall be distributed in the following way:
     (a) Not less than forty percent through June 30, 2011, at which time the amount shall become forty-five percent, for the acquisition and development of critical habitat;
     (b) Not less than thirty percent for the acquisition and development of natural areas;
     (c) Not less than twenty percent for the acquisition and development of urban wildlife habitat; and
     (d) Not less than ten percent through June 30, 2011, at which time the amount shall become five percent, shall be used by the ((committee)) board to fund restoration and enhancement projects on state lands. Only the department of natural resources and the department of fish and wildlife may apply for these funds to be used on existing habitat and natural area lands.
     (2)(a) In distributing these funds, the ((committee)) board retains discretion to meet the most pressing needs for critical habitat, natural areas, and urban wildlife habitat, and is not required to meet the percentages described in subsection (1) of this section in any one biennium.
     (b) If not enough project applications are submitted in a category within the habitat conservation account to meet the percentages described in subsection (1) of this section in any biennium, the ((committee)) board retains discretion to distribute any remaining funds to the other categories within the account.
     (3) Only state agencies may apply for acquisition and development funds for natural areas projects under subsection (1) (b) of this section.
     (4) State and local agencies may apply for acquisition and development funds for critical habitat and urban wildlife habitat projects under subsection (1)(a) and (c) of this section.
     (5)(a) Any lands that have been acquired with grants under this section by the department of fish and wildlife are subject to an amount in lieu of real property taxes and an additional amount for control of noxious weeds as determined by RCW 77.12.203.
     (b) Any lands that have been acquired with grants under this section by the department of natural resources are subject to payments in the amounts required under the provisions of RCW 79.70.130 and 79.71.130.

Sec. 30   RCW 79A.15.050 and 2005 c 303 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Moneys appropriated for this chapter to the outdoor recreation account shall be distributed in the following way:
     (a) Not less than thirty percent to the state parks and recreation commission for the acquisition and development of state parks, with at least fifty percent of the money for acquisition costs;
     (b) Not less than thirty percent for the acquisition, development, and renovation of local parks, with at least fifty percent of this money for acquisition costs;
     (c) Not less than twenty percent for the acquisition, renovation, or development of trails;
     (d) Not less than fifteen percent for the acquisition, renovation, or development of water access sites, with at least seventy-five percent of this money for acquisition costs; and
     (e) Not less than five percent for development and renovation projects on state recreation lands. Only the department of natural resources and the department of fish and wildlife may apply for these funds to be used on their existing recreation lands.
     (2)(a) In distributing these funds, the ((committee)) board retains discretion to meet the most pressing needs for state and local parks, trails, and water access sites, and is not required to meet the percentages described in subsection (1) of this section in any one biennium.
     (b) If not enough project applications are submitted in a category within the outdoor recreation account to meet the percentages described in subsection (1) of this section in any biennium, the ((committee)) board retains discretion to distribute any remaining funds to the other categories within the account.
     (3) Only local agencies may apply for acquisition, development, or renovation funds for local parks under subsection (1)(b) of this section.
     (4) Only state and local agencies may apply for funds for trails under subsection (1)(c) of this section.
     (5) Only state and local agencies may apply for funds for water access sites under subsection (1)(d) of this section.

Sec. 31   RCW 79A.15.060 and 2005 c 303 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The ((committee)) board may adopt rules establishing acquisition policies and priorities for distributions from the habitat conservation account.
     (2) Except as provided in RCW 79A.15.030(7), moneys appropriated for this chapter may not be used by the ((committee)) board to fund staff positions or other overhead expenses, or by a state, regional, or local agency to fund operation or maintenance of areas acquired under this chapter.
     (3) Moneys appropriated for this chapter may be used by grant recipients for costs incidental to acquisition, including, but not limited to, surveying expenses, fencing, and signing.
     (4) Moneys appropriated for this section may be used to fund mitigation banking projects involving the restoration, creation, enhancement, or preservation of critical habitat and urban wildlife habitat, provided that the parties seeking to use the mitigation bank meet the matching requirements of subsection (5) of this section. The moneys from this section may not be used to supplant an obligation of a state or local agency to provide mitigation. For the purposes of this section, a mitigation bank means a site or sites where critical habitat or urban wildlife habitat is restored, created, enhanced, or in exceptional circumstances, preserved expressly for the purpose of providing compensatory mitigation in advance of authorized project impacts to similar resources.
     (5) The ((committee)) board may not approve a local project where the local agency share is less than the amount to be awarded from the habitat conservation account.
     (6) In determining acquisition priorities with respect to the habitat conservation account, the ((committee)) board shall consider, at a minimum, the following criteria:
     (a) For critical habitat and natural areas proposals:
     (i) Community support for the project;
     (ii) The project proposal's ongoing stewardship program that includes control of noxious weeds, detrimental invasive species, and that identifies the source of the funds from which the stewardship program will be funded;
     (iii) Recommendations as part of a watershed plan or habitat conservation plan, or a coordinated regionwide prioritization effort, and for projects primarily intended to benefit salmon, limiting factors, or critical pathways analysis;
     (iv) Immediacy of threat to the site;
     (v) Uniqueness of the site;
     (vi) Diversity of species using the site;
     (vii) Quality of the habitat;
     (viii) Long-term viability of the site;
     (ix) Presence of endangered, threatened, or sensitive species;
     (x) Enhancement of existing public property;
     (xi) Consistency with a local land use plan, or a regional or statewide recreational or resource plan, including projects that assist in the implementation of local shoreline master plans updated according to RCW 90.58.080 or local comprehensive plans updated according to RCW 36.70A.130;
     (xii) Educational and scientific value of the site;
     (xiii) Integration with recovery efforts for endangered, threatened, or sensitive species;
     (xiv) For critical habitat proposals by local agencies, the statewide significance of the site.
     (b) For urban wildlife habitat proposals, in addition to the criteria of (a) of this subsection:
     (i) Population of, and distance from, the nearest urban area;
     (ii) Proximity to other wildlife habitat;
     (iii) Potential for public use; and
     (iv) Potential for use by special needs populations.
     (7) Before November 1st of each even-numbered year, the ((committee)) board shall recommend to the governor a prioritized list of all state agency and local projects to be funded under RCW 79A.15.040(1) (a), (b), and (c). The governor may remove projects from the list recommended by the ((committee)) board and shall submit this amended list in the capital budget request to the legislature. The list shall include, but not be limited to, a description of each project and any particular match requirement, and describe for each project any anticipated restrictions upon recreational activities allowed prior to the project.

Sec. 32   RCW 79A.15.065 and 2001 c 227 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:
     In providing grants through the habitat conservation account, the ((committee)) board shall require grant applicants to incorporate the environmental benefits of the project into their grant applications, and the ((committee)) board shall utilize the statement of environmental benefits in the grant application and review process. The ((committee)) board shall also develop appropriate outcome-focused performance measures to be used both for management and performance assessment of the grant program. To the extent possible, the ((committee)) board should coordinate its performance measure system with other natural resource-related agencies as defined in RCW 43.41.270. The ((committee)) board shall consult with affected interest groups in implementing this section.

Sec. 33   RCW 79A.15.070 and 2005 c 303 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) In determining which state parks proposals and local parks proposals to fund, the ((committee)) board shall use existing policies and priorities.
     (2) Except as provided in RCW 79A.15.030(7), moneys appropriated for this chapter may not be used by the ((committee)) board to fund staff or other overhead expenses, or by a state, regional, or local agency to fund operation or maintenance of areas acquired under this chapter.
     (3) Moneys appropriated for this chapter may be used by grant recipients for costs incidental to acquisition and development, including, but not limited to, surveying expenses, fencing, and signing.
     (4) The ((committee)) board may not approve a project of a local agency where the share contributed by the local agency is less than the amount to be awarded from the outdoor recreation account.
     (5) The ((committee)) board may adopt rules establishing acquisition policies and priorities for the acquisition and development of trails and water access sites to be financed from moneys in the outdoor recreation account.
     (6) In determining the acquisition and development priorities, the ((committee)) board shall consider, at a minimum, the following criteria:
     (a) For trails proposals:
     (i) Community support for the project;
     (ii) Immediacy of threat to the site;
     (iii) Linkage between communities;
     (iv) Linkage between trails;
     (v) Existing or potential usage;
     (vi) Consistency with a local land use plan, or a regional or statewide recreational or resource plan, including projects that assist in the implementation of local shoreline master plans updated according to RCW 90.58.080 or local comprehensive plans updated according to RCW 36.70A.130;
     (vii) Availability of water access or views;
     (viii) Enhancement of wildlife habitat; and
     (ix) Scenic values of the site.
     (b) For water access proposals:
     (i) Community support for the project;
     (ii) Distance from similar water access opportunities;
     (iii) Immediacy of threat to the site;
     (iv) Diversity of possible recreational uses;
     (v) Public demand in the area; and
     (vi) Consistency with a local land use plan, or a regional or statewide recreational or resource plan, including projects that assist in the implementation of local shoreline master plans updated according to RCW 90.58.080 or local comprehensive plans updated according to RCW 36.70A.130.
     (7) Before November 1st of each even-numbered year, the ((committee)) board shall recommend to the governor a prioritized list of all state agency and local projects to be funded under RCW 79A.15.050(1) (a), (b), (c), and (d). The governor may remove projects from the list recommended by the ((committee)) board and shall submit this amended list in the capital budget request to the legislature. The list shall include, but not be limited to, a description of each project and any particular match requirement, and describe for each project any anticipated restrictions upon recreational activities allowed prior to the project.

Sec. 34   RCW 79A.15.080 and 2005 c 303 s 10 are each amended to read as follows:
     The ((committee)) board shall not sign contracts or otherwise financially obligate funds from the habitat conservation account, the outdoor recreation account, the riparian protection account, or the farmlands preservation account as provided in this chapter before the legislature has appropriated funds for a specific list of projects. The legislature may remove projects from the list recommended by the governor.

Sec. 35   RCW 79A.15.100 and 1990 1st ex.s. c 14 s 11 are each amended to read as follows:
     On or before November 1st of each odd-numbered year, the ((committee)) board shall submit to the governor and the standing committees of the legislature dealing with fiscal affairs, fish and wildlife, and natural resources a report detailing the acquisitions and development projects funded under this chapter during the immediately preceding biennium.

Sec. 36   RCW 79A.15.110 and 2005 c 303 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
     A state or local agency shall review the proposed project application with the county or city with jurisdiction over the project area prior to applying for funds for the acquisition of property under this chapter. The appropriate county or city legislative authority may, at its discretion, submit a letter to the ((committee)) board identifying the authority's position with regard to the acquisition project. The ((committee)) board shall make the letters received under this section available to the governor and the legislature when the prioritized project list is submitted under RCW 79A.15.120, 79A.15.060, and 79A.15.070.

Sec. 37   RCW 79A.15.120 and 2005 c 303 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The riparian protection account is established in the state treasury. The ((committee)) board must administer the account in accordance with chapter 79A.25 RCW and this chapter, and hold it separate and apart from all other money, funds, and accounts of the ((committee)) board.
     (2) Moneys appropriated for this chapter to the riparian protection account must be distributed for the acquisition or enhancement or restoration of riparian habitat. All enhancement or restoration projects, except those qualifying under subsection (10)(a) of this section, must include the acquisition of a real property interest in order to be eligible.
     (3) State and local agencies and lead entities under chapter 77.85 RCW may apply for acquisition and enhancement or restoration funds for riparian habitat projects under subsection (1) of this section. Other state agencies not defined in RCW 79A.15.010, such as the department of transportation and the department of corrections, may enter into interagency agreements with state agencies to apply in partnership for funds under this section.
     (4) The ((committee)) board may adopt rules establishing acquisition policies and priorities for distributions from the riparian protection account.
     (5) Except as provided in RCW 79A.15.030(7), moneys appropriated for this section may not be used by the ((committee)) board to fund staff positions or other overhead expenses, or by a state, regional, or local agency to fund operation or maintenance of areas acquired under this chapter.
     (6) Moneys appropriated for this section may be used by grant recipients for costs incidental to restoration and acquisition, including, but not limited to, surveying expenses, fencing, and signing.
     (7) Moneys appropriated for this section may be used to fund mitigation banking projects involving the restoration, creation, enhancement, or preservation of riparian habitat, provided that the parties seeking to use the mitigation bank meet the matching requirements of subsection (8) of this section. The moneys from this section may not be used to supplant an obligation of a state or local agency to provide mitigation. For the purposes of this section, a mitigation bank means a site or sites where riparian habitat is restored, created, enhanced, or in exceptional circumstances, preserved expressly for the purpose of providing compensatory mitigation in advance of authorized project impacts to similar resources.
     (8) The ((committee)) board may not approve a local project where the local agency share is less than the amount to be awarded from the riparian protection account. In-kind contributions, including contributions of a real property interest in land may be used to satisfy the local agency's share.
     (9) State agencies receiving grants for acquisition of land under this section must pay an amount in lieu of real property taxes equal to the amount of tax that would be due if the land were taxable as open space land under chapter 84.34 RCW except taxes levied for any state purpose, plus an additional amount for control of noxious weeds equal to that which would be paid if such lands were privately owned. The county assessor and county legislative authority shall assist in determining the appropriate calculation of the amount of tax that would be due.
     (10) In determining acquisition priorities with respect to the riparian protection account, the ((committee)) board must consider, at a minimum, the following criteria:
     (a) Whether the project continues the conservation reserve enhancement program. Applications that extend the duration of leases of riparian areas that are currently enrolled in the conservation reserve enhancement program shall be eligible. Such applications are eligible for a conservation lease extension of at least twenty-five years of duration;
     (b) Whether the projects are identified or recommended in a watershed planning process under chapter 247, Laws of 1998, salmon recovery planning under chapter 77.85 RCW, or other local plans, such as habitat conservation plans, and these must be highly considered in the process;
     (c) Whether there is community support for the project;
     (d) Whether the proposal includes an ongoing stewardship program that includes control of noxious weeds, detrimental invasive species, and that identifies the source of the funds from which the stewardship program will be funded;
     (e) Whether there is an immediate threat to the site;
     (f) Whether the quality of the habitat is improved or, for projects including restoration or enhancement, the potential for restoring quality habitat including linkage of the site to other high quality habitat;
     (g) Whether the project is consistent with a local land use plan, or a regional or statewide recreational or resource plan. The projects that assist in the implementation of local shoreline master plans updated according to RCW 90.58.080 or local comprehensive plans updated according to RCW 36.70A.130 must be highly considered in the process;
     (h) Whether the site has educational or scientific value; and
     (i) Whether the site has passive recreational values for walking trails, wildlife viewing, or the observation of natural settings.
     (11) Before November 1st of each even-numbered year, the ((committee)) board will recommend to the governor a prioritized list of projects to be funded under this section. The governor may remove projects from the list recommended by the ((committee)) board and will submit this amended list in the capital budget request to the legislature. The list must include, but not be limited to, a description of each project and any particular match requirement.

Sec. 38   RCW 79A.15.130 and 2005 c 303 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The farmlands preservation account is established in the state treasury. The ((committee)) board will administer the account in accordance with chapter 79A.25 RCW and this chapter, and hold it separate and apart from all other money, funds, and accounts of the ((committee)) board. Moneys appropriated for this chapter to the farmlands preservation account must be distributed for the acquisition and preservation of farmlands in order to maintain the opportunity for agricultural activity upon these lands.
     (2)(a) Moneys appropriated for this chapter to the farmlands preservation account may be distributed for (i) the fee simple or less than fee simple acquisition of farmlands; (ii) the enhancement or restoration of ecological functions on those properties; or (iii) both. In order for a farmland preservation grant to provide for an environmental enhancement or restoration project, the project must include the acquisition of a real property interest.
     (b) If a city or county acquires a property through this program in fee simple, the city or county shall endeavor to secure preservation of the property through placing a conservation easement, or other form of deed restriction, on the property which dedicates the land to agricultural use and retains one or more property rights in perpetuity. Once an easement or other form of deed restriction is placed on the property, the city or county shall seek to sell the property, at fair market value, to a person or persons who will maintain the property in agricultural production. Any moneys from the sale of the property shall either be used to purchase interests in additional properties which meet the criteria in subsection (9) of this section, or to repay the grant from the state which was originally used to purchase the property.
     (3) Cities and counties may apply for acquisition and enhancement or restoration funds for farmland preservation projects within their jurisdictions under subsection (1) of this section.
     (4) The ((committee)) board may adopt rules establishing acquisition and enhancement or restoration policies and priorities for distributions from the farmlands preservation account.
     (5) The acquisition of a property right in a project under this section by a county or city does not provide a right of access to the property by the public unless explicitly provided for in a conservation easement or other form of deed restriction.
     (6) Except as provided in RCW 79A.15.030(7), moneys appropriated for this section may not be used by the ((committee)) board to fund staff positions or other overhead expenses, or by a city or county to fund operation or maintenance of areas acquired under this chapter.
     (7) Moneys appropriated for this section may be used by grant recipients for costs incidental to restoration and acquisition, including, but not limited to, surveying expenses, fencing, and signing.
     (8) The ((committee)) board may not approve a local project where the local agency's share is less than the amount to be awarded from the farmlands preservation account. In-kind contributions, including contributions of a real property interest in land, may be used to satisfy the local agency's share.
     (9) In determining the acquisition priorities, the ((committee)) board must consider, at a minimum, the following criteria:
     (a) Community support for the project;
     (b) A recommendation as part of a limiting factors or critical pathways analysis, a watershed plan or habitat conservation plan, or a coordinated regionwide prioritization effort;
     (c) The likelihood of the conversion of the site to nonagricultural or more highly developed usage;
     (d) Consistency with a local land use plan, or a regional or statewide recreational or resource plan. The projects that assist in the implementation of local shoreline master plans updated according to RCW 90.58.080 or local comprehensive plans updated according to RCW 36.70A.130 must be highly considered in the process;
     (e) Benefits to salmonids;
     (f) Benefits to other fish and wildlife habitat;
     (g) Integration with recovery efforts for endangered, threatened, or sensitive species;
     (h) The viability of the site for continued agricultural production, including, but not limited to:
     (i) Soil types;
     (ii) On-site production and support facilities such as barns, irrigation systems, crop processing and storage facilities, wells, housing, livestock sheds, and other farming infrastructure;
     (iii) Suitability for producing different types or varieties of crops;
     (iv) Farm-to-market access;
     (v) Water availability; and
     (i) Other community values provided by the property when used as agricultural land, including, but not limited to:
     (i) Viewshed;
     (ii) Aquifer recharge;
     (iii) Occasional or periodic collector for storm water runoff;
     (iv) Agricultural sector job creation;
     (v) Migratory bird habitat and forage area; and
     (vi) Educational and curriculum potential.
     (10) In allotting funds for environmental enhancement or restoration projects, the ((committee)) board will require the projects to meet the following criteria:
     (a) Enhancement or restoration projects must further the ecological functions of the farmlands;
     (b) The projects, such as fencing, bridging watercourses, replanting native vegetation, replacing culverts, clearing of waterways, etc., must be less than fifty percent of the acquisition cost of the project including any in-kind contribution by any party;
     (c) The projects should be based on accepted methods of achieving beneficial enhancement or restoration results; and
     (d) The projects should enhance the viability of the preserved farmland to provide agricultural production while conforming to any legal requirements for habitat protection.
     (11) Before November 1st of each even-numbered year, the ((committee)) board will recommend to the governor a prioritized list of all projects to be funded under this section. The governor may remove projects from the list recommended by the ((committee)) board and must submit this amended list in the capital budget request to the legislature. The list must include, but not be limited to, a description of each project and any particular match requirement.

Sec. 39   RCW 79A.25.005 and 1989 c 237 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) As Washington begins its second century of statehood, the legislature recognizes that renewed efforts are needed to preserve, conserve, and enhance the state's recreational resources. Rapid population growth and increased urbanization have caused a decline in suitable land for recreation and resulted in overcrowding and deterioration of existing facilities. Lack of adequate recreational resources directly affects the health and well-being of all citizens of the state, reduces the state's economic viability, and prevents Washington from maintaining and achieving the quality of life that it deserves.
     It is therefore the policy of the state and its agencies to preserve, conserve, and enhance recreational resources and open space. In carrying out this policy, the mission of the ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) recreation and conservation funding board and its ((staff)) office is to (a) create and work actively for the implementation of a unified statewide strategy for meeting the recreational needs of Washington's citizens, (b) represent and promote the interests of the state on recreational issues in concert with other state and local agencies and the governor, (c) encourage and provide interagency and regional coordination, and interaction between public and private organizations, (d) administer recreational grant-in-aid programs and provide technical assistance, and (e) serve as a repository for information, studies, research, and other data relating to recreation.
     (2) Washington is uniquely endowed with fresh and salt waters rich in scenic and recreational value. This outdoor heritage enriches the lives of citizens, attracts new residents and businesses to the state, and is a major support of its expanding tourist industry. Rising population, increased income and leisure time, and the rapid growth of boating and other water sports have greatly increased the demand for water related recreation, while waterfront land is rapidly rising in value and disappearing from public use. There is consequently an urgent need for the acquisition or improvement of waterfront land on fresh and salt water suitable for marine recreational use by Washington residents and visitors. To meet this need, it is necessary and proper that the portion of motor vehicle fuel taxes paid by boat owners and operators on fuel consumed in their watercraft and not reclaimed as presently provided by law should be expended for the acquisition or improvement of marine recreation land on the Pacific Ocean, Puget Sound, bays, lakes, rivers, reservoirs and other fresh and salt waters of the state.

Sec. 40   RCW 79A.25.010 and 2006 c 152 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:
     ((Definitions: As used in this chapter:)) The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
     (1) "Marine recreation land" means any land with or without improvements which (a) provides access to, or in whole or in part borders on, fresh or salt water suitable for recreational use by watercraft, or (b) may be used to create, add to, or make more usable, bodies of water, waterways, or land, for recreational use by watercraft.
     (2) "Public body" means any county, city, town, port district, park and recreation district, metropolitan park district, or other municipal corporation which is authorized to acquire or improve public outdoor recreation land, and shall also mean Indian tribes now or hereafter recognized as such by the federal government for participation in the land and water conservation program.
     (3) "Tax on marine fuel" means motor vehicle fuel tax which is (a) tax on fuel used in, or sold or distributed for use in, any watercraft, (b) refundable pursuant to chapter 82.36 RCW, and (c) paid to the director of licensing with respect to taxable sales, distributions, or uses occurring on or after December 3, 1964.
     (4) "Watercraft" means any boat, vessel, or other craft used for navigation on or through water.
     (5) (("Committee")) "Board" means the ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) recreation and conservation funding board.
     (6) "Director" means the director of the ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) recreation and conservation office.
     (7) "Office," "recreation and conservation office," or "the office of recreation and conservation" means the state agency responsible for administration of programs and activities of the recreation and conservation funding board, the salmon recovery funding board, the invasive species council, and such other duties or boards, councils, or advisory groups as are or may be established or directed for administrative placement in the agency.
     (8) "Council" means the Washington invasive species council created in RCW 79A.25.310.

Sec. 41   RCW 79A.25.020 and 2000 c 11 s 69 are each amended to read as follows:
     The director shall have the following powers and duties:
     (1) To supervise the administrative operations of the ((committee)) boards, office, and ((its)) their staff;
     (2) To administer recreation and conservation grant-in-aid programs and contracts, and provide technical assistance to state and local agencies;
     (3) To prepare and update a strategic plan for the acquisition, renovation, and development of recreational resources and the preservation and conservation of open space. The plan shall be prepared in coordination with the office of the governor and the office of financial management, with participation of federal, state, and local agencies having recreational responsibilities, user groups, private sector interests, and the general public. The plan shall be submitted to the ((committee)) recreation and conservation funding board for review, and the ((committee)) board shall submit its recommendations on the plan to the governor. The plan shall include, but is not limited to: (a) an inventory of current resources; (b) a forecast of recreational resource demand; (c) identification and analysis of actual and potential funding sources; (d) a process for broad scale information gathering; (e) an assessment of the capabilities and constraints, both internal and external to state government, that affect the ability of the state to achieve the goals of the plan; (f) an analysis of strategic options and decisions available to the state; (g) an implementation strategy that is coordinated with executive policy and budget priorities; and (h) elements necessary to qualify for participation in or the receipt of aid from any federal program for outdoor recreation;
     (4) To represent and promote the interests of the state on recreational issues and further the mission of the ((committee)) board and office;
     (5) Upon approval of the ((committee)) relevant board, to enter into contracts and agreements with private nonprofit corporations to further state goals of preserving, conserving, and enhancing recreational resources and open space for the public benefit and use;
     (6) To appoint such technical and other committees as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter;
     (7) To create and maintain a repository for data, studies, research, and other information relating to recreation and conservation resources in the state, and to encourage the interchange of such information;
     (8) To encourage and provide opportunities for interagency and regional coordination and cooperative efforts between public agencies and between public and private entities involved in the development and preservation of recreational and conservation resources; and
     (9) To prepare the state trails plan, as required by RCW 79A.35.040.

Sec. 42   RCW 79A.25.030 and 2000 c 11 s 70 are each amended to read as follows:
     From time to time, but at least once each four years, the director of licensing shall determine the amount or proportion of moneys paid to him or her as motor vehicle fuel tax which is tax on marine fuel. The director of licensing shall make or authorize the making of studies, surveys, or investigations to assist him or her in making such determination, and shall hold one or more public hearings on the findings of such studies, surveys, or investigations prior to making his or her determination. The studies, surveys, or investigations conducted pursuant to this section shall encompass a period of twelve consecutive months each time. The final determination by the director of licensing shall be implemented as of the next biennium after the period from which the study data were collected. The director of licensing may delegate his or her duties and authority under this section to one or more persons of the department of licensing if he or she finds such delegation necessary and proper to the efficient performance of these duties. Costs of carrying out the provisions of this section shall be paid from the marine fuel tax refund account created in RCW 79A.25.040, upon legislative appropriation.

Sec. 43   RCW 79A.25.060 and 2000 c 11 s 72 are each amended to read as follows:
     The outdoor recreation account is created in the state treasury. Moneys in the account are subject to legislative appropriation. The ((committee)) board shall administer the account in accordance with chapter 79A.15 RCW and this chapter, and shall hold it separate and apart from all other money, funds, and accounts of the ((committee)) board.
     Grants, gifts, or other financial assistance, proceeds received from public bodies as administrative cost contributions, and moneys made available to the state of Washington by the federal government for outdoor recreation, may be deposited into the account.

Sec. 44   RCW 79A.25.080 and 2000 c 11 s 74 are each amended to read as follows:
     Moneys transferred to the recreation resource account from the marine fuel tax refund account may be used when appropriated by the legislature, as well as any federal or other funds now or hereafter available, to pay the office and necessary administrative and coordinative costs of the ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) recreation and conservation funding board established by RCW 79A.25.110. All moneys so transferred, except those appropriated as aforesaid, shall be divided into two equal shares and shall be used to benefit watercraft recreation in this state as follows:
     (1) One share as grants to state agencies for (a) acquisition of title to, or any interests or rights in, marine recreation land, (b) capital improvement and renovation of marine recreation land, including periodic dredging in accordance with subsection (3) of this section, if needed, to maintain or make the facility more useful, or (c) matching funds in any case where federal or other funds are made available on a matching basis for purposes described in (a) or (b) of this subsection;
     (2) One share as grants to public bodies to help finance (a) acquisition of title to, or any interests or rights in, marine recreation land, or (b) capital improvement and renovation of marine recreation land, including periodic dredging in accordance with subsection (3) of this section, if needed, to maintain or make the facility more useful. A public body is authorized to use a grant, together with its own contribution, as matching funds in any case where federal or other funds are made available for purposes described in (a) or (b) of this subsection. The ((committee)) board may prescribe further terms and conditions for the making of grants in order to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
     (3) For the purposes of this section "periodic dredging" is limited to dredging of materials that have been deposited in a channel due to unforeseen events. This dredging should extend the expected usefulness of the facility for at least five years.

Sec. 45   RCW 79A.25.090 and 1995 c 166 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
     Interest earned on funds granted or made available by the ((committee)) board shall not be expended by the recipient but shall be returned to the source account for disbursement by the ((committee)) board in accordance with general budget and accounting procedure.

Sec. 46   RCW 79A.25.100 and 2000 c 11 s 75 are each amended to read as follows:
     Marine recreation land with respect to which money has been expended under RCW 79A.25.080 shall not, without the approval of the ((committee)) board, be converted to uses other than those for which such expenditure was originally approved. The ((committee)) board shall only approve any such conversion upon conditions which will assure the substitution of other marine recreation land of at least equal fair market value at the time of conversion and of as nearly as feasible equivalent usefulness and location.

Sec. 47   RCW 79A.25.110 and 1994 c 264 s 31 are each amended to read as follows:
     There is created the ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) recreation and conservation funding board consisting of the commissioner of public lands, the director of parks and recreation, and the director of fish and wildlife, or their designees, and, by appointment of the governor with the advice and consent of the senate, five members from the public at large who have a demonstrated interest in and a general knowledge of outdoor recreation and conservation in the state. The terms of members appointed from the public at large shall commence on January 1st of the year of appointment and shall be for three years or until a successor is appointed, except in the case of appointments to fill vacancies which shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term((; provided the first such members shall be appointed for terms as follows: One member for one year, two members for two years, and two members for three years)). The governor shall appoint one of the members from the public at large to serve as ((chairman)) chair of the ((committee)) board for the duration of the member's term. Members employed by the state shall serve without additional pay and participation in the work of the ((committee)) board shall be deemed performance of their employment. Members from the public at large shall be compensated in accordance with RCW 43.03.240 and shall be entitled to reimbursement individually for travel expenses incurred in performance of their duties as members of the ((committee)) board in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.

Sec. 48   RCW 79A.25.120 and 1995 c 166 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:
     Any public body or any agency of state government authorized to acquire or improve public outdoor recreation land which desires funds from the outdoor recreation account, the recreation resource account, or the nonhighway and off-road vehicle activities program account shall submit to the ((committee)) board a long-range plan for developing outdoor recreation facilities within its authority and detailed plans for the projects sought to be financed from these accounts, including estimated cost and such other information as the ((committee)) board may require. The ((committee)) board shall analyze all proposed plans and projects, and shall recommend to the governor for inclusion in the budget such projects as it may approve and find to be consistent with an orderly plan for the acquisition and improvement of outdoor recreation lands in the state.

Sec. 49   RCW 79A.25.130 and 1967 ex.s. c 62 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
     The ((committee)) board or director may apply to any appropriate agency or officer of the United States for participation in or the receipt of aid from any federal program respecting outdoor recreation ((not specifically designated for another fund or agency)) or conservation. ((It)) The board or director may enter into contracts and agreements with the United States or any appropriate agency thereof, keep financial and other records relating thereto, and furnish to appropriate officials and agencies of the United States such reports and information as may be reasonably necessary to enable such officials and agencies to perform their duties under such programs.

Sec. 50   RCW 79A.25.140 and 1967 ex.s. c 62 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
     The ((committee for outdoor recreation)) board or director shall not make ((no)) any commitment ((nor)) or enter into any agreement until it ((has)) is determined that sufficient funds are available to meet project costs. It is the legislative intent that, to such extent as may be necessary to assure the proper operation and maintenance of areas and facilities acquired or developed pursuant to any program participated in by this state under authority of this chapter, such areas and facilities shall be publicly maintained for outdoor recreation purposes. When requested by a state agency or public body, the ((committee)) board or director may enter into and administer agreements with the United States or any appropriate agency thereof for planning, acquisition, and development projects involving participating federal-aid funds on behalf of any state agency, public body, or subdivision of this state: PROVIDED, That recipients of funds give necessary assurances to the ((committee)) board or director that they have available sufficient matching funds to meet their shares, if any, of the cost of the project and that the acquired or developed areas will be operated and maintained at the expense of such state agency, public body, or subdivision for public outdoor recreation use.

Sec. 51   RCW 79A.25.150 and 1989 c 237 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     When requested by the ((committee)) board, members employed by the state shall furnish assistance to the ((committee)) board from their departments for the analysis and review of proposed plans and projects, and such assistance shall be a proper charge against the appropriations to the several agencies represented on the ((committee)) board. Assistance may be in the form of money, personnel, or equipment and supplies, whichever is most suitable to the needs of the ((committee)) board.
     The director of the recreation and conservation office shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the governor. The governor shall select the director from a list of three candidates submitted by the ((committee)) board. However, the governor may request and the ((committee)) board shall provide an additional list or lists from which the governor may select the director. The lists compiled by the ((committee)) board shall not be subject to public disclosure. The director shall have background and experience in the areas of recreation and conservation management and policy. The director shall be paid a salary to be fixed by the governor in accordance with the provisions of RCW 43.03.040. The director shall appoint such personnel as may be necessary to carry out the duties of the ((committee)) office. Not more than three employees appointed by the director shall be exempt from the provisions of chapter 41.06 RCW.

Sec. 52   RCW 79A.25.190 and 1995 c 166 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:
     The 1967 and subsequent legislatures may appropriate funds requested in the budget for grants to public bodies and state agencies from the recreation resource account to the ((committee)) board for allocation and disbursement. The ((committee)) board shall include a list of prioritized state agency projects to be funded from the recreation resource account with its biennial budget request.

Sec. 53   RCW 79A.25.200 and 2000 c 11 s 77 are each amended to read as follows:
     The recreation resource account is created in the state treasury. Moneys in this account are subject to legislative appropriation. The ((committee)) board shall administer the account in accordance with this chapter and chapter 79A.35 RCW and shall hold it separate and apart from all other money, funds, and accounts of the ((committee)) board. Moneys received from the marine fuel tax refund account under RCW 79A.25.070 shall be deposited into the account. Grants, gifts, or other financial assistance, proceeds received from public bodies as administrative cost contributions, and moneys made available to the state of Washington by the federal government for outdoor recreation may be deposited into the account.

Sec. 54   RCW 79A.25.210 and 1996 c 96 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     The firearms range account is hereby created in the state general fund. Moneys in the account shall be subject to legislative appropriation and shall be used for purchase and development of land, construction or improvement of range facilities, including fixed structure construction or remodeling, equipment purchase, safety or environmental improvements, noise abatement, and liability protection for public and nonprofit firearm range training and practice facilities.
     Grant funds shall not be used for expendable shooting supplies, or normal operating expenses. In making grants, the ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) board shall give priority to projects for noise abatement or safety improvement. Grant funds shall not supplant funds for other organization programs.
     The funds will be available to nonprofit shooting organizations, school districts, and state, county, or local governments on a match basis. All entities receiving matching funds must be open on a regular basis and usable by law enforcement personnel or the general public who possess Washington concealed pistol licenses or Washington hunting licenses or who are enrolled in a firearm safety class.
     Applicants for a grant from the firearms range account shall provide matching funds in either cash or in-kind contributions. The match must represent one dollar in value for each one dollar of the grant except that in the case of a grant for noise abatement or safety improvements the match must represent one dollar in value for each two dollars of the grant. In-kind contributions include but are not limited to labor, materials, and new property. Existing assets and existing development may not apply to the match.
     Applicants other than school districts or local or state government must be registered as a nonprofit or not-for-profit organization with the Washington secretary of state. The organization's articles of incorporation must contain provisions for the organization's structure, officers, legal address, and registered agent.
     Organizations requesting grants must provide the hours of range availability for public and law enforcement use. The fee structure will be submitted with the grant application.
     Any nonprofit organization or agency accepting a grant under this program will be required to pay back the entire grant amount to the firearms range account if the use of the range facility is discontinued less than ten years after the grant is accepted.
     Entities receiving grants must make the facilities for which grant funding is received open for hunter safety education classes and firearm safety classes on a regular basis for no fee.
     Government units or school districts applying for grants must open their range facility on a regular basis for hunter safety education classes and firearm safety classes.
     The ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) board shall adopt rules to implement chapter 195, Laws of 1990, pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW.

Sec. 55   RCW 79A.25.220 and 1993 sp.s. c 2 s 71 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) A ten-member firearms range advisory committee is hereby created to provide advice and counsel to the ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) board. The members shall be appointed by the director of the ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) recreation and conservation office from the following groups:
     (a) Law enforcement;
     (b) Washington military department;
     (c) Black powder shooting sports;
     (d) Rifle shooting sports;
     (e) Pistol shooting sports;
     (f) Shotgun shooting sports;
     (g) Archery shooting sports;
     (h) Hunter education;
     (i) Hunters; and
     (j) General public.
     (2) The firearms range advisory committee members shall serve two-year terms with five new members being selected each year beginning with the third year of the committee's existence. The firearms range advisory committee members shall not receive compensation from the firearms range account. However, travel and per diem costs shall be paid consistent with regulations for state employees.
     (3) The ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) office shall provide administrative, operational, and logistical support for the firearms range advisory committee. Expenses directly incurred for supporting this program may be charged by the ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) office against the firearms range account. Expenses shall not exceed ten percent of the yearly income for the range account.
     (4) The ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) board shall in cooperation with the firearms range advisory committee:
     (a) Develop an application process;
     (b) Develop an audit and accountability program;
     (c) Screen, prioritize, and approve grant applications; and
     (d) Monitor compliance by grant recipients.
     (5) The department of natural resources, the department of fish and wildlife, and the Washington military department are encouraged to provide land, facilitate land exchanges, and support the development of shooting range facilities.

Sec. 56   RCW 79A.25.230 and 1990 c 195 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
     The ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) board or director may accept gifts and grants upon such terms as the ((committee)) board shall deem proper. All monetary gifts and grants shall be deposited in the firearms range account of the general fund.

Sec. 57   RCW 79A.25.240 and 2003 c 39 s 44 are each amended to read as follows:
     The ((interagency committee for outdoor)) recreation and conservation office shall provide necessary grants and loan administration support to the salmon recovery funding board as provided in RCW 77.85.120. The ((committee)) office shall also be responsible for tracking salmon recovery expenditures under RCW 77.85.140. The ((committee)) office shall provide all necessary administrative support to the salmon recovery funding board, and the salmon recovery funding board shall be located with the ((committee)) office. The ((committee)) office shall provide necessary ((information to)) coordination with the salmon recovery office.

Sec. 58   RCW 79A.25.250 and 2000 c 11 s 79 are each amended to read as follows:
     Recognizing the fact that the demand for park services is greatest in our urban areas, that parks should be accessible to all Washington citizens, that the urban poor cannot afford to travel to remotely located parks, that few state parks are located in or near urban areas, that a need exists to conserve energy, and that local governments having jurisdiction in urban areas cannot afford the costs of maintaining and operating the extensive park systems needed to service their large populations, the legislature hereby directs the ((interagency committee for outdoor)) recreation and conservation funding board to place a high priority on the acquisition, development, redevelopment, and renovation of parks to be located in or near urban areas and to be particularly accessible to and used by the populations of those areas. For purposes of RCW 79A.25.250 and 79A.05.300, "urban areas" means any incorporated city with a population of five thousand persons or greater or any county with a population density of two hundred fifty persons per square mile or greater. This section shall be implemented by January 1, 1981.

Sec. 59   RCW 79A.25.820 and 2003 c 126 s 702 are each amended to read as follows:
     Subject to available resources, the ((interagency committee for outdoor)) recreation and conservation funding board may:
     (1) Prepare and update a strategic plan for the development, maintenance, and improvement of community outdoor athletic fields in the state. In the preparation of such plan, the ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) board may use available data from federal, state, and local agencies having community outdoor athletic responsibilities, user groups, private sector interests, and the general public. The plan may include, but is not limited to:
     (a) An inventory of current community outdoor athletic fields;
     (b) A forecast of demand for these fields;
     (c) An identification and analysis of actual and potential funding sources; and
     (d) Other information the ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) board deems appropriate to carry out the purposes of RCW 79A.25.800 through 79A.25.830;
     (2) Determine the eligibility requirements for cities, counties, and qualified nonprofit organizations to access funding from the youth athletic facility account created in RCW 43.99N.060(4);
     (3) Encourage and provide opportunities for interagency and regional coordination and cooperative efforts between public agencies and between public entities and nonprofit organizations involved in the maintenance, development, and improvement of community outdoor athletic fields; and
     (4) Create and maintain data, studies, research, and other information relating to community outdoor athletic fields in the state, and to encourage the exchange of this information.

Sec. 60   RCW 79A.25.830 and 2000 c 11 s 82 are each amended to read as follows:
     The ((interagency committee for outdoor)) recreation and conservation funding board or office may receive gifts, grants, or endowments from public and private sources that are made from time to time, in trust or otherwise, for the use and benefit of the purposes of RCW 79A.25.800 through 79A.25.830 and spend gifts, grants, or endowments or income from the public or private sources according to their terms, unless the receipt of the gifts, grants, or endowments violates RCW 42.17.710.

Sec. 61   RCW 79A.25.310 and 2006 c 152 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) There is created the Washington invasive species council to exist until December 31, 2011. Staff support to the council shall be provided by the ((committee)) recreation and conservation office and from the agencies represented on the council. For administrative purposes, the council shall be located within the ((committee)) office.
     (2) The purpose of the council is to provide policy level direction, planning, and coordination for combating harmful invasive species throughout the state and preventing the introduction of others that may be potentially harmful.
     (3) The council is a joint effort between local, tribal, state, and federal governments, as well as the private sector and nongovernmental interests. The purpose of the council is to foster cooperation, communication, and coordinated approaches that support local, state, and regional initiatives for the prevention and control of invasive species.
     (4) For the purposes of this chapter, "invasive species" include nonnative organisms that cause economic or environmental harm and are capable of spreading to new areas of the state. "Invasive species" does not include domestic livestock, intentionally planted agronomic crops, or nonharmful exotic organisms.

Sec. 62   RCW 79A.25.370 and 2006 c 152 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:
     The invasive species council account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from appropriations, gifts, grants, and donations must be deposited into the account. Expenditures from the account may be used only to carry out the purposes of the council. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW and the approval of the director of the ((committee)) recreation and conservation office is required for expenditures. All expenditures must be directed by the council.

Sec. 63   RCW 79A.35.010 and 1970 ex.s. c 76 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     ((As used in this chapter, "IAC" means the Washington state interagency committee for outdoor recreation, and)) The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
     (1) "Board" means the recreation and conservation funding board.
     (2) "System" means the Washington state recreation trails system.

Sec. 64   RCW 79A.35.030 and 2000 c 11 s 86 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The system shall be composed of trails as designated by the ((IAC)) board. Such trails shall meet the conditions established in this chapter and such supplementary criteria as the ((IAC)) board may prescribe.
     (2) The ((IAC)) board shall establish a procedure whereby federal, state, and local governmental agencies and/or public and private organizations may propose trails for inclusion within the system. Such proposals will comply with the proposal requirements contained in RCW 79A.35.050.
     (3) In consultation with appropriate federal, state, and local governmental agencies and public and private organizations, the ((IAC)) board shall establish a procedure for public review of the proposals considered appropriate for inclusion in the statewide trails system.

Sec. 65   RCW 79A.35.050 and 1970 ex.s. c 76 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
     Before any specific existing or proposed trail is considered for designation as a state recreational trail, a proposal must be submitted to the ((IAC)) board showing the following:
     (1) For existing trails:
     (a) The route of such trail, including maps and illustrations, and the recommended mode or modes of travel to be permitted thereon;
     (b) The characteristics that, in the judgment of the agency or organization proposing the trail, make it worthy of designation as a component of a state recreation trail or trail system;
     (c) A map showing the current status of land ownership and use along the designated route;
     (d) The name of the agency or combination of agencies that would be responsible for acquiring additional trail rights-of-way or easements, trail improvement, operation and maintenance, and a statement from those agencies indicating the conditions under which they would be willing to accept those responsibilities;
     (e) Any anticipated problems of maintaining and supervising the use of such trail and any anticipated hazards to the use of any land or resource adjacent to such trail;
     (f) And such others as deemed necessary by the ((IAC)) board.
     (2) In addition, for proposed trails or for existing trails which require additional right-of-way acquisition, easements, and/or development:
     (a) The method of acquiring trail rights-of-way or easements;
     (b) The estimated cost of acquisition of lands, or interest in land, if any is required;
     (c) The plans for developing the trail and the estimated cost thereof;
     (d) Proposed sources of funds to accomplish (((2)))(a) and (((2)))(b) of this subsection.

Sec. 66   RCW 79A.35.060 and 1970 ex.s. c 76 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:
     Following designation of a state recreation trail, the ((IAC)) recreation and conservation funding board may coordinate:
     (1) The agency or agencies that will acquire (where appropriate), develop and/or maintain the trail;
     (2) The most appropriate location for the trail;
     (3) Modes of travel to be permitted;
     (4) And other functions as appropriate.

Sec. 67   RCW 79A.35.070 and 1977 ex.s. c 220 s 21 are each amended to read as follows:
     The following seven categories of trails or areas are hereby established for purposes of this chapter:
     (1) Cross-state trails which connect scenic, historical, geological, geographical, or other significant features which are characteristic of the state;
     (2) Water-oriented trails which provide a designated path to, on, or along fresh and/or salt water in which the water is the primary point of interest;
     (3) Scenic-access trails which give access to quality recreation, scenic, historic or cultural areas of statewide or national significance;
     (4) Urban trails which provide opportunities within an urban setting for walking, bicycling, horseback riding, or other compatible activities. Where appropriate, they will connect parks, scenic areas, historical points, and neighboring communities;
     (5) Historical trails which identify and interpret routes which were significant in the historical settlement and development of the state;
     (6) ORV vehicle trails which are suitable for use by both four-wheel drive vehicles and two-wheel vehicles. Such trails may be included as a part of the trail systems enumerated in subsections (1), (2), (3) and (5) of this section or may be separately designated;
     (7) Off-road and off-trail areas which are suitable for use by both four-wheel drive vehicles and two-wheel vehicles. ((IAC)) The board shall coordinate an inventory and classification of such areas giving consideration to the type of use such areas will receive from persons operating four-wheel drive vehicles and two-wheel vehicles.
     The planning and designation of trails shall take into account and give due regard to the interests of federal agencies, state agencies and bodies, counties, municipalities, private landowners and individuals, and interested recreation organizations. It is not required that the above categories be used to designate specific trails, but the ((IAC)) board will assure that full consideration is given to including trails from all categories within the system. As it relates to all classes of trails and to all types of trail users, it is herein declared as state policy to increase recreational trail access to and within state and federally owned lands and private lands where access may be obtained. It is the intent of the legislature that public recreation facilities be developed as fully as possible to provide greater recreation opportunities for the citizens of the state. The purpose of chapter 153, Laws of 1972 ex. sess. is to increase the availability of trails and areas for off-road vehicles by granting authority to state and local governments to maintain a system of ORV trails and areas, and to fund the program to provide for such development. State lands should be used as fully as possible for all public recreation which is compatible with the income-producing requirements of the various trusts.

Sec. 68   RCW 79A.35.090 and 1971 ex.s. c 47 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     With the concurrence of any federal or state agency administering lands through which a state recreation trail may pass, and after consultation with local governments, private organizations and landowners which the ((IAC)) board knows or believes to be concerned, the ((IAC)) board may issue guidelines including, but not limited to: Encouraging the permissive use of volunteer organizations for planning, maintenance, or trail construction assistance; trail construction and maintenance standards, a trail use reporting procedure, and a uniform trail mapping system.

Sec. 69   RCW 79A.35.100 and 1993 c 258 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     The ((IAC)) board is authorized and encouraged to consult and to cooperate with any state, federal, or local governmental agency or body including special districts subject to the provisions of chapter 85.38 RCW, with private landowners, and with any privately owned utility having jurisdiction or control over or information concerning the use, abandonment, or disposition of roadways, utility rights-of-way, dikes or levees, or other properties suitable for the purpose of improving or expanding the system in order to assure, to the extent practicable, that any such properties having value for state recreation trail purposes may be made available for such use.

Sec. 70   RCW 79A.35.110 and 1971 ex.s. c 47 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
     Volunteer organizations may assist public agencies, with the agency's approval, in the construction and maintenance of recreational trails in accordance with the guidelines issued by the ((interagency committee)) board. In carrying out such volunteer activities the members of the organizations shall not be considered employees or agents of the public agency administering the trails, and such public agencies shall not be subject to any liability whatsoever arising out of volunteer activities. The liability of public agencies to members of such volunteer organizations shall be limited in the same manner as provided for in RCW 4.24.210.

Sec. 71   RCW 79A.35.120 and 1984 c 7 s 368 are each amended to read as follows:
     The department of transportation shall consider plans for trails along and across all new construction projects, improvement projects, and along or across any existing highways in the state system as deemed desirable by the ((IAC)) board.

Sec. 72   RCW 79A.60.590 and 2000 c 11 s 113 are each amended to read as follows:
     The amounts allocated in accordance with RCW 82.49.030(3) shall be expended upon appropriation in accordance with the following limitations:
     (1) Thirty percent of the funds shall be appropriated to the ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) recreation and conservation funding board and be expended for use by state and local government for public recreational waterway boater access and boater destination sites. Priority shall be given to critical site acquisition. The ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) recreation and conservation funding board shall administer such funds as a competitive grants program. The amounts provided for in this subsection shall be evenly divided between state and local governments.
     (2) Thirty percent of the funds shall be expended by the commission exclusively for sewage pumpout or dump units at publicly and privately owned marinas as provided for in RCW 79A.60.530 and 79A.60.540.
     (3) Twenty-five percent of the funds shall be expended for grants to state agencies and other public entities to enforce boating safety and registration laws and to carry out boating safety programs. The commission shall administer such grant program.
     (4) Fifteen percent shall be expended for instructional materials, programs or grants to the public school system, public entities, or other nonprofit community organizations to support boating safety and boater environmental education or boat waste management planning. The commission shall administer this program.

Sec. 73   RCW 84.34.055 and 2005 c 310 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1)(a) The county legislative authority may direct the county planning commission to set open space priorities and adopt, after a public hearing, an open space plan and public benefit rating system for the county. The plan shall consist of criteria for determining eligibility of lands, the process for establishing a public benefit rating system, and an assessed valuation schedule. The assessed valuation schedule shall be developed by the county assessor and shall be a percentage of market value based upon the public benefit rating system. The open space plan, the public benefit rating system, and the assessed valuations schedule shall not be effective until approved by the county legislative authority after at least one public hearing: PROVIDED, That any county which has complied with the procedural requisites of chapter 393, Laws of 1985, prior to July 28, 1985, need not repeat those procedures in order to adopt an open space plan pursuant to chapter 393, Laws of 1985.
     (b) County legislative authorities, in open space plans, public benefit rating systems, and assessed valuation schedules, shall give priority consideration to lands used for buffers that are planted with or primarily contain native vegetation.
     (c) "Priority consideration" as used in this section may include, but is not limited to, establishing classification eligibility and maintenance criteria for buffers meeting the requirements of (b) of this subsection.
     (d) County legislative authorities shall meet the requirements of (b) of this subsection no later than July 1, 2006, unless buffers already receive priority consideration in the existing open space plans, public benefit rating systems, and assessed valuation schedules.
     (2) In adopting an open space plan, recognized sources shall be used unless the county does its own survey of important open space priorities or features, or both. Recognized sources include but are not limited to the natural heritage data base; the state office of historic preservation; the ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) recreation and conservation office inventory of dry accretion beach and shoreline features; state, national, county, or city registers of historic places; the shoreline master program; or studies by the parks and recreation commission and by the departments of fish and wildlife and natural resources. Features and sites may be verified by an outside expert in the field and approved by the appropriate state or local agency to be sent to the county legislative authority for final approval as open space.
     (3) When the county open space plan is adopted, owners of open space lands then classified under this chapter shall be notified in the same manner as is provided in RCW 84.40.045 of their new assessed value. These lands may be removed from classification, upon request of owner, without penalty within thirty days of notification of value.
     (4) The open space plan and public benefit rating system under this section may be adopted for taxes payable in 1986 and thereafter.

Sec. 74   RCW 90.71.020 and 1998 c 246 s 14 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The Puget Sound action team is created. The action team shall consist of: The directors of the departments of ecology; agriculture; natural resources; fish and wildlife; and community, trade, and economic development; the secretaries of the departments of health and transportation; the director of the parks and recreation commission; the director of the ((interagency committee for outdoor recreation)) recreation and conservation office; the administrative officer of the conservation commission designated in RCW 89.08.050; one person representing cities, appointed by the governor; one person representing counties, appointed by the governor; one person representing federally recognized tribes, appointed by the governor; and the chair of the action team. The action team shall also include the following ex officio nonvoting members: The regional director of the United States environmental protection agency; the regional administrator of the national marine fisheries service; and the regional supervisor of the United States fish and wildlife service. The members representing cities and counties shall each be reimbursed for travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.
     (2) The action team shall:
     (a) Prepare a Puget Sound work plan and budget for inclusion in the governor's biennial budget;
     (b) Coordinate monitoring and research programs as provided in RCW 90.71.060;
     (c) Work under the direction of the action team chair as provided in RCW 90.71.040;
     (d) Coordinate permitting requirements as necessary to expedite permit issuance for any local watershed plan developed pursuant to rules adopted under this chapter;
     (e) Identify and resolve any policy or rule conflicts that may exist between one or more agencies represented on the action team;
     (f) Periodically amend the Puget Sound management plan;
     (g) Enter into, amend, and terminate contracts with individuals, corporations, or research institutions for the purposes of this chapter;
     (h) Receive such gifts, grants, and endowments, in trust or otherwise, for the use and benefit of the purposes of the action team. The action team may expend the same or any income therefrom according to the terms of the gifts, grants, or endowments;
     (i) Promote extensive public participation, and otherwise seek to broadly disseminate information concerning Puget Sound;
     (j) Receive and expend funding from other public agencies;
     (k) To reduce costs and improve efficiency, review by December 1, 1996, all requirements for reports and documentation from state agencies and local governments specified in the plan for the purpose of eliminating and consolidating reporting requirements; and
     (l) Beginning in December 1998, and every two years thereafter, submit a report to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the legislature that describes and evaluates the successes and shortcomings of the current work plan relative to the priority problems identified for each geographic area of Puget Sound.
     (3) By July 1, 1996, the action team shall begin developing its initial work plan, which shall include the coordination of necessary support staff.
     (4) The action team shall incorporate, to the maximum extent possible, the recommendations of the council regarding amendments to the Puget Sound management plan and the work plan.
     (5) All proceedings of the action team are subject to the open public meetings act under chapter 42.30 RCW.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 75   Section 62 of this act expires December 31, 2011.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 76   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 July 1, 2007.