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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 3324

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Senators Warnke, Moore and Owen

Read first time 1/24/85 and referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor.

AN ACT Relating to urban area parks; amending RCW 43.51.380, 43.51.385 and 67.70.240.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 3, chapter 89, Laws of 1980 and RCW 43.51.380 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 to place a high priority on the ((acquisition, development, redevelopment, and renovation)) establishment of parks ((to be)) located in or near urban areas ((and to)) that will be particularly accessible to and used by the populations of those areas.  The interagency committee for outdoor recreation shall use all moneys allocated to it under RCW 67.70.240 solely for the acquisition, development, redevelopment, renovation, and maintenance of urban area parks.  "Maintenance" shall be limited to systems that improve the quality of park and recreation areas and facilities such as sewers, irrigation, drainage, water, and roads but shall not include expenses for park employees.  For purposes of RCW 43.51.380 and 43.51.385, "urban areas" mean 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)) of the second class or greater.  ((This section shall be implemented by January 1, 1981.))

        Sec. 2.  Section 4, chapter 89, Laws of 1980 and RCW 43.51.385 are each amended to read as follows:

          For the reasons specified in RCW 43.51.380, the state parks and recreation commission shall place a high priority on the establishment of urban area state parks and shall revise its plan for future state parks to achieve this priority.  ((This section shall be implemented by January 1, 1981.)) The state parks and recreation commission shall use all moneys allocated to the state parks and recreation commission under RCW 67.70.240 solely for the acquisition, development, redevelopment, renovation, and maintenance of urban area state parks.  "Maintenance" shall be limited to systems that improve the quality of park and recreation areas and facilities such as sewers, irrigation, drainage, water, and roads but shall not include expenses for park employees.

        Sec. 3.  Section 24, chapter 7, Laws of 1982 2nd ex. sess. and RCW 67.70.240 are each amended to read as follows:

          The moneys in the state lottery fund shall be used only:  (1) For the payment of prizes to the holders of winning lottery tickets or shares; (2) for purposes of making deposits into the reserve account created by RCW 67.70.250 and into the revolving fund created by RCW 67.70.260;  (3) for purposes of making deposits into the state's general fund; and (4) for the repayment of the amounts appropriated to the fund pursuant to sections 36 and 37, chapter 7, Laws of 1982 2nd ex. sess.  The legislature shall annually appropriate ten percent of the amount deposited in the state general fund pursuant to subsection (3) of this section for the acquisition, development, redevelopment, renovation, and maintenance of urban area parks in the following manner:  Five percent to the state parks and recreation commission for the establishment of urban area state parks and five percent to the interagency committee for outdoor recreation for the establishment of parks in or near urban areas.  The legislative budget committee and the office of financial management shall review this annual appropriation for urban area parks in accordance with the procedures established in chapter 43.131 RCW, and shall report their findings and recommendations to the legislature by January 1, 1990.