Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) The board was
created by Initiative 215 Marine Recreation Land Act of 1964 (section 11,
chapter 5, Laws of 1965) codified in chapter 79A.25 RCW.
(2) Membership of the board is defined in RCW 79A.25.110.
(3)The board is
authorized to:
(a)Prepare, maintain and update
statewide plans, including:
(i) A strategic
recreation resource and open space or assessment and policy plan (RCW 79A.25.020 ) and a state trails plan (79A.35.040);
(ii) A nonhighway and off-road vehicle plan
(RCW 46.09.370 ); and
(iii) Create
and maintain data, studies, research, and other information relating to
community outdoor athletic fields (RCW 79A.25.820 );
(b) Administer funds from the outdoor
recreation account (RCW 79A.25.060 ), recreation resources account (RCW 79A.25.190 and 79A.25.200 ), habitat conservation account (RCW 79A.15.020 ),
riparian protection account (RCW 79A.15.120 ), farmland preservation account
(RCW 79A.15.130 ), nonhighway and off-road vehicles activities program account
(RCW 46.09.510 ), and other such accounts as may now or hereafter be established
by the legislature;
(c)Establish
acquisition policies and procedures for distributions from the habitat
conservation account (RCW 79A.15.060 ), outdoor recreation account (RCW 79A.15.-070), riparian protection account (RCW 79A.15.120 ), and farmland
preservation account (RCW 79A.15.130 );
(d) Recommend to the governor a prioritized
list of applications for funding and make grant awards from the habitat
conservation account (RCW 79A.15.060 ), outdoor recreation account (RCW 79A.15.070 ), riparian protection account (RCW 79A.15.120 ), and farmland
preservation account (RCW 79A.15.130 );
(e) Submit letters received as described in
RCW 79A.15.110 to the governor and legislature;
(f)Establish a nonhighway and off-road
vehicle advisory committee as described in RCW 46.09.340 and report to the
committee once per year on the expenditure of off-road vehicle funds and
refunds from the motor vehicle fund;
(g)Distribute funds received from the
off-road vehicle funds and refunds from the motor vehicle fund at least once
per year as described in RCW 46.09.530;
(h) Determine the eligibility of applicants
for the youth athletic facilities account as described in RCW 79A.25.820;
(i) Prescribe the terms
and conditions for the making of grants in chapter 79A.25 RCW;
(j) Approve a conversion of use as described
in RCW 79A.25.100 and 79A.15.030(8);
(k) Recommend to the governor potential
candidates for the position of the director as described in RCW 79A.25.150;
and
(l) Designate state recreation
trails pursuant to RCW 79A.35.030.
(4)The board does not own or operate any
outdoor recreation or resource facilities.
(5) The office, under the supervision of a
director appointed by the governor, performs and accomplishes work on behalf of
the board.
(6)The board:
(a)Conducts regular meetings, pursuant to RCW 42.30.-075, according to a schedule it adopts in an open public
meeting;
(b)May conduct special
meetings at any time, pursuant to RCW 42.30.080, if called by the
chair;
(c) Maintains an official
record of its meetings in a recorded audio format, unless written minutes are
otherwise indicated for logistical reasons.
(d)Defines a quorum as five of its
members;
(e)Adopts parliamentary
meeting procedure generally as described in Robert's Rules of
Order.
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.98A.060(1), [43.98A].070(5),43.99.080 , 46.09.240 and 77.12.720. 94-17-095, §
286-04-020, filed 8/17/94, effective 9/17/94. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.99.010, 43.99.110, 43.99.080, 43.99.120, 43.99.060, 42.17.370, 46.09.020, 46.09.170 and 46.09.240. 83-01-030 (Order IAC 82-1), §
286-04-020, filed 12/8/82. Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.99 RCW. 79-09-124 (Order 79-1), §
286-04-020, filed 9/5/79; 78-03-032 (Order 78-1), §
286-04-020, filed 2/17/78; Order 3, §
286-04-020, filed 7/31/73; Order 1, §
286-04-020, filed 12/10/71.