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USA Statutes : washington
Title : Public recreational lands
Chapter : Wildlife and recreation lands -- Funding of maintenance and operations
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RCW 79A.20.005Findings.(1) The legislature finds that: (a) The state of Washington owns and maintains a wide variety of fish and wildlife habitat, natural areas, parks, and other recreation lands; (b) The state of Washington is responsible for managing these lands for the benefit of the citizens, wildlife, and other natural resources of the state; (c) The state of Washington has recently significantly enhanced its efforts to acquire critical habitat, natural areas, parks, and other recreation lands and to transfer suitable lands from school trust to conservation and park purposes; (d) Recent unprecedented population growth has greatly increased the threat to the state's fish and wildlife habitat and the demands placed on the lands under (a) of this subsection; (e) The importance of this habitat and these lands to the state is continuing to increase as more people depend on them to satisfy their needs and more plant and animal species require state-owned lands for their survival; (f) By itself, public ownership cannot guarantee that resources will be protected, or that appropriate recreational opportunities will be provided; (g) Only through ongoing, responsible management can fish and wildlife habitat, sensitive ecosystems, and recreational values be protected; (h) The operation and maintenance funding for state-owned fish and wildlife habitat, natural areas, parks, and other recreation lands has not kept pace with increasing demands placed upon such lands; (i) Many needed operation and maintenance projects have been deferred due to insufficient funding, resulting in increased costs when the projects are finally undertaken; and (j) An increase in operation and maintenance funding is necessary to bring state-owned lands and facilities up to acceptable standards and to protect the state's investment in its fish and wildlife habitat, natural areas, parks, and other recreation lands. (2) Therefore, it is the policy of the state to provide adequate and continuing funding for operation and maintenance needs of state-owned fish and wildlife habitat, natural areas, parks, and other recreation lands to protect the state's investment in such lands, and it is the purpose of this chapter to create a mechanism for doing so.[1992 c 153 § 2. Formerly RCW 43.98B.005.] RCW 79A.20.010Definitions.The definitions set forth in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Basic stewardship" means the costs associated with holding and protecting property to maintain the functions for which the property was acquired. It includes, but is not limited to, costs associated with statutorily required in-lieu property taxes, weed and pest control, fire protection, fence maintenance, cultural and archaeological site protection, basic research related to maintenance of natural area preserves and natural resource conservation areas, basic resource and environmental protection, and meeting applicable legal requirements. (2) "Improved or developed resources" means the costs associated with the built or manipulated environment. It includes, but is not limited to, costs associated with maintaining buildings, grounds, roads, trails, water access sites, and utility systems. Also included are improvements to habitat such as bank stabilization, range rehabilitation, and food and water sources. (3) "Human use management" means the costs associated with visitor management, education, and protection. (4) "Administration" means state agency costs necessary to support subsections (1) through (3) of this section. It includes, but is not limited to, budget and accounting, personnel support services, volunteer programs, and training.[1992 c 153 § 3. Formerly RCW 43.98B.010.] RCW 79A.20.030Allocation and distribution of moneys.(1) Moneys appropriated for this chapter from the *state wildlife and recreation lands management account shall be expended in the following manner: (a) Not less than thirty percent for basic stewardship; (b) Not less than twenty percent for improved or developed resources; (c) Not less than fifteen percent for human use management; and (d) Not more than fifteen percent for administration. (e) The remaining twenty to thirty-five percent shall be considered unallocated. (2) In the event that moneys appropriated for this chapter to the *state wildlife and recreation lands management account under the initial allocation prove insufficient to meet basic stewardship needs, the unallocated amount shall be used to fund basic stewardship needs. (3) Each eligible agency is not required to meet this specific percentage distribution. However, funding across agencies should meet these percentages during each biennium. (4) It is intended that moneys disbursed from this account not replace existing operation and maintenance funding levels from other state sources. (5) Agencies eligible to receive funds from this account are the departments of fish and wildlife and natural resources, and the state parks and recreation commission. (6) Moneys appropriated for this chapter from the *state wildlife and recreation lands management account shall be distributed in the following manner: (a) Not less than twenty-five percent to the state parks and recreation commission. (b) Not less than twenty-five percent to the department of natural resources. (c) Not less than twenty-five percent to the department of fish and wildlife. (d) The remaining funds shall be allocated to eligible agencies based upon an evaluation of remaining unfunded needs. (7) The office of financial management shall review eligible state agency requests and make recommendations on the allocation of funds provided under this chapter as part of the governor's operating budget request to the legislature.[1994 c 264 § 30; 1992 c 153 § 5. Formerly RCW 43.98B.030.]Notes:*Reviser's note: This account was created in RCW 79A.20.020 which was repealed by 2000 c 150 § 2, effective July 1, 2001. RCW 79A.20.900Short title.This chapter shall be known as the state wildlife and recreation lands management act.[1992 c 153 § 1. Formerly RCW 43.98B.900.] RCW 79A.20.901Severability 1992 c 153.If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.[1992 c 153 § 7. Formerly RCW 43.98B.910.] RCW 79A.20.902Captions not law 1992 c 153.Section headings as used in this chapter do not constitute any part of the law.[1992 c 153 § 8. Formerly RCW 43.98B.920.]
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