Title 79A — Title 79A PUBLIC RECREATIONAL LANDS
13 chapters · 330 sections in this title.
RCW 79A.60.570 Grants for environmental education or boat waste management planning.
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The commission shall award grants to local government entities for boater environmental education or boat waste management planning. Grants shall be allocated according to criteria developed by the commission.[ 1989 c 393 s 8. Formerly RCW 88.12.355, 88.12.430, and 88.36.080.]
RCW 79A.60.580 Review of programs by commission.
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The commission shall, in consultation with interested parties, review progress on installation of sewage pumpout and dump units, the boater environmental education program, and the boating safety program.[ 1999 c 249 s 1508; 1993 c 244 s 36; 1989 c 393 s 9. Formerly RCW 88.12.365…
RCW 79A.60.590 Allocation of funds.
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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 recreation and conservation funding board and be expended for use by state and…
RCW 79A.60.595 Commission to adopt rules.
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The commission shall adopt rules as are necessary to carry out all sections of chapter 393, Laws of 1989 except for RCW 79A.60.550 and 82.49.030. The commission shall comply with all applicable provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW in adopting the rules.[ 1999 c 249 s 1509; 1989 c 393 …
RCW 79A.60.600 Liquid petroleum gas leak warning devices—Findings.
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(1) The legislature finds that:(a) Washington state has the greatest length of marine shoreline miles of the lower forty-eight states;(b) Such marine waters and the extensive freshwater lakes and rivers of the state provide innumerable recreational opportunities, and support a st…
RCW 79A.60.610 Recreational boating fire prevention education program.
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The commission shall undertake a statewide recreational boating fire prevention education program concerning the safe use of marine fuels and electrical systems. The boating fire prevention education program shall provide for the distribution of fire safety materials and decals w…
RCW 79A.60.620 Small spill prevention education program.
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(1) The Washington sea grant program, in consultation with the department of ecology, shall develop and conduct a voluntary spill prevention education program that targets small spills from commercial fishing vessels, ferries, cruise ships, ports, and marinas. Washington sea gran…
RCW 79A.60.630 Boating safety education—Commission's duties—Fee—Report to the legislature.
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(1) The commission shall establish and implement by rule a program to provide required boating safety education. The boating safety education program shall include training on preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species. The boating safety education program shall include ed…
RCW 79A.60.640 Requirements to operate motor-driven boats/vessels—Exemptions—Penalty.
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(1) No person shall operate or permit the operation of motor-driven boats and vessels with a mechanical power of fifteen horsepower or greater unless the person:(a) Is at least twelve years of age, except that an operator of a personal watercraft shall comply with the age require…
RCW 79A.60.650 Boating safety education certification account.
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The boating safety education certification account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from fees collected for the issuance of a boater education card shall be deposited in the account and shall be used only for the administration of RCW 79A.60.630 and …
RCW 79A.60.660 Operating motor-driven boat or vessel for teak surfing, platform dragging, bodysurfing—Prohibition—Exceptions—Penalty.
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(1) No person may operate a motor-driven boat or vessel or have the engine of a motor-driven boat or vessel run idle while an individual is teak surfing, platform dragging, or bodysurfing behind the motor-driven boat or vessel.(2) No person may operate a motor-driven boat or vess…
RCW 79A.60.670 Boating activities program—Boating activities advisory committee—Adoption of rules.
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(1) The boating activities program is created in the recreation and conservation funding board.(2) The recreation and conservation funding board shall distribute moneys appropriated from the boating activities account created in RCW 79A.60.690 as follows, or as otherwise appropri…
RCW 79A.60.680 Study of boater needs—Funding recommendations.
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(1) By December 1, 2007, the *interagency committee for outdoor recreation shall complete an initial study of boater needs and make recommendations to the appropriate committees of the legislature on the initial amount of funding that should be provided to the commission for boat…
RCW 79A.60.690 Boating activities account.
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The boating activities account is created in the state treasury. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account may be used only as authorized under RCW 79A.60.670 and 79A.60.680.Grants, gifts, or other financial assistance received by …
RCW 79A.60.700 Refusal to submit to certain tests—Not admissible as evidence—Penalty.
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(1) The refusal of a person to submit to a test of the alcohol concentration, THC concentration, or presence of any drug in the person's blood or breath is not admissible into evidence at a subsequent criminal trial.(2) A person's refusal to submit to a test or tests pursuant to …
RCW 79A.60.710 Vessels for hire—Requirements—Application of section—Penalty.
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(1) No person who has vessels for hire, or the agent or employee thereof, shall rent, lease, charter, or otherwise permit the use of a vessel, unless the person:(a) Displays the vessel registration numbers and a valid decal on the vessel hull as required by RCW 88.02.550(1);(b) K…