Title 79A — Title 79A PUBLIC RECREATIONAL LANDS

(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…

(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…

(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…

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 …

(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 …

(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…

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "Charges" means charges of the commission for moorage and storage, and all other charges related to the vessel and owing to or that become owing to the commission, inc…

(1) The commission may take reasonable measures, including but not limited to the use of anchors, chains, ropes, and locks, or removal from the water, to secure unauthorized vessels located at or on a commission facility so that the unauthorized vessels are in the possession and …

(1) The commission may provide for the public sale of vessels considered abandoned under RCW 79A.65.020. At such sales, the vessels shall be sold for cash to the highest and best bidder. The commission may establish either a minimum bid or require a letter of credit, or both, to …

If the full amount of all charges due the commission on an unauthorized vessel is not paid to the commission within thirty days after the date on which notice is affixed or posted under RCW 79A.65.020(3), the commission may bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction t…

The rights granted to the commission under this chapter are in addition to any other legal rights the commission may have to secure, hold, and sell a vessel and in no manner does this section alter those rights, or affect the priority of other liens on a vessel.[ 1994 c 51 s 5. F…

The legislature finds that:(1) State parks are a valuable asset to the people of the state of Washington, contributing to their health, education, and well-being;(2) Well maintained state parks are an attraction and contribute significantly to the economic well-being of the state…

The purpose of the Washington state parks foundation is to solicit support for the state parks system, [to] cooperate with other organizations, and to encourage gifts to support and improve the state parks.[ 2014 c 86 s 6; 2000 c 25 s 2.]

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Foundation" means the Washington state parks foundation created in RCW 79A.70.030.(2) "State parks" means that system of parks administered by the commission under thi…

(1) By September 1, 2000, the commission shall file articles of incorporation in accordance with the Washington nonprofit corporation act, chapter 24.03A RCW, to establish the Washington state parks foundation. The foundation shall not be an agency, instrumentality, or political …

(1) The foundation shall actively solicit contributions from individuals and groups for the benefit of the state parks.(2) The foundation shall develop criteria for guiding themselves in either the creation of an endowment, or the making of grants to eligible grant recipients and…

Money provided to the state parks by the foundation shall not be used to supplant preexisting funding sources.[ 2000 c 25 s 6.]

(1) The legislature finds that there is an increasing demand for outdoor recreation opportunities and conservation measures on lands managed by the department of fish and wildlife, the department of natural resources, and the parks and recreation commission. Development and maint…

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Agency" or "agencies" means the department of fish and wildlife, the department of natural resources, and the parks and recreation commission.(2) "Annual natural inves…

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a discover pass is required for any motor vehicle to:(a) Park at any recreation site or lands; or(b) Operate on any recreation site or lands.(2) Except as provided in RCW 79A.80.110, the cost of a discover pass is thirty dollars. …

(1) A person may purchase a day-use permit to meet the requirements of RCW 79A.80.080. Except as provided in RCW 79A.80.110, a day-use permit is ten dollars per day and must be available for purchase from each agency. A day-use permit is valid for one calendar day.(2) The agencie…

(1) The vehicle access pass is created solely for access to the department of fish and wildlife recreation sites or lands. The vehicle access pass is only available to a person who purchases a current valid: Big game hunting license issued under RCW 77.32.450; small game hunting …

(1) A discover pass or a day-use permit are not required within a state park for persons who have a valid camper registration, or annual natural investment permit, issued by the state parks and recreation commission.(2) In consultation with the director of the department of fish …

The discover pass or the day-use permit are not required, for persons who have a valid sno-park permit issued by the state parks and recreation commission, at designated sno-parks between November 1st through March 31st.[ 2019 c 175 s 2; 2011 c 320 s 7.]Notes:Intent—2019 c 175: "…

Each agency, where applicable, must designate short-term parking not to exceed thirty minutes where the discover pass or day-use permit are not required at recreation sites or lands.[ 2011 c 320 s 8.]Notes:Effective date—2011 c 320: See note following RCW 79A.80.005.

(1) A discover pass, vehicle access pass, or day-use permit must be visibly displayed in the front windshield, or otherwise in a prominent location for motor vehicles without a windshield, of any motor vehicle:(a) Operating on any recreation site or lands; or(b) Parking at any re…

(1) The recreation access pass account is created in the state treasury. All moneys received from the sale of discover passes and day-use permits must be deposited into the account.(2) Each fiscal biennium, the first seventy-one million dollars in revenue must be distributed to t…

(1) Discover passes and day-use permits may be made available for purchase:(a) Through vendors under contract with one or more of the agencies. The agencies may provide vendors with discover passes and day-use permits at the sales price established under RCW 79A.80.020 and 79A.80…

(1) By mutual agreement, the agencies may sell discounted discover passes at a rate below that established under RCW 79A.80.020 or discounted day-use permits at a rate below that established under RCW 79A.80.030 for purposes of bulk sales to retailers, agency license and permit p…

Once each calendar year, the commission must provide at least two library discover passes to any library that submits a request to the commission, so that the library can provide the pass on a loan basis to their patrons as with other library materials. The commission is not requ…