Legislative
Issues Impacting BCHW in 2004
February 18, 2004
By: Gjurasic & Kohn, Public Affairs Consultants
Last night was the cut-off for bills passing out of the House of origin. Below is the bill status on priority issues.
1. TRAILER FEE BILLS: ALL THESE BILLS DIED.
Background: Prior to 2002, personal use trailers under 2,000 pounds were exempt from paying vehicle registration fees. They paid $4.50 for an original registration and $3.25 for a renewal registration. In the 2002 session, the Legislature repealed the statute that exempted small trailers from paying vehicle registration fees. Because of this, small trailers became subject to the $30
vehicle registration fee and, in certain counties, became subject to the local licensing fees. The State Parks and Recreation Commission recently implemented a day-use parking fee of $5 per day, or $50 for an annual pass. The State Parks and Outdoor Recreation Funding Task Force recommended that the Legislature consider extending the watercraft excise tax to motor homes and travel trailers.
SB 6110 Authorizing a reduced license fee for personal use trailers. Sponsors: Senators Benton
Status: DEAD- in Rules; passed out of Senate Highways and Transportation committee.
HB 1142 Funding capital improvements and maintenance of state parks and outdoor recreation lands. Sponsors: Representatives McIntire
Status: DEAD- Heard but not passed out of the House Fisheries, Ecology and Parks committee.
HB 1452 Prescribing license fees for small trailers. Sponsors: Representatives Rockefeller
Status: DEAD- Heard but not passed out of House Transportation committee.
HB 2143 Prescribing license and trip permit fees for small trailers. Sponsors: Representatives Upthegrove
Status: DEAD- Not heard in House Transportation committee.
SB 5775 Providing funding for state parks and outdoor recreation facilities. Sponsors: Senators Oke
Status: DEAD- Not heard in Ways & Means; heard in the Senate Parks, Fish and Wildlife committee.
SB 6001 Legalizing a motor vehicle, travel trailer, and boat trailer combination. Sponsors: Senator Benton
Status: DEAD- in the Senate Rules committee.
SB 6069 Providing personal use trailer license fees. Sponsors: Senator McCaslin
Status: DEAD- never heard in Senate Highways and Transportation committee.
2. STATE PARKS CENTENNIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE- BOTH ARE ALIVE
SB 6372 State Parks Centennial Advisory Committee
Status: IN HOUSE: Senate passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
HB 2696 State Parks Centennial Advisory Committee
Status: House passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3.
Provide for the creation of a State Parks Centennial Advisory committee to assist in the planning for the implementation of State Parks' Centennial 2013 Plan.
SHB 2489 Concerning nonhighway and off-road vehicles
Status: House passed; yeas, 84; nays, 12; absent, 0; excused, 2.
SB 6234 Concerning nonhighway and off-road vehicles
Status: Senate passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
These are the NOVA Task Force bills, implementing the consensus recommendations of the Task Force.
4. OFF-ROAD VEHICLES- ALL ARE ALIVE
SHB 2356 Allowing off-road vehicles on nonhighway roads
Status: House passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
SHB 2506 Allowing access roads across state lands
Status: House passed; yeas, 94; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4.
SHB 2919 Adjusting ORV permit fees
Status: House passed; yeas, 80; nays, 16; absent, 0; excused, 2.
HB 2459 Operating supplemental budget
SB 6187 Operating supplemental budget
These are the supplemental operating budget bills. DNR's recreation access program funded for dozens of outdoor recreation facilities is at stake.
HB 2573 Capital supplemental budget [
SB 6233 Capital supplemental budget
These are the supplemental capital budget bills. Funds at risk: Cama Beach State Park funding, replenishing of the State Parks' emergency and unforeseen needs account, additional funding for the South Cle Elum Railroad Depot project, and clarification of the use of day-use fees in meeting deferred maintenance needs in the state parks generating those revenues.
HB 2537 Public safety employees' retirement system plan 2
Status: passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1
SB 6246 Public Safety pension reform bill supports state park rangers.
Status: Died in Ways & Means
Public Safety pension reform bill supports state park rangers.
SHB 2650 Recognizing important bird areas
Status: House passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3
SSB 6342 Recognizing important bird areas
Status: Died in Rules
These are Audubon Washington's bills to help protect important bird areas in Washington
SHB 2275 Expanding criteria for habitat conservation programs
Status: House passed; yeas, 64; nays, 33; absent, 0; excused, 1
2SSB 6082 Expanding criteria for habitat conservation programs
Status: Senate passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
HB 2454 Allowing DNR to accept voluntary contributions
Status: House passed; yeas, 96; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.
SSB 6242 Statewide strategy for land acquisitions
Status: Senate passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.
SSB 6333 Opening state parks to use of metal detectors
Status: Died in Rules