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2009 Senate Bill 5691: Increasing boating safety
Introduced by Sen. Dale Brandland, (R-Bellingham) (R) on January 29, 2009
Requires the state parks and recreation commission, within existing funds, to develop a plan to implement recommendations on boating safety and marine law enforcement made by recent state studies. (See also Companion HB 1848). Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the Senate Natural Resources, Ocean and Recreation Committee on January 29, 2009
Substitute offered in the Senate on February 19, 2009
To create the Recreational Boating Services and Safety Improvement Act of 2009. Requires, within funds appropriated for this specific purpose, the RCO, in consultation with the Commission, recreational boating stakeholders, and the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs to: contract for a quantification of the needs identified in past studies and reports; develop program standards;
determine state and local responsibilities; establish a standardized and specialized training plan; identify best practices for education and law enforcement activities; and review the funding and expenditures of the state's boating programs.
The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on February 19, 2009
Referred to the Senate Ways & Means Committee on February 19, 2009
Substitute offered in the Senate on March 2, 2009
Adding a null and void clause.
The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on March 2, 2009
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on March 2, 2009
Received in the House on March 13, 2009
Referred to the House Ecology & Parks Committee on March 13, 2009
Referred to the House General Government Appropriations Committee on March 24, 2009