OLYMPIA — A proposal to split management of Fort Worden State Park between the state and the local Port Townsend Public Development Authority will still be pursued even though there’ll be no legislation on it this term.
The North Olympic Peninsula’s three lawmakers say the matter will be handled through the state’s budgeting process.
Rep. Steve Tharinger, D-Sequim, said he thinks there is support for the sharing the park/conference center’s expenses.
“It’s a jewel, I think, in the parks system,” he said.
“But it also costs them about $800,000 a year.”
The cutoff for all bills to make it out of their committees of origin was Friday.
Proposals can still be added to legislation as amendments or tucked into the budget.
The Port Townsend Public Development Authority is seeking to lease the entire park from the state or share its management.
The authority is in the center of a long-range planning effort to turn the former Army fort, decommissioned in 1952, into a learning center.
Tharinger represents the 24th Legislative District along with Rep. Kevin Van De Wege, D-Sequim, and Sen. Jim Hargrove, D-Hoquiam.
The district includes Jefferson and Clallam counties and a portion of Grays Harbor County.
Fourteen of the 22 bills the three introduced this session made it past their first committee by Friday’s deadline.
Tharinger had one bill survive the cutoff date, Van De Wege had two, and Hargrove had 11.
Tharinger’s bill, House Bill 2450, would require rechargeable-battery manufacturers to participate in a battery recycling program.
Van De Wege’s bill, HB 2618, provides funding for marine management planning, and his HB 2373, makes reforms to the Discover Pass, used at state parks and some Natural Resources lands.
Those reforms include allowing the pass, required to park at state parks, to be transferred between vehicles, capping the cost of most passes at $30 per year, and not requiring the pass at events.
The bill also included a provision to replace the state Parks and Recreation Commission with a new department, but Van De Wege said he is not pursuing that any longer.
Hargrove’s bills that survived the deadline are:
■ SB 6135, authorizes a peace officer to detain a person in order to check their identity and check for outstanding warrants regarding fish and wildlife violations.
■ SB 6165, allows conservation districts to be formed that are smaller than a county.
■ SB 6204, modifies community supervision provisions.
■ SB 6389, would levy a $10 fine against drivers who commit a traffic infraction. It would fund crime victims’ services.
■ SB 6405, requires state agencies to allocate 0.5 percent of funding for the construction of public buildings to the Civilian Conservation Corps.
■ SB 6406, modifies rules for hydraulic permits.
■ SB 6492, sets performance targets for mental evaluations conducted by the state.
■ SB 6494, prohibits a court from issuing a bench warrant for a child who failed to attend a hearing regarding school truancy.
■ SB 6524, delays the elimination of the Family Policy Council. It also requires the council to develop a plan for transferring its responsibility to other organizations by June 30, 2013.
■ SB 6555, provides for family assessments in cases involving child abuse or neglect.
■ SB 6100, updates the administration of the sexual assault grant programs.
How they voted
Here is how the three lawmakers voted last week:
■ House Concurrent Resolution 4409, to amend the redistricting plan for state legislative and congressional districts.
The Senate passed the bill 44-4 on Wednesday; Hargrove voted yes.
■ SB 6239, to legalize same-sex marriage.
The Senate passed the bill 28-21 on Wednesday; Hargrove voted no.
■ HB 2417, to increase the dollar amount for construction of a dock that does not qualify as a substantial development from $10,000 to $20,000.
The House passed the bill 96-0 on Jan. 30; Van De Wege and Tharinger voted yes.
■ HB 2440, to allow the state Department of Natural Resources to provide various fire services on nonforested public lands owned by the state.
The House passed the bill 96-0 on Jan. 30; Van De Wege and Tharinger voted yes.
■ HB 2362, to give growers of Vinifera grapes a first priority lien against the value of the delivered grapes, against the inventory of the receiving wine producer, and for the wine producer’s accounts receivable.
The House passed the bill 96-0 on Wednesday; Van De Wege and Tharinger voted yes.
■ HB 2360, to modify which financial institutions’ prearrangement trust funds for burial may be deposited.
The House passed the bill 96-0 on Wednesday; Van De Wege and Tharinger voted yes.
■ HB 2367, to make administrative changes to the composition of the Dairy Products Commission.
The House passed the bill 96-0 on Wednesday; Van De Wege and Tharinger voted yes.
■ HB 2305, to authorize port districts to contract with community service organizations for certain public works services without regard to competitive bidding laws.
The House passed the bill 96-0 on Wednesday; Van De Wege and Tharinger voted yes.
■ HB 2306, to authorize clinical laboratories and physicians providing anatomic pathology services to present claims for payment to direct patient-provider primary care practices.
The House passed the bill 96-0; Van De Wege and Tharinger voted yes.
■ HB 2283, to require disabled-parking placards to be fully visible through a vehicle’s windshield.
The House passed the bill 95-1 on Jan. 30; Van De Wege and Tharinger voted yes.
■ HB 2293, to expand consumer cooperative provisions under the Nonprofit Miscellaneous and Mutual Corporations Act.
The House passed the bill 96-0 on Jan. 30; Van De Wege and Tharinger voted yes.
■ HB 2308, to revise the award of costs in challenging actions taken by professional peer review bodies.
The House passed the bill 96-0 on Jan. 30; Van De Wege and Tharinger voted yes.
■ HB 2247, to allow school employees to administer topical medications, eye drops or ear drops.
The House passed the bill 96-0 on Jan. 30; Van De Wege and Tharinger voted yes.
■ HB 2255, to add prohibited practices to the regulation of consumer loan companies.
The House passed the bill 96-0 on Wednesday; Van De Wege and Tharinger voted yes.
■ HB 2235, to require notice of alterations to a franchise agreement.
The House passed the bill 96-0 on Wednesday; Van De Wege and Tharinger voted yes.
■ HB 2213, to add agricultural structures to the definition of improved property in regards to forest protection.
The House passed the bill 96-0 on Jan. 30; Van De Wege and Tharinger voted yes.
■ HB 1144, to add hydrokinetic energy systems to the renewable energy incentive cost-recovery program and allow nonprofit housing organizations host community solar projects.
The House passed the bill 81-15 on Jan. 30; Van De Wege and Tharinger voted yes.
■ HB 1217, to allow local authorities to establish maximum speed limits on some non-arterial highways.
The House passed the bill 96-0 on Jan. 30; Van De Wege and Tharinger voted yes.
■ HB 1237, to increase the permissible deposit of public funds in credit unions.
The House passed the bill 86-10 on Jan. 30; Van De Wege and Tharinger voted yes.
■ HB 1833, to require the Motorcycle Safety Education Advisory Board to meet at least once a quarter.
The House passed the bill 96-0 on Jan. 30; Van De Wege and Tharinger voted yes.
■ HB 1057, to create the farm labor account.
The House passed the bill 96-0 on Jan. 30; Van De Wege and Tharinger voted yes.
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Reporter Tom Callis can be reached at 360-417-3532 or at tom.callis@peninsuladailynews.com.