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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.30 - Washington State Horse Park. › 79A.30.050 - Collaboration by authority and state on projects of shared interest—Cooperation with groups for youth recreational activities.

RCW 79A.30.050
Collaboration by authority and state on projects of shared interest—Cooperation with groups for youth recreational activities.
(1) If the authority and state agencies find it mutually beneficial to do so, they are authorized to collaborate and cooperate on projects of shared interest. Agencies authorized to collaborate with the authority include but are not limited to: The commission for activities and projects related to public recreation; the department of agriculture for projects related to the equine agricultural industry; the department of commerce with respect to community and economic development and tourism issues associated with development of the state horse park; Washington State University with respect to opportunities for animal research, education, and extension; the department of ecology with respect to opportunities for making the state horse park's waste treatment facilities a demonstration model for the handling of waste to protect water quality; and with local community colleges with respect to programs related to horses, economic development, business, and tourism.
(2) The authority shall cooperate with 4-H clubs, pony clubs, youth groups, and local park departments to provide youth recreational activities. The authority shall also provide for preferential use of an area of the horse park facility for youth and individuals with disabilities at nominal cost.
[ 2023 c 470 § 2124; 1995 c 200 § 6. Formerly RCW 67.18.050.]
NOTES:
Explanatory statement—2023 c 470: See note following RCW 10.99.030.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.35 - Washington State Recreation Trails System. › 79A.35.010 - Definitions.

RCW 79A.35.010
Definitions.
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Board" means the recreation and conservation funding board.
(2) "System" means the Washington state recreation trails system.
[ 2007 c 241 § 63; 1970 ex.s. c 76 § 2. Formerly RCW 67.32.020.]
NOTES:
Intent—Effective date—2007 c 241: See notes following RCW 79A.25.005.
Recreation and conservation funding board: Chapter 79A.25 RCW.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.35 - Washington State Recreation Trails System. › 79A.35.020 - Purpose.

RCW 79A.35.020
Purpose.
(1) In order to provide for the ever increasing outdoor recreation needs of an expanding resident and tourist population and to promote public access to, travel within, and the enjoyment and appreciation of outdoor areas of Washington, it is declared to be in the public interest to plan a system of trails throughout the state to enable and encourage the public to engage in outdoor recreation activities.
(2) The purpose of this chapter is to provide the means for attaining these objectives by instituting a method for establishing a system of state recreation trails, and by prescribing the manner by which a proposed trail may be included in the system.
[ 1970 ex.s. c 76 § 3. Formerly RCW 67.32.030.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.35 - Washington State Recreation Trails System. › 79A.35.030 - Trails to be designated by board—Inclusion of other trails—Procedure.

RCW 79A.35.030
Trails to be designated by board—Inclusion of other trails—Procedure.
(1) The system shall be composed of trails as designated by the board. Such trails shall meet the conditions established in this chapter and such supplementary criteria as the board may prescribe.
(2) The board shall establish a procedure whereby federal, state, and local governmental agencies and/or public and private organizations may propose trails for inclusion within the system. Such proposals will comply with the proposal requirements contained in RCW 79A.35.050.
(3) In consultation with appropriate federal, state, and local governmental agencies and public and private organizations, the board shall establish a procedure for public review of the proposals considered appropriate for inclusion in the statewide trails system.
[ 2007 c 241 § 64; 2000 c 11 § 86; 1970 ex.s. c 76 § 4. Formerly RCW 67.32.040.]
NOTES:
Intent—Effective date—2007 c 241: See notes following RCW 79A.25.005.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.35 - Washington State Recreation Trails System. › 79A.35.040 - State trails plan.

RCW 79A.35.040
State trails plan.
The director shall prepare a state trails plan as part of the statewide outdoor recreation and open space plan. Included in this plan shall be an inventory of existing trails and potential trail routes on all lands within the state presently being used or with potential for use by all types of trail users. Such trails plan may include general routes or corridors within which specific trails or segments thereof may be considered for designation as state recreation trails.
[ 1989 c 237 § 7; 1971 ex.s. c 47 § 1; 1970 ex.s. c 76 § 5. Formerly RCW 67.32.050.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1989 c 237: See note following RCW 79A.25.005.
Application of chapter—Permission necessary to enter upon private lands: RCW 46.09.300.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.35 - Washington State Recreation Trails System. › 79A.35.050 - Proposals for designation of existing or proposed trails as state recreational trails.

RCW 79A.35.050
Proposals for designation of existing or proposed trails as state recreational trails.
Before any specific existing or proposed trail is considered for designation as a state recreational trail, a proposal must be submitted to the board showing the following:
(1) For existing trails:
(a) The route of such trail, including maps and illustrations, and the recommended mode or modes of travel to be permitted thereon;
(b) The characteristics that, in the judgment of the agency or organization proposing the trail, make it worthy of designation as a component of a state recreation trail or trail system;
(c) A map showing the current status of land ownership and use along the designated route;
(d) The name of the agency or combination of agencies that would be responsible for acquiring additional trail rights-of-way or easements, trail improvement, operation and maintenance, and a statement from those agencies indicating the conditions under which they would be willing to accept those responsibilities;
(e) Any anticipated problems of maintaining and supervising the use of such trail and any anticipated hazards to the use of any land or resource adjacent to such trail;
(f) And such others as deemed necessary by the board.
(2) In addition, for proposed trails or for existing trails which require additional right-of-way acquisition, easements, and/or development:
(a) The method of acquiring trail rights-of-way or easements;
(b) The estimated cost of acquisition of lands, or interest in land, if any is required;
(c) The plans for developing the trail and the estimated cost thereof;
(d) Proposed sources of funds to accomplish (a) and (b) of this subsection.
[ 2007 c 241 § 65; 1970 ex.s. c 76 § 6. Formerly RCW 67.32.060.]
NOTES:
Intent—Effective date—2007 c 241: See notes following RCW 79A.25.005.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.35 - Washington State Recreation Trails System. › 79A.35.060 - Coordination by recreation and conservation funding board.

RCW 79A.35.060
Coordination by recreation and conservation funding board.
Following designation of a state recreation trail, the recreation and conservation funding board may coordinate:
(1) The agency or agencies that will acquire (where appropriate), develop and/or maintain the trail;
(2) The most appropriate location for the trail;
(3) Modes of travel to be permitted;
(4) And other functions as appropriate.
[ 2007 c 241 § 66; 1970 ex.s. c 76 § 7. Formerly RCW 67.32.070.]
NOTES:
Intent—Effective date—2007 c 241: See notes following RCW 79A.25.005.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.35 - Washington State Recreation Trails System. › 79A.35.080 - General types of use.

RCW 79A.35.080
General types of use.
All trails designated as state recreational trails will be constructed, maintained, and operated to provide for one or more of the following general types of use: Foot, foot powered bicycle, horse, motor vehicular or watercraft travel as appropriate to the terrain and location, or to legal, administrative or other necessary restraints. It is further provided that the same trail shall not be designated for use by foot and vehicular travel at the same time.
[ 1970 ex.s. c 76 § 9. Formerly RCW 67.32.090.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.35 - Washington State Recreation Trails System. › 79A.35.090 - Guidelines.

RCW 79A.35.090
Guidelines.
With the concurrence of any federal or state agency administering lands through which a state recreation trail may pass, and after consultation with local governments, private organizations and landowners which the board knows or believes to be concerned, the board may issue guidelines including, but not limited to: Encouraging the permissive use of volunteer organizations for planning, maintenance, or trail construction assistance; trail construction and maintenance standards, a trail use reporting procedure, and a uniform trail mapping system.
[ 2007 c 241 § 68; 1971 ex.s. c 47 § 3; 1970 ex.s. c 76 § 10. Formerly RCW 67.32.100.]
NOTES:
Intent—Effective date—2007 c 241: See notes following RCW 79A.25.005.
Application of chapter—Permission necessary to enter upon private lands: RCW 46.09.300.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.35 - Washington State Recreation Trails System. › 79A.35.100 - Consultation and cooperation with state, federal, and local agencies.

RCW 79A.35.100
Consultation and cooperation with state, federal, and local agencies.
The board is authorized and encouraged to consult and to cooperate with any state, federal, or local governmental agency or body including special districts subject to the provisions of chapter 85.38 RCW, with private landowners, and with any privately owned utility having jurisdiction or control over or information concerning the use, abandonment, or disposition of roadways, utility rights-of-way, dikes or levees, or other properties suitable for the purpose of improving or expanding the system in order to assure, to the extent practicable, that any such properties having value for state recreation trail purposes may be made available for such use.
[ 2007 c 241 § 69; 1993 c 258 § 1; 1970 ex.s. c 76 § 11. Formerly RCW 67.32.110.]
NOTES:
Intent—Effective date—2007 c 241: See notes following RCW 79A.25.005.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.35 - Washington State Recreation Trails System. › 79A.35.110 - Participation by volunteer organizations—Liability of public agencies therefor limited.

RCW 79A.35.110
Participation by volunteer organizations—Liability of public agencies therefor limited.
Volunteer organizations may assist public agencies, with the agency's approval, in the construction and maintenance of recreational trails in accordance with the guidelines issued by the board. In carrying out such volunteer activities the members of the organizations shall not be considered employees or agents of the public agency administering the trails, and such public agencies shall not be subject to any liability whatsoever arising out of volunteer activities. The liability of public agencies to members of such volunteer organizations shall be limited in the same manner as provided for in RCW 4.24.210.
[ 2007 c 241 § 70; 1971 ex.s. c 47 § 4. Formerly RCW 67.32.130.]
NOTES:
Intent—Effective date—2007 c 241: See notes following RCW 79A.25.005.
Application of chapter—Permission necessary to enter upon private lands: RCW 46.09.300.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.35 - Washington State Recreation Trails System. › 79A.35.120 - Department of transportation—Participation.

RCW 79A.35.120
Department of transportation—Participation.
The department of transportation shall consider plans for trails along and across all new construction projects, improvement projects, and along or across any existing highways in the state system as deemed desirable by the board.
[ 2007 c 241 § 71; 1984 c 7 § 368; 1971 ex.s. c 47 § 5. Formerly RCW 67.32.140.]
NOTES:
Intent—Effective date—2007 c 241: See notes following RCW 79A.25.005.
Application of chapter—Permission necessary to enter upon private lands: RCW 46.09.300.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.35 - Washington State Recreation Trails System. › 79A.35.130 - Participants in conservation corps programs—Exempt from provisions related to rates of compensation.

RCW 79A.35.130
Participants in conservation corps programs—Exempt from provisions related to rates of compensation.
Participants in conservation corps programs offered by a nonprofit organization affiliated with a national service organization established under the authority of the national and community service trust act of 1993, P.L. 103-82, are exempt from provisions related to rates of compensation while performing environmental and trail maintenance work provided:
(1) The nonprofit organization must be registered as a nonprofit corporation pursuant to chapter 24.03A RCW;
(2) The nonprofit organization's management and administrative headquarters must be located in Washington;
(3) Participants in the program spend at least fifteen percent of their time in the program on education and training activities; and
(4) Participants in the program receive a stipend or living allowance as authorized by federal or state law.
Participants are exempt from provisions related to rates of compensation only for environmental and trail maintenance work conducted pursuant to the conservation corps program.
[ 2021 c 176 § 5242; 2011 c 56 § 1.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2021 c 176: See note following RCW 24.03A.005.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.35 - Washington State Recreation Trails System. › 79A.35.140 - Electric-assisted bicycles—Use—Public process—Report—Persons who possess current parking placard for persons with disabilities.

RCW 79A.35.140
Electric-assisted bicycles—Use—Public process—Report—Persons who possess current parking placard for persons with disabilities.
(1) The department of natural resources and the department of fish and wildlife shall each undergo a public process to collect information related to electric-assisted bicycle use on nonmotorized natural surface trails and closed roads open to bicycles to determine where such use may occur, and which classes of electric-assisted bicycles are acceptable on such trails and roads under the agencies' management. The public processes must also include a consideration of opportunities to improve awareness of applicable trail rules and trail etiquette among all classes of trail users.
(2) The public processes shall include, but not be limited to, input from tribes, individuals with disabilities, representatives of natural resource conservation organizations, and representatives of outdoor recreation interests representing horseback riding, traditional and electric-assisted mountain biking, hiking, and hunting. The department of natural resources and the department of fish and wildlife must report their findings to the appropriate committees of the legislature by September 30, 2022.
(3) Until June 30, 2023, or until legislation is enacted or rules are adopted related to the use of electric-assisted bicycles on nonmotorized natural surface trails and closed roads on lands managed by the department of natural resources and by the department of fish and wildlife, whichever is earlier, the department of natural resources and the department of fish and wildlife must allow persons who possess a current parking placard for persons with disabilities, issued by the department of transportation pursuant to RCW 46.19.030, to use class 1 and class 2 electric-assisted bicycles, as defined in RCW 46.04.169, on all nonmotorized natural surface trails and closed roads on which bicycles are allowed.
[ 2021 c 191 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.35 - Washington State Recreation Trails System. › 79A.35.900 - Short title.

RCW 79A.35.900
Short title.
This chapter may be cited as the Washington State Recreation Trails System Act.
[ 1970 ex.s. c 76 § 1. Formerly RCW 67.32.010.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.40 - Conveyances for Persons in Recreational Activities. › 79A.40.010 - Safe and adequate facilities and equipment required of owner and operator—Operator not common carrier.

RCW 79A.40.010
Safe and adequate facilities and equipment required of owner and operator—Operator not common carrier.
Every owner or operator of any recreational device designed and operated for the conveyance of persons which aids in promoting entertainment, pleasure, play, relaxation, or instruction, specifically including devices generally associated with winter sports activities such as aerial lifts, surface lifts, and similar devices and equipment, shall construct, furnish, maintain, and provide safe and adequate facilities and equipment with which safely and properly to receive and transport all persons offered to and received by the owner or operator of such devices, and to promote the safety of such owner's or operator's patrons, employees and the public. The owner or operator of the devices and equipment covered by this section shall be deemed not to be a common carrier.
[ 2014 c 133 § 1; 1965 ex.s. c 85 § 1; 1961 c 253 § 1; 1959 c 327 § 1. Formerly RCW 70.88.010.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.40 - Conveyances for Persons in Recreational Activities. › 79A.40.020 - Plans, specifications to be submitted to state parks and recreation commission—Approval—Certification by a qualified engineer—Penalty.

RCW 79A.40.020
Plans, specifications to be submitted to state parks and recreation commission—Approval—Certification by a qualified engineer—Penalty.
(1) It shall be unlawful after June 10, 1959, to construct or install any such recreational device as set forth in RCW 79A.40.010 without first submitting plans and specifications for such device to the state parks and recreation commission and receiving the approval of the commission for such construction or installation.
(2) The plans and specifications must be submitted to the commission in a manner provided by the commission accompanied by a certification by a qualified engineer. The certification must indicate that the conveyance was designed by a qualified engineer and that the conveyance, if properly installed as provided in the plan, will be safe. Upon completion of the installation, the operator or owner shall submit further certification by a qualified engineer to the commission that the conveyance has been installed in accordance with the plan. The qualified engineer submitting a certification as provided in this chapter must be formally approved to submit such a certification by the commission. The commission shall establish the necessary qualifications for any engineer seeking the ability to certify equipment pursuant to this chapter.
(3) Violation of this section shall be a misdemeanor.
[ 2014 c 133 § 2; 2000 c 11 § 87; 1959 c 327 § 2. Formerly RCW 70.88.020.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.40 - Conveyances for Persons in Recreational Activities. › 79A.40.030 - Orders directing repairs, improvements, changes, etc.—Notice—Forbidding operation.

RCW 79A.40.030
Orders directing repairs, improvements, changes, etc.—Notice—Forbidding operation.
The state parks and recreation commission shall have the authority and the responsibility for the inspection of the devices set forth in RCW 79A.40.010 and in addition shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) Whenever the commission, after hearing called upon its own motion or upon complaint, finds that additional apparatus, equipment, facilities or devices for use or in connection with the transportation or conveyance of persons upon the devices set forth in RCW 79A.40.010, ought reasonably to be provided, or any repairs or improvements to, or changes in, any theretofore in use ought reasonably to be made, or any additions or changes in construction should reasonably be made thereto, in order to promote the security and safety of the public or employees, it may make and serve an order directing such repairs, improvements, changes, or additions to be made.
(2) If the commission finds that the equipment, or appliances in connection therewith, or the apparatus, or other structures of the recreational device set forth in RCW 79A.40.010 are defective, and that the operation thereof is dangerous to the employees of the owner or operator of such device or to the public, it shall immediately give notice to the owner or operator of such device of the repairs or reconstruction necessary to place the same in a safe condition, and may prescribe the time within which they shall be made. If, in its opinion, it is needful or proper, the commission may forbid the operation of the device until it is repaired and placed in a safe condition.
[ 2000 c 11 § 88; 1959 c 327 § 3. Formerly RCW 70.88.030.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.40 - Conveyances for Persons in Recreational Activities. › 79A.40.040 - Penalty for violation of chapter or rules, etc., of parks and recreation commission.

RCW 79A.40.040
Penalty for violation of chapter or rules, etc., of parks and recreation commission.
Any violation of this chapter or the rules, regulations and codes of the state parks and recreation commission relating to public safety in the construction, operation and maintenance of the recreational devices provided for in this chapter shall be a misdemeanor.
[ 1965 ex.s. c 85 § 2; 1959 c 327 § 4. Formerly RCW 70.88.040.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.40 - Conveyances for Persons in Recreational Activities. › 79A.40.050 - Inspector of recreational devices—Employees.

RCW 79A.40.050
Inspector of recreational devices—Employees.
The state parks and recreation commission shall employ or retain a person qualified in engineering experience and training who shall be designated as the inspector of recreational devices, and may employ such additional employees as are necessary to properly administer this chapter. The inspector and such additional employees may be hired on a temporary basis or borrowed from other state departments, or the commission may contract with individuals or firms for such inspecting service on an independent basis.
[ 2014 c 133 § 3; 1959 c 327 § 5. Formerly RCW 70.88.050.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.40 - Conveyances for Persons in Recreational Activities. › 79A.40.060 - Powers and duties of inspector—Condemnation of equipment—Annual inspection.

RCW 79A.40.060
Powers and duties of inspector—Condemnation of equipment—Annual inspection.
The inspector of recreational devices and his or her assistants shall inspect all equipment and appliances connected with the recreational devices set forth in RCW 79A.40.010 and make such reports of his or her inspection to the commission as may be required. He or she shall, on discovering any defective equipment, or appliances connected therewith, rendering the use of the equipment dangerous, immediately report the same to the owner or operator of the device on which it is found, and in addition report it to the commission. If in the opinion of the inspector the continued operation of the defective equipment constitutes an immediate danger to the safety of the persons operating or being conveyed by such equipment, the inspector may condemn such equipment and shall immediately notify the commission of his or her action in this respect: PROVIDED, That inspection required by this chapter must be conducted at least once each year, prior to each use season.
[ 2014 c 133 § 4; 2000 c 11 § 89; 1959 c 327 § 6. Formerly RCW 70.88.060.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.40 - Conveyances for Persons in Recreational Activities. › 79A.40.070 - Program funding—Costs of inspection and plan review—Administrative fee—Fee schedule—Lien—Disposition of funds.

RCW 79A.40.070
Program funding—Costs of inspection and plan review—Administrative fee—Fee schedule—Lien—Disposition of funds.
The program authorized by this chapter and chapter 79A.45 RCW must be funded by fees charged to the owners or operators of ski areas. The expenses incurred in connection with making inspections and reviewing plans and specifications under this chapter shall be paid by the owner or operator of such recreational devices by reimbursing the commission for the costs it incurred to hire an engineer to complete an inspection or perform plan review. The commission shall maintain accurate and complete records of the costs incurred for each inspection and plan review for construction approval and shall assess the respective owners or operators of the recreational devices an administrative fee associated with the review or service provided by the commission, which amount may vary based on the service or level of review required. The commission shall adopt a fee schedule for the services provided under this chapter, subject to RCW 43.135.055, by rule. The costs as assessed by the commission shall be a lien on the equipment of the owner or operator of the recreational devices so inspected or installed. Such moneys collected by the commission under this section shall be paid into the state parks renewal and stewardship account.
[ 2014 c 133 § 5; 1997 c 137 § 5; 1990 c 136 § 1; 1975 1st ex.s. c 74 § 1; 1961 c 253 § 2; 1959 c 327 § 7. Formerly RCW 70.88.070.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1997 c 137: See note following RCW 79A.05.055.
Parks and parkways account abolished: RCW 43.79.405.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.40 - Conveyances for Persons in Recreational Activities. › 79A.40.080 - State immunity from liability—Actions deemed exercise of police power.

RCW 79A.40.080
State immunity from liability—Actions deemed exercise of police power.
Inspections, rules, and orders of the state parks and recreation commission resulting from the exercise of the provisions of this chapter and chapter 79A.45 RCW shall not in any manner be deemed to impose liability upon the state for any injury or damage resulting from the operation or signing of the facilities regulated by this chapter, and all actions of the state parks and recreation commission and its personnel shall be deemed to be an exercise of the police power of the state.
[ 2000 c 11 § 90; 1991 c 75 § 2; 1990 c 136 § 3; 1959 c 327 § 8. Formerly RCW 70.88.080.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.40 - Conveyances for Persons in Recreational Activities. › 79A.40.090 - Rules and codes.

RCW 79A.40.090
Rules and codes.
The state parks and recreation commission is empowered to adopt reasonable rules and codes relating to public safety in the construction, operation, signing, and maintenance of the recreational devices provided for in this chapter. The rules and codes authorized hereunder shall be in accordance with established standards, if any, and shall not be discriminatory in their application.
[ 1991 c 75 § 3; 1959 c 327 § 9. Formerly RCW 70.88.090.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.40 - Conveyances for Persons in Recreational Activities. › 79A.40.100 - Judicial review.

RCW 79A.40.100
Judicial review.
The procedure for review of the orders or actions of the state parks and recreation commission, its agents or employees, shall be conducted in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW.
[ 2007 c 234 § 98; 1959 c 327 § 10. Formerly RCW 70.88.100.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.45 - Skiing and Commercial Ski Activity. › 79A.45.010 - Ski area sign requirements.

RCW 79A.45.010
Ski area sign requirements.
(1) The operator of any ski area shall maintain a sign system based on international or national standards and as may be required by the state parks and recreation commission.
All signs for instruction of the public shall be bold in design with wording short, simple, and to the point. All such signs shall be prominently placed.
Entrances to all machinery, operators', and attendants' rooms shall be posted to the effect that unauthorized persons are not permitted therein.
The sign "Working on Lift" or a similar warning sign shall be hung on the main disconnect switch and at control points for starting the auxiliary or prime mover when a person is working on the passenger tramway.
(2) All signs required for normal daytime operation shall be in place, and those pertaining to the tramway, lift, or tow operations shall be adequately lighted for night skiing.
(3) If a particular trail or run has been closed to the public by an operator, the operator shall place a notice thereof at the top of the trail or run involved, and no person shall ski on a run or trail which has been designated "Closed".
(4) An operator shall place a notice at the embarking terminal or terminals of a lift or tow which has been closed that the lift or tow has been closed and that a person embarking on such a lift or tow shall be considered to be a trespasser.
(5) Any snow making machines or equipment shall be clearly visible and clearly marked. Snow grooming equipment or any other vehicles shall be equipped with a yellow flashing light at any time the vehicle is moving on or in the vicinity of a ski run; however, low profile vehicles, such as snowmobiles, may be identified in the alternative with a flag on a mast of not less than six feet in height.
(6) The operator of any ski area shall maintain a readily visible sign on each rope tow, wire rope tow, j-bar, t-bar, ski lift, or other similar device, advising the users of the device that:
(a) Any person not familiar with the operation of the lift shall ask the operator thereof for assistance and/or instruction; and
(b) The skiing-ability level recommended for users of the lift and the runs served by the device shall be classified "easiest", "more difficult", and "most difficult".
[ 1991 c 75 § 1; 1989 c 81 § 2; 1977 ex.s. c 139 § 1. Formerly RCW 70.117.010.]
NOTES:
Severability—1989 c 81: See note following RCW 79A.45.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.45 - Skiing and Commercial Ski Activity. › 79A.45.020 - "Trails" or "runs" defined.

RCW 79A.45.020
"Trails" or "runs" defined.
As used in this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
"Trails" or "runs" means those trails or runs that have been marked, signed, or designated by the ski area operator as ski trails or ski runs within the ski area boundary.
[ 1989 c 81 § 1. Formerly RCW 70.117.015.]
NOTES:
Severability—1989 c 81: "If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [ 1989 c 81 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.45 - Skiing and Commercial Ski Activity. › 79A.45.030 - Standard of conduct—Prohibited acts—Responsibility.

RCW 79A.45.030
Standard of conduct—Prohibited acts—Responsibility.
(1) In addition to the specific requirements of this section, all skiers shall conduct themselves within the limits of their individual ability and shall not act in a manner that may contribute to the injury of themselves or any other person.
(2) No person shall:
(a) Embark or disembark upon a ski lift except at a designated area;
(b) Throw or expel any object from any tramway, ski lift, commercial skimobile, or other similar device while riding on the device;
(c) Act in any manner while riding on a rope tow, wire rope tow, j-bar, t-bar, ski lift, or similar device that may interfere with the proper or safe operation of the lift or tow;
(d) Wilfully engage in any type of conduct which may injure any person, or place any object in the uphill ski track which may cause another to fall, while traveling uphill on a ski lift; or
(e) Cross the uphill track of a j-bar, t-bar, rope tow, wire rope tow, or other similar device except at designated locations.
(3) Every person shall maintain control of his or her speed and course at all times, and shall stay clear of any snowgrooming equipment, any vehicle, any lift tower, and any other equipment on the mountain.
(4) A person shall be the sole judge of his or her ability to negotiate any trail, run, or uphill track and no action shall be maintained against any operator by reason of the condition of the track, trail, or run unless the condition results from the negligence of the operator.
(5) Any person who boards a rope tow, wire rope tow, j-bar, t-bar, ski lift, or other similar device shall be presumed to have sufficient abilities to use the device. No liability shall attach to any operator or attendant for failure to instruct the person on the use of the device, but a person shall follow any written or verbal instructions that are given regarding the use.
(6) Because of the inherent risks in the sport of skiing all persons using the ski hill shall exercise reasonable care for their own safety. However, the primary duty shall be on the person skiing downhill to avoid any collision with any person or object below him or her.
(7) Any person skiing outside the confines of trails open for skiing or runs open for skiing within the ski area boundary shall be responsible for any injuries or losses resulting from his or her action.
(8) Any person on foot or on any type of sliding device shall be responsible for any collision whether the collision is with another person or with an object.
(9) A person embarking on a lift or tow without authority shall be considered to be a trespasser.
[ 1989 c 81 § 3; 1977 ex.s. c 139 § 2. Formerly RCW 70.117.020.]
NOTES:
Severability—1989 c 81: See note following RCW 79A.45.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.45 - Skiing and Commercial Ski Activity. › 79A.45.040 - Skiing outside of trails or boundaries—Notice of skier responsibility.

RCW 79A.45.040
Skiing outside of trails or boundaries—Notice of skier responsibility.
Ski area operators shall place a notice of the provisions of RCW 79A.45.030(7) on their trail maps, at or near the ticket booth, and at the bottom of each ski lift or similar device.
[ 2000 c 11 § 91; 1989 c 81 § 5. Formerly RCW 70.117.025.]
NOTES:
Severability—1989 c 81: See note following RCW 79A.45.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.45 - Skiing and Commercial Ski Activity. › 79A.45.050 - Leaving scene of skiing accident—Penalty—Notice.

RCW 79A.45.050
Leaving scene of skiing accident—Penalty—Notice.
(1) Any person who is involved in a skiing accident and who departs from the scene of the accident without leaving personal identification or otherwise clearly identifying himself or herself before notifying the proper authorities or obtaining assistance, knowing that any other person involved in the accident is in need of medical or other assistance, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(2) An operator shall place a prominent notice containing the substance of this section in such places as are necessary to notify the public.
[ 1989 c 81 § 4; 1977 ex.s. c 139 § 3. Formerly RCW 70.117.030.]
NOTES:
Severability—1989 c 81: See note following RCW 79A.45.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.45 - Skiing and Commercial Ski Activity. › 79A.45.060 - Insurance requirements for operators.

RCW 79A.45.060
Insurance requirements for operators.
(1) Every operator of an aerial lift, surface lift, or similar device shall maintain liability insurance of not less than one million dollars per occurrence.
(2) This section shall not apply to operators of tramways that are not open to the general public and that are operated without charge, except that this section shall apply to operators of tramways that are operated by schools, ski clubs, or similar organizations.
[ 2014 c 133 § 6; 1977 ex.s. c 139 § 4. Formerly RCW 70.117.040.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.45 - Skiing and Commercial Ski Activity. › 79A.45.070 - Skiing in an area or trail closed to the public—Penalty.

RCW 79A.45.070
Skiing in an area or trail closed to the public—Penalty.
A person is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person knowingly skis in an area or on a ski trail, owned or controlled by a ski area operator, that is closed to the public and that has signs posted indicating the closure.
[ 2011 c 276 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.50 - Public Lands for State or City Parks. › 79A.50.010 - Use of public lands for state or city park purposes—Regents' consent, when.

RCW 79A.50.010
Use of public lands for state or city park purposes—Regents' consent, when.
The department of natural resources is hereby authorized to withdraw from sale or lease, and reserve for state or city park purposes, public lands selected by the state parks and recreation commission, for such time as it shall determine will be for the best interests of the state and any particular fund for which said public lands are being held in trust: PROVIDED, None of the lands selected under the provisions of section 3, chapter 91, Laws of 1903, shall be withdrawn or reserved hereunder without the consent of the board of regents of the University of Washington; except that the consent of the board of regents of the University of Washington shall not be required with regard to any such lands which are situated within the corporate limits of any city or town and are presently zoned for residential use.
[ 1969 ex.s. c 129 § 2; 1951 c 26 § 1. Formerly RCW 79.08.102.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note: 1903 c 91 § 3 referred to herein is not codified. See Index of Public Land Acts of Special or Historical Nature not codified in RCW following Title 79 RCW digest.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.50 - Public Lands for State or City Parks. › 79A.50.020 - Use of public lands for state or city park purposes—Rental—Deposit of rent.

RCW 79A.50.020
Use of public lands for state or city park purposes—Rental—Deposit of rent.
The department of natural resources and the state parks and recreation commission shall fix a yearly reasonable rental for the use of public lands reserved for state park purposes, which shall be paid by the commission to the department for the particular fund for which the lands had been held in trust, and which rent shall be transmitted to the state treasurer for deposit in such fund.
[ 1988 c 128 § 59; 1951 c 26 § 2. Formerly RCW 79.08.104.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.50 - Public Lands for State or City Parks. › 79A.50.030 - Use of public lands for state or city park purposes—Removal of timber—Consent—Compensation.

RCW 79A.50.030
Use of public lands for state or city park purposes—Removal of timber—Consent—Compensation.
No merchantable timber shall be cut or removed from lands reserved for state park purposes without the consent of the department of natural resources and without payment to the particular fund for which the lands are held in trust, the reasonable value thereof as fixed by the department.
[ 1988 c 128 § 60; 1951 c 26 § 3. Formerly RCW 79.08.106.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.50 - Public Lands for State or City Parks. › 79A.50.040 - State lands used for state parks—Trust lands, payment of full market value rental—Other lands, rent free.

RCW 79A.50.040
State lands used for state parks—Trust lands, payment of full market value rental—Other lands, rent free.
The parks and recreation commission shall pay to the department of natural resources the full market value rental for state-owned lands acquired in trust from the United States that are used for state parks. All other state lands used by the parks and recreation commission for state parks shall be rent free.
[ 1967 ex.s. c 63 § 4. Formerly RCW 79.08.1062.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.50 - Public Lands for State or City Parks. › 79A.50.050 - State lands used for state parks—Trust lands—Determination of full market value by board of natural resources.

RCW 79A.50.050
State lands used for state parks—Trust lands—Determination of full market value by board of natural resources.
The full market value shall be determined by the board of natural resources for trust lands used for state park purposes.
[ 1969 ex.s. c 189 § 1; 1967 ex.s. c 63 § 5. Formerly RCW 79.08.1064.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.50 - Public Lands for State or City Parks. › 79A.50.060 - State lands used for state parks—Trust lands—Full market value rental defined—Factor in determination.

RCW 79A.50.060
State lands used for state parks—Trust lands—Full market value rental defined—Factor in determination.
The full market value rental for trust lands used by the parks and recreation commission shall be a percentage of the full market value of the land and the board of natural resources shall consider in its deliberations the average percentage of return realized by the state during the preceding fiscal biennium on the invested common school permanent fund.
[ 1969 ex.s. c 189 § 2; 1967 ex.s. c 63 § 6. Formerly RCW 79.08.1066.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.50 - Public Lands for State or City Parks. › 79A.50.070 - State lands used for state parks—Certain funds appropriated for rental to be deposited without deduction for management purposes.

RCW 79A.50.070
State lands used for state parks—Certain funds appropriated for rental to be deposited without deduction for management purposes.
Any funds appropriated to the state parks and recreation commission for payment of rental for use of state lands reserved for state park purposes during the 1969-71 biennium and received by the department of natural resources shall be deposited by the department to the applicable trust land accounts without the deduction normally applied to such revenues for management purposes.
[ 1969 ex.s. c 189 § 3. Formerly RCW 79.08.1069.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.50 - Public Lands for State or City Parks. › 79A.50.080 - Utilization of public lands for outdoor recreational and other beneficial public uses—State agency cooperation.

RCW 79A.50.080
Utilization of public lands for outdoor recreational and other beneficial public uses—State agency cooperation.
In order to maximize outdoor recreation opportunities for the people of the state of Washington and allow for the full utilization of state owned land, all state departments and agencies are authorized and directed to cooperate together in fully utilizing the public lands. All state departments and agencies, vested with statutory authority for utilizing land for outdoor recreation or other beneficial public uses, are authorized and directed to apply to another state department or agency holding suitable public lands for permission of use. The department or agency applied to is authorized and directed to grant permission of use to the applying department or agency if the public use of the public land would be consistent with the existing and continuing principal uses. Trust lands may be withdrawn for outdoor recreation purposes from sale or lease for other purposes by the department of natural resources pursuant to this section subject to the constraints imposed by the Washington state Constitution and the federal enabling statute. The decision regarding such consistency with existing and continuing principal uses shall be made by the agency owning or controlling such lands and which decision shall be final.
[ 1969 ex.s. c 247 § 1. Formerly RCW 79.08.1072.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.50 - Public Lands for State or City Parks. › 79A.50.090 - Department estopped from certain actions respecting state parks without concurrence of commission.

RCW 79A.50.090
Department estopped from certain actions respecting state parks without concurrence of commission.
The department of natural resources shall not rescind the withdrawal of public land in any existing and future state park nor sell any timber or other valuable material therefrom or grant any right-of-way or easement thereon, except as provided in the withdrawal order or for off-site drilling, without the concurrence of the state parks and recreation commission.
The department of natural resources shall have reasonable access across such lands in order to reach other public lands administered by the department of natural resources.
[ 1969 ex.s. c 247 § 2. Formerly RCW 79.08.1074.]
NOTES:
State trust lands—Withdrawal—Revocation or modification of withdrawal when used for recreational purposes—Board to determine most beneficial use in accordance with policy: RCW 79A.50.100.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 79A - Public Recreational Lands › Chapter 79A.50 - Public Lands for State or City Parks. › 79A.50.100 - State trust lands—Withdrawal—Revocation or modification of withdrawal when used for recreational purposes—Hearing—Notice—Board to determine most beneficial use in accordance with policy.

RCW 79A.50.100
State trust lands—Withdrawal—Revocation or modification of withdrawal when used for recreational purposes—Hearing—Notice—Board to determine most beneficial use in accordance with policy.
(1) A public hearing may be held prior to any withdrawal of state trust lands and shall be held prior to any revocation of withdrawal or modification of withdrawal of state trust lands used for recreational purposes by the department of natural resources or by other state agencies.
(2) The department shall cause notice of the withdrawal, revocation of withdrawal or modification of withdrawal of state trust lands as described in subsection (1) of this section to be published by advertisement once a week for four weeks prior to the public hearing in at least one newspaper published and of general circulation in the county or counties in which the state trust lands are situated, and by causing a copy of said notice to be posted in a conspicuous place in the department's Olympia office, in the district office in which the land is situated, and in the office of the county auditor in the county where the land is situated thirty days prior to the public hearing. The notice shall specify the time and place of the public hearing and shall describe with particularity each parcel of state trust lands involved in said hearing.
(3) The board of natural resources shall administer the hearing according to its prescribed rules and regulations.
(4) The board of natural resources shall determine the most beneficial use or combination of uses of the state trust lands. Its decision will be conclusive as to the matter: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That said decisions as to uses shall conform to applicable state plans and policy guidelines adopted by the department of commerce.
[ 2023 c 470 § 2125; 1995 c 399 § 209; 1985 c 6 § 24; 1969 ex.s. c 129 § 1. Formerly RCW 79.08.1078.]
NOTES:
Explanatory statement—2023 c 470: See note following RCW 10.99.030.
Purchase of withdrawn state trust lands by state parks and recreation commission: RCW 79A.05.210.
Reconveyance of state forestland to counties for park purposes: RCW 79.22.300 through 79.22.330.