Post by pistonschick on Dec 8, 2011 11:19:34 GMT -8
Just heard about this today and actually threw-up a little bit.
I know alot of you are not interested in "politics" - but this is the kind of crap they pull when they think no one is watching. Do your part - contact your legislators TODAY!
Senators Honeyford, Morton, Delvin, Becker and Schoesler have introduced legislation that would divert 70 percent of the Discover Pass funding going to the DNR and instead of using it for recreation, give it to the trust beneficiaries.
See link to SB5979
apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspxbill=5979&year=2011
This would lower the DNR recreation portion of the $30 pass from $2.40 to 72 cents.
Ask your State Senator to oppose this rip-off.
If you don't know who they are or how to contact them, go to:
www.leg.wa.gov
Example letter below. Use it or better yet modify it to show how you personally feel.
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Dear Senator xxxx,
Please oppose SB5979 (Ensuring that the trust beneficiaries receive their proportionate distribution of moneys received from the sale of discover passes)!
While the title of this bill sounds fair and reasonable, it is anything but that.
Last spring the Legislature asked the recreational users of state managed public land to pay a new fee to facilitate than recreational access. To accomplish that SB5622 created the Discover Pass.
Now, less than a year later SB5979 has been introduced, proposing to divert 70 percent of the funds originally intended to fund recreational access to Department of Natural Resources managed public land.
Currently only $2.40 from each Discover Pass goes to the DNR and now SB5979 proposed to drastically reduce even that small allocation to about 72 cents.
For those citizens that recreate on DNR managed public land, the pass that costs them $35 including service fees would return approximately two percent back in their direction. It is hard to imagine how anyone could consider this an equitable distribution formula.
This is a disappointment and violation of the trust given the state by the purchasers of the Discover Pass.
Please do not vote for SB5979!
I know alot of you are not interested in "politics" - but this is the kind of crap they pull when they think no one is watching. Do your part - contact your legislators TODAY!
Senators Honeyford, Morton, Delvin, Becker and Schoesler have introduced legislation that would divert 70 percent of the Discover Pass funding going to the DNR and instead of using it for recreation, give it to the trust beneficiaries.
See link to SB5979
apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspxbill=5979&year=2011
This would lower the DNR recreation portion of the $30 pass from $2.40 to 72 cents.
Ask your State Senator to oppose this rip-off.
If you don't know who they are or how to contact them, go to:
www.leg.wa.gov
Example letter below. Use it or better yet modify it to show how you personally feel.
+++++
Dear Senator xxxx,
Please oppose SB5979 (Ensuring that the trust beneficiaries receive their proportionate distribution of moneys received from the sale of discover passes)!
While the title of this bill sounds fair and reasonable, it is anything but that.
Last spring the Legislature asked the recreational users of state managed public land to pay a new fee to facilitate than recreational access. To accomplish that SB5622 created the Discover Pass.
Now, less than a year later SB5979 has been introduced, proposing to divert 70 percent of the funds originally intended to fund recreational access to Department of Natural Resources managed public land.
Currently only $2.40 from each Discover Pass goes to the DNR and now SB5979 proposed to drastically reduce even that small allocation to about 72 cents.
For those citizens that recreate on DNR managed public land, the pass that costs them $35 including service fees would return approximately two percent back in their direction. It is hard to imagine how anyone could consider this an equitable distribution formula.
This is a disappointment and violation of the trust given the state by the purchasers of the Discover Pass.
Please do not vote for SB5979!