WA ST Parks and Recreation Commission 12/16/2021

Intergovernmental Agreement Agencies may charge actual, direct administrative costs to the VRF account-such as staff hours it takes to fill out forms, or to maintain the dedicated account- but may not charge administrative fees based on an estimated percentage. Participating agencies must maintain accurate annual records of activities and expenditures of their boating safety programs.Those records must be provided to State Parks consistent with their agreement, or upon request.The agency must also permit State Parks to audit the use of funds in accordance with generally accepted audit practices and standards. Links to local ordinances When the local jurisdiction adopts ordinances governing recreational boating,the ordinances must be at least as restrictive, but may be more restrictive than Washington state boating laws and regulations. Participating agencies must submit a web link to all such ordinances to State Parks using the designated field in the A-299 Form. Operational Requirements Officer/ Deputy Qualifications /Training /Training Currency Participating agencies must provide Officers/Deputies with law enforcement certificates from the Criminal Justice Training Commission which authorizes them to enforce all boating laws and regulations. All Officers/Deputies must maintain a current Washington State Peace Officers Certification. Participating agencies are responsible for acquiring the required training for all RBS Officers/ Deputies. Washington State Parks provides two or more Basic Marine Law Enforcement Academies each year to help agencies fulfill this requirement. These courses are provided at no charge. They are taught in the spring-usually one in Western Washington and one in Eastern Washington. Officers/Deputies may attend other basic boating safety training, if approved by State Parks. Those approved courses are the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center's (FLETC), Marine Law Enforcement Training Program (MLETP), or National Association of Boating Law Administrator's (NASBLA) Boat Crewman course (BCM). Such training must be acquired within one year of initiating a new boating safety program and within one year for each newly assigned boating safety Officer/Deputy. Washington State Parks' Marine Law Enforcement Training Academy is accredited through the NASBLA's Boat Operation and Training (BOAT) Program. As a term of accreditation,State Parks must ensure that all active marine Officers/Deputies maintain proficiency in basic RBS skills.This is important because these skills are perishable but critical to operate in a marine environment. All agencies must submit a BOAT Currency Requirements Report Form for all active personnel listed in the A-299.These reports are Page 55 of 64