WA ST Parks & Recreation Commission 12/5/2022

Washington State Parks & Recreation Commission Introduction The purpose of the Vessel Registration Fee (VRF) program is to focus local jurisdiction marine programs on injury prevention activities around recreational boating safety. These activities include enforcing RCW 79A.60: Regulation of Recreational Vessels and providing emergency response to boating accidents. Each marine patrol unit should strive to serve and protect the lives and property of Washington's recreational boaters. All VRF Funds are awarded based on the potential success and ability of the local agency to provide such service to the boating community. Recreational Boating Safety (RBS) programs are evaluated using the criteria published in this document, as well as its ability to meet the requirements and assurances of WAC 352-65: Boating Safety Program Approval. This guidance document is intended to help local marine law enforcement programs understand the minimum qualifications and requirements to receive vessel registration fees. The document has been laid out to explain this as simply as possible. The beginning section provides a brief list of the qualifications and requirements, and the remainder of the document explains each component in more depth. The Washington State Parks Boating Program (State Parks) has established different operational goals for agencies dependent on the population within their jurisdiction (based on 2019 census data). • Small Agencies — Under 30,000 population • Medium Agencies — Population between 30,000 and 100,00 • Large Agencies — Populations exceed 100,000. Page 2 of 18