State Parks and Recreation Commission
| Average Annual FTEs | Near General Fund State | Other Funds | Total Funds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in Thousands) | ||||
| Current Budget | 880.7 | 65,858 | 191,757 | 257,615 |
| 2025-27 Maintenance Level | 880.7 | 66,046 | 195,376 | 261,422 |
| Difference from 2025-27 Original | 0.0 | 188 | 3,619 | 3,807 |
| % Change from 2025-27 Original | 0.0% | 0.29% | 1.9% | 1.5% |
2026 Policy Other Changes |
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| Administrative Reduction | 0.0 | (122) | 0 | (122) |
| Beebe Bridge Spending Authority | 3.0 | 0 | 697 | 697 |
| Fort Worden Campus Operations | 5.0 | 0 | 1,454 | 1,454 |
| Increase Park Srvcs & Maint | 0.0 | (1,060) | 1,060 | 0 |
| Millersylvania Spending Authority | 0.0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Recreation Lands Maintenance | 0.0 | (500) | 0 | (500) |
| Replace Inefficient Energy Systems | 0.50 | 0 | 454 | 454 |
| State-Tribal Recreation Impacts | 0.0 | 0 | 172 | 172 |
| 2026 Policy Other Changes Total | 8.5 | (1,682) | 3,844 | 2,162 |
2026 Policy Central Services Changes |
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| Audit Services | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DES Central Services | 0.0 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| GOV Central Services | 0.0 | 12 | 22 | 34 |
| Legal Services | 0.0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| OFM Central Services | 0.0 | 541 | 1,004 | 1,545 |
| Self-Insurance Liability Premium | 0.0 | 868 | 1,612 | 2,480 |
| WTS Central Services | 0.0 | 49 | 91 | 140 |
| 2026 Policy Central Services Changes Total | 0.0 | 1,481 | 2,747 | 4,228 |
| Total Policy Changes | 8.5 | (201) | 6,591 | 6,390 |
| 2026 Policy Level | 889.2 | 65,845 | 201,967 | 267,812 |
| Difference from 2025-27 Original | 8.5 | (13) | 10,210 | 10,197 |
| % Change from 2025-27 Original | 0.97% | (0.0%) | 5.3% | 4.0% |
Policy Changes
Administrative Reduction
Funding is reduced to reflect a reduction in administrative services. (General Fund - State)
Audit Services
Adjustments are made for each agency's anticipated cost of audits performed by the Washington State Auditor. (Parks Renewal/Stewardship Account - State)
Beebe Bridge Spending Authority
Additional expenditure authority and staffing will allow the State Parks and Recreation Commission (State Parks) to operate the Beebe Bridge Park campgrounds and day-use facilities following a lease agreement with Chelan County Public Utility District. The revenue from this park, along with continued support from the public utility district, is expected to meet the ongoing operating and maintenance expenditure at this location. (Parks Renewal/Stewardship Account - State)
DES Central Services
Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from the Department of Enterprise Services for Capitol Campus costs; real estate, risk management, and small agency services; the Perry Street and Capitol Campus child care centers; enterprise applications, and other items. (General Fund - State, Parks Renewal/Stewardship Account - State)
Fort Worden Campus Operations
he Fort Worden Public Development Authority dissolved in the fall of 2024. This funding supports core staffing, minimal operations, and basic maintenance to continue the agencys management of the historic campus. (Parks Renewal/Stewardship Account - State)
GOV Central Services
Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from the Office of the Governor for the Office of Equity. (General Fund - State, Parks Renewal/Stewardship Account - State)
Increase Park Srvcs & Maint
A portion of the funding for visitor services and interpretive facility staffing is shifted from General Fund-State to the Parks Renewal Stewardship Account. Original funding was provided in the 202123 biennium. (General Fund - State, Parks Renewal/Stewardship Account - State)
Legal Services
Adjustments are made for each agency's anticipated cost of legal services provided by the Office of the Attorney General. Funding provided in the central service model is not all inclusive, as legal services expenditures are based on consumption. (General Fund - State, Parks Renewal/Stewardship Account - State)
Millersylvania Spending Authority
State Parks will use funds from the dedicated Millersylvania Park Account, which includes the original donation and earned interest accumulated to date, to purchase swim lines with floats and new fencing and planting for the dedication stone at the Millersylvania State Park. (Millersylvania Park Current Account - State)
OFM Central Services
Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from the Office of Financial Management for existing statewide applications, the One Washington program, and other central services. (General Fund - State, Parks Renewal/Stewardship Account - State)
Recreation Lands Maintenance
Ongoing reduction to 2022 supplemental appropriation for the agencys capacity for staffing, parks landscape, facility, and trails maintenance. (General Fund - State)
Replace Inefficient Energy Systems
Replacing diesel- and oil-sourced boiler systems as well as inefficient and high-energy-consuming heating systems relying on old technology, fossil fuels, and wood sources will reduce carbon emissions on state park properties. (Climate Commitment Account - State)
Self-Insurance Liability Premium
Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's share of actuarially projected costs of the self-insurance liability premium. (General Fund - State, Parks Renewal/Stewardship Account - State)
State-Tribal Recreation Impacts
One-time funding for third-party facilitation services in support of the State-Tribal Recreation Impacts Initiative. (Climate Commitment Account - State)
WTS Central Services
Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from Washington Technology Solutions for the Office of Cybersecurity, the state network, enterprise services, small agency IT services, enterprise architecture and data management, Microsoft 365 licenses, and other items. (General Fund - State, Parks Renewal/Stewardship Account - State)