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<blockquote data-quote="quartz" data-source="post: 1285340" data-attributes="member: 17561"><p>Here is the response I received concerning the immunity law.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for letting us know your concern with recreational land use.</p><p>While some kind of change in the law may be appropriate, in the 2008 session we passed Substitute House Bill 2472. The bill created the Sustainable Recreation Work Group, and the final report from the group is due this December. Part of the charge of the work group is to identify barriers to increased recreation on DNR lands. I believe this report will probably drive what happens next, legislatively, with recreational land use issues, and you may want to check it out, if you aren't already aware of it, on how you may impact the results, at this point, although a number of deadlines have supposedly passed. We will also send on your remarks to Mark Mauren, Asst. Division Manager, Public Recreations Access via a cc of this e mail.</p><p></p><p>The reports of the Sustainable Recreation Work Group can be followed at this website:</p><p><a href="http://www.dnr.wa.gov/RecreationEducation/Topics/RecreationPlanning/Page" target="_blank">http://www.dnr.wa.gov/RecreationEducation/Topics/RecreationPlanning/Page</a></p><p>s/amp_rec_sustainable_recreation.aspx</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I have asked House staff to look at the law, and so far what can be said around the issue is the following from one of those staff:" I have to infer a bit as to the intent of the law; however, it is pretty clear that the law today sets out to provide immunity to those who open their land for others only to have their visitors injure themselves through no fault of the owners. This is akin to providing immunity from negligence. The current law does not provide immunity to landowners who know there is something dangerous on their property and does nothing to warn their visitors. Or in other words, the statue protects against negligence but not gross negligence."</p><p></p><p>I will be looking to the DNR reports to see where this goes, and what kind of impacts they will be recommending. In the meantime, I'd be happy to meet with you to discuss this further.</p><p></p><p>One addendum to this information that I just received: This topic will be one of the recommendations of the sustainable Outdoor Recreation Work Group before the legislature this coming session.</p><p></p><p>Sincerely,</p><p></p><p>Mike Sells</p><p>State Representative</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="quartz, post: 1285340, member: 17561"] Here is the response I received concerning the immunity law. Thanks for letting us know your concern with recreational land use. While some kind of change in the law may be appropriate, in the 2008 session we passed Substitute House Bill 2472. The bill created the Sustainable Recreation Work Group, and the final report from the group is due this December. Part of the charge of the work group is to identify barriers to increased recreation on DNR lands. I believe this report will probably drive what happens next, legislatively, with recreational land use issues, and you may want to check it out, if you aren't already aware of it, on how you may impact the results, at this point, although a number of deadlines have supposedly passed. We will also send on your remarks to Mark Mauren, Asst. Division Manager, Public Recreations Access via a cc of this e mail. The reports of the Sustainable Recreation Work Group can be followed at this website: [url]http://www.dnr.wa.gov/RecreationEducation/Topics/RecreationPlanning/Page[/url] s/amp_rec_sustainable_recreation.aspx I have asked House staff to look at the law, and so far what can be said around the issue is the following from one of those staff:" I have to infer a bit as to the intent of the law; however, it is pretty clear that the law today sets out to provide immunity to those who open their land for others only to have their visitors injure themselves through no fault of the owners. This is akin to providing immunity from negligence. The current law does not provide immunity to landowners who know there is something dangerous on their property and does nothing to warn their visitors. Or in other words, the statue protects against negligence but not gross negligence." I will be looking to the DNR reports to see where this goes, and what kind of impacts they will be recommending. In the meantime, I'd be happy to meet with you to discuss this further. One addendum to this information that I just received: This topic will be one of the recommendations of the sustainable Outdoor Recreation Work Group before the legislature this coming session. Sincerely, Mike Sells State Representative [/QUOTE]
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