Bill > HB2310

This bill aims to create the Julia Butler Hansen state park heritage center in Cathlamet, Washington. The key provisions are: 1. The bill finds that the historic home of former state representative and U.S. Congresswoman Julia Butler Hansen is the oldest surviving pioneer structure in Wahkiakum County and contains significant historical artifacts and heirlooms related to her distinguished political career. The current owners are willing to donate the home and grounds to the state. 2. The bill directs the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission to establish and manage the Julia Butler Hansen state park heritage center, which would include the donated Hansen home and adjacent Johnson property. The Commission is authorized to develop a management plan and sell interpretive materials to benefit the center. 3. The bill expresses the legislature's intent to preserve the Hansen home as much as possible in the condition and with the furnishings that existed during her lifetime, in order to honor her contributions to Washington state and the nation.