Should the Discovery Pass be transferable? The House considers it.

Last year, the Legislature created the Discover Pass to fund state parks. This year, they’re considering some changes to the system, including making the passes transferable between vehicles. But there is a question of how exactly to do that.

With such a new system, there have been some surprises: “We wound up selling more passes in the parks than we did electronically,” said Steve Milner with the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. He said they also sold more day passes — at $10 a pop — than $30 annual passes, something they didn’t expect.

There are two bills being considered now in the House General Government Appropriations Committee — House Bill 2153 would allow the pass to be transferred between two vehicles. And House Bill 2217 would allow the pass to be used for all vehicles at one address.

Jonathan Guzzo with the Washington Trails Association says they polled their members — 3,000 responded and said being able to transfer between two vehicles would be a big help. He said the organization considers that an “elegant” solution.