FINAL BILL REPORT

                 ESHB 2617

                          C 53 L 00

                     Synopsis as Enacted

Brief Description:  Extending regulation of excursion cruise services.

Sponsors:  By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Radcliff and Morris).

House Committee on Transportation

Senate Committee on Transportation

Background:

In 1995 the Legislature passed a law that enacted a limited prohibition against any vessel owner providing excursion service in Washington unless the owner had obtained a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the Utilities and Transportation Commission.  The 1995 law was set to expire on January 1, 2001.

Summary of Bill:

The current limited prohibition on excursion service is extended until July 1, 2002.  The Legislative Transportation Committee must review the legal restrictions on excursion service as part of the task force on the utilities and transportation committee.  The committee is directed to seek input from interested parties.

Votes on Final Passage:

House910

Senate430

Effective:June 8, 2000