CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

SENATE BILL 5989

Chapter 58, Laws of 2003

58th Legislature
2003 Regular Session



BOARD OF PILOTAGE COMMISSIONERS--MEMBERSHIP



EFFECTIVE DATE: 7/27/03

Passed by the Senate March 17, 2003
  YEAS 49   NAYS 0

BRAD OWEN
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President of the Senate
Passed by the House April 9, 2003
  YEAS 96   NAYS 0

FRANK CHOPP
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Speaker of the House of Representatives


 
CERTIFICATE

I, Milton H. Doumit, Jr., Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SENATE BILL 5989 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

MILTON H. DOUMIT JR.
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Secretary
Approved April 17, 2003.








GARY LOCKE
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Governor of the State of Washington
 
FILED
April 17, 2003 - 2:49 p.m.







Secretary of State
State of Washington


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SENATE BILL 5989
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Passed Legislature - 2003 Regular Session
State of Washington58th Legislature2003 Regular Session

By Senators Haugen, Horn and Jacobsen

Read first time 02/27/2003.   Referred to Committee on Highways & Transportation.



     AN ACT Relating to pilot members of the board of pilotage commissioners; and amending RCW 88.16.010.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1   RCW 88.16.010 and 2001 c 36 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The board of pilotage commissioners of the state of Washington is hereby created and shall consist of the assistant secretary of marine transportation of the department of transportation of the state of Washington, or the assistant secretary's designee who shall be an employee of the marine division, who shall be chairperson, the director of the department of ecology, or the director's designee, and seven members appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate. Each of the appointed commissioners shall be appointed for a term of four years from the date of the member's commission. No person shall be eligible for appointment to the board unless that person is at the time of appointment eighteen years of age or over and a citizen of the United States and of the state of Washington. Two of the appointed commissioners shall be pilots licensed under this chapter and actively engaged in piloting upon the waters covered by this chapter for at least three years immediately preceding the time of appointment and while serving on the board. One pilot shall be from the Puget Sound pilotage district and ((one)) the other pilot shall be from either the Grays Harbor pilotage district or the Puget Sound pilotage district. Two of the appointed commissioners shall be actively engaged in the ownership, operation, or management of deep sea cargo and/or passenger carrying vessels for at least three years immediately preceding the time of appointment and while serving on the board. One of ((said)) the shipping commissioners shall be a representative of American and one of foreign shipping. One of the commissioners shall be a representative from a recognized environmental organization concerned with marine waters. The remaining commissioners shall be persons interested in and concerned with pilotage, maritime safety, and marine affairs, with broad experience related to the maritime industry exclusive of experience as either a state licensed pilot or as a shipping representative.
     (2) Any vacancy in an appointed position on the board shall be filled by the governor for the remainder of the unfilled term, subject to confirmation by the senate.
     (3) Five members of the board shall constitute a quorum. At least one pilot, one shipping representative, and one public member must be present at every meeting. All commissioners and the chairperson shall have a vote.


         Passed by the Senate March 17, 2003.
         Passed by the House April 9, 2003.
         Approved by the Governor April 17, 2003.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State April 17, 2003.