Date of Adoption: June 14, 2001.

Purpose: To establish a Grays Harbor pilotage district annual tariff for pilotage services.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 363-116-185.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 88.16.035.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 01-10-072 on April 30, 2001.

Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: The adopted tariff is 51.8% less than the 66.8% increase that was proposed.

The adopted tariff is a 15% increase over the current tariff in all categories except transportation.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

Other Findings Required by Other Provisions of Law as Precondition to Adoption or Effectiveness of Rule: The drastic decrease in shipping activity in the Grays Harbor area has resulted in the need to immediately increase the tariff to provide revenue to sustain pilotage services.
Effective Date of Rule: Upon filing [June 18, 2001].

June 15, 2001

Peggy Larson

Administrator

OTS-4856.2

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 00-13-097, filed 6/21/00, effective 8/1/00)

WAC 363-116-185   Tariffs, and pilotage rates for the Grays Harbor pilotage district.   Effective ((0001 hours on 8-1-00)) immediately upon filing through 2400 hours ((7-31-01)) July 31, 2002.

Each vessel shall be charged according to its draft and tonnage. The draft charges shall be (($70.43)) $80.99 per meter (or (($21.43)) $24.64 per foot) and the tonnage charge shall be (($0.2246)) $0.2583 per net registered ton. The minimum net registered tonnage charge is (($785.90)) $903.79. The charge for an extra vessel (in case of tow) is (($449.11)) $516.48.

Boarding fee:

Per each boarding/deboarding from a boat . . . . . . . . . . . .

(($338.84)) $389.67

Harbor shifts:

	For each shift from dock to dock, dock to anchorage, anchorage to dock, or anchorage to anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . .	(($563.37)) $647.88
	Delays per hour . . . . . . . . . . . .	(($134.34)) $154.49
	Cancellation charge (pilot only) . . . . . . . . . . . .	(($224.54)) $258.22
	Cancellation charge (pilot boat only) . . . . . . . . . . . .	(($673.64)) $774.69

Travel allowance:

	Transportation fee per assignment . . . . . . . . . . . .	$55.00
	Pilot when traveling to an outlying port to join a vessel or returning through an outlying port from a vessel which has been piloted to sea shall be paid (($785.93)) $903.82 for each day or fraction thereof, and the travel expense incurred . . . . . . . . . . . .	(($785.93)) $903.82

Bridge transit:

	Charge for each bridge transited . . . . . . . . . . . .	(($246.62)) $283.61
	Additional surcharge for each bridge transited for vessels in excess of 27.5 meters in beam . . . . . . . . . . . .	(($682.80)) $785.22

Miscellaneous:

The balance of amounts due for pilotage rates not paid within 30 days of invoice will be assessed at 1 1/2% per month late charge.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 88.16.035. 00-13-097, 363-116-185, filed 6/21/00, effective 8/1/00; 99-16-027, 363-116-185, filed 7/27/99, effective 8/1/99; 98-19-036, 363-116-185, filed 9/11/98, effective 9/15/98; 97-15-120, 363-116-185, filed 7/23/97, effective 8/1/97. Recodified as 363-116-185. 97-08-042, filed 3/28/97, effective 3/28/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 88.16.035. 96-14-062, 296-116-185, filed 6/28/96, effective 8/1/96; 95-13-054, 296-116-185, filed 6/16/95, effective 8/1/95; 94-05-006, 296-116-185, filed 2/3/94, effective 3/6/94; 93-13-055, 296-116-185, filed 6/16/93, effective 7/17/93; 93-03-080, 296-116-185, filed 1/19/93, effective 2/19/93; 92-14-069, 296-116-185, filed 6/26/92, effective 7/27/92; 91-08-008, 296-116-185, filed 3/26/91, effective 4/26/91; 90-09-013, 296-116-185, filed 4/6/90, effective 5/7/90; 89-08-042 (Order 89-3, Resolution No. 89-3), 296-116-185, filed 3/31/89; 88-05-043 (Order 88-2, Resolution No. 88-2), 296-116-185, filed 2/17/88, effective 3/21/88. Statutory Authority: RCW 88.16.035(4). 87-01-081 (Orders 86-9 and 86-10, Resolution Nos. 86-9 and 86-10), 296-116-185, filed 12/19/86; 85-02-048 (Order 84-5, Resolution No. 84-5), 296-116-185, filed 12/31/84; 83-15-012 (Order 83-3, Resolution No. 83-3), 296-116-185, filed 7/12/83; 82-08-016 (Order 82-1, Resolution No. 82-1), 296-116-185, filed 3/29/82; 81-07-009 (Order 81-1, Resolution No. 81-1), 296-116-185, filed 3/6/81; 80-03-081 (Order 79-6, Resolution No. 79-6), 296-116-185, filed 3/4/80; Order 2-68, 296-116-185, filed 11/1/68.]

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