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                          HOUSE BILL 2957

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State of Washington      54th Legislature     1996 Regular Session

By Representative Sehlin

Read first time 03/07/96.  Referred to Committee on .

Making an appropriation to support the national tourist attraction U.S.S. Missouri.

    AN ACT Relating to state and county ferries; creating a new section; and making an appropriation

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  The legislature finds and declares that permanently locating the U.S.S. Missouri in the city of Bremerton will be of significant economic, historical, and educational benefit to the state of Washington.  The Washington state ferries will play a significant role in providing access to the U.S.S. Missouri for visitors coming from the east side of Puget Sound.  The increase in ridership associated with the attraction will require an investment in new pedestrian facilities that connect the attraction to the Bremerton ferry terminal.  In addition, the placement of the U.S.S. Missouri requires complex anchorage and dolphins to protect ferry system navigation lanes.  This act supports, in part, the required infrastructure investments and provides financial resources for the Washington state ferries to accomplish the objectives.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  The sum of two million two hundred fifty thousand dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated for the biennium ending June 30, 1997, from the aquatic lands enhancement account to the Washington state ferries of the department of transportation for the purpose of reimbursing Kitsap county and the Port of Bremerton for construction of facilities supporting the placement of and access to the national tourist attraction U.S.S. Missouri.

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