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               ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2617

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State of Washington      56th Legislature     2000 Regular Session

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

Read first time 01/27/2000.  Referred to Committee on .

Extending regulation of excursion cruise services.

    AN ACT Relating to vessels providing excursion services; amending 1995 c 361 s 4 (uncodified); and creating a new section.

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

    Sec. 1.  1995 c 361 s 4 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:

    Effective ((January 1, 2001)) July 1, 2002, the following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:

(1) ((Section 1 of this act)) RCW 81.84.005 and 1995 c 361 s 1;

(2) ((Section 2 of this act)) RCW 81.84.007 and 1995 c 361 s 3; and

(3) ((Section 3 of this act)) RCW 81.84.015 and 1995 c 361 s 2.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  As part of the work of the legislative transportation committee task force on the utilities and transportation commission, the task force shall review vessel service conveying persons, excursion classification, and general issues regarding the distinction of the two classifications.  To the greatest degree possible, the task force shall encourage input from interested or affected parties, and consider the impact of various regulatory classifications on tourism and trade.

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