HB 1663 - DIGEST

Provides that an ocean marine terminal that receives and dispatches intermodal chassis shall implement and carry out the intermodal chassis roadability inspection program, as described in this act, in lieu of any inspection required by chapter 46.32 RCW for motor carriers and vehicles.

Provides that no ocean marine terminal operator may tender to, or interchange with, a motor carrier, an intermodal chassis that fails to pass the inspection required by this act and that fails to meet the requirements set forth in federal motor carrier safety regulations of 49 C.F.R. Sec. 396. An ocean marine terminal operator tendering to, or interchanging with, a motor carrier such equipment shall provide certification that the chassis has passed the inspection set forth in this act. An ocean marine terminal operator who violates this provision will be fined five hundred dollars per occurrence.

Declares that nothing in this act is meant to supersede the inspection requirement and standard under 49 C.F.R. Sec. 396 that requires ocean marine terminal operators to conduct annual inspections of chassis. Rather, this chapter imposes an additional requirement that ocean marine terminal operators inspect chassis on a routine basis.