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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1103

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Representatives Unsoeld and Belcher

Read first time 2/25/87 and referred to Committee on Trade & Economic Development.

AN ACT Relating to moorage facilities at ports; and adding a new section to chapter 53.08 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 53.08 RCW to read as follows:

          Moorage facility operators in areas which compete with private moorage facilities shall establish port charges which include an accurate and complete coverage of all costs including, but not limited to, cost of capital assets and improvements, administration and overhead, debt service, legal and accounting fees, lease payments and any other costs that are normally incurred by private enterprise in the provision of the same or similar services, goods, and facilities.