6244-S.E AMH KING WATS 1

ESSB 6244 - H AMDS TO APP COMM AMD (H4310.3/94) 1214 LOST 2-25-94

By Representatives King and others

     On page 84, after line 22 of the amendment, insert:

     "(4) By January 1, 1995, the administrator of the office of marine safety, in consultation with the departments of ecology and health, shall develop a ballast water control report form to obtain information on ballast discharge procedures.

(5) The information on the form may include, but shall not be limited to, the following:

(a) The date;

(b) Vessel identification and port of registry;

(c) The owner or operator and shipping agent;

(d) The presence of the guidelines;

(e) The last port of call and date of departure;

(f) The next port of call and date of arrival;

(g) The quantity and sources of ballast water or sediment carried on arrival in Washington port;

(h) The quantity of ballast water or sediment discharged into or taken from this port before departure;

(i) The type of ballast water control action taken; and

(j) The salinity of ballast water discharged or taken on.

(6) Beginning June 1, 1995, the administrator of the office of marine safety shall make the form and directions for completion available to the owner or operator of any vessel that is capable of discharging ballast and that calls in Washington for the purpose of discharging or loading cargo or bunkering.  The form shall be completed and returned to the administrator.  The administrator, in cooperation with the departments of ecology and health, shall analyze the information collected in the ballast water control report forms and shall report its findings to the appropriate committees of the legislature by July 1, 1996."

Renumber sections consecutively and correct internal references accordingly.

EFFECT:  Requires the administrator of the Office of Marine Safety, in cooperation with the departments of Ecology and Health, to:  1) create a ballast water control report form; 2) make the form available to the owner or operator of any vessel capable of discharging ballast and that discharges or loads in Washington ports; 3) analyze the information collected in the forms; and 4) report findings therefrom to the Legislature.