CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
HOUSE BILL 2641
Chapter 181, Laws of 2020
66TH LEGISLATURE
2020 REGULAR SESSION
PASSENGER-ONLY FERRY SERVICE--CITIES
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 11, 2020
Passed by the House March 9, 2020
  Yeas 81  Nays 15
LAURIE JINKINS

Speaker of the House of Representatives
Passed by the Senate March 6, 2020
  Yeas 47  Nays 1
CYRUS HABIB

President of the Senate
CERTIFICATE
I, Bernard Dean, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 2641 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.
BERNARD DEAN

Chief Clerk
Chief Clerk
Approved March 27, 2020 2:23 PM
FILED
March 27, 2020
JAY INSLEE

Governor of the State of Washington
Secretary of State
State of Washington

HOUSE BILL 2641

AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
Passed Legislature - 2020 Regular Session
State of Washington
66th Legislature
2020 Regular Session
ByRepresentatives Fey, Valdez, Lekanoff, Doglio, Tharinger, Pollet, and Macri
Read first time 01/16/20.Referred to Committee on Transportation.
AN ACT Relating to authorizing cities to provide passenger-only ferry service; and adding a new chapter to Title 35 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1. (1) Any city having a boundary located on Puget Sound or Lake Washington may establish, finance, and provide passenger-only ferry service, including associated services to support and augment passenger-only ferry service operation, within its boundaries. For the purposes of this chapter, Puget Sound has the same meaning as described in RCW 36.57A.200.
(2) Before a city may provide passenger-only ferry service, it must develop a passenger-only ferry investment plan, which must include elements regarding operating or contracting for the operation of passenger-only ferry services; the purchase, lease, or rental of ferry vessels and dock facilities for the provision of transit service; consultation with potentially affected federally recognized Indian treaty fishing tribes and other federally recognized treaty tribes with potentially affected interests to ensure impacts to tribal fishing are minimized; and identifying other activities necessary to implement the plan. The passenger-only ferry investment plan must also set forth terminal locations to be served, consistency with any study developed through the Puget Sound regional council for regional service, projected costs of providing services, and revenues to be generated from tolls, locally collected tax revenues, and other revenue sources. The passenger-only ferry investment plan may recommend additional revenue authority that has not yet been authorized under state law.
(3) The passenger-only ferry investment plan must ensure that services provided under the plan are for the benefit of the residents of the city. The city may use any of its powers to carry out this purpose, unless otherwise prohibited by law. In addition, the city may enter into contracts and agreements to operate passenger-only ferry service, as well as appropriate public-private partnerships including, but not limited to, design-build, general contractor/construction management, or other alternative procurement processes substantially consistent with chapter 39.10 RCW.
(4) The passenger-only ferry investment plan must show design and funding considerations for propulsion types and technologies that meet low, ultra-low, and zero emission targets in relation to any operations and business plan to ensure a viable route. Considerations should include vessel design, electrification, as well as shoreside infrastructure. The investment plan must also show best management practices and technologies available and considered to reduce impacts to water quality, prevention of strikes, and underwater noise that impact the southern resident killer whale population, other marine mammals, and aquatic life.
NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2. Section 1 of this act constitutes a new chapter in Title 35 RCW.
Passed by the House March 9, 2020.
Passed by the Senate March 6, 2020.
Approved by the Governor March 27, 2020.
Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 27, 2020.
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