Date of Adoption: August 9, 2001.

Purpose: To establish a Grays Harbor pilotage district tariff that will supplement revenue as needed for supporting retirement plans for Washington state-licensed pilots.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 363-116-185.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 88.16.035.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 01-14-086 on July 5, 2001.

Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: The adopted rule does not include an increase in the current tariff by the proposed .64%. Instead, it includes a new tariff category called "Pension Charge" which provides for a $101.00 charge per pilotage assignment, including cancellations.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

August 29, 2001

Peggy Larson

Administrator

OTS-5133.1

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 01-13-066, filed 6/18/01, effective 6/18/01)

WAC 363-116-185   Tariffs, and pilotage rates for the Grays Harbor pilotage district.   Effective ((immediately upon filing)) through 2400 hours July 31, 2002.

Each vessel shall be charged according to its draft and tonnage. The draft charges shall be $80.99 per meter (or $24.64 per foot) and the tonnage charge shall be $0.2583 per net registered ton. The minimum net registered tonnage charge is $903.79. The charge for an extra vessel (in case of tow) is $516.48.

Boarding fee:

Per each boarding/deboarding from a boat . . . . . . . . . . . .

$389.67

Harbor shifts:

	For each shift from dock to dock, dock to anchorage, anchorage to dock, or anchorage to anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . .	$647.88
	Delays per hour . . . . . . . . . . . .	$154.49
	Cancellation charge (pilot only) . . . . . . . . . . . .	$258.22
	Cancellation charge (pilot boat only) . . . . . . . . . . . .	$774.69

Pension charge:

Charge per pilotage assignment, including cancellations . . . . . . . . . . . .

$101.00

Travel allowance:

	Transportation fee per assignment . . . . . . . . . . . .	$55.00
	Pilot when traveling to an outlying port to join a vessel or returning through an outlying port from a vessel which has been piloted to sea shall be paid $903.82 for each day or fraction thereof, and the travel expense incurred . . . . . . . . . . . .	$903.82

Bridge transit:

	Charge for each bridge transited . . . . . . . . . . . .	$283.61
	Additional surcharge for each bridge transited for vessels in excess of 27.5 meters in beam . . . . . . . . . . . .	$785.22

Miscellaneous:

The balance of amounts due for pilotage rates not paid within 30 days of invoice will be assessed at 1 1/2% per month late charge.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 88.16.035. 01-13-066, 363-116-185, filed 6/18/01, effective 6/18/01; 00-13-097, 363-116-185, filed 6/21/00, effective 8/1/00; 99-16-027, 363-116-185, filed 7/27/99, effective 8/1/99; 98-19-036, 363-116-185, filed 9/11/98, effective 9/15/98; 97-15-120, 363-116-185, filed 7/23/97, effective 8/1/97. Recodified as 363-116-185. 97-08-042, filed 3/28/97, effective 3/28/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 88.16.035. 96-14-062, 296-116-185, filed 6/28/96, effective 8/1/96; 95-13-054, 296-116-185, filed 6/16/95, effective 8/1/95; 94-05-006, 296-116-185, filed 2/3/94, effective 3/6/94; 93-13-055, 296-116-185, filed 6/16/93, effective 7/17/93; 93-03-080, 296-116-185, filed 1/19/93, effective 2/19/93; 92-14-069, 296-116-185, filed 6/26/92, effective 7/27/92; 91-08-008, 296-116-185, filed 3/26/91, effective 4/26/91; 90-09-013, 296-116-185, filed 4/6/90, effective 5/7/90; 89-08-042 (Order 89-3, Resolution No. 89-3), 296-116-185, filed 3/31/89; 88-05-043 (Order 88-2, Resolution No. 88-2), 296-116-185, filed 2/17/88, effective 3/21/88. Statutory Authority: RCW 88.16.035(4). 87-01-081 (Orders 86-9 and 86-10, Resolution Nos. 86-9 and 86-10), 296-116-185, filed 12/19/86; 85-02-048 (Order 84-5, Resolution No. 84-5), 296-116-185, filed 12/31/84; 83-15-012 (Order 83-3, Resolution No. 83-3), 296-116-185, filed 7/12/83; 82-08-016 (Order 82-1, Resolution No. 82-1), 296-116-185, filed 3/29/82; 81-07-009 (Order 81-1, Resolution No. 81-1), 296-116-185, filed 3/6/81; 80-03-081 (Order 79-6, Resolution No. 79-6), 296-116-185, filed 3/4/80; Order 2-68, 296-116-185, filed 11/1/68.]

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