BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

HB 2549: Commercial passenger vessels

Minimizing the environmental impacts of commercial passenger vessels.

Summary

Requires all commercial passenger vessels to register and file signed agreements with the Department of Ecology prior to entering Puget Sound.
Prohibits most non-sewage discharges from commercial passenger vessels.
Limits the discharge of treated sewage from commercial passenger vessels.
Requires the owner and operators of commercial passenger vessels to conduct routine sampling of all discharges and report the results to the Department of Ecology.
Requires public ports to include compliance with state regulations as an element of their lease agreements with commercial passenger vessels.
Levies an environmental compliance fee of up to $1.75/passenger on commercial passenger vessels.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to minimizing the environmental impacts of commercial passenger vessels;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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HB 2549 (2015–16) Permitting of conveyances · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2549 (2013–14) Police car, attempt to elude · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2549 (2011–12) Invasive species bounties · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2549 (2009–10) Firefighting services · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2549 (2007–08) Patient-centered care · Enacted · Chapter 295, Laws of 2008