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Committee hears support for removing 'passenger-only' limit on county ferry districts
Summary
Supporters told the Senate Transportation Committee that SB 5839’s substitute would allow county ferry districts to carry vehicles — giving counties an additional financing option to replace aging vessels such as Whatcom County’s vessel — and improve transparency in ferry accounting.
Supporters of a substitute to Senate Bill 5839 told the Senate Transportation Committee on Jan. 22 that removing statutory 'passenger-only' limits on county ferry districts would give counties an additional local-option financing tool to operate and modernize vehicle ferries.
Clint McCarthy, committee staff, summarized the substitute: current statute authorizes county-owned ferries and county ferry districts, but districts are limited by statute to passenger-only service; the…
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