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HB2715 • 2026

Zero emission cargo handling

Concerning moneys available to a port district allocated for the purchase of zero and near zero emission cargo handling equipment.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative Parshley, Representative Low, Representative Ormsby, Representative Walsh, Representative Pollet, Representative Abbarno
Last action
2026-02-02
Official status
H Local Govt
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Zero emission cargo handling

Zero emission cargo handling

What This Bill Does

  • Zero emission cargo handling

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-02 House

    First reading, referred to Local Government.

Official Summary Text

Zero emission cargo handling

Current Bill Text

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AN ACT Relating to moneys available to a port district allocated 1
for the purchase of zero and near zero emission cargo handling 2
equipment; and amending RCW 53.58.010. 3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:4
Sec. 1. RCW 53.58.010 and 2021 c 88 s 1 are each amended to read 5
as follows: 6
(1) Moneys available to a port district or a port development 7
authority may be used to purchase zero and near zero emissions cargo 8
handling equipment and infrastructure supporting that equipment for 9
the use of the port district, port development authority, or tenants 10
or lessees thereof. 11
(2) Moneys available to a port district or a port development 12
authority shall not be used to purchase fully automated marine 13
container cargo handling equipment. 14
(3) For the purposes of this section: 15
(a) "Fully automated marine container cargo handling equipment" 16
means equipment that is remotely operated or remotely monitored, with 17
or without the exercise of human intervention or control.18
(b) "Port development authority" means a port public development 19
authority created by a single port district or jointly created by two 20
port districts in accordance with RCW 53.57.020. 21
H-3318.1
HOUSE BILL 2715
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2026 Regular Session
By Representatives Parshley, Low, Ormsby, Walsh, Pollet, and Abbarno
Read first time 02/02/26. Referred to Committee on Local Government.
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(((4) This section expires December 31, 2031.))1
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