Zero emission cargo handling

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
S-3429.1
SENATE BILL 5995
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2026 Regular Session
By Senators Salomon, J. Wilson, and Hasegawa
Prefiled 01/06/26. Read first time 01/12/26. Referred to Committee
on Local Government.
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(((4) This section expires December 31, 2031.))1
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