(Expires July 23, 2033.) (1) For the purpose of this section, "qualified cargo and passenger port" means a Washington public port district that: (a) Provides or seeks to provide wharfage, dock, warehouse, or other marine terminal facilities to marine carriers; and (b) participates in a meeting of other cargo and passenger ports where discussion of wharfage, dockage, warehouse, and other issues affecting marine terminal facilities are held under an agreement filed with the federal maritime commission under 46 U.S.C. Sec. 40301(b) and 40302(a). (2) Qualified cargo and passenger ports have the power to coordinate, reach agreement on, and implement all actions under their authority with other qualified cargo and passenger ports. This includes the power to meet with qualified cargo and passenger ports and other port authorities to discuss and agree on issues of mutual interest relating to maritime operations, including: (a) Rates and charges to be assessed at the qualified cargo and passenger ports; (b) Rules, practices, and procedures relating to cargo and passenger service operations; (c) Matters concerning the planning, development, management, marketing, operation, and use of their facilities; and (d) Any other matters relating to cargo and passenger service operations. (3) This section expires 10 years after July 23, 2023. [ 2023 c 347 s 2.]
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