Brief Description: Mitigating harm and improving equity in large port districts. Sponsors: Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Keiser, Hasegawa, Kauffman, Nguyen and Wilson, C.). Brief Summary of Engrossed Second Substitute Bill Establishes, through July 1, 2029, a grant program managed by the Department of Commerce to provide assistance to port districts that undertake noise mitigation programs for expenses related to the repair or replacement of noise mitigation equipment that is not working as intended, or that addresses hazards and structural damage that occurred due to previously installed noise mitigation equipment. • Allows port districts that choose to conduct a program to repair or replace noise mitigation equipment that is not working as intended to either contract directly with building inspectors or professionals with relevant experience, or to enter into an interlocal agreement with a county to provide such individuals, for the purpose of conducting inspections to determine whether the equipment has caused other hazards or structural damage. • Hearing Date: 2/20/24 Staff: Kellen Wright (786-7134). Background: Port districts are special purpose districts empowered to, among other things, acquire, construct, maintain, operate, develop, and regulate airports. Individual port districts must be contained This analysis was prepared by non-partisan legislative staff for the use of legislative members in their deliberations. This analysis is not part of the legislation nor does it constitute a statement of legislative intent. Washington State House of Representatives Office of Program Research E2SSB 5955- 1 -House Bill Analysis within a single county, and…Open full document
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Establishes a grant program through the Department of Commerce and annual reporting, with a final report to be generated to the JLARC