HB 2395 — Private docks and buoys

Summary

Authorizing additional use of certain private recreational docks and mooring buoys.

Bill Text

Compared against the Revised Code of Washington as published AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.

This bill amends 2 section(s) of the Revised Code of Washington: RCW 79.105.060; RCW 79.105.430.

• RCW 79.105.060

  (17) (18) (19) (20) (21) (22) (23) (24) (24) (25) → (12) "Outer harbor line" means a line located and established in navigable waters as provided in Article XV, section 1 of the state Constitution, beyond which the state shall never sell or lease any rights whatever to private persons. (13) "Person" means any private individual, partnership, association, organization, cooperative, firm, corporation, the state or any agency or political subdivision thereof, any public or municipal corporation, or any unit of government, however designated. (14) "Port district" means a port district created under Title 53 (15) "Public utility lines" means pipes, conduits, and similar facilities for distribution of water, electricity, natural gas, telephone, other electronic communication, and sewers, including sewer outfall lines. (16)(a) "Qualified recreational vessel" means a vessel used solely for nonresidential, nonindustrial recreational boating purposes, and includes vessels: (i) That are privately owned; (ii) Operated under bareboat charters; (iii) Operated as part of a timeshare, fractional ownership, or boat-club arrangement; or (iv) Registered or documented as commercial vessels when used exclusively for such recreational purposes and not engaged in passenger-for-hire service, industrial service, or use as a residence during the period of moorage. (b) "Qualified recreational vessel" does not include vessels used as a place of residence, vessels providing passenger-for-hire service, or vessels engaged in industrial or commercial operations. (17) "Real rate of return" means the average for the most recent ten calendar years of the average rate of return on conventional real property mortgages as reported by the federal home loan bank board or any successor agency, minus the average inflation rate for the most recent ten calendar years. (18) "Recreational moorage sharing" means the temporary, nonresidential use of a privately-owned dock or mooring buoy located on state-owned aquatic lands by a qualified recreational vessel. (19) bili and ty. (20) ble al w than o m n th line (21) cond ass, ands (22) ands arbor by sta 105. ot i ude , st agen (23) nd er c ed w fac gers r bo (24) d-cl ," m nds. (25) c la mea as est ltur crop petr um, r, 79. ed f unde (26) d has detach cupant has he ase or ublea ly 1, 2014. .030 )(c) (27)

  amended

• RCW 79.105.430

  (4) → otherwise provided by law. This subsection (2) also applies to areas that have been designated by the commissioner or the fish and wildlife commission as aquatic reserves. (3) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2) of this section, an abutting residential owner may permit recreational moorage sharing at a dock or mooring buoy authorized under this section if the owner maintains all registrations and permits required by the department, and any other applicable authority, and such moorage sharing is limited to: (a) Only qualified recreational vessels; (b) Individual stays that do not exceed seven consecutive days; (c) Combined stays during a calendar year for a qualified recreational vessel that do not exceed a total of 90 days; and (d) Total annual receipts from such use that do not exceed three times the owner's documented, actual maintenance costs for such dock or mooring buoy in the preceding 12-month period. (4) Recreational moorage sharing that complies with subsection (3) of this section does not: (a) Constitute a commercial use of state-owned aquatic lands; (b) Create a lease or tenancy separate from the upland residence; or (c) Subject such dock or mooring buoy to the department's leasing and authorization requirements. (5) T pe rin uoy ire the te ir ne sit ner pu sta s p e li a ard rad on llf be t. r .16 (6) --- END ---

  amended

Action History

1. January 13, 2026

   First reading, referred to Environment & Energy.

Sponsors

• (Peterson) · Primary

Subjects