WA HR4680

Washington state House of Representatives formally recognizes the domestic maritime industry's value in serving residents during natural disasters

The Cascadia Subduction Zone, a 1,000-kilometer fault from British Columbia to Oregon, poses risk of a 9.0 magnitude earthquake to Washington state

Washington's domestic maritime industry employs 22,500 workers generating $1.5 billion in labor income

The tugboat, towboat, and barge industry has demonstrated disaster response capability, including evacuating over 500,000 people from Manhattan on September 11, 2001 and delivering supplies to Maui after the August 2023 wildfires

Resolution directs the Chief Clerk to transmit copies to Washington's congressional delegation in Washington, D.C.