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This bill creates a Washington state supply chain competitiveness infrastructure program designed to enhance the state's trade capabilities and strategic infrastructure for moving goods. The program will be managed by the state department of transportation in collaboration with various stakeholders including commerce departments, ports, tribal governments, and industries like trucking, agriculture, and manufacturing. It establishes a new supply chain competitiveness infrastructure program account in the state treasury, which can receive funds from legislative appropriations, bonds, and public or private sources. The program aims to support projects that improve transportation infrastructure, support economic and environmental freight movement, sustain international trade, increase market access for Washington products, and promote regional and national freight distribution integration. Eligible projects must be included in a port's freight development plan and will be selected through a collaborative process that develops performance metrics and evaluation criteria. The bill specifically focuses on supporting public ports and federally recognized tribal governments with established port operations, with the ultimate goal of maintaining Washington's position as a trade-driven state and national leader in transportation and logistics infrastructure.

Business and Industry, Transportation and Infrastructure

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5649&Year=2025&Initiative=false