Item no. 10c Meeting date: Dec. 9, 2025 2026 State Legislative Agenda Briefing to Port of Seattle Commission | December 9, 2025 John Flanagan, Sr. State Govt. Relations Manager Brooke Davies, Contract Lobbyist Nick Streuli, Contract Lobbyist 1 Overview | Process | Next Steps Preview - What to expect Agenda Development Process Next Steps Short (60-day) session Successes from 2025 session Incorporate feedback Supplemental budget 'Unfinished business' Seek adoption of Final Agenda Challenging fiscal environment Setting the stage for 2027 Ongoing work & core priorities 2 PRIORITY ITEMS | Economic Development & Workforce Tourism Childcare Access 3 PRIORITY ITEMS | Economic Development & Workforce Business, Innovation, and Trade • Statewide economic development strategy • 'Innovation Zones' • Preservation of industrial lands • Statewide Trade Strategy 4 PRIORITY ITEMS | Aviation SAMP • Avoid delays, proceed with analysis & construction, permitting Aviation fuel tax • MTCA, airport cleanups & mitigation Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) • Additional incentives • Protect existing revenue streams • Infrastructure program 5 PRIORITY ITEMS | Aviation SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table (StART) Shared Policy Priorities • • • • • Aircraft noise Restoring resources swept in 2025 Airport siting & directing work of the CAWG Existing air quality programming Decarbonizing ground transportation 6 PRIORITY ITEMS | Maritime Sustainable Maritime Fuel (SMF) and maritime emissions Port electrification & shore power Statewide vessel construction strategy Blue Schools Initiative Commercial Pump Out funding 7 PRIORITY ITEMS | Transportation Revenue & Funding Major Projects RUC | Options for SEA workers | MHD ZEVs Gateway | Revive I-5 | HSR 8 PRIORITY ITEMS | Environment & Energy Regional green economy Siting clean energy, renewables & transmission Mitigation banking 9 PRIORITY ITEMS | Environment & Energy Environmental Justice Clean Buildings Performance Standards 10 PRIORITY ITEMS | Tax, Revenue, & General Government Property Tax Reform Tax Increment Financing Public Records Act Artificial intelligence Port Commissioners & PERS Healthcare 11 Legacy Issue Area 1 Economic & Workforce Development Worker training programs in port-related industries • Career-connected and work-based learning programs for K-12 • Pre-apprentice and apprenticeship programs • Trucking, increasing supply of CDL holders • Equitable recruitment, training, and retention of a diverse workforce Connecting port-adjacent communities to economic opportunity ('prosperity in place') Rural initiatives (manufacturing, rural freight, rural tourism, support for ADOs) Repeal I-200 and addressing structural barriers Promoting success of SMWBEs (Contracting, Capacity Building, etc.) Responsibly enforcing labor standards Flexibility in contracting to public owners Promote and grow tourism in Washington Broadband and ending the 'Digital Divide' Continuing to monitor legislation regarding PLAs, prompt pay, and other emerging trends 12 Legacy Issue Area 2 Energy, Climate, Environment, and Habitat Promote low- and zero-carbon fuels in transportation & transit Development and use of clean energy, renewables, increasing energy efficiency, reducing emissions, and supporting goals for use of clean power Growth of sustainable aviation and maritime fuels Puget Sound health • Water quality, underwater noise, habitat restoration, Southern Resident Killer Whale recovery, and Quiet Sound Programs funded through the Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA) • Stormwater, cleanups, public participation, and Remedial Action Grants Wetland mitigation banking Waterfront electrification, and decarbonization of on-dock infrastructure Reducing 'Scope 3 Emissions' Climate resilience • Including resilience in transportation networks & implementing State's resilience strategy Environmental justice Climate Corps Network • Near-port communities and adhering to existing regulations and standards for investment in overburdened communities and benefitting vulnerable populations 13 Legacy Issue Area 3 Transportation Invest in transportation networks serving essential public facilities Passenger vessel operations in Puget Sound (and commensurate mitigation) Speed movement of freight and passengers from origin to destination including increased access to transit Regional partnerships and use of emerging technologies to alleviate overall congestion Truck parking and benefits for operators Coordinated regional transportation planning (including aviation) Improve trade competitiveness of the State and the Port's gateway Continued progress on airport siting or expansion Promotion of Washington as an international trading partner Planning for future major transportation projects Affirm Port's authority to control access to port facilities by all transportation modes REAL ID compliance Progressive transportation revenue • Account for impacts to broader transportation network, consider effects to adjacent areas Multimodal and active transportation • Safety and efficient movement of freight 14 Legacy Issue Area 4 Land Use Proposals that reflect the NWSA document "Guiding Principles: Stewardship, Enhancement, and Protection of Maritime and Manufacturing Lands" Spur dense residential development in existing areas to reduce pressure on industrial lands Acknowledge that Manufacturing and Industrial Centers (MICs) are resource lands of statewide economic significance Flexibility in conveyance of surplus property Recognition of the contribution of industrial lands towards global competitiveness Strengthening the Container Port Element of the GMA Interbay Public Development Advisory Committee Discourage creation of new or expanded planning requirements under the Growth Management Act 15 Other Legacy Issue Areas: Tax, Governance, Technology, Trafficking, Asset Forfeiture Taxation • Promote efficient movement of freight • Benefit communities where warehousing and distribution infrastructure is located • Reduce manufacturing costs in port-related sectors • Clarify the application of Leasehold Excise Tax for certain port-related businesses • Prevent diversions from underlying Port revenues Trafficking • Combat human trafficking at port facilities and during large-scale regional events Revenue • Use state resources to maximize use and availability of federal resources Technology Governance • Oppose legislation that would create an imbalance of representatives between the two homeports in the governance of the Northwest Seaport Alliance • Biometrics, privacy, equity, and compliance with federal and state regulations • Washington State Digital ID • Regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) 16 Questions? 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