This chapter implements the cargo and passenger vessel screening and boarding program under RCW 88.46.050 to:

1. (1) Protect the state's natural resources;
2. (2) Provide for safe marine transportation in state waters; and
3. (3) Determine whether cargo and passenger vessels entering or operating in state waters pose a substantial risk of harm to the public health and safety and to the environment.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 88.46.050 and 43.21I.030. WSR 96-12-077, § 317-31-010, filed 6/5/96, effective 7/6/96.]