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Agency 475
Office of Marine Safety
RCW 43.21I.005

Request $4,052,077
Net change from current biennium $2,695,688 Increase
Percent change from current biennium 198.7% Increase


The Office of Marine Safety was created to protect the state's marine environment by implementing programs that prevent oil spills from large vessels operating in state waters. The Office establishes standards for tank, cargo, fishing, and passenger vessels; establishes standards for vessel bunkering (refueling) operations; and reviews vessel contingency plans. The Office screens vessels entering Washington waters to determine their level of risk, and then inspects those high risk vessels from field offices in Puget Sound and the Columbia River.

The goal is to ensure the best achievable protection of the state's natural resources and the public health and safety from harm caused by marine oil spills.

The objective is to increase marine safety by working cooperatively with the maritime community, the public, and federal and state agencies in a collaborative effort to prevent marine oil spills.


Agency Level Summary

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Operating Budget: Summary
1995-97 Appropriations Appropriated Funds Expenditures
Amount Estimated Balance 1993-95 Actual 1995-97 Estimated 1997-99 Proposed
General Fund - Basic Account - Federal Unanticipated 17,999
71,160 State Toxics Control Account - State 248,636 71,160
1,285,229 Oil Spill Administration Account - State 3,876,864 1,285,229 4,052,077

1,356,389

Total Appropriated Funds

4,143,499


1,356,389


4,052,077


Operating Budget: Summary by Object

1994-95 Actual 1995-96 Estimated 1996-97 Estimated 1997-98 Proposed 1998-99 Proposed
Salaries And Wages 1,155,957 1,025,374 1,046,353 1,217,074 1,229,736
Employee Benefits 287,060 246,933 268,969 287,006 288,853
Personal Service Contracts 81,257 25,000 25,000
Goods And Services 437,874 582,965 439,792 569,623 326,824
Travel 51,336 17,169 30,000 16,500 13,500
Capital Outlays 83,018 5,775 15,600 28,000 25,000
Interagency Reimbursements (12,850) (897,238) (1,425,303) (39)

Annual Total

2,083,652


980,978


375,411


2,143,164


1,908,913


Operating Budget: Change from Preceding Biennium

1993-95 Actual 1995-97 Estimated 1997-99 Proposed
Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent
Administration 1,121,775 38.6% (2,668,237) (66.3)% 2,695,688 198.7%
Marine Oversight Board 11,843 11.1% (118,873) (100.0)%

Total

1,133,618


37.7%


(2,787,110)


(67.3)%


2,695,688


198.7%


Employment Summary

1994-95 Actual 1995-96 Estimated 1996-97 Estimated 1997-98 Proposed 1998-99 Proposed
FTE Staff Years 25.8 22.4 22.4 25.8 25.8
Average FTE Staff Year Costs 44,805 45,776 46,712 47,173 47,664