{"id":"AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-019","kind":"context","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Washington (Anacortes - Friday Harbor - Sidney, British Columbia route)","state":"WA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT","eco":"","issuer":"Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries (WSF)","authority":"WSF schedule authority under RCW 47.60; \u0027the recent closure of the Canadian border to help slow the spread of COVID-19\u0027 (recited)","instrument":"WSDOT news release, Mar. 20, 2020: resumption of Anacortes-Sidney, B.C. international ferry service pushed back from Mar. 29 to at least Apr. 26, 2020 \u0027as a result of the recent closure of the Canadian border\u0027","title":"Start of state ferry service to Canada suspended until April 26 due to COVID-19 situation","dateIssued":"2020-03-20","effective":"2020-03-29 (planned restart cancelled); suspension to at least 2020-04-26","end":"Extended through June 20, 2020 (Ex. 022); the Sidney route \u0027did not resume due to U.S.-Canada border restrictions\u0027 in 2020 (Ex. 096) and remained suspended through Sept. 30, 2021 (the DHS land-border restrictions ran to Nov. 8, 2021)","startDate":"2020-03-29","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["TRAV"],"addressees":["WSF customers on the international route","San Juan Islands residents and businesses (domestic sailings unaffected)"],"clause":"Resumption of Washington State Ferries\u0027 service between the U.S. and Canada has been pushed back to at least April 26. The suspension of the route serving Anacortes, and Sidney, British Columbia, comes as a result of the recent closure of the Canadian border to help slow the spread of COVID-19.... Plans are ready to limit service or passenger capacity on other routes if ridership declines further or based on evolving health guidelines.","enforcement":"Service suspension by the operator; the underlying border closure was enforced by Canada Border Services Agency and CBP under the bilateral restrictions","functions":["TV travel (international ferry link closed for six quarters)","CB customer access (San Juan Islands tourism trade with British Columbia)","SC supply chain (cross-border vehicle traffic)"],"notes":"A State ferry route closed for the whole claim period because of border orders: the border closure is the force-of-law instrument (federal notices in FED-B); the WSF suspension is its operating consequence, graded context.","sourceUrl":"","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":141597,"grade":"primary","character":"context","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT","url":"/library/AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-019","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-019","citation":"Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Ferries (WSF), WSDOT news release, Mar. 20, 2020: resumption of Anacortes-Sidney, B.C. international ferry service pushed back from Mar. 29 to at least Apr. 26, 2020 \u0027as a result of the recent closure of the Canadian border\u0027 (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-019)","stateName":"Washington","related":["AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-020","AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-022"]}