Pursuant to the authority granted by RCW 28B.20.130, the board of regents of the University of Washington has established these regulations to govern use of the stadium boat moorage facilities.

The objectives of these regulations are to:

(1) Provide water access for persons attending University of Washington home football games or other special events as determined by the university, for which use of the stadium boat moorage facilities is designated;

(2) Control the use of the stadium boat moorage facilities in order to provide reasonable safety for both persons and boats or other craft using the facility;

(3) Provide for the collection of stadium boat moorage fees in support of the cost of maintaining and operating the stadium boat moorage facilities;

(4) Provide access at all times for emergency equipment.

(1)(a) The stadium boat moorage facilities shall consist of those docks and floats located on Lake Washington in Union Bay which provide water access to the University of Washington shoreline on home football game days, or for other special events as determined by the university.

(b) The stadium boat moorage facilities shall also include such other specified areas along or adjacent to the university shoreline, as designated by the executive vice president for finance and administration, that provide access to the university shoreline on home football game days, or for other special events as determined by the university. The activities for which these additional stadium boat moorage facilities may be used include, but are not limited to: Moorage of water related vessels; and loading, unloading, or transporting passengers to and from water related vessels. All other uses of the university shoreline shall be under the authority of the executive vice president for finance and administration.

(c) Use of the university shoreline and moorage facilities for waterfront activities not designated for that area, or otherwise not in compliance with this chapter will subject the violators to arrest under provisions of RCW 9A.52.080 (Criminal trespass in the second degree), City of Seattle 12A.08.040 (Criminal trespass), or other applicable law.

(2) In the event the university permits a nonuniversity vessel use of the stadium boat moorage facilities for moorage, loading and unloading passengers, shuttling passengers to and from anchored vessels, or other related activities, the university does not assume responsibility for nor guarantee the expertise or training of the vessels' pilots or that such vessels are maintained in a safe condition or are adequately equipped with life vests and other safety devices as required by the United States Coast Guard and the Washington state utilities and transportation commission.

The executive vice president for finance and administration shall have the authority to establish such conditions as are necessary or appropriate to enhance safety and to protect the university from liability in connection with the use of the stadium boat moorage facilities.

During home football games and other special events as determined by the university, operation of the stadium boat moorage is the responsibility of the director of intercollegiate athletics and use of the stadium boat moorage facilities shall be controlled by the sale of stadium boat moorage permits as follows:

(1) Limits of the numbers and types of crafts that can be moored with reasonable safety at the stadium boat moorage facilities shall be established by the university after consultation with and approval by the Seattle fire chief and the local representatives of the U.S. Coast Guard;

(2) Only those boats displaying a valid stadium boat moorage permit shall be admitted to the stadium boat moorage area and provided moorage space;

(3) Stadium boat moorage permits shall be sold, issued, and collected by the department of intercollegiate athletics for season and/or individual games or special events;

(4) Season football ticket holders shall be notified of and provided with the opportunity to purchase stadium boat moorage permits for football games in advance of the public offering of stadium boat moorage permits;

(5) Public sale of stadium boat moorage permits shall be on a first-come, first-served basis within the limits established under WAC 478-138-040(1).

Fees for stadium boat moorage and the effective date thereof shall be established by the director of intercollegiate athletics. The approved fee schedule shall be published on the intercollegiate athletics website.