Creates a new law by adding a new section to chapter 47.79 RCW that establishes the "Washington state Amtrak Cascades passenger rail advisory committee" as an advisory body to a state department. The change is procedural: it creates an advisory committee, sets membership categories and residency requirements, prescribes appointment and term lengths, and requires regular meetings and coordination with a department division. County legislative authorities appoint delegations to the committee: counties with population 750,000 or greater that have an Amtrak Cascades station appoint three-member delegations; other counties with an Amtrak Cascades station appoint two-member delegations. At least five members must represent an established passenger rail user group or be frequent users; at least one must represent a firm that uses the passenger rail corridor for commerce; and at least one must represent a local government planning body or staff. Members must reside near an Amtrak Cascades station and within the county they represent. Members serve four-year terms with initial staggered terms all commencing July 1, 2026 (some expiring July 1, 2028 and others July 1, 2030 as specified), vacancies filled by the appointing authority, delegates serve without compensation, and the committee must meet three times per year with the rail, freight, and ports division. The committee must appoint three cochairs to form an executive committee that meets with the rail, freight, and ports division to set agendas. The department must solicit and obtain feedback from local community groups about Amtrak Cascades service and give prior notice of that review to the committee. The text repeatedly refers to "the department" and to its "rail, freight, and ports division" but does not identify which state department is meant. The extracted material does not list which counties have Amtrak Cascades stations, how many delegations there will be in total, or provide details on staffing, budgets, reporting requirements, quorum, nomination procedures, or other administrative rules; it appears to be a single new section and other bill provisions, if any, are not included.

If enacted, the bill creates a statewide Amtrak Cascades passenger rail advisory committee made up of county-appointed delegations from counties with Cascades stations, with larger counties appointing three members and others two. Members must live near a station and include frequent riders, at least one commerce user of the corridor, and at least one local planning representative; they serve four-year staggered terms starting July 1, 2026 (initial expirations in 2028 or 2030), serve without pay, elect three cochairs to form an executive committee, and meet at least three times a year with the department’s rail, freight, and ports division. The department must solicit community group feedback on Cascades service and give the committee prior notice of those reviews. The practical effects will be additional responsibilities for county legislative authorities to appoint delegates and for the unnamed department and its rail division to schedule regular meetings, incorporate committee input into agendas, and conduct community outreach—creating modest administrative and staff time costs and routine coordination needs. Individual appointees will incur unpaid time and possible travel costs. Key details that would affect actual cost and operation—such as which state department is responsible, which counties are included, any staffing or budget to support the committee, and administrative rules for appointments and meetings—are not specified, so the scope of staffing or fiscal impact cannot be precisely determined from the text provided.