CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to railroad franchises; amending Sections 1 and 3 of Ordinances 126969 and 126970 to correct an error in the name of a franchisee.
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WHEREAS, Ordinances 126969 and 126970 amended descriptions of railroad franchises held in and around Whatcom Yard; and
WHEREAS, Burlington Northern Railroad Holdings, Inc., was described as one of the two owners of the franchise rights at issue in the two ordinances; and
WHEREAS, Burlington Northern Railroad Holdings, Inc. is referred to in the rest of the ordinances as BNSF; and
WHEREAS, Burlington Northern Railroad Holdings, Inc. is one of several "Consolidated Subsidiaries" of BNSF Railway Company;1 and
WHEREAS, BNSF Railway Company is the owner of the franchise rights rather than any of its subsidiaries, and the City's granting of those rights should be amended to list the correct owner; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 1 of Ordinance 126969 is amended as follows:
Section 1. The City Council finds and declares that Union Pacific Railroad Company, a Foreign ((Profit)) Corporation (Union Pacific), and ((Burlington Northern Railroad Holdings, Inc.)) BNSF Railway Company (BNSF), a ((Foreign Profit)) Delaware Corporation, are the current owners of the railroad franchise rights at Whatcom Yard and the adjoining areas. Both companies have rights to operate trains along East Marginal Way and within Whatcom Yard.
Section 2. Section 3 of Ordinance 126969 is amended as follows:
Section 3. In order to claim the benefits of this ordinance and to acquire the rights, privileges and authorities hereby granted, Union Pacific and BNSF, on behalf of itself, its successors and assigns, shall ((within six (6) months after the effective date of this ordinance)) by August 31, 2025, file in the office of the City Clerk written acceptance of the ordinance, duly certified...
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