Navy launched a formal 21-day public comment period on September 28, 2026, inviting community review of a Draft Memorandum of Agreement governing adverse effects on historic properties at Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton.
The publication of the Draft Memorandum of Agreement represents the formal mechanism through which the Navy, the State Historic Preservation Officer, and consulting parties codify binding mitigation obligations before construction commences.
Binding Mitigation Commitments Outlined in the Draft Agreement The Draft Memorandum of Agreement outlines specific preservation actions designed to record and commemorate the engineering history of Pier 6 before deconstruction begins.
The Government Accountability Office identified aging dry docks and deteriorated waterfront utility distributions as the primary vulnerability in Navy carrier maintenance availability.
In-water demolition and pier deconstruction will be strictly restricted to approved regulatory fish work windows, protecting juvenile salmonids and forage fish spawning cycles.
The U.S. Navy opened a 21-day public comment window on a Draft Memorandum of Agreement addressing adverse effects to historic shipyard structures, including Pier 6 1933 Hammerhead Crane, during multi-mission dry dock construction in Bremerton.