SENATE BILL REPORT

                            SB 5040

                    AS OF JANUARY 28, 1993

Brief Description:  Authorizing the use of impact fees for traffic management and programs.

SPONSORS: Senators Haugen, Winsley, Skratek and Erwin

SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

Staff:  Gene Baxstrom (786‑7303)

Hearing Dates: January 28, 1993

BACKGROUND:

The Growth Management Act authorizes cities, counties and towns which develop comprehensive plans under that act to impose impact fees on development activity as part of the financing for public facilities related to that development.  Impact fees may be collected and spent only on public facilities which are addressed by a capital facilities plan element of that agency's comprehensive plan.  Public facilities means the following government owned or operated capital facilities:  public streets and roads; publicly owned parks, open space, and recreation facilities; school facilities; and fire protection facilities in jurisdictions that are not part of a fire district.

SUMMARY:

The use of impact fees is expanded to also include traffic management and traffic programs addressed in the capital facilities plan element of local comprehensive plans.

Appropriation:  none

Revenue:  none

Fiscal Note:  requested January 22, 1993