H-1530.2 _______________________________________________
HOUSE BILL 1942
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State of Washington 53rd Legislature 1993 Regular Session
By Representatives R. Fisher, Quall, Locke and Johanson
Read first time 02/17/93. Referred to Committee on Transportation.
AN ACT Relating to transportation facilities of state-wide significance; adding a new section to chapter 47.01 RCW; and creating new sections.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature recognizes that the ownership and operation of Washington's transportation system is spread among federal, state, and local government agencies, regional transit agencies, port districts, and the private sector. The legislature also recognizes that transportation planning authority is shared on the local, regional, and state levels, and that this planning must be a comprehensive and coordinated effort. While significant authority for transportation planning is vested with local agencies and regional transportation planning organizations under the growth management act, the legislature recognizes that certain transportation issues and facilities cross local and regional boundaries and are vital to the state-wide economy and the cross-state mobility of people and goods. Therefore, the state has an appropriate role in developing state-wide transportation plans that address state jurisdiction facilities and services as well as transportation facilities and services of state interest. These plans shall serve as a guide for short-term investment needs and provide a long-range vision for transportation system development.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 47.01 RCW to read as follows:
The legislature declares the following transportation facilities and services to be of state-wide significance: The interstate highway system, interregional state principal arterials including ferry connections that serve state-wide travel, intercity passenger rail services, intercity high-speed ground transportation, major passenger intermodal terminals, mainline freight railroads, and the Columbia/Snake navigable river system. The department shall lead efforts, in cooperation with regional transportation planning organizations, counties, cities, transit agencies, public ports, and the private sector, to effectively plan for and include improvements to transportation facilities and services of state-wide significance into the state-wide multimodal transportation plan. Improvements to facilities and services of state-wide significance identified in the state-wide multimodal transportation plan developed under RCW 47.01.071(3) shall be considered to be essential state public facilities under RCW 36.70A.200.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. The department of transportation in cooperation with cities, counties, ports, transit agencies, regional transportation planning organizations, and the department of community development shall make recommendations on transportation facilities and services in addition to those identified in section 2 of this act that should be included in the definition of essential public facilities as defined under RCW 36.70A.200. In developing these recommendations, the siting of transportation facilities and services related to airports and water ports shall be considered. The department shall submit the recommendations to the legislature by December 15, 1993.
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