FINAL BILL REPORT

HB 2038

This analysis was prepared by non-partisan legislative staff for the use of legislative members in their deliberations. This analysis is not a part of the legislation nor does it constitute a statement of legislative intent.

Background:

Cities and towns are required to report preservation rating information on 80 percent of their arterial network to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). The cities and towns rating systems must be based on the Washington pavement rating method or an equivalent standard approved by the WSDOT. This requirement is currently suspended for the 2017-2019 fiscal biennium.

In 2017 the WSDOT, in consultation with cities, towns, and the Washington State Transportation Commission, completed a statutorily required report, which recommended that the current preservation rating information reporting requirement be modified so that cities and towns only be required to report their latest average pavement condition on a biennial basis.

Federal requirements in the Moving Ahead for Progress (MAP-21) and Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) acts contain performance measures that require the WSDOT to collect pavement conditions on both the WSDOT and locally owned portions of the National Highway System (NHS). Over 850 miles of principal arterials in cities are part of the NHS.

Summary:

The requirements for all cities and towns to report preservation rating information on a percentage of their arterial network to the WSDOT are repealed.

The WSDOT is required to continue to collect preservation rating information in areas where these measurements are currently taken.

Votes on Final Passage:

House	95	0
Senate	47	0