HOUSE BILL REPORT

HB 1904

As Amended by the Senate

BYRepresentative Hine

Substituting the word improvements, in place of facilities, for use as security for transportation impact fees.

House Committe on Transportation

Majority Report:  Do pass.  (22)

      Signed by Representatives Walk, Chair; Baugher, Vice Chair; Schmidt, Ranking Republican Member; Wood, Assistant Ranking Republican Member; Cantwell, Cooper, G. Fisher, R. Fisher, Gallagher, Hankins, Heavey, Jones, Kremen, R. Meyers, Nelson, Patrick, Prentice, Prince, Smith, Walker, S. Wilson and Zellinsky.

House Staff:Louise Bray (786-7322)

AS PASSED HOUSE MARCH 9, 1989

BACKGROUND:

The Legislature enacted the Local Transportation Act in 1988.  This act authorized local governments to develop and adopt programs for the purpose of jointly funding from both public and private sources transportation improvements necessitated by economic development and growth within their jurisdictions.  Local governments were required to adopt these programs by ordinance and the programs were required to identify areas affected by the off-site transportation improvements, a program based on a long-term transportation plan identifying the specific transportation improvements associated with the plan, and a six-year capital program to accomplish those improvements.  The local governments were authorized to impose a transportation impact fee on developers to pay a transportation impact fee for off-site transportation improvements.

SUMMARY:

Language is clarified in the Local Transportation Act of 1988 regarding credits for developers constructing off-site transportation facilities.  These facilities are more clearly identified as transportation improvements, making that term consistent with definitions set forth in the chapter and terminology used in the section.

EFFECT OF SENATE AMENDMENTS:  Technical corrections are made to effectuate intent of the bill.

Fiscal Note:      Not Requested.

House Committee ‑ Testified For:    Ron Main, King County.

House Committee - Testified Against:      None Presented.

House Committee - Testimony For:    Technical changes are needed to correct terminology in the Local Transportation Act of 1988.

House Committee - Testimony Against:      None Presented.

VOTE ON FINAL PASSAGE:

      Yeas 95; Excused 3

Excused:    Representatives Day, Dellwo and Hankins