BILL REQ. #: Z-0634.5
| State of Washington | 63rd Legislature | 2014 Regular Session |
Read first time 02/04/14. Referred to Committee on Transportation.
AN ACT Relating to transportation funding and appropriations; amending RCW 46.63.160, 47.28.030, and 47.64.360; amending 2013 c 306 ss 101, 103, 106, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 401, 402, 404, 405, 406, 407, 517, 518, 519, and 603 (uncodified); adding a new section to chapter 306, Laws of 2013 (uncodified); making appropriations and authorizing expenditures for capital improvements; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 101 2013 c 306 s 101 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($435,000))
$462,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following
conditions and limitations: The entire appropriation is provided
solely for staffing costs to be dedicated to state transportation
activities. Staff hired to support transportation activities must have
practical experience with complex construction projects.
Sec. 102 2013 c 306 s 103 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,641,000))
$1,639,000
Puget Sound Ferry Operations Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $176,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,817,000))
$1,815,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $932,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is
provided solely for the office of financial management, from funds set
aside out of statewide fuel taxes distributed to counties according to
RCW 46.68.120(3), to contract with the Washington state association of
counties to identify, analyze, evaluate, and implement county
transportation performance measures associated with transportation
system policy goals outlined in RCW 47.04.280. The Washington state
association of counties, in cooperation with state agencies, must:
Identify, analyze, and report on county transportation system
preservation; identify, evaluate, and report on opportunities to
streamline reporting requirements for counties; and evaluate project
management tools to help improve project delivery at the county level.
(2) $70,000 of the Puget Sound ferry operations account -- state
appropriation is provided solely for the state's share of the marine
salary survey.
Sec. 103 2013 c 306 s 106 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,208,000))
$1,207,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $351,000 of the motor vehicle account -- state appropriation is
provided solely for costs associated with the motor fuel quality
program.
(2) $857,000 of the motor vehicle account -- state appropriation is
provided solely to test the quality of biofuel. The department must
test fuel quality at the biofuel manufacturer, distributor, and
retailer.
Sec. 201 2013 c 306 s 201 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE WASHINGTON TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION
Highway Safety Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,017,000))
$3,030,000
Highway Safety Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($40,699,000))
$40,798,000
Highway Safety Account -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($50,000))
$118,000
School Zone Safety Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,800,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($45,566,000))
$45,746,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) The commission shall develop and implement, in collaboration
with the Washington state patrol, a target zero team pilot program in
Yakima and Spokane counties. The pilot program must demonstrate the
effectiveness of intense, high visibility driving under the influence
enforcement in Washington state. The commission shall apply to the
national highway traffic safety administration for federal highway
safety grants to cover the cost of the pilot program.
(2) $20,000,000 of the highway safety account--federal
appropriation is provided solely for federal funds that may be
obligated to the commission pursuant to 23 U.S.C. Sec. 164 during the
2013-2015 fiscal biennium.
(((4))) (3) The commission may continue to oversee pilot projects
implementing the use of automated traffic safety cameras to detect
speed violations within cities west of the Cascade mountains that have
a population over one hundred ninety-five thousand. For the purposes
of pilot projects in this subsection, no more than one automated
traffic safety camera may be used to detect speed violations within any
one jurisdiction.
(a) The commission shall comply with RCW 46.63.170 in administering
the pilot projects.
(b) By January 1, 2015, any local authority that is operating an
automated traffic safety camera to detect speed violations must provide
a summary to the transportation committees of the legislature
concerning the use of the cameras and data regarding infractions,
revenues, and costs.
Sec. 202 2013 c 306 s 202 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE COUNTY ROAD ADMINISTRATION BOARD
Rural Arterial Trust Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($945,000))
$942,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($2,186,000))
$2,204,000
County Arterial Preservation Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,456,000))
$1,452,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($4,587,000))
$4,598,000
Sec. 203 2013 c 306 s 203 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT BOARD
Transportation Improvement Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,804,000))
$3,912,000
Sec. 204 2013 c 306 s 204 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE JOINT TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,330,000))
$1,328,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1)(a) $325,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation
is for a study of transportation cost drivers and potential
efficiencies to contain project costs and gain more value from
investments in Washington state's transportation system. The goal is
to enable the department of transportation to construct bridge and
highway projects more quickly and to build and operate them at a lower
cost, while ensuring that appropriate environmental and regulatory
protections are maintained and a quality project is delivered. The
joint transportation committee must convene an advisory panel to
provide study guidance and discuss potential efficiencies and
recommendations. The scope of the study must be limited to state-level
policies and practices relating to the planning, design, permitting,
construction, financing, and operation of department of transportation
roadway and bridge projects. The study must:
(i) Identify best practices;
(ii) Identify inefficiencies in state policy or agency practice
where changes may save money;
(iii) Recommend changes to improve efficiency and save money; and
(iv) Identify potential savings to be achieved by adopting changes
in practice or policy.
(b) The joint transportation committee shall issue a report of its
findings to the house of representatives and senate transportation
committees by December 31, 2013.
(2) The joint transportation committee shall coordinate a work
group comprised of the department of licensing, the department of
revenue, county auditors or other agents, and subagents to identify
possible issues relating to the administration of, compliance with, and
enforcement of the existing statutory requirement for a person to
provide an unexpired driver's license when registering a vehicle. The
work group shall provide recommendations on how administration and
enforcement may be modified, as needed, to address any identified
issues, including whether statutory changes may be needed. A report
presenting the recommendations must be presented to the house of
representatives and senate transportation committees by December 31,
2013.
(3) The joint transportation committee shall continue to convene a
subcommittee for legislative oversight of the I-5/Columbia river
crossing bridge replacement project. The Columbia river crossing
legislative oversight subcommittee must be made up of six members: Two
appointed by the cochairs of the senate transportation committee, two
appointed by the chair and ranking member of the house of
representatives transportation committee, one designee of the governor,
and one citizen jointly appointed by the four members of the joint
transportation executive committee. The citizen appointee must be a
Washington state resident of the area served by the bridge. At least
two of the legislative members must be from the legislative districts
served by the bridge. In addition to reviewing project and financing
information, the subcommittee must also coordinate with the Oregon
legislative oversight committee for the Columbia river crossing bridge.
(4) The joint transportation committee shall convene a work group
to identify and evaluate internal refinance opportunities for the
Tacoma Narrows bridge. The study must include a staff work group,
including staff from the office of financial management, the
transportation commission, the department of transportation, the office
of the state treasurer, and the legislative transportation committees.
The joint transportation committee shall issue a report of its findings
to the house of representatives and the senate transportation
committees by December 31, 2013.
(5) The joint transportation committee shall study and review the
use of surplus property proceeds to fund facility replacement projects,
and the possibility of using the north central region as a pilot. The
joint transportation committee shall consult with the department of
transportation and the office of financial management regarding the
department's current process for prioritizing and funding facility
improvement and replacement projects.
Sec. 205 2013 c 306 s 205 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($2,947,000))
$2,946,000
Multimodal Transportation Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $112,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,059,000))
$3,058,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) Consistent with RCW 43.135.055, 47.60.290, and 47.60.315,
during the 2013-2015 fiscal biennium, the legislature authorizes the
transportation commission to periodically review and, if necessary,
adjust the schedule of fares for the Washington state ferry system only
in amounts not greater than those sufficient to generate the amount of
revenue required by the biennial transportation budget. When adjusting
ferry fares, the commission must consider input from affected ferry
users by public hearing and by review with the affected ferry advisory
committees, in addition to the data gathered from the current ferry
user survey.
(2) Consistent with RCW 43.135.055 and 47.46.100, during the 2013-2015 fiscal biennium, the legislature authorizes the transportation
commission to periodically review and, if necessary, adjust the
schedule of toll charges applicable to the Tacoma Narrows bridge only
in amounts not greater than those sufficient to support (a) any
required costs for operating and maintaining the toll bridge, including
the cost of insurance, (b) any amount required by law to meet the
redemption of bonds and applicable interest payments, and (c) repayment
of the motor vehicle fund.
(3)(a) $400,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation
is provided solely for the development of the business case for the
transition to a road usage charge system as the basis for funding the
state transportation system, from the current motor fuel tax system.
The funds are provided for fiscal year 2014 only.
(b) The legislature finds that the efforts started in the 2011-2013
fiscal biennium regarding the transition to a road usage charge system
represent an important first step in the policy and conceptual
development of potential alternative systems to fund transportation
projects, but that the governance for the development needs
clarification. The legislature also finds that significant amounts of
research and public education are occurring in similar efforts in
several states and that these efforts can and should be leveraged to
advance the evaluation in Washington. The legislature intends,
therefore, that the commission and its staff lead the policy
development of the business case for a road usage charge system, with
the goal of providing the business case to the governor and the
legislative committees of the legislature in time for inclusion in the
2014 supplemental omnibus transportation appropriations act. The
legislature intends for additional oversight in the business case
development, with guidance from a steering committee as provided in
chapter 86, Laws of 2012, augmented with participation by the joint
transportation committee. The legislature further intends that the
department of transportation continue to address administrative,
technical, and conceptual operational issues related to road usage
charge systems, and that the department serve as a resource for
information gleaned from other states on this topic for the
commission's efforts.
(c) For the purposes of this subsection (3), the commission shall:
(i) Develop preliminary road usage charge policies that are
necessary to develop the business case, as well as supporting research
and data that will guide the potential application in Washington;
(ii) Develop the preferred operational concept or concepts that
reflect the preliminary policies;
(iii) Evaluate the business case for the road usage charge system
that would result from implementing the preliminary policies and
preferred operational concept or concepts. The evaluation must assess
likely financial outcomes if the system were to be implemented; and
(iv) Identify and document policy and other issues that are deemed
important to further refine the preferred operational concept or
concepts and to gain public acceptance. These identified issues should
form the basis for continued work beyond this funding cycle.
(d) The commission shall convene a steering committee to guide the
development of the business case. The membership must be the same as
provided in chapter 86, Laws of 2012, except that the membership must
also include the joint transportation committee executive members.
(e) The commission shall submit a report of the business case to
the governor and the transportation committees of the legislature by
December 15, 2013. The report must also include a proposed budget and
work plan for fiscal year 2015. A progress report must be submitted to
the governor and the joint transportation committee by November 1,
2013, including a presentation to the joint transportation committee.
(4) $174,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is
provided solely for the voice of Washington survey program. The
funding must be utilized for continued program maintenance and two
transportation surveys for the 2013-2015 fiscal biennium.
Sec. 206 2013 c 306 s 206 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE FREIGHT MOBILITY STRATEGIC INVESTMENT BOARD
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($904,000))
$984,000
Sec. 207 2013 c 306 s 207 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE PATROL
State Patrol Highway Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($370,354,000))
$367,299,000
State Patrol Highway Account -- Federal
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($11,137,000))
$11,108,000
State Patrol Highway Account -- Private/Local
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,591,000))
$3,583,000
Highway Safety Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($19,429,000))
$19,284,000
Multimodal Transportation Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($273,000))
$272,000
Ignition Interlock Device Revolving Account--State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($573,000))
$571,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($405,357,000))
$402,117,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) The Washington state patrol shall collaborate with the
Washington traffic safety commission on the target zero team pilot
program referenced in section 201 of this act.
(2) During the 2013-2015 fiscal biennium, the Washington state
patrol shall relocate its data center to the state data center in
Olympia. The Washington state patrol shall work with the department of
enterprise services to negotiate the lease termination agreement for
the current data center site.
(3) Washington state patrol officers engaged in off-duty uniformed
employment providing traffic control services to the department of
transportation or other state agencies may use state patrol vehicles
for the purpose of that employment, subject to guidelines adopted by
the chief of the Washington state patrol. The Washington state patrol
must be reimbursed for the use of the vehicle at the prevailing state
employee rate for mileage and hours of usage, subject to guidelines
developed by the chief of the Washington state patrol.
(4) (($573,000)) $571,000 of the ignition interlock device
revolving account--state appropriation is provided solely for the
ignition interlock program at the Washington state patrol to provide
funding for two staff to work and provide support for the program in
working with manufacturers, service centers, technicians, and
participants in the program.
(5) $370,000 of the state patrol highway account--state
appropriation is provided solely for costs associated with the pilot
program described under section 216(((6))) (5) of this act. The
Washington state patrol may incur costs related only to the assignment
of cadets and necessary computer equipment and to the reimbursement of
the department of transportation for contract costs. The appropriation
in this subsection must be funded from the portion of the automated
traffic safety camera infraction fines deposited into the state patrol
highway account; however, if the fines deposited into the state patrol
highway account from automated traffic safety camera infractions do not
reach three hundred seventy thousand dollars, the department of
transportation shall remit funds necessary to the Washington state
patrol to ensure the completion of the pilot program. The Washington
state patrol may not incur overtime as a result of this pilot program.
The Washington state patrol shall not assign troopers to operate or
deploy the pilot program equipment used in roadway construction zones.
(6) The cost allocation for any costs incurred for the facilities
at the Olympia, Washington airport used for the Washington state patrol
aviation section must be split evenly between the state patrol highway
account and the general fund.
(7) The Washington state patrol shall work with the state
interoperability executive committee to compile a list of recent
studies evaluating the potential savings and benefits of consolidating
law enforcement and emergency dispatching centers and report to the
joint transportation committee by December 1, 2014, on the findings and
recommendations of those studies. As part of this study, the
Washington state patrol must look for potential efficiencies within
state government.
Sec. 208 2013 c 306 s 208 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING
Marine Fuel Tax Refund Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $34,000
Motorcycle Safety Education Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($4,409,000))
$4,404,000
State Wildlife Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($885,000))
$875,000
Highway Safety Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($156,679,000))
$160,795,000
Highway Safety Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($4,392,000))
$4,380,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($76,819,000))
$80,913,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $467,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,544,000
Ignition Interlock Device Revolving Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($2,656,000))
$2,871,000
Department of Licensing Services Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($5,959,000))
$5,992,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($253,844,000))
$262,275,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $1,235,000 of the highway safety account--state appropriation
is provided solely for the implementation of chapter . . . (Substitute
House Bill No. 1752), Laws of 2013 (requirements for the operation of
commercial motor vehicles in compliance with federal regulations). If
chapter . . . (Substitute House Bill No. 1752), Laws of 2013 is not
enacted by June 30, 2013, the amount provided in this subsection
lapses.
(2) $1,000,000 of the highway safety account--state appropriation
is provided solely for information technology field system
modernization.
(3) $5,286,000 of the highway safety account--state appropriation
is provided solely for business and technology modernization.
(4) $2,355,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is
provided solely for replacing prorate and fuel tax computer systems
used to administer interstate licensing and the collection of fuel tax
revenues.
(5) $1,491,000 of the highway safety account--state appropriation
is provided solely for the implementation of an updated central
issuance system.
(6) $201,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is
provided solely for the implementation of chapter . . . (Substitute
Senate Bill No. 5152), Laws of 2013 (Sounders FC and Seahawks license
plates). If chapter . . . (Substitute Senate Bill No. 5152), Laws of
2013 is not enacted by June 30, 2013, the amount provided in this
subsection lapses.
(((4))) (7) $425,000 of the highway safety account--state
appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of chapter
. . . (Substitute Senate Bill No. 5182), Laws of 2013 (vehicle owner
information). If chapter . . . (Substitute Senate Bill No. 5182), Laws
of 2013 is not enacted by June 30, 2013, the amount provided in this
subsection lapses.
(((5) $172,000 of the highway safety account--state appropriation
is provided solely for the implementation of chapter . . . (Senate Bill
No. 5775), Laws of 2013 (veterans/drivers' licenses). If chapter . . .
(Senate Bill No. 5775), Laws of 2013 is not enacted by June 30, 2013,
the amount provided in this subsection lapses.))
(6) $652,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is
provided solely for the implementation of chapter . . . (Engrossed
Substitute Senate Bill No. 5785), Laws of 2013 (license plates). If
chapter . . . (Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5785), Laws of 2013
is not enacted by June 30, 2013, the amount provided in this subsection
lapses.
(7) $78,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation and
$3,707,000 of the highway safety account--state appropriation are
provided solely for the implementation of chapter . . . (Engrossed
Substitute Senate Bill No. 5857), Laws of 2013 (vehicle-related fees).
If chapter . . . (Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5857), Laws of
2013 is not enacted by June 30, 2013, the amount provided in this
subsection lapses.
(8) The appropriation in this section reflects the department
charging an amount sufficient to cover the full cost of providing the
data requested under RCW 46.12.630(1)(b).
(9)(a) The department must convene a work group to examine the use
of parking placards and special license plates for persons with
disabilities and develop a strategic plan for ending any abuse. In
developing this plan, the department must work with the department of
health, disabled citizen advocacy groups, and representatives from
local government.
(b) The work group must be composed of no more than two
representatives from each of the entities listed in (a) of this
subsection. The work group may, when appropriate, consult with any
other public or private entity in order to complete the strategic plan.
(c) The strategic plan must include:
(i) Oversight measures to ensure that parking placards and special
license plates for persons with disabilities are being properly issued,
including: (A) The entity responsible for coordinating a randomized
review of applications for special parking privileges; (B) a volunteer
panel of medical professionals to conduct such reviews; (C) a means to
protect the anonymity of both the medical professional conducting a
review and the medical professional under review; (D) a means to
protect the privacy of applicants by removing any personally
identifiable information; and (E) possible sanctions against a medical
professional for repeated improper issuances of parking placards or
special license plates for persons with disabilities, including those
sanctions listed in chapter 18.130 RCW; and
(ii) The creation of a publicly accessible system in which the
validity of parking placards and special license plates for persons
with disabilities may be verified. This system must not allow the
public to access any personally identifiable information or protected
health information of a person who has been issued a parking placard or
special license plate.
(d) The work group must convene by July 1, 2013, and terminate by
December 1, 2013.
(e) By December 1, 2013, the work group must deliver to the
legislature and the appropriate legislative committees the strategic
plan required under this subsection, together with its findings,
recommendations, and any necessary draft legislation in order to
implement the strategic plan.
(10) $3,082,000 of the highway safety account--state appropriation
is provided solely for exam and licensing activities, including the
workload associated with providing driver record abstracts, and is
subject to the following additional conditions and limitations:
(a) The department may furnish driving record abstracts only to
those persons or entities expressly authorized to receive the abstracts
under Title 46 RCW;
(b) The department may furnish driving record abstracts only for an
amount that does not exceed the specified fee amounts in RCW 46.52.130
(2)(e)(v) and (4); and
(c) The department may not enter into a contract, or otherwise
participate in any arrangement, with a third party or other state
agency for any service that results in an additional cost, in excess of
the fee amounts specified in RCW 46.52.130 (2)(e)(v) and (4), to
statutorily authorized persons or entities purchasing a driving record
abstract.
Sec. 209 2013 c 306 s 209 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- TOLL OPERATIONS AND
MAINTENANCE -- PROGRAM B
High-Occupancy Toll Lanes Operations Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,851,000))
$1,969,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($509,000))
$814,000
State Route Number 520 Corridor Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($32,419,000))
$35,089,000
State Route Number 520 Civil Penalties Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($4,169,000))
$4,156,000
Tacoma Narrows Toll Bridge Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($23,730,000))
$25,248,000
Puget Sound Ferry Operations Account--State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $250,000
Interstate 405 Express Toll Lanes Operations
Account--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,019,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($62,928,000))
$69,545,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1)(a) The legislature finds that the department's tolling division
has expanded greatly in recent years to address the demands of
administering several newly tolled facilities using emerging toll
collection technologies. The legislature intends for the department to
continue its good work in administering the tolled facilities of the
state, while at the same time implementing controls and processes to
ensure the efficient and judicious administration of toll payer
dollars.
(b) The legislature finds that the department has undertaken a
cost-of-service study in the winter and spring of 2013 for the purposes
of identifying in detail the costs of operating and administering
tolling on state route number 520, state route number 167
high-occupancy toll lanes, and the Tacoma Narrows bridge. The purpose
of the study is to provide results to establish a baseline by which
future activity may be compared and opportunities identified for cost
savings and operational efficiencies. In addition, the legislature
finds that the state auditor has undertaken a performance audit of the
department's contract for the customer service center and back office
processing of tolling transactions. The audit findings, which are
expected to include lessons learned, are due in late spring 2013.
(c) Using the results of the cost-of-service study and the state
audit as a basis, the department shall conduct a review of operations
using lean management principles in order to eliminate inefficiencies
and redundancies, incorporate lessons learned, and identify
opportunities to conduct operations more efficiently and effectively.
Within current statutory and budgetary tolling policy, the department
shall use the results of the review to improve operations in order to
conduct toll operations within the appropriations provided in
subsections (2) through (4) of this section. The department shall
submit the review, along with the status of and plans for the
implementation of review recommendations, to the office of financial
management and the house of representatives and senate transportation
committees by October 15, 2013.
(2) $10,482,000 of the Tacoma Narrows toll bridge account--state
appropriation, $17,056,000 of the state route number 520 corridor
account--state appropriation, $1,226,000 of the high-occupancy toll
lanes operations account--state appropriation, and $509,000 of the
motor vehicle account--state appropriation are provided solely for
nonvendor costs of administering toll operations, including the costs
of: Staffing the division, consultants and other personal service
contracts required for technical oversight and management assistance,
insurance, payments related to credit card processing, transponder
purchases and inventory management, facility operations and
maintenance, and other miscellaneous nonvendor costs.
(3) $10,907,000 of the Tacoma Narrows toll bridge account--state
appropriation, $9,363,000 of the state route number 520 corridor
account--state appropriation, and $625,000 of the high-occupancy toll
lanes operations account--state appropriation are provided solely for
vendor-related costs of operating tolled facilities, including the
costs of: The customer service center; cash collections on the Tacoma
Narrows bridge; electronic payment processing; and toll collection
equipment maintenance, renewal, and replacement.
(4) $1,300,000 of the Tacoma Narrows toll bridge account--state
appropriation and $6,000,000 of the state route number 520 corridor
account--state appropriation are provided solely for the purposes of
addressing unforeseen operations and maintenance costs on the Tacoma
Narrows bridge and the state route number 520 bridge, respectively.
The office of financial management shall place the amounts provided in
this section, which represent a portion of the required minimum fund
balance under the policy of the state treasurer, in unallotted status.
The office may release the funds only when it determines that all other
funds designated for operations and maintenance purposes have been
exhausted.
(5) $4,169,000 of the state route number 520 civil penalties
account -- state appropriation and $1,039,000 of the Tacoma Narrows toll
bridge account -- state appropriation are provided solely for
expenditures related to the toll adjudication process. The department
shall report on the civil penalty process to the office of financial
management and the house of representatives and senate transportation
committees by the end of each calendar quarter. The reports must
include a summary table for each toll facility that includes: The
number of notices of civil penalty issued; the number of recipients who
pay before the notice becomes a penalty; the number of recipients who
request a hearing and the number who do not respond; workload costs
related to hearings; the cost and effectiveness of debt collection
activities; and revenues generated from notices of civil penalty.
(6) The Tacoma Narrows toll bridge account--state appropriation in
this section reflects reductions in management costs of $1,235,000.
(7) The department shall make detailed quarterly expenditure
reports available to the transportation commission and to the public on
the department's web site using current department resources. The
reports must include a summary of toll revenue by facility on all
operating toll facilities and high occupancy toll lane systems, and an
itemized depiction of the use of that revenue.
(8) The department shall make detailed quarterly reports to the
governor and the transportation committees of the legislature on the
use of consultants in the tolling program. The reports must include
the name of the contractor, the scope of work, the type of contract,
timelines, deliverables, any new task orders, and any extensions to
existing consulting contracts.
(9)(a) $250,000 of the Puget Sound ferry operations account--state
appropriation is provided solely for the development of a plan to
integrate and transition customer service, reservation, and payment
systems currently provided by the marine division to ferry users into
the statewide tolling customer service center.
(b)(i) The department shall develop a plan that addresses:
(A) A phased implementation approach, beginning with "Good To Go"
as a payment option for ferry users;
(B) The feasibility, schedule, and cost of creating a single
account-based system for toll road and ferry users;
(C) Transitioning customer service currently provided by the marine
division to the statewide tolling customer service center; and
(D) Transitioning existing and planned ferry reservation system
support from the marine division to the statewide tolling customer
service center.
(ii) The plan must be provided to the office of financial
management and the transportation committees of the legislature by
January 14, 2014.
(10) $2,019,000 of the Interstate 405 express toll lanes account--state appropriation is provided solely for operating and maintenance
costs, including staff costs related to operating an additional toll
facility, consulting support for operations, purchase of transponders,
costs related to adjudication, credit card fees, printing and postage,
and the customer service center support. Of the amount provided in
this subsection, $519,000 of the Interstate 405 express toll lanes
account--state appropriation must be placed in unallotted status by the
office of financial management until tolling commences.
(11) $2,458,000 of the state route number 520 corridor account--state appropriation, $122,000 of the high-occupancy toll lanes
operations account--state appropriation, and $1,301,000 of the Tacoma
Narrows toll bridge account--state appropriation is provided solely for
replacement of the customer service center operator and supporting toll
systems required for billing. Included in the amounts provided within
this subsection is funding for an expert review panel to oversee the
development and implementation of the procurement process. Of the
amounts provided in this subsection, $936,000 of the state route number
520 corridor account--state appropriation, $12,000 of the high-occupancy toll lanes operations account--state appropriation, and
$613,000 of the Tacoma Narrows toll bridge account--state appropriation
must be placed in unallotted status by the office of financial
management until a procurement plan is finalized and approved by the
office of financial management.
Sec. 210 2013 c 306 s 210 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY -- PROGRAM
C
Transportation Partnership Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,460,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($68,773,000))
$66,542,000
Multimodal Transportation Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($363,000))
$2,883,000
Transportation 2003 Account (Nickel Account) -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,460,000
Puget Sound Ferry Operations Account--State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $263,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($72,056,000))
$72,608,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $290,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is
provided solely for the department's compliance with its national
pollution discharge elimination system permit.
(2) $1,460,000 of the transportation partnership account--state
appropriation and $1,460,000 of the transportation 2003 account (nickel
account)--state appropriation are provided solely for maintaining the
department's project management reporting system.
(3) $603,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is
provided solely for the implementation of an interactive voice response
system to reduce the number of dropped customer calls, decrease
customer wait times, and increase the number of reservation requests
handled per hour without increasing agency staff.
Sec. 211 2013 c 306 s 211 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- FACILITY MAINTENANCE,
OPERATIONS, AND CONSTRUCTION -- PROGRAM D--OPERATING
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($26,251,000))
$26,137,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following
conditions and limitations: $850,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is provided solely for the department's compliance
with its national pollution discharge elimination system permit.
Sec. 212 2013 c 306 s 212 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- AVIATION -- PROGRAM F
Aeronautics Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($7,361,000))
$8,013,000
Aeronautics Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,150,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($9,511,000))
$10,163,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: (($3,500,000))
(1) $4,065,000 of the aeronautics account--state appropriation is
provided solely for airport investment studies and the airport aid
grant program, which provides competitive grants to public airports for
pavement, safety, maintenance, planning, and security.
(2) $102,000 of the aeronautics account--state appropriation is
provided solely for the aviation emergency services program.
Sec. 213 2013 c 306 s 213 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- PROGRAM DELIVERY MANAGEMENT AND
SUPPORT -- PROGRAM H
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($47,607,000))
$47,432,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $500,000
Multimodal Transportation Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $250,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($48,357,000))
$48,182,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $4,423,000 of the motor vehicle account -- state appropriation is
provided solely for the department's compliance with its national
pollution discharge elimination system permit.
(2) The real estate services division of the department must
recover the cost of its efforts from sale proceeds and fund additional
future sales from those proceeds.
(3) The legislature recognizes that the Dryden pit site (WSDOT
Inventory Control (IC) No. 2-04-00103) is unused state-owned real
property under the jurisdiction of the department, and that the public
would benefit significantly from the complete enjoyment of the natural
scenic beauty and recreational opportunities available at the site.
Therefore, pursuant to RCW 47.12.080, the legislature declares that
transferring the property to the department of fish and wildlife for
recreational use and fish and wildlife restoration efforts is
consistent with the public interest in order to preserve the area for
the use of the public and the betterment of the natural environment.
The department shall work with the department of fish and wildlife and
transfer and convey the Dryden pit site to the department of fish and
wildlife as-is for an adjusted fair market value reflecting site
conditions, the proceeds of which must be deposited in the motor
vehicle fund. The department is not responsible for any costs
associated with the cleanup or transfer of this property. This
subsection expires June 30, 2014.
(4) The legislature recognizes that the trail known as the Apple
Capital Loop, and its extensions, serve to separate motor vehicle
traffic from pedestrians and bicyclists, increasing motor vehicle
safety on existing state route number 28. Consistent with chapter
47.30 RCW and pursuant to RCW 47.12.080, the legislature declares that
transferring portions of WSDOT Inventory Control (IC) Nos. 2-09-04537
and 2-09-04569 to Douglas county and the city of East Wenatchee is
consistent with the public interest. The legislature directs the
department to transfer the property to Douglas county and the city of
East Wenatchee. The department must be paid fair market value for any
portions of the transferred real property that is later abandoned,
vacated, or ceases to be publicly maintained for trail purposes.
Douglas county and the city of East Wenatchee must agree to accept
responsibility for trail segments within their respective jurisdictions
and sign an agreement with the state that the transfer of these parcels
to their respective jurisdictions extinguishes any state obligations to
improve, maintain, or be in any way responsible for these assets. This
subsection expires June 30, 2014.
(5) The legislature recognizes that the SR 20/Cook Road realignment
and extension project in the city of Sedro-Woolley will enhance the
state and local highway systems by providing a more direct route from
state route number 20 and state route number 9 to Interstate 5, and
will reduce traffic on state route number 20 and state route number 9,
improving the capacity of each route. Furthermore, the legislature
declares that certain portions of the department's property held for
highway purposes located primarily to the north and west of state route
number 20, between state route number 20 to the south and F and S Grade
Road to the north, in the incorporated limits of Sedro-Woolley in
Skagit county, can help facilitate completion of the project.
Therefore, consistent with RCW 47.12.063, 47.12.080, and 47.12.120, it
is the intent of the legislature that the department sell, transfer, or
lease, as appropriate, to the city of Sedro-Woolley only those portions
of the property necessary to construct the project, including necessary
staging areas. However, any staging areas should revert to the
department within three years of completion of the project.
(6) To further reform within the department, $185,000 of the motor
vehicle account--state appropriation is provided solely for the
development and implementation of enhanced quality assurance processes
and practices. These organizational changes are intended to strengthen
the oversight of project design and construction decision making.
Sec. 214 2013 c 306 s 214 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIPS -- PROGRAM
K
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($570,000))
$568,000
Multimodal Transportation Account--State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,500,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,068,000
The appropriations in this section ((is)) are subject to the
following conditions and limitations:
(1) The legislature finds that the efforts started in the 2011-2013
fiscal biennium regarding the transition to a road usage charge system
represent an important first step in the policy and conceptual
development of potential alternative systems to fund transportation
projects, but that the governance for the development needs
clarification. The legislature also finds that significant amounts of
research and public education are occurring in similar efforts in
several states and that these efforts can and should be leveraged to
advance the evaluation in Washington. The legislature intends,
therefore, that the transportation commission and its staff lead the
policy development of the business case for a road usage charge system,
with the goal of providing the business case to the governor and the
legislative committees of the legislature in time for inclusion in the
2014 supplemental omnibus transportation appropriations act. The
legislature intends for additional oversight in the business case
development, with guidance from a steering committee as provided in
chapter 86, Laws of 2012 for the transportation commission, augmented
with participation by the joint transportation committee. The
legislature further intends that, through the economic partnerships
program, the department continue to address administrative, technical,
and conceptual operational issues related to road usage charge systems,
and that the department serve as a resource for information gleaned
from other states on this topic for the transportation commission's
efforts.
(2) The economic partnerships program must continue to explore
retail partnerships at state-owned park-and-ride facilities, as
authorized in RCW 47.04.295.
(3) $7,500,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state
appropriation is provided solely for community energy efficiency
modeling, to aid local governments in prioritizing investments related
to fleet electrification, and operations and business development that
increase transportation energy efficiency. The department shall report
to the office of financial management and the transportation committees
of the legislature on its progress with implementing the modeling and
any outcomes for local governments by November 1, 2014.
(4) $5,000,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state
appropriation is provided solely to enhance and expand Washington's
electric highway public fast-charging network through leveraging
public-private partnerships. The department shall report to the office
of financial management and the transportation committees of the
legislature on its progress with deploying electric vehicle charging
stations by November 1, 2014.
Sec. 215 2013 c 306 s 215 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE -- PROGRAM M
Highway Safety Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($390,040,000))
$394,149,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,000,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($407,040,000))
$411,149,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $377,779,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation
and $10,000,000 of the highway safety account--state appropriation are
provided solely for highway maintenance activities. It is expected
that the maintenance program ((to)) will achieve specific levels of
service on the thirty maintenance targets listed by statewide priority
in LEAP Transportation Document 2013-4 as developed April 23, 2013.
Beginning in February 2014, the department shall report to the
legislature annually on its updated maintenance accountability process
targets and whether or not the department was able to achieve its
targets.
(2) (($8,450,000)) $10,910,000 of the motor vehicle account--state
appropriation is provided solely for the department's compliance with
its national pollution discharge elimination system permit.
(3) (($1,305,000)) $3,926,000 of the motor vehicle account--state
appropriation is provided solely for utility fees assessed by local
governments as authorized under RCW 90.03.525 for the mitigation of
storm water runoff from state highways.
(4) The department shall submit a budget decision for the 2014
legislative session package that details all costs associated with
utility fees assessed by local governments as authorized under RCW
90.03.525.
(5) $50,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is
provided solely for clearing and pruning dangerous trees along state
route number 542 between mile markers 43 and 48 to prevent safety
hazards and delays.
(6) $2,277,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is
provided solely to replace or rehabilitate critical equipment needed to
perform snow and ice removal activities and roadway maintenance. These
funds may not be used to purchase passenger cars as defined in RCW
46.04.382.
Sec. 216 2013 c 306 s 216 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- TRAFFIC OPERATIONS -- PROGRAM Q--OPERATING
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($50,504,000))
$50,221,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,050,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $250,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($52,804,000))
$52,521,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $6,000,000 of the motor vehicle account -- state appropriation is
provided solely for low-cost enhancements. The department shall give
priority to low-cost enhancement projects that improve safety or
provide congestion relief. The department shall prioritize low-cost
enhancement projects on a statewide rather than regional basis. By
September 1st of each even-numbered year, the department shall provide
a report to the legislature listing all low-cost enhancement projects
prioritized on a statewide rather than regional basis completed in the
prior year.
(2) $9,000,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is
provided solely for the department's incident response program.
(3) During the 2013-2015 fiscal biennium, the department shall
continue a pilot program that expands private transportation providers'
access to high occupancy vehicle lanes. Under the pilot program, when
the department reserves a portion of a highway based on the number of
passengers in a vehicle, the following vehicles must be authorized to
use the reserved portion of the highway if the vehicle has the capacity
to carry eight or more passengers, regardless of the number of
passengers in the vehicle: (a) Auto transportation company vehicles
regulated under chapter 81.68 RCW; (b) passenger charter carrier
vehicles regulated under chapter 81.70 RCW, except marked or unmarked
stretch limousines and stretch sport utility vehicles as defined under
department of licensing rules; (c) private nonprofit transportation
provider vehicles regulated under chapter 81.66 RCW; and (d) private
employer transportation service vehicles. For purposes of this
subsection, "private employer transportation service" means regularly
scheduled, fixed-route transportation service that is offered by an
employer for the benefit of its employees. Nothing in this subsection
is intended to authorize the conversion of public infrastructure to
private, for-profit purposes or to otherwise create an entitlement or
other claim by private users to public infrastructure.
(4) The department shall work with the cities of Lynnwood and
Edmonds to provide traffic light synchronization on state route number
524.
(((6))) (5) The department, in consultation with the Washington
state patrol, must continue a pilot program for the state patrol to
issue infractions based on information from automated traffic safety
cameras in roadway construction zones on state highways. For the
purpose of this pilot program, during the 2013-2015 fiscal biennium, a
roadway construction zone includes areas where public employees or
private contractors may be present or where a driving condition exists
that would make it unsafe to drive at higher speeds, such as, when the
department is redirecting or realigning lanes on any public roadway
pursuant to ongoing construction. The department shall use the
following guidelines to administer the program:
(a) Automated traffic safety cameras may only take pictures of the
vehicle and vehicle license plate and only while an infraction is
occurring. The picture must not reveal the face of the driver or of
passengers in the vehicle;
(b) The department shall plainly mark the locations where the
automated traffic safety cameras are used by placing signs on locations
that clearly indicate to a driver that he or she is entering a roadway
construction zone where traffic laws are enforced by an automated
traffic safety camera;
(c) Notices of infractions must be mailed to the registered owner
of a vehicle within fourteen days of the infraction occurring;
(d) The owner of the vehicle is not responsible for the violation
if the owner of the vehicle, within fourteen days of receiving
notification of the violation, mails to the patrol, a declaration under
penalty of perjury, stating that the vehicle involved was, at the time,
stolen or in the care, custody, or control of some person other than
the registered owner, or any other extenuating circumstances;
(e) For purposes of the 2013-2015 fiscal biennium pilot program,
infractions detected through the use of automated traffic safety
cameras are not part of the registered owner's driving record under RCW
46.52.101 and 46.52.120. Additionally, infractions generated by the
use of automated traffic safety cameras must be processed in the same
manner as parking infractions for the purposes of RCW 3.50.100,
35.20.220, 46.16A.120, and 46.20.270(3). However, the amount of the
fine issued under this subsection (((6))) (5) for an infraction
generated through the use of an automated traffic safety camera is one
hundred thirty-seven dollars. The court shall remit thirty-two dollars
of the fine to the state treasurer for deposit into the state patrol
highway account; and
(f) If a notice of infraction is sent to the registered owner and
the registered owner is a rental car business, the infraction must be
dismissed against the business if it mails to the patrol, within
fourteen days of receiving the notice, a declaration under penalty of
perjury of the name and known mailing address of the individual driving
or renting the vehicle when the infraction occurred. If the business
is unable to determine who was driving or renting the vehicle at the
time the infraction occurred, the business must sign a declaration
under penalty of perjury to this effect. The declaration must be
mailed to the patrol within fourteen days of receiving the notice of
traffic infraction. Timely mailing of this declaration to the issuing
agency relieves a rental car business of any liability under this
section for the notice of infraction. A declaration form suitable for
this purpose must be included with each automated traffic safety camera
infraction notice issued, along with instructions for its completion
and use.
(((7))) (6) $102,000 of the motor vehicle account--state
appropriation is provided solely to replace or rehabilitate critical
equipment needed to perform traffic control. These funds may not be
used to purchase passenger cars as defined in RCW 46.04.382.
Sec. 217 2013 c 306 s 217 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT AND
SUPPORT -- PROGRAM S
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($27,281,000))
$27,138,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($30,000))
$280,000
Multimodal Transportation Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($973,000))
$1,131,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($28,284,000))
$28,549,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: $258,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is provided solely for enhanced disadvantaged
business enterprise outreach to increase the pool of disadvantaged
businesses available for department contracts.
Sec. 218 2013 c 306 s 218 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, DATA,
AND RESEARCH -- PROGRAM T
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($20,109,000))
$19,829,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($24,885,000))
$27,385,000
Multimodal Transportation Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $662,000
Multimodal Transportation Account -- Federal
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,809,000
Multimodal Transportation Account -- Private/Local
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $100,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($48,565,000))
$50,785,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: (((1))) Within available resources, the
department must collaborate with the affected metropolitan planning
organizations, regional transportation planning organizations, transit
agencies, and private transportation providers to develop a plan to
reduce vehicle demand, increase public transportation options, and
reduce vehicle miles traveled on corridors affected by growth at Joint
Base Lewis-McChord.
Sec. 219 2013 c 306 s 219 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- CHARGES FROM OTHER AGENCIES--PROGRAM U
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($81,628,000))
$74,319,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $400,000
Multimodal Transportation Account--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($40,000))
$3,077,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($82,068,000))
$77,796,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: The department of enterprise services must
provide a detailed accounting of the revenues and expenditures of the
self-insurance fund to the transportation committees of the legislature
on December 31st and June 30th of each year.
Sec. 220 2013 c 306 s 220 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION -- PROGRAM
V
State Vehicle Parking Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($452,000))
$754,000
Regional Mobility Grant Program Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($49,948,000))
$51,111,000
Rural Mobility Grant Program Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,000,000
Multimodal Transportation Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($39,057,000))
$39,480,000
Multimodal Transportation Account -- Federal
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,280,000
Motor Vehicle Account--Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $160,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($109,737,000))
$111,785,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $25,000,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state
appropriation is provided solely for a grant program for special needs
transportation provided by transit agencies and nonprofit providers of
transportation. Of this amount:
(a) $5,500,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state
appropriation is provided solely for grants to nonprofit providers of
special needs transportation. Grants for nonprofit providers must be
based on need, including the availability of other providers of service
in the area, efforts to coordinate trips among providers and riders,
and the cost effectiveness of trips provided.
(b) $19,500,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state
appropriation is provided solely for grants to transit agencies to
transport persons with special transportation needs. To receive a
grant, the transit agency must, to the greatest extent practicable,
have a maintenance of effort for special needs transportation that is
no less than the previous year's maintenance of effort for special
needs transportation. Grants for transit agencies must be prorated
based on the amount expended for demand response service and route
deviated service in calendar year 2011 as reported in the "Summary of
Public Transportation - 2011" published by the department of
transportation. No transit agency may receive more than thirty percent
of these distributions.
(2) $17,000,000 of the rural mobility grant program account--state
appropriation is provided solely for grants to aid small cities in
rural areas as prescribed in RCW 47.66.100.
(3)(a) $6,000,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state
appropriation is provided solely for a vanpool grant program for: (a)
Public transit agencies to add vanpools or replace vans; and (b)
incentives for employers to increase employee vanpool use. The grant
program for public transit agencies will cover capital costs only;
operating costs for public transit agencies are not eligible for
funding under this grant program. Additional employees may not be
hired from the funds provided in this section for the vanpool grant
program, and supplanting of transit funds currently funding vanpools is
not allowed. The department shall encourage grant applicants and
recipients to leverage funds other than state funds.
(b) At least $1,600,000 of the amount provided in this subsection
must be used for vanpool grants in congested corridors.
(c) $520,000 of the amount provided in this subsection is provided
solely for the purchase of additional vans for use by vanpools serving
soldiers and civilian employees at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
(4) (($9,948,000)) $11,111,000 of the regional mobility grant
program account--state appropriation is reappropriated and provided
solely for the regional mobility grant projects identified in ((LEAP))
TEIS Transportation Document ((2013-2 ALL PROJECTS - Public
Transportation - Program (V))) 14GOV001 as developed ((April 23))
December 17, 2013.
(5)(a) $40,000,000 of the regional mobility grant program account--state appropriation is provided solely for the regional mobility grant
projects identified in ((LEAP)) TEIS Transportation Document ((2013-2
ALL PROJECTS - Public Transportation - Program (V))) 14GOV001 as
developed ((April 23)) December 17, 2013. The department shall review
all projects receiving grant awards under this program at least
semiannually to determine whether the projects are making satisfactory
progress. Any project that has been awarded funds, but does not report
activity on the project within one year of the grant award, must be
reviewed by the department to determine whether the grant should be
terminated. The department shall promptly close out grants when
projects have been completed, and any remaining funds must be used only
to fund projects identified in the LEAP transportation document
referenced in this subsection. The department shall provide annual
status reports on December 15, 2013, and December 15, 2014, to the
office of financial management and the transportation committees of the
legislature regarding the projects receiving the grants. It is the
intent of the legislature to appropriate funds through the regional
mobility grant program only for projects that will be completed on
schedule. A grantee may not receive more than twenty-five percent of
the amount appropriated in this subsection. The department shall not
approve any increases or changes to the scope of a project for the
purpose of a grantee expending remaining funds on an awarded grant.
(b) In order to be eligible to receive a grant under (a) of this
subsection during the 2013-2015 fiscal biennium, a transit agency must
establish a process for private transportation providers to apply for
the use of park and ride facilities. For purposes of this subsection,
(i) "private transportation provider" means: An auto transportation
company regulated under chapter 81.68 RCW; a passenger charter carrier
regulated under chapter 81.70 RCW, except marked or unmarked stretch
limousines and stretch sport utility vehicles as defined under
department of licensing rules; a private nonprofit transportation
provider regulated under chapter 81.66 RCW; or a private employer
transportation service provider; and (ii) "private employer
transportation service" means regularly scheduled, fixed-route
transportation service that is offered by an employer for the benefit
of its employees.
(6) Funds provided for the commute trip reduction (CTR) program may
also be used for the growth and transportation efficiency center
program.
(7) (($6,122,000)) $6,424,000 of the total appropriation in this
section is provided solely for CTR grants and activities. Of this
amount:
(a) $3,900,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state
appropriation is provided solely for grants to local jurisdictions,
selected by the CTR board, for the purpose of assisting employers meet
CTR goals;
(b) $1,770,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state
appropriation is provided solely for state costs associated with CTR.
The department shall develop more efficient methods of CTR assistance
and survey procedures; and
(c) (($452,000)) $754,000 of the state vehicle parking account--state appropriation is provided solely for CTR-related expenditures,
including all expenditures related to the guaranteed ride home program
and the STAR pass program.
(8) An affected urban growth area that has not previously
implemented a commute trip reduction program as of the effective date
of this section is exempt from the requirements in RCW 70.94.527.
(9) $200,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state
appropriation is contingent on the timely development of an annual
report summarizing the status of public transportation systems as
identified under RCW 35.58.2796.
(10) $454,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state
appropriation is provided solely for administering the state regional
and rural mobility grant programs.
Sec. 221 2013 c 306 s 221 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- MARINE -- PROGRAM X
Puget Sound Ferry Operations Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($485,076,000))
$485,370,000
Puget Sound Ferry Operations Account -- Private/Local
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $121,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($485,197,000))
$485,491,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) The office of financial management budget instructions require
agencies to recast enacted budgets into activities. The Washington
state ferries shall include a greater level of detail in its 2013-2015
supplemental and 2015-2017 omnibus transportation appropriations act
requests, as determined jointly by the office of financial management,
the Washington state ferries, and the transportation committees of the
legislature. This level of detail must include the administrative
functions in the operating as well as capital programs.
(2) Until a reservation system is operational on the San Juan
islands inter-island route, the department shall provide the same
priority loading benefits on the San Juan islands inter-island route to
home health care workers as are currently provided to patients
traveling for purposes of receiving medical treatment.
(3) For the 2013-2015 fiscal biennium, the department may enter
into a distributor controlled fuel hedging program and other methods of
hedging approved by the fuel hedging committee.
(4) $112,342,000 of the Puget Sound ferry operations account--state
appropriation is provided solely for auto ferry vessel operating fuel
in the 2013-2015 fiscal biennium, which reflect cost savings from a
reduced biodiesel fuel requirement and, therefore, are contingent upon
the enactment of section 701 ((of this act)) chapter 306, Laws of 2013.
The amount provided in this subsection represent the fuel budget for
the purposes of calculating any ferry fare fuel surcharge. The
department shall develop a fuel reduction plan to be submitted as part
of its 2014 supplemental budget proposal. The plan must include fuel
saving proposals, such as vessel modifications, vessel speed
reductions, and changes to operating procedures, along with anticipated
fuel saving estimates.
(5) $100,000 of the Puget Sound ferry operations account--state
appropriation is provided solely for the department's compliance with
its national pollution discharge elimination system permit.
(6) When purchasing uniforms that are required by collective
bargaining agreements, the department shall contract with the lowest
cost provider.
(7) $3,049,000 of the Puget Sound ferry operations account--state
appropriation is provided solely for the operating program share of the
$7,259,000 in lease payments for the ferry division's headquarters
building. Consistent with the 2012 facilities oversight plan, the
department shall strive to consolidate office space in downtown Seattle
by the end of 2015. The department ((shall consider renewing)) may
renew the lease for the ferry division's current headquarters building
for a period not to exceed five years only if the lease rate is reduced
at least ((fifty percent and analysis shows that this is the least cost
and risk option for the department)) thirty-five percent.
Consolidation with other divisions or state agencies, or a reduction in
leased space, must also be considered as part of any headquarters lease
renewal analysis.
(8) $5,000,000 of the Puget Sound ferry operations account--state
appropriation is provided solely for the purchase of a 2013-2015 marine
insurance policy. Within this amount, the department is expected to
purchase a policy with the lowest deductible possible, while
maintaining at least existing coverage levels for ferry vessels, and
providing coverage for all terminals.
Sec. 222 2013 c 306 s 222 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- RAIL -- PROGRAM Y -- OPERATING
Multimodal Transportation Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($32,924,000))
$45,877,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) (($27,319,000)) $40,289,000 of the multimodal transportation
account--state appropriation is provided solely for ((the Amtrak
service contract and Talgo maintenance contract associated with
providing)) operating and maintaining state-supported passenger rail
service. In recognition of the increased costs the state is expected
to absorb due to changes in federal law, the department is directed to
analyze the Amtrak contract proposal and find cost saving alternatives.
The department shall report to the transportation committees of the
legislature before the 2014 regular legislative session on its
revisions to the Amtrak contract, including a review of the appropriate
costs within the contract for concession services, policing, host
railroad incentives, and station services and staffing needs. Within
thirty days of each annual cost/revenue reconciliation under the Amtrak
service contract, the department shall report any changes that would
affect the state subsidy amount appropriated in this subsection.
Through a competitive process, the department may contract with a
private entity for services related to operations and maintenance of
the Amtrak Cascades route, including, but not limited to, concession
services.
(2) Amtrak Cascades runs may not be eliminated.
(3) The department shall continue a pilot program by partnering
with the travel industry on the Amtrak Cascades service between
Vancouver, British Columbia, and Seattle to test opportunities for
increasing ridership, maximizing farebox recovery, and stimulating
private investment. The pilot program must run from December 31, 2013,
to December 31, 2014, and evaluate seasonal differences in the program
and the effect of advertising. The department may offer to Washington
universities an opportunity for business students to work as interns on
the analysis of the pilot program process and results. The department
shall report on the results of the pilot program to the office of
financial management and the legislature by January 31, 2015.
Sec. 223 2013 c 306 s 223 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- LOCAL PROGRAMS -- PROGRAM Z--OPERATING
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($8,737,000))
$8,674,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,567,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($11,304,000))
$11,241,000
Sec. 301 2013 c 306 s 301 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE FREIGHT MOBILITY STRATEGIC INVESTMENT BOARD
Freight Mobility Investment Account--State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,794,000
Freight Mobility Multimodal Account--State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,736,000
Freight Mobility Multimodal Account--Private/Local
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,320,000
Highway Safety Account--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($2,450,000))
$2,591,000
Motor Vehicle Account--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $84,000
Motor Vehicle Account--Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,250,000))
$5,750,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($28,634,000))
$31,275,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: ((Except as provided otherwise in this
section,)) The total appropriation in this section is provided solely
for the implementation of chapter ((. . . (Substitute House Bill No.
1256))) 104, Laws of 2013 (addressing project selection by the freight
mobility strategic investment board). ((If chapter . . . (Substitute
House Bill No. 1256), Laws of 2013 is not enacted by June 30, 2013, the
amounts provided in this section lapse.))
Sec. 302 2013 c 306 s 302 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE PATROL
State Patrol Highway Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,926,000))
$2,686,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $200,000 of the state patrol highway account--state
appropriation is provided solely for unforeseen emergency repairs on
facilities.
(2) $426,000 of the state patrol highway account--state
appropriation is provided solely for the replacement of the roofs of
the Marysville district office and vehicle inspection building and
Spokane East office.
(3) $450,000 of the state patrol highway account--state
appropriation is provided solely for upgrades to scales at Ridgefield
Port of Entry, Dryden, South Pasco, Deer Park, and Kelso required to
meet current certification requirements.
(4) (($850,000)) $1,200,000 of the state patrol highway
account--state appropriation is provided solely for the replacement of
the damaged and unrepairable scale house at the Everett southbound I-5
weigh scale((s, including equipment, weigh-in-motion technology, and an
ALPR camera)).
(5) The Washington state patrol, in cooperation with the Washington
state department of transportation, must study the federal funding
options available for weigh station construction and improvements on
the national highway system. A study report must be provided by July
1, 2014, to the office of financial management and the transportation
committees of the legislature with recommendations on utilizing federal
funds for weigh station projects.
Sec. 303 2013 c 306 s 303 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE COUNTY ROAD ADMINISTRATION BOARD
Rural Arterial Trust Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($35,894,000))
$55,894,000
Highway Safety Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $706,000
County Arterial Preservation Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $30,000,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($76,600,000))
$96,600,000
Sec. 304 2013 c 306 s 304 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT BOARD
Small City Pavement and Sidewalk Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,500,000))
$5,250,000
Highway Safety Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000,000
Transportation Improvement Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($174,225,000))
$226,851,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($187,725,000))
$242,101,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: The highway safety account--state
appropriation is provided solely for:
(1) The arterial preservation program to help low tax-based,
medium-sized cities preserve arterial pavements;
(2) The small city pavement program to help cities meet urgent
preservation needs; and
(3) The small city low-energy street light retrofit demonstration
program.
Sec. 305 2013 c 306 s 305 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- FACILITIES -- PROGRAM D--(DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION-ONLY PROJECTS) -- CAPITAL
Transportation Partnership Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($13,425,000))
$14,390,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($8,106,000))
$11,435,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($21,531,000))
$25,825,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) The legislature recognizes that the Marginal Way site (King
county parcel numbers 3024049182 & 5367202525) is surplus state-owned
real property under the jurisdiction of the department and that the
public would benefit significantly if this site is used to provide
important social services. Therefore, the legislature declares that
committing the Marginal Way site to this use is consistent with the
public interest.
Pursuant to RCW 47.12.063, the department shall work with the owner
of King county parcel number 7643400010, which abuts both parcels of
the Marginal Way site, and shall convey the Marginal Way site to that
abutting property owner for the appraised fair market value of the
parcels, the proceeds of which must be deposited in the motor vehicle
fund. The conveyance is conditional upon the purchaser's agreement to
commit the use of the Marginal Way site to operations with the goal of
ending hunger in western Washington. The department may not make this
conveyance before September 1, 2013, and may not make this conveyance
after January 15, ((2014)) 2015.
The Washington department of transportation is not responsible for
any costs associated with the cleanup or transfer of the Marginal Way
site.
(2) (($13,425,000)) $14,390,000 of the transportation partnership
account--state appropriation is provided solely for the construction of
a new traffic management and emergency operations center on property
owned by the department on Dayton Avenue in Shoreline (project
100010T). Consistent with the office of financial management's 2012
study, it is the intent of the legislature to appropriate no more than
$15,000,000 for the total construction costs. The department shall
report to the transportation committees of the legislature and the
office of financial management by June 30, 2014, on (a) the progress of
the construction of the traffic management and emergency operations
center, including a schedule for terminating the current lease of the
Goldsmith building in Seattle, or (b) a plan for addressing vacant
space in the Dayton Avenue building by June 30, 2015.
(3) $2,294,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is
provided solely for facilities work related to storm water permit
compliance at the Northup, Lakeview, and Pines sites.
(4) The department shall complete a predesign study evaluating the
alternatives for meeting its long-term business needs for the Seattle
area workforce within the next five years. This study must include a
documentation of the business and facility needs of the Washington
state ferries, tolling, urban planning, and the northwest region
headquarters in Seattle. The predesign study must include, but not be
limited to, program, site, and cost analysis, including life-cycle
cost, in accordance with the predesign manual adopted by the office of
financial management. The study must also include an evaluation of
leasing, ownership, and purchase options utilizing private sector
market research. The department shall present the study to the
transportation committees of the legislature and the office of
financial management by November 1, 2014.
Sec. 306 2013 c 306 s 306 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- IMPROVEMENTS -- PROGRAM I
Multimodal Transportation Account--State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000,000
Transportation Partnership Account--State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,536,032,000))
$1,313,559,000
Motor Vehicle Account--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($61,508,000))
$69,481,000
Motor Vehicle Account--Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($473,359,000))
$488,487,000
Motor Vehicle Account--Private/Local
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($208,452,000))
$164,853,000
Transportation 2003 Account (Nickel Account)--State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($242,253,000))
$325,778,000
State Route Number 520 Corridor Account--State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($737,205,000))
$884,757,000
State Route Number 520 Corridor Account--Federal
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $300,000,000
Special Category C Account--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $124,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,559,933,000))
$3,548,039,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) Except as provided otherwise in this section, the entire
transportation 2003 account (nickel account) appropriation and the
entire transportation partnership account appropriation are provided
solely for the projects and activities as listed by fund, project, and
amount in ((LEAP)) TEIS Transportation Document ((2013-1)) 14GOV001 as
developed ((April 23)) December 17, 2013, Program - Highway Improvement
Program (I). However, limited transfers of specific line-item project
appropriations may occur between projects for those amounts listed
subject to the conditions and limitations in section ((603)) 601 of
this act.
(2) Except as provided otherwise in this section, the entire motor
vehicle account--state appropriation and motor vehicle account--federal
appropriation are provided solely for the projects and activities
listed in ((LEAP)) TEIS Transportation Document ((2013-2 ALL PROJECTS))
14GOV001 as developed ((April 23)) December 17, 2013, Program - Highway
Improvement Program (I). It is the intent of the legislature to direct
the department to give first priority of federal funds gained through
efficiencies or the redistribution process to the "Contingency
(Unfunded) Highway Preservation Projects" as identified in ((LEAP))
TEIS Transportation Document ((2013-2 ALL PROJECTS)) 14GOV001 as
developed ((April 23)) December 17, 2013, Program - Highway
Preservation Program (P). However, no additional federal funds may be
allocated to the I-5/Columbia River Crossing project (400506A).
(3) Within the motor vehicle account -- state appropriation and
motor vehicle account -- federal appropriation, the department may
transfer funds between programs I and P, except for funds that are
otherwise restricted in this act.
(4) The transportation 2003 account (nickel account) -- state
appropriation includes up to (($217,604,000)) $267,599,000 in proceeds
from the sale of bonds authorized by RCW 47.10.861.
(5) The transportation partnership account -- state appropriation
includes up to (($1,156,217,000)) $828,637,000 in proceeds from the
sale of bonds authorized in RCW 47.10.873.
(6) The motor vehicle account -- state appropriation includes up to
$30,000,000 in proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized in RCW
47.10.843.
(((8)(a) $5,000,000)) (7)(a) $6,174,000 of the motor vehicle
account -- federal appropriation and (($200,000)) $269,000 of the motor
vehicle account--state appropriation are provided solely for the I-90
Comprehensive Tolling Study and Environmental Review project (100067T).
The department shall prepare a detailed environmental impact statement
that complies with the national environmental policy act regarding
tolling Interstate 90 between Interstate 5 and Interstate 405 for the
purposes of both managing traffic and providing funding for the
construction of the unfunded state route number 520 from Interstate 5
to Medina project. As part of the preparation of the statement, the
department must review any impacts to the network of highways and roads
surrounding Lake Washington. In developing this statement, the
department must provide significant outreach to potential affected
communities. The department may consider traffic management options
that extend as far east as Issaquah.
(b)(i) As part of the project in this subsection (((8))) (7), the
department shall perform a study of all funding alternatives to tolling
Interstate 90 to provide funding for construction of the unfunded state
route number 520 and explore and evaluate options to mitigate the
effect of tolling on affected residents and all other users of the
network of highways and roads surrounding Lake Washington including,
but not limited to:
(A) Allowing all Washington residents to traverse a portion of the
tolled section of Interstate 90 without paying a toll. Residents may
choose either (I) the portion of Interstate 90 between the easternmost
landing west of Mercer Island and the westernmost landing on Mercer
Island, or (II) the portion of Interstate 90 between the westernmost
landing east of Mercer Island and the easternmost landing on Mercer
Island;
(B) Assessing a toll only when a driver traverses, in either
direction, the entire portion of Interstate 90 between the easternmost
landing west of Mercer Island and the westernmost landing east of
Mercer Island; and
(C) Allowing affected residents to choose one portion of the tolled
section of Interstate 90 upon which they may travel without paying a
toll. Residents may choose either (I) the portion of Interstate 90
between the easternmost landing west of Mercer Island and the
westernmost landing on Mercer Island, or (II) the portion of Interstate
90 between the westernmost landing east of Mercer Island and the
easternmost landing on Mercer Island.
(ii) The department may also consider any alternative mitigation
options that conform to the purpose of this subsection (((8))) (7).
(iii) For the purposes of this subsection (((8))) (7), "affected
resident" means anyone who must use a portion of Interstate 90 west of
Interstate 405 upon which tolling is considered in order to access
necessary medical services, such as a hospital.
(((9) $541,901,000)) (8) $486,585,000 of the transportation
partnership account--state appropriation, (($144,954,000)) $133,115,000
of the motor vehicle account--federal appropriation, (($129,779,000))
$132,191,000 of the motor vehicle account--private/local appropriation,
and (($78,004,000)) $123,305,000 of the transportation 2003 account
(nickel account)--state appropriation are provided solely for the SR
99/Alaskan Way Viaduct - Replacement project (809936Z).
(((10))) (9) The department shall reconvene an expert review panel
of no more than three members as described under RCW 47.01.400 for the
purpose of updating the work that was previously completed by the panel
on the Alaskan Way viaduct replacement project and to ensure that an
appropriate and viable financial plan is created and regularly
reviewed. The expert review panel must be selected cooperatively by
the chairs of the senate and house of representatives transportation
committees, the secretary of transportation, and the governor. The
expert review panel must report findings and recommendations to the
transportation committees of the legislature, the governor's Alaskan
Way viaduct project oversight committee, and the transportation
commission annually until the project is operationally complete. This
subsection takes effect if chapter ... (Substitute House Bill No.
1957), Laws of 2013 is not enacted by June 30, 2013.
(((11) $7,408,000)) (10) $7,104,000 of the transportation
partnership account--state appropriation, (($14,594,000)) $22,773,000
of the transportation 2003 account (nickel account)--state
appropriation, (($3,730,000)) $3,776,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation, $1,000,000 of the multimodal transportation
account--state appropriation, and (($41,395,000)) $51,703,000 of the
motor vehicle account--federal appropriation are provided solely for
the US 395/North Spokane Corridor projects (600010A & 600003A). Any
future savings on the projects must stay on the US 395/Interstate 90
corridor and be made available to the current phase of the North
Spokane corridor projects or any future phase of the projects.
(((12) $114,369,000)) (11) $129,952,000 of the transportation
partnership account -- state appropriation and (($53,755,000))
$58,582,000 of the transportation 2003 account (nickel account) -- state
appropriation are provided solely for the I-405/Kirkland Vicinity Stage
2 - Widening project (8BI1002). This project must be completed as soon
as practicable as a design-build project. Any future savings on this
project or other Interstate 405 corridor projects must stay on the
Interstate 405 corridor and be made available to either the I-405/SR
167 Interchange - Direct Connector project (140504C) or the I-405
Renton to Bellevue project.
(((13))) (12)(a) The SR 520 Bridge Replacement and HOV project
(((0BI1003))) (8BI1003) is supported over time from multiple sources,
including a $300,000,000 TIFIA loan, (($819,524,625)) $923,000,000 in
Garvee bonds, toll revenues, state bonds, interest earnings, and other
miscellaneous sources.
(b) The state route number 520 corridor account--state
appropriation includes up to (($668,142,000)) $815,693,000 in proceeds
from the sale of bonds authorized in RCW 47.10.879 and 47.10.886.
(c) The state route number 520 corridor account--federal
appropriation includes up to $300,000,000 in proceeds from the sale of
bonds authorized in RCW 47.10.879 and 47.10.886.
(d) (($153,124,000)) $139,122,000 of the transportation partnership
account--state appropriation, $300,000,000 of the state route number
520 corridor account--federal appropriation, and (($737,205,000))
$733,003,000 of the state route number 520 corridor account--state
appropriation are provided solely for the SR 520 Bridge Replacement and
HOV project (((0BI1003))) (8BI1003). Of the amounts appropriated in
this subsection (((13))) (12)(d), (($105,085,000)) $84,002,000 of the
state route number 520 corridor account--federal appropriation and
(($227,415,000)) 374,039,000 of the state route number 520 corridor
account--state appropriation must be put into unallotted status and are
subject to review by the office of financial management. The director
of the office of financial management shall consult with the joint
transportation committee prior to making a decision to allot these
funds.
(e) When developing the financial plan for the project, the
department shall assume that all maintenance and operation costs for
the new facility are to be covered by tolls collected on the toll
facility and not by the motor vehicle account.
(((14) $1,100,000)) (13) $1,062,000 of the motor vehicle account--federal appropriation and $38,000 of the motor vehicle account--state
appropriation is provided solely for the 31st Ave SW Overpass Widening
and Improvement project (L1100048).
(((15))) (14) $22,602,000 of the motor vehicle account--state
appropriation is provided solely to advance the design, preliminary
engineering, and rights-of-way acquisition for the priority projects
identified in LEAP Transportation Document 2013-3 as developed April
23, 2013. Funds must be used to advance the emergent, initial
development of these projects for the purpose of expediting delivery of
the associated major investments when funding for such investments
becomes available. Funding may be reallocated between projects to
maximize the accomplishment of design and preliminary engineering work
and rights-of-way acquisition, provided that all projects are
addressed. It is the intent of the legislature that, while seeking to
maximize the outcomes in this section, the department shall provide for
continuity of both the state and consulting engineer workforce, while
strategically utilizing private sector involvement to ensure
consistency with the department's business plan for staffing in the
highway construction program in the current fiscal biennium.
(((16))) (15) If a planned roundabout in the vicinity of state
route number 526 and 84th Street SW would divert commercial traffic
onto neighborhood streets, the department may not proceed with
improvements at state route number 526 and 84th Street SW until the
traffic impacts in the vicinity of state route number 526 and 40th
Avenue West are addressed.
(((17))) (16) The legislature finds that there are sixteen
companies involved in wood preserving in the state that employ four
hundred workers and have an annual payroll of fifteen million dollars.
Prior to the department's switch to steel guardrails, ninety percent of
the twenty-five hundred mile guardrail system was constructed of
preserved wood and one hundred ten thousand wood guardrail posts were
produced annually for state use. Moreover, the policy of using steel
posts requires the state to use imported steel. Given these findings,
where practicable, and until June 30, 2015, the department shall
include the design option to use wood guardrail posts, in addition to
steel posts, in new guardrail installations. The selection of posts
must be consistent with the agency design manual policy that existed
before December 2009.
(((18))) (17) The legislature finds that "right-sizing" is a lean,
metric-based approach to determining project investments. This concept
entails compromise between project cost and design, incorporating local
community needs, desired outcomes, and available funding. Furthermore,
the legislature finds that the concepts and principles the department
has utilized in the safety analyst program have been effective tools to
prioritize projects and reduce project costs. Therefore, the
department shall establish a pilot project on the SR 3/Belfair Bypass
- New Alignment (300344C) to begin implementing the concept of
"right-sizing" in the highway construction program.
(((19))) (18) For urban corridors that are all or partially within
a metropolitan planning organization boundary, for which the department
has not initiated environmental review, and that require an
environmental impact statement, at least one alternative must be
consistent with the goals set out in RCW 47.01.440.
(((20))) (19) The department shall itemize all future requests for
the construction of buildings on a project list and submit them through
the transportation executive information system as part of the
department's 2014 budget submittal. It is the intent of the
legislature that new facility construction must be transparent and not
appropriated within larger highway construction projects.
(((21) $28,963,000)) (20) $19,513,000 of the motor vehicle
account--state appropriation and $9,450,000 of the motor vehicle
account--federal appropriation is provided solely for improvement
program support activities (095901X). $18,000,000 of ((this amount))
these amounts must be held in unallotted status until the office of
financial management certifies that the department's 2014 supplemental
budget request conforms to the terms of subsection (((20))) (19) of
this section.
(((23))) (21) Any new advisory group that the department convenes
during the 2013-2015 fiscal biennium must be representative of the
interests of the entire state of Washington.
(22) Practical design offers targeted benefits to a state
transportation system within available fiscal resources. This delivers
value not just for individual projects, but for the entire system.
Applying practical design standards will also preserve and enhance
safety and mobility. The department shall implement a practical design
strategy for transportation design standards. By June 30, 2015, the
department shall report to the governor and the house of
representatives and senate transportation committees on where practical
design has been applied or is intended to be applied in the department
and the cost savings resulting from the use of practical design.
Sec. 307 2013 c 306 s 307 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- PRESERVATION -- PROGRAM P
Transportation Partnership Account--State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($36,480,000))
$34,966,000
Recreational Vehicle Account--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,784,000
Highway Safety Account--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000,000
Motor Vehicle Account--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($58,503,000))
$58,012,000
Motor Vehicle Account--Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($580,062,000))
$595,602,000
Motor Vehicle Account--Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($11,270,000))
$11,827,000
Transportation 2003 Account (Nickel Account)--State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($2,285,000))
$2,650,000
Tacoma Narrows Toll Bridge Account--State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $120,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($698,600,000))
$714,961,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) Except as provided otherwise in this section, the entire
transportation 2003 account (nickel account) appropriation and the
entire transportation partnership account appropriation are provided
solely for the projects and activities as listed by fund, project, and
amount in ((LEAP)) TEIS Transportation Document ((2013-1)) 14GOV001 as
developed ((April 23)) December 17, 2013, Program - Highway
Preservation Program (P). However, limited transfers of specific line-item project appropriations may occur between projects for those
amounts listed subject to the conditions and limitations in section
((603)) 601 of this act.
(2) Except as provided otherwise in this section, the entire motor
vehicle account--state appropriation and motor vehicle account--federal
appropriation are provided solely for the projects and activities
listed in ((LEAP)) TEIS Transportation Document ((2013-2 ALL PROJECTS))
14GOV001 as developed ((April 23)) December 17, 2013, Program - Highway
Preservation Program (P). It is the intent of the legislature to
direct the department to give first priority of federal funds gained
through efficiencies or the redistribution process to the "Contingency
(Unfunded) Highway Preservation Projects" as identified in ((LEAP))
TEIS Transportation Document ((2013-2 ALL PROJECTS)) 14GOV001 as
developed ((April 23)) December 17, 2013, Program - Highway
Preservation Program (P). However, no additional federal funds may be
allocated to the I-5/Columbia River Crossing project (400506A).
(3) Within the motor vehicle account -- state appropriation and motor
vehicle account -- federal appropriation, the department may transfer
funds between programs I and P, except for funds that are otherwise
restricted in this act.
(4) (($27,278,000)) $26,610,000 of the motor vehicle account--federal appropriation ((and $1,141,000)), $51,000 of the motor vehicle
account -- state appropriation, and $769,000 of the highway safety
account--state appropriation are provided solely for the SR
167/Puyallup River Bridge Replacement project (316725A). This project
must be completed as a design-build project. The department must work
with local jurisdictions and the community during the environmental
review process to develop appropriate esthetic design elements, at no
additional cost to the department, and traffic management plans
pertaining to this project. The department must report to the
transportation committees of the legislature on estimated cost and/or
time savings realized as a result of using the design-build process.
(5) The department shall examine the use of electric arc furnace
slag for use as an aggregate for new roads and paving projects in high
traffic areas and report back to the legislature on its current use in
other areas of the country and any characteristics that can provide
greater wear resistance and skid resistance in new pavement
construction.
Sec. 308 2013 c 306 s 308 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- TRAFFIC OPERATIONS -- PROGRAM Q--CAPITAL
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,194,000))
$4,916,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($7,959,000))
$9,151,000
Motor Vehicle Account--Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $200,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($11,153,000))
$14,267,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: (($694,000)) $910,000 of the motor vehicle
account -- state appropriation is provided solely for project 000005Q as
state matching funds for federally selected competitive grants or
congressional earmark projects. These moneys must be placed into
reserve status until such time as federal funds are secured that
require a state match.
Sec. 309 2013 c 306 s 309 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES
CONSTRUCTION -- PROGRAM W
Puget Sound Capital Construction Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($53,036,000))
$64,002,000
Puget Sound Capital Construction Account -- Federal
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($91,692,000))
$118,450,000
Puget Sound Capital Construction Account -- Private/Local
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,145,000))
$1,312,000
Multimodal Transportation Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,534,000))
$2,588,000
Transportation 2003 Account (Nickel Account) -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($143,941,000))
$140,032,000
Transportation Partnership Account--State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,813,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($291,348,000))
$329,197,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) Except as provided otherwise in this section, the entire
appropriations in this section are provided solely for the projects and
activities as listed in ((LEAP)) TEIS Transportation Document ((2013-2
ALL PROJECTS)) 14GOV001 as developed ((April 23)) December 17, 2013,
Program - Washington State Ferries Capital Program (W).
(2) With each budget submittal, the department shall update the
improvement and preservation work to be completed within the fiscal
biennium and provide a specific description of the work in the TEIS
project list submitted with each budget request. The operationally
complete dates must also be updated. The ferry performance report
required under RCW 47.64.360 must include an appendix that documents
the estimated project costs and operationally complete dates provided
in each TEIS project list, including the initial agency request for the
fiscal biennium, each subsequent agency supplemental request as well as
an end-of-fiscal biennium actual costs version, and each legislatively
updated version of the project list throughout the fiscal biennium.
(3) The Puget Sound capital construction account -- state
appropriation includes up to $20,000,000 in proceeds from the sale of
bonds authorized in RCW 47.10.843.
(((3) $143,633,000)) (4) $137,425,000 of the transportation 2003
account (nickel account) -- state appropriation ((is)), $2,338,000 of the
transportation partnership account--state appropriation, and $300,000
of the Puget Sound capital construction account--federal appropriation
are provided solely for the acquisition of two 144-car vessels
(projects L2200038 and L2200039). The department shall use as much
already procured equipment as practicable on the 144-car vessels.
(((4) $8,270,000)) (5) $14,727,000 of the Puget Sound capital
construction account--federal appropriation, (($3,935,000)) $4,038,000
of the Puget Sound capital construction account--state appropriation,
and (($1,534,000)) $1,535,000 of the multimodal transportation
account--state appropriation are provided solely for the Mukilteo ferry
terminal (project 952515P). To the greatest extent practicable, the
department shall seek additional federal funding for this project.
(((5) $4,000,000)) (6) $4,935,000 of the Puget Sound capital
construction account -- state appropriation is provided solely for
emergency capital repair costs (project 999910K). Funds may only be
spent after approval by the office of financial management.
(((6))) (7) Consistent with RCW 47.60.662, which requires the
Washington state ferry system to collaborate with passenger-only ferry
and transit providers to provide service at existing terminals, the
department shall ensure that multimodal access, including for
passenger-only ferries and transit service providers, is not precluded
by any future modifications at the terminal.
(((7) $3,800,000)) (8) $4,026,000 of the Puget Sound capital
construction account--state appropriation is provided solely for the
reservation and communications system projects (L200041 & L200042).
(((8))) (9) $4,210,000 of the Puget Sound capital construction
account--state appropriation is provided solely for the capital program
share of $7,259,000 in lease payments for the ferry division's
headquarters building. Consistent with the 2012 facilities oversight
plan, the department shall strive to consolidate office space in
downtown Seattle by the end of 2015. The department shall consider
renewing the lease for the ferry division's current headquarters
building only if the lease rate is reduced at least fifty percent and
analysis shows that this is the least cost and risk option for the
department. Consolidation with other divisions or state agencies, or
a reduction in leased space, must also be considered as part of any
headquarters lease renewal analysis.
(((9) $21,950,000)) (10) $23,738,000 of the total appropriation is
for preservation work on the Hyak super class vessel (project 944431D),
including installation of a power management system and more efficient
propulsion systems, that in combination are anticipated to save up to
twenty percent in fuel and reduce maintenance costs. Upon completion
of this project, the department shall provide a report to the
transportation committees of the legislature on the fuel and
maintenance savings achieved for this vessel and the potential to save
additional funds through other vessel conversions.
(11) The request for proposal for a design-build contract to fully
convert the existing diesel powered Issaquah class fleet to be solely
powered by liquid natural gas did not result in a successful bidder as
of December 2013. $320,000 of the Puget Sound capital construction
account--state appropriation and $206,000 of the Puget Sound capital
construction account--federal appropriation are provided solely for the
department to contract for the detailed design and cost estimates for
the conversion of the Issaquah class fleet to liquid natural gas.
Sec. 310 2013 c 306 s 310 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- RAIL -- PROGRAM Y -- CAPITAL
Essential Rail Assistance Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($861,000))
$1,021,000
Transportation Infrastructure Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($8,582,000))
$9,188,000
Multimodal Transportation Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($33,156,000))
$44,245,000
Multimodal Transportation Account -- Federal
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($333,881,000))
$426,858,000
Multimodal Transportation Account--Private/Local
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $409,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($376,480,000))
$481,721,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1)(a) Except as provided otherwise in this section, the entire
appropriations in this section are provided solely for the projects and
activities as listed by project and amount in ((LEAP)) TEIS
Transportation Document ((2013-2 ALL PROJECTS)) 14GOV001 as developed
((April 23)) December 17, 2013, Program-Rail Capital Program (Y).
(b) Within the amounts provided in this section, (($7,332,000))
$7,696,000 of the transportation infrastructure account -- state
appropriation is for low-interest loans through the freight rail
investment bank program identified in the ((LEAP)) TEIS transportation
document referenced in (a) of this subsection. The department shall
issue freight rail investment bank program loans with a repayment
period of no more than ten years, and only so much interest as is
necessary to recoup the department's costs to administer the loans.
(c) Within the amounts provided in this section, $2,439,000 of the
multimodal transportation account -- state appropriation, $1,250,000 of
the transportation infrastructure account--state appropriation, and
$311,000 of the essential rail assistance account -- state appropriation
are for statewide emergent freight rail assistance projects identified
in the ((LEAP)) TEIS transportation document referenced in (a) of this
subsection.
(2) Unsuccessful 2012 freight rail assistance program grant
applicants may be awarded freight rail investment bank program loans,
if eligible. If any funds remain in the freight rail investment bank
or freight rail assistance program reserves (projects F01001A and
F01000A), or any approved grants or loans are terminated, the
department shall issue a call for projects for the freight rail
investment bank loan program and the freight rail assistance grant
program, and shall evaluate the applications in a manner consistent
with past practices as specified in section 309, chapter 367, Laws of
2011. By November 1, 2013, the department shall submit a prioritized
list of recommended projects to the office of financial management and
the transportation committees of the legislature.
(3) (($314,647,000)) (a) $421,065,000 of the multimodal
transportation account--federal appropriation and (($4,867,000))
$10,818,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state
appropriation are provided solely for expenditures related to passenger
high-speed rail grants. The multimodal transportation account--state
appropriation funds ((reflect one and one-half percent of the total
project funds, and)) are provided solely for expenditures that are not
eligible for federal reimbursement.
(b) $31,500,000 of the multimodal transportation account--federal
appropriation is provided solely for the purchase of two new train sets
for the state-supported intercity passenger rail service. The
department must apply for any federal waivers required to purchase the
new train sets, as allowable under existing competitive bidding
practices, and seek federal funds in addition to those available from
the high-speed rail grants.
(4) As allowable under federal rail authority rules and existing
competitive bidding practices, when purchasing new train sets, the
department shall give preference to bidders that propose train sets
with characteristics and maintenance requirements most similar to those
currently owned by the department.
(5) The department shall provide quarterly reports to the office of
financial management and the transportation committees of the
legislature regarding applications that the department submits for
federal funds and the status of such applications.
(6)(a) (($550,000)) $709,000 of the essential rail assistance
account -- state appropriation ((and)), $1,893,000 of the multimodal
transportation account--state appropriation, and $241,000 of the
transportation infrastructure account--state appropriation are provided
solely for the purpose of rehabilitation and maintenance of the Palouse
river and Coulee City railroad line (project F01111B). The department
shall complete an evaluation and assessment of future maintenance needs
on the line to ensure appropriate levels of state investment.
(b) Expenditures from the essential rail assistance account--state
appropriation in this section may not exceed the combined total of:
(i) Revenues deposited into the essential rail assistance account
from leases and sale of property pursuant to RCW 47.76.290; and
(ii) Revenues transferred from the miscellaneous program account to
the essential rail assistance account, pursuant to RCW 47.76.360, for
the purpose of sustaining the grain train program by maintaining the
Palouse river and Coulee City railroad line.
(((7) $31,500,000 of the multimodal transportation account--federal
appropriation is provided solely for the purchase of two new train sets
for the state-supported intercity passenger rail service. The
department must apply for any federal waivers required to purchase the
new train sets, as allowable under existing competitive bidding
practices, and seek federal funds in addition to those available from
the high-speed rail grants.))
Sec. 311 2013 c 306 s 311 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- LOCAL PROGRAMS -- PROGRAM Z--CAPITAL
Highway Infrastructure Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $207,000
Highway Infrastructure Account -- Federal
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,602,000
((Freight Mobility Investment Account -- State))
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,794,000
Transportation Partnership Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($7,214,000))
$9,236,000
Highway Safety Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($11,255,000))
$8,915,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($6,918,000))
$7,400,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($28,413,000))
$34,581,000
((Freight Mobility Multimodal Account -- State))
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,736,000
Freight Mobility Multimodal Account -- Private/Local
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,320,000
Multimodal Transportation Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($13,913,000))
$18,741,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($92,372,000))
$80,682,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) Except as provided otherwise in this section, the entire
appropriations in this section are provided solely for the projects and
activities as listed by project and amount in ((LEAP)) TEIS
Transportation Document ((2013-2 ALL PROJECTS)) 14GOV001 as developed
((April 23)) December 17, 2013, Program - Local Programs (Z).
(2) With each department budget submittal, the department shall
provide an update on the status of the repayment of the twenty million
dollars of unobligated federal funds authority advanced by the
department in September 2010 to the city of Tacoma for the Murray
Morgan/11th Street bridge project. The department may negotiate with
the city of Tacoma an agreement for repayment of the funds over a
period of up to twenty-five years at terms agreed upon by the
department and the city. The funds previously advanced by the
department to the city are not to be considered a general obligation of
the city but instead an obligation payable from identified revenues set
aside for the repayment of the funds.
(3) The amounts identified in the ((LEAP)) TEIS transportation
document referenced under subsection (1) of this section for pedestrian
safety/safe routes to school are as follows:
(a) (($12,160,000)) $16,542,000 of the multimodal transportation
account--state appropriation, (($6,824,000)) $8,723,000 of the
transportation partnership account--state appropriation, and $62,000 of
the motor vehicle account--federal appropriation are provided solely
for pedestrian and bicycle safety program projects.
(b) (($11,700,000)) $18,203,000 of the motor vehicle account--federal appropriation((, $5,200,000 of the motor vehicle account--state
appropriation,)) and (($6,750,000)) $8,914,000 of the highway safety
account--state appropriation are provided solely for ((newly selected))
safe routes to school projects((, and $3,400,000 of the motor vehicle
account--federal appropriation and $2,055,000 of the highway safety
account--state appropriation are reappropriated for safe routes to
school projects selected in the previous biennia. The amount provided
for new projects is consistent with federal funding levels from the
2011-2013 omnibus transportation appropriations act and the intent of
the fee increases in chapter 74, Laws of 2012 and chapter 80, Laws of
2012. The motor vehicle account--state appropriation in this
subsection (3)(b) is the amount made available by the repeal of the
deduction from motor vehicle fuel tax liability for handling losses of
motor vehicle fuel, as identified in chapter . . . (Substitute House
Bill No. 2041), Laws of 2013 (handling losses of motor vehicle fuel).
If chapter . . . (Substitute House Bill No. 2041), Laws of 2013 is not
enacted by June 30, 2013, the motor vehicle account--state
appropriation in this subsection (3)(b) lapses)).
(4) (($84,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation,
$3,250,000 of the motor vehicle account--federal appropriation,
$2,450,000 of the highway safety account--state appropriation,
$11,794,000 of the freight mobility investment account--state
appropriation, $9,736,000 of the freight mobility multimodal account--state appropriation, and $1,320,000 of the freight mobility multimodal
account--private/local appropriation are provided solely for the
projects and activities as listed by project and amount in LEAP
Transportation Document 2013-B as developed April 23, 2013. If chapter
. . . (Substitute House Bill No. 1256), Laws of 2013 is enacted by June
30, 2013, the amounts provided in this subsection lapse.)) The department may enter into contracts and make expenditures
for projects on behalf of and selected by the freight mobility
strategic investment board from the amounts provided in section 301 of
this act.
(5)
(((6))) (5) The department shall submit a report to the
transportation committees of the legislature by December 1, 2013, and
December 1, 2014, on the status of projects funded as part of the
pedestrian safety/safe routes to school grant program (0LP600P). The
report must include, but is not limited to, a list of projects selected
and a brief description of each project's status.
(((7))) (6) $50,000 of the motor vehicle account--state
appropriation is provided solely for the installation of a guard rail
on Deer Harbor Road in San Juan county (L2220054).
Sec. 401 2013 c 306 s 401 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE STATE TREASURER -- BOND RETIREMENT AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING
BOND REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR BOND SALES DISCOUNTS AND
DEBT TO BE PAID BY MOTOR VEHICLE ACCOUNT AND TRANSPORTATION FUND
REVENUE
Transportation Partnership Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($10,406,000))
$7,577,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $450,000
State Route Number 520 Corridor Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,866,000))
$562,000
Highway Bond Retirement Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,074,580,000))
$1,094,299,000
Ferry Bond Retirement Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($31,824,000))
$31,830,000
Transportation Improvement Board Bond Retirement
Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($16,267,000))
$16,271,000
Nondebt-Limit Reimbursable Bond Retirement Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,825,000
Toll Facility Bond Retirement Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $52,050,000
Toll Facility Bond Retirement Account--Federal
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $64,982,000
Transportation 2003 Account (Nickel Account) -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,958,000))
$1,730,000
((Special Category C Account--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000))
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,282,210,000))
$1,295,576,000
Sec. 402 2013 c 306 s 402 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE STATE TREASURER -- BOND RETIREMENT AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING
BOND REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR BOND SALE EXPENSES AND
FISCAL AGENT CHARGES
Transportation Partnership Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,156,000))
$1,030,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $50,000
State Route Number 520 Corridor Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($531,000))
$322,000
Transportation 2003 Account (Nickel Account) -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($218,000))
$219,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,955,000))
$1,621,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 403 A new section is added to 2013 c 306
(uncodified) to read as follows:
FOR THE STATE TREASURER -- BOND RETIREMENT AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING
BOND REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR DEBT TO BE PAID BY
STATUTORILY PRESCRIBED REVENUE
Toll Facility Bond Retirement Account--Federal
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,931,000
Sec. 404 2013 c 306 s 404 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE STATE TREASURER -- STATE REVENUES FOR DISTRIBUTION
Motor Vehicle Account--State Appropriation: For
motor vehicle fuel tax distributions to cities
and counties . . . . . . . . . . . . (($474,610,000))
$476,185,000
Sec. 405 2013 c 306 s 405 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE STATE TREASURER -- TRANSFERS
Motor Vehicle Account--State Appropriation: For
motor vehicle fuel tax refunds and statutory
transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,235,491,000))
$1,237,023,000
Sec. 406 2013 c 306 s 406 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING -- TRANSFERS
Motor Vehicle Account--State Appropriation: For motor
vehicle fuel tax refunds and transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . (($138,627,000))
$141,419,000
Sec. 407 2013 c 306 s 407 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FOR THE STATE TREASURER -- ADMINISTRATIVE TRANSFERS
(1) ((Recreational Vehicle Account -- State)) Multimodal Transportation Account -- State
Appropriation: For transfer to the Motor Vehicle
Account -- State . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,300,000
(2)
Appropriation: For transfer to the Puget Sound
Ferry Operations Account -- State . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,000,000
(((3))) (2) Rural Mobility Grant Program Account -- State
Appropriation: For transfer to the Multimodal
Transportation Account -- State . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000,000
(((4))) (3) Motor Vehicle Account -- State
Appropriation: For transfer to the Special Category C
Account -- State . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500,000
(4) Motor Vehicle Account--State Appropriation: For
transfer to the Interstate 405 Express Toll Lanes
Operations Account--State . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,020,000
(5) Capital Vessel Replacement Account -- State
Appropriation: For transfer to the Transportation 2003
Account (Nickel Account) -- State . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,702,000
(6) Multimodal Transportation Account--State
Appropriation: For transfer to the Public Transportation
Grant Program Account--State . . . . . . . . . . . . $26,000,000
(7) Motor Vehicle Account--State Appropriation:
For transfer to the Puget Sound Ferry Operations
Account--State . . . . . . . . . . . . $28,000,000
(8) Motor Vehicle Account--State Appropriation:
For transfer to the Puget Sound Capital Construction
Account--State . . . . . . . . . . . . $28,000,000
(9) State Route Number 520 Civil Penalties
Account--State Appropriation: For transfer to the
State Route Number 520 Corridor Account--State . . . . . . . . . . . . $886,000
(10) Multimodal Transportation Account--State
Appropriation: For transfer to the Highway Safety
Account--State . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000,000
(11) Motor Vehicle Account--State Appropriation:
For transfer to the State Patrol Highway
Account--State . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,000,000
(12) Highway Safety Account--State Appropriation:
For transfer to the Puget Sound Ferry Operations
Account--State . . . . . . . . . . . . (($42,000,000))
$37,000,000
(13) Advanced Environmental Mitigation Revolving
Account--State Appropriation: For transfer to the Motor
Vehicle Account--State . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000,000
(14) Advanced Right-of-Way Revolving Fund--State
Appropriation: For transfer to the Motor Vehicle
Account--State . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,000,000
(15) Tacoma Narrows Toll Bridge Account--State
Appropriation: For transfer to the Motor Vehicle
Account--State . . . . . . . . . . . . $950,000
(16) License Plate Technology Account--State
Appropriation: For transfer to the Highway Safety
Account--State . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000,000
(17) Motor Vehicle Account--State Appropriation:
For transfer to the Transportation Equipment
Fund--State . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,915,000
(18) Multimodal Transportation Account--State
Appropriation: For transfer to the Motor Vehicle
Account--State . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000,000
(19) The transfers identified in this section are subject to the
following conditions and limitations:
(a) The amount transferred shall not exceed the amount available in
the contributing account. If a transfer is projected to draw an
account negative, the administering agency must contact the office of
the state treasurer and the office of financial management to determine
possible actions, such as requesting a legislative adjustment to future
transfer amounts or transferring only the amount available in the
account without drawing the account negative. The legislative
transportation committees must be promptly notified of the recommended
course of action.
(b) If a legislative adjustment is not feasible, the office of the
state treasurer shall transfer only up to the amount available in the
account.
Sec. 501 2013 c 306 s 517 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
COMPENSATION--REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES--SUPER COALITION--INSURANCE
BENEFITS
No agreement has been reached between the governor and the health
care super coalition under chapter 41.80 RCW for the 2013-2015 fiscal
biennium. Appropriations in this act for fiscal year 2014 for state
agencies, including institutions of higher education, are sufficient to
continue the provisions of the 2011-2013 collective bargaining
agreement. An agreement was reached between the governor and the
health care super coalition under chapter 41.80 RCW for fiscal year
2015. The agreement includes employer contributions to premiums at
eighty-five percent of the total weighted average of the projected
health care premiums. Appropriations in this act for fiscal year 2015
are sufficient to fund the provisions of the fiscal year 2015
collective bargaining agreement, and are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1)(a) The monthly employer funding rate for insurance benefit
premiums, public employees' benefits board administration, and the
uniform medical plan must not exceed $809 per eligible employee for
fiscal year 2014. For fiscal year 2015, the monthly employer funding
rate must not exceed (($820)) $703 per eligible employee.
(b) In order to achieve the level of funding provided for health
benefits, the public employees' benefits board must require any of the
following: Employee premium copayments; increases in point-of-service
cost sharing; the implementation of managed competition; or other
changes to benefits consistent with the collective bargaining agreement
and RCW 41.05.065.
(c) The health care authority shall deposit any moneys received on
behalf of the uniform medical plan as a result of rebates on
prescription drugs, audits of hospitals, subrogation payments, or any
other moneys recovered as a result of prior uniform medical plan claims
payments into the public employees' and retirees' insurance account to
be used for insurance benefits. Such receipts must not be used for
administrative expenditures.
(2) The health care authority, subject to the approval of the
public employees' benefits board, shall provide subsidies for health
benefit premiums to eligible retired or disabled public employees and
school district employees who are eligible for medicare, pursuant to
RCW 41.05.085. For calendar years 2014 and 2015, the subsidy must be
$150.00 per month.
Sec. 502 2013 c 306 s 518 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
COMPENSATION--REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES OUTSIDE SUPER COALITION--INSURANCE
BENEFITS
Appropriations for state agencies in this act are sufficient for
represented employees outside the super coalition for health benefits
and are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
(1)(a) The monthly employer funding rate for insurance benefit
premiums, public employees' benefits board administration, and the
uniform medical plan must not exceed $809 per eligible employee for
fiscal year 2014. For fiscal year 2015, the monthly employer funding
rate must not exceed (($820)) $703 per eligible employee.
(b) In order to achieve the level of funding provided for health
benefits, the public employees' benefits board shall require any of the
following: Employee premium copayments; increases in point-of-service
cost sharing; the implementation of managed competition; or other
changes to benefits consistent with RCW 41.05.065.
(c) The health care authority shall deposit any moneys received on
behalf of the uniform medical plan as a result of rebates on
prescription drugs, audits of hospitals, subrogation payments, or any
other moneys recovered as a result of prior uniform medical plan claims
payments into the public employees' and retirees' insurance account to
be used for insurance benefits. Such receipts must not be used for
administrative expenditures.
(2) The health care authority, subject to the approval of the
public employees' benefits board, shall provide subsidies for health
benefit premiums to eligible retired or disabled public employees and
school district employees who are eligible for medicare, pursuant to
RCW 41.05.085. For calendar years 2014 and 2015, the subsidy must be
$150.00 per month.
Sec. 503 2013 c 306 s 519 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
COMPENSATION--NONREPRESENTED EMPLOYEES--INSURANCE BENEFITS
Appropriations for state agencies in this act are sufficient for
nonrepresented state employee health benefits for state agencies,
including institutions of higher education, and are subject to the
following conditions and limitations:
(1)(a) The monthly employer funding rate for insurance benefit
premiums, public employees' benefits board administration, and the
uniform medical plan must not exceed $809 per eligible employee for
fiscal year 2014. For fiscal year 2015, the monthly employer funding
rate must not exceed (($820)) $703 per eligible employee.
(b) In order to achieve the level of funding provided for health
benefits, the public employees' benefits board shall require any of the
following: Employee premium copayments; increases in point-of-service
cost sharing; the implementation of managed competition; or make other
changes to benefits consistent with RCW 41.05.065.
(c) The health care authority shall deposit any moneys received on
behalf of the uniform medical plan as a result of rebates on
prescription drugs, audits of hospitals, subrogation payments, or any
other moneys recovered as a result of prior uniform medical plan claims
payments into the public employees' and retirees' insurance account to
be used for insurance benefits. Such receipts must not be used for
administrative expenditures.
(2) The health care authority, subject to the approval of the
public employees' benefits board, shall provide subsidies for health
benefit premiums to eligible retired or disabled public employees and
school district employees who are eligible for medicare, pursuant to
RCW 41.05.085. For calendar years 2014 and 2015, the subsidy must be
$150.00 per month.
Sec. 601 2013 c 306 s 603 (uncodified) is amended to read as
follows:
FUND TRANSFERS
(1) The transportation 2003 projects or improvements and the 2005
transportation partnership projects or improvements are listed in the
((LEAP)) TEIS list titled ((2013-1)) 14GOV001 as developed ((April 23))
December 17, 2013, which consists of a list of specific projects by
fund source and amount over a ten-year period. Current fiscal biennium
funding for each project is a line-item appropriation, while the outer
year funding allocations represent a ten-year plan. The department is
expected to use the flexibility provided in this section to assist in
the delivery and completion of all transportation partnership account
and transportation 2003 account (nickel account) projects on the
((LEAP)) TEIS transportation documents referenced in this act.
However, this section does not apply to the I-5/Columbia River Crossing
project (400506A). For the 2011-2013 and 2013-2015 project
appropriations, unless otherwise provided in this act, the director of
financial management may authorize a transfer of appropriation
authority between projects funded with transportation 2003 account
(nickel account) appropriations, or transportation partnership account
appropriations, in order to manage project spending and efficiently
deliver all projects in the respective program under the following
conditions and limitations:
(a) Transfers may only be made within each specific fund source
referenced on the respective project list;
(b) Transfers from a project may not be made as a result of the
reduction of the scope of a project or be made to support increases in
the scope of a project;
(c) Each transfer between projects may only occur if the director
of financial management finds that any resulting change will not hinder
the completion of the projects as approved by the legislature. Until
the legislature reconvenes to consider the 2014 supplemental omnibus
transportation appropriations act, any unexpended 2011-2013
appropriation balance as approved by the office of financial
management, in consultation with the legislative staff of the house of
representatives and senate transportation committees, may be considered
when transferring funds between projects;
(d) Transfers from a project may be made if the funds appropriated
to the project are in excess of the amount needed to complete the
project;
(e) Transfers may not occur for projects not identified on the
applicable project list;
(f) Transfers may not be made while the legislature is in session;
and
(g) Transfers between projects may be made, without the approval of
the director of the office of financial management, by the department
of transportation until the transfer amount by project exceeds two
hundred fifty thousand dollars, or ten percent of the total project,
whichever is less. These transfers must be reported quarterly to the
director of financial management and the chairs of the house of
representatives and senate transportation committees.
(2) At the time the department submits a request to transfer funds
under this section, a copy of the request must be submitted to the
transportation committees of the legislature.
(3) The office of financial management shall work with legislative
staff of the house of representatives and senate transportation
committees to review the requested transfers in a timely manner.
(4) The office of financial management shall document approved
transfers and schedule changes in the transportation executive
information system, compare changes to the legislative baseline funding
and schedules identified by project identification number identified in
the LEAP transportation documents referenced in this act, and transmit
revised project lists to chairs of the transportation committees of the
legislature on a quarterly basis.
Sec. 701 RCW 46.63.160 and 2013 c 226 s 1 are each amended to
read as follows:
(1) This section applies only to civil penalties for nonpayment of
tolls detected through use of photo toll systems.
(2) Nothing in this section prohibits a law enforcement officer
from issuing a notice of traffic infraction to a person in control of
a vehicle at the time a violation occurs under RCW 46.63.030(1) (a),
(b), or (c).
(3) A notice of civil penalty may be issued by the department of
transportation when a toll is assessed through use of a photo toll
system and the toll is not paid by the toll payment due date, which is
eighty days from the date the vehicle uses the toll facility and incurs
the toll charge.
(4) Any registered owner or renter of a vehicle traveling upon a
toll facility operated under chapter 47.56 or 47.46 RCW is subject to
a civil penalty governed by the administrative procedures set forth in
this section when the vehicle incurs a toll charge and the toll is not
paid by the toll payment due date, which is eighty days from the date
the vehicle uses the toll facility and incurs the toll charge.
(5)(a) Consistent with chapter 34.05 RCW, the department of
transportation shall develop an administrative adjudication process to
review appeals of civil penalties issued by the department of
transportation for toll nonpayment detected through the use of a photo
toll system under this section. The department of transportation shall
submit to the transportation committees of the legislature an annual
report on the number of times adjudicators reduce or dismiss the civil
penalty as provided in (b) of this subsection and the total amount of
the civil penalties dismissed. The report must be submitted by
December 1st of each year.
(b) During the adjudication process, the alleged violator must have
an opportunity to explain mitigating circumstances. Hospitalization,
a divorce decree or legal separation agreement resulting in a transfer
of the vehicle, an active duty member of the military or national guard
covered by the federal service members civil relief act, 50 U.S.C. Sec.
501 et seq., or state service members' civil relief act, chapter 38.42
RCW, eviction, homelessness, the death of the alleged violator or of an
immediate family member, or if the alleged violator did not receive a
toll charge bill or notice of civil penalty are valid mitigating
circumstances. All of these reasons that constitute mitigating
circumstances must occur within a reasonable time of the alleged toll
violation. In response to these circumstances, the adjudicator may
reduce or dismiss the civil penalty.
(6) The use of a photo toll system is subject to the following
requirements:
(a) Photo toll systems may take photographs, digital photographs,
microphotographs, videotapes, or other recorded images of the vehicle
and vehicle license plate only.
(b) A notice of civil penalty must include with it a certificate or
facsimile thereof, based upon inspection of photographs,
microphotographs, videotape, or other recorded images produced by a
photo toll system, stating the facts supporting the notice of civil
penalty. This certificate or facsimile is prima facie evidence of the
facts contained in it and is admissible in a proceeding established
under subsection (5) of this section. The photographs, digital
photographs, microphotographs, videotape, or other recorded images
evidencing the toll nonpayment civil penalty must be available for
inspection and admission into evidence in a proceeding to adjudicate
the liability for the civil penalty.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all photographs,
digital photographs, microphotographs, videotape, other recorded
images, or other records identifying a specific instance of travel
prepared under this section are for the exclusive use of the tolling
agency for toll collection and enforcement purposes and are not open to
the public and may not be used in a court in a pending action or
proceeding unless the action or proceeding relates to a civil penalty
under this section. No photograph, digital photograph,
microphotograph, videotape, other recorded image, or other record
identifying a specific instance of travel may be used for any purpose
other than toll collection or enforcement of civil penalties under this
section. Records identifying a specific instance of travel by a
specific person or vehicle must be retained only as required to ensure
payment and enforcement of tolls and to comply with state records
retention policies.
(d) All locations where a photo toll system is used must be clearly
marked by placing signs in locations that clearly indicate to a driver
that he or she is entering a zone where tolls are assessed and enforced
by a photo toll system.
(e) Within existing resources, the department of transportation
shall conduct education and outreach efforts at least six months prior
to activating an all-electronic photo toll system. Methods of outreach
shall include a department presence at community meetings in the
vicinity of a toll facility, signage, and information published in
local media. Information provided shall include notice of when all
electronic photo tolling shall begin and methods of payment.
Additionally, the department shall provide quarterly reporting on
education and outreach efforts and other data related to the issuance
of civil penalties.
(f) The envelope containing a toll charge bill or related notice
issued pursuant to RCW 47.46.105 or 47.56.795, or a notice of civil
penalty issued under this section, must prominently indicate that the
contents are time sensitive and related to a toll violation.
(7) Civil penalties for toll nonpayment detected through the use of
photo toll systems must be issued to the registered owner of the
vehicle identified by the photo toll system, but are not part of the
registered owner's driving record under RCW 46.52.101 and 46.52.120.
(8) The civil penalty for toll nonpayment detected through the use
of a photo toll system is forty dollars plus the photo toll and
associated fees.
(9) Except as provided otherwise in this subsection, all civil
penalties, including the photo toll and associated fees, collected
under this section must be deposited into the toll facility account of
the facility on which the toll was assessed. However, through June 30,
((2013)) 2015, civil penalties deposited into the Tacoma Narrows toll
bridge account created under RCW 47.56.165 that are in excess of
amounts necessary to support the toll adjudication process applicable
to toll collection on the Tacoma Narrows bridge must first be allocated
toward repayment of operating loans and reserve payments provided to
the account from the motor vehicle account under section 1005(15),
chapter 518, Laws of 2007. Additionally, all civil penalties,
resulting from nonpayment of tolls on the state route number 520
corridor, shall be deposited into the state route number 520 civil
penalties account created under section 4, chapter 248, Laws of 2010
but only if chapter 248, Laws of 2010 is enacted by June 30, 2010.
(10) If the registered owner of the vehicle is a rental car
business, the department of transportation shall, before a toll bill is
issued, provide a written notice to the rental car business that a toll
bill may be issued to the rental car business if the rental car
business does not, within thirty days of the mailing of the written
notice, provide to the issuing agency by return mail:
(a) A statement under oath stating the name and known mailing
address of the individual driving or renting the vehicle when the toll
was assessed; or
(b) A statement under oath that the business is unable to determine
who was driving or renting the vehicle at the time the toll was
assessed because the vehicle was stolen at the time the toll was
assessed. A statement provided under this subsection must be
accompanied by a copy of a filed police report regarding the vehicle
theft; or
(c) In lieu of identifying the vehicle operator, the rental car
business may pay the applicable toll and fee.
Timely mailing of this statement to the issuing agency relieves a
rental car business of any liability under this section for the payment
of the toll.
(11) Consistent with chapter 34.05 RCW, the department of
transportation shall develop rules to implement this section.
(12) For the purposes of this section, "photo toll system" means
the system defined in RCW 47.56.010 and 47.46.020.
Sec. 702 RCW 47.28.030 and 2011 c 367 s 710 are each amended to
read as follows:
(1)(a) A state highway shall be constructed, altered, repaired, or
improved, and improvements located on property acquired for
right-of-way purposes may be repaired or renovated pending the use of
such right-of-way for highway purposes, by contract or state forces.
The work or portions thereof may be done by state forces when the
estimated costs thereof are less than fifty thousand dollars and
effective July 1, 2005, sixty thousand dollars.
(b) When delay of performance of such work would jeopardize a state
highway or constitute a danger to the traveling public, the work may be
done by state forces when the estimated cost thereof is less than
eighty thousand dollars and effective July 1, 2005, one hundred
thousand dollars.
(c) When the department of transportation determines to do the work
by state forces, it shall enter a statement upon its records to that
effect, stating the reasons therefor.
(d) To enable a larger number of small businesses and veteran,
minority, and women contractors to effectively compete for department
of transportation contracts, the department may adopt rules providing
for bids and award of contracts for the performance of work, or
furnishing equipment, materials, supplies, or operating services
whenever any work is to be performed and the engineer's estimate
indicates the cost of the work would not exceed eighty thousand dollars
and effective July 1, 2005, one hundred thousand dollars.
(2) The rules adopted under this section:
(a) Shall provide for competitive bids to the extent that
competitive sources are available except when delay of performance
would jeopardize life or property or inconvenience the traveling
public; and
(b) Need not require the furnishing of a bid deposit nor a
performance bond, but if a performance bond is not required then
progress payments to the contractor may be required to be made based on
submittal of paid invoices to substantiate proof that disbursements
have been made to laborers, material suppliers, mechanics, and
subcontractors from the previous partial payment; and
(c) May establish prequalification standards and procedures as an
alternative to those set forth in RCW 47.28.070, but the
prequalification standards and procedures under RCW 47.28.070 shall
always be sufficient.
(3) The department of transportation shall comply with such goals
and rules as may be adopted by the office of minority and women's
business enterprises to implement chapter 39.19 RCW with respect to
contracts entered into under this chapter. The department may adopt
such rules as may be necessary to comply with the rules adopted by the
office of minority and women's business enterprises under chapter 39.19
RCW.
(4)(a) For the period of March ((15, 2010)) 1, 2014, through June
30, ((2013)) 2015, work for less than ((one)) two hundred ((twenty))
thousand dollars may be performed on ferry vessels and terminals by
state forces.
(b) The department shall hire a disinterested, third party to
conduct an independent analysis to identify methods of reducing out-of-service times for vessel maintenance, preservation, and improvement
projects. The analysis must include options that consider
consolidating work while vessels are at shipyards by having state
forces perform services traditionally performed at Eagle Harbor at the
shipyard and decreasing the allowable time at shipyards. The analysis
must also compare the out-of-service vessel times of performing
services by state forces versus contracting out those services which in
turn must be used to form a recommendation as to what the threshold of
work performed on ferry vessels and terminals by state forces should
be. This analysis must be presented to the transportation committees
of the senate and house of representatives by December 1, 2010.
(c) The department shall develop a proposed ferry vessel
maintenance, preservation, and improvement program and present it to
the transportation committees of the senate and house of
representatives by December 1, 2010. The proposed program must:
(i) Improve the basis for budgeting vessel maintenance,
preservation, and improvement costs and for projecting those costs into
a sixteen-year financial plan;
(ii) Limit the amount of planned out-of-service time to the
greatest extent possible, including options associated with department
staff as well as commercial shipyards; and
(iii) Be based on the service plan in the capital plan, recognizing
that vessel preservation and improvement needs may vary by route.
(d) In developing the proposed ferry vessel maintenance,
preservation, and improvement program, the department shall consider
the following, related to reducing vessel out-of-service time:
(i) The costs compared to benefits of Eagle Harbor repair and
maintenance facility operations options to include staffing costs and
benefits in terms of reduced out-of-service time;
(ii) The maintenance requirements for on-vessel staff, including
the benefits of a systemwide standard;
(iii) The costs compared to benefits of staff performing
preservation or maintenance work, or both, while the vessel is
underway, tied up between sailings, or not deployed;
(iv) A review of the department's vessel maintenance, preservation,
and improvement program contracting process and contractual
requirements;
(v) The costs compared to benefits of allowing for increased costs
associated with expedited delivery;
(vi) A method for comparing the anticipated out-of-service time of
proposed projects and other projects planned during the same
construction period;
(vii) Coordination with required United States coast guard dry
dockings;
(viii) A method for comparing how proposed projects relate to the
service requirements of the route on which the vessel normally
operates; and
(ix) A method for evaluating the ongoing maintenance and
preservation costs associated with proposed improvement projects.
Sec. 703 RCW 47.64.360 and 2011 1st sp.s. c 16 s 12 are each
amended to read as follows:
(1) The office of financial management shall complete a government
management and accountability performance report that provides a
baseline assessment of current performance on the performance measures
identified in RCW 47.64.355 ((and section 11 of this act)) using final
2009-2011 data. This report must be presented to the legislature by
November 1, 2011, through the attainment report required in RCW
47.01.071(5) and 47.04.280.
(2) Except as required in subsection (4) of this section, by
December 31, 2012, and each year thereafter, the office of financial
management shall complete a performance report for the prior fiscal
year. This report must be reviewed by the joint transportation
committee.
(3) Management shall lead implementation of the performance
measures in RCW 47.64.355 ((and section 11 of this act)).
(4) The department of transportation shall complete the performance
report due December 31, 2014, as required under subsection (2) of this
section.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 801 If any provision of this act or its
application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the
remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other
persons or circumstances is not affected.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 802 This act is necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the
state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect
immediately.