HOUSE BILL REPORT

                 SSB 5106

                    As Passed Legislature

Title:  An act relating to transportation appropriations.

Brief Description:  Adopting the supplemental transportation budget.

Sponsor(s):  Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Patterson, Vognild and Conner; by request of Office of Financial Management and Governor Gardner).

Brief History:

  Reported by House Committee on:

Transportation, March 25, 1991, DP;

Passed House, April 9, 1991, 97-0;

Passed Legislature, 97-0.

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON

TRANSPORTATION

Majority Report: Do pass.  Signed by 24 members:  Representatives R. Fisher, Chair; R. Meyers, Vice Chair; Betrozoff, Ranking Minority Member; Chandler, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Brough; Cantwell; Cooper; Day; G. Fisher; Forner; Haugen; Horn; P. Johnson; R. Johnson; Jones; Mitchell; Nelson; Orr; Prentice; Prince; Schmidt; Wilson; Wood; and Zellinsky.

Staff:  Gene Schlatter (786-7316).

Background:  Appropriation authority is required for the expenditure of state funds.  Additional appropriation authority is necessary for several Department of Transportation programs for the 1989-91 biennium because of unforeseen circumstances.

Summary of Bill:  The 1991 transportation supplemental budget adds $12.4 million to the 1989-91 appropriation.  The major elements of the supplemental budget are:  1) $8.0 million for flood/disaster activities (for washed out roadway and culverts, slide removal, and bridge repair); 2) $0.5 million to increase snow and ice control because of the harsh winter; and 3) $3.9 million for marine fuel/tort claims.

The total appropriation is $12.4 million, of which $6.8 million is from the motor vehicle fund-federal, $1.7 million from the motor vehicle fund-state, and $3.9 million from marine.

Fiscal Note:  Not requested.

Appropriation:  Yes.

Effective Date:  The bill contains an emergency clause and takes effect immediately.

Testimony For:  This appropriation authority is necessary to fund additional tort claim, marine fuel, flood/disaster, and snow and ice control activities.

Testimony Against:  None.

Witnesses:  Jim Clemen, Department of Transportation.