SENATE BILL REPORT

                                   SHB 2714

         AS REPORTED BY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, FEBRUARY 28, 1992

Brief Description:  Regulating addition of territory to public transportation benefit areas.

SPONSORS: House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives R. Fisher, Cantwell, Paris and Wood)

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

Majority Report:  Do pass. 

      Signed by Senators Patterson, Chairman; Nelson, Vice Chairman; von Reichbauer, Vice Chairman; Conner, Erwin, W. Hansen, Madsen, McMullen, Oke, Skratek, Snyder, and Vognild.

Staff:  Brian McMorrow (786‑7304)

Hearing Dates: February 28, 1992

BACKGROUND:

A public transportation benefit area (PTBA) is a locally controlled, special purpose government that provides public transit services.

The following regulations relate to the addition of territory to PTBAs:  1) PTBAs may not contain part of any city.  Instead, PTBAs must wholly include or wholly exclude cities from their boundaries.  2) If, subsequent to the formation of a PTBA, an additional area becomes part of a component city, the additional area shall be included within the boundaries of the PTBA.  3) If a city that is not a component city of the PTBA adds area to its boundaries that is within the boundaries of the PTBA, the area added will be excluded from the PTBA area.

SUMMARY:

If a city extends its boundaries through annexation across a county boundary line to include areas within the public transportation benefit area (PTBA), then the entire area of the city within the county that is within the PTBA shall be included within the PTBA boundaries.  That area of the city in the PTBA shall be considered a component city of the PTBA corporation.

Appropriation:  none

Revenue:  none

Fiscal Note:  none requested

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

TESTIMONY FOR:  None

TESTIMONY AGAINST:  None

TESTIFIED:  No one