SENATE BILL REPORT

                                   SHB 2763

                            AS OF FEBRUARY 25, 1992

Brief Description:  Demonstrating the effectiveness of commuter ridesharing.

SPONSORS: House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives R. Fisher, Betrozoff, Zellinsky, Paris, Ferguson and Nelson; by request of Department of Transportation)

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

Staff:  Brian McMorrow (786‑7304)

Hearing Dates: February 26, 1992

BACKGROUND:

State-owned motor vehicles may be used by employees for commuter ride sharing as long as the entire capital depreciation and operational expense of the commuter ride sharing arrangement is paid by the commuters.

The Department of General Administration, with the concurrence of an interagency task force, must create a commute trip reduction plan for state agencies.  The plan must consider and recommend policies applicable to all state agencies including but not limited to parking, parking charges, employee incentives for commuting by other than single-occupant automobiles, flexible and alternative work schedules, alternative work sites, and the use of state-owned vehicles for car and van pools.

SUMMARY:

The Department of Transportation (DOT) may subsidize its employees' use of state-owned vehicles for commuter ride sharing as long as this use is economical and advantageous to the state.

The department must conduct this demonstration project in cooperation with the Department of General Administration.  The results will be used in developing a trip reduction plan for state agencies as required by the recently passed transportation demand management legislation.

Appropriation:  none

Revenue:  none

Fiscal Note:  requested January 30, 1992