SENATE BILL REPORT

                                    SB 6426

         AS REPORTED BY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, FEBRUARY 10, 1992

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

SPONSORS: Senator Erwin

SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

Majority Report:  That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6426 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. 

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

Staff:  Brian McMorrow (786‑7304)

Hearing Dates: February 10, 1992

BACKGROUND:

A Public Transportation Benefit Area (PTBA) is a locally controlled, special purpose government that provides public transit services.

The following are regulations relating 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 became 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:

A fourth regulation is added to the three mentioned above.

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

EFFECT OF PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE:

An emergency clause is added.

Appropriation:  none

Revenue:  none

Fiscal Note:  none requested

TESTIMONY FOR:  None

TESTIMONY AGAINST:  None

TESTIFIED:  No one