SENATE BILL REPORT

                           ESSB 6084

              AS PASSED SENATE, FEBRUARY 18, 1994

Brief Description:  Making transportation appropriations.

SPONSORS: Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senator Vognild; by request of Office of Financial Management)

SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

Majority Report:  That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6084 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. 

     Signed by Senators Vognild, Chairman; Loveland, Vice Chairman; Skratek, Vice Chairman; Drew, Morton, Nelson, Oke, Prentice, M. Rasmussen, Schow, Sheldon and Winsley.

Staff:  Gene Schlatter (786‑7316)

Hearing Dates: January 27, 1994; February 17, 1994

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

BACKGROUND:

Appropriation authority is required for the expenditure of state funds.  State government operates on the basis of a fiscal biennium that begins on July 1 of each odd-numbered year.  A biennial budget was enacted during the 1993 legislative session.

SUMMARY:

$119 million is added over the Governor's transportation supplemental budget.  Enhanced funding is provided for the regular category C program, including accelerated work on high occupancy vehicle lanes on non-interstate highways.

Appropriation:  none

Revenue:  none

Fiscal Note:  none requested

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

TESTIFIED: (on SB 6084):  Roger Bruitt, Washington State Patrol; Kathy Freidt, Department of Licensing; Denise Movius, Department of Licensing; Chuck Hayes, Traffic Safety Commission (con); Sid Morrison, Department of Transportation; Philip Keightley, Federal Way Public Works Department (con); Aubrey Davis, WA Transportation Commission; Jerry Fay, Transportation Improvement Board; Vern Wagar, County Road Administration Board

TESTIFIED: (on PSSB 6084):  Sid Morrison, Department of Transportation (pro); Kathy Friedt, Department of Licensing (pro); Denise Movius, Department of Licensing (pro); James Medina, Office of Minority & Women's Business Enterprises (pro); Steve Lind, Traffic Safety Commission (con)

HOUSE AMENDMENT(S):

Several programs were funded, including but not limited to:  public private institutions program administration, $150,000; RTA $1.5 million; preliminary engineering and right of way acquisition for future category C projects; reductions for  WSP capital and operating budgets ($5 million).  $93.9 million from general fund state is appropriated to the regular category C program.