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.