AN ACT Relating to
state agency commute trip reduction programs; amending RCW 43.01.230,
43.01.225, 46.08.172, and 43.99H.070; and adding new sections to chapter 43.01
RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 43.01.230 and 1993 c
394 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
State agencies may, ((subject
to appropriation and)) under the internal revenue code rules, use public
funds to financially assist agency-approved incentives for alternative commute
modes, including but not limited to carpools, vanpools, purchase of transit and
ferry passes, and guaranteed ride home programs, if the financial assistance is
an element of the agency's commute trip reduction program as required under RCW
70.94.521 through 70.94.551. This section does not permit any payment for the
use of state-owned vehicles for commuter ride sharing.
Sec. 2. RCW 43.01.225 and 1993 c
394 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) There is
hereby established an account in the state treasury to be known as the
"state ((capitol)) vehicle parking account." All parking
rental income ((collected from rental of parking space)) resulting
from parking fees established by the department of general administration under
RCW 46.08.172 at state-owned or leased property shall be deposited in the
"state ((capitol)) vehicle parking account." Revenue
deposited in the "state ((capitol)) vehicle parking account"
shall be first applied to pledged purposes. Unpledged parking revenues
deposited in the "state ((capitol)) vehicle parking account"
may be used to:
(1) Pay costs incurred
in the operation, maintenance, regulation, and enforcement of vehicle parking
and parking facilities ((on state-owned or leased properties));
(2) Support the lease
costs and/or capital investment costs of vehicle parking and parking facilities
((at agency-owned and leased facilities off the capitol campus)); and
(3) Support agency
commute trip reduction programs under RCW 70.94.521 through 70.94.551.
((Distribution of
funds from the "state capitol vehicle parking account" are subject to
appropriation by the legislature and will be made by the office of financial
management after considering recommendations from the director of general
administration and the interagency task force for commute trip reduction, under
RCW 70.94.551.))
NEW SECTION. Sec.
3. A new section is added
to chapter 43.01 RCW to read as follows:
(1) There is hereby
established an account in the state treasury to be known as the state agency
parking account. All parking income collected from the fees imposed by state
agencies on parking spaces at state-owned or leased facilities, including the
capitol campus, shall be deposited in the state agency parking account. Only
the office of financial management may authorize expenditures from the
account. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88
RCW, but no appropriation is required for expenditures. No agency may receive
an allotment greater than the amount of revenue deposited into the state agency
parking account.
(2) An agency may, as
an element of the agency's commute trip reduction program to achieve the goals
set forth in RCW 70.94.527, impose parking rental fees at state-owned and
leased properties. These fees will be deposited in the state agency parking
account. Each agency shall establish a committee to advise the agency director
on parking rental fees, taking into account the market rate of comparable,
privately owned rental parking in each region. The agency shall solicit
representation of the employee population including, but not limited to,
management, administrative staff, production workers, and state employee
bargaining units. Funds shall be used by agencies to: (a) Support the
agencies' commute trip reduction program under RCW 70.94.521 through 70.94.551;
(b) support the agencies' parking program; or (c) support the lease or
ownership costs for the agencies' parking facilities.
(3) In order to reduce
the state's subsidization of employee parking, after July 1997 agencies shall
not enter into leases for employee parking in excess of building code
requirements, except as authorized by the director of general administration.
In situations where there are fewer parking spaces than employees at a
worksite, parking must be allocated equitably, with no special preference given
to managers.
(4) The director of
general administration must report to the house and senate transportation
committees no later than December 1, 1997, regarding the implementation of
chapter . . ., Laws of 1995 (this act). The report must include an
estimate of the reduction in parking supply and an estimate of the cost
savings.
Sec. 4. RCW 46.08.172 and 1993 c
394 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
The director of the
department of general administration shall establish equitable and consistent
parking rental fees for ((state-owned or leased property)) the
capitol campus and may, if requested by agencies, establish equitable and
consistent parking rental fees for agencies off the capitol campus, to be
charged to employees, visitors, clients, service providers, and others, that
reflect the legislature's intent to reduce state subsidization of parking or
to meet the commute trip reduction goals established in RCW 70.94.527. ((The
department shall solicit representatives from affected state agencies,
employees, and state employee bargaining units to meet as regional committees.
These regional committees will advise the director on parking rental fees,
taking into account the market rate of comparable, privately owned rental
parking in each region. In the event that such fees become part of a
collective bargaining agreement and there is a conflict between the agency and
the collective bargaining unit, the terms of the collective bargaining
agreement shall prevail.)) All fees shall take into account the market
rate of comparable privately owned rental parking, as determined by the
director. However, parking rental fees are not to exceed the local market rate
of comparable privately owned rental parking.
The director may
delegate the responsibility for the collection of parking fees to other
agencies of state government when cost-effective.
NEW SECTION. Sec.
5. A new section is added
to chapter 43.01 RCW to read as follows:
All institutions of
higher education as defined under RCW 28B.10.016 are exempt from the
requirements under RCW 43.01.225.
Sec. 6. RCW 43.99H.070 and 1989
1st ex.s. c 14 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:
In addition to any
other charges authorized by law and to assist in the reimbursement of principal
and interest payments on bonds issued for the purposes of RCW 43.99H.020(15),
the following revenues may be collected:
(1) The director of
general administration may assess a charge against each state board,
commission, agency, office, department, activity, or other occupant of the
facility or building constructed with bonds issued for the purposes of RCW
43.99H.020(15) for payment of a proportion of costs for each square foot of
floor space assigned to or occupied by the entity. Payment of the amount
billed to the entity for such occupancy shall be made quarterly during each
fiscal year. The director of general administration shall deposit the payment
in the capitol campus reserve account.
(2) The director of
general administration may pledge a portion of the parking rental income
collected by the department of general administration from parking space
developed as a part of the facility constructed with bonds issued for the
purposes of RCW 43.99H.020(15). The pledged portion of this income shall be
deposited in the capitol campus reserve account. The unpledged portion of this
income shall continue to be deposited in the state ((capitol)) vehicle
parking account.
(3) The state treasurer
shall transfer four million dollars from the capitol building construction
account to the capitol campus reserve account each fiscal year from 1990 to
1995. Beginning in fiscal year 1996, the director of general administration,
in consultation with the state finance committee, shall determine the necessary
amount for the state treasurer to transfer from the capitol building
construction account to the capitol campus reserve account for the purpose of
repayment of the general fund of the costs of the bonds issued for the purposes
of RCW 43.99H.020(15).
(4) Any remaining
balance in the state building and parking bond redemption account after the
final debt service payment shall be transferred to the capitol campus reserve
account.
