HOUSE BILL REPORT

                  HB 1232

             As Reported By House Committee On:

               Transportation Policy & Budget

Title:  An act relating to state highway routes.

Brief Description:  Changing the SR 2 spur to SR 41.

Sponsors:  Representatives Sump, Sheldon, Wood, Morris, Quall, K. Schmidt, Honeyford, Talcott, Hickel, Delvin, McMorris, Wensman and Doumit.

Brief History:

Committee Activity:

Transportation Policy & Budget:  2/3/97, 2/4/97 [DP].

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION POLICY & BUDGET

Majority Report:  Do pass.  Signed by 26 members:  Representatives K. Schmidt, Chairman; Hankins, Vice Chairman; Mielke, Vice Chairman; Mitchell, Vice Chairman; Fisher, Ranking Minority Member; Blalock, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Cooper, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Backlund; Buck; Cairnes; Chandler; Constantine; DeBolt; Gardner; Hatfield; Johnson; Murray; O'Brien; Ogden; Radcliff; Robertson; Scott; Skinner; Sterk; Wood and Zellinsky.

Staff:  Gene Baxstrom (786-7303).

Background:  State law prescribes a numerical designation for each state highway and describes each highway route.

State Route (SR) 2 crosses the state from west to east and enters Idaho at Newport.  At Newport the route takes two courses, easterly to connect with Idaho SR 2 at the border, as well as southerly on the border for four-tenths of a mile to connect with Idaho SR 41.  The southerly route is also designated SR 2.

Summary of Bill:  A four-tenths mile portion of existing State Route 2 in Newport, which connects with Idaho SR 41, is renamed as a new state highway, State Route 41.

Appropriation:  None.

Fiscal Note:  Not requested.

Effective Date:  Ninety days after adjournment of session in which bill is passed.

Testimony For:  This action would clarify the alternative routes to Idaho and make them consistent with Idaho route designations.

Testimony Against:  None.

Testified:  Representative Bob Sump, prime sponsor; and Charlie Howard, Department of Transportation.