AN ACT Relating to appropriations for projects recommended by the public works board; amending RCW 43.155.060; creating new sections; making an appropriation; and declaring an emergency.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. Pursuant to chapter 43.155 RCW, the following project loans recommended by the public works board are authorized to be made with funds previously appropriated from the public works assistance account:

(1) City of Blaine‑-sanitary sewer project‑-construct new grit channel, chlorine contact chambers, and chlorination/dechlorination facility and sludge dewatering equipment. Replacement of rotating biological contactors and secondary clarifiers with sequencing batch reactors

....................................................... $2,318,037

(2) City of Blaine‑-sanitary sewer project‑-replace sewer lines between peace portal drive and pump station no. 1 on Marine Drive, including nine manholes, curb and gutter removal, and roadway repair

......................................................... $593,365

(3) City of Bremerton‑-sanitary sewer project‑-separating the combined sewer and storm water drainage systems, separating roof drains, and other measures to reduce overflows............................. $662,000

(4) City of Buckley‑-sanitary sewer project‑-reduce l/l problem by installing a sanitary sewer and storm pipe, conversion of existing sewer mains to storm water, and construction of an aerobic digester

....................................................... $1,200,000

(5) Covington Water District‑-domestic water project‑-provide facilities for dosing chemicals for disinfection and PH adjustment

....................................................... $1,596,000

(6) Grays Harbor County‑-sanitary sewer project‑-transitioning from failing individual on-site systems to and upgraded and expanding treatment facility with twenty-five mgd advanced secondary wastewater treatment facility............................................... $4,000,000

(7) City of Ilwaco‑-sanitary sewer project‑-replacement of side sewer lines in two city sewer basins in order to meet department of health compliance order......................................... $193,500

(8) City of Ilwaco‑-domestic water project‑-install a steel forty-two thousand gallon aeration basin and a one hundred pound per day ozone generating and injection unit upstream from the existing water filter to improve water quality.................................... $477,000

(9) Mason County PUD No. 1‑-domestic water project‑-rehabilitation/improvements through the replacement of existing water system facilities, thereby supplying a reliable and safe source of potable water.................................................. $1,551,870

(10) City of Medical Lake‑-sanitary sewer project‑-installation of an advanced wastewater treatment facility, consisting of a sequential batch reactor with rotary fine screens; grit chamber; equalization basin; effluent filters; batch aeration basins; ultraviolet radiation disinfection; ten thousand lineal feet of force main; one lift station and a composting facility.................................. $4,620,000

(11) City of Puyallup‑-sanitary sewer project‑-provide enhanced removal of pollutants from the community's wastewater to comply with a department of ecology order.......................................... $7,000,000

(12) City of Quincy‑-road project‑-repair/replacement of damaged portions of curb, gutter, and sidewalk; consisting of grading, drainage improvements, crushed rock base, asphalt concrete pavement, curb and gutter, sidewalk, and illumination. Replacement of malfunctioning railroad crossing signal system.......................... $449,995

(13) Town of Rosalia‑-domestic water project‑-construct a new three hundred thousand gallon water reservoir, replacement of an antiquated booster pump station..................................... $216,900

(14) City of Seattle‑-bridge project‑-replace steel deck grating on the University and Fremont bridges, install truss protection railing, and rehabilitate the centerlock............................ $3,284,640

(15) City of Woodland‑-domestic water project‑-provide water collection laterals, transmission main, a new filtration plant with one hundred thousand gallon wet well storage, and filters that will enhance the existing well water source............................. $1,797,000

(16) Emergency Public Works Loans‑-as authorized by RCW 43.155.065

....................................................... $1,898,649

Section 1 total....................................... $31,858,956

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. An appropriation of $25,000,000 for the biennium ending June 30, 1997, is hereby made from the public works assistance account to the department of community, trade, and economic development for the purposes of providing funds for the following project loans recommended by the public works board:

(1) City of Blaine‑-sanitary sewer project‑-replace seventy-year-old sewer system with new sanitary sewers.......................... $332,700

(2) City of Bonney Lake‑-domestic water project‑-installation of a new two million gallon reservoir to meet department of health requirements $953,595

(3) Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County‑-domestic water‑-construction of a five hundred thousand gallon concrete reservoir and appurtenances, approximately two hundred lineal feet of eight-inch water main for connection to existing distribution system, and site restoration to comply with department of health requirements

......................................................... $390,950

(4) Coal Creek Utility District‑-domestic water project‑-replace approximately ten thousand six hundred lineal feet of water main and construct two water chlorination facilities.............. $747,425

(5) Covington Water District‑-domestic water project‑-replace approximately twenty-three thousand five hundred lineal feet of leaky distribution service lines and connections at Timberlane Estates

....................................................... $1,389,500

(6) Cross Valley Water District‑-domestic water project‑-construct a water treatment facility including appurtenances, buildings, and equipment for production wells no. 5, 6, and 10........................ $945,770

(7) City of Duvall‑-domestic water project‑-replace two thousand three hundred lineal feet of ten-inch ac water main, install a backup generator, demolish and remove two fifty-five thousand gallon reservoirs and install a one thousand gpm pump station

......................................................... $298,491

(8) Fall City Water District‑-domestic water project‑-replace water lines on SE 48th, 328th Way SE, Preston-Fall City Road, also replace Heathercrest water tank, and service the Riverview Park

......................................................... $211,750

(9) Highline Water District‑-domestic water project‑-replacement of approximately twenty-three thousand seven hundred fifty lineal feet of water main to improve water quality.................... $1,261,176

(10) City of Leavenworth‑-sanitary sewer‑‑design and construct improvements to wastewater treatment plant and wastewater collection system; including seven hundred fifty thousand gallon oxidation ditch, a third clarifier, modification/improvements to return to activated sludge pumping, and an ultraviolet disinfection system

....................................................... $2,915,000

(11) City of Monroe‑-domestic water project‑-replace Ingraham Hill reservoir with a two million gallon water tank and a two million gallon water standpipe and booster pump station on the North Hill site to reduce environmental and health impact........................ $3,420,000

(12) Olympic View Water and Sewer District‑-domestic water project‑-construct a new water filtration facility at Deer Creek for compliance with filtration and disinfection standards............... $919,345

(13) City of Renton‑-domestic water project‑-construction of corrosion control treatment facilities to treat water from wells WW 1, 2, 3, 8, and 9 and Springbrook Springs................................ $932,600

(14) City of Seattle‑-bridge project‑-bridge columns and substructure of the South Spokane Street Viaduct will be strengthened by adding seismic jacketing to all existing columns, in addition to increasing the size of the viaduct's bridge girder seats........................ $456,885

(15) Southwest Suburban Sewer District‑-sanitary sewer project‑‑replace and rehabilitate approximately eighteen thousand lineal feet of existing sanitary sewer lines, associated manholes, and side sewer connections in the Salmon Creek Drainage Basin........................ $2,100,000

(16) City of Spokane‑-bridge project‑-remove and replace two bridges in downtown Spokane including new water and sewer mains and a pedestrian/bicycle pathway............................. $4,000,000

(17) City of Spokane‑-domestic water project‑-replaces eighty-five-year-old water transmission and ductile mains, including valves and casing under a rail line, also pavement removal, restoration, and traffic control measures............................................... $4,428,000

(18) City of University Place‑-road project‑-construct six-foot sidewalks, including handicap accessible curbs and gutters, and bicycle lanes on both sides of Grandview Drive. Also construct enclosed storm drainage system....................................................... $1,882,000

(19) Val Vue Sewer District‑-sanitary sewer project‑-rehabilitation of approximately two thousand four hundred sixty-five lineal feet of failing sewer mains in the Rainier Vista area.................... $175,000

Section 2 total....................................... $27,760,187

Total of sections 1 and 2............................. $59,619,143

Sec. 3. RCW 43.155.060 and 1988 c 93 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

In order to aid the financing of public works projects, the board may:

(1) Make low-interest or interest-free loans to local governments from the public works assistance account or other funds and accounts for the purpose of assisting local governments in financing public works projects. The board may require such terms and conditions and may charge such rates of interest on its loans as it deems necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Money received from local governments in repayment of loans made under this section shall be paid into the public works assistance account for uses consistent with this chapter.

(2) Pledge money in the public works assistance account, or money to be received by the public works assistance account, to the repayment of all or a portion of the principal of or interest on obligations issued by local governments to finance public works projects. The board shall not pledge any amount greater than the sum of money in the public works assistance account plus money to be received from the payment of the debt service on loans made from that account, nor shall the board pledge the faith and credit or the taxing power of the state or any agency or subdivision thereof to the repayment of obligations issued by any local government.

(3) Create such subaccounts in the public works assistance account as the board deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(4) Provide a method for the allocation of loans and financing guarantees and the provision of technical assistance under this chapter.

The board shall ensure that at the beginning of each fiscal quarter there is a sufficient cash balance in the public works assistance account to cover the disbursements anticipated during the quarter.

All local public works projects aided in whole or in part under the provisions of this chapter shall be put out for competitive bids, except for emergency public works under RCW 43.155.065 for which the recipient jurisdiction shall comply with this requirement to the extent feasible and practicable. The competitive bids called for shall be administered in the same manner as all other public works projects put out for competitive bidding by the local governmental entity aided under this chapter.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately.