AN
ACT Relating to transportation funding and appropriations; amending 1997 c 457
ss 101, 108, 107, 201, 205, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 216, 217, 218,
219, 220, 221, 222, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 301, 302, 401, 402, 407, 408, and
511 (uncodified); adding new sections to 1997 c 457 (uncodified); creating new
sections; repealing 1997 c 457 s 515; making appropriations; and declaring an
emergency.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
LEGISLATIVE INTENT
FOR 1998 TRANSPORTATION BUDGET
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 1.
PURPOSE OF ENHANCED STATE AND LOCAL TRANSPORTATION FUNDING PROGRAM. (1)
The legislature finds and declares that it is essential for the economic,
social and environmental well-being of the state and the maintenance of a high
quality of life that the people of the state have an efficient and effective
transportation system.
(2)
This act provides funding, beyond that already provided in the 1997-99
biennium, from currently available revenue that is needed to prepare for and
advance the timely construction of essential transportation projects and
improve transportation services in preparation for meeting the following
objectives:
(a)
Investment strategies that deal equitably with the transportation needs of both
eastern and western Washington and local governments, critical to maintaining
and expanding essential multimodal, motorized and nonmotorized, urban, suburban
and rural transportation programs and systems;
(b)
Cost-effective funding strategies that address the most critical state-wide
transportation needs for: Highway congestion relief, economic development and
freight mobility, highway safety and bridge improvements, flood mitigation and
fish passages, local government funding, ferry system capital improvements, and
passenger and freight rail capital improvements; and
(c)
Greater reliance on funding partnerships between the public and private sectors
to leverage the state's investment and assign transportation project costs to
the entities to which benefits accrue.
(3)
State and federal fiscal constraints have resulted in sprinkling limited
resources over a wide variety of costly, critical transportation needs. This
fragmented approach has hindered the development of a multimodal, state-wide
system; failed to address regional transportation improvements essential to
addressing congestion, expanding local economies, and maintaining environmental
quality; and created competition for transportation dollars among various
public beneficiaries. A legislative solution that addresses long-term funding
for critical transportation priorities is highly dependent on public and
private stakeholders coalescing to: Identify and prioritize those critical
elements that must be addressed if the state is to continue to provide a
transportation system that offers the level of safe, unfettered travel and
economic and environmental well-being Washington's citizens expect and deserve;
develop a funding strategy for the future that provides adequacy and reliability;
and develop policy and program changes that will ensure the timely,
cost-effective delivery of transportation programs, projects, and services.
PART
I
GENERAL
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES-‑OPERATING
Sec.
101. 1997
c 457 s 101 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE
Motor
Vehicle Fund‑-State Appropriation........ $ ((304,000))
314,000
The
appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and
limitations and specified amounts are provided solely for that activity:
(1)
The department of agriculture shall report to the legislative transportation
committee by January 15, 1998, and January 15, 1999, on the number of fuel
samples tested and the findings of the tests for the motor fuel quality
program.
(2)
$10,000 of this appropriation is provided solely for laboratory analysis of
diesel fuel samples taken from retailers selling diesel fuel. The purpose of
this testing is to detect the possible presence of illegally-blended diesel
fuel.
Sec.
102. 1997
c 457 s 108 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT
OF COMMUNITY, TRADE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Motor
Vehicle Fund‑-State Appropriation........ $ ((252,000))
126,000
The
appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and
limitations and specified amounts are provided solely for that activity: The
entire appropriation is for the contracted staff at the Gateway Visitor
Information Centers, and may not be used for any other purpose.
Sec.
103. 1997
c 457 s 107 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE OFFICE
OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Motor
Vehicle Fund‑-State Appropriation........ $ ((116,000))
58,000
The
appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and
limitations and specified amounts are provided solely for that activity: The
entire amount is provided as funding to the office of financial management for
a policy and budget analyst for the transportation agencies.
(End
of part)
PART
II
TRANSPORTATION
AGENCIES
Sec.
201. 1997
c 457 s 201 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE WASHINGTON
TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION
Highway
Safety Fund‑-State Appropriation........ $...................................... ((491,000))
741,000
Highway
Safety Fund‑-Federal Appropriation..... $ 5,216,000
Transportation
Fund‑-State Appropriation........ $ 950,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((6,657,000))
6,907,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations and specified amounts are provided solely for that activity:
(1) The
transportation fund‑-state appropriation includes $900,000 to fund
community DUI task forces. Funding from the transportation fund for any
community DUI task force may not exceed twenty-five percent of total
expenditures in support of that task force.
(2)
$50,000 of the transportation fund--state appropriation is provided to support
local law enforcement implementing the drug recognition expert (DRE) and
drugged driving programs. Any funds not required for the DRE program may be
used for programs related to heavy trucks that improve safety and enforcement
of Washington state laws.
(3)
$250,000 of the highway safety fund‑-state appropriation is provided
solely to advertise the changes to the DUI statutes enacted by the 1998
legislature. This appropriation shall lapse if changes to the DUI statutes are
not enacted by June 30, 1998.
*Sec.
202. 1997
c 457 s 205 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE LEGISLATIVE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
Motor
Vehicle Fund‑-State Appropriation........ $ ((2,822,000))
3,822,000
Transportation
Fund‑-State Appropriation........ $...................................... ((200,000))
250,000
Central
Puget Sound Public Transportation
Account--State
Appropriation............... $ 100,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((3,022,000))
4,172,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations and specified amounts are provided solely for that activity:
(1) In
order to meet the growing demand for services the legislative transportation
committee shall seek accountability and efficiencies within transportation
agency programs through in-depth program evaluations. These program
evaluations shall consider:
(a)
Whether or not strategic planning and performance-based budgeting is a
preferable planning and budgeting tool to the current incremental budgeting
process for agency administrative programs and capital program budgeting;
(b) How
the programs are performing currently and how service would be affected at
different funding levels using performance measures; and
(c)
What decision-making tools aid with the budgeting and oversight of these
programs, such as tools developed during the maintenance accountability program
(MAP) conducted by the legislative transportation committee during the 1995-97
biennium.
(2) In
consultation with other legislative committees, the legislative transportation
committee shall study ways to enhance budget development tools and presentation
documents that will better illustrate agencies' full appropriation authority
and the intended outcomes of the appropriation.
(3) The
legislative transportation committee shall conduct an evaluation of services provided
by the county road administration board, the transportation improvement board
and the TransAid division within the department of transportation. The
evaluation shall assess whether consolidation of any of these activities will
result in efficiencies and improved service delivery. The evaluation shall
also assess the funding structure of these organizations to determine whether
there are any benefits gained from a more simplified structure. The evaluation
shall also assess other funding authorities to see if there is potential for
further expansion of these revenues. The committee shall report its findings
and recommendations to the 1998 legislature and, if needed, prepare legislation
to implement those recommendations. $150,000 of the motor vehicle fund‑-state
appropriation is provided for this evaluation.
(4) The
legislative transportation committee, in cooperation with the house
appropriations committee, the senate ways and means committee, and the office
of financial management, shall study and report to the legislature its findings
regarding the process and procedures for calculation, determination, and
collection of the amounts of motor vehicle excise tax (MVET) collected on the
sale or lease of motor vehicles in this state. The report shall include
findings as to the base amount for calculation of MVET, the amortization
schedule for calculation of MVET, and adequacy and efficiency of current
systems to provide accurate and timely information to those responsible for
determining and collecting the MVET due, including recommendations for
determining the MVET due for current and future multiple MVET tax structures.
The report must also include a status report as to the progress and feasibility
of using third party information providers or using private vendors to collect
the MVET. $200,000 of the transportation fund‑-state appropriation is
provided for this evaluation including the use of a consultant. This $200,000
amount is null and void if an appropriation for this activity is enacted in any
other appropriations bill by June 30, 1997.
(5)
During the 1998 interim, the legislative transportation committee shall conduct
a study relating to interagency reimbursements, cost allocations, debt service
authorizations, and other budget accountability issues.
(6)
The legislative transportation committee shall study and report to the
legislature its findings regarding the design-build method of contracting. The
report shall include findings as to opportunities where it might be appropriate
to use design-build, the type of process to be used, and the budget savings
potential to the state from the design-build method of contracting.
(7)
The legislative transportation committee shall study the economic and
transportation impact of a draw-down of the Columbia/Snake river. At a
minimum, the study should address the following issues: (a) Impacts on
alternate transportation modes: State and local road deterioration,
congestion, safety, rail, and truck capacity; (b) impacts to producers,
growers, and shippers, such as access to markets and transportation costs; (c)
impacts to river, such as transportation, jobs, and businesses; and (d) impacts
on the state's export sales.
(8)
$1,000,000 of the motor vehicle fund‑-state appropriation is provided
solely for the following purpose: By June 1, 1998, the legislature and the
governor shall convene a panel of transportation beneficiaries to conduct a
comprehensive analysis of state-wide transportation needs and priorities;
existing and potential transportation funding mechanisms, and the policies and
practices of governmental entities, private businesses, and labor that affect
the delivery of transportation programs and projects. By May 1, 1998, the
speaker of the house of representatives and the majority leader of the senate
shall appoint two members from each caucus of the house of representatives and
senate and the governor shall appoint individuals representing, at a minimum,
the following entities: The governor; state agencies whose policies,
practices, and procedures have a direct impact on the delivery of
transportation programs, projects, and services; cities; counties; regional
transportation planning organizations; ports; passenger rail; light density
freight rail; transit agencies; the trucking industry; the steamship industry;
major employers; the retail industry; agricultural business; labor;
contractors; and the general public.
The
panel shall evaluate and make recommendations on the following elements:
(a)
The critical state and local transportation projects, programs, and services
needed to achieve an efficient, effective, state-wide, multimodal
transportation system that supports the state's social, economic, and
environmental well being;
(b)
A realistic, achievable plan for funding transportation programs, projects, and
services over the next twenty years;
(c)
The relationship between state and local government agencies in delivering
transportation programs, projects, and services and changes in the ways such
agencies interact that are necessary to achieve a more efficient and effective
delivery of transportation programs, projects, and services;
(d)
The role of the transportation commission and regional transportation planning
organizations in determining state and local transportation needs and
priorities;
(e)
Federal and state labor laws that impact the cost and efficient delivery of
transportation programs, projects, and services;
(f)
The process and procedures needed to implement managed competition in
contracting out transportation projects and services;
(g)
Business operational practices that impact the cost and timely delivery of
freight and goods;
(h)
A public involvement and outreach process to assess public attitudes about
transportation priorities, funding, and project, program, and service delivery;
and
(i)
Other elements and issues as directed by the panel.
The
panel shall provide quarterly progress reports to the governor, the legislative
transportation committee, and the house of representatives and senate fiscal
committees and shall report its final findings and recommendations by December
1, 2000.
(9)
Up to $100,000 of the central Puget Sound public transportation account--state
appropriation and up to $50,000 of the transportation fund--state appropriation
are provided solely for a contracted performance and management audit of
selected public transportation systems to ascertain the relative effectiveness
and efficiency of those systems and, where appropriate, provide recommendations
that would improve efficiency and effectiveness. The audit shall also
determine the accuracy of the information contained in the annual public
transportation systems report published by the department of transportation.
*Sec. 202 was partially vetoed. See message at end of
chapter.
*Sec.
203. 1997
c 457 s 208 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE WASHINGTON STATE PATROL‑-FIELD OPERATIONS
BUREAU
Motor
Vehicle Fund‑-State Patrol Highway
Account‑-State
Appropriation............... $ ((159,108,000))
163,789,000
Motor
Vehicle Fund‑-State Patrol Highway
Account‑-Federal
Appropriation............. $ 4,374,000
Motor
Vehicle Fund‑-State Patrol Highway
Account‑-Local
Appropriation............... $ 170,000
Transportation
Fund‑‑State Appropriation........ $...................................... ((8,961,000))
4,522,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((172,613,000))
172,855,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations and specified amounts are provided solely for that activity:
(1) The
Washington state patrol is authorized to use the federal community oriented
policing program (COPS) for 54 troopers with 18 COPS troopers to begin in July
1998 and 36 COPS troopers to begin in January 1999.
(2) $((8,200,000))
4,463,000 of the transportation fund--state appropriation ((is)) and
$3,737,000 of the motor vehicle fund--state patrol highway account--state
appropriation are provided for an equalization salary adjustment of three
percent on July 1, 1997, and six percent on July 1, 1998, for commissioned
officers (entry level trooper through captain), commercial vehicle enforcement
officers, and communication officers of the Washington state patrol. The
salary adjustments are intended to bring the existing salary levels into the
fiftieth percentile of other Washington state law enforcement compensation
plans. This is in addition to the salary increase contained in the omnibus
appropriation bill or bills. The total of the two increases, in the
transportation budget and omnibus appropriation bill or bills, may not exceed
twelve percent.
(3) The
Washington state patrol will develop a vehicle replacement plan for the next
six years. The plan will include an analysis of the current 100,000 miles
replacement policy and agency assignment policy. Projected future budget
requirements will include forecasts of vehicle replacement costs, vehicle equipment
costs, and estimated surplus vehicle values when sold at auction.
(4) The
Washington state patrol vessel and terminal security (VATS) program will be
funded by the state patrol highway fund beginning July 1, 1997, and into future
biennia.
(5) A
personnel data base will be maintained of the 801 commissioned traffic law
enforcement officers, with a reconciliation at all times to the patrol
allocation model and a vehicle assignment and replacement plan.
(6)
$150,000 of the state patrol highway account appropriation is to fund the
Washington state patrol's portion of the drug recognition expert training
program previously funded by the traffic safety commission.
(7) The
Washington state patrol with legislative transportation committee staff will
perform an interim study of the Washington state patrol's commercial vehicle
enforcement program with a report to be presented to the legislature and office
of financial management in January 1998 with a developed business plan and
program recommendations which includes, but is not limited to, weigh in motion
technologies.
(8)(a)
The Washington state patrol, in consultation with the Washington traffic safety
commission, shall conduct an analysis of the most effective safety devices for
preventing accidents while delivery trucks are operating in reverse gear. The
analysis shall focus on trucks equipped with cube-style, walk-in cargo boxes,
up to eighteen feet long, that are most commonly used in the commercial
delivery of goods and services.
(b) The
state patrol shall incorporate research and analysis currently being conducted
by the national highway traffic safety administration.
(c)
Upon completion of the analysis, the state patrol shall forward its
recommendations to the legislative transportation committee and office of
financial management.
(9) (($761,000))
$381,000 of the transportation fund‑-state appropriation is
provided for the following traditional general fund purposes: The governor's
air travel, the license fraud program, and the special services unit. This
transportation fund‑-state appropriation is not a permanent funding
source for these purposes.
(10)
$461,000 of the state patrol highway account appropriation is provided solely
for monitoring and stopping fuel tax evasion. The Washington state patrol will
report on December 1, 1998, to the legislative transportation committee on the
activities and revenue collected associated with fuel tax evasion.
(11)
$289,000 of the state patrol highway account appropriation is provided solely
for vehicle license fraud investigation. A report will be presented each
session to the legislature on the activities and revenue collected by the
vehicle license fraud unit.
(12)
$268,000 of the motor vehicle fund‑-state patrol highway account is
provided solely to cover the employer's share of medicare premiums for
commissioned officers hired prior to 1986. If a referendum of these officers
does not receive majority support this appropriation shall not be expended by
the state patrol.
(13)
The chief of the Washington state patrol is prohibited from using any of the
funding provided in chapter 457, Laws of 1997 and this act to increase salaries
for positions above the rank of captain.
*Sec. 203 was partially vetoed. See message at end of
chapter.
Sec.
204. 1997
c 457 s 209 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE WASHINGTON STATE PATROL‑-INVESTIGATIVE
SERVICES BUREAU
Transportation
Fund‑-State Appropriation........ $...................................... ((6,317,000))
3,133,000
The
appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and
limitations and specified amounts are provided solely for that activity: The
appropriation in this section is for the following traditional general fund
purposes: Crime laboratories, used primarily for local law enforcement
purposes; ACCESS, the computer system linking all law enforcement and criminal
justice agencies in the state to one another; and, the identification section,
which is responsible for performing criminal background checks. This
appropriation is not a permanent funding source for these purposes.
Sec.
205. 1997
c 457 s 210 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE WASHINGTON STATE PATROL‑-SUPPORT
SERVICES BUREAU
Motor
Vehicle Fund‑-State Patrol Highway
Account‑-State
Appropriation............... $ ((55,961,000))
52,926,000
Motor
Vehicle Fund‑-State Patrol Highway
Account‑-Federal
Appropriation............. $ 104,000
Transportation
Fund‑-State Appropriation........ $...................................... ((4,965,000))
2,513,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((61,030,000))
55,543,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations and specified amounts are provided solely for that activity:
(1)
$1,017,000 for the state patrol highway account‑-state appropriation is
provided solely for year 2000 conversions of transportation automated systems.
For purposes of this subsection, transportation automated systems does not
include WASIS and WACIS.
(2)
$50,000 of the state patrol highway account‑-state appropriation is
provided solely for a feasibility study to assess the effect of mobile
computers on trooper productivity by type of service and measurement of the
productivity gains achieved through reduction in administrative time and
paperwork processing. The agency shall submit a copy of the proposed study
workplan to the office of financial management, the department of information
services, and the legislative transportation committee no later than October 1,
1997. A final report shall be submitted to the legislative transportation committee,
the office of financial management, and the department of information services
no later than January 31, 1998. This project is subject to the provisions of
section 502 of this act.
(3)
$50,000 of the state patrol highway account‑-state appropriation is
provided solely for a review of the feasibility of improving the patrol's
computer-aided dispatch system to permit tracking of trooper availability and
response time to calls for service. The agency shall submit a copy of the
proposed study workplan to the office of financial management, the department
of information services, and the legislative transportation committee no later
than October 1, 1997. A final report shall be submitted to the legislative
transportation committee, the office of financial management, and the
department of information services no later than January 31, 1998. This
project is subject to the provisions of section 502 of this act.
(4)
These appropriations maintain current level funding for the Washington state
patrol service center and have no budget savings included for a consolidation
of service centers based on the study conducted by the technology management
group. During the 1997 interim, the costs for current level will be reviewed
by the office of financial management and department of information services
with a formal data center recommendation, that has been approved by the
information services board, to the legislature in January 1998. Current level
funding will be split between fiscal year 1998 and fiscal year 1999 with
consideration of funding adjustments based on the review and the formal policy
and budget recommendations.
(5) (($4,965,000))
$2,513,000 of the transportation fund‑-state appropriation is for
the following traditional general fund purposes: The executive protection
unit, revolving fund charges, budget and fiscal services, computer services,
personnel, human resources, administrative services, and property management.
This appropriation is not a permanent funding source for these purposes.
(6)
$22,000 of the motor vehicle fund‑-state patrol highway account
appropriation is provided solely to cover the employer's share of medicare
premiums for commissioned officers hired prior to 1986. If a referendum of
these officers does not receive majority support this appropriation shall not
be expended by the state patrol.
(7)
The 1998 Washington state patrol interim working group shall review the data
center, electronic services division, communications division, and strategic
planning and shall provide recommendations on increasing the effectiveness and
efficiencies of the programs under review and audit.
(8)
$1,580,000 of the state patrol highway account‑-state appropriation is
provided solely for the transition of the Washington state patrol mainframe
data processing functions to the Washington state department of information
services data center in Olympia, Washington. The Washington state patrol and the
department of information services shall work cooperatively to ensure the
transition to the department of information services is completed successfully.
Sec.
206. 1997
c 457 s 211 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING‑-MANAGEMENT
AND SUPPORT SERVICES
Highway
Safety Fund‑-Motorcycle Safety Education
Account‑-State
Appropriation............... $ ((77,000))
120,000
State
Wildlife Account‑-State Appropriation.... $ ((57,000))
52,000
Highway
Safety Fund‑-State Appropriation........ $...................................... ((5,538,000))
6,047,000
Motor
Vehicle Fund‑-State Appropriation........ $ ((4,501,000))
4,624,000
Transportation
Fund‑-State Appropriation........ $...................................... ((900,000))
605,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((11,073,000))
11,448,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations and specified amounts are provided solely for that activity: The
agency is directed to develop a proposal for implementing alternative
approaches to delivering agency services to the public. The alternative
approaches may include the use of credit card payment for telephone or use of
the internet for renewals of vehicle registrations. The proposal shall also
include collocated services for greater convenience to the public. The agency
shall submit a copy of the proposal to the legislative transportation committee
and to the office of financial management no later than December 1, 1997.
*Sec.
207. 1997
c 457 s 212 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING‑-INFORMATION
SYSTEMS
Highway
Safety Fund‑-Motorcycle Safety Education
Account‑-State
Appropriation............... $ ((2,000))
94,000
General
Fund‑-Wildlife Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ ((123,000))
42,000
Highway
Safety Fund‑-State Appropriation........ $...................................... ((4,396,000))
10,732,000
Motor
Vehicle Fund‑-State Appropriation........ $ ((5,858,000))
5,610,000
Transportation
Fund‑-State Appropriation........ $...................................... ((1,190,000))
441,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((11,569,000))
16,919,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations and specified amounts are provided solely for that activity:
(1)
$2,498,000 of the highway safety fund‑-state appropriation and $793,000
of the motor vehicle fund‑-state appropriation are provided for the
following activities: (1) Identify business objectives and needs relating to
technology improvements and integration of the drivers' licensing and vehicle
title and registrations systems; (2) converting the drivers' licensing software
applications to achieve Year 2000 compliance; (3) convert the drivers' field
network from a uniscope to a frame-relay network; (4) develop an interface
between the unisys system and the CRASH system; and (5) operate and maintain
the highways-licensing building network and the drivers' field network.
(2)
$1,769,000 of the highway safety fund‑-state appropriation and $875,000
of the motor vehicle fund‑-state appropriation are provided to implement
the following business and technology assessment project recommendations
contained in the feasibility study delivered to the legislature in January
1998: (a) Search and Query, option 2 and; (b) licensing service office
improvements, option 2. If the driver's license fee increase contained in
sections 6 and 7 of Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 2730 is not enacted by
June 30, 1998, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse.
*Sec. 207 was partially vetoed. See message at end of
chapter.
Sec.
208. 1997
c 457 s 213 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT
OF LICENSING‑-VEHICLE SERVICES
General
Fund‑-Marine Fuel Tax Refund Account‑-
State
Appropriation........................ $ 26,000
General
Fund‑-Wildlife Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 549,000
Motor
Vehicle Fund‑-State Appropriation........ $ ((50,003,000))
49,630,000
Department
of Licensing Services Account‑-
State
Appropriation........................ $ 2,944,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((53,522,000))
53,149,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations and specified amounts are provided solely for that activity:
(1)
$600,000 of the licensing service account‑-state appropriation is
provided for replacement of printers for county auditors and subagents.
(2) The
department of licensing, in cooperation with the fuel tax advisory committee,
shall prepare and submit a report to the legislative transportation committee
containing recommendations for special fuel and motor vehicle fuel
recordkeeping and reporting requirements, including but not limited to
recommendations regarding the form and manner in which records and tax reports
must be maintained and made available to the department; which persons engaged
in the business of selling, purchasing, distributing, storing, transporting, or
delivering fuel should be required to submit periodic reports regarding the
disposition of such fuel; and the feasibility of implementing an automated fuel
tracking system. The report is due no later than October 31, 1997.
(3)
The department of licensing, in cooperation with representatives of local
governments and the department of revenue shall analyze the collection of the
local option fuel tax under RCW 82.80.010. Based on that analysis the
department of licensing shall offer recommendations regarding the appropriate
government entity to collect the local option fuel tax and the best method to
accomplish that collection. The department of licensing shall report its
findings and recommendations to the legislative transportation committee and
the office of financial management by December 1, 1998.
(4)
The department of licensing, in conjunction with the interagency commission on
outdoor recreation, the department of transportation, and other affected
entities, shall conduct a study and make recommendations regarding:
(a)
Whether the study required by RCW 43.99.030 to determine what portion of the
motor vehicle fuel tax collected is tax on marine fuel is an effective and
efficient mechanism for determining what portion of fuel tax revenues should be
refunded to the marine fuel tax refund account;
(b)
Other possible methodologies for determining the appropriate amount of tax
revenue to refund from the motor vehicle fund to the marine tax refund account;
and
(c)
Whether the tax on fuel used by illegally nonregistered boats should be
refunded to the marine tax refund account.
The
department of licensing shall make a report of its findings and recommendations
to the legislative transportation committee and the office of financial
management by December 1, 1998.
(5)
$382,000 of the motor vehicle fund--state appropriation is provided solely to
implement Substitute House Bill No. 2659. If Substitute House Bill No. 2659 is
not enacted by June 30, 1998, this amount shall lapse.
*Sec.
209. 1997
c 457 s 214 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT
OF LICENSING‑-DRIVER SERVICES
Highway
Safety Fund‑-Motorcycle Safety Education
Account‑-State
Appropriation............... $ ((1,160,000))
1,411,000
Highway
Safety Fund‑-State Appropriation........ $...................................... ((61,087,000))
57,716,000
Transportation
Fund‑-State Appropriation........ $...................................... 4,985,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((67,232,000))
64,112,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
$225,000 of the highway safety account-‑state appropriation is provided
solely to implement Substitute House Bill No. 2442 or Senate Bill No. 6190. If
neither bill is enacted by June 30, 1998, this amount shall lapse.
(2)
$480,000 of the highway safety account-‑state appropriation is provided
solely to implement Senate Bill No. 6165. If Senate Bill No. 6165 is not
enacted by June 30, 1998, this amount shall lapse.
(3)
$117,000 of the highway safety account-‑state appropriation is provided
solely to implement House Bill No. 3054. If House Bill No. 3054 is not enacted
by June 30, 1998, this amount shall lapse.
(4)
$80,000 of the highway safety account-‑state appropriation is provided
solely to implement House Bill No. 2730. If House Bill No. 2730 is not enacted
by June 30, 1998, this amount shall lapse.
(5)
$124,000 of the highway safety account-‑state appropriation is provided
solely to implement Senate Bill No. 6591. If Senate Bill No. 6591 is not
enacted by June 30, 1998, this amount shall lapse.
(6)
$1,000,000 of the highway safety account-‑state appropriation is provided
solely to implement 1998 legislation that changes statutes relating to driving
under the influence. If legislation changing the DUI statutes is not enacted
by June 30, 1998, this amount shall lapse.
*Sec. 209 was partially vetoed. See message at end of
chapter.
Sec.
210. 1997
c 457 s 216 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION‑-AVIATION‑-PROGRAM F
Transportation
Fund‑-Aeronautics Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ ((3,301,000))
3,801,000
Transportation
Fund--Aeronautics Account‑-Federal
Appropriation............................. $ 1,000
Aircraft
Search and Rescue, Safety, and Education
Account‑-State
Appropriation............... $ ((170,000))
190,000
Transportation
Account--State Appropriation.... $ 250,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((3,722,000))
4,242,000
*Sec.
211. 1997
c 457 s 217 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION‑-IMPROVEMENTS‑-PROGRAM I
Motor
Vehicle Fund‑-Economic Development Account‑-
State
Appropriation........................ $ 2,434,000
Motor
Vehicle Fund‑-State Appropriation........ $ ((113,341,000))
163,275,000
Motor
Vehicle Fund‑-Federal Appropriation...... $ ((130,485,000))
155,485,000
Motor
Vehicle Fund‑-Private/Local
Appropriation.............................. $ 40,000,000
Special
Category C Account‑-State Appropriation $ ((78,600,000))
73,271,000
Transportation
Fund‑-State Appropriation........ $...................................... ((278,546,000))
230,546,000
Puyallup
Tribal Settlement Account‑-State
Appropriation............................. $ 5,000,000
Puyallup
Tribal Settlement Account‑-Private/Local
Appropriation............................. $ 200,000
High
Capacity Transportation Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ ((1,288,000))
1,401,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((649,894,000))
671,612,000
The
appropriations in this section are provided for the location, design, right of
way acquisition, ((and)) or construction of state highway
projects designated as improvements under RCW 47.05.030. The appropriations in
this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations and
specified amounts are provided solely for that activity:
(((b)
State funds conditioned in (a) of this subsection may also be used as match for
federally funded projects of similar nature.
(2))) (1)
The special category C account‑-state appropriation of (($78,600,000))
$73,271,000 includes $26,000,000 in proceeds from the sale of bonds
authorized by RCW 47.10.812 through 47.10.817 and includes (($19,000,000))
$12,000,000 in proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by House Bill
No. 1012. The transportation commission may authorize the use of current
revenues available to the department of transportation in lieu of bond proceeds
for any part of the state appropriation. If House Bill No. 1012 is not enacted
by June 30, ((1997)) 1998, (($19,000,000)) $7,800,000
of the special category C account‑-state appropriation shall lapse.
(((3)))
(2) The motor vehicle fund‑-state appropriation includes
$2,685,000 in proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by RCW 47.10.819(1)
for match on federal demonstration projects. The transportation commission may
authorize the use of current revenues available to the department of
transportation in lieu of bond proceeds for any part of the state
appropriation.
(((4)))
(3) The department shall report annually to the legislative
transportation committee on the status of the projects funded by the special
category C appropriations contained in this section. The report shall be
submitted by January 1 of each year.
(((5)))
(4) The motor vehicle fund‑-state appropriation in this section
includes $600,000 solely for a rest area and information facility in the
Nisqually gateway area to Mt. Rainier, provided that at least forty percent of
the total project costs are provided from federal, local, or private sources.
The contributions from the nonstate sources may be in the form of in-kind
contributions including, but not limited to, donations of property and
services.
(((6)))
(5) The appropriations in this section contain $118,247,000
reappropriation from the 1995-97 biennium.
(((8)))
(6) The motor vehicle fund‑-state appropriation in this section
includes $250,000 to establish a wetland mitigation pilot project. This
appropriation may only be expended if the department of transportation
establishes a technical committee to better implement the department's
strategic plan. The technical committee shall include, but is not limited to,
cities, counties, environmental groups, business groups, tribes, the Puget
Sound action team, and the state departments of ecology, fish and wildlife, and
community, trade, and economic development, and appropriate federal agencies.
The committee shall assist the department in implementing its wetland strategic
plan, including working to eliminate barriers to improved wetland and watershed
management. To this end, the technical committee shall: (a) Work to
facilitate sharing of agency environmental data, including evaluation of
off-site and out-of-kind mitigation options; (b) develop agreed-upon guidance
that will enable the preservation of wetlands that are under imminent threat
from development for use as an acceptable mitigation option; (c) develop
strategies that will facilitate the implementation of mitigation banking,
including developing mechanisms for valuing and transferring credits; (d)
provide input in the development of wetland functions assessment protocols
related to transportation projects; (e) develop incentives for interagency
participation in joint mitigation projects within watersheds; and (f) explore
options for funding environmental mitigation strategies. The department shall
prepare an annual report to the legislative transportation committee and
legislative natural resources committees on recommendations developed by the
technical committee.
(7)
The department shall report January 1st and July 1st of each year, to the
legislative transportation committee and the office of financial management of
the timing and the scope of work being performed for the regional transit
authority. This report shall provide a description of all department
activities related to the regional transit authority including investments in
state‑owned infrastructure.
(8)
The translake study funded in this section shall include recommendations to
address methods for mitigating traffic noise in the study area.
(9)
Funding for the SR 509 project extending south and east from south 188th street
in King county is contingent on the development of a proposal linking the
project to other freight corridors and a funding plan with participation from
partners of the state that are agreed to by the legislative transportation
committee and the governor.
(10)
The motor vehicle account‑-federal appropriation in this section is
transferrable to the transportation account to ensure efficient funds
management and program delivery.
(11)
$2,000,000 of the motor vehicle fund‑-state appropriation is provided
solely for transfer to the advanced environmental mitigation revolving account‑-state.
(12)
The legislature finds that the state's economic development efforts can be
enhanced by, in certain instances, providing funds to improve state highways in
the vicinity of new industries considering locating in this state or existing
industries that are considering significant expansion. The department shall
develop criteria for programming and prioritization of highway infrastructure
projects that will contribute to economic development as required by RCW
47.05.051(2). The department shall report to the legislative transportation
committee on the criteria developed by December 1, 1998.
(13)
In conducting the preliminary engineering funded by this 1998 act, the
department of transportation will use its existing workforce. The department
may not contract for any of the preliminary engineering services funded by this
1998 act without prior approval of the legislative transportation committee.
(14)
$13,000,000 of the motor vehicle fund‑-state appropriation and
$12,000,000 of the transportation fund‑-state appropriation are provided
solely for preliminary engineering and purchase of right of way for highway
construction.
(15)
$35,000,000 of the motor vehicle fund‑-state appropriation is conditioned
upon voter approval of a referendum on a state-wide ballot that provides
funding for transportation purposes. If the voters approve such a referendum,
$35,000,000 of the motor vehicle fund‑-state appropriation is put in
reserve solely to be used for the purposes of preliminary engineering and
purchase of right of way for highway construction. These moneys may only be
expended upon approval of both the legislative transportation committee and the
office of financial management.
*Sec. 211 was partially vetoed. See message at end of
chapter.
*Sec.
212. 1997
c 457 s 218 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION‑-TRANSPORTATION
ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIPS‑-PROGRAM K
Transportation
Fund‑-State Appropriation........ $...................................... 1,280,000
Motor
Vehicle Fund‑-State Appropriation........ $ 16,235,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION........................ $ 17,515,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations and specified amounts are provided solely for that activity:
(1) The
motor vehicle fund‑-state appropriation includes $16,235,000 in proceeds
from the sale of bonds authorized in RCW 47.10.834 for all forms of cash
contributions, or the payment of other costs incident to the location,
development, design, right of way, and construction of only the SR 16 corridor
improvements and park and ride projects selected under the public-private
transportation initiative program authorized under chapter 47.46 RCW; and
support costs of the public-private transportation initiatives program.
(2) The
appropriations in this section contain $16,235,000 reappropriated from the
1995-97 biennium.
(3)
$100,000 of the motor vehicle fund‑-state appropriation is provided
solely for the purpose of the program evaluation and audit of the public
private initiatives in transportation program required under RCW 47.46.030(2).
The legislative transportation committee shall act as project manager of the
evaluation and audit and shall contract with a consultant or consultants to
conduct the evaluation and audit.
*Sec. 212 was partially vetoed. See message at end of
chapter.
Sec.
213. 1997
c 457 s 219 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION‑-HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE‑-PROGRAM M
Motor
Vehicle Fund‑-State Appropriation........ $ ((238,200,000))
239,200,000
Motor
Vehicle Fund‑-Federal Appropriation...... $ 465,000
Motor
Vehicle Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation $ 3,335,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((242,000,000))
243,000,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations and specified amounts are provided solely for that activity:
(1) If
portions of the appropriations in this section are required to fund maintenance
work resulting from major disasters not covered by federal emergency funds such
as fire, flooding, and major slides, supplemental appropriations will be
requested to restore state funding for ongoing maintenance activities.
(2) The
department shall deliver the highway maintenance program according to the plans
for each major maintenance group to the extent practical. However, snow and
ice expenditures are highly variable depending on actual weather conditions
encountered. If extraordinary winter needs result in increased winter
maintenance expenditures, the department shall, after prior consultation with
the transportation commission, the office of financial management, and the
legislative transportation committee adopt one or both of the following courses
of action: (a) Reduce planned maintenance activities in other groups to offset
the necessary increases for snow and ice control; or (b) continue delivery as
planned within other major maintenance groups and request a supplemental
appropriation in the following legislative session to fund the additional snow
and ice control expenditures.
(3) The
department shall request an unanticipated receipt for any federal moneys
received for emergency snow and ice removal and shall place an equal amount of
the motor vehicle fund--state into unallotted status. This exchange shall not
affect the amount of funding available for snow and ice removal.
(4)
Funding appropriated for local storm water charges assessed under RCW
90.03.525, which is allocated for, but not paid to, a local storm water utility
because the utility did not meet the conditions provided under RCW 90.03.525,
may be transferred by the department to program Z of the department to be
distributed as grants under the storm water grant program.
*Sec.
214. 1997
c 457 s 220 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION‑-PRESERVATION‑-PROGRAM P
Motor
Vehicle Fund‑-State............. Appropriation $ ((289,777,000))
288,720,000
Motor
Vehicle Fund‑-Federal Appropriation...... $ 274,259,000
Motor
Vehicle Fund‑-Private/Local Appropriation $ 2,400,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION........................ $ ((566,436,000))
568,379,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations and specified amounts are provided solely for that activity:
(1) The
motor vehicle fund‑-state appropriation includes $6,800,000 in proceeds
from the sale of bonds authorized in RCW 47.10.761 and 47.10.762 for emergency
purposes. However, the transportation commission may authorize the use of
current revenues available to the department of transportation in lieu of bond
proceeds for any part of the state appropriation.
(2) The
appropriations in this section contain $27,552,000 reappropriated from the
1995-97 biennium.
(3) If
the Oregon state legislature enacts a public/private partnership program and
the Washington state transportation commission, in consultation with the
legislative transportation committee, negotiates and enters into an agreement
between Washington and Oregon to place the Lewis and Clark bridge into Oregon's
public/private partnership program, up to $3,000,000 of the motor vehicle
fund--state appropriation may be used as Washington's contribution toward the
design of the project pursuant to the agreement between Washington and Oregon.
Any additional contributions shall be subject to Washington state legislative
appropriations and approvals. The department shall provide a status report on
this project to the legislative transportation committee by June 30, 1998.
(4)
The transportation commission shall develop a comprehensive policy on tolling
that shall include, but not be limited to, identification of the criteria for
determining which facilities shall be considered for toll financing, a process
for determining the amount of tolls to be assessed, and a process for soliciting
and incorporating public input. A report on the policy shall be provided to
the legislative transportation committee and the office of financial management
by March 1, 1999.
(5)
The twenty-year bridge system plan is assumed to be fully funded by existing
revenues. The current straight-line planning and budgeting methods for bridge
preservation projects do not accommodate the cash flow requirements of major
bridge preservation projects such as the Hood Canal Bridge. The department
shall recommend to the legislative transportation committee, by December 1,
1998, a sequencing plan for the twenty-year bridge system plan that includes
the cash flow requirements associated with the major bridge replacement/
rehabilitation projects.
(6)
$630,000 of the motor vehicle fund‑-state appropriation is provided for
slope stabilization along state route 166 in the Ross Point vicinity. This
amount is intended to fund preliminary engineering, right of way acquisition,
and to begin construction.
*Sec. 214 was partially vetoed. See message at end of
chapter.
Sec.
215. 1997
c 457 s 221 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION‑-TRAFFIC
OPERATIONS‑-PROGRAM Q
State
Patrol Highway Account--State
Appropriation.............................. $ 153,000
Motor
Vehicle Fund‑-State Appropriation........ $ ((29,140,000))
30,412,000
Motor
Vehicle Fund--Federal Appropriation...... $ 1,000,000
Motor
Vehicle Fund--Private/Local
Appropriation.............................. $ 275,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ 31,840,000
The
appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and
limitations and specified amount is provided solely for that activity:
(1)
The department, in cooperation with the Washington state patrol and the tow
truck industry, shall develop and submit to the legislative transportation
committee by October 31, 1997, a recommendation for implementing new tow truck
services during peak hours on the Puget Sound freeway system.
(2)
The department, in cooperation with the Washington state patrol, the department
of licensing, the state of Oregon, and the United States department of
transportation, shall install and operate the commercial vehicle information
systems and network (CVISN) at a selected pilot site. If the state department
of transportation receives additional federal funding for this project that is
eligible to supplant state funding, the appropriation in this section shall be
reduced by the amount of the state funds supplanted.
Sec.
216. 1997
c 457 s 222 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION‑-TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT‑-PROGRAM S
Motor
Vehicle Fund‑-Puget Sound Capital
Construction
Account‑-State Appropriation... $ 777,000
Motor
Vehicle Fund‑-State Appropriation........ $ ((57,462,000))
70,032,000
Motor
Vehicle Fund‑-Puget Sound Ferry Operations
Account‑-State
Appropriation............... $ 1,093,000
Transportation
Fund‑-State Appropriation........ $...................................... 1,158,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((60,490,000))
73,060,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations and specified amounts are provided solely for that activity:
(1)(a)
The motor vehicle fund‑-state appropriation includes $((2,650,000))
14,300,000 provided solely for programming activities and other
efforts needed to bring the department's information systems, and
devices with computers built into them, into compliance with the year 2000
requirements of the department of information services. The department is
directed to expend the moneys internally reallocated for this purpose before
spending from this appropriation. The department is directed to provide
quarterly reports on this effort to the legislative transportation committee
and the office of financial management beginning October 1, 1997.
(b)
Up to $2,900,000 of the amount provided in (a) of this subsection may be
expended for testing and required modifications to electronic devices and other
equipment and specialized software that are essential for department operations
to ensure they are year 2000 compliant. Before expending any of this amount
for these purposes, the department shall consult with the legislative
transportation committee and the office of financial management.
(2) The
legislative transportation committee shall review and analyze freight mobility
issues affecting eastern and southeastern Washington as recommended by the
freight mobility advisory committee and report back to the legislature by
November 1, 1997. $500,000 of the motor vehicle fund‑-state
appropriation is provided for this review and analysis. The funding
conditioned in this subsection shall be from revenues provided for
interjurisdictional studies.
(3)
In order to increase visibility for decision making, the department shall
review its budgeting and accounting methods for management information
systems. The review shall include, but not be limited to, the cost-benefit
analysis of existing processes and evaluation of less complex alternatives such
as direct appropriations. The results of the review shall be reported to the
legislative transportation committee and the office of financial management by
July 1, 1998.
Sec.
217. 1997
c 457 s 224 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION‑-CHARGES FROM OTHER AGENCIES‑-PROGRAM U
(1)
FOR PAYMENT OF COSTS OF ATTORNEY GENERAL TORT CLAIMS SUPPORT
Motor
Vehicle Fund‑-State Appropriation........ $ 2,515,000
(2)
FOR PAYMENT OF COSTS OF THE OFFICE OF THE STATE AUDITOR
Motor
Vehicle Fund‑-State Appropriation........ $ 840,000
(3)
FOR PAYMENT OF COSTS OF DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL ADMINISTRATION FACILITIES AND
SERVICES AND CONSOLIDATED MAIL SERVICES
Motor
Vehicle Fund‑-State Appropriation........ $ 3,391,000
(4)
FOR PAYMENT OF COSTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL
Motor
Vehicle Fund‑-State Appropriation........ $ 2,240,000
(5)
FOR PAYMENT OF SELF-INSURANCE LIABILITY PREMIUMS AND ADMINISTRATION
Motor
Vehicle Fund‑-State Appropriation........ $ ((12,120,000))
12,535,000
(6)
FOR PAYMENT OF SELF-INSURANCE LIABILITY PREMIUMS AND ADMINISTRATION
Motor
Vehicle Fund‑-Puget Sound Ferry Operations
Account‑-State
Appropriation........ $ 2,928,000
(7)
FOR PAYMENT OF COSTS OF THE OFFICE OF MINORITY AND WOMEN'S BUSINESS ENTERPRISES
Motor
Vehicle Fund‑-State Appropriation........ $ 536,000
(8)
FOR PAYMENT OF COSTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL ADMINISTRATION STATE PARKING
SERVICES
Motor
Vehicle Fund‑-State Appropriation........ $ 90,000
(9)
FOR PAYMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL ADMINISTRATION CAPITAL PROJECTS
SURCHARGE
Motor Vehicle
Fund‑-State Appropriation........ $ 735,000
(10)
FOR ARCHIVES AND RECORDS MANAGEMENT
Motor
Vehicle Fund‑-State Appropriation........ $ ((295,000))
355,000
Sec.
218. 1997
c 457 s 225 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION‑-WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES CONSTRUCTION‑-PROGRAM
W
Motor
Vehicle Fund‑-Puget Sound Capital
Construction
Account‑-State Appropriation... $ ((243,229,000))
209,886,000
Motor
Vehicle Fund‑-Puget Sound Capital
Construction
Account‑-Federal
Appropriation.............................. $ 30,165,000
Motor
Vehicle Fund‑-Puget Sound Capital
Construction
Account‑-Private/Local
Appropriation.............................. $ 765,000
Transportation
Fund‑-Passenger Ferry Account‑-
State
Appropriation........................ $ ((579,000))
640,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION............. $ ((274,738,000))
241,456,000
The
appropriations in this section are provided for improving the Washington state
ferry system, including, but not limited to, vessel acquisition, vessel
construction, major and minor vessel improvements, and terminal construction
and improvements. The appropriations in this section are subject to the
following conditions and limitations and specified amounts are provided solely
for that activity:
(1) The
appropriations in this section are provided to carry out only the projects
(version 3) adjusted by the legislature for the 1997-99 budget. The department
shall reconcile the 1995-97 capital expenditures within ninety days of the end
of the biennium and submit a final report to the legislative transportation
committee and office of financial management.
(2) The
Puget Sound capital construction account‑-state appropriation includes
$100,000,000 in proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by RCW 47.60.800 for
vessel and terminal acquisition, major and minor improvements, and long lead
time materials acquisition for the Washington state ferries, including
construction of new jumbo ferry vessels in accordance with the requirements of
RCW 47.60.770 through 47.60.778. However, the department of transportation may
use current revenues available to the Puget Sound capital construction account
in lieu of bond proceeds for any part of the state appropriation.
(3) The
department of transportation shall provide to the legislative transportation
committee and office of financial management a quarterly financial report
concerning the status of the capital program authorized in this section.
(4)
Washington state ferries is authorized to reimburse up to $3,000,000 from the
Puget Sound capital construction account‑-state appropriation or Puget
Sound capital construction account--federal appropriation to the city of
Bremerton and the port of Bremerton for Washington state ferries' financial
participation in the development of a Bremerton multimodal transportation
terminal, port of Bremerton passenger-only terminal expansion, and ferry
vehicular connections to downtown traffic circulation improvements. The
reimbursement shall specifically support the construction of the following
components: Appropriate passenger-only ferry terminal linkages to accommodate
bow-loading catamaran type vessels and the needed transit connections; and the
Washington state ferries' component of the Bremerton multimodal transportation
terminal as part of the downtown Bremerton redevelopment project, including
appropriate access to the new downtown traffic circulation road network.
(5) The
Puget Sound capital construction account‑-state appropriation includes
funding for capital improvements on vessels to meet United States Coast Guard
Subchapter W regulation revisions impacting SOLAS (safety of life at sea)
requirements for ferry operations on the Anacortes to Sidney, B.C. ferry route.
(6) The
Puget Sound capital construction account‑-state appropriation, the Puget
Sound capital construction account--federal appropriation, and the passenger
ferry account‑-state appropriation include funding for the construction
of one new passenger-only vessel and the department's exercise of the option to
build a second passenger-only vessel.
(7) The
Puget Sound capital construction account‑-state appropriation includes
funding for the exploration and acquisition of a design for constructing a
millennium class ferry vessel.
(8) The
Puget Sound capital construction account‑-state appropriation includes
$90,000 for the purchase of defibrillators. At least one defibrillator shall
be placed on each vessel in the ferry fleet.
(9) The
appropriations in this section contain $46,962,000 reappropriated from the
1995-97 biennium.
(((10)(a)
The Puget Sound capital construction account--state appropriation includes
$57,461,000 for the 1997-99 biennium portion of the design and construction of
a fourth Jumbo Mark II ferry and for payments related to the lease-purchase of
the vessel's engines and propulsion system.
(b)
If House Bill No. 2108 authorizing the department to procure the vessel
utilizing existing construction and equipment acquisition contracts is not
enacted during the 1997 legislative session, (a) of this subsection is null and
void; $50,000,000 of the motor vehicle fund--Puget Sound capital construction
account--state appropriation shall not be allotted; and $7,461,000 may be
allotted for preservation or renovation of Super class ferries.))
Sec.
219. 1997
c 457 s 226 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION‑-MARINE‑-PROGRAM X
Marine
Operating Fund‑-State Appropriation..... $ ((267,358,000))
270,522,000
The
appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations
and specified amounts are provided solely for that activity:
(1) The
appropriation is based on the budgeted expenditure of (($29,151,000)) $28,696,000
for vessel operating fuel in the 1997-99 biennium. If the actual cost of fuel
is less than this budgeted amount, the excess amount may not be expended. If
the actual cost exceeds this amount, the department shall request a
supplemental appropriation.
(2) The
appropriation provides for the compensation of ferry employees. The
expenditures for compensation paid to ferry employees during the 1997-99
biennium may not exceed (($177,347,000)) $179,095,000 plus a
dollar amount, as prescribed by the office of financial management, that is
equal to any insurance benefit increase granted general government employees in
excess of $313.95 a month annualized per eligible marine employee multiplied by
the number of eligible marine employees for the respective fiscal year, a
dollar amount as prescribed by the office of financial management for costs
associated with pension amortization charges, and a dollar amount prescribed by
the office of financial management for salary increases during the 1997-99
biennium. For the purposes of this section, the expenditures for compensation
paid to ferry employees shall be limited to salaries and wages and employee
benefits as defined in the office of financial management's policies,
regulations, and procedures named under objects of expenditure "A"
and "B" (7.2.6.2).
The
prescribed salary and insurance benefit increase or decrease dollar amount that
shall be allocated from the governor's compensation appropriations is in
addition to the appropriation contained in this section and may be used to
increase or decrease compensation costs, effective July 1, 1997, and
thereafter, as established in the 1997-99 general fund operating budget.
(3) The
department of transportation shall provide to the legislative transportation
committee and office of financial management a quarterly financial report
concerning the status of the operating program authorized in this section.
(4) The
appropriation in this section includes up to $1,566,000 for additional
operating expenses required to comply with United States Coast Guard Subchapter
W regulation revisions for vessels operating on the Anacortes to Sidney, B.C.
ferry route. The department shall explore methods to minimize the cost of
meeting United States Coast Guard requirements and shall report the results to
the legislative transportation committee and office of financial management by
September 1, 1997.
(5) The
department shall request a reduction of the costs associated with the use of
the terminal leased from the Port of Anacortes and costs associated with use of
the Sidney, British Columbia terminal.
(6)
Agreements between Washington state ferries and concessionaires for automatic
teller machines on ferry terminals or vessels shall provide for and include
banks and credit unions that primarily serve the west side of Puget Sound.
(7) In
the event federal funding is provided for one or more passenger-only ferry
vessels for the purpose of transporting United States naval personnel, the
department of transportation is authorized to acquire and construct such
vessels in accordance with the authority provided in RCW 47.56.030, and the
department shall establish a temporary advisory committee comprised of
representatives of the Washington state ferries, transportation commission,
legislative transportation committee, office of financial management, and the
United States Navy to analyze and make recommendations on, at a minimum, vessel
performance criteria, docking, vessel deployment, and operating issues.
(((9)))
(8) The appropriation provides funding for House Bill No. 2165 (paying
interest on retroactive raises for ferry workers).
(9)
The commission is authorized to increase Washington state ferry tariffs in
excess of the fiscal growth factor, established under chapter 43.135 RCW, in
fiscal year 1998 and fiscal year 1999.
(10)
Funding for Anacortes to Sidney advertising is contingent upon partners meeting
their commitment. In no event may the state share exceed fifty percent of the
cash contribution toward the project.
(11)
$1,370,000 of this appropriation is provided solely for the Hiyu operation for
Southworth/Vashon 5 days per week for 16 hours per day. Prior to placing the
Hiyu in permanent service on a route between Vashon and Southworth, the
Washington state ferries shall conduct a study of the impact of additional
service on Vashon and Southworth and report back to the legislative transportation
committee by May 15, 1998.
(12)
$446,000 of this appropriation is provided solely to provide an additional crew
member on Jumbo Mark 2 ferries as required by emergency evacuation regulations
adopted by the United States Coast Guard. If the Coast Guard requirement can
be met without the hiring of additional staff, the portion of this
appropriation provided to meet that requirement shall not be expended.
*Sec.
220. 1997
c 457 s 227 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION‑-PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION AND RAIL‑-PROGRAM Y
Essential
Rail Assistance Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 256,000
High
Capacity Transportation Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ ((6,225,000))
13,225,000
Air
Pollution Control Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 6,290,000
Transportation
Fund‑-State Appropriation........ $...................................... ((48,529,000))
55,029,000
Transportation
Fund‑-Federal Appropriation..... $ 3,947,000
Transportation
Fund‑-Private/Local
Appropriation.............................. $ 105,000
Central
Puget Sound Public Transportation
Account‑-State
Appropriation............... $ ((250,000))
4,250,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((65,602,000))
83,102,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations and specified amounts are provided solely for that activity:
(1) Up
to (($40,180,000)) $46,180,000 of the transportation fund‑-state
appropriation is provided for intercity rail passenger service including up to
$8,000,000 for lease purchase of two advanced technology train sets with total
purchase costs not to exceed $20,000,000; up to $1,000,000 for one spare advanced
technology train power-car and other spare parts, subsidies for operating costs
not to exceed $12,000,000, to maintain service of two state contracted round
trips between Seattle and Portland and one state contracted round trip between
Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia, and capital projects necessary to
provide Seattle-Vancouver, British Columbia, train operating times of under 4
hours.
(2) Up
to (($2,500,000)) $3,000,000 of the transportation fund‑-state
appropriation is provided for the rural mobility program administered by the
department of transportation. Priority for grants provided from this account
shall be given to projects and programs that can be accomplished in the 1997-99
biennium.
(3) Up
to $600,000 of the high capacity transportation account‑-state
appropriation is provided for rail freight coordination, technical assistance,
and planning.
(4) The
department shall provide biannual reports to the legislative transportation
committee and office of financial management regarding the department's rail
freight program. The department shall also notify the committee for project
expenditures from all fund sources prior to making those expenditures. The
department shall examine the ownership of grain cars and the potential for divestiture
of those cars and other similar assets and report those findings to the
committee prior to the 1998 legislative session.
(5) Up
to $750,000 of the transportation fund‑-state appropriation and up to
$250,000 of the central Puget Sound public transportation account‑-state
appropriation are provided to fund activities relating to coordinating special
needs transportation among state and local providers. These activities may
include demonstration projects, assessments of resources available versus needs,
and identification of barriers to coordinating special needs transportation.
The department will consult with the superintendent of public instruction, the
secretary of the department of social and health services, the office of
financial management, the fiscal committees of the house of representatives and
senate, special needs consumers, and specialized transportation providers in
meeting the goals of this subsection.
(6) The
appropriations in this section contain $4,599,000 reappropriated from the 1995-97
biennium.
(7) The
high capacity transportation account--state appropriation includes $75,000 for
the department to develop a strategy and to identify how the agency would
expend additional moneys to enhance the commute trip reduction program. The
report would include recommendations for grant programs for employers and
jurisdictions to reduce SOV usage and to provide transit incentives to meet
future commute trip reduction requirements. The report is due to the
legislative transportation committee by January 1, 1998.
(8) In
addition to the appropriations contained in this section, the office of
financial management shall release the $2,000,000 transportation fund--state
funds appropriated for the intercity rail passenger program in the 1995-97 biennium
but held in reserve pursuant to section 502, chapter 165, Laws of 1996.
(9) Up
to $150,000 of the transportation fund--state appropriation is provided for the
management and control of the transportation corridor known as the Milwaukee
Road corridor owned by the state between Ellensburg and Lind, and to take
actions necessary to allow the department to be in a position, with further
legislative authorization, to begin to negotiate a franchise with a rail
carrier to establish and maintain a rail line over portions of the corridor by
July 1, 1999.
(10)
Up to $2,500,000 of the high capacity transportation account‑-state
appropriation and $4,000,000 of the central Puget Sound public
transportation account--state appropriation may be used by the department
for activities related to improvement of the King Street station. The
department shall provide monthly reports to the legislative transportation
committee on activities related to the station, including discussions of
funding commitments from others for future improvements to the station.
(11)
$4,000,000 of the high capacity transportation account‑-state
appropriation for passenger rail infrastructure improvement is provided solely
for rail improvements to add rail passenger service north of Seattle. These
funds are conditioned on match of at least equal amounts from both Burlington
Northern Sante Fe and Amtrak for rail line improvements and upon Amtrak
purchasing an additional train set for operation in the corridor. These funds
shall not be expended until authorized by the legislative transportation
committee and the office of financial management; and the participation of
international partners in service provided in the corridor shall be considered
in such a decision.
*Sec. 220 was partially vetoed. See message at end of
chapter.
*Sec.
221. 1997
c 457 s 228 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION‑-LOCAL PROGRAMS‑-PROGRAM Z
Motor
Vehicle Fund‑-State............. Appropriation $ ((8,452,000))
9,802,000
Motor
Vehicle Fund‑-Federal Appropriation...... $ 33,726,000
High
Capacity Transportation Account--
State
Appropriation........................ $ ((500,000))
650,000
Transportation
Account--State Appropriation.... $ 1,175,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((42,678,000))
45,353,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations and specified amounts are provided solely for that activity:
(1) The
motor vehicle fund‑-state appropriation includes $1,785,000 in proceeds
from the sale of bonds authorized by RCW 47.10.819(1). The transportation
commission may authorize the use of current revenues available to the
department of transportation in lieu of bond proceeds for any part of the state
appropriation.
(2) As
a condition of receiving the full state subsidy in support of the Puget Island
ferry, Wahkiakum county must, by December 31, 1997, increase ferry fares for
passengers and vehicles by at least ten percent. If the fares are not
increased to meet this requirement, the department, in determining the state
subsidy after December 31, 1997, shall reduce the operating deficit by the
amount that would have been generated if the ten percent fare increase had been
implemented.
(3) The
appropriations in this section contain $1,750,000 reappropriated from the
1995-97 biennium.
(4) Up
to $500,000 of the high capacity transportation account--state appropriation is
provided for implementation of the recommendations of the freight mobility
advisory committee, and any legislation enacted resulting from those
recommendations.
(5)
$175,000 of the transportation fund--state appropriation is provided solely to
fund the freight mobility strategic investment board. If Second Substitute
House Bill No. 2180 is not enacted by June 30, 1998, this amount shall lapse.
(6)
The transportation account‑-state appropriation includes $600,000 to
establish alternatives for flood management and flood hazard reduction projects
in the Chehalis Basin. A technical committee comprised of the department of
transportation, department of ecology, the United States army corps of
engineers, federal emergency management administration, United States
geological survey, affected counties and tribes, and other entities with
critical knowledge related to flood hazard reduction projects in the Chehalis
Basin shall be formed. Funds shall be distributed to counties within the
Chehalis Basin by the department of transportation for projects that further
understanding of the causes of flooding and options for flood hazard
reduction. Alternatives shall be consistent with fish and habitat recovery
efforts. Projects funded shall be coordinated with the technical committee.
The department of transportation shall present a report to the legislative
transportation committee and other appropriate legislative committees regarding
findings and/or progress made by funded projects by December 1, 1998.
(7)
The executive director of the transportation improvement board, the director of
the county road administration board, and the assistant secretary of the
Transaid service center within the department of transportation shall submit to
the legislative transportation committee and the office of financial
management, by December 1, 1998, a plan and time schedule to consolidate the
county road administration board, the transportation improvement board, and the
transaid division. Progress reports are required in June 1998 and September
1998.
The
plan must attempt to achieve the savings identified in the local government
assistance study delivered to the budget development working group of the
legislative transportation committee in January 1998, except the plan may use
up to thirty percent of the savings to increase technical assistance above
current levels. Elements of the plan must include but not be limited to:
(a)
Whether the consolidation will occur within an existing agency or as a separate
agency;
(b)
Whether the consolidated organization will be governed by a new or existing
board or commission or another option;
(c)
An organization chart;
(d)
Identification of new activities, ongoing activities, and activities that no
longer need to continue;
(e)
Space requirements;
(f)
An accounts and program structure; and
(g)
A transition process and costs associated with the transition.
$50,000
of the motor vehicle fund‑-state appropriation from the
inter-jurisdictional set-aside is provided solely for a facilitator and other
costs associated with development of the plan. The assistant secretary for the
transaid division will coordinate these activities.
(8)
$750,000 of the motor vehicle fund‑-state appropriation is provided
solely for a median barrier upon the Spokane street viaduct. Use of this
funding is contingent upon a commitment of funding from other partners for the
remainder of the project cost.
(9)
Up to $150,000 of the high capacity transportation account‑-state
appropriation is provided for the installation of active railroad crossing
warning devices at the sunnyside beach park entrance in Steilacoom.
(10)
$400,000 of the transportation fund‑-state appropriation is provided
solely for a study by the legislative transportation committee, in cooperation
with the port of Benton, developing a strategic corridor feasibility and master
site plan for the port of Benton. If the port of Benton does not provide at
least $200,000 to fund the plan development, the transportation fund‑-state
appropriation referenced in this subsection shall lapse and this subsection
shall be null and void.
*Sec. 221 was partially vetoed. See message at
end of chapter.
(End of part)
PART
III
TRANSPORTATION
AGENCIES CAPITAL FACILITIES
*Sec.
301. 1997
c 457 s 301 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
(1)
The state patrol, the department of licensing, and the department of
transportation shall coordinate their activities when siting facilities. This
coordination shall result in the collocation of driver and vehicle licensing,
vehicle inspection service facilities, and other transportation services
whenever possible.
The
department of licensing, the department of transportation, and the state patrol
shall explore alternative state services, such as vehicle emission testing,
that would be feasible to collocate in these joint facilities. All services
provided at these transportation service facilities shall be provided at cost
to the participating agencies.
(2)
The department of licensing may lease develop with option to purchase or lease
purchase new customer service centers to be paid for from operating revenues.
The Washington state patrol shall provide project management for the department
of licensing. Alternatively, a financing contract may be entered into on
behalf of the department of licensing in the amounts indicated plus financing
expenses and reserves pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW. The locations and amounts
for projects covered under this section are as follows:
(a)
A new customer service center in Vancouver for $3,709,900;
(b)
A new customer service center in Thurston county for $4,641,200; and
(c)
A new customer service center in Union Gap for $3,642,000.
(3)
The Washington state patrol, department of licensing, and department of
transportation shall provide monthly progress reports to the legislative
transportation committee within the transportation executive information system
on the capital facilities receiving an appropriation in this act.
(4)
The transportation agencies shall perform a review and analysis of current
office facilities housing the work force within Thurston county for the
department of transportation, Washington state patrol, department of licensing,
and traffic safety commission. This review and analysis shall address, as a
minimum, the historical growth of the agencies facilities requirements; a
comprehensive cost/benefit analysis of current leased vs. owned facilities
using the office of financial management lease/purchase decision model; and
short-term, mid-term, and long-term facilities proposals, including a
comprehensive life-cycle analysis of the proposals. The review and analysis is
to be performed jointly by the department of transportation, Washington state
patrol, department of licensing, traffic safety commission, department of
general administration, and office of financial management. Monthly progress
reports shall be provided to the legislative transportation committee.
Agencies will make a recommendation on a transportation center to reduce the
number of leased facilities and move toward a state-owned facility. A report
is to be presented to the legislative transportation committee and the office
of financial management no later than September 30, 1998.
*Sec. 301 was partially vetoed. See message at end of
chapter.
Sec.
302. 1997
c 457 s 302 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE WASHINGTON
STATE PATROL‑-CAPITAL PROJECTS
Motor
Vehicle Fund‑-State Patrol Highway
Account‑-State
Appropriation............... $ ((7,075,000))
10,425,000
Transportation
Fund‑-State Appropriation........ $...................................... ((4,000,000))
1,000,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION............. $ ((11,075,000))
11,425,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations and specified amounts are provided solely for that activity:
(1) The
appropriations in the transportation fund and the motor vehicle fund--state
patrol highway account are provided for the microwave migration, Yakima
district 3 headquarters office, weigh station facilities identified in the
budget notes, training academy HVAC system, Vancouver Ridgefield commercial
vehicle inspection building, and regular facilities maintenance.
(2) The
Washington state patrol, based on an independent real estate appraisal, is
authorized to purchase the Port Angeles detachment office for a maximum of
$600,000 provided the appraisal is $600,000 or above in value. If the
appraisal is less than $600,000, the Washington state patrol is authorized to
purchase the building for the appraised value. Certificates of participation
will be used for financing the cost of the building and related financing fees.
(3) A
report will be prepared and presented to the legislature and office of
financial management in January 1998 on the microwave migration project.
(4) The
funding for the microwave migration project is limited to $4,400,000, the
amount of revenue from frequency sales.
(5) The
intent of the legislature is to have vehicle identification number (VIN) lanes
and encourage colocation of other transportation and state services wherever
feasible in transportation facilities.
(6)
The Washington state patrol is authorized to proceed with the exchange of the
Olympia, Washington Martin Way property for a light industrial land complex to
be used to consolidate existing separately located state activities and
functions. The agency will work with the office of financial management,
department of general administration, and the legislative transportation
committee in the exchange and approval processes.
(End of part)
PART
IV
TRANSFERS
AND DISTRIBUTIONS
Sec.
401. 1997
c 457 s 401 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE STATE TREASURER‑-BOND
RETIREMENT AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING BOND REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER CHARGES:
FOR BOND SALES DISCOUNTS AND DEBT TO BE PAID BY MOTOR VEHICLE FUND AND
TRANSPORTATION FUND REVENUE
Highway
Bond Retirement Account Appropriation... $........................................... 195,062,000
Ferry
Bond Retirement Account Appropriation.... $ 49,606,000
Transportation
Improvement Board Bond Retirement
Account
Appropriation...................... $ 40,000,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION............. $ ((244,668,000))
284,668,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations and specified amounts are provided solely for that activity. If
either House Bill No. 2582 or Senate Bill No. 6315 is enacted by June 30, 1998,
then $40,000,000 of the highway bond retirement account appropriation shall
lapse. If neither House Bill No. 2582 nor Senate Bill No. 6315 is enacted by
June 30, 1998, then the appropriation for the transportation improvement board
bond retirement account shall lapse.
*Sec.
402. 1997
c 457 s 402 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE STATE TREASURER‑-BOND
RETIREMENT AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING BOND REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER CHARGES:
FOR BOND SALE EXPENSES AND FISCAL AGENT CHARGES
Motor
Vehicle Fund‑-Puget Sound Capital
Construction
Account Appropriation......... $ 500,000
Motor
Vehicle Fund Appropriation............... $ ((130,000))
1,099,000
Transportation
Improvement Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 200,000
Special
Category C Account Appropriation........ $...................................... ((350,000))
190,000
Transportation
Capital Facilities Account
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,000
Urban
Arterial Account Appropriation........... $ 5,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION............. $ ((1,186,000))
1,995,000
*Sec. 402 was partially vetoed. See message at end of
chapter.
*NEW
SECTION. Sec. 403.
A new section is added to 1997 c 457 (uncodified) to read as follows:
The
office of the state treasurer is authorized to transfer any transportation
improvement account and urban arterial trust account balances available in the
highway bond retirement account into the transportation improvement board bond
retirement account following a cooperative agreement by the department of
transportation and the transportation improvement board on the exact amount of
the transfer.
*Sec. 403 was vetoed. See message at end of chapter.
Sec.
404. 1997
c 457 s 407 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE STATE TREASURER‑-TRANSFERS
(1) R V Account‑-State Appropriation:
For
transfer to the Motor Vehicle Fund‑-
State...................................... $ 1,176,000
(2) Motor Vehicle Fund‑-State Appropriation:
For
transfer to the Transportation Capital
Facilities
Account‑-State.................. $ ((47,569,000))
42,569,000
(3) ((Small City Account‑-State Appropriation:
For
transfer to the Urban Arterial Trust
Account‑-State............................. $ 3,359,000
(4))) Small City Account‑-State
Appropriation:
For
transfer to the Transportation Improvement
Account‑-State............................. $ 7,500,000
Sec.
405. 1997
c 457 s 408 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION‑-TRANSFERS
Motor
Vehicle Fund‑-State Appropriation
For
transfer to the Transportation Equipment Fund‑‑
State
Appropriation........................ $ 500,000
Transportation
Equipment Fund--State Appropriation
For
transfer to the Motor Vehicle
Fund--State................................ $ 3,500,000
The
appropriations transfers in this section ((is)) are
provided for the purchase of equipment for the highway maintenance program from
the transportation equipment fund - operations.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 406. A
new section is added to 1997 c 457 (uncodified) to read as follows:
The department of transportation is authorized to transfer any
balances available in the highway construction stabilization account to the
motor vehicle account to fund the appropriations contained in this act.
(End
of part)
PART
V
MISCELLANEOUS
C. BUDGET
SUBMITTAL AND OVERSIGHT PROVISIONS
*NEW
SECTION. Sec. 501.
Any agency requesting transportation funding
must submit to the legislative transportation committees the same request and
supporting documents presented to the office of financial management at agency
budget submittal time.
*Sec. 501 was vetoed. See message at end of chapter.
*NEW
SECTION. Sec. 502.
The public transportation and rail program shall
be divided into three separate programs in the 1999-01 biennium. They shall be
public transportation, rail-operating, and rail-capital.
*Sec. 502 was vetoed. See message at end of chapter.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 503. A
new section is added to 1997 c 457 (uncodified) to read as follows:
Transportation
agencies shall undertake the following activities in order to establish a
performance-based budgeting process for the 1999-2001 biennial budget:
(1)
The department of licensing, the department of transportation, and the
Washington state patrol, in cooperation with the office of financial management
and the legislative transportation committee, shall implement a performance
budgeting process that provides a measurable link between agency objectives,
service levels, and budget. The agencies shall also develop indicators of
performance, stated in terms of expected results, to measure the agencies'
progress in achieving the agencies' goals.
(2)
The transportation agencies shall submit a strategic plan with their agency
request budgets. The strategic plan must include a six‑ year outlook and
define and clarify the agency mission and vision, provide the basis for budget
development, and outline the agency's goals and strategies.
(3)
The transportation agencies shall establish performance indicators that measure
activities and associated goals and strategies in the strategic plan. The
agencies shall also provide a preferred level of performance over the next six
years.
(4)
The legislative transportation committee, the office of financial management,
and the transportation agencies shall establish the means of conducting program
authorization reviews of all transportation programs. The reviews shall
include:
(a)
An agency self‑assessment to judge the quality and usefulness of: (i)
The agency's long‑term strategic program goals; (ii) program priorities
and objectives; (iii) activities necessary to achieve program priorities and
objectives; (iv) service level criteria for the necessary activities; (v) best
practices by other states as a possible benchmark of the performance of their
programs; and (vi) service level criteria, as measured against different
funding levels;
(b)
A review of the agency self‑assessment and a report to the legislature;
and
(c)
A report which recommends whether to retain, eliminate, or modify funding and
related statutory references for the agency. The parties conducting the review
shall consider: (i) Whether the agency performance measures adequately measure
the agency goals; (ii) whether the program performs efficiently and
effectively, including comparisons with other jurisdictions, if applicable;
(iii) whether there are other cost‑effective alternative methods of
accomplishing the program's mission; and (iv) whether there are any funds saved
by the agency's performance.
(5)
The transportation agencies shall each designate a program to test the
effectiveness of performance‑based budgeting for the 1999‑2001
budget submittal period.
(6)
Each agency shall submit a program list to the legislative transportation
committee and the office of financial management at the end of each fiscal
year, which describes the functions of the program, the fund sources for the
program, and the number of full‑time equivalents.
(7)
The transportation agencies shall develop agency biennial budget requests at
the agency budget program level, rather than the object level, and submit their
biennial and supplemental budget requests to the office of financial management
via a common budget system beginning July 1, 1998.
(8)
The agencies shall input monthly their financial information and quarterly
program performance measurements into the transportation executive information
system and other systems as required by the office of financial management.
There is no requirement to submit a monthly hard copy report to the
legislature.
(9)
Agencies are not required to develop a new strategic plan, performance
measures, or management quality initiatives in place of current performance‑based
budgeting activities.
(10)
If Substitute Senate Bill No. 2890 is enacted by June 30, 1998, this section is
null and void.
D. BILLS
NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THIS ACT
Sec.
504. 1997
c 457 s 511 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
The
following bills, as identified by bill number in the form as passed by the
legislature, are necessary to implement portions of this act: ((Engrossed
Substitute House Bill No. 1011, Substitute House Bill No. 2108, or Substitute
Senate Bill No. 5718)) (1) House Bill Nos. 2659, 2615, 1553, 3110, 2892,
1012, 1487, 1009, 1014, 2417, 2180, 2526, 2839, 3015, 3098, 3117, and 2734.
(2)
Senate Bill Nos. 6439 and 6050.
E.
EFFICIENCIES AND NEW POLICIES
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 505. (1)
The secretary of transportation shall implement efficiency measures:
(a)
Identified by the department, with particular focus on improved efficiency in
the department's administrative services and programs; and
(b)
Recommended by the joint legislative audit and review committee performance
audit.
(2)
The secretary shall report on the results and progress of the efficiency
measures implementation. The secretary shall deliver the report to the
legislative transportation committee by December 1, 1998.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 506. The
department shall develop a process for expediting the acquisition of state
highway rights-of-way through cooperative agreements with private entities that
address the purchase of rights-of-way by the private sector and reimbursement
by the department of the private entities' costs of acquisition.
F. HIGHWAY
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
*NEW
SECTION. Sec. 507.
A new section is added to 1997 c 457 (uncodified) to read as follows:
The
department of transportation shall use appropriations for programs I and P in
this act to fund projects identified in the transportation executive management
system and legislative budget notes.
*Sec. 507 was vetoed. See message at end of chapter.
*NEW
SECTION. Sec. 508.
1997 c 457 s 515 is repealed.
*Sec. 508 was vetoed. See message at end of chapter.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 509. If
any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is
held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to
other persons or circumstances is not affected.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 510. 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.
(End of part)
INDEX PAGE #
DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE....................................... 3
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY,
TRADE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT........ 3
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING
DRIVER SERVICES................................................ 17
INFORMATION SYSTEMS............................................ 15
MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT
SERVICES................................ 14
VEHICLE SERVICES............................................... 16
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
AVIATION--PROGRAM F............................................ 18
CHARGES FROM OTHER
AGENCIES--PROGRAM U......................... 28
HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE--PROGRAM
M................................. 23
IMPROVEMENTS--PROGRAM I........................................ 19
LOCAL PROGRAMS--PROGRAM Z...................................... 36
MARINE--PROGRAM X.............................................. 31
PRESERVATION--PROGRAM P........................................ 24
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND
RAIL--PROGRAM Y...................... 33
TRAFFIC OPERATIONS--PROGRAM Q.................................. 25
TRANSFERS...................................................... 43
TRANSPORTATION ECONOMIC
PARTNERSHIPS--PROGRAM K................ 22
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT AND
SUPPORT--PROGRAM S............... 26
WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES
CONSTRUCTION--PROGRAM W............... 28
LEGISLATIVE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE............................ 5
OFFICE OF FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT.................................. 3
STATE TREASURER
BOND RETIREMENT AND INTEREST................................... 42
TRANSFERS...................................................... 43
WASHINGTON STATE PATROL
CAPITAL PROJECTS............................................... 40
FIELD OPERATIONS BUREAU......................................... 9
INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES BUREAU.................................. 12
SUPPORT SERVICES BUREAU........................................ 12
WASHINGTON TRAFFIC SAFETY
COMMISSION............................ 5
