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SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 3076
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State of Washington 56th Legislature 2000 Regular Session
By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives G. Chandler, Fisher, Mitchell, Cooper, Hankins, Skinner, Ericksen, McDonald, Radcliff, Mulliken and Pflug)
Read first time 02/01/2000. Referred to Committee on .
AN ACT Relating to a transportation certification program; creating a new section; and providing an expiration date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) It is the intent of the legislature to encourage the development of creative programs that streamline project permit processes, reduce costs of program implementation, and increase environmental benefits and compliance.
(2) The environmental affairs office of the department of transportation, in coordination with the department of ecology, the department of fish and wildlife, and representatives from cities and counties, shall convene a work group to evaluate and assess existing transportation certification programs for applicability to the environmental permit streamlining process. The work group will consider, but is not limited to, technical expertise requirements, evaluation criteria, compliance mechanisms, monitoring requirements, audit functions of external agencies, enforcement capacity, and reporting requirements. Cost-benefit analysis of the proposed program should be included. The work group shall present its report to the legislature by December 1, 2000.
(3) This section expires December 31, 2000.
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