2451-S AMH ERIC H4879.1

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BILL REQUEST - CODE REVISER'S OFFICE

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BILL REQ. #: H-4879.1/02

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2451-S AMH ERIC H4879.1

SHB 2451 - H AMD

By Representative Ericksen

On page 23, after line 16, insert the following:

"(3) $125,000 of the motor vehicle account‑-state appropriation and $100,000 of the multimodal transportation account‑-state appropriation are provided solely for an alternative corridor study. The department of transportation shall employ a consultant to evaluate the feasibility of developing an alternative corridor to Interstate 5 and Interstate 405 to expedite the movement of commerce between the Canadian border, the central Puget Sound region, the south Puget Sound region, and more southerly areas. The corridor would run from approximately the Canadian border in the north to approximately Lewis county in the south. This alternative corridor analysis shall address truck, rail, pipeline, and other utility needs for the corridor, to determine the feasibility of financing and constructing such a corridor, taking into consideration: (a) Anticipated present and future freight demand as well as freight traffic relief for existing state highway and rail routes; (b) the potential for carrying general purpose traffic to provide relief for other state highway routes; (c) a cost-benefit analysis detailing various funding possibilities, including federal funds and the use of charges and tolls to fund construction and operation of the corridor as a utility corridor and a toll facility; (d) an analysis detailing possible right of way locations, including but not limited to property donations, trades, or credits between or among the public and private sector; and (e) possible private sector, local, or other partnerships that may be used to fund the project.

The department shall report its findings to the transportation committees of the legislature by December 15, 2002."