6140-S AMS PATT JAS 002

SSB 6140 - S AMD 405

    By Senators Patterson, Thibaudeau, Kohl-Welles, Jacobsen, Kline, Franklin, McAuliffe, Eide and Regala

                                              NOT ADOPTED 05/21/01

    On page 1, beginning on line 16, after "improvements" strike all material through "significance" on line 17.

    On page 1, beginning on line 21, after "state's" strike all material through "congestion." on line 27 and insert the following: "urban area transportation systems. This lack of investment includes major new highway projects to add capacity and lane miles to major state routes, interstates or other freeway systems, and local principal arterials, and other means to reduce traffic congestion including capacity improvements for public transportation and high-capacity transportation systems."

    On page 2, beginning on line 13, after "means" strike all material through "pull-outs." on line 17 and insert "an improvement that adds a lane or lanes to a principal local arterial or state route including the interstate system, creates a new state route or federal interstate route, optimizes the use or productivity of an existing principal arterial or state highway, or adds capacity to public transportation or high-capacity transportation services along transportation corridors including ferry services."

    On page 5, beginning on line 21 after "a" strike all material through "significance" on line 5.

    Renumber the sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

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EFFECT: Expands the types of projects for which regional funding would be available.