HOUSE BILL REPORT

ESHB 1266

 

 

 

As Passed House:

June 4, 2001

 

Title:  An act relating to transportation funding and appropriations.

 

Brief Description:  Making supplemental transportation appropriations.

 

Sponsors:  By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Fisher and Mitchell; by request of Governor Locke).

 

Brief History: 

Committee Activity: 

Transportation:  2/7/01, 2/13/01 [DPS].

Floor Activity:

Passed House: 3/22/01, 90-3.

Senate Amended.

Passed Senate: 3/23/01, 46-0.

Second Special Session

Floor Activity:

Passed House: 6/4/01, 89-0.

 

Brief Summary of Engrossed Substitute Bill

 

$Provides 2001 supplemental transportation budget appropriations to transportation agencies for new emerging issues.

 

 

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

 

Majority Report:  The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by 28 members: Representatives Fisher, Democratic Co‑Chair; Mitchell, Republican Co‑Chair; Cooper, Democratic Vice Chair; Ericksen, Republican Vice Chair; Hankins, Republican Vice Chair; Lovick, Democratic Vice Chair; Ahern, Anderson, Armstrong, G. Chandler, Edmonds, Haigh, Hatfield, Hurst, Jarrett, Marine, Mielke, Morell, Murray, Ogden, Reardon, Romero, Schindler, Simpson, Skinner, Sump, Wood and Woods.

 

Staff:  Jerry Long, (786-7306)

 

Background:

 

The transportation budget provides appropriations to the major transportation agencies: the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Washington State Patrol (WSP), the Department of Licensing (DOL), the Transportation Improvement Board (TIB), the County Road Administration Board (CRAB), and the Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC).  The budget also provides appropriations out of the transportation funds to many smaller agencies with transportation functions.

 

 

Summary of Bill: 

 

Provides supplemental budget adjustments to the original 1999-01 transportation budget (includes 2000 supplemental transportation budget) due to new emerging issues.

 

1999-01 Transportation Budget

1999-01 Appropriations$ 3.282 Billion

Proposed Supplemental $  18 Million

Revised 1999-01 Appropriations$ 3.300 Billion  

 

Department of Transportation

Original 1999-01 Appropriations$ 2.508 Billion

Proposed Supplemental $  17 Million

Revised 1999-01 Appropriations$ 2.525 Billion

 

Washington State Patrol

Original 1999-01 Appropriations$ 229.4 Million

Proposed Supplemental$ 1.5 Million

Revised 1999-01 Appropriations$ 230.9 Million

 

Department of Licensing

Original 1999-01 Appropriations$ 158.0 Million

Proposed Supplemental$  (.07) Million

Revised 1999-01 Appropriations$ 157.9 Million

 

Washington Traffic Safety Commission

Original 1999-01 Appropriations$11.5 Million

Proposed Supplemental$    .2 Million

Revised 1999-01 Appropriations$11.7 Million

 

Adjustments have been made for debt service due to changes in interest rates, transfer amounts for changes in revenue forecasts, and to have the Department of Transportation transfer unexpended funds from discontinued transportation accounts to the Multimodal Transportation Account.

 

 

Appropriation:  The sum of $3.3 billion for the 1999-01 biennium.

 

Fiscal Note:  Not Requested.

 

Effective Date:  The bill contains an emergency clause and takes effect immediately.

 

Testimony For:  None.

 

Testimony Against:  None.

 

Testified:  None.