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                         SENATE BILL 5225

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State of Washington      57th Legislature     2001 Regular Session

By Senators Gardner, Horn, Haugen, Eide and McAuliffe; by request of Department of Transportation

Read first time 01/16/2001.  Referred to Committee on Transportation.

Improving the effectiveness of the commute trip reduction program.

    AN ACT Relating to use of funds in the commute trip reduction program; and amending RCW 70.94.544.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

    Sec. 1.  RCW 70.94.544 and 1991 c 202 s 17 are each amended to read as follows:

    A portion of the funds made available for the purposes of this chapter shall be used to fund the commute trip reduction task force in carrying out the responsibilities of RCW 70.94.541, and the interagency technical assistance team, including the activities authorized under RCW 70.94.541(2), and to assist counties, cities, and towns implementing commute trip reduction plans.  ((Funds shall be provided to the counties in proportion to the number of major employers and major worksites in each county.  The counties shall provide funds to cities and towns within the county which are implementing commute trip reduction plans in proportion to the number of major employers and major worksites within the city or town.))

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