SB 5971 - DIGEST

     Requires the department to issue a request for proposal by July 1, 2002, for the purpose of constructing a ten-mile toll facility on Interstate 405, bordered by Interstate 5 in Tukwila and Interstate 90.

     Provides that tolls on the facility may be no more than two dollars, unless the department determines that an increase in tolls is necessary to retire the bonds for the facility by 2040.

     Provides that toll revenues may only be used for the costs associated with design and construction, operation and maintenance, and toll collection on the facility.