SENATE BILL REPORT

ESHB 2474

As Reported By Senate Committee On:

Highways & Transportation, March 1, 2004

Title: An act relating to transportation funding and appropriations.

Brief Description: Making supplemental transportation appropriations.

Sponsors: House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representative Murray; by request of Governor Locke).

Brief History:

Committee Activity: Highways & Transportation: 3/1/04 [DPA, DNPA].

SENATE COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS & TRANSPORTATION

Majority Report: Do pass as amended.

      Signed by Senators Horn, Chair; Swecker, Vice Chair; Esser, Haugen, Jacobsen, Kastama, Mulliken, Murray, Oke and Spanel.

Minority Report: Do not pass as amended.

      Signed by Senator Poulsen.

Staff: Kelly Simpson (786-7403)

Background: The operating and capital expenses of state transportation agencies and programs are funded on a biennial basis by an omnibus transportation budget adopted by the Legislature in odd-numbered years. Additionally, supplemental budgets may be adopted during the biennium making various modifications to agency appropriations.

Summary of Amended Bill: The 2003-05 biennial appropriations for various transportation agencies and programs are modified. For additional information, see "Budget Overview," "Expenditure Reports," and "Project Lists" published by the Senate Highways & Transportation Committee. The information is also available on the Internet at http://www.leg.wa.gov/senate/scs/HT/default.htm.

Amended Bill Compared to Substitute Bill: A striking amendment was adopted replacing the underlying bill with the proposed Senate supplemental transportation budget.

Appropriation: Yes.

Fiscal Note: Not requested.

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