BILL REQ. #:  S-4403.1 

Read first time 02/02/2004.   Referred to Committee on Highways & Transportation.

     AN ACT Relating to technical corrections to the requirements of regional transportation investment district ballot measures; and amending RCW 36.120.070.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 36.120.070 and 2002 c 56 s 107 are each amended to read as follows:
     Two or more contiguous county legislative authorities, upon receipt of the regional transportation investment plan under RCW 36.120.040, may ((certify the plan to the ballot, including identification of the tax options)) submit to the voters of the proposed district a single ballot measure that approves formation of the district, approves the regional transportation investment plan, and approves the revenue sources necessary to ((fund)) finance the plan. ((County legislative authorities)) The planning committee may draft ((a ballot title,)) the ballot measure on behalf of the county legislative authorities, and the county legislative authorities may give notice as required by law for ballot measures, and perform other duties as required to ((put the plan before)) submit the measure to the voters of the proposed district for their approval or rejection ((as a single ballot measure that both approves formation of the district and approves the plan)). Counties may negotiate interlocal agreements necessary to implement the plan. The electorate will be the voters voting within the boundaries of the participating counties. A simple majority of the total persons voting on the single ballot measure ((to approve the plan, establish the district, and approve the taxes and fees)) is required for approval of the measure.