"Sec. 1   RCW 47.01.051 and 1977 ex.s. c 151 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
     There is hereby created a transportation commission, which shall consist of seven voting members appointed by the governor, with the consent of the senate. The present five members of the highway commission shall serve as five initial members of the transportation commission until their terms of office as highway commission members would have expired. The additional two members provided herein for the transportation commission shall be appointed for initial terms to expire on June 30, 1982, and June 30, 1983. Thereafter all terms shall be for six years. No elective state official ((or)), state officer, or state employee shall be a member of the commission((, and not more than four members of the commission shall at the time of appointment or thereafter during their respective terms of office be members of the same major political party)). At the time of appointment or thereafter during their respective terms of office, four members of the commission shall reside in the western part of the state and three members shall reside in the eastern part of the state as divided north and south by the summit of the Cascade mountains. No more than two members of the commission shall reside in the same county; however, the governor, or his or her designee, shall serve as a nonvoting member of the commission. Commission appointments should reflect both a wide range of transportation interests and a balanced statewide geographic representation. Commissioners ((shall not)) may be removed from office by the governor before the expiration of their terms ((unless for a disqualifying change of residence or for cause based upon a determination of incapacity, incompetence, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office by the superior court of the state of Washington in and for Thurston county upon petition and show cause proceedings duly brought therefor in said court and directed to the commissioner in question)) for cause. No member shall be appointed for more than two consecutive terms."

"Sec. 45   RCW 47.05.030 and 2005 c 319 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:
     The transportation commission shall ((adopt)) develop a comprehensive ten-year investment program specifying program objectives and performance measures for the preservation and improvement programs defined in this section. The adopted ten-year investment program must be forwarded as a recommendation to the governor and the legislature, and is subject to the approval of the legislature in the biennial transportation budget act. In the specification of investment program objectives and performance measures, the transportation commission, in consultation with the Washington state department of transportation, shall define and adopt standards for effective programming and prioritization practices including a needs analysis process. The analysis process must ensure the identification of problems and deficiencies, the evaluation of alternative solutions and trade-offs, and estimations of the costs and benefits of prospective projects. ((The investment program must be revised based on directions by the office of financial management.)) The investment program must be based upon the needs identified in the state-owned highway component of the statewide comprehensive transportation plan ((as defined in RCW 47.01.071(3))).
     (1) The preservation program consists of those investments necessary to preserve the existing state highway system and to restore existing safety features, giving consideration to lowest life cycle costing. The preservation program must require use of the most cost-effective pavement surfaces, considering:
     (a) Life-cycle cost analysis;
     (b) Traffic volume;
     (c) Subgrade soil conditions;
     (d) Environmental and weather conditions;
     (e) Materials available; and
     (f) Construction factors.
     The comprehensive ten-year investment program for preservation must identify projects for two years and an investment plan for the remaining eight years.
     (2) The improvement program consists of investments needed to address identified deficiencies on the state highway system to increase mobility, address congestion, and improve safety, support for the economy, and protection of the environment. The ten-year investment program for improvements must identify projects for two years and major deficiencies proposed to be addressed in the ten-year period giving consideration to relative benefits and life cycle costing. The transportation commission shall give higher priority for correcting identified deficiencies on those facilities classified as facilities of statewide significance as defined in RCW 47.06.140. Project prioritization must be based primarily upon cost-benefit analysis, where appropriate.
     ((The transportation commission shall approve and present the comprehensive ten-year investment program to the governor and the legislature as directed by the office of financial management.))"