Title: An act relating to the population thresholds for membership of the county road administration board.

Brief Description: Adjusting population thresholds for membership on the county road administration board.

Sponsors: By Representatives Wood, Wallace, Woods and Skinner; by request of County Road Administration Board.

Brief History:

Transportation: 2/7/05, 2/10/05 [DP].

Floor Activity:

Passed House: 3/8/05, 98-0.

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

Majority Report: Do pass. Signed by 27 members: Representatives Murray, Chair; Wallace, Vice Chair; Woods, Ranking Minority Member; Skinner, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Appleton, Buck, Campbell, Curtis, Dickerson, Ericksen, Flannigan, Hankins, Hudgins, Jarrett, Kilmer, Lovick, Morris, Nixon, Rodne, Schindler, Sells, Shabro, Simpson, B. Sullivan, Takko, Upthegrove and Wood.

Staff: Teresa Berntsen (786-7301).

Background:

The County Road Administration Board administers the county portion of the motor vehicle fuel tax, issues standards of good practice, and provides technical services to the road departments of Washington's 39 counties.

Under current law, the County Road Administration Board is to be composed of three members from counties with a population of 125,000 or more, four members from counties with a population from 12,000 to less than 125,000, and two members from counties with a population less than 12,000.

Summary of Bill:

Revises County Road Administration Board membership population thresholds to state that four members are to come from counties with a population from 25,000 to less than 125,000, and two members from counties with a population less than 25,000.

Appropriation: None.

Fiscal Note: Available.

Effective Date: The bill takes effect 90 days after adjournment of session in which bill is passed.

Testimony For: This bill will balance membership on the County Road Administration Board.

Testimony Against: None.

Persons Testifying: Walt Olsen, County Road Administration Board (CRAB).

Persons Signed In To Testify But Not Testifying: None.