Brief Description: Modifying the alignment of state route number 290.

Sponsors: Representatives Wood and Ormsby; by request of Transportation Improvement Board.

Hearing Date: 2/7/05

Staff: Jerry Long (786-7306).

Background:

The 1991 Legislature designated the Transportation Improvement Board to review requests from cities, counties or the state for route jurisdiction transfers and to provide a recommendation to the House and Senate Transportation Committees by November 15th of each year for recommended transfers. The Board adopted WAC rules for the administration of the Route Jurisdiction Transfer process. After soliciting public testimony, TIB will transfer the request to the Legislature. If a route being considered for transfer is located wholly within one or more contiguous jurisdictions, responsibility can remain at the local level if local officials prefer. Based on the criteria established by the Legislature, the City of Spokane requested that the jurisdiction for a portion of State Route 290 be transferred from the Washington Department of Transportation to the City of Spokane.

Summary of Bill:

The definition of State Route 290 is amended. Transfers approximately eight tenths of a mile of State Route 290, which is in the City of Spokane from the Washington Department of Transportation to the City of Spokane. The portion of State Route 290 being transferred begins at State Route 2 and ends at Hamilton Street.

Appropriation: None.

Fiscal Note: Available.

Effective Date: Ninety days after adjournment of session in which bill is passed.