Title: An act relating to transportation funding and appropriations.

Brief Description: Making 2005-07 transportation appropriations.

Sponsors: Senators Haugen and Swecker; by request of Governor Gregoire.

Brief History:

Committee Activity: Transportation: 4/4/05, 4/5/05 [DPS, DNP].

SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

Majority Report: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6091 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass.Signed by Senators Haugen, Chair; Jacobsen, Vice Chair; Swecker, Ranking Minority Member; Eide, Esser, Mulliken, Spanel and Weinstein.

Minority Report: Do not pass.Signed by Senators Benson and Kastama.

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 Substitute Bill: Appropriations are made for state transportation agencies and programs for the 2005-07 fiscal biennium. Additionally, appropriations for various transportation agencies and programs are modified for the 2003-05 biennium.

Substitute Bill Compared to Original Bill: The original bill was not considered.

Appropriation: Various.

Fiscal Note: Not requested.

Committee/Commission/Task Force Created: No.

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