HB 1092

HOUSE BILL REPORT
HB 1092

This analysis was prepared by non-partisan legislative staff for the use of legislative members in their deliberations. This analysis is not a part of the legislation nor does it constitute a statement of legislative intent.

As Reported by House Committee On:
Capital Budget

Brief Description: Making appropriations and authorizing expenditures for capital improvements.

Sponsors: Representatives Fromhold, McDonald, Ormsby, Blake, Moeller and Wallace; by request of Governor Gregoire.

Majority Report: The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by 22 members: Representatives Fromhold, Chair; Ormsby, Vice Chair; Schual-Berke, Vice Chair; McDonald, Ranking Minority Member; Newhouse, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Blake, Chase, Dunshee, Eickmeyer, Flannigan, Goodman, Hankins, Hasegawa, Kelley, McCune, Orcutt, Pearson, Pedersen, Sells, Skinner, Strow and Upthegrove.

Background:

The programs and agencies of state government are funded on a two-year basis, with each biennium beginning on July 1 of each odd-numbered year. The Capital Budget includes appropriations for the acquisition, construction, and repair of capital assets such as state office buildings, prisons, juvenile rehabilitation centers, residential habilitation centers, mental health facilities, public health facilities, military readiness centers, and higher education facilities. The Capital Budget funds a variety of environmental and natural resource projects, parks and recreational facilities, grants for public K-12 school construction, and has a number of grant and loan programs that support housing, public infrastructure, community service facilities, and art and historical projects.

The sources of funding for the Capital Budget primarily are state general obligation bonds, trust revenues, and dedicated fees and taxes.

Summary of Substitute Bill:

The 2007-09 Capital Budget authorizes $4.2 billion in new capital projects, of which $2.1 billion are financed with new state general obligation bonds. Reappropriations of $2.3 billion are authorized for incompleted projects approved in prior biennia. State agencies are also authorized to enter into a variety of alternative financing contracts.

The 2007 Supplemental Capital Budget authorizes $5.6 million from new state general obligation bonds.

Substitute Bill Compared to Original Bill:

The substitute bill changes the appropriation and funding sources for various capital projects.

Appropriation: The sum of $4.16 billion in new appropriations and $2.6 billion in reappropriations for the 2007-09 Capital Budget. The sum of $5.6 million in new appropriations for the 2007 Supplemental Capital Budget.

Effective Date of Substitute Bill: The bill contains an emergency clause and takes effect immediately, except for section 6032, relating to higher education facility maintenance, which takes effect July 1, 2007 and section 6034, relating to the Public Works Assistance Account, which takes effect June 30, 2011.

Persons Testifying on Original Bill:
(In support) Steve Burch, Sno-Isle Technical Skills Center; Don Wick, Economic Development Association of Skagit County; Tim Bruce, La Conner School District; Kendra Smith, Skagit County; Steve Duncan and James Hendricks, Seattle Children's Hospital; Diane Narasaki and John Chen Beckwith, Asian Counseling and Referral Service; Greg Brown, Spokane School District; Jim Hansen and Rob Van Slyke, Bethel School District; Eleanor Trainor, Seattle School District; Abe Bergman, Michaela McCarthy, Maria McCarthy, and Liz Bullard, Seattle Children's Playgarden; Steve Gano, Suncadia Resort; Mike Cohen, Bellingham Food Bank; James Kelly, Seattle Urban League; Norma Joiner, Mayor of the City of Tieton; Seth Dawson, Washington State Association for Community Action; Byron Manering, Brigid Collins Family Support Center; Ken Dave, Washington State Association for Children's Advocacy Center; Jim Larson, Morningside; Mary Anne Dillon, YWCA of Seattle; Robin Lester, Kent Alliance Center; Larry Fehr, Pioneer Human Services; Shelly Rotondo, Northwest Harvest; Mike Moran, Food Lifeline Second Harvest Inland Northwest; Dick Wagner, The Center for Wooden Boats; Peg Hayes Tipton, Friends of Camano Island; Bill Robinson, The Nature Conservancy; Lua Pritchard, Korean Woman's Association; Sharon Case, Building For The Arts; Nick Federici, Washington Low Income Housing Alliance; Bob Kuehl, Tumwater Schools; Enrique Gonzalez, El Centro de la Rasa; Gestin Suttle and Katherine Carlson, Friends of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery; Grace Reamer, King County Council; Daniel Anguiano, Araceli Hernandez, and Eduardo Hernandez, Casa Latina; Ginger Eagle, Washington Public Ports Association; and Carol Binder and Marlys Erickson, Pike Place Market.

(Opposed) None.

Persons Testifying on Proposed Substitute Bill:

(In support) Norma Joiner, Mayor of the City of Tieton; Sue Shields, Sea-Tac Occupational Skills Center; Craig Dwight, Yakima Valley Technical Skills Center; Sandy Burgess, Metropolitan Development Council; Justin Morrill, Community Health Care; Greg Mowat, Tacoma Housing Authority; Mike Forrester, Nikkei Heritage Association; Jonathan Guzzo, Washington Trails Association; Gordon Beck, Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction; George Scarola, League of Education Voters; Bill Robinson, The Nature Conservancy; Steve Duncan, Children's Hospital; Randy Hodgins, University of Washington; Charlie Brown, Tacoma Zoo Society; Mike Ryherd, Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition; and Larry Ganders, Washington State University.

(Opposed) None.

(With concerns) Larry Fehr, Pioneer Human Services; Barbara Greco, For a Better Tomorrow; David Picatti, North Front Street; Molly Doran, Skagit Land Trust; Kip Tokuda, Shea Aoki, and Dave Watanabe, Japanese Cultural and Community Center; Jerry Bender, Association of Washington School Principals; Tom Henderson, State Board for Community and Technical Colleges; Ed Brewster, Grays Harbor College; Sherry Burkey, Western Washington University; Mark Foutch, Mayor of the City of Olympia; David Shuffert, Thurston County Chamber of Commerce; Jim Hansen and Rob Van Slyke, Bethel School District; Brian Cladoosby, Swinomish Tribe; Walter Zisette, Washington State Low Income Housing Alliance; Jon Echols, Duwamish Education Center; Bonnie Bunning, Department of Natural Resources; Mark Williams, Washington Association of Realtors; Wayne Marion, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation; Lincoln Ferris, Washington Association of Small Business Incubators; Mark Maher, Mason's Union; and Tim Botkin, Kitsap Seed Project.