Washington State House of Representatives Office of Program Research | BILL ANALYSIS |
Transportation Committee |
SB 5028
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Brief Description: Transferring jurisdictional route transfer responsibilities from the transportation improvement board to the transportation commission.
Sponsors: Senator Haugen.
Brief Summary of Bill |
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Hearing Date: 3/16/09
Staff: Christie Parker (786-7322)
Background:
A route jurisdiction transfer is the conversion of a state highway into a local road or the conversion of a local road into a state highway. Since 1991, the Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) has received and reviewed these transfer requests. The criteria for evaluating these requests is established in state law. If the TIB agrees with the transfer request, the TIB forwards a recommendation to the house and senate transportation committees.
The TIB is an independent state agency that distributes transportation grant funds to cities and urban counties. The Washington State Transportation Commission's (Commission) duties include setting highway tolls and ferry fares. The Commission also produces the Washington Transportation Plan, which outlines statewide transportation goals and objectives.
Summary of Bill:
The review of route jurisdiction transfer requests is transferred from the Transportation Improvement Board to the Washington State Transportation Commission.
Appropriation: None.
Fiscal Note: Not requested.
Effective Date: The bill takes effect 90 days after adjournment of the session in which the bill is passed.