SENATE BILL REPORT
HB 2918
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As of February 25, 2010
Title: An act relating to removing state route number 908 from the state highway system.
Brief Description: Removing state route number 908 from the state highway system.
Sponsors: Representatives Eddy, Clibborn, Hunter and Maxwell; by request of Wa. St. Transportation Commission.
Brief History: Passed House: 2/11/10, 97-0.
Committee Activity: Transportation: 2/25/10.
SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION |
Staff: Hayley Gamble (786-7452)
Background: The Washington State Transportation Commission (Commission) is responsible for reviewing requests from local jurisdictions and the Department of Transportation (DOT) to transfer state highways into the local road system or to transfer local roads into the state highway system. The Commission is then required to forward these recommendations to the Legislature for formal transfer through legislation. The criteria for evaluating jurisdictional road transfers are laid out in RCW 47.17.001.
Legislation passed in 2009 transferred the responsibility for reviewing route jurisdictional transfers from the Transportation Improvement Board to the Commission.
A portion of State route (SR) 908 was transferred to the City of Kirkland in 1992. The remaining portion of SR 908 runs from Interstate 405 in Kirkland to SR 202 in Redmond.
Summary of Bill: SR 908 is removed from the state highway system.
Appropriation: None.
Fiscal Note: Available.
Committee/Commission/Task Force Created: No.
Effective Date: Ninety days after adjournment of session in which bill is passed.
Staff Summary of Public Testimony: PRO: This bill is identical to the Senate version and the Senate budget language relating to this bill is preferred. The portion of SR 908 that is remaining no longer meets the criteria of a state highway, and local cities would like to see this transferred to the local system.
Persons Testifying: PRO: Representative Eddy, prime sponsor; Doug Levy, City of Redmond; Bob Distler, Transportation Commission.