SENATE BILL REPORT
ESSB 5352
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As Amended by House, April 10, 2009
Title: An act relating to transportation funding and appropriations.
Brief Description: Making 2009-11 transportation appropriations.
Sponsors: Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen and Marr; by request of Governor Gregoire).
Brief History:
Committee Activity: Transportation: 3/26/09, 3/30/09 [DPS, w/oRec].
Passed Senate: 4/01/09, 41-6.Passed House: 4/10/09, 65-30.
SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION |
Majority Report: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5352 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass.
Signed by Senators Haugen, Chair; Marr, Vice Chair; Swecker, Ranking Minority Member; Becker, Berkey, Eide, Jarrett, Kastama, Kauffman, Kilmer, King and Ranker.
Minority Report: That it be referred without recommendation.
Signed by Senator Delvin.
Staff: David Ward (786-7341)
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.
Summary of Engrossed Substitute Bill: Appropriations are made for state transportation agencies and programs for the 2009-11 fiscal biennium. (See Committee supporting documents for more detail.)
Appropriation: Various.
Fiscal Note: Not requested.
[OFM requested ten-year cost projection pursuant to I-960.]
Committee/Commission/Task Force Created: No.
Effective Date: The bill contains an emergency clause and takes effect immediately.
Staff Summary of Public Testimony: See committee files.
Persons Testifying: See committee files.
House Amendment(s): The striking amendment replaces the Senate's 2009-11 transportation budget proposal with House's 2009-11 transportation budget proposal.