FINAL BILL REPORT
SSB 5795
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C 567 L 09
Synopsis as Enacted
Brief Description: Modifying the use of funds from the Tacoma Narrows toll bridge account.
Sponsors: Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Kilmer and Franklin).
Senate Committee on Transportation
House Committee on Transportation
Background: The Tacoma Narrows Toll Bridge Account houses all the revenues associated with the bridge, including toll revenue. Authorized expenditures from this account include any required costs to finance, operate, maintain, manage, and repair the facility.
Summary: The Tacoma Narrows Toll Bridge Account may only be used to pay required costs that contribute directly to the financing, operation, maintenance, management, and repair of the facility. The account may not be used for expenditures that do not contribute directly to the financing, operation, maintenance, management, and emergency repairs of the facility. The Transportation Commission determines by rule what is an authorized expense and what is an unauthorized expense.
The Washington State Department of Transportation provides quarterly expenditure reports to the public on the department's website, using current resources.
Votes on Final Passage:
Senate | 45 | 0 | |
House | 98 | 0 | (House amended) (Senate refused to concur) |
House | 95 | 0 | (House receded) |
Effective: | July 26, 2009 |