BILL REQ. #: Z-0349.6
| State of Washington | 61st Legislature | 2009 Regular Session |
Read first time 01/19/09. Referred to Committee on Transportation.
AN ACT Relating to transportation funding and appropriations; amending RCW 46.68.170, 47.12.244, 46.16.685, and 70.95.521; creating new sections; making appropriations and authorizing expenditures for capital improvements; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 (1) The transportation budget of the state
is hereby adopted and, subject to the provisions set forth, the several
amounts specified, or as much thereof as may be necessary to accomplish
the purposes designated, are hereby appropriated from the several
accounts and funds named to the designated state agencies and offices
for employee compensation and other expenses, for capital projects, and
for other specified purposes, including the payment of any final
judgments arising out of such activities, for the period ending June
30, 2011.
(2) Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions
in this subsection apply throughout this act.
(a) "Fiscal year 2010" or "FY 2010" means the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2010.
(b) "Fiscal year 2011" or "FY 2011" means the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2011.
(c) "FTE" means full-time equivalent.
(d) "Lapse" or "revert" means the amount shall return to an
unappropriated status.
(e) "Provided solely" means the specified amount may be spent only
for the specified purpose. Unless otherwise specifically authorized in
this act, any portion of an amount provided solely for a specified
purpose which is not expended subject to the specified conditions and
limitations to fulfill the specified purpose shall lapse.
(f) "Reappropriation" means appropriation and, unless the context
clearly provides otherwise, is subject to the relevant conditions and
limitations applicable to appropriations.
(g) "LEAP" means the legislative evaluation and accountability
program committee.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 101 FOR THE UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION
COMMISSION
Grade Crossing Protective Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $704,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 102 FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,429,000
Puget Sound Ferry Operations Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $100,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,529,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: $2,245,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is provided solely to create a new transportation
budgeting tool that is fully integrated with other budget systems.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 103 FOR THE MARINE EMPLOYEES COMMISSION
Puget Sound Ferry Operations Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $446,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 104 FOR THE STATE PARKS AND RECREATION
COMMISSION
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,406,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $1,002,000 of the appropriation in this section is provided
solely for road maintenance purposes.
(2) $404,000 of the appropriation in this section is provided
solely for archeological analysis related to transportation projects.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 105 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,506,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $351,000 of the motor vehicle account -- state appropriation is
provided solely for costs associated with the motor fuel quality
program.
(2) $1,004,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is
provided solely to test the quality of biofuel. The department must
test fuel quality at the biofuel manufacturer, distributor, and
retailer.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 106 FOR THE LEGISLATIVE EVALUATION AND
ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $506,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 201 FOR THE WASHINGTON TRAFFIC SAFETY
COMMISSION
Highway Safety Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,541,000
Highway Safety Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,978,000
School Zone Safety Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,890,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,409,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 202 FOR THE COUNTY ROAD ADMINISTRATION BOARD
Rural Arterial Trust Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $913,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,114,000
County Arterial Preservation Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,415,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,442,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 203 FOR THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT BOARD
Urban Arterial Trust Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,814,000
Transportation Improvement Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,817,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,631,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 204 FOR THE JOINT TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,075,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 205 FOR THE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,878,000
Multimodal Transportation Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $112,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,990,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: Pursuant to RCW 43.135.055, during the
2009-11 fiscal biennium, the transportation commission shall
periodically review and, if necessary, modify the schedule of fares for
the Washington state ferry system. The transportation commission may
increase ferry fares and add a fuel surcharge to the fare rate. Except
for the imposition of a fuel surcharge, no fare schedule modifications
may be made prior to September 1, 2009.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 206 FOR THE FREIGHT MOBILITY STRATEGIC
INVESTMENT BOARD
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $699,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following
conditions and limitations: The freight mobility strategic investment
board shall, on a quarterly basis, provide status reports to the office
of financial management and the transportation committees of the
legislature on the delivery of projects funded by this act.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 207 FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE PATROL -- FIELD
OPERATIONS BUREAU
State Patrol Highway Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $225,574,000
State Patrol Highway Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,602,000
State Patrol Highway Account -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $859,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $237,035,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) Washington state patrol officers engaged in off-duty uniformed
employment providing traffic control services to the department of
transportation or other state agencies may use state patrol vehicles
for the purpose of that employment, subject to guidelines adopted by
the chief of the Washington state patrol. The Washington state patrol
shall be reimbursed for the use of the vehicle at the prevailing state
employee rate for mileage and hours of usage, subject to guidelines
developed by the chief of the Washington state patrol.
(2) In addition to the user fees, the patrol shall transfer into
the state patrol nonappropriated airplane revolving account under RCW
43.79.470 no more than the amount of appropriated state patrol highway
account and general fund funding necessary to cover the costs for the
patrol's use of the aircraft. The state patrol highway account and
general fund -- state funds shall be transferred proportionately in
accordance with a cost allocation that differentiates between highway
traffic enforcement services and general policing purposes.
(3) The patrol shall not account for or record locally provided DUI
cost reimbursement payments as expenditure credits to the state patrol
highway account. The patrol shall report the amount of expected
locally provided DUI cost reimbursements in their budget submittal to
the office of financial management.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 208 FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE PATROL--INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES BUREAU
State Patrol Highway Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,553,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 209 FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE PATROL--TECHNICAL SERVICES BUREAU
State Patrol Highway Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $108,258,000
State Patrol Highway Account -- Private/Local
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,008,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $110,266,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) The Washington state patrol shall work with the risk management
division in the office of financial management in compiling the
Washington state patrol's data for establishing the agency's risk
management insurance premiums to the tort claims account. The office
of financial management and the Washington state patrol shall submit a
report to the legislative transportation committees by December 31st of
each year on the number of claims, estimated claims to be paid, method
of calculation, and the adjustment in the premium.
(2) The Washington state patrol may submit information technology
related requests for funding only if the patrol has coordinated with
the department of information services as required by section 601 of
this act.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 210 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING
Marine Fuel Tax Refund Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $32,000
State Patrol Highway Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $738,000
Motorcycle Safety Education Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,743,000
Wildlife Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $836,000
Highway Safety Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $149,885,000
Highway Safety Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,000
Highway Safety Account--Private/Local
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $91,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $78,683,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $242,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,372,000
Department of Licensing Services Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,706,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $241,336,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $11,688,000 of the highway safety account--state appropriation
is provided solely for costs associated with: Issuing enhanced
drivers' licenses and identicards at the fourteen operating enhanced
licensing services offices; extended hours at those licensing services
offices; cross-border tourism education; and other education campaigns.
This is the maximum amount the department may expend for this purpose.
(2) The department may submit information technology related
requests for funding only if the department has coordinated with the
department of information services as required by section 601 of this
act.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 211 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION--TOLL OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE -- PROGRAM B
High-Occupancy Toll Lanes Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,206,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $579,000
Tacoma Narrows Toll Bridge Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,397,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $33,182,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: The department shall provide quarterly
reports to the office of financial management on the operational costs
associated with tolling the Tacoma Narrows bridge. The reports must
include a summary of revenue generated by tolls on the Tacoma Narrows
bridge and an itemized depiction of the use of that revenue.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 212 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION--INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY -- PROGRAM C
Transportation Partnership Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,084,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $69,390,000
Multimodal Transportation Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $363,000
Transportation 2003 Account (Nickel Account) -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,084,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $73,921,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) The department shall consult with the office of financial
management and the department of information services to ensure that
(a) the department's current and future system development is
consistent with the overall direction of other key state systems; and
(b) when possible, use or develop common statewide information systems
to encourage coordination and integration of information used by the
department and other state agencies and to avoid duplication.
(2) The department shall provide updated information on six project
milestones for all active projects, funded in part or in whole with
2005 transportation partnership account funds or 2003 nickel account
funds, on a quarterly basis in the transportation executive information
system (TEIS). The department shall also provide updated information
on six project milestones for projects, funded with preexisting funds
and that are agreed to by the legislature, office of financial
management, and the department, on a quarterly basis in TEIS.
(3) $466,000 of the transportation partnership account--state
appropriation and $466,000 of the transportation 2003 account (nickel
account)--state appropriation are provided solely for the department to
develop a project management and reporting system which is a collection
of integrated tools for capital construction project managers to use to
perform all the necessary tasks associated with project management.
The department shall integrate commercial off-the-shelf software with
existing department systems and enhanced approaches to data management
to provide web-based access for multi-level reporting and improved
business workflows and reporting. On a quarterly basis, the department
shall report to the office of financial management and the
transportation committees of the legislature on the status of the
development and integration of the system. The first report shall
include a detailed work plan for the development and integration of the
system including timelines and budget milestones. At a minimum the
ensuing reports shall indicate the status of the work as it compares to
the work plan, any discrepancies, and proposed adjustments necessary to
bring the project back on schedule or budget if necessary.
(4) The department may submit information technology related
requests for funding only if the department has coordinated with the
department of information services as required by section 601 of this
act.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 213 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION--FACILITY MAINTENANCE, OPERATIONS AND CONSTRUCTION -- PROGRAM D -- OPERATING
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,626,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 214 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION--AVIATION -- PROGRAM F
Aeronautics Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,997,000
Aeronautics Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,150,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,147,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: $50,000 of the aeronautics account--state
appropriation is provided solely for the aviation planning council as
provided for in RCW 47.68.410.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 215 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION--PROGRAM DELIVERY MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT -- PROGRAM H
Transportation Partnership Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $100,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $49,261,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $500,000
Multimodal Transportation Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $250,000
Transportation 2003 Account (Nickel Account) -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $100,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $50,211,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $750,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is
provided solely to begin compliance with new stormwater permit
requirements mandated by the department of ecology.
(2) $100,000 of the transportation partnership account--state
appropriation and $100,000 of the transportation 2003 account (nickel
account)--state appropriation are provided solely to the department to
transition the roles and responsibilities of the statewide project
management group consultants to the department. The department shall
provide an updated copy of the capital construction strategic plan to
the legislative transportation committees and to the office of
financial management on June 30, 2009, and each year thereafter. The
department shall coordinate its work with other budget and performance
efforts, including Roadmap, the findings of the critical applications
modernization and integration strategies study, including proposed next
steps, and the priorities of government process.
(3) The department shall submit a report with the next budget
transmittal to the office of financial management on the implementation
status of recommended capital budgeting and reporting options. Options
must include: Reporting against legislatively-established project
identification numbers and may include recommendations for reporting
against other appropriate project groupings; measures for reporting
progress, timeliness, and cost which create an incentive for the
department to manage effectively and report its progress in a
transparent manner; and criteria and process for transfers of funds
among projects.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 216 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION--ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIPS -- PROGRAM K
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $557,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 217 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION--HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE -- PROGRAM M
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $351,243,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,797,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $359,040,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) If portions of the appropriations in this section are required
to fund maintenance work resulting from major disasters not covered by
federal emergency funds such as fire, flooding, and major slides,
supplemental appropriations must be requested to restore state funding
for ongoing maintenance activities.
(2) The department shall request an unanticipated receipt for any
federal moneys received for emergency snow and ice removal and shall
place an equal amount of the motor vehicle account -- state into
unallotted status. This exchange shall not affect the amount of
funding available for snow and ice removal.
(3) The department shall request an unanticipated receipt for any
private or local funds received for reimbursements of third party
damages that are in excess of the motor vehicle account -- private/local
appropriation.
(4) $2,000,000 of the motor vehicle account--federal appropriation
is provided for unanticipated federal funds that may be received during
the 2009-11 biennium.
(5) The department may work with the department of corrections to
utilize corrections crews for the purposes of litter pickup on state
highways.
(6) The department shall update a comprehensive listing of
maintenance backlogs and related costs and include this report with the
next budget submittal to the office of financial management. This
report must include an analysis of methods for specifically reducing
discrete maintenance activity backlogs.
(7) $72,776,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation
is for snow and ice related expenses.
(8) $750,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is
provided solely to begin compliance with new stormwater permit
requirements mandated by the department of ecology.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 218 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION--TRAFFIC OPERATIONS -- PROGRAM Q -- OPERATING
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $51,325,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,050,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $127,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $53,502,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: $2,400,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is provided solely for low-cost enhancements.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 219 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION--TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT -- PROGRAM S
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,027,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $30,000
Multimodal Transportation Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $973,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $30,030,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 220 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION--TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, DATA, AND RESEARCH -- PROGRAM T
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $24,629,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,116,000
Multimodal Transportation Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $696,000
Multimodal Transportation Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,809,000
Multimodal Transportation Account -- Private/Local
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $100,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $47,350,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $243,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation and
$81,000 of the motor vehicle account--federal appropriation are
provided solely for development of a freight database to help guide
freight investment decisions and track project effectiveness. The
database will be based on truck movement tracked through geographic
information system technology. TransNow will contribute federal funds
which are not appropriated in the transportation budget. The
department shall work with the freight mobility strategic investment
board to implement this project.
(2) $150,000 of the motor vehicle account--federal appropriation is
provided solely for the costs to develop an electronic map-based
computer application that will enable law enforcement officers and
others to more easily locate collisions and other incidents in the
field.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 221 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION--CHARGES FROM OTHER AGENCIES -- PROGRAM U
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $87,072,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $400,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $87,472,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) The office of financial management must provide a detailed
accounting of the revenues and expenditures of the self-insurance fund
to the transportation committees of the legislature on December 31st
and June 30th of each year.
(2) Payments in this section represent charges from other state
agencies to the department of transportation.
(a) FOR PAYMENT OF OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
DIVISION OF RISK MANAGEMENT FEES . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,639,000
(b) FOR PAYMENT OF COSTS OF THE OFFICE OF THE STATE
AUDITOR . . . . . . . . . . . . $937,000
(c) FOR PAYMENT OF COSTS OF DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL
ADMINISTRATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,947,000
(d) FOR PAYMENT OF COSTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
PERSONNEL . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,348,000
(e) FOR PAYMENT OF SELF-INSURANCE LIABILITY
PREMIUMS AND ADMINISTRATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $44,418,000
(f) FOR ARCHIVES AND RECORDS MANAGEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . $588,000
(g) FOR OFFICE OF MINORITIES AND WOMEN BUSINESS
ENTERPRISES . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,008,000
(h) FOR USE OF FINANCIAL AND REPORTING SYSTEMS
PROVIDED BY THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,143,000
(i) FOR POLICY AND SYSTEM ASSISTANCE FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION SERVICES . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,970,000
(j) FOR LEGAL SERVICE PROVIDED BY THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL'S OFFICE . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,526,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 222 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION--PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION -- PROGRAM V
Regional Mobility Grant Program Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $34,048,000
Multimodal Transportation Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $81,360,000
Multimodal Transportation Account -- Federal
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,582,000
Multimodal Transportation Account -- Private/Local
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,027,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $119,017,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $26,000,000 of the multimodal transportation account -- state
appropriation is provided solely for a grant program for special needs
transportation provided by transit agencies and nonprofit providers of
transportation.
(a) $6,000,000 of the amount provided in this subsection is
provided solely for grants to nonprofit providers of special needs
transportation. Grants for nonprofit providers shall be based on need,
including the availability of other providers of service in the area,
efforts to coordinate trips among providers and riders, and the cost
effectiveness of trips provided.
(b) $20,000,000 of the amount provided in this subsection is
provided solely for grants to transit agencies to transport persons
with special transportation needs. To receive a grant, the transit
agency must have a maintenance of effort for special needs
transportation that is no less than the previous year's maintenance of
effort for special needs transportation. Grants for transit agencies
shall be prorated based on the amount expended for demand response
service and route deviated service in calendar year 2007 as reported in
the "Summary of Public Transportation - 2007" published by the
department of transportation. No transit agency may receive more than
thirty percent of these distributions.
(2) Funds are provided for the rural mobility grant program as
follows:
(a) $9,500,000 of the multimodal transportation account -- state
appropriation is provided solely for grants for those transit systems
serving small cities and rural areas as identified in the "Summary of
Public Transportation - 2007" published by the department of
transportation. Noncompetitive grants must be distributed to the
transit systems serving small cities and rural areas in a manner
similar to past disparity equalization programs.
(b) $9,500,000 of the multimodal transportation account -- state
appropriation is provided solely to providers of rural mobility service
in areas not served or underserved by transit agencies through a
competitive grant process.
(c) $1,000,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state
appropriation is provided solely for vanpool grants to rural transit
agencies to cover the capital cost of adding vans. The grants must be
administered under the same rules and criteria as the statewide vanpool
grant program.
(3) $11,000,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state
appropriation is provided solely for a statewide vanpool grant program
for public transit agencies to cover the capital costs of vans. At
least $4,000,000 of this amount must be used for vanpool grants in
congested corridors in King, Pierce, Snohomish, Thurston, Clark, and
Spokane counties.
(4) $34,048,000 of the regional mobility grant program account--state appropriation and $5,952,000 of the multimodal transportation
account--state appropriation are provided solely for the regional
mobility grant projects identified on LEAP Transportation Document
2007-B as developed April 20, 2007; LEAP Transportation Document 2006-D
as developed March 8, 2006; or as selected by the legislature from the
priority list to be submitted by the department in January 2009. Any
project that has been awarded funds but has not reported activity
within one year of the grant award must be reviewed by the department
to determine whether the grant award should be terminated. If the
grant award is terminated, the funds lapse.
(5) The department shall report to the house and senate
transportation committees and the office of financial management by
June 30, 2009, on: (a) Whether replacement vans should be an eligible
use of the vanpool and regional mobility grants; and (b) whether
passenger-only ferry operating and capital costs should be an eligible
use of the regional mobility grant program.
(6) $500,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state
appropriation is provided solely to expand park and ride lot capacity
through short-term lease agreements and relocation incentives for
carpools and vanpools.
(7)(a) $2,500,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state
appropriation is provided solely for grants to cities and counties to
expand the commute trip reduction program established in RCW 70.94.521
through 70.94.555 to: (i) Increase voluntary participation by medium-sized employers (fifty to one hundred employees) in affected urban
growth areas; and (ii) provide state technical support for the expanded
program. The commute trip reduction board shall establish criteria for
grants and statewide trip reduction goals for medium-sized employers,
and report biennially on achievement of the goals as part of the
board's legislative report.
(b) $2,500,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state
appropriation is provided solely for: (i) Grants to local governments
primarily for small employers (under fifty employees) pursuant to the
provisions for growth and transportation efficiency centers established
under RCW 70.94.521 through 70.94.555; (ii) state technical support;
and (iii) the measurement of the effectiveness of the program.
(c) An affected urban growth area that has not previously
implemented a commute trip reduction program is exempt from the
requirements in RCW 70.94.527 if a solution to address the state
highway deficiency that exceeds the person hours of delay threshold has
been funded and is in progress during the 2009-11 biennium.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 223 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION--MARINE -- PROGRAM X
Puget Sound Ferry Operations Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $426,023,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $92,935,000 of the Puget Sound ferry operations--state
appropriation is for auto ferry vessel operating fuel in the 2009-11
biennium.
(2) The department shall prepare a fiscally constrained six-year
service plan with implementation beginning July 1, 2009. The
department shall cease operation of the Anacortes to Sidney, British
Columbia ferry route at the conclusion of the published summer 2009
ferry schedule, on or about September 28, 2009.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 224 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION--RAIL -- PROGRAM Y--OPERATING
Multimodal Transportation Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $34,916,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $29,091,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state
appropriation is provided solely for the Amtrak service contract and
Talgo maintenance contract associated with providing and maintaining
the state-supported passenger rail service.
(2) No Amtrak Cascade runs may be eliminated.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 225 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION--LOCAL PROGRAMS -- PROGRAM Z -- OPERATING
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,676,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,567,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,243,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 301 FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE PATROL
State Patrol Highway Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,700,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $2,200,000 is provided solely for the following minor works
projects: $150,000 for HVAC controls at Wenatchee 6 and Spokane 4
headquarters; $195,000 for HVAC replacement systems at South King and
Kennewick detachment offices and the SeaTac and Ft. Lewis weigh
stations; $450,000 for roof replacement at the Shelton academy;
$168,000 for scale replacements at Pasco and Home Valley; $147,000 for
parking lot repairs at the Shelton academy, Bremerton 8 and Bellevue 2
headquarters, and the Morton, Kelso, and Chehalis detachment offices;
$50,000 for electrical upgrades at Bellevue 2 headquarters; $400,000
for Shelton academy drive course repairs; $90,000 for windows at the
South King detachment office; $150,000 for floor replacement at the
Spokane 4 and Wenatchee 6 headquarters, and the Port Angeles,
Burlington, Poulsbo, and Okanogan detachment offices; $200,000 for
replacement of the Naselle Tower Shelter; and $200,000 for unforeseen
emergency repairs.
(2) $1,500,000 is provided solely for construction of regional
waste water treatment systems for the Shelton academy of the Washington
state patrol.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 302 FOR THE COUNTY ROAD ADMINISTRATION BOARD
Rural Arterial Trust Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $49,400,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,048,000
County Arterial Preservation Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $31,400,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $81,848,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) $1,048,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation
may be used for county ferry projects as set forth in RCW 47.56.725(4).
(2) The appropriations contained in this section include funding to
counties to assist them in efforts to recover from winter storm and
flood damage, by providing capitalization advances and local match for
federal emergency funding as determined by the county road
administration board. The county road administration board shall
specifically identify any such selected projects and shall include
information concerning them in its next annual report to the
legislature.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 303 FOR THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT BOARD
Small City Pavement and Sidewalk Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,939,000
Urban Arterial Trust Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $120,430,000
Transportation Improvement Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $85,689,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $212,058,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) The transportation improvement account -- state appropriation
includes up to $7,143,000 in proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized
in RCW 47.26.500.
(2) The urban arterial trust account--state appropriation includes
up to $15,000,000 in proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized in RCW
47.26.420.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 304 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION--PROGRAM D (DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION-ONLY PROJECTS) -- CAPITAL
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,810,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following
conditions and limitations: The department shall submit a report on
surplus property (a) that is suitable for development for department
facilities or (b) that should be sold with each agency request budget
submittal to the office of financial management.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 305 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION--IMPROVEMENTS -- PROGRAM I
Transportation Partnership Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,461,678,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $121,457,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $303,595,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $57,472,000
Special Category C Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $24,707,000
Transportation 2003 Account (Nickel Account) -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $638,838,000
Freight Multimodal Account--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,422,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,612,169,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) The entire transportation 2003 account (nickel account)
appropriation and the entire transportation partnership account
appropriation are provided solely for the projects and activities as
listed by fund, project, and amount in TEIS Transportation Document
09GOV001, Highway Improvement Program (I) as developed December 15,
2008. However, limited transfers of specific line-item project
appropriations may occur between projects for those amounts listed
subject to the conditions and limitations in section 603 of this act.
(2) The special category C account--state appropriation includes up
to $24,000,000 in proceeds authorized in RCW 47.10.812. The
transportation 2003 account (nickel account)--state appropriation
includes up to $597,000,000 of proceeds authorized in RCW 47.10.861.
The transportation partnership account--state appropriation includes up
to $1,436,000,000 in proceeds authorized in RCW 47.10.873.
(3) $4,000,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is
provided solely for preliminary engineering on phase three of the state
route number 395 north Spokane corridor project.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 306 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION--PRESERVATION -- PROGRAM P
Transportation Partnership Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $82,248,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $276,189,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $395,365,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,417,000
Puyallup Tribal Settlement Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,500,000
Transportation 2003 Account (Nickel Account)--
State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,237,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $773,956,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) The entire transportation 2003 account (nickel account)
appropriation and the entire transportation partnership account
appropriation are provided solely for the projects and activities as
listed by fund, project, and amount in TEIS Transportation Document
09GOV001, Highway Preservation Program (P) as developed December 15,
2008. However, limited transfers of specific line-item project
appropriations may occur between projects for those amounts listed
subject to the conditions and limitations in section 603 of this act.
(2) The department shall apply for surface transportation program
(STP) enhancement funds to be expended in lieu of or in addition to
state funds for eligible costs of projects in Programs I and P,
including, but not limited to, the SR 518, SR 519, SR 520, and Alaskan
Way Viaduct projects.
(3) $300,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is
provided solely for analysis and a report on state highway pavement
replacement needs, level of investment, timing, and strategies for the
next ten years. The department shall include the following in the
report:
(a) For asphalt and chip seal: (i) The current backlog of "black"
pavement preservation projects; (ii) the level of investment needed and
schedule to reduce or eliminate the backlog and resume the lowest life-cycle cost to replace the highway lane miles; and (iii) strategies for
addressing the recent rapid escalation of asphalt prices and using
alternatives to hot mix asphalt.
(b) For concrete or "white" pavement: (i) Identification of
concrete rehabilitation and replacement needs in the next ten years;
and (ii) the level of investment, schedule, and strategies for
rehabilitation and replacement, including dowel-bar retrofit, selected
panel replacement, and full replacement.
(c) For all types of pavement: Criteria for determining which type
of pavement will be used for specific projects, including annualized
cost per mile, traffic volume per lane mile, and heavy truck traffic
volume per lane mile.
The department shall submit the report to the office of financial
management and the transportation committees of the legislature by
December 31, 2009, in order to inform the development of the 2011-13
transportation budget.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 307 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION--TRAFFIC OPERATIONS -- PROGRAM Q -- CAPITAL
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,392,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,122,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,514,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations: $4,686,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is provided solely for state matching funds for
federally selected competitive grant or congressional earmark projects.
If this amount exceeds the amount required to match federal grants, the
department may allocate the excess amount to high priority capital
projects that reduce congestion, increase mobility, or increase safety.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 308 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION--WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES CONSTRUCTION -- PROGRAM W
Puget Sound Capital Construction Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $194,293,000
Puget Sound Capital Construction Account -- Federal
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $37,330,000
Transportation 2003 Account (Nickel Account) -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $36,446,000
Multimodal Transportation Account--State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $323,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $268,392,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the
entire appropriations in this section are provided solely for the
projects and activities as listed by fund, project, and amount in TEIS
Transportation Document 09GOV001, Ferries Capital Program (W) as
developed December 15, 2008. However, limited transfers of specific
line-item project appropriations may occur between projects for those
amounts listed subject to the conditions and limitations in section 603
of this act.
(2) The department of transportation is authorized to sell up to
$145,000,000 in bonds authorized by RCW 47.10.843 for vessel and
terminal acquisition, major and minor improvements, and long lead-time
materials acquisition for the Washington state ferries.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 309 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION--RAIL -- PROGRAM Y -- CAPITAL
Essential Rail Assistance Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $175,000
Transportation Infrastructure Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,216,000
Multimodal Transportation Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $102,163,000
Multimodal Transportation Account -- Federal
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,968,000
Multimodal Transportation Account -- Private/Local
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,551,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $134,073,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1)(a) Except as provided otherwise in this section, the entire
appropriations in this section are provided solely for the projects and
activities as listed by fund, project, and amount in TEIS
Transportation Document 09GOV001, Rail Capital Program (Y) as developed
December 15, 2008. However, limited transfers of specific line-item
project appropriations may occur between projects for those amounts
listed subject to the conditions and limitations in section 603 of this
act.
(b) Within the amounts provided in this section, $116,000 of the
transportation infrastructure account--state appropriation is for low-interest loans for rail capital projects through the freight rail
investment bank program.
(c) Within the amounts provided in this section, $2,750,000 of the
multimodal transportation account--state appropriation is for statewide
- emergent freight rail assistance projects.
(d) Within the amounts provided in this section, $339,000 of the
multimodal transportation account--state appropriation is for rescoping
and completion of required environmental documents for the Kelso to
Martin's Bluff - 3rd Mainline and Storage Tracks project. The rescoped
project may include funds that are committed to the project by local or
private funding partners. However, the rescoped project must be
capable of being completed with not more than $49,470,000 in future
state funding, inclusive of inflation costs. Subject to this funding
constraint, the rescoped project must maximize capacity improvements
along the rail mainline.
(2) The multimodal transportation account--state appropriation
includes up to $72,422,000 in proceeds from the sale of bonds
authorized by RCW 47.10.867.
(3) If new federal funding for freight or passenger rail is
received, the department shall consult with the transportation
committees of the legislature and the office of financial management
prior to spending the funds on existing or additional projects.
(4) The department shall sell any ancillary property, acquired when
the state purchased the right-of-ways to the PCC rail line system, to
a lessee of the ancillary property who is willing to pay fair market
value for the property. The department shall deposit the proceeds from
the sale of ancillary property into the transportation infrastructure
account.
(5) $8,100,000 of the transportation infrastructure account--state
appropriation is provided solely for grants to any intergovernmental
entity or local rail district to which the department of transportation
assigns the management and oversight responsibility for the business
and economic development elements of existing operating leases on the
Palouse River and Coulee City (PCC) rail lines. The PCC rail line
system is made up of the CW, P&L and PV Hooper rail lines. Business
and economic development elements include such items as levels of
service and business operating plans, but shall not include the state's
oversight of railroad regulatory compliance, rail infrastructure
condition, or real property management issues. The PCC rail system
must be managed in a self-sustaining manner and best efforts shall be
used to ensure that it does not require state capital or operating
subsidy beyond the level of state funding expended on it to date. The
assignment of the stated responsibilities to an intergovernmental
entity or rail district shall be on such terms and conditions as the
department of transportation and the intergovernmental entity or rail
district mutually agree. The grant funds may be used only to refurbish
the rail lines. It is the intent of the legislature to make the funds
appropriated in this section available as grants to an
intergovernmental entity or local rail district for the purposes stated
in this section at least until June 30, 2012, and to reappropriate as
necessary any portion of the appropriation in this section that is not
used by June 30, 2011.
(6) The department shall aggressively pursue federal rail funds
authorized under the rail safety and improvement act of 2008 (P. L.
110-432) for any projects that may qualify for such funds and are
currently identified on the project list referenced in subsection
(1)(a) of this section. The department shall provide quarterly reports
to the office of financial management and the transportation committees
of the legislature on requests for federal funds and the status of such
requests.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 310 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION--LOCAL PROGRAMS -- PROGRAM Z -- CAPITAL
Highway Infrastructure Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $207,000
Highway Infrastructure Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,602,000
Freight Mobility Investment Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,048,000
Transportation Partnership Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,150,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,586,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $30,411,000
Freight Mobility Multimodal Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,918,000
Freight Mobility Multimodal Account -- Private/Local
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,135,000
Passenger Ferry Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,000,000
Multimodal Transportation Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,273,000
Multimodal Transportation Account -- Federal
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,936,000
Transportation 2003 Account (Nickel Account) -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $214,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $97,480,000
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
conditions and limitations:
(1) Except as provided otherwise in this section, the entire
appropriations in this section are provided solely for the projects and
activities as listed by fund, project, and amount in TEIS
Transportation Document 09GOV001, Local Programs Capital Program (Z) as
developed December 15, 2008. However, limited transfers of specific
line-item project appropriations may occur between projects for those
amounts listed subject to the conditions and limitations in section 603
of this act.
(2) $4,000,000 of the passenger ferry account--state appropriation
is provided solely for near and long-term costs of capital improvements
in a business plan approved by the governor for passenger ferry
service.
(3) Federal funds may be transferred from program Z to programs I
and P and state funds shall be transferred from programs I and P to
program Z to replace those federal funds in a dollar-for-dollar match.
Fund transfers authorized under this subsection shall not affect
project prioritization status. Appropriations shall initially be
allotted as appropriated in this act. The department may not transfer
funds as authorized under this subsection without approval of the
office of financial management.
(4) The city of Winthrop may utilize a design-build process for the
Winthrop bike path project. Of the amount appropriated in this section
for this project, $500,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state appropriation is contingent upon the state receiving from the
city of Winthrop $500,000 in federal funds awarded to the city of
Winthrop by its local planning organization.
(5) $7,593,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state
appropriation, $7,659,000 of the motor vehicle account--federal
appropriation, and $4,000,000 of the transportation partnership
account--state appropriation are provided solely for: The pedestrian
and bicycle safety program projects and safe routes to schools program
projects identified in the LEAP Transportation Document 2007-A,
pedestrian and bicycle safety program projects and safe routes to
schools program projects as developed April 20, 2007, and LEAP
Transportation Document 2006-B, pedestrian and bicycle safety program
projects and safe routes to schools program projects as developed March
8, 2006; and projects selected by the legislature from the priority
lists of projects submitted by the department in December 2008.
Projects must be allocated funding based on order of priority. The
department shall review all projects receiving grant awards under this
program at least semiannually to determine whether the projects are
making satisfactory progress. Any project that has been awarded funds,
but does not report activity on the project within one year of the
grant award, shall be reviewed by the department to determine whether
the grant should be terminated. The department shall promptly close
out grants when projects have been completed, and identify where unused
grant funds remain because actual project costs were lower than
estimated in the grant award.
(7) For the 2009-11 project appropriations, unless otherwise
provided in this act, the director of financial management may
authorize a transfer of appropriation authority between projects
managed by the freight mobility strategic investment board, in order
for the board to manage project spending and efficiently deliver all
projects in the respective program.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 401 FOR THE STATE TREASURER -- BOND RETIREMENT
AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING BOND REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR
BOND SALES DISCOUNTS AND DEBT TO BE PAID BY MOTOR VEHICLE ACCOUNT AND
TRANSPORTATION FUND REVENUE
Transportation Partnership Account -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,371,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $869,000
Urban Arterial Trust Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $85,000
Special Category C Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $158,000
Multimodal Transportation Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $578,000
Highway Bond Retirement Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $766,436,000
Ferry Bond Retirement Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $33,771,000
Transportation Improvement Board Bond Retirement
Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,600,000
Nondebt-Limit Reimbursable Bond Retirement Account --
State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,803,000
Transportation 2003 Account (Nickel Account) -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,743,000
Transportation Improvement Account--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $40,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $859,454,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 402 FOR THE STATE TREASURER -- BOND RETIREMENT
AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING BOND REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR
BOND SALE EXPENSES AND FISCAL AGENT CHARGES
Transportation Partnership Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $527,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $55,000
Urban Arterial Trust Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,000
Special Category C Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000
Multimodal Transportation Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $37,000
Transportation Improvement Account--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000
Transportation 2003 Account (Nickel Account) -- State
Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $235,000
TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $873,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 403 FOR THE STATE TREASURER -- BOND RETIREMENT
AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING BOND REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR
MVFT BONDS AND TRANFERS
Motor Vehicle Account--State Appropriation: For
transfer to the Puget Sound Capital Construction
Account . . . . . . . . . . . . $145,000,000
The state treasurer is authorized to sell up to $145,000,000 in
bonds authorized by RCW 47.10.843 for vessel and terminal acquisition,
major and minor improvements, and long lead-time materials acquisition
for the Washington state ferries.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 404 To the extent that any appropriation
authorizes expenditures of state funds from the motor vehicle account,
special category C account, Tacoma Narrows toll bridge account,
transportation 2003 account (nickel account), transportation
partnership account, transportation improvement account, Puget Sound
capital construction account, multimodal transportation account, or
other transportation capital project account in the state treasury for
a state transportation program that is specified to be funded with
proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized in chapter 47.10 RCW, the
legislature declares that any such expenditures made prior to the issue
date of the applicable transportation bonds for that state
transportation program are intended to be reimbursed from proceeds of
those transportation bonds in a maximum amount equal to the amount of
such appropriation.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 405 FOR THE STATE TREASURER -- STATE REVENUES
FOR DISTRIBUTION
Motor Vehicle Account--State Appropriation: For motor
vehicle fuel tax distributions to cities and
counties . . . . . . . . . . . . $513,858,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 406 FOR THE STATE TREASURER -- TRANSFERS
Motor Vehicle Account--State Appropriation: For motor
vehicle fuel tax refunds and statutory transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . $996,870,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 407 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING--TRANSFERS
Motor Vehicle Account--State Appropriation: For motor
vehicle fuel tax refunds and transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . $341,493,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 408 FOR THE STATE TREASURER -- ADMINISTRATIVE
TRANSFERS
Recreational Vehicle Account--State Appropriation: For
transfer to the Motor Vehicle Account--State . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,895,000
Motor Vehicle Account--State Appropriation: For transfer
to the State Patrol Highway Account--State . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000,000
Motor Vehicle Account--State Appropriation: For transfer
to the Puget Sound Capital Account--State . . . . . . . . . . . . $43,000,000
Motor Vehicle Account--State Appropriation: For transfer
to the High-Occupancy Toll Lanes Operations Account . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000,000
Motor Vehicle Account--State Appropriation: For transfer
to the Puget Sound Ferry Operations Account . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,000,000
Motor Vehicle Account--State Appropriation:
For transfer to the Transportation 2003 Account
(Nickel Account)--State . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,000,000
Department of Licensing Services Account--State
Appropriation: For transfer to the State Patrol Highway
Account--State . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000,000
Multimodal Transportation Account--State Appropriation:
For transfer to the State Patrol Highway
Account--State . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,000,000
Multimodal Transportation Account--State Appropriation:
For transfer to the Puget Sound Ferry Operations
Account . . . . . . . . . . . . $30,000,000
Tacoma Narrows Toll Bridge Account--State Appropriation:
For transfer to the Motor Vehicle Account--State . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,288,000
Advance Right-Of-Way Revolving Account--State Appropriation:
For transfer to the Motor Vehicle Account--State . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,000,000
License Plate Technology Account--State Appropriation:
For transfer to the Multimodal Transportation
Account--State . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000,000
Waste Tire Removal Account--State Appropriation: For
transfer to the Motor Vehicle Account--State . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,500,000
Transportation Partnership Account--State Appropriation:
For transfer to the Motor Vehicle Account--State . . . . . . . . . . . . $272,000,000
Regional Mobility Grant Program Account--State
Appropriation: For transfer to the Multimodal
Transportation Account--State . . . . . . . . . . . . $30,000,000
NEW SECTION. Sec. 501 COMPENSATION--NONREPRESENTED EMPLOYEES--INSURANCE BENEFITS. The appropriations for state agencies, are subject
to the following conditions and limitations:
(1)(a) The monthly employer funding rate for insurance benefit
premiums, public employees' benefits board administration, and the
uniform medical plan, shall not exceed $774 per eligible employee for
fiscal year 2010. For fiscal year 2011 the monthly employer funding
rate shall not exceed $831 per eligible employee.
(b) In order to achieve the level of funding provided for health
benefits, the public employees' benefits board shall require any or all
of the following: Employee premium copayments, increases in
point-of-service cost sharing, the implementation of managed
competition, or make other changes to benefits consistent with RCW
41.05.065.
(c) The health care authority shall deposit any moneys received on
behalf of the uniform medical plan as a result of rebates on
prescription drugs, audits of hospitals, subrogation payments, or any
other moneys recovered as a result of prior uniform medical plan claims
payments, into the public employees' and retirees' insurance account to
be used for insurance benefits. Such receipts shall not be used for
administrative expenditures.
(2) The health care authority, subject to the approval of the
public employees' benefits board, shall provide subsidies for health
benefit premiums to eligible retired or disabled public employees and
school district employees who are eligible for medicare, pursuant to
RCW 41.05.085. From January 1, 2010, through December 31, 2010, the
subsidy shall be $196.61. Starting January 1, 2011, the subsidy shall
be $211.35 per month.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 502 COMPENSATION--REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES
OUTSIDE SUPER COALITION--INSURANCE BENEFITS. The appropriations for
state agencies, are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)(a) The monthly employer funding rate for insurance benefit
premiums, public employees' benefits board administration, and the
uniform medical plan, for represented employees outside the super
coalition under chapter 41.80 RCW, shall not exceed $774 per eligible
employee for fiscal year 2010. For fiscal year 2011, the monthly
employer funding rate shall not exceed $831 per eligible employee.
(b) In order to achieve the level of funding provided for health
benefits, the public employees' benefits board shall require any or all
of the following: Employee premium copayments, increases in
point-of-service cost sharing, the implementation of managed
competition, or make other changes to benefits consistent with RCW
41.05.065.
(c) The health care authority shall deposit any moneys received on
behalf of the uniform medical plan as a result of rebates on
prescription drugs, audits of hospitals, subrogation payments, or any
other moneys recovered as a result of prior uniform medical plan claims
payments, into the public employees' and retirees' insurance account to
be used for insurance benefits. Such receipts shall not be used for
administrative expenditures.
(2) The health care authority, subject to the approval of the
public employees' benefits board, shall provide subsidies for health
benefit premiums to eligible retired or disabled public employees and
school district employees who are eligible for medicare, pursuant to
RCW 41.05.085. From January 1, 2010, through December 31, 2010, the
subsidy shall be $196.61. Starting January 1, 2011, the subsidy shall
be $211.35 per month.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 503 COMPENSATION--REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES--SUPER COALITION. Collective bargaining agreements negotiated as part
of the super coalition under chapter 41.80 RCW include employer
contributions to health insurance premiums at 88% of the cost. Funding
rates at this level are currently $774 per month for fiscal year 2010
and $831 per month for fiscal year 2011.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 504 COMPENSATION--REVISE PENSION CONTRIBUTION
RATES. The appropriations for state agencies are subject to the
following conditions and limitations: Appropriations are adjusted to
reflect changes to agency appropriations to reflect savings resulting
from changes to pension funding as provided in Z-. . . ./09 (revise
pension funding). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2009, the
amount provided in this section shall lapse.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 601 INFORMATION SYSTEMS PROJECTS. Agencies
shall comply with the following requirements regarding information
systems projects when specifically directed to do so by this act.
(1) Agency planning and decisions concerning information technology
shall be made in the context of its information technology portfolio.
"Information technology portfolio" means a strategic management
approach in which the relationships between agency missions and
information technology investments can be seen and understood, such
that: Technology efforts are linked to agency objectives and business
plans; the impact of new investments on existing infrastructure and
business functions are assessed and understood before implementation;
and agency activities are consistent with the development of an
integrated, nonduplicative statewide infrastructure.
(2) Agencies shall use their information technology portfolios in
making decisions on matters related to the following:
(a) System refurbishment, acquisitions, and development efforts;
(b) Setting goals and objectives for using information technology
in meeting legislatively-mandated missions and business needs;
(c) Assessment of overall information processing performance,
resources, and capabilities;
(d) Ensuring appropriate transfer of technological expertise for
the operation of any new systems developed using external resources;
and
(e) Progress toward enabling electronic access to public
information.
(3) Each project will be planned and designed to take optimal
advantage of Internet technologies and protocols. Agencies shall
ensure that the project is in compliance with the architecture,
infrastructure, principles, policies, and standards of digital
government as maintained by the information services board.
(4) The agency shall produce a feasibility study for information
technology projects at the direction of the information services board
and in accordance with published department of information services
policies and guidelines. At a minimum, such studies shall include a
statement of: (a) The purpose or impetus for change; (b) the business
value to the agency, including an examination and evaluation of
benefits, advantages, and cost; (c) a comprehensive risk assessment
based on the proposed project's impact on both citizens and state
operations, its visibility, and the consequences of doing nothing; (d)
the impact on agency and statewide information infrastructure; and (e)
the impact of the proposed enhancements to an agency's information
technology capabilities on meeting service delivery demands.
(5) The agency shall produce a comprehensive management plan for
each project. The plan or plans shall address all factors critical to
successful completion of each project. The plan(s) shall include, but
is not limited to, the following elements: A description of the
problem or opportunity that the information technology project is
intended to address; a statement of project objectives and assumptions;
a definition and schedule of phases, tasks, and activities to be
accomplished; and the estimated cost of each phase. The planning for
the phased approach shall be such that the business case justification
for a project needs to demonstrate how the project recovers cost or
adds measurable value or positive cost benefit to the agency's business
functions within each development cycle.
(6) The agency shall produce quality assurance plans for
information technology projects. Consistent with the direction of the
information services board and the published policies and guidelines of
the department of information services, the quality assurance plan
shall address all factors critical to successful completion of the
project and successful integration with the agency and state
information technology infrastructure. At a minimum, quality assurance
plans shall provide time and budget benchmarks against which project
progress can be measured, a specification of quality assurance
responsibilities, and a statement of reporting requirements. The
quality assurance plans shall set out the functionality requirements
for each phase of a project.
(7) A copy of each feasibility study, project management plan, and
quality assurance plan shall be provided to the department of
information services, the office of financial management, and
legislative fiscal committees. The plans and studies shall demonstrate
a sound business case that justifies the investment of taxpayer funds
on any new project, an assessment of the impact of the proposed system
on the existing information technology infrastructure, the disciplined
use of preventative measures to mitigate risk, and the leveraging of
private-sector expertise as needed. Authority to expend any funds for
individual information systems projects is conditioned on the approval
of the relevant feasibility study, project management plan, and quality
assurance plan by the department of information services and the office
of financial management.
(8) Quality assurance status reports shall be submitted to the
department of information services, the office of financial management,
and legislative fiscal committees at intervals specified in the
project's quality assurance plan.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 602 The department of transportation shall
provide reports to the office of financial management and the
transportation committees of the legislature as follows:
(1) On a quarterly basis, a status report on each active project
funded in part or in whole by the transportation 2003 account (nickel
account) or the transportation partnership act revenue packages as
follows:
(a) Compare the original cost estimate approved in the 2003 and
2005 project lists to the most recent legislatively approved budget and
to the current estimated cost to complete;
(b) Identify highway projects that may be reduced in scope and
still achieve a functional benefit;
(c) Identify highway projects that have experienced scope
increases;
(d) Identify highway projects that have lost significant local or
regional contributions that were essential to completing the project;
(e) Identify fund gaps to complete projects; and
(f) Identify contingency amounts allocated to projects.
Funding provided at a programmatic level for transportation 2003
account (nickel account) or the transportation partnership act revenue
packages relating to bridge rail, guard rail, fish passage barrier
removal, and roadside safety projects should be reported on a
programmatic basis. In addition, programmatic reports are required for
the regional mobility grant program and for the pedestrian safety/safe
routes to schools grant program.
(2) On a quarterly basis, a status report on measures of project
productivity according to earned value principles, including: (a)
Earned budget at each quarter compared to the last legislatively
adopted budget; (b) earned schedule at each quarter compared to the
last legislatively adopted schedule; and (c) earned performance
compared to expected performance in the last legislatively adopted
budget. The department shall report on project control and reporting
improvements resulting from these measures.
(3) By the end of each fiscal year, a summary of all completed
projects. A completed project list must be maintained in the
transportation executive information system (TEIS).
(4) The department must conduct safety and mobility studies on
highway construction projects funded in whole or in part from the
transportation 2003 account (nickel account) or the transportation
partnership act revenue packages, and report on the effectiveness of
these projects using, at a minimum, performance measures contained
within the attainment report produced by the office of financial
management. The costs related to these studies may be included in the
project costs.
(5) By September 1st of each year, the department shall provide a
report that summarizes what the department accomplished in the prior
fiscal year and what is planned for the current fiscal year for the
following programmatic areas: Low cost enhancements, bridge rail,
guard rail, cable median barriers, fish passage barrier removal,
seismic retrofit, roadside safety projects, and capital facilities
minor works. The report should include a description of projects,
project costs, and performance measures and outcomes. The report
should also include a description of the process used to select and
prioritize projects.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 603 This section is intended to provide
direction to the department of transportation regarding unforeseen cost
increases, including those related to schedule changes, on projects
funded in part or in whole by the transportation 2003 account (nickel
account) or the transportation partnership account that occur when the
legislature is not in session. Line-item project appropriations are
set forth in the TEIS project list dated December 15, 2008, and titled
09GOV001. The department of transportation is authorized to exceed a
project's transportation 2003 account (nickel account) or the
transportation partnership account in these line-item appropriations up
to $250,000 without approval. Cost increases in these line-item
appropriations that exceed $250,000 must be approved by the office of
financial management before additional project spending authority may
be granted to the department when the legislature is not in session.
Project cost approval requests above $250,000 must be submitted in
writing to the office of financial management. The office of financial
management shall work with staff of the transportation committees of
the legislature to review the cost increase requests. All approved
cost increases must be transmitted to the transportation committees of
the legislature and documented in legislative quarterly project reviews
and updated project lists in the transportation executive information
system (TEIS). Scope changes are not authorized. The total program
appropriation may not be exceeded.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 604
NEW SECTION. Sec. 701 FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT--GENERAL ADMINISTRATION BUILDING TENANT RELOCATION
State Patrol Highway Account--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,450,000
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following
conditions and limitations: The appropriation is provided solely for
allocation to the Washington state patrol for move planning costs,
relocation costs, and increased ongoing lease costs.
Sec. 702 RCW 46.68.170 and 2007 c 518 s 701 are each amended to
read as follows:
There is hereby created in the motor vehicle fund the RV account.
All moneys hereafter deposited in said account shall be used by the
department of transportation for the construction, maintenance, and
operation of recreational vehicle sanitary disposal systems at safety
rest areas in accordance with the department's highway system plan as
prescribed in chapter 47.06 RCW. During the ((2005-2007 and)) 2007-2009 and 2009-2011 fiscal biennia, the legislature may transfer from
the RV account to the motor vehicle fund such amounts as reflect the
excess fund balance of the RV account.
Sec. 703 RCW 47.12.244 and 2007 c 518 s 707 are each amended to
read as follows:
There is created the "advance right-of-way revolving fund" in the
custody of the treasurer, into which the department is authorized to
deposit directly and expend without appropriation:
(1) An initial deposit of ten million dollars from the motor
vehicle fund included in the department of transportation's 1991-93
budget;
(2) All moneys received by the department as rental income from
real properties that are not subject to federal aid reimbursement,
except moneys received from rental of capital facilities properties as
defined in chapter 47.13 RCW; and
(3) Any federal moneys available for acquisition of right-of-way
for future construction under the provisions of section 108 of Title
23, United States Code.
(((4))) During the 2007-09 and 2009-2011 fiscal ((biennium))
biennia, the legislature may transfer from the advance right-of-way
revolving fund to the motor vehicle account amounts as reflect the
excess fund balance of the advance right-of-way revolving fund.
Sec. 704 RCW 46.16.685 and 2007 c 518 s 704 are each amended to
read as follows:
The license plate technology account is created in the state
treasury. All receipts collected under RCW 46.01.140(4)(e)(ii) must be
deposited into this account. Expenditures from this account must
support current and future license plate technology and systems
integration upgrades for both the department and correctional
industries. Moneys in the account may be spent only after
appropriation. Additionally, the moneys in this account may be used to
reimburse the motor vehicle account for any appropriation made to
implement the digital license plate system. During the 2007-2009 and
2009-2011 fiscal ((biennium)) biennia, the legislature may transfer
from the license plate technology account to the multimodal
transportation account such amounts as reflect the excess fund balance
of the license plate technology account.
Sec. 705 RCW 70.95.521 and 2007 c 518 s 708 are each amended to
read as follows:
The waste tire removal account is created in the state treasury.
All receipts from tire fees imposed under RCW 70.95.510 must be
deposited in the account. Moneys in the account may be spent only
after appropriation. Expenditures from the account may be used for the
cleanup of unauthorized waste tire piles and measures that prevent
future accumulation of unauthorized waste tire piles. During the 2007-2009 and 2009-2011 fiscal ((biennium)) biennia, the legislature may
transfer from the waste tire removal account to the motor vehicle fund
such amounts as reflect the excess fund balance of the waste tire
removal account.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 706 If any provision of this act or its
application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the
remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other
persons or circumstances is not affected.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 707 This act is necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the
state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect
immediately.