SSB 6445 -
By Senators Benton, Honeyford
WITHDRAWN 02/14/2012
On page 2, after line 16, insert the following:
"(3) Tolls may not be imposed on the Columbia river crossing
project as authorized under subsection (2) of this section without the
approval, on a proposition at a general or special election, of a
majority of the voters within two of the three following counties:
Clark, Skamania, and Cowlitz. The proposition must include a specific
description of the project and the proposed range of tolls being
considered by the tolling authority to raise revenue to fund the
Columbia river crossing project."
EFFECT: Provides that tolls may not be imposed on the Columbia river crossing project until a majority of the voters in two of the three specified counties (Clark, Skamania, and Cowlitz) approve the tolls at a general or special election.