BILL REQ. #:  H-1002.1 

Read first time 02/01/11.   Referred to Committee on Transportation.

     AN ACT Relating to statewide transportation planning; amending RCW 47.01.071, 47.01.075, 47.04.280, 47.06.140, 47.01.011, 47.01.300, 47.01.330, 47.05.010, 47.05.030, 47.80.023, 47.80.030, 47.82.010, 36.70A.070, 36.70A.085, 46.68.170, 47.60.290, 47.60.327, 47.76.210, and 47.79.020; adding new sections to chapter 47.06 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 47 RCW; creating a new section; recodifying RCW 47.01.051, 47.01.061, 47.01.071, 47.01.075, 47.01.420, 47.01.425, and 47.04.280; and repealing RCW 47.06.020, 47.06.040, 47.06.043, 47.06.045, 47.06.050, 47.06.060, 47.06.070, 47.06.080, 47.06.090, 47.06.100, 47.06.110, 47.06.120, 47.01.141, 47.60.286, 47.76.220, 47.79.040, and 47.80.070.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   (1) Transportation planning is a responsibility that crosses jurisdictions, including the state, regional planning organizations, metropolitan planning organizations, tribal nations, and local government. All levels of government, including the federal government, fund transportation planning and research. The legislature intends to allow more flexibility to organize the transportation planning process across modes and jurisdictions by providing policy direction on the desired outcome and reducing statutory procedural requirements. It is not the legislature's intent to discontinue planning or discount the importance of particular plans, but to eliminate statutory requirements that have impeded the efficacy of statewide transportation planning.
     (2) Transportation planning across jurisdictions should be:
     (a) Consistent with the transportation system policy goals in RCW 47.04.280 (as recodified by this act);
     (b) Aligned and integrated with common transportation system performance measures and attainment reporting;
     (c) Technically competent;
     (d) Based on consistent and uniform transportation system performance and user data;
     (e) The result of extensive public outreach and input;
     (f) Conducted in a cost-efficient manner; and
     (g) Compliant with federal requirements.
     (3) The legislature intends that transportation planning will:
     (a) Identify mode-neutral, long-range performance alternatives for the state transportation system; and
     (b) Be linked to shorter-term capital programming, policy, and financial decisions.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   A new section is added to chapter 47.06 RCW to read as follows:
     The long-range statewide transportation plan required under 23 U.S.C. Sec. 135 must be developed by an ad hoc planning committee convened July 1, 2013. Thereafter, the planning committee must be convened pursuant to legislative direction at least every seven years.
     (1) The planning committee must be comprised of:
     (a) The chair of the Washington state transportation commission. The chair of the commission may designate another transportation commissioner to serve;
     (b) The secretary of the department of transportation or the secretary's designee; and
     (c) A representative of transportation planning organizations to be designated by the joint regional transportation planning organization and metropolitan planning organization coordinating committee.
     (2) The long-range statewide transportation plan must, at a minimum:
     (a) Establish a vision for the development of the statewide transportation system;
     (b) Incorporate the transportation system policy goals in RCW 47.04.280 (as recodified by this act);
     (c) Address statewide transportation issues, without regard to jurisdiction, and be based on ongoing mode, metropolitan, regional, and tribal transportation planning;
     (d) Be outcome and performance based; consider mode-neutral alternatives; integrate state, regional, metropolitan, tribal, and local transportation planning; and establish system performance measures that will form the basis for the attainment report required under RCW 47.04.280(4) (as recodified by this act);
     (e) Involve representatives of significant transportation interests and the general public from across the state. As part of this process, the planning committee shall utilize data developed by the transportation commission's statewide transportation survey conducted under RCW 47.01.075 (as recodified by this act);
     (f) Identify significant statewide transportation policy issues;
     (g) Recommend statewide transportation policies and strategies to the legislature; and
     (h) Provide clear financial assumptions, identify the need for new resources, and provide a financial plan that can be linked with biennial budget decisions.
     (3) The planning committee shall negotiate and agree upon a proposed federally compliant long-range statewide transportation plan. The planning committee shall forward the plan to the office of financial management for review. The office of financial management shall forward the plan to the governor with a recommendation to accept or reject the plan as submitted. If the governor approves the plan, the governor shall submit it to the federal department of transportation as Washington's federally compliant long-range statewide transportation plan. If the governor does not approve the plan, the governor shall return the plan to the planning committee for revision and resubmission.
     (4) When there are inconsistencies between the long-range statewide transportation plan and state, regional, metropolitan, tribal, or local transportation plans, the department of transportation shall negotiate with the propounder of the plans, consistent with federal law and regulation.
     (5) Other state mode, regional, metropolitan, and tribal transportation plans may be updated using the same public outreach process and information that is developed for the update of the long-range statewide transportation plan.
     (6) This section does not create a private right of action.

Sec. 3   RCW 47.01.071 and 2007 c 516 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
     The transportation commission ((shall have)) has the following functions, powers, and duties:
     (1) To propose transportation policies ((to be adopted)) for adoption by the governor and the legislature ((designed to assure the development and maintenance of a comprehensive and balanced statewide transportation system which will meet the needs of the people of this state for safe and efficient transportation services. Wherever appropriate, the policies shall provide for the use of integrated, intermodal transportation systems. The policies must be aligned with the goals established in RCW 47.04.280. To this end the commission shall:
     (a) Develop transportation policies which are based on the policies, goals, and objectives expressed and inherent in existing state laws;
     (b) Inventory the adopted policies, goals, and objectives of the local and area-wide governmental bodies of the state and define the role of the state, regional, and local governments in determining transportation policies, in transportation planning, and in implementing the state transportation plan;
     (c) Establish a procedure for review and revision of the state transportation policy and for submission of proposed changes to the governor and the legislature; and
     (d) Integrate the statewide transportation plan with the needs of the elderly and persons with disabilities, and coordinate federal and state programs directed at assisting local governments to answer such needs;
     (2) To provide for the effective coordination of state transportation planning with national transportation policy, state and local land use policies, and local and regional transportation plans and programs));
     (((3))) (2) In conjunction with ((the provisions under)) RCW 47.01.075 (as recodified by this act), to provide for public involvement in transportation designed to elicit the public's views ((both with respect to adequate transportation services and appropriate means of minimizing adverse social, economic, environmental, and energy impact of transportation programs;
     (4) By December 2010, to prepare a comprehensive and balanced statewide transportation plan consistent with the state's growth management goals and based on the transportation policy goals provided under RCW 47.04.280 and applicable state and federal laws. The plan must reflect the priorities of government developed by the office of financial management and address regional needs, including multimodal transportation planning. The plan must, at a minimum: (a) Establish a vision for the development of the statewide transportation system; (b) identify significant statewide transportation policy issues; and (c) recommend statewide transportation policies and strategies to the legislature to fulfill the requirements of subsection (1) of this section. The plan must be the product of an ongoing process that involves representatives of significant transportation interests and the general public from across the state. Every four years, the plan shall be reviewed and revised, and submitted to the governor and the house of representatives and senate standing committees on transportation.
     The plan shall take into account federal law and regulations relating to the planning, construction, and operation of transportation facilities;
     (5) By December 2007, the office of financial management shall submit a baseline report on the progress toward attaining the policy goals under RCW 47.04.280 in the 2005-2007 fiscal biennium. By October 1, 2008, beginning with the development of the 2009-2011 biennial transportation budget, and by October 1st biennially thereafter, the office of financial management shall submit to the legislature and the governor a report on the progress toward the attainment by state transportation agencies of the state transportation policy goals and objectives prescribed by statute, appropriation, and governor directive. The report must, at a minimum, include the degree to which state transportation programs have progressed toward the attainment of the policy goals established under RCW 47.04.280, as measured by the objectives and performance measures established by the office of financial management under RCW 47.04.280)) on transportation policy;
     (((6))) (3) To develop a long-range statewide transportation plan in conjunction with the department of transportation, regional transportation planning organizations, and metropolitan transportation planning organizations under section 2 of this act;
     (4) To propose to the governor and the legislature prior to the convening of each regular session held in an odd-numbered year a recommended budget for the operations of the commission as required by RCW 47.01.061 (as recodified by this act);
     (((7))) (5) To adopt such rules as may be necessary to carry out reasonably and properly those functions expressly vested in the commission by statute;
     (((8))) (6) To contract with the office of financial management or other appropriate state agencies for administrative support, accounting services, computer services, and other support services necessary to carry out its other statutory duties;
     (((9))) (7) To conduct transportation-related studies and policy analysis to the extent directed by the legislature or governor in the biennial transportation budget act, or as otherwise provided in law, and subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose; and
     (((10))) (8) To exercise such other specific powers and duties as may be vested in the transportation commission by this or any other provision of law.

Sec. 4   RCW 47.01.075 and 2007 c 516 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The transportation commission shall provide a public forum for the development of transportation policy in Washington state to include coordination with regional transportation planning organizations, transportation stakeholders, counties, cities, and citizens.
     (a) At least every ((five)) seven years, the commission shall convene regional forums to gather citizen input on transportation issues. The commission, department, metropolitan transportation planning organizations, and regional transportation planning organizations shall consider the input gathered at the forums ((as it establishes)) in the development of the long-range statewide transportation plan under ((RCW 47.01.071(4))) section 2 of this act.
     (b) Beginning in 2012, the commission shall, with the involvement of the department, conduct a survey to gather data on users of the statewide transportation system, including the state ferry system, to help inform level of service, operational, pricing, planning, and investment decisions. The survey must be updated at least every two years and be maintained to support the development and implementation of adaptive management of the statewide transportation system.
     (2) In fulfilling its responsibilities under this section, the commission may create ad hoc committees or other such committees of limited duration as necessary.
     (3) In order to promote a better transportation system, the commission may offer policy guidance and make recommendations to the governor and the legislature in key issue areas, including but not limited to:
     (a) Transportation finance;
     (b) Preserving, maintaining, and operating the statewide transportation system;
     (c) Transportation infrastructure needs;
     (d) Promoting best practices for adoption and use by transportation-related agencies and programs;
     (e) Transportation efficiencies that will improve service delivery and/or coordination;
     (f) Improved planning and coordination among transportation agencies and providers; and
     (g) Use of intelligent transportation systems and other technology-based solutions.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 5   A new section is added to chapter 47.06 RCW to read as follows:
     Prior to the convening of each regular session held in an odd-numbered year, the governor's proposed biennial transportation budget must include a statement of how the proposed biennial transportation budget relates to the long-range statewide transportation plan's performance goals and financial plan.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 6   A new section is added to chapter 47.06 RCW to read as follows:
     The department shall:
     (1) Present its proposed transportation planning and research budget to the legislature biennially. The budget must include: A list of planning activities and plans to be completed in the biennium; state and federal funds anticipated for each activity and plan; and a comparison of the minimum state funds required to match federal planning expenditures and proposed state funds; and
     (2) Include in its ongoing performance reporting the status of the plans that are authorized by the legislature in the biennial transportation budget, including whether the plans are being developed on schedule and within the allocated budget.

Sec. 7   RCW 47.04.280 and 2010 c 74 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) It is the intent of the legislature to establish policy goals for the planning, operation, performance of, and investment in, the state's transportation system. The policy goals established under this section are deemed consistent with the benchmark categories adopted by the state's blue ribbon commission on transportation on November 30, 2000. Public investments in transportation should support achievement of these policy goals:
     (a) Economic vitality: To promote and develop transportation systems that stimulate, support, and enhance the movement of people and goods to ensure a prosperous economy;
     (b) Preservation: To maintain, preserve, and extend the life and utility of prior investments in transportation systems and services;
     (c) Safety: To provide for and improve the safety and security of transportation customers and the transportation system;
     (d) Mobility: To improve the predictable movement of goods and people throughout Washington state;
     (e) Environment: To enhance Washington's quality of life through transportation investments that promote energy conservation, enhance healthy communities, and protect the environment; and
     (f) Stewardship: To continuously improve the quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of the transportation system.
     (2) The powers, duties, and functions of state transportation agencies must be performed in a manner consistent with the policy goals set forth in subsection (1) of this section.
     (3) These policy goals are intended to be the basis for establishing detailed and measurable objectives and related performance measures.
     (4) ((It is the intent of the legislature that the office of financial management establish objectives and performance measures for the department of transportation and other state agencies with transportation-related responsibilities to ensure transportation system performance at local, regional, and state government levels progresses toward the attainment of the policy goals set forth in subsection (1) of this section. The office of financial management shall submit initial objectives and performance measures to the legislature for its review and shall provide copies of the same to the commission during the 2008 legislative session.)) The office of financial management shall submit ((objectives and performance measures)) a report on the attainment of the policy goals established in subsection (1) of this section and the objectives established in the long-range statewide transportation plan, including performance measures on the statewide transportation system, to the legislature for its review and shall provide copies of the ((same)) report to the commission, department, and regional and metropolitan transportation planning organizations during each regular session of the legislature during an even-numbered year thereafter.
     (5) This section does not create a private right of action.

Sec. 8   RCW 47.06.140 and 2009 c 514 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The legislature declares the following transportation facilities and services to be of statewide significance: Highways of statewide significance as designated by the legislature under chapter 47.05 RCW, the interstate highway system, interregional state principal arterials including ferry connections that serve statewide travel, intercity passenger rail services, intercity high-speed ground transportation, major passenger intermodal terminals excluding all airport facilities and services, the freight railroad system, the Columbia/Snake navigable river system, marine port facilities and services that are related solely to marine activities affecting international and interstate trade, key freight transportation corridors serving these marine port facilities, and high capacity transportation systems serving regions as defined in RCW 81.104.015. ((The department, in cooperation with regional transportation planning organizations, counties, cities, transit agencies, public ports, private railroad operators, and private transportation providers, as appropriate, shall plan for improvements to transportation facilities and services of statewide significance in the statewide multimodal transportation plan.)) Improvements to facilities and services of statewide significance ((identified in the statewide multimodal transportation plan)), or to highways of statewide significance designated by the legislature under chapter 47.05 RCW, are essential state public facilities under RCW 36.70A.200.
     (2) The department of transportation, in consultation with local governments, shall set level of service standards for state highways and state ferry routes of statewide significance. Although the department shall consult with local governments when setting level of service standards, the department retains authority to make final decisions regarding level of service standards for state highways and state ferry routes of statewide significance. In establishing level of service standards for state highways and state ferry routes of statewide significance, the department shall consider the necessary balance between providing for the free interjurisdictional movement of people and goods and the needs of local communities using these facilities. When setting the level of service standards under this section for state ferry routes, the department may allow for a standard that is adjustable for seasonality.

Sec. 9   RCW 47.01.011 and 2007 c 516 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     ((The legislature hereby recognizes the following imperative needs within the state: To create a statewide transportation development plan which identifies present status and sets goals for the future; to coordinate transportation modes; to promote and protect land use programs required in local, state, and federal law; to coordinate transportation with the economic development of the state; to supply a broad framework in which regional, metropolitan, and local transportation needs can be related; to facilitate the supply of federal and state aid to those areas which will most benefit the state as a whole; to provide for public involvement in the transportation planning and development process; to administer programs within the jurisdiction of this title relating to the safety of the state's transportation systems; and to coordinate and implement national transportation policy with the state transportation planning program.))
     The legislature finds and declares that placing all elements of transportation in a single department is fully consistent with and shall in no way impair the use of moneys in the motor vehicle fund exclusively for highway purposes.
     Through this chapter, a unified department of transportation is created. To the jurisdiction of this department will be transferred the present powers, duties, and functions of the department of highways, the highway commission, the toll bridge authority, the aeronautics commission, and the canal commission, and the transportation related powers, duties, and functions of the planning and community affairs agency. The powers, duties, and functions of the department of transportation must be performed in a manner consistent with the policy goals set forth in RCW 47.04.280 (as recodified by this act).

Sec. 10   RCW 47.01.300 and 1994 c 258 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
     The department shall, in cooperation with environmental regulatory authorities:
     (1) ((Identify and document environmental resources in the development of the statewide multimodal plan under RCW 47.06.040;
     (2) Allow for public comment regarding changes to the criteria used for prioritizing projects under chapter 47.05 RCW before final adoption of the changes by the commission;
     (3))) Use an environmental review as part of the project prospectus identifying potential environmental impacts, mitigation, and costs during the early project identification and selection phase, submit the prospectus to the relevant environmental regulatory authorities, and maintain a record of comments and proposed revisions received from the authorities;
     (((4))) (2) Actively work with the relevant environmental regulatory authorities during the design alternative analysis process and seek written concurrence from the authorities that they agree with the preferred design alternative selected;
     (((5))) (3) Develop a uniform methodology, in consultation with relevant environmental regulatory authorities, for submitting plans and specifications detailing project elements that impact environmental resources, and proposed mitigation measures, to the relevant environmental regulatory authorities during the preliminary specifications and engineering phase of project development;
     (((6))) (4) Screen construction projects to determine which projects will require complex or multiple permits. The permitting authorities shall develop methods for initiating review of the permit applications for the projects before the final design of the projects;
     (((7))) (5) Conduct special prebid meetings for those projects that are environmentally complex; and
     (((8))) (6) Review environmental considerations related to particular projects during the preconstruction meeting held with the contractor who is awarded the bid.

Sec. 11   RCW 47.01.330 and 2005 c 318 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The secretary shall establish an office of transit mobility. The purpose of the office is to facilitate the integration of decentralized public transportation services with the state transportation system. The goals of the office of transit mobility are: (a) To facilitate connection and coordination of transit services and planning; and (b) maximizing opportunities to use public transportation to improve the efficiency of transportation corridors.
     (2) The duties of the office include, but are not limited to, the following:
     (a) ((Developing a statewide strategic plan that creates common goals for transit agencies and reduces competing plans for cross-jurisdictional service;
     (b))) Developing a park and ride lot program;
     (((c))) (b) Encouraging long-range transit planning;
     (((d))) (c) Providing public transportation expertise to improve linkages between regional transportation planning organizations and transit agencies;
     (((e))) (d) Strengthening policies for inclusion of transit and transportation demand management strategies in route development, corridor plan standards, and budget proposals;
     (((f))) (e) Recommending best practices to integrate transit and demand management strategies with regional and local land use plans in order to reduce traffic and improve mobility and access;
     (((g) Producing recommendations for the public transportation section of the Washington transportation plan;)) and
     (((h))) (f) Participating in all aspects of corridor planning, including freight planning, ferry system planning, and passenger rail planning.
     (3) In forming the office, the secretary shall use existing resources to the greatest extent possible.
     (4) The office of transit mobility shall establish measurable performance objectives for evaluating the success of its initiatives and progress toward accomplishing the overall goals of the office.
     (5) The office of transit mobility must report quarterly to the secretary, and annually to the transportation committees of the legislature, on the progress of the office in meeting the goals and duties provided in this section.

Sec. 12   RCW 47.05.010 and 2002 c 5 s 401 are each amended to read as follows:
     The legislature finds that solutions to state highway deficiencies have become increasingly complex and diverse and that anticipated transportation revenues will fall substantially short of the amount required to satisfy all transportation needs. Difficult investment trade-offs will be required.
     It is the intent of the legislature that investment of state transportation funds to address deficiencies on the state highway system be based on a policy of priority programming having as its basis the rational selection of projects and services according to factual need and an evaluation of life cycle costs and benefits that are systematically scheduled to carry out defined objectives within available revenue. The state must develop analytic tools to use a common methodology to measure benefits and costs for all modes.
     The priority programming system must ensure preservation of the existing state highway system, relieve congestion, provide mobility for people and goods, support the state's economy, and promote environmental protection and energy conservation.
     The priority programming system must ((implement the state-owned highway component of the statewide transportation plan,)) be consistent with the long-range statewide transportation plan and local, metropolitan, and regional transportation plans, by targeting state transportation investment to appropriate multimodal solutions that address identified state highway system deficiencies.
     The priority programming system for improvements must incorporate a broad range of solutions ((that are identified in the statewide transportation plan as)) appropriate to address state highway system deficiencies, including but not limited to highway expansion, efficiency improvements, nonmotorized transportation facilities, high occupancy vehicle facilities, transit facilities and services, rail facilities and services, and transportation demand management programs.

Sec. 13   RCW 47.05.030 and 2007 c 516 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The office of financial management shall propose a comprehensive ((ten-year)) sixteen-year investment program for the preservation and improvement programs defined in this section, consistent with the policy goals described under RCW 47.04.280 (as recodified by this act). ((The proposed ten-year investment program must be forwarded as a recommendation by the office of financial management to the legislature, and must be based upon the needs identified in the statewide transportation plan established under RCW 47.01.071(4).))
     (2) The preservation program consists of those investments necessary to preserve the existing state highway system and to restore existing safety features, giving consideration to lowest life cycle costing.
     (3) The improvement program consists of investments needed to address identified deficiencies on the state highway system to meet the policy goals established in RCW 47.04.280 (as recodified by this act).

Sec. 14   RCW 47.80.023 and 2009 c 515 s 15 are each amended to read as follows:
     Each regional transportation planning organization shall have the following duties:
     (1) Prepare and periodically update a transportation strategy for the region. The strategy shall address alternative transportation modes and transportation demand management measures in regional corridors and shall recommend preferred transportation policies to implement adopted growth strategies. The strategy shall serve as a guide in preparation of the regional transportation plan.
     (2) Prepare a regional transportation plan as set forth in RCW 47.80.030 that is consistent with countywide planning policies if such have been adopted pursuant to chapter 36.70A RCW, with county, city, and town comprehensive plans, and state transportation plans.
     (3) Certify by December 31, 1996, that the transportation elements of comprehensive plans adopted by counties, cities, and towns within the region reflect the guidelines and principles developed pursuant to RCW 47.80.026, are consistent with the adopted regional transportation plan, and, where appropriate, conform with the requirements of RCW 36.70A.070.
     (4) Where appropriate, certify that countywide planning policies adopted under RCW 36.70A.210 and the adopted regional transportation plan are consistent.
     (5) Develop, in cooperation with the department of transportation, operators of public transportation services and local governments within the region, a six-year regional transportation improvement program which proposes regionally significant transportation projects and programs and transportation demand management measures. The regional transportation improvement program shall be based on the programs, projects, and transportation demand management measures of regional significance as identified by transit agencies, cities, and counties pursuant to RCW 35.58.2795, 35.77.010, and 36.81.121, respectively, and any recommended programs or projects identified by the agency council on coordinated transportation, as provided in chapter 47.06B RCW, that advance special needs coordinated transportation as defined in RCW 47.06B.012. The program shall include a priority list of projects and programs, project segments and programs, transportation demand management measures, and a specific financial plan that demonstrates how the transportation improvement program can be funded. The program shall be updated at least every two years for the ensuing six-year period.
     (6) Include specific opportunities and projects to advance special needs coordinated transportation, as defined in RCW 47.06B.012, in the coordinated transit-human services transportation plan, after providing opportunity for public comment.
     (7) Designate a lead planning agency to coordinate preparation of the regional transportation plan and carry out the other responsibilities of the organization. The lead planning agency may be a regional organization, a component county, city, or town agency, or the appropriate Washington state department of transportation district office.
     (8) Review level of service methodologies used by cities and counties planning under chapter 36.70A RCW to promote a consistent regional evaluation of transportation facilities and corridors.
     (9) Work with cities, counties, transit agencies, the department of transportation, and others to develop level of service standards or alternative transportation performance measures.
     (10) Work with the transportation commission, department, and other regional and metropolitan transportation planning organizations on the development of the long-range statewide transportation plan.
     (11) Submit biennial reports to the office of financial management in support of the attainment report required under RCW 47.04.280(4) (as recodified by this act).
     (12) Submit to the agency council on coordinated transportation, as provided in chapter 47.06B RCW, beginning on July 1, 2007, and every four years thereafter, an updated plan that includes the elements identified by the council. Each regional transportation planning organization must submit to the council every two years a prioritized regional human service and transportation project list.

Sec. 15   RCW 47.80.030 and 2005 c 328 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Each regional transportation planning organization shall develop in cooperation with the department of transportation, providers of public transportation and high capacity transportation, ports, and local governments within the region, adopt, and periodically update a regional transportation plan that:
     (a) ((Is based on a least cost planning methodology that identifies the most cost-effective facilities, services, and programs;
     (b) Identifies existing or planned transportation facilities, services, and programs, including but not limited to major roadways including state highways and regional arterials, transit and nonmotorized services and facilities, multimodal and intermodal facilities, marine ports and airports, railroads, and noncapital programs including transportation demand management that should function as an integrated regional transportation system, giving emphasis to those facilities, services, and programs that exhibit one or more of the following characteristics:
     (i) Crosses member county lines;
     (ii) Is or will be used by a significant number of people who live or work outside the county in which the facility, service, or project is located;
     (iii) Significant impacts are expected to be felt in more than one county;
     (iv) Potentially adverse impacts of the facility, service, program, or project can be better avoided or mitigated through adherence to regional policies;
     (v) Transportation needs addressed by a project have been identified by the regional transportation planning process and the remedy is deemed to have regional significance; and
     (vi) Provides for system continuity;
     (c))) Is consistent with the long-range statewide transportation plan required under section 2 of this act and with the transportation system policy goals in RCW 47.04.280 (as recodified by this act);
     (b) Establishes level of service standards for state highways and state ferry routes, with the exception of transportation facilities of statewide significance as defined in RCW 47.06.140. These regionally established level of service standards for state highways and state ferries shall be developed jointly with the department of transportation, to encourage consistency across jurisdictions. In establishing level of service standards for state highways and state ferries, consideration shall be given for the necessary balance between providing for the free interjurisdictional movement of people and goods and the needs of local commuters using state facilities;
     (((d))) (c) Includes a financial plan demonstrating how the regional transportation plan can be implemented, indicating resources from public and private sources that are reasonably expected to be made available to carry out the plan, and recommending any innovative financing techniques to finance needed facilities, services, and programs;
     (((e))) (d) Assesses regional development patterns, capital investment and other measures necessary to:
     (i) Ensure the preservation of the existing regional transportation system, including requirements for operational improvements, resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation of existing and future major roadways, as well as operations, maintenance, modernization, and rehabilitation of existing and future transit, railroad systems and corridors, and nonmotorized facilities; and
     (ii) Make the most efficient use of existing transportation facilities to relieve vehicular congestion and maximize the mobility of people and goods;
     (((f))) (e) Sets forth a proposed regional transportation approach, including capital investments, service improvements, programs, and transportation demand management measures to guide the development of the integrated, multimodal regional transportation system. For regional growth centers, the approach must address transportation concurrency strategies required under RCW 36.70A.070 and include a measurement of vehicle level of service for off-peak periods and total multimodal capacity for peak periods; and
     (((g))) (f) Where appropriate, sets forth the relationship of high capacity transportation providers and other public transit providers with regard to responsibility for, and the coordination between, services and facilities.
     (2) The organization shall review the regional transportation plan biennially for currency and forward the adopted plan along with documentation of the biennial review to the state department of transportation.
     (3) All transportation projects, programs, and transportation demand management measures within the region that have an impact upon regional facilities or services must be consistent with the plan and with the adopted regional growth and transportation strategies.

Sec. 16   RCW 47.82.010 and 1990 c 43 s 36 are each amended to read as follows:
     The department, in conjunction with local jurisdictions, shall coordinate as appropriate with the designated metropolitan planning organizations to develop a program for improving Amtrak passenger rail service. The program may include:
     (1) Determination of the appropriate level of Amtrak passenger rail service;
     (2) Implementation of higher train speeds for Amtrak passenger rail service, where safety considerations permit;
     (3) Recognition, in the ((state's long-range planning process)) development of the long-range statewide transportation plan under section 2 of this act, of potential higher speed intercity passenger rail service, while monitoring socioeconomic and technological conditions as indicators for higher speed systems; and
     (4) Identification of existing intercity rail rights-of-way which may be used for public transportation corridors in the future.

Sec. 17   RCW 36.70A.070 and 2010 1st sp.s. c 26 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
     The comprehensive plan of a county or city that is required or chooses to plan under RCW 36.70A.040 shall consist of a map or maps, and descriptive text covering objectives, principles, and standards used to develop the comprehensive plan. The plan shall be an internally consistent document and all elements shall be consistent with the future land use map. A comprehensive plan shall be adopted and amended with public participation as provided in RCW 36.70A.140.
     Each comprehensive plan shall include a plan, scheme, or design for each of the following:
     (1) A land use element designating the proposed general distribution and general location and extent of the uses of land, where appropriate, for agriculture, timber production, housing, commerce, industry, recreation, open spaces, general aviation airports, public utilities, public facilities, and other land uses. The land use element shall include population densities, building intensities, and estimates of future population growth. The land use element shall provide for protection of the quality and quantity of groundwater used for public water supplies. Wherever possible, the land use element should consider utilizing urban planning approaches that promote physical activity. Where applicable, the land use element shall review drainage, flooding, and storm water run-off in the area and nearby jurisdictions and provide guidance for corrective actions to mitigate or cleanse those discharges that pollute waters of the state, including Puget Sound or waters entering Puget Sound.
     (2) A housing element ensuring the vitality and character of established residential neighborhoods that: (a) Includes an inventory and analysis of existing and projected housing needs that identifies the number of housing units necessary to manage projected growth; (b) includes a statement of goals, policies, objectives, and mandatory provisions for the preservation, improvement, and development of housing, including single-family residences; (c) identifies sufficient land for housing, including, but not limited to, government-assisted housing, housing for low-income families, manufactured housing, multifamily housing, and group homes and foster care facilities; and (d) makes adequate provisions for existing and projected needs of all economic segments of the community.
     (3) A capital facilities plan element consisting of: (a) An inventory of existing capital facilities owned by public entities, showing the locations and capacities of the capital facilities; (b) a forecast of the future needs for such capital facilities; (c) the proposed locations and capacities of expanded or new capital facilities; (d) at least a six-year plan that will finance such capital facilities within projected funding capacities and clearly identifies sources of public money for such purposes; and (e) a requirement to reassess the land use element if probable funding falls short of meeting existing needs and to ensure that the land use element, capital facilities plan element, and financing plan within the capital facilities plan element are coordinated and consistent. Park and recreation facilities shall be included in the capital facilities plan element.
     (4) A utilities element consisting of the general location, proposed location, and capacity of all existing and proposed utilities, including, but not limited to, electrical lines, telecommunication lines, and natural gas lines.
     (5) Rural element. Counties shall include a rural element including lands that are not designated for urban growth, agriculture, forest, or mineral resources. The following provisions shall apply to the rural element:
     (a) Growth management act goals and local circumstances. Because circumstances vary from county to county, in establishing patterns of rural densities and uses, a county may consider local circumstances, but shall develop a written record explaining how the rural element harmonizes the planning goals in RCW 36.70A.020 and meets the requirements of this chapter.
     (b) Rural development. The rural element shall permit rural development, forestry, and agriculture in rural areas. The rural element shall provide for a variety of rural densities, uses, essential public facilities, and rural governmental services needed to serve the permitted densities and uses. To achieve a variety of rural densities and uses, counties may provide for clustering, density transfer, design guidelines, conservation easements, and other innovative techniques that will accommodate appropriate rural densities and uses that are not characterized by urban growth and that are consistent with rural character.
     (c) Measures governing rural development. The rural element shall include measures that apply to rural development and protect the rural character of the area, as established by the county, by:
     (i) Containing or otherwise controlling rural development;
     (ii) Assuring visual compatibility of rural development with the surrounding rural area;
     (iii) Reducing the inappropriate conversion of undeveloped land into sprawling, low-density development in the rural area;
     (iv) Protecting critical areas, as provided in RCW 36.70A.060, and surface water and groundwater resources; and
     (v) Protecting against conflicts with the use of agricultural, forest, and mineral resource lands designated under RCW 36.70A.170.
     (d) Limited areas of more intensive rural development. Subject to the requirements of this subsection and except as otherwise specifically provided in this subsection (5)(d), the rural element may allow for limited areas of more intensive rural development, including necessary public facilities and public services to serve the limited area as follows:
     (i) Rural development consisting of the infill, development, or redevelopment of existing commercial, industrial, residential, or mixed-use areas, whether characterized as shoreline development, villages, hamlets, rural activity centers, or crossroads developments.
     (A) A commercial, industrial, residential, shoreline, or mixed-use area shall be subject to the requirements of (d)(iv) of this subsection, but shall not be subject to the requirements of (c)(ii) and (iii) of this subsection.
     (B) Any development or redevelopment other than an industrial area or an industrial use within a mixed-use area or an industrial area under this subsection (5)(d)(i) must be principally designed to serve the existing and projected rural population.
     (C) Any development or redevelopment in terms of building size, scale, use, or intensity shall be consistent with the character of the existing areas. Development and redevelopment may include changes in use from vacant land or a previously existing use so long as the new use conforms to the requirements of this subsection (5);
     (ii) The intensification of development on lots containing, or new development of, small-scale recreational or tourist uses, including commercial facilities to serve those recreational or tourist uses, that rely on a rural location and setting, but that do not include new residential development. A small-scale recreation or tourist use is not required to be principally designed to serve the existing and projected rural population. Public services and public facilities shall be limited to those necessary to serve the recreation or tourist use and shall be provided in a manner that does not permit low-density sprawl;
     (iii) The intensification of development on lots containing isolated nonresidential uses or new development of isolated cottage industries and isolated small-scale businesses that are not principally designed to serve the existing and projected rural population and nonresidential uses, but do provide job opportunities for rural residents. Rural counties may allow the expansion of small-scale businesses as long as those small-scale businesses conform with the rural character of the area as defined by the local government according to RCW 36.70A.030(15). Rural counties may also allow new small-scale businesses to utilize a site previously occupied by an existing business as long as the new small-scale business conforms to the rural character of the area as defined by the local government according to RCW 36.70A.030(15). Public services and public facilities shall be limited to those necessary to serve the isolated nonresidential use and shall be provided in a manner that does not permit low-density sprawl;
     (iv) A county shall adopt measures to minimize and contain the existing areas or uses of more intensive rural development, as appropriate, authorized under this subsection. Lands included in such existing areas or uses shall not extend beyond the logical outer boundary of the existing area or use, thereby allowing a new pattern of low-density sprawl. Existing areas are those that are clearly identifiable and contained and where there is a logical boundary delineated predominately by the built environment, but that may also include undeveloped lands if limited as provided in this subsection. The county shall establish the logical outer boundary of an area of more intensive rural development. In establishing the logical outer boundary, the county shall address (A) the need to preserve the character of existing natural neighborhoods and communities, (B) physical boundaries, such as bodies of water, streets and highways, and land forms and contours, (C) the prevention of abnormally irregular boundaries, and (D) the ability to provide public facilities and public services in a manner that does not permit low-density sprawl;
     (v) For purposes of (d) of this subsection, an existing area or existing use is one that was in existence:
     (A) On July 1, 1990, in a county that was initially required to plan under all of the provisions of this chapter;
     (B) On the date the county adopted a resolution under RCW 36.70A.040(2), in a county that is planning under all of the provisions of this chapter under RCW 36.70A.040(2); or
     (C) On the date the office of financial management certifies the county's population as provided in RCW 36.70A.040(5), in a county that is planning under all of the provisions of this chapter pursuant to RCW 36.70A.040(5).
     (e) Exception. This subsection shall not be interpreted to permit in the rural area a major industrial development or a master planned resort unless otherwise specifically permitted under RCW 36.70A.360 and 36.70A.365.
     (6) A transportation element that implements, and is consistent with, the land use element.
     (a) The transportation element shall include the following subelements:
     (i) Land use assumptions used in estimating travel;
     (ii) Estimated traffic impacts to state-owned transportation facilities resulting from land use assumptions to assist the department of transportation in monitoring the performance of state facilities, to plan improvements for the facilities, and to assess the impact of land-use decisions on state-owned transportation facilities;
     (iii) Facilities and services needs, including:
     (A) An inventory of air, water, and ground transportation facilities and services, including transit alignments and general aviation airport facilities, to define existing capital facilities and travel levels as a basis for future planning. This inventory must include state-owned transportation facilities within the city or county's jurisdictional boundaries;
     (B) Level of service standards for all locally owned arterials and transit routes to serve as a gauge to judge performance of the system. These standards should be regionally coordinated;
     (C) For state-owned transportation facilities, level of service standards for highways, as prescribed in chapters 47.06 and 47.80 RCW, to gauge the performance of the system. The purposes of reflecting level of service standards for state highways in the local comprehensive plan are to monitor the performance of the system, to evaluate improvement strategies, and to facilitate coordination between the county's or city's six-year street, road, or transit program and the office of financial management's ((ten-year)) sixteen-year investment program. The concurrency requirements of (b) of this subsection do not apply to transportation facilities and services of statewide significance except for counties consisting of islands whose only connection to the mainland are state highways or ferry routes. In these island counties, state highways and ferry route capacity must be a factor in meeting the concurrency requirements in (b) of this subsection;
     (D) Specific actions and requirements for bringing into compliance locally owned transportation facilities or services that are below an established level of service standard;
     (E) Forecasts of traffic for at least ten years based on the adopted land use plan to provide information on the location, timing, and capacity needs of future growth;
     (F) Identification of state and local system needs to meet current and future demands. Identified needs on state-owned transportation facilities must be consistent with the long-range statewide ((multimodal)) transportation plan required under ((chapter 47.06 RCW)) section 2 of this act;
     (iv) Finance, including:
     (A) An analysis of funding capability to judge needs against probable funding resources;
     (B) A multiyear financing plan based on the needs identified in the comprehensive plan, the appropriate parts of which shall serve as the basis for the six-year street, road, or transit program required by RCW 35.77.010 for cities, RCW 36.81.121 for counties, and RCW 35.58.2795 for public transportation systems. The multiyear financing plan should be coordinated with the ((ten-year)) sixteen-year investment program developed by the office of financial management as required by RCW 47.05.030;
     (C) If probable funding falls short of meeting identified needs, a discussion of how additional funding will be raised, or how land use assumptions will be reassessed to ensure that level of service standards will be met;
     (v) Intergovernmental coordination efforts, including an assessment of the impacts of the transportation plan and land use assumptions on the transportation systems of adjacent jurisdictions;
     (vi) Demand-management strategies;
     (vii) Pedestrian and bicycle component to include collaborative efforts to identify and designate planned improvements for pedestrian and bicycle facilities and corridors that address and encourage enhanced community access and promote healthy lifestyles.
     (b) After adoption of the comprehensive plan by jurisdictions required to plan or who choose to plan under RCW 36.70A.040, local jurisdictions must adopt and enforce ordinances which prohibit development approval if the development causes the level of service on a locally owned transportation facility to decline below the standards adopted in the transportation element of the comprehensive plan, unless transportation improvements or strategies to accommodate the impacts of development are made concurrent with the development. These strategies may include increased public transportation service, ride sharing programs, demand management, and other transportation systems management strategies. For the purposes of this subsection (6), "concurrent with the development" means that improvements or strategies are in place at the time of development, or that a financial commitment is in place to complete the improvements or strategies within six years.
     (c) The transportation element described in this subsection (6), the six-year plans required by RCW 35.77.010 for cities, RCW 36.81.121 for counties, and RCW 35.58.2795 for public transportation systems, and the ((ten-year)) sixteen-year investment program required by RCW 47.05.030 for the state, must be consistent.
     (7) An economic development element establishing local goals, policies, objectives, and provisions for economic growth and vitality and a high quality of life. The element shall include: (a) A summary of the local economy such as population, employment, payroll, sectors, businesses, sales, and other information as appropriate; (b) a summary of the strengths and weaknesses of the local economy defined as the commercial and industrial sectors and supporting factors such as land use, transportation, utilities, education, workforce, housing, and natural/cultural resources; and (c) an identification of policies, programs, and projects to foster economic growth and development and to address future needs. A city that has chosen to be a residential community is exempt from the economic development element requirement of this subsection.
     (8) A park and recreation element that implements, and is consistent with, the capital facilities plan element as it relates to park and recreation facilities. The element shall include: (a) Estimates of park and recreation demand for at least a ten-year period; (b) an evaluation of facilities and service needs; and (c) an evaluation of intergovernmental coordination opportunities to provide regional approaches for meeting park and recreational demand.
     (9) It is the intent that new or amended elements required after January 1, 2002, be adopted concurrent with the scheduled update provided in RCW 36.70A.130. Requirements to incorporate any such new or amended elements shall be null and void until funds sufficient to cover applicable local government costs are appropriated and distributed by the state at least two years before local government must update comprehensive plans as required in RCW 36.70A.130.

Sec. 18   RCW 36.70A.085 and 2009 c 514 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Comprehensive plans of cities that have a marine container port with annual operating revenues in excess of sixty million dollars within their jurisdiction must include a container port element.
     (2) Comprehensive plans of cities that include all or part of a port district with annual operating revenues in excess of twenty million dollars may include a marine industrial port element. Prior to adopting a marine industrial port element under this subsection (2), the commission of the applicable port district must adopt a resolution in support of the proposed element.
     (3) Port elements adopted under subsections (1) and (2) of this section must be developed collaboratively between the city and the applicable port, and must establish policies and programs that:
     (a) Define and protect the core areas of port and port-related industrial uses within the city;
     (b) Provide reasonably efficient access to the core area through freight corridors within the city limits; and
     (c) Identify and resolve key land use conflicts along the edge of the core area, and minimize and mitigate, to the extent practicable, incompatible uses along the edge of the core area.
     (4) Port elements adopted under subsections (1) and (2) of this section must be:
     (a) Completed and approved by the city according to the schedule specified in RCW 36.70A.130; and
     (b) Consistent with the economic development, transportation, and land use elements of the city's comprehensive plan, and consistent with the city's capital facilities plan.
     (5) In adopting port elements under subsections (1) and (2) of this section, cities and ports must: Ensure that there is consistency between the port elements and the port comprehensive scheme required under chapters 53.20 and 53.25 RCW; and retain sufficient planning flexibility to secure emerging economic opportunities.
     (6) In developing port elements under subsections (1) and (2) of this section, a city may utilize one or more of the following approaches:
     (a) Creation of a port overlay district that protects container port uses;
     (b) Use of industrial land banks;
     (c) Use of buffers and transition zones between incompatible uses;
     (d) Use of joint transportation funding agreements;
     (e) Use of policies to encourage the retention of valuable warehouse and storage facilities;
     (f) Use of limitations on the location or size, or both, of nonindustrial uses in the core area and surrounding areas; and
     (g) Use of other approaches by agreement between the city and the port.
     (7) The department of ((community, trade, and economic development)) commerce must provide matching grant funds to cities meeting the requirements of subsection (1) of this section to support development of the required container port element.
     (8) Any planned improvements identified in port elements adopted under subsections (1) and (2) of this section must be transmitted by the city to the transportation commission for consideration of inclusion in the long-range statewide transportation plan required under ((RCW 47.01.071)) section 2 of this act.

Sec. 19   RCW 46.68.170 and 2009 c 470 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 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 to accomplish the purposes identified in this section.

Sec. 20   RCW 47.60.290 and 2007 c 512 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The department shall annually review fares and pricing policies applicable to the operation of the Washington state ferries.
     (2) Beginning in 2008, the department shall develop fare and pricing policy proposals that must:
     (a) Recognize that each travel shed is unique, and might not have the same farebox recovery rate and the same pricing policies;
     (b) Use data from the current survey conducted under RCW ((47.60.286)) 47.01.075 (as recodified by this act);
     (c) Be developed with input from affected ferry users by public hearing and by review with the affected ferry advisory committees, in addition to the data gathered from the survey conducted ((in RCW 47.60.286)) under RCW 47.01.075 (as recodified by this act);
     (d) Generate the amount of revenue required by the biennial transportation budget;
     (e) Consider the impacts on users, capacity, and local communities; and
     (f) Keep fare schedules as simple as possible.
     (3) While developing fare and pricing policy proposals, the department must consider the following:
     (a) Options for using pricing to level vehicle peak demand; and
     (b) Options for using pricing to increase off-peak ridership.

Sec. 21   RCW 47.60.327 and 2007 c 512 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The department shall develop, and the commission shall review, operational strategies to ensure that existing assets are fully utilized and to guide future investment decisions. These operational strategies must, at a minimum:
     (a) Recognize that each travel shed is unique and might not have the same operational strategies;
     (b) Use data from the current survey conducted under RCW ((47.60.286)) 47.01.075 (as recodified by this act);
     (c) Be consistent with vehicle level of service standards;
     (d) Choose the most efficient balance of capital and operating investments by using a life-cycle cost analysis; and
     (e) Use methods of collecting fares that maximize efficiency and achieve revenue management control.
     (2) After the commission reviews recommendations by the department, the commission and department shall make joint recommendations to the legislature for the improvement of operational strategies.
     (3) In developing operational strategies, the following, at a minimum, must be considered:
     (a) The feasibility of using reservation systems;
     (b) Methods of shifting vehicular traffic to other modes of transportation;
     (c) Methods of improving on-dock operations to maximize efficiency and minimize operating and capital costs;
     (d) A cost-benefit analysis of remote holding versus over-water holding;
     (e) Methods of reorganizing holding areas and minimizing on-dock employee parking to maximize the dock size available for customer vehicles;
     (f) Schedule modifications;
     (g) Efficiencies in exit queuing and metering;
     (h) Interoperability with other transportation services;
     (i) Options for leveling vehicle peak demand; and
     (j) Options for increasing off-peak ridership.
     (4) Operational strategies must be reevaluated periodically and, at a minimum, before developing a new capital plan.

Sec. 22   RCW 47.76.210 and 1995 c 380 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     The Washington state department of transportation shall implement a state freight rail program that supports the freight rail service objectives identified in the ((state's multimodal)) long-range statewide transportation plan required under ((chapter 47.06 RCW)) section 2 of this act. The support may be in the form of projects and strategies that support branch lines and light-density lines, provide access to ports, maintain adequate mainline capacity, and preserve or restore rail corridors and infrastructure.

Sec. 23   RCW 47.79.020 and 1993 c 381 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     The legislature finds that there is substantial public benefit to establishing a high-speed ground transportation program in this state. The program shall implement the recommendations of the high-speed ground transportation steering committee report dated October 15, 1992. The program shall be administered by the department of transportation in close cooperation with the utilities and transportation commission and affected cities and counties.
     The high-speed ground transportation program shall have the following goals:
     (1) Implement high-speed ground transportation service offering top speeds over 150 m.p.h. between Everett and Portland, Oregon by 2020. This would be accomplished by meeting the intermediate objectives of a maximum travel time between downtown Portland and downtown Seattle of two hours and thirty minutes by the year 2000 and maximum travel time of two hours by the year 2010;
     (2) Implement high-speed ground transportation service offering top speeds over 150 m.p.h. between Everett and Vancouver, B.C. by 2025;
     (3) Implement high-speed ground transportation service offering top speeds over 150 m.p.h. between Seattle and Spokane by 2030.
     The department of transportation shall, subject to legislative appropriation, implement such projects as necessary to achieve these goals in accordance with the implementation plans identified in RCW 47.79.030 ((and 47.79.040)).

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 24   The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
     (1) RCW 47.06.020 (Role of department) and 2007 c 516 s 9 & 1993 c 446 s 2;
     (2) RCW 47.06.040 (Statewide multimodal transportation plan) and 2002 c 189 s 4, 1998 c 199 s 1, 1994 c 258 s 5, & 1993 c 446 s 4;
     (3) RCW 47.06.043 (Technical workers -- Skill enhancement) and 2003 c 363 s 204;
     (4) RCW 47.06.045 (Freight mobility plan) and 1998 c 175 s 10;
     (5) RCW 47.06.050 (State-owned facilities component) and 2007 c 516 s 10, 2002 c 5 s 413, & 1993 c 446 s 5;
     (6) RCW 47.06.060 (Aviation plan) and 1993 c 446 s 6;
     (7) RCW 47.06.070 (Marine ports and navigation plan) and 1993 c 446 s 7;
     (8) RCW 47.06.080 (Freight rail plan) and 1993 c 446 s 8;
     (9) RCW 47.06.090 (Intercity passenger rail plan) and 2002 c 5 s 414 & 1993 c 446 s 9;
     (10) RCW 47.06.100 (Bicycle transportation and pedestrian walkways plan) and 1993 c 446 s 10;
     (11) RCW 47.06.110 (Public transportation plan) and 2005 c 319 s 124, 1996 c 186 s 512, 1995 c 399 s 120, & 1993 c 446 s 11;
     (12) RCW 47.06.120 (High capacity transportation planning and regional transportation planning -- Role of department) and 1993 c 446 s 12;
     (13) RCW 47.01.141 (Biennial report) and 1987 c 505 s 49, 1984 c 7 s 75, 1977 c 75 s 68, & 1973 2nd ex.s. c 12 s 1;
     (14) RCW 47.60.286 (Ferry user data survey) and 2007 c 512 s 4;
     (15) RCW 47.76.220 (State rail plan -- Contents) and 1995 c 380 s 3, 1993 c 224 s 2, 1985 c 432 s 1, & 1983 c 303 s 5;
     (16) RCW 47.79.040 (Rail passenger plan) and 1993 c 381 s 4; and
     (17) RCW 47.80.070 (Statewide consistency) and 1994 c 158 s 5.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 25   (1) RCW 47.01.051, 47.01.061, 47.01.071, 47.01.075, 47.01.420, and 47.01.425 are each recodified as sections in a new chapter in Title 47 RCW.
     (2) RCW 47.04.280 is recodified as a new section in chapter 47.06 RCW.