SENATE BILL REPORT

ESSB 5024

As Passed Senate, April 19, 2013

Title: An act relating to transportation funding and appropriations.

Brief Description: Making transportation appropriations for the 2011-2013 and 2013-2015 fiscal biennia.

Sponsors: Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators King, Eide and McAuliffe; by request of Governor Gregoire).

Brief History:

Committee Activity: Transportation: 4/04/13, 4/18/13 [DPS].

Passed Senate: 4/19/13, 47-0.

Majority Report: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5024 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass.

Signed by Senators Eide, Co-Chair; King, Co-Chair; Benton, Vice Co-Chair; Hobbs, Vice Co-Chair; Fain, Budget Leadership Cabinet; Billig, Brown, Ericksen, Harper, Litzow, Mullet, Rolfes, Schlicher, Sheldon and Smith.

Staff: Kim Johnson (786-7472)

Background: The operating and capital expenses of state transportation agencies and programs are funded on a biennial basis by an omnibus transportation budget adopted by the Legislature in odd-numbered years. Additionally, supplemental budgets may be adopted during the biennium, making various modifications to agency appropriations.

Summary of Engrossed Substitute Bill: Appropriations are made for state transportation agencies and programs for the 2013-15 fiscal biennium. Additionally, the 2011-13 biennial appropriations for various transportation agencies and programs are modified. For additional information, see the budget summary materials published by the Senate Transportation Committee that are available on the internet at http://www.leg.wa.gov/Senate/Committees/TRAN/Pages.

Appropriation: Various.

Fiscal Note: Not requested.

Committee/Commission/Task Force Created: Yes.

Effective Date: The bill contains an emergency clause and takes effect immediately.