SENATE BILL REPORT
SSB 5165
As Amended by House, April 2, 2021
Title: An act relating to transportation funding and appropriations.
Brief Description: Making transportation appropriations for the 2021-2023 fiscal biennium.
Sponsors: Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Hobbs, King, Nobles, Salda?a and Wilson, C.; by request of Office of Financial Management).
Brief History:
Committee Activity: Transportation: 3/23/21, 3/25/21 [DPS].
Floor Activity: Passed Senate: 3/29/21, 49-0.
Passed House: 4/2/21, 87-11.
Brief Summary of First Substitute Bill
  • Makes transportation appropriations for the 2021-23 fiscal biennium and supplemental appropriations for the 2019-2021 biennium.
SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
Majority Report: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5165 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass.
Signed by Senators Hobbs, Chair; Saldaña, Vice Chair; King, Ranking Member; Cleveland, Das, Fortunato, Hawkins, Lovelett, Nguyen, Nobles, Padden, Randall, Sheldon, Wilson, C. and Wilson, J.
Staff: Kimberly 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 First Substitute Bill:

Appropriations are provided for certain state transportation agencies and programs for the 2021-23 fiscal biennium and are adjusted for the 2019-2021 biennium.  Various appropriations and provisos are modified.
 
Budget summary materials can be found in the SCS tab in the committee materials for the public hearing.
Appropriation: Various.
Fiscal Note: Not requested.
Creates Committee/Commission/Task Force that includes Legislative members: Yes.
Effective Date: The bill contains an emergency clause and takes effect immediately.
Staff Summary of Public Testimony on Proposed Substitute:

The committee recommended a different version of the bill than what was heard.  Please refer to the March 23, 2021 recording of the public hearing on the Senate Transportation Committee Schedules, Agendas & Documents website at:

https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules/#//TRAN/.
Persons Testifying: PRO: Senator Steve Hobbs, Prime Sponsor; Jamin Mason, Washington Peoples Party; Jane Wall, Washington State Association of Counties & County Engineers; Reema Griffith, Washington State Transportation Commission; Marian Dacca, Association of Washington Cities; Justin Leighton, Washington State Transit Association; Amber Carter, Identity Clark County and Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad; Mark Streuli, Iron Workers District Council of the Pacific Northwest; Jerry VanderWood, AGC of Washington; Neil Strege, Washington Roundtable; Doug Levy, Outcomes By Levy, LLC, City of Renton; Mark Riker, Washington State Building & Construction Trades Council; Matt Zuvich, WFSE; Kate White Tudor, Natural Resources Defense Council; Seamus Petrie, Washington Public Employees Association; Chris Herman, Washington Public Ports Association.
OTHER: Kent Keel, Sound Transit; Mary Paterson; Anna Zivarts, Disability Rights WA; Joe Kunzler; Shawn Brinsfield; Cynthia Stewart, League of Women Voters of Washington; Andrew Kidde, 350 Seattle; Paulo Nunes-Ueno, Nunes-Ueno Consulting; Elizabeth Chamberlain, City of Walla Walla; Mike Ennis, AWB; Bryce Yadon, Transportation Choices Coalition; Clifford Traisman, Washington Environmental Council and Washington Conservation Voters; Leah Missik, Climate Solutions; Michael Jones, City of Blaine; Arvia Morris, Environment and Climate Caucus of the Wa. Dems.; Bill Adamson, South Sound Military & Communities Partnership; Kryrstal Monteros; Luke Byram; Bill Moyer, Solutionary Rail; Carolyn Logue, South Sound Chamber of Commerce Legislative Coalition; Ann Freeman-Manzanares, Intercity Transit; Ted Jackson, WA ATV Association, Sec. 224; Dawn Rains, Treehouse; Peggen Frank, Hoh Tribe; Mason Thompson, City of Bothell Councilmember; Jennifer Robertson, Councilmember, City of Bellevue; Michael Transue, Tacoma Pierce County Chamber and Others.
Persons Signed In To Testify But Not Testifying: No one.
EFFECT OF HOUSE AMENDMENT(S):

Various revisions are made to appropriations.