CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5690
69TH LEGISLATURE
2026 REGULAR SESSION
Passed by the Senate February 12, 2026 Yeas 49 Nays 0
President of the Senate Passed by the House March 6, 2026 Yeas 96 Nays 0
Speaker of the House of Representatives | CERTIFICATE I, Sarah Bannister, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5690 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.
Secretary Secretary |
Approved | FILED |
| Secretary of State State of Washington |
SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5690
Passed Legislature - 2026 Regular Session
State of Washington | 69th Legislature | 2026 Regular Session |
BySenate Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators MacEwen, Chapman, Lovelett, and Muzzall)
READ FIRST TIME 02/06/26.
AN ACT Relating to actions of the department of transportation to notify utility owners of projects and seek federal funding for utility relocation costs; and adding a new section to chapter
47.44 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter
47.44 RCW to read as follows:
The department is directed to adopt and maintain agency policies that:
(1) Proactively provide utility owners with information about planned state highway fish barrier removal projects to enable collaboration between utility owners and the department, with at least one year of advance notice whenever feasible;
(2) Maximize the amount of federal funding for fish barrier removal projects that also allow the funds to be used for utility relocation costs by the department or utilities under federal rules and regulations. The department is encouraged to:
(a) Ensure that if utility relocation costs are an eligible use under federal rules and regulations, any awards received are deposited into the multimodal transportation account; and
(b) Report to the legislature and office of financial management on any recommendations for changes to state law, rules, or policies that would allow the department or utilities to more efficiently receive competitive federal grant funding or reimbursements for utility relocation to the extent permitted by the terms of federal programs and applicable federal regulations.
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