FINAL BILL REPORT

SB 6262

                                   C 22 L 88

BYSenators Nelson, Bender and von Reichbauer; by request of Department of Transportation

Extending the length of permits for I-90 construction.

Senate Committee on Transportation

House Committe on Transportation

SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED

BACKGROUND:

State law requires that all projects impacting the shorelines have substantial development permits from the Department of Ecology before construction can proceed.  The administrative rules and regulations adopted by DOE to implement this authority provide, in part, that permits issued are limited to five years and allow one-year extension.

The substantial development permits for constructing I-90 in Seattle and Mercer Island expire in April, 1988.  No extensions to the permits are possible due to the time limitations outlined in the Washington Administrative Code, "permits for developments on shorelines of the state."

Without the permits in place, the department would have to stop work on bridge and shoreline related work on the I-90 project.  If existing permits expire, new permit applications would have to be made to the cities of Seattle and Mercer Island to complete work under existing permits.  The permit process would take approximately nine months and could impose new conditions on the project.

Current plans call for the I-90 project to be completed by 1992.

SUMMARY:

The Shoreline Management Act is amended by making the existing permits on I-90 construction on or adjacent to Lake Washington, or any that may be issued in the future, to be in force until December 31, 1995.

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

      Senate    46     1

      House 91   0

EFFECTIVE:March 11, 1988