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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 5445

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1989 Regular Session

By Senators Barr, Bender, Patterson, DeJarnatt and McMullen; by request of Legislative Transportation Committee

Read first time 1/25/89 and referred to Committee on   Transportation.

AN ACT Relating to the transportation facilities capital account; creating a new chapter in Title 47 RCW; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.     The transportation capital facilities account is created in the state treasury.  All receipts from property transactions by the department of transportation involving facility sales, transfers, and property leases shall be deposited into the account.  The department may make expenditures from the account subject to appropriation for the purchase, acquisition, exchange, sale, construction, repair, replacement, maintenance, and operation of real property, buildings, or structures necessary or convenient for the planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and administration of the state transportation system under the jurisdiction of the department.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.     By July 1, 1991, the department shall set and charge reasonable rental rates for the use of its real property, buildings, or structures.  The department shall deposit receipts from the charges in the transportation capital facilities account.

          The department may transfer to the account all federal moneys made available for the purpose of purchase, acquisition, exchange, sale, construction, repair, replacement, maintenance, or operation of real property, buildings, or structures necessary or convenient for the planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance, or administration of the state transportation system under the jurisdiction of the department.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.     The department may exclude capital facilities necessary for the operation, maintenance, or administration of the state marine and aeronautic transportation systems.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 4.     As used in this chapter, the term "capital facilities" includes all real property, buildings, or structures used for the planning, design, construction, maintenance, or administration of the state transportation system under the jurisdiction of the department that have been purchased or acquired as of July 1, 1989, or thereafter by funds from the transportation capital facilities account.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 5.     Sections 1 through 4 of this act constitute a new chapter in Title 47 RCW.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 6.     This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect July 1, 1989.