AN
ACT Relating to appropriations for projects recommended by the public works
board; amending RCW 43.155.060; creating new sections; making an appropriation;
and declaring an emergency.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 1.
Pursuant to chapter 43.155 RCW, the following project loans recommended by the
public works board are authorized to be made with funds previously appropriated
from the public works assistance account:
(1)
City of Blaine‑-sanitary sewer project‑-construct new grit channel,
chlorine contact chambers, and chlorination/dechlorination facility and sludge
dewatering equipment. Replacement of rotating biological contactors and
secondary clarifiers with sequencing batch reactors
....................................................... $2,318,037
(2)
City of Blaine‑-sanitary sewer project‑-replace sewer lines between
peace portal drive and pump station no. 1 on Marine Drive, including nine
manholes, curb and gutter removal, and roadway repair
......................................................... $593,365
(3)
City of Bremerton‑-sanitary sewer project‑-separating the combined
sewer and storm water drainage systems, separating roof drains, and other
measures to reduce overflows............................. $662,000
(4)
City of Buckley‑-sanitary sewer project‑-reduce l/l problem by
installing a sanitary sewer and storm pipe, conversion of existing sewer mains
to storm water, and construction of an aerobic digester
....................................................... $1,200,000
(5)
Covington Water District‑-domestic water project‑-provide
facilities for dosing chemicals for disinfection and PH adjustment
....................................................... $1,596,000
(6)
Grays Harbor County‑-sanitary sewer project‑-transitioning from
failing individual on-site systems to and upgraded and expanding treatment
facility with twenty-five mgd advanced secondary wastewater treatment facility............................................... $4,000,000
(7)
City of Ilwaco‑-sanitary sewer project‑-replacement of side sewer lines
in two city sewer basins in order to meet department of health compliance order......................................... $193,500
(8)
City of Ilwaco‑-domestic water project‑-install a steel forty-two
thousand gallon aeration basin and a one hundred pound per day ozone generating
and injection unit upstream from the existing water filter to improve water
quality.................................... $477,000
(9)
Mason County PUD No. 1‑-domestic water project‑-rehabilitation/improvements
through the replacement of existing water system facilities, thereby supplying
a reliable and safe source of potable water.................................................. $1,551,870
(10)
City of Medical Lake‑-sanitary sewer project‑-installation of an
advanced wastewater treatment facility, consisting of a sequential batch
reactor with rotary fine screens; grit chamber; equalization basin; effluent
filters; batch aeration basins; ultraviolet radiation disinfection; ten
thousand lineal feet of force main; one lift station and a composting facility.................................. $4,620,000
(11)
City of Puyallup‑-sanitary sewer project‑-provide enhanced removal
of pollutants from the community's wastewater to comply with a department of
ecology order.......................................... $7,000,000
(12)
City of Quincy‑-road project‑-repair/replacement of damaged
portions of curb, gutter, and sidewalk; consisting of grading, drainage
improvements, crushed rock base, asphalt concrete pavement, curb and gutter,
sidewalk, and illumination. Replacement of malfunctioning railroad crossing
signal system.......................... $449,995
(13)
Town of Rosalia‑-domestic water project‑-construct a new three
hundred thousand gallon water reservoir, replacement of an antiquated booster
pump station..................................... $216,900
(14)
City of Seattle‑-bridge project‑-replace steel deck grating on the
University and Fremont bridges, install truss protection railing, and
rehabilitate the centerlock............................ $3,284,640
(15)
City of Woodland‑-domestic water project‑-provide water collection
laterals, transmission main, a new filtration plant with one hundred thousand
gallon wet well storage, and filters that will enhance the existing well water
source............................. $1,797,000
(16)
Emergency Public Works Loans‑-as authorized by RCW 43.155.065
....................................................... $1,898,649
Section 1
total....................................... $31,858,956
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 2. An
appropriation of $25,000,000 for the biennium ending June 30, 1997, is hereby
made from the public works assistance account to the department of community,
trade, and economic development for the purposes of providing funds for the
following project loans recommended by the public works board:
(1)
City of Blaine‑-sanitary sewer project‑-replace seventy-year-old
sewer system with new sanitary sewers.......................... $332,700
(2)
City of Bonney Lake‑-domestic water project‑-installation of a new
two million gallon reservoir to meet department of health requirements $953,595
(3)
Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County‑-domestic water‑-construction
of a five hundred thousand gallon concrete reservoir and appurtenances,
approximately two hundred lineal feet of eight-inch water main for connection
to existing distribution system, and site restoration to comply with department
of health requirements
......................................................... $390,950
(4)
Coal Creek Utility District‑-domestic water project‑-replace
approximately ten thousand six hundred lineal feet of water main and construct
two water chlorination facilities.............. $747,425
(5)
Covington Water District‑-domestic water project‑-replace
approximately twenty-three thousand five hundred lineal feet of leaky
distribution service lines and connections at Timberlane Estates
....................................................... $1,389,500
(6)
Cross Valley Water District‑-domestic water project‑-construct a
water treatment facility including appurtenances, buildings, and equipment for
production wells no. 5, 6, and 10........................ $945,770
(7)
City of Duvall‑-domestic water project‑-replace two thousand three
hundred lineal feet of ten-inch ac water main, install a backup generator,
demolish and remove two fifty-five thousand gallon reservoirs and install a one
thousand gpm pump station
......................................................... $298,491
(8)
Fall City Water District‑-domestic water project‑-replace water
lines on SE 48th, 328th Way SE, Preston-Fall City Road, also replace
Heathercrest water tank, and service the Riverview Park
......................................................... $211,750
(9)
Highline Water District‑-domestic water project‑-replacement of
approximately twenty-three thousand seven hundred fifty lineal feet of water
main to improve water quality.................... $1,261,176
(10)
City of Leavenworth‑-sanitary sewer‑‑design and construct
improvements to wastewater treatment plant and wastewater collection system;
including seven hundred fifty thousand gallon oxidation ditch, a third
clarifier, modification/improvements to return to activated sludge pumping, and
an ultraviolet disinfection system
....................................................... $2,915,000
(11)
City of Monroe‑-domestic water project‑-replace Ingraham Hill
reservoir with a two million gallon water tank and a two million gallon water
standpipe and booster pump station on the North Hill site to reduce
environmental and health impact........................ $3,420,000
(12)
Olympic View Water and Sewer District‑-domestic water project‑-construct
a new water filtration facility at Deer Creek for compliance with filtration and
disinfection standards............... $919,345
(13)
City of Renton‑-domestic water project‑-construction of corrosion
control treatment facilities to treat water from wells WW 1, 2, 3, 8, and 9 and
Springbrook Springs................................ $932,600
(14)
City of Seattle‑-bridge project‑-bridge columns and substructure of
the South Spokane Street Viaduct will be strengthened by adding seismic
jacketing to all existing columns, in addition to increasing the size of the
viaduct's bridge girder seats........................ $456,885
(15)
Southwest Suburban Sewer District‑-sanitary sewer project‑‑replace
and rehabilitate approximately eighteen thousand lineal feet of existing
sanitary sewer lines, associated manholes, and side sewer connections in the
Salmon Creek Drainage Basin........................ $2,100,000
(16)
City of Spokane‑-bridge project‑-remove and replace two bridges in
downtown Spokane including new water and sewer mains and a pedestrian/bicycle
pathway............................. $4,000,000
(17)
City of Spokane‑-domestic water project‑-replaces
eighty-five-year-old water transmission and ductile mains, including valves and
casing under a rail line, also pavement removal, restoration, and traffic
control measures............................................... $4,428,000
(18)
City of University Place‑-road project‑-construct six-foot
sidewalks, including handicap accessible curbs and gutters, and bicycle lanes
on both sides of Grandview Drive. Also construct enclosed storm drainage
system....................................................... $1,882,000
(19)
Val Vue Sewer District‑-sanitary sewer project‑-rehabilitation of
approximately two thousand four hundred sixty-five lineal feet of failing sewer
mains in the Rainier Vista area.................... $175,000
Section 2
total....................................... $27,760,187
Total of
sections 1 and 2............................. $59,619,143
*Sec.
3.
RCW 43.155.060 and 1988 c 93 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
In
order to aid the financing of public works projects, the board may:
(1)
Make low-interest or interest-free loans to local governments from the public
works assistance account or other funds and accounts for the purpose of
assisting local governments in financing public works projects. The board may
require such terms and conditions and may charge such rates of interest on its
loans as it deems necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this
chapter. Money received from local governments in repayment of loans made
under this section shall be paid into the public works assistance account for
uses consistent with this chapter.
(2)
Pledge money in the public works assistance account, or money to be received by
the public works assistance account, to the repayment of all or a portion of
the principal of or interest on obligations issued by local governments to
finance public works projects. The board shall not pledge any amount greater
than the sum of money in the public works assistance account plus money to be
received from the payment of the debt service on loans made from that account,
nor shall the board pledge the faith and credit or the taxing power of the
state or any agency or subdivision thereof to the repayment of obligations
issued by any local government.
(3)
Create such subaccounts in the public works assistance account as the board
deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(4)
Provide a method for the allocation of loans and financing guarantees and the
provision of technical assistance under this chapter.
The
board shall ensure that at the beginning of each fiscal quarter there is a
sufficient cash balance in the public works assistance account to cover the
disbursements anticipated during the quarter.
All
local public works projects aided in whole or in part under the provisions of
this chapter shall be put out for competitive bids, except for emergency public
works under RCW 43.155.065 for which the recipient jurisdiction shall comply
with this requirement to the extent feasible and practicable. The competitive
bids called for shall be administered in the same manner as all other public
works projects put out for competitive bidding by the local governmental entity
aided under this chapter.
*Sec. 3 was vetoed. See message at end of chapter.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 4. 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 takes effect immediately.
