SENATE BILL REPORT

                  ESSB 6080

               As Passed Senate, March 28, 2000

Title:  An act relating to transportation funding and appropriations.

Brief Description:  Funding transportation.

Sponsors:  Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen and Goings).

Brief History:

Committee Activity:  Transportation:  3/21/2000 [DPS].

Passed Senate, 3/28/2000, 29-17.

SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

Majority Report:  That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6080 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass.

  Signed by Senators Haugen, Chair; Gardner, Vice Chair; Goings, Vice Chair; Costa, Eide, Heavey, Jacobsen, Patterson, Prentice, T. Sheldon and Shin.

Staff:  Brad Lovaas (786-7307)

Background:  The transportation budget provides appropriations to the major transportation agencies:  the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Washington State Patrol (WSP), the Department of Licensing (DOL), the Transportation Improvement Board (TIB), and the County Road Administration Board (CRAB).  It also provides appropriations out of transportation funds to many smaller transportation agencies and general government agencies.

Summary of Bill:  The 1999-01 transportation budget totaled approximately $4 billion.  Subsequently, Initiative 695 passed in the November 1999 general election.  The 2000 supplemental transportation budget reflects adjustments made as a result of passage of Initiative 695.

For additional information, see the A2000 Supplemental Transportation Budget Highlights@ and the A2000 Supplemental Budget Notes.@

Appropriation:  $3.2 billion.

Fiscal Note:  Not requested.

Effective Date:  The bill contains an emergency clause and takes effect immediately.