CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

 

                   SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 3076

 

 

                   Chapter 101, Laws of 2000

 

 

                        56th Legislature

                      2000 Regular Session

 

 

TRANSPORTATION CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS

 

 

 

                    EFFECTIVE DATE:  6/8/00

Passed by the House February 14, 2000

  Yeas 95   Nays 0

 

 

             CLYDE BALLARD

Speaker of the House of Representatives

     

 

 

              FRANK CHOPP

Speaker of the House of Representatives

 

 

 

Passed by the Senate March 3, 2000

  Yeas 47   Nays 0

             CERTIFICATE

 

We, Timothy A. Martin and Cynthia Zehnder, Co-Chief Clerks of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 3076 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.

 

 

 

           CYNTHIA ZEHNDER

                          Chief Clerk

 

 

          TIMOTHY A. MARTIN

                          Chief Clerk

               BRAD OWEN

President of the Senate

 

 

 

Approved March 24, 2000 Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.             

                                FILED                

 

           March 24, 2000 - 2:52 p.m.

 

              GARY LOCKE

Governor of the State of Washington

                 Secretary of State

                 State of Washington


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                    SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 3076

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             Passed Legislature - 2000 Regular Session

 

State of Washington      56th Legislature     2000 Regular Session

 

By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives G. Chandler, Fisher, Mitchell, Cooper, Hankins, Skinner, Ericksen, McDonald, Radcliff, Mulliken and Pflug)

 

Read first time 02/01/2000.  Referred to Committee on .

Convening a work group on streamlining project permit processes.   


    AN ACT Relating to a transportation certification program; creating a new section; and providing an expiration date.

 

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

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  (1) It is the intent of the legislature to encourage the development of creative programs that streamline project permit processes, reduce costs of program implementation, and increase environmental benefits and compliance.

    (2) The environmental affairs office of the department of transportation, in coordination with the department of ecology, the department of fish and wildlife, and representatives from cities and counties, shall convene a work group to evaluate and assess existing transportation certification programs for applicability to the environmental permit streamlining process.  The work group will consider, but is not limited to, technical expertise requirements, evaluation criteria, compliance mechanisms, monitoring requirements, audit functions of external agencies, enforcement capacity, and reporting requirements.  Cost-benefit analysis of the proposed program should be included.  The work group shall present its report to the legislature by December 1, 2000.

    (3) This section expires December 31, 2000.


    Passed the House February 14, 2000.

    Passed the Senate March 3, 2000.

Approved by the Governor March 24, 2000.

    Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 24, 2000.