AN
ACT Relating to transportation funding and appropriations; amending 2000 2nd
sp.s. c 3 ss 201, 203, 204, 211, 212, 216, 217, 219, 221, 224, 226, 227, 230,
232, 401, 403, 404, and 405 (uncodified); making appropriations; and declaring
an emergency.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
PART
II
TRANSPORTATION
AGENCIES
Sec.
1. 2000
2nd sp.s. c 3 s 201 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE WASHINGTON
TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION
Highway
Safety Account‑-State Appropriation.... $ 1,452,000
Highway
Safety Account‑-Federal Appropriation... $........................................... 9,038,000
School
Zone Safety Account‑-State Appropriation $ ((1,004,000))
1,204,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((11,494,000))
11,694,000
The
appropriations in this section ((is)) are subject to the
following conditions and limitations and specified amounts are provided solely
for that activity:
(1)
$25,000 of the highway safety account‑-state is provided as a one-time
appropriation to implement the Cooper Jones act, chapter 165, Laws of 1998.
(2)
The Washington traffic safety commission may oversee no more than four pilot
projects regarding the use of traffic safety cameras at school zones and/or
railroad crossings and no more than one pilot project regarding the use of
traffic safety cameras at school zones, stoplights, and/or railroad crossings.
The traffic safety commission shall use the following guidelines to administer
the program:
(a)
Traffic safety cameras may take pictures of the vehicle and vehicle license
plate only;
(b)
The law enforcement agency of the city or county government shall plainly mark
the locations where the automated traffic enforcement system is used by placing
signs on street locations that clearly indicate to a driver that he or she is
entering a zone where traffic laws are enforced by an automated traffic
enforcement system;
(c)
Cities and counties using traffic safety cameras must provide periodic notice
by mail to its citizens indicating the zones in which the traffic safety
cameras will be used;
(d)
Notices of infractions must be mailed to the registered owner of a vehicle
within fourteen days of the infraction occurring;
(e)
The owner of the vehicle is not responsible for the violation if the owner of
the vehicle, within fifteen days after notification of the violation, furnishes
the officials or agents of the municipality that issued the citation with:
(i)
An affidavit made under oath, stating that the vehicle involved was, at the
time, stolen or in the care, custody, or control of some person other than the
registered owner; or
(ii)
Testimony in open court under oath that the person was not the operator of the
vehicle at the time of the alleged violation;
(f)
Infractions detected through the use of traffic safety cameras are not part of
the registered owner's driving record under RCW 46.52.101 and 46.52.120;
(g)
By January 1, 2001, the traffic safety commission shall provide a report to the
legislature regarding the use, public acceptance, outcomes, and other relevant
issues regarding traffic safety cameras demonstrated by the pilot projects.
Sec.
2. 2000
2nd sp.s. c 3 s 203 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE COUNTY
ROAD ADMINISTRATION BOARD
Rural
Arterial Trust Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 60,568,000
Motor
Vehicle Account‑-State Appropriation..... $ 1,661,000
Motor
Vehicle Account‑-Private/Local
Appropriation.............................. $ 376,000
County
Arterial Preservation Account‑-
State
Appropriation........................ $ 28,542,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ 91,147,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations and specified amounts are provided solely for that activity:
(1)
$240,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is provided solely
for the completion of a study updating the legislature on the freight and goods
road systems on county roads.
(2)
The appropriations contained in this section include funding to assist counties
in providing match for federal emergency funding for earthquake damage as
determined by the county road administration board. The county road
administration board shall report to the transportation committees of the
senate and house of representatives and the office of financial management by
September 30, 2001, on the projects selected to receive match funding.
Sec.
3. 2000
2nd sp.s. c 3 s 204 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE TRANSPORTATION
IMPROVEMENT BOARD
Urban
Arterial Trust Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 104,433,000
Transportation
Improvement Account‑-
State
Appropriation........................ $ 148,814,000
Public
Transportation Systems Account‑-
State
Appropriation........................ $ 4,532,000
Multimodal
Transportation Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 11,977,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ 269,756,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations and specified amounts are provided solely for that activity:
(1)
The transportation improvement account‑-state appropriation includes
$60,000,000 in proceeds from the sale of bonds, $30,000,000 authorized by RCW
47.26.500, and $30,000,000 authorized by House Bill No. 2788. If House Bill
No. 2788 is not enacted in the form passed by the legislature $30,000,000 of the
amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
(2)
The appropriations contained in this section include funding to assist cities
and counties in providing match for federal emergency funding for earthquake
damage as determined by the transportation improvement board. The
transportation improvement board shall report to the transportation committees
of the senate and house of representatives and the office of financial
management by September 30, 2001, on the projects selected to receive match
funding.
Sec.
4. 2000
2nd sp.s. c 3 s 211 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE WASHINGTON STATE PATROL‑-FIELD OPERATIONS
BUREAU
State
Patrol Highway Account‑-
State
Appropriation........................ $ ((154,314,000))
154,550,000
State
Patrol Highway Account‑-
Federal
Appropriation...................... $ ((6,153,000))
7,097,000
State
Patrol Highway Account‑-
Private/Local
Appropriation................ $ 169,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((160,636,000))
161,816,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations and specified amounts are provided solely for that activity:
(1)
$1,435,000 of the state patrol highway account‑-state appropriation is
provided solely to the field operations group subprogram as a one-time
appropriation to begin funding phase III of the Washington state patrol's
upgrade to the statewide emergency communication system. The Washington state
patrol shall provide a full analysis of the costs, benefits, and requirements
for completing all phases of the upgrade to the statewide emergency
communication system to the senate transportation committee and the house of
representatives transportation committee by December 1, 1999.
(2)
The Washington state patrol is authorized to use the federal community-oriented
policing program (COPS) for 18 COPS troopers to begin in July 2000. The
troopers must be used on the state's highways and up to six may be utilized in
the Vancouver, Washington area.
Sec.
5. 2000
2nd sp.s. c 3 s 212 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE WASHINGTON STATE PATROL‑-SUPPORT
SERVICES BUREAU
State
Patrol Highway Account‑-
State
Appropriation........................ $ ((65,621,000))
65,963,000
State
Patrol Highway Account‑-
Federal
Appropriation...................... $ 104,000
State
Patrol Highway Account‑-
Private/Local
Appropriation................ $ 743,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((66,468,000))
66,810,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations and specified amounts are provided solely for that activity:
$877,000 of the state patrol highway account‑‑state appropriation
is provided solely to maintain pursuit vehicles and provide for replacement of
the vehicles at 110,000 miles. The agency may purchase a total of 354 pursuit
vehicles during the biennium ending June 30, 2001. The appropriation in this
section reflects carry forward and new funding due to the consolidation of
gasoline, maintenance, parts, and pursuit vehicles into the fleet section of
the support services bureau.
Sec.
6. 2000
2nd sp.s. c 3 s 216 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT
OF LICENSING‑-DRIVER SERVICES
Motorcycle
Safety Education Account‑-
State
Appropriation........................ $ 2,210,000
Highway
Safety Account‑-State Appropriation.... $ ((77,971,000))
77,901,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((80,181,000))
80,111,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
(1)
By January 1, 2001, the department shall report to the transportation
committees of the house of representatives and the senate on the progress of
the driver history initiative project and make recommendations for implementing
this project on a statewide level.
(2)
$2,880,000 of the highway safety account‑-state appropriation is provided
solely for the department to enter into a contract for the implementation of an
improved state driver's license and identicard. The contract with the vendor
providing the improved license and identicard shall state that the license and
the identicard shall not contain: (a) The driver's social security number in
either visible or machine readable form; or (b) the driver's fingerprint or
thumbprint. Consistent with RCW 42.17.260(9) the department shall not sell or
otherwise make available any information that it gathers from citizens of the
state of Washington in administering the driver's licensing program except as
already authorized in Title 46 RCW.
(3)
In September of 1999 the department of licensing shall report to the senate
transportation committee and the house of representatives transportation
committee on:
(a)
The controls implemented by the department to ensure the integrity and
credibility of the written driver's license test administered by the
department; and
(b)
The policies and procedures implemented by the department to ensure that the
driver's manuals produced and distributed by the department contain correct
data based on current federal, state, and local statutes, ordinances, and
rules.
(4)
$17,000 of the highway safety fund--state appropriation is provided solely to
implement House Bill No. 1774 enacted in the form passed by the legislature.
If House Bill No. 1774 is not enacted in the form passed by the legislature the
amount referenced in this subsection shall lapse.
(5)
$130,000 of the highway safety fund‑-state appropriation is provided
solely to implement House Bill No. 2259 enacted in the form passed by the
legislature. If House Bill No. 2259 is not enacted in the form passed by the
legislature the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
Sec.
7. 2000
2nd sp.s. c 3 s 217 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION‑-HIGHWAY
MANAGEMENT AND FACILITIES‑-PROGRAM D‑-OPERATING
Motor
Vehicle Account‑-State Appropriation..... $ ((45,236,000))
45,563,000
Motor
Vehicle Account‑-Federal Appropriation... $ ((400,000))
481,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((45,636,000))
46,044,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations and specified amounts are provided solely for that activity: $27,000
of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is provided solely as a match
for federal emergency management funds available to the department of
transportation to repair damage caused by the February 28th earthquake.
Sec.
8. 2000
2nd sp.s. c 3 s 219 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION‑-IMPROVEMENTS‑-PROGRAM I
Motor
Vehicle Account‑-State Appropriation..... $ ((459,765,000))
460,931,000
Motor
Vehicle Account‑-Federal Appropriation... $ ((240,241,000))
242,091,000
Motor
Vehicle Account‑-Private/Local
Appropriation.............................. $ 50,363,000
Special
Category C Account‑-State Appropriation $ 55,220,000
Puyallup
Tribal Settlement Account‑-
State
Appropriation........................ $ 8,662,000
Multimodal
Transportation Account--State
Appropriation.............................. $ 4,880,000
Multimodal
Transportation Account--Federal
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,275,000
Multimodal
Transportation Account--Private/Local
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,106,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((821,512,000))
824,528,000
The
appropriations in this section are provided for the location, design, right of
way acquisition, or construction of state highway projects designated as
improvements under RCW 47.05.030. The appropriations in this section are
subject to the following conditions and limitations and specified amounts are
provided solely for that activity:
(1)
The special category C account‑-state appropriation of $55,220,000
includes $40,500,000 in proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by Senate
Bill No. 5060 or House Bill No. 1203 enacted in the form passed by the
legislature. The transportation commission may authorize the use of current
revenues available to the department of transportation in lieu of bond proceeds
for any part of the state appropriation.
(2)
The motor vehicle account‑-state appropriation includes $1,285,000 in
proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by RCW 47.10.819(1) for match on
federal demonstration projects. The transportation commission may authorize
the use of current revenues available to the department of transportation in
lieu of bond proceeds for any part of the state appropriation.
(3)
The department shall report December 1st and June 1st of each year to the
senate transportation committee and the house of representatives transportation
committee and the office of financial management on the timing and the scope of
work being performed for the regional transit authority known as sound
transit. This report shall provide a description of all department activities
related to the regional transit authority including investments in state‑owned
infrastructure.
(4)
The motor vehicle account‑-federal appropriation in this section is
transferrable to the transportation account or multimodal transportation
account to ensure efficient funds management and program delivery.
(5)
$2,270,000 of the motor vehicle account‑-state appropriation is provided
solely for the north Sumner interchange project. The project shall no longer
receive a portion of its funding from the economic development account.
(6)
$4,880,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state appropriation is
provided solely for the state program share of freight mobility projects as
identified by the freight mobility strategic investment board. The amount
provided in this subsection can only be expended upon authorization from the
freight mobility strategic investment board.
(7)
The motor vehicle account‑-state appropriation includes $147,000,000 in
proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by RCW 47.10.843. The
transportation commission may authorize the use of current revenues available
to the department of transportation in lieu of bond proceeds for any part of
the state appropriation.
(8)(a)
$50,000,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is provided as a
cash contribution for the development of the public private initiatives project
at Tacoma Narrows. State funds shall be used initially for the acquisition of
right of way and the forensic studies of the existing bridge including purchase
of equipment necessary to conduct the studies. The balance of state funds not
required for acquisition of right of way and forensic studies shall be placed
with the designated bond trustee at the same time the privately secured debt
proceeds are deposited.
(b)
The $50,000,000 provided in (a) of this subsection includes $5,527,000 in
proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized in RCW 47.10.834 for all forms of
cash contributions, or payment of other costs incident to the location,
development, design, right of way, and construction of the Tacoma narrows
bridge improvements under the public-private transportation initiative program
authorized under chapter 47.46 RCW.
(9)
$5,800,000 of the motor vehicle account‑‑state appropriation is
provided solely for the completion of the weigh stations at Stanwood and Cle
Elum along with weigh in motion at those sites and weigh in motion at Fort
Lewis Northbound. The Washington state patrol and department of transportation
shall work cooperatively to complete these projects.
(10)
$485,000 of the motor vehicle account‑-state appropriation is a
reappropriation provided solely to enable the translake committee to finalize
and present its recommendations. Upon presentation of the recommendations, or
upon the expenditure of the appropriation provided by this subsection, the
department of transportation shall disband the committee.
(11)
$800,000 of the motor vehicle account‑-state appropriation and $3,000,000
of the motor vehicle account--federal appropriation are provided solely to the
Washington state department of transportation, office of urban mobility, to
advance the recommendations of the translake Washington study committee. These
funds shall be used to develop a scope of work for an environmental impact
statement and related engineering work, including an environmental strategy, a
decision process, a statement of purpose and need, and a formal notice of
intent. None of the appropriation for the scope of work for the environmental
impact statement shall be available to support any activities of the translake
Washington study committee.
(12)
$1,166,000 of the motor vehicle fund‑-state appropriation is provided
solely for predesign of the northeast 44th street interchange on I-405. This
amount shall be placed into a reserve status until such time as a one-third
contribution is made by the city of Renton and a one-third contribution is made
by the project developer. If the city and developer contributions are not
obtained by October 31, 2000, this amount shall lapse.
(13)
The department's work force levels for highway construction for the 1999-2001
biennium shall be 2200 FTEs. Additional work force increases for highway
construction are authorized and shall not exceed five percent of the authorized
work force. The department shall report quarterly on program delivery and
related work force adjustments.
(14)
$1,250,000 of the motor vehicle account‑-state appropriation is provided
solely to establish alternatives for flood management and flood hazard
reduction projects in the Chehalis basin.
(a)
The department of transportation shall convene a technical committee to develop
watershed-based solutions to flooding within the Chehalis basin. The technical
committee shall be comprised of representatives of the department of
transportation, department of ecology, department of fish and wildlife, the
department of community, trade, and economic development, the military
department's emergency management division, and affected counties and tribes.
The department of transportation shall also seek the participation of the
United States army corps of engineers, federal emergency management
administration, the United States geological survey, the United States fish and
wildlife service, the United States environmental protection agency, and other
entities with critical knowledge related to the structural or nonstructural flood
hazard reduction projects in the Chehalis basin. Funds shall be distributed by
the department of transportation for alternative analysis, mapping, and model
testing projects as recommended by the technical committee. The solutions
considered by the technical committee shall be consistent with fish and habitat
recovery efforts and avoid additional flood hazard to downstream communities.
The department of transportation shall present a report to the senate
transportation committee and the house of representatives transportation
committee by December 1, 1999, regarding findings and progress made by funded
projects.
(b)
If the federal government makes funds available to accomplish the project
described in (a) of this subsection, the department of transportation shall
place the appropriation identified in this section in reserve.
Sec.
9. 2000
2nd sp.s. c 3 s 221 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION‑-HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE‑-PROGRAM M
Motor
Vehicle Account‑-State Appropriation..... $ ((239,927,000))
240,627,000
Motor
Vehicle Account‑-Federal Appropriation... $ ((486,000))
1,486,000
Motor
Vehicle Account‑-Private/Local
Appropriation.............................. $ ((3,417,000))
4,917,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((243,830,000))
247,030,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations and specified amounts are provided solely for that activity:
(1)
If portions of the appropriations in this section are required to fund
maintenance work resulting from major disasters not covered by federal
emergency funds such as fire, flooding, and major slides, supplemental
appropriations will be requested to restore state funding for ongoing
maintenance activities.
(2)
The department shall request an unanticipated receipt for any federal moneys
received for emergency snow and ice removal and shall place an equal amount of
the motor vehicle fund‑-state into unallotted status. This exchange
shall not affect the amount of funding available for snow and ice removal.
(3)
The department shall not close any highway rest areas but shall continue to
operate and maintain all existing rest areas. The department shall convene a
panel of stakeholders to evaluate innovative financing options and partnership
opportunities at safety rest areas on state highways. At a minimum, the
evaluation shall include: (a) A survey of relevant laws that impact the
state's ability to create public‑private partnerships or utilize
innovative financing techniques for the maintenance and operation of safety
rest areas; and (b) an identification of maintenance and operation activities
necessary to ensure continuous operation of safety rest areas. By December 1,
2000, the stakeholder panel shall make recommendations to the house of
representatives and senate transportation committees and the office of
financial management on the feasibility of instituting a pilot project for
public‑private partnerships or innovative financing of safety rest areas.
Sec.
10. 2000
2nd sp.s. c 3 s 224 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION‑-TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT‑-PROGRAM S
Puget
Sound Capital Construction Account‑-
State
Appropriation........................ $ 2,989,000
Motor
Vehicle Account‑-State Appropriation..... $ ((84,062,000))
84,262,000
Motor
Vehicle Account‑-Federal Appropriation... $ ((125,000))
462,000
Puget
Sound Ferry Operations Account‑-
State
Appropriation........................ $ 6,353,000
Transportation
Account‑-State Appropriation.... $ 115,000
Multimodal
Transportation Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,402,000
Multimodal
Transportation Account‑-Federal
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((95,046,000))
95,584,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations and the specified amount is provided solely for that activity:
(1)
$75,000 of the motor vehicle account‑-state appropriation is provided
solely to enable the secretary of transportation to implement a leadership
training program at the department of transportation. The program shall
include a mentoring component. The department shall develop performance
measures to evaluate the effectiveness of the program, including but not
limited to a performance measure to determine the effect of the program on
employee retention. The department shall provide a progress report on the
training program to the office of financial management, the senate
transportation committee, and the house of representatives transportation
committee by December 1, 2000.
(2)
Appropriation transfers from transportation management and support to the
transportation equipment fund for management information services activities
shall be permitted through fiscal year 2000. Effective July 1, 2000,
expenditures for these activities shall be charged directly to transportation
management and support.
Sec.
11. 2000
2nd sp.s. c 3 s 226 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION‑-TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, DATA, AND
RESEARCH‑-PROGRAM T
Motor
Vehicle Account‑-State Appropriation..... $ ((10,459,000))
10,211,000
Motor
Vehicle Account‑-Federal Appropriation... $ 17,000,000
Transportation
Account‑-State Appropriation.... $ 328,000
Multimodal
Transportation Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ ((1,043,000))
1,291,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ 28,830,000
Sec.
12. 2000
2nd sp.s. c 3 s 227 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION‑-CHARGES FROM OTHER AGENCIES‑-PROGRAM U
(1)
FOR PAYMENT OF COSTS OF ATTORNEY GENERAL TORT CLAIMS SUPPORT
Motor
Vehicle Account‑‑State Appropriation..... $ 2,913,000
Puget
Sound Ferry Operations‑‑State
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,155,000
(2)
FOR PAYMENT OF COSTS OF THE OFFICE OF THE STATE AUDITOR
Motor
Vehicle Account‑-State Appropriation..... $ 907,000
(3)
FOR PAYMENT OF COSTS OF DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL ADMINISTRATION FACILITIES AND
SERVICES AND CONSOLIDATED MAIL SERVICES
Motor
Vehicle Account‑-State Appropriation..... $ ((3,693,000))
3,943,000
Motor
Vehicle Account‑-Federal Appropriation... $ 750,000
The
appropriations in this subsection (3) are subject to the following conditions
and limitations and specified amounts are provided solely for that activity:
$250,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is provided solely
as a match for federal emergency management funds available to the department
of transportation to repair damage caused by the February 28th earthquake.
(4)
FOR PAYMENT OF COSTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL
Motor
Vehicle Account‑-State Appropriation..... $ ((1,990,000))
2,240,000
(5)
FOR PAYMENT OF SELF-INSURANCE LIABILITY PREMIUMS AND ADMINISTRATION
Motor
Vehicle Account‑-State Appropriation..... $ 11,539,000
(6)
FOR PAYMENT OF SELF-INSURANCE LIABILITY PREMIUMS AND ADMINISTRATION
Motor
Vehicle Fund‑-Puget Sound Ferry Operations Account‑-
State
Appropriation........................ $ 3,262,000
(7)
FOR PAYMENT OF COSTS OF OFFICE OF MINORITY AND WOMEN'S BUSINESS ENTERPRISES
Motor
Vehicle Account‑-State Appropriation..... $ 158,000
(8)
FOR PAYMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL ADMINISTRATION CAPITAL PROJECTS
SURCHARGE
Motor
Vehicle Account‑-State Appropriation..... $ 1,100,000
(9)
FOR ARCHIVES AND RECORDS MANAGEMENT
Motor
Vehicle Account‑-State Appropriation..... $ 392,000
Sec.
13. 2000
2nd sp.s. c 3 s 230 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION‑-MARINE‑-PROGRAM X
Marine
Operating Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 148,330,000
Puget
Sound Ferry Operations Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ ((137,587,000))
149,415,000
Multimodal
Transportation Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 5,092,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((291,009,000))
302,837,000
The
appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and
limitations and specified amounts are provided solely for that activity:
(1)
Appropriations in this section shall initially be allotted as appropriated by
this section. Subsequent allotment modifications shall not permit moneys that
are provided solely for a specified purpose to be used for other than that
purpose. After May 1, 2000, after approval by the director of financial
management and unless specifically prohibited by this act, the department may
transfer appropriations between the marine operating account‑-state and
the Puget Sound ferry operations account‑-state appropriations. However,
the program shall not expend more than the total amount appropriated from these
accounts.
(2)
The appropriation is based on the budgeted expenditure of (($29,539,000))
$41,367,000 for vessel operating fuel in the 1999-2001 biennium. If the
actual cost of fuel is less than this budgeted amount, the excess amount may
not be expended. If the actual cost exceeds this amount, the department shall
request a supplemental appropriation.
(3)
The appropriation provides for the compensation of ferry employees. The
expenditures for compensation paid to ferry employees during the 1999-2001
biennium may not exceed $195,690,000 plus a dollar amount, as prescribed by the
office of financial management, that is equal to any insurance benefit increase
granted general government employees in excess of $341.75 a month annualized
per eligible marine employee multiplied by the number of eligible marine
employees for the respective fiscal year, a dollar amount as prescribed by the
office of financial management for costs associated with pension amortization
charges, and a dollar amount prescribed by the office of financial management
for salary increases during the 1999-2001 biennium. For the purposes of this
section, the expenditures for compensation paid to ferry employees shall be
limited to salaries and wages and employee benefits as defined in the office of
financial management's policies, regulations, and procedures named under
objects of expenditure "A" and "B" (7.2.6.2).
The
prescribed salary and insurance benefit increase or decrease dollar amount that
shall be allocated from the governor's compensation appropriations is in
addition to the appropriation contained in this section and may be used to
increase or decrease compensation costs, effective July 1, 1999, and
thereafter, as established in the 1999-2001 general fund operating budget.
(4)
The department, when implementing ferry service reductions, shall, to the
extent possible, maintain peak hour vehicle and passenger service capacity,
summer tourist route capacity, and a fall/winter/spring presence on all auto
ferry routes, while ensuring equitable treatment among routes.
(5)
The joint task force on ferries is created.
(a)
The joint task force on ferries is composed of:
(i)
Eight members of the legislature selected as follows:
(A)
Four members of the senate, two from each of the major caucuses, to be
appointed by the president of the senate, who shall select one of the four
senate members as cochair;
(B)
Four members of the house of representatives, two from each of the major
caucuses, to be appointed by the cospeaker of the respective caucus. The
cospeakers shall jointly select one of the four house members as cochair; and
(C)
The members appointed from each major caucus of the senate and the house of
representatives must include one member from a legislative district that
encompasses a terminus of a Washington state ferry route and one from a
legislative district that does not include a terminus of a Washington state
ferry route;
(ii)
At least one person designated by the cochairs representing each of the
following:
(A)
Ferry advisory committees;
(B)
Persons who do not use ferries;
(C)
Labor organizations representing ferry workers;
(D)
Washington State Ferries;
(E)
Transit operators;
(F)
The office of financial management; and
(G)
Other groups as deemed appropriate by the cochairs of the task force.
(b)
The transportation committees shall provide staff support as mutually agreed by
the cochairs of the joint task force.
(c)
The legislative transportation committee shall pay the expenses of the
legislative committee members.
(d)
The joint task force on ferries shall report to the full legislature at the
beginning of the 2001 legislative session. The report must include, but not be
limited to, analysis and recommendations on the following:
(i)
Establishment of a long-term goal for recovery of operating costs from fare
revenue;
(ii)
Options for further cuts in ferry service or full or partial restoration of
ferry service cuts;
(iii)
Feasibility of full or partial privatization of the ferry system,
public-private partnerships, or state and local partnerships; and
(iv)
Establishing the short-term and long-term capital needs of the Washington state
ferry system.
Sec.
14. 2000
2nd sp.s. c 3 s 232 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION‑-LOCAL PROGRAMS‑-PROGRAM Z
Motor
Vehicle Account‑-State Appropriation..... $ ((83,435,000))
82,269,000
Motor
Vehicle Account‑-Federal Appropriation... $ ((8,040,000))
6,190,000
Transportation
Account‑-State Appropriation.... $ 321,000
High
Capacity Transportation Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 150,000
Highway
Infrastructure Account‑-Federal
Appropriation.............................. $ 1,500,000
Highway
Infrastructure Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 234,000
Multimodal
Transportation Account‑‑State
Appropriation.............................. $ 10,381,000
Urban
Arterial Trust Account‑‑State
Appropriation.............................. $ 5,000,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((109,061,000))
106,045,000
The
appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and
limitations and specified amounts are provided solely for that activity:
(1)
$40,692,000 of the motor vehicle account‑-state appropriation is provided
solely for the state program share of freight mobility projects as identified
by the freight mobility strategic investment board. The amount provided in
this subsection can only be expended upon authorization from the freight
mobility strategic investment board.
(2)
$187,000 of the transportation account‑-state appropriation and $213,000
of the multimodal transportation account--state appropriation are provided
solely for a study by the senate transportation committee and the house of
representatives transportation committee in cooperation with the port of Benton
developing a strategic corridor feasibility and master site plan for the port
of Benton. If the port of Benton does not provide at least $200,000 to fund
the plan development, the transportation fund‑-state appropriation
referenced in this subsection shall lapse and this subsection shall be null and
void.
(3)
The motor vehicle account‑-state appropriation includes $30,000,000 in
proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by RCW 47.10.843. The
transportation commission may authorize the use of current revenues available
to the department of transportation in lieu of bond proceeds for any part of
the state appropriation.
(4)
$10,000,000 of the multimodal transportation account‑-state appropriation
is provided solely to fund the first phase of a multiphase cooperative project
with the state of Oregon to dredge the Columbia river. The department shall
not expend the appropriation in this section unless agreement on ocean disposal
sites has been reached which protects the state's commercial crab fishery. The
amount provided in this subsection shall lapse unless the state of Oregon
appropriates a dollar-for-dollar match to fund its share of the project.
(5)
The motor vehicle account‑-state appropriation includes $1,167,000 in
proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by RCW 47.10.819(1). The
transportation commission may authorize the use of current revenues available
to the department of transportation in lieu of bond proceeds for any part of
the state appropriation.
(6)
$5,000,000 of the urban arterial trust account‑-state appropriation is
provided solely for a small city pavement preservation program, to be
administered by the department's highways and local programs division. The
department, in consultation with stakeholders, shall establish program
guidelines. The guidelines should include but not be limited to a provision
limiting program eligibility to cities with a population of 2,500 or less.
(7)
$15,000,000 of the motor vehicle account‑-state appropriation is provided
solely for a county corridor congestion relief program, to be administered by
the department's highways and local programs division. Urban corridors must
connect to urban or significant activity centers; begin or end at the
intersection of another arterial, state highway, or limited access freeway
system; and provide an alternate route to the limited access freeway system.
The purpose of the program is to provide funding for congested urban corridors,
as defined and selected by the department of transportation in consultation
with counties and regional transportation planning organizations. At a
minimum, project selection criteria should include: Consistency with regional
transportation plans; measurable improvements in mobility; cost effectiveness;
systematic corridor mobility improvements rather than isolated "spot"
improvements; and optimal timing for construction.
(8)
$5,000,000 of the motor vehicle account‑-state appropriation is provided
solely for improving traffic and pedestrian safety near schools. The highways
and local programs division within the department of transportation shall
administer this program. Funds should be used for traffic and pedestrian
improvements near schools, including roadway channelization and signalization.
(9)
The highways and local programs division within the department of
transportation shall develop a prequalification procedure for potential bidders
on projects administered or approved by the transportation improvement board.
The board shall work with other interested parties including but not limited to
associations representing general contractors and the office of minority and
women's business enterprises. The prequalification procedure's goal is to
ascertain that bidders are qualified by experience, financing, equipment, and
organization to do the work called for in the contract documents. The
prequalification procedure may require a bidder to (1) satisfy threshold
requirements established by the board prior to being furnished a proposal form
on any contract; or (2) complete a preaward survey of the bidder's
qualification prior to award.
(10)
$2,000,000 of the motor vehicle account‑-state appropriation is provided
solely for city fish passage barrier removal and habitat restoration. Funds
should be used for eliminating fish passage barriers, including stormwater
facilities, and providing for habitat restoration for salmonid species that are
listed as threatened or endangered. The amount provided in this section may
only be expended upon authorization from the department of transportation's
environmental affairs office.
(11) $10,000,000 of the motor vehicle fund--state appropriation is
provided solely for a city corridor congestion relief program, to be
administered by the department's highways and local programs division. Urban
corridors must connect to urban or significant activity centers, begin or end
at the intersection of another arterial, state highway or limited access
freeway system, and provide an alternate route to the limited access freeway
system. The purpose of the program is to provide funding for congested urban
corridors as defined and selected by the department of transportation in
consultation with counties and regional transportation planning organizations.
At a minimum, project selection criteria should include: Consistency with
regional transportation plans; measurable improvements in mobility; cost
effectiveness; systematic corridor mobility improvements rather than isolated
"spot" improvements; and optimal timing for construction.
(End of part)
PART
IV
TRANSFERS
AND DISTRIBUTIONS
Sec.
401. 2000
2nd sp.s. c 3 s 401 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE STATE TREASURER‑-BOND
RETIREMENT AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING BOND REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER CHARGES:
FOR BOND SALES DISCOUNTS AND DEBT TO BE PAID BY MOTOR VEHICLE FUND AND
TRANSPORTATION FUND REVENUE
Highway
Bond Retirement Account Appropriation... $........................................... ((161,310,000))
154,200,000
Ferry
Bond Retirement Account Appropriation.... $ ((53,592,000))
55,082,000
Transportation
Improvement Board Bond Retirement
Account‑-State
Appropriation............... $ ((35,909,000))
35,796,000
Puget
Sound Capital Construction Account‑-State
Appropriation...................... ........ $ 270,000
Motor
Vehicle Account‑-State Appropriation..... $ ((1,960,000))
1,600,000
Special
Category C Account‑-State Appropriation $ ((405,000))
100,000
Transportation
Improvement Account‑-State
Appropriation.............................. $ 600,000
TOTAL
APPROPRIATION................. $ ((254,046,000))
247,648,000
Sec.
402. 2000
2nd sp.s. c 3 s 403 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE STATE
TREASURER‑-STATE REVENUES FOR DISTRIBUTION
(1)
Motor Vehicle Fund Appropriation for
motor
vehicle fuel tax and overload penalties
distribution................................... $ ((483,325,000))
480,986,000
(2)
Transportation Fund Appropriation for
motor
vehicle excise tax distribution.......... $ ((178,207,000))
179,882,000
(3)
Multimodal Transportation Account‑‑State
Appropriation
for motor vehicle excise tax
distribution................................... $ ((52,619,000))
52,572,000
Sec.
403. 2000
2nd sp.s. c 3 s 404 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE STATE TREASURER‑-TRANSFERS
(1)
RV Account‑-State Appropriation:
For
transfer to the Motor Vehicle Fund‑-State... $........................................... 1,865,000
(2)
State Patrol Highway Account‑-State
Appropriation:
For transfer to the Motor Vehicle
Account‑‑State................................. $ 27,000,000
(3)
Highway Safety Fund--State Appropriation:
For
transfer to the Multimodal Transportation
Account--State................................. $ 3,220,000
(4)
((Puget Sound Ferry Operations Account‑‑State
Appropriation:
For transfer to the Marine
Operating
Account‑‑State....................... $ 1,400,000
(5)))
Public Transportation Systems Account‑-
State
Appropriation: For transfer to the
Multimodal
Transportation Account--State........ $...................................... 23,182,000
(((6)))
(5) Transportation Fund--State
Appropriation:
For transfer to the Multimodal
Transportation
Account‑-State.................. $ 28,061,000
The
department of transportation shall ((only)) request the state
treasurer to transfer funds provided under subsection (1) of this section only
on an as‑needed basis.
Sec.
404. 2000
2nd sp.s. c 3 s 405 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION‑-TRANSFERS
Puget
Sound Ferry Operations Account‑-State
Appropriation:
For transfer to the Puget Sound
Capital
Construction Account‑‑State.................. $.................................. 67,000,000
Motor
Vehicle Fund--State Appropriation:
For
transfer to the Advanced Environmental
Mitigation
Revolving Account........................ $ 1,000,000
Motor
Vehicle Fund--State Appropriation:
For
transfer to Puget Sound Capital Construction
Account............................................. $ 18,272,000
Transportation
Equipment Fund--State
Appropriation:
For transfer to the Motor
Vehicle
Fund........................................ $ ((2,500,000))
2,509,000
((High
Capacity Transportation Account‑-State
Appropriation:
For transfer to the Multimodal
Transportation
Account.............................. $ 2,036,000
Passenger
Ferry Account‑-State Appropriation:
For
transfer to the Multimodal Transportation
Account............................................. $ 235,000))
The department of transportation shall only transfer funds to the
Puget Sound capital construction account--state as provided under this
subsection on an as-needed basis. The department of transportation shall
transfer all unexpended funds from the high capacity transportation account,
the passenger ferry account, the public transportation systems account, and the
transportation account to the multimodal transportation account.
(End of part)
PART
VI
PROVISIONS NECESSARY
TO IMPLEMENT APPROPRIATIONS
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 601. If
any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is
held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to
other persons or circumstances is not affected.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 602. 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.
(End of part)
INDEX PAGE #
COUNTY
ROAD ADMINISTRATION BOARD................................ 3
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING
DRIVER SERVICES................................................. 5
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
CHARGES FROM OTHER
AGENCIES--PROGRAM U......................... 13
HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE--PROGRAM
M................................. 11
HIGHWAY MANAGEMENT AND
FACILITIES--PROGRAM D--OPERATING......... 7
IMPROVEMENTS--PROGRAM I......................................... 7
LOCAL PROGRAMS--PROGRAM Z...................................... 17
MARINE--PROGRAM X.............................................. 14
TRANSFERS...................................................... 22
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT AND
SUPPORT--PROGRAM S............... 12
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING,
DATA, AND RESEARCH--PROGRAM T......... 13
STATE TREASURER
BOND RETIREMENT AND INTEREST................................... 21
STATE REVENUES FOR
DISTRIBUTION................................ 21
TRANSFERS...................................................... 22
TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT
BOARD................................ 3
WASHINGTON STATE PATROL
FIELD OPERATIONS BUREAU......................................... 4
SUPPORT SERVICES BUREAU......................................... 5
WASHINGTON TRAFFIC SAFETY
COMMISSION............................ 1
