SENATE BILL REPORT

SB 5338

As Reported By Senate Committee On:

Highways & Transportation, April 7, 2003

Title: An act relating to transportation funding and appropriations.

Brief Description: Making 2003-05 transportation appropriations.

Sponsors: Senators Horn and Haugen; by request of Governor Locke.

Brief History:

Committee Activity: Highways & Transportation: 4/2/03, 4/7/03 [DPS].

SENATE COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS & TRANSPORTATION

Majority Report: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5338 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass.

      Signed by Senators Horn, Chair; Benton, Vice Chair; Swecker, Vice Chair; Esser, Finkbeiner, Haugen, Jacobsen, Kastama, Mulliken, Oke, Prentice and Spanel.

Staff: Kelly Simpson (786-7403)

Background: The operating and capital expenses of state transportation agencies and programs are funded on a biennial basis by an omnibus transportation budget adopted by the Legislature in odd-numbered years. Additionally, supplemental budgets may be adopted during the biennium making various modifications to agency appropriations.

Summary of Substitute Bill: Appropriations are made for state transportation agencies and programs for the 2003-05 fiscal biennium. Additionally, appropriations for various transportation agencies and programs are modified for the 2001-03 biennium.

Substitute Bill Compared to Original Bill: The original bill was not considered.

Appropriation: Various.

Fiscal Note: Not requested.

Effective Date: The 2001-03 supplemental budget takes effect immediately, and the 2003-05 budget takes effect July 1, 2003.