6566-S AMS HAUG JOHN 007

SSB 6566 - S AMD 97

   By    Senator Haugen

ADOPTED 2/11/2006

   On page 3, line 6, after "(10)", strike all material through "act." on line 13, and insert the following:

   "(a) "Affected urban growth area" means:

(i) An urban growth area, designated pursuant to RCW 36.70A.110, containing a state highway segment that exceeds the one hundred person hours of delay threshold calculated by the department of transportation, and any contiguous urban growth areas; and

(ii) An urban growth area, designated pursuant to RCW 36.70A.110, containing a jurisdiction with a population over seventy thousand that adopted a commute trip reduction ordinance before the year 2000, and any contiguous urban growth areas.

(b) Affected urban growth areas must be listed by the department of transportation in the rules for this act using the criteria identified in subsection (a) of this section."

On page 9, after line 3, insert the following:

"(12) If an affected urban growth area has not previously implemented a commute trip reduction program and the state has funded solutions to state highway deficiencies to address the area's exceeding the person hours of delay threshold, the affected urban growth area shall be exempt from the duties of this section for a period not exceeding two years."

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EFFECT: Clarifies the definition of an "affected urban growth area". Provides an exemption for certain counties that have highway projects funded which will alleviate the current congestion that would otherwise make it necessary for the counties to participate in the CTR program.