6932-S AMH ROLF BERN 057

SSB 6932 - H AMD 1398

By Representative Rolfes

ADOPTED 3/05/2008

   On page 4, after line 29, insert the following:

   "NEW SECTION. Sec.6. RCW 47.60.385 and 2007 c 512 s 14 are each amended to read as follows:

   (1) Terminal improvement project funding requests must adhere to the capital plan.

   (2) Requests for terminal improvement design and construction funding must be submitted with a predesign study that:

   (a) Includes all elements required by the office of financial management;

   (b) Separately identifies basic terminal elements essential for operation and their costs;

   (c) Separately identifies additional elements to provide ancillary revenue and customer comfort and their costs;

   (d) Includes construction phasing options that are consistent with forecasted ridership increases;

   (e) Separately identifies additional elements requested by local governments and the cost and proposed funding source of those elements;

   (f) Separately identifies multimodal elements and the cost and proposed funding source of those elements; and

   (g) Identifies all contingency amounts.

   (h) When planning for new vessel acquisitions, the department must evaluate the long-term vessel operating costs related to fuel efficiency and staffing."

   Correct the title.

EFFECT: Requires Washington State Ferries to evaluate long-term operating costs related to fuel efficiency and staffing when planning for new vessel acquisitions