BILL REQ. #:  Z-0364.4 

Read first time 01/11/2007.   Referred to Committee on Transportation.

     AN ACT Relating to transportation funding and appropriations; amending 2006 c 370 ss 227, 228, 229, 301, 302, 304, 305, 309, 401, 402, 404, 405, and 406 (uncodified); amending 2005 c 313 s 204 (uncodified); adding new sections to 2005 c 313 (uncodified); making appropriations and authorizing expenditures for capital improvements; and declaring an emergency.

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

Sec. 201   2005 c 313 s 204 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE BOARD OF PILOTAGE COMMISSIONERS
Pilotage Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($417,000))
       $597,000

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 202   A new section is added to 2005 c 313 (uncodified) to read as follows:
     FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE PATROL. The appropriations to the Washington state patrol in chapter 370, Laws of 2006 shall be expended for the programs and in the amounts specified herein. However, after May 1, 2007, unless specifically prohibited, the Washington state patrol may transfer state patrol highway account--state appropriations for the 2005-2007 fiscal biennium between programs after approval by the director of financial management. However, the Washington state patrol shall not transfer state moneys that are provided solely for a specified purpose. The director of financial management shall notify the appropriate fiscal committees of the senate and house of representatives in writing prior to approving any allotment modifications or transfers under this section.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 203   A new section is added to 2005 c 313 (uncodified) to read as follows:
     FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING. The appropriations to the department of licensing in chapter 370, Laws of 2006 shall be expended for the programs and in the amounts specified herein. However, after May 1, 2007, unless specifically prohibited, the department may transfer motor vehicle account--state appropriations for the 2005-2007 fiscal biennium, highway safety account--state appropriations for the 2005-2007 fiscal biennium, and department of licensing services account--state appropriations for the 2005-2007 fiscal biennium between programs after approval by the director of financial management. However, the department shall not transfer state moneys that are provided solely for a specified purpose. The director of financial management shall notify the appropriate fiscal committees of the senate and house of representatives in writing prior to approving any allotment modifications or transfers under this section.

Sec. 204   2006 c 370 s 227 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- MARINE -- PROGRAM X
Puget Sound Ferry Operations Account -- State
     Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($372,254,000))
       $388,561,000
Multimodal Transportation Account -- State
     Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,660,000
          TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($375,914,000))
       $392,221,000

     The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
     (1) (($75,280,000)) $81,144,000 of the total appropriation is provided solely for auto ferry vessel operating fuel in the 2005-2007 biennium.
     (2) The maximum amount of expenditures for compensation paid to ferry employees during the 2005-2007 biennium shall not exceed (($226,455,000)) $235,325,000. This amount reflects the sole source of state funding available to support the implementation of any collective bargaining agreements or arbitration awards with respect to state ferry employee compensation, including salaries, wages, and employee benefits, during the 2005-2007 biennium, which amount includes $6,223,000 in full satisfaction of the arbitration awards for the 2001-2003 biennium and $1,339,000 for labor productivity gains agreements and $8,870,000 in full satisfaction of the arbitration awards and the negotiated collective bargaining agreements for the 2003-2005 and 2005-2007 biennia. The department's use of this expenditure authority constitutes a good faith attempt to implement such agreements and awards, including those applicable to prior biennia. It is the intent of the legislature that the expenditure authority provided in this subsection fully satisfy any agreements or awards required to be implemented during the 2005-2007 biennium, and that the provisions of Substitute House Bill No. 3178 (marine employees collective bargaining) will govern the implementation of agreements or awards effective beginning with the 2007-2009 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 state administrative and accounting manual, chapter 75.70, named under objects of expenditure "A" and "B".
     (3) $1,116,000 of the Puget Sound ferry operations account--state appropriation is provided solely for ferry security operations necessary to comply with the ferry security plan submitted by the Washington state ferry system to the United States coast guard. The department shall track security costs and expenditures. Ferry security operations costs shall not be included as part of the operational costs that are used to calculate farebox recovery.
     (4) The Washington state ferries must work with the department's information technology division to implement an electronic fare system, including the integration of the regional fare coordination system (smart card). Each December and June, semi-annual updates must be provided to the transportation committees of the legislature concerning the status of implementing and completing this project, with updates concluding the first December after full project implementation.
     (5) The Washington state ferries shall continue to provide service to Sidney, British Columbia.
     (6) $3,660,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state appropriation is provided solely to provide passenger-only ferry service. The ferry system shall continue passenger-only ferry service from Vashon Island to Seattle until such time as a county ferry district's assumption of the route, as authorized by Substitute Senate Bill No. 6787. Beginning September 1, 2005, ferry system management shall implement its agreement with the Inlandboatmen's Union of the Pacific and the International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots providing for part-time passenger-only work schedules.
     (7) $350,000 of the Puget Sound ferry operations account--state appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of Substitute House Bill No. 3178 (marine employees collective bargaining). If Substitute House Bill No. 3178 is not enacted by June 30, 2006, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
     (8) $378,000 of the Puget Sound ferry operations account--state appropriation is provided solely for the marine division to meet the United States Coast Guard requirements for appropriate rest hours between shifts for vessel crews on the Bainbridge to Seattle and Edmonds to Kingston ferry routes.

Sec. 205   2006 c 370 s 228 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- RAIL -- PROGRAM Y -- OPERATING
Multimodal Transportation Account -- State
     Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($36,876,000))
       $35,626,000

     The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:
     (1)(a) $29,091,000 of the multimodal transportation account -- state appropriation is provided solely for the Amtrak service contract and Talgo maintenance contract associated with providing and maintaining the state-supported passenger rail service. Upon completion of the rail platform project in the city of Stanwood, the department shall provide daily Amtrak Cascades service to the city.
     (b) The department shall negotiate with Amtrak and Burlington Northern Santa Fe to adjust the Amtrak Cascades schedule to leave Bellingham at a significantly earlier hour.
     (2) (($2,750,000)) $1,500,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state appropriation is provided solely for a new round trip rail service between Seattle and Portland beginning July 1, 2006.
     (3) No AMTRAK Cascade runs may be eliminated.
     (4) $40,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state appropriation is provided solely for the produce railcar program. The department is encouraged to implement the produce railcar program by maximizing private investment.
     (5) $500,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state appropriation is provided solely for a study of the realignment of highway and rail in the Longview industrial area (SR 432) corridor, specifically regarding whether the construction of a limited access bypass highway to reduce congestion resulting from anticipated growth in future rail and truck traffic, is a feasible alternative. In conducting the study, the department shall consult port districts, local government planning staff, and rail road companies, and other appropriate stakeholders.
     (6) $60,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state appropriation is provided solely for a study of the need for transloading capabilities in the West Plains area that could be served by the Geiger Spur, including evaluation of prospective transloader sites, potential operators and users, and the type, size, and special needs of shippers/customers. The study must also evaluate the costs associated with building and operating a transloader site and the impact to local roadways and surrounding land uses. In conducting the study, the department shall consult with Spokane County.

Sec. 206   2006 c 370 s 229 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- LOCAL PROGRAMS -- PROGRAM Z--OPERATING
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($8,500,000))
       $8,836,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,597,000
Multimodal Transportation Account--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $411,000
          TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($11,508,000))
       $11,844,000

     The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
     (1) $211,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation and $411,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state appropriation are provided solely for the state's contribution to county and city studies of flood hazards in association with interstate highways. First priority shall be given to threats along the I-5 corridor.
     (2) (($525,000)) $861,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is provided solely to the department in accordance with RCW 46.68.110(2) and 46.68.120(3) and shall be used by the department solely for contract services with the association of Washington cities and the Washington state association of counties for improving transportation permitting and mitigation processes.

Sec. 301   2006 c 370 s 301 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE COUNTY ROAD ADMINISTRATION BOARD
Rural Arterial Trust Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($64,933,000))
       $38,046,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $355,000
County Arterial Preservation Account -- State
     Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($32,697,000))
       $31,882,000
          TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($97,985,000))
       $70,283,000

     The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations: $355,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is provided for county ferries as set forth in RCW 47.56.725(4).

Sec. 302   2006 c 370 s 302 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT BOARD
Urban Arterial Trust Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($101,425,000))
       $93,425,000
Small City Preservation and Sidewalk
     Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($2,000,000))
       $1,696,000
Transportation Improvement Account -- State
     Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($94,401,000))
       $82,258,000
          TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($197,826,000))
       $177,379,000

     The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
     (1) The transportation improvement account -- state appropriation includes up to (($14,143,000)) $7,000,000 in proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized in RCW 47.26.500.
     (2) (($2,000,000)) $1,696,000 of the small city preservation and sidewalk account--state appropriation is provided to fund the provisions of chapter 83, Laws of 2005 (Substitute Senate Bill No. 5775).

Sec. 303   2006 c 370 s 304 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- IMPROVEMENTS -- PROGRAM I
Transportation 2003 Account (Nickel Account) -- State
     Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,190,511,000))
       $1,190,261,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $85,165,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $395,043,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $58,522,000
Special Category C Account--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,479,000
Tacoma Narrows Toll Bridge Account Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $274,038,000
Transportation Partnership Account--State
     Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $384,186,000
Multimodal Transportation Account -- State
     Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,002,000))
       $750,000
          TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($2,391,946,000))
       $2,391,444,000

     The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
     (1)(a) The entire transportation 2003 account (nickel account) appropriation and the entire transportation partnership account appropriation are provided solely for the projects and activities as listed by fund, project and amount in LEAP Transportation Document 2006-1, Highway Improvement Program (I) as developed March 8, 2006. However, limited transfers of allocations between projects may occur for those amounts listed subject to the conditions and limitations in section 603 of this act.
     (b) Within the amounts provided in this subsection, $6,835,000 of the transportation partnership account--state appropriation, $5,002,000 of the transportation 2003 account (nickel account)--state appropriation, and $2,645,000 of the motor vehicle account--federal appropriation are for project 109040T: I-90/Seattle to Mercer Island – Two way transit/HOV. Expenditure of these funds on construction is contingent upon the development of an access plan that provides equitable and dependable access for I-90 Mercer Island exit and entry.
     (c) Within the amounts provided in this subsection, $500,000 of the transportation partnership account--state appropriation is for a west Olympia access study, to complete an access study for state route 101/west Olympia.
     (d) Within the amounts provided in this subsection, $800,000 of the transportation partnership account--state appropriation is for an SR 534 access point decision report.
     (f) Within the amounts provided within this subsection, $6,000,000 of the transportation partnership account--state appropriation is for project 509009B: I-90 Snoqualmie Pass East - Hyak to Keechelus dam. However, if the preferred alternative selected for this project results in a lower total project cost, the remaining funds may be used for concrete rehabilitation on I-90 in the vicinity of this project.
     (g) Within the amounts provided in this subsection, $12,841,000 of the transportation 2003 account (nickel account)--state appropriation and $4,939,000 of the transportation partnership account--state appropriation are for construction of a new interchange on SR 522 to provide direct access to the University of Washington Bothell/Cascadia community college joint campus. This appropriation assumes an additional $8,061,000 will be provided in the 2007-09 biennium from the transportation partnership account.
     (h) Within the amounts provided in this subsection, $19,262,149 of the motor vehicle account--federal appropriation and $1,873,478 of the transportation 2003 account (nickel account) appropriation are for project 154302E: SR 543 (I-5 to the international boundary).
     (2) The motor vehicle account--state appropriation includes up to $50,000,000 in proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by RCW 47.10.843.
     (3) The department shall not commence construction on any part of the state route number 520 bridge replacement and HOV project until a record of decision has been reached providing reasonable assurance that project impacts will be avoided, minimized, or mitigated as much as practicable to protect against further adverse impacts on neighborhood environmental quality as a result of repairs and improvements made to the state route 520 bridge and its connecting roadways, and that any such impacts will be addressed through engineering design choices, mitigation measures, or a combination of both. The requirements of this section shall not apply to off-site pontoon construction supporting the state route number 520 bridge replacement and HOV project.
     (4) The transportation partnership account--state appropriation includes up to $150,000,000 in proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized in RCW 47.10.873.
     (5) The Tacoma Narrows toll bridge account--state appropriation includes up to $257,016,000 in proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by RCW 47.10.843. The Tacoma Narrows toll bridge account--state appropriation includes up to $17,022,000 in unexpended proceeds from the March 2005 bond sale authorized in RCW 47.10.843 for the Tacoma Narrows bridge project.
     (6) The transportation 2003 account (nickel account)--state appropriation includes up to $880,000,000 in proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by chapter 147, Laws of 2003.
     (7) The department shall, on a quarterly basis beginning July 1, 2005, provide to the office of financial management and the legislature reports providing the status on each project in the project lists submitted pursuant to this act. Other projects may be reported on a programmatic basis. The department shall work with the office of financial management and the transportation committees of the legislature to agree on report formatting and elements. Elements shall include, but not be limited to, project scope, schedule, and costs. The department shall also provide the information required under this subsection on a quarterly basis via the transportation executive information systems (TEIS).
     (8) The department of transportation shall conduct an analysis of the causes of traffic congestion on I-5 in the vicinity of Fort Lewis and develop recommendations for alleviating the congestion. The department must report to the transportation committees of the legislature by December 1, 2005, on its analysis and recommendations regarding traffic congestion on I-5 in the vicinity of Fort Lewis.
     (9) The department of transportation is authorized to proceed with the SR 519 Intermodal Access project if the city of Seattle has not agreed to a project configuration or design by July 1, 2006.
     (10) The motor vehicle account--state appropriation includes up to $14,214,000 in unexpended proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized in RCW 47.10.843.
     (11) The special category C account--state appropriation includes up to $1,710,000 in unexpended proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized in RCW 47.10.812.
     (12) The department should consider using mitigation banking on appropriate projects whenever possible, without increasing the cost to projects. The department should consider using the advanced environmental mitigation revolving account (AEMRA) for corridor and watershed based mitigation opportunities, in addition to project specific mitigation.
     (13) $500,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is provided solely for a planning study regarding congestion mitigation improvements on state route 101 in the vicinity of the city of Aberdeen.
     (14) $6,200,000 of the motor vehicle account--federal appropriation is provided solely for eastern Washington international border crossing and freight mobility projects, including pavement preservation, pavement structural strengthening, and other safety enhancements. Projects shall include funding for U.S. route 97 international border vicinity paving and improvement projects.
     (15) $3,509,738 of the motor vehicle account--federal appropriation and $30,793 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation are provided solely for project 100598C: I-5 Blaine Exit interchange improvements.
     (((17))) (16) The legislature recognizes that the finance and project implementation planning processes required for the Alaskan Way viaduct and Seattle Seawall replacement project and the SR 520 bridge replacement and HOV project cannot guarantee appropriate decisions unless key study assumptions are reasonable with respect to each project.
     To assure appropriate finance plan and project implementation plan assumptions, an expert review panel shall be appointed to provide independent financial and technical review for development of a finance plan and project implementation plan for the projects described in this subsection.
     (a) The expert review panel shall consist of five to ten members who are recognized experts in relevant fields, such as planning, engineering, finance, law, the environment, emerging transportation technologies, geography, and economics.
     (b) The expert review panel shall be selected cooperatively by the chairs of the senate and house transportation committees, the secretary of the department of transportation, and the governor to assure a balance of disciplines.
     (c) The chair of the expert review panel shall be designated by the governor.
     (d) The expert panel shall, with respect to completion of the project alternatives as described in the draft environmental impact statement of each project:
     (i) Review the finance plan for the project to ensure that it clearly identifies secured and anticipated funding sources and is feasible and sufficient;
     (ii) Review the project implementation plan covering all state and local permitting and mitigation approvals that ensure the most expeditious and cost-effective delivery of the project; and
     (iii) Report its findings and recommendations on the items described in (d)(i) and (ii) of this subsection to the joint transportation committee, the office of financial management, and the governor no later than September 1, 2006.
     (e) Upon receipt of the expert review panel's findings and recommendations under (d)(iii) of this subsection, the governor must make a finding of whether each finance plan is feasible and sufficient to complete the project as described in the draft environmental impact statement.
     (f) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to delay construction of any of the projects referenced in this subsection.
     (((18))) (17)(a) Prior to commencing construction on either project, the department of transportation must complete all of the following requirements for both the Alaskan Way viaduct and Seattle Seawall replacement project, and the state route number 520 bridge replacement and HOV project: (i) In accordance with the national environmental policy act, the department must designate the preferred alternative, prepare a substantial project mitigation plan, and complete a comprehensive cost estimate review using the department's cost estimate validation process, for each project; (ii) in accordance with all applicable federal highway administration planning and project management requirements, the department must prepare a project finance plan for each project that clearly identifies secured and anticipated fund sources, cash flow timing requirements, and project staging and phasing plans if applicable; and (iii) the department must report these results for each project to the joint transportation committee.
     (b) The requirements of this subsection shall not apply to (i) utility relocation work, and related activities, on the Alaskan Way viaduct and Seattle Seawall replacement project and (ii) off-site pontoon construction supporting the state route number 520 bridge replacement and HOV project.

Sec. 304   2006 c 370 s 305 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- PRESERVATION -- PROGRAM P
Transportation 2003 Account (Nickel Account) -- State
     Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,687,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $94,799,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($435,310,000))
       $434,483,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,485,000
Puyallup Tribal Settlement Account--State
     Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,000,000
Transportation Partnership Account--State
     Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $24,540,000
          TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($575,821,000))
       $574,994,000

     The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
     (1) The entire transportation 2003 account (nickel account) appropriation and the entire transportation partnership account appropriation are provided solely for the projects and activities as listed by fund, project and amount in LEAP Transportation Document 2006-1, Highway Preservation Program (P) as developed March 8, 2006. However, limited transfers of allocations between projects may occur for those amounts listed subject to the conditions and limitations in section 603 of this act.
     (2) $11,000,000 of the Puyallup tribal settlement account--state appropriation is provided solely for mitigation costs associated with the Murray Morgan/11th Street Bridge demolition. The department may negotiate with the city of Tacoma for the purpose of transferring ownership of the Murray Morgan/11th Street Bridge to the city. The department may use the Puyallup tribal settlement account appropriation, as well as any funds appropriated in the current biennium and planned in future biennia for the demolition and mitigation for the demolition of the bridge to rehabilitate or replace the bridge, if agreed to by the city. In no event shall the department's participation exceed $26,500,000 and no funds may be expended unless the city of Tacoma agrees to take ownership of the bridge in its entirety and provide that the payment of these funds extinguishes any real or implied agreements regarding future expenditures on the bridge.
     (3) $740,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation, $106,149,000 of the motor vehicle account--federal appropriation, and $10,305,000 of the transportation partnership account--state appropriation are provided solely for the Hood Canal bridge project.
     (4) The motor vehicle account--state appropriation includes up to $735,000 in unexpended proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized in RCW 47.10.761 and 47.10.762 for emergency purposes.
     (5) The department of transportation shall continue to implement the lowest life cycle cost planning approach to pavement management throughout the state to encourage the most effective and efficient use of pavement preservation funds. Emphasis should be placed on increasing the number of roads addressed on time and reducing the number of roads past due.
     (6) The department shall, on a quarterly basis beginning July 1, 2005, provide to the office of financial management and the legislature reports providing the status on each project in the project lists submitted pursuant to this act. Other projects may be reported on a programmatic basis. The department shall work with the office of financial management and the transportation committees of the legislature to agree on report formatting and elements. Elements shall include, but not be limited to, project scope, schedule, and costs. The department shall also provide the information required under this subsection on a quarterly basis via the transportation executive information systems (TEIS).
     (7) The motor vehicle account--state appropriation includes up to $912,000 in unexpended proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized in RCW 47.10.843.
     (8) The motor vehicle account--state appropriation includes up to $6,000,000 in proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by RCW 47.10.843.
     (9) (($4,000,000)) $3,200,000 of the motor vehicle account--federal appropriation and $6,000,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation, as specified in subsection (8) of this section, are for expenditures on damaged state roads due to flooding, mudslides, rock fall, or other unforeseen events. Slide repair on state routes 101, 4, 107, and 105 must be funded from this amount if federal emergency funds are not available.

Sec. 305   2006 c 370 s 309 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- LOCAL PROGRAMS -- PROGRAM Z--CAPITAL
Highway Infrastructure Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $207,000
Highway Infrastructure Account -- Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,602,000
Motor Vehicle Account--Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($48,998,000))
       $41,203,000
Motor Vehicle Account -- State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($8,340,000))
       $5,954,000
Transportation Partnership Account--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,008,000
Freight Mobility Investment Account -- State
     Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($6,000,000))
       $2,850,000
Passenger Ferry Account--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,000,000
Multimodal Transportation Account -- State
     Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($39,403,000))
       $33,285,000
Transportation 2003 Account (nickel account)--State
     Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $557,000
Freight Mobility Multimodal Account--State
     Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($9,700,000))
       $2,440,000
Freight Mobility Multimodal Account--
     Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,050,000
          TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($125,815,000))
       $102,156,000

     The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
     (1) To manage some projects more efficiently, federal funds may be transferred from program Z to programs I and P and state funds shall be transferred from programs I and P to program Z to replace those federal funds in a dollar-for-dollar match. Fund transfers authorized under this subsection shall not affect project prioritization status. Appropriations shall initially be allotted as appropriated in this act. The department may not transfer funds as authorized under this subsection without approval of the office of financial management. The department shall submit a report on those projects receiving fund transfers to the transportation committees of the senate and house of representatives by December 1, 2006.
     (2) The department shall, on a quarterly basis, provide status reports to the legislature on the delivery of projects as outlined in the project lists distributed with this act, and on any additional projects for which the department has expended funds during the 2005-07 fiscal biennium, except for projects managed by the freight mobility strategic investment board. The department shall work with the transportation committees of the legislature to agree on report formatting and elements. For projects funded by new revenue in the 2003 and 2005 transportation packages, reporting elements shall include, but not be limited to, project scope, schedule, and costs. Other projects may be reported on a programmatic basis. The department shall also provide the information required under this subsection on a quarterly basis via the transportation executive information system (TEIS).
     (3) The multimodal transportation account -- state appropriation includes up to $6,000,000 in proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by RCW 47.10.867.
     (4) $1,545,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state appropriation is reappropriated and provided solely to fund the multiphase cooperative project with the state of Oregon to dredge the Columbia River. 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) $206,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is reappropriated and provided solely for additional traffic and pedestrian safety improvements near schools. The highways and local programs division within the department of transportation shall administer this program. The department shall review all projects receiving grant awards under this program at least semiannually to determine whether the projects are making satisfactory progress. Any project that has been awarded traffic and pedestrian safety improvement grant funds, but does not report activity on the project within one year of grant award should be reviewed by the department to determine whether the grant should be terminated. The department must promptly close out grants when projects have been completed, and identify where unused grant funds remain because actual project costs were lower than estimated in the grant award. The department shall expeditiously extend new grant awards to qualified projects when funds become available either because grant awards have been rescinded for lack of sufficient project activity or because completed projects returned excess grant funds upon project closeout.
     (6) The motor vehicle account--state appropriation includes up to $905,000 in unexpended proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by RCW 47.10.843.
     (7) $607,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state appropriation is reappropriated and provided solely to support the safe routes to school program.
     (8) (($16,110,000)) $7,488,000 of the motor vehicle account--federal appropriation is provided solely for the local freight capital projects in progress identified in this subsection. The specific funding listed is provided solely for the respective projects: SR 397 Ainsworth Ave. Grade Crossing, $4,992,000; Colville Alternate Truck Route, $1,746,000; ((S. 228th Street Extension and Grade Separation, $6,500,000; Bigelow Gulch Road-Urban Boundary to Argonne Rd., $2,000,000; Granite Falls Alternate Route, $122,000;)) and Pacific Hwy. E./Port of Tacoma Road to Alexander, $750,000.
     (9) (($2,898,000)) $1,011,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is provided solely for the local freight capital projects in progress identified in this subsection. The specific funding listed is provided solely for the respective projects: Duwamish Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), (($2,382,000)) $495,000; Port of Kennewick/Piert Road, $516,000.
     (10) $6,000,000 of the multimodal account--state appropriation is provided solely for the local freight 'D' street grade separation project.
     (11) The department shall issue a call for pedestrian safety projects, such as safe routes to schools and transit, and bicycle and pedestrian paths. Applications must be received by the department by November 1, 2005, and November 1, 2006. The department shall identify cost-effective projects, and submit a prioritized list to the legislature for funding by December 15th of each year. Recommendations made to the legislature for safe routes to schools and bicycle and pedestrian path projects must, to the extent practicable based on available funding, allocate sixty percent of available funds to bicycle and pedestrian path projects and forty percent to safe routes to schools. Preference shall be given to projects that provide a local match.
     (12) (($18,370,000)) $12,000,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state appropriation, (($6,000,000)) $2,440,000 of the freight mobility multimodal account--state appropriation, $2,008,000 of the transportation partnership account--state appropriation, and (($6,000,000)) $2,850,000 of the freight mobility investment account--state appropriation are provided solely for the projects and activities as listed by fund, project and amount in LEAP Transportation Document 2006-1, Local Programs (Z) as developed March 8, 2006. However, limited transfers of allocations between projects may occur for those amounts listed subject to the conditions and limitations in section 603 of this act.
     (13) $870,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state appropriation is provided solely for the Yakima Avenue, 9th Street to Front Street, pedestrian safety improvement project.
     (14) $5,000,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state appropriation and $2,000,000 of the motor vehicle account--federal appropriation are provided solely for the pedestrian and bicycle safety program projects and safe routes to schools program projects identified on the LEAP Transportation Document 2006-B, Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program Projects and Safe Routes to Schools Program Projects as developed March 8, 2006. Projects must be allocated funding based on order of priority. The department shall review all projects receiving grant awards under this program at least semiannually to determine whether the projects are making satisfactory progress. Any project that has been awarded funds, but does not report activity on the project within one year of the grant award, shall be reviewed by the department to determine whether the grant should be terminated. The department shall promptly close out grants when projects have been completed, and identify where unused grant funds remain because actual project costs were lower than estimated in the grant award. When funds become available either because grant awards have been rescinded for lack of sufficient project activity or because completed projects returned excess grant funds upon project closeout, the department shall expeditiously extend new grant awards to qualified alternative projects identified on the list.
     (15) $9,700,000 of the motor vehicle account--federal appropriation is provided solely for the intersection and corridor safety program projects as identified on the LEAP Transportation Document 2006-A, Intersection and Corridor Safety Program Projects as developed March 8, 2006.
     (16) $19,500,000 of the motor vehicle account--federal appropriation is provided solely for rural county two-lane roadway pilot projects including $7,500,000 already under contract. Any further allocations shall be prioritized by the department based on high-accident-corridor criteria. For purposes of this subsection, "high-accident-corridor" means a highway corridor of one mile or more where analysis of collision history indicates that the section has higher than average collision and severity factors.
     (17) $2,500,000 of the motor vehicle account--state appropriation is provided solely for the Yakima downtown futures initiative.
     (18) $810,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state appropriation is provided solely for the projects identified in this subsection: Des Moines creek trail, $250,000; SR 282 to Port of Ephrata connector, $385,000; Mount Baker Ridge viewpoint, $175,000.
     (((20))) (19) $688,000 of the motor vehicle account--federal appropriation is provided solely for completion of the Coal Creek Parkway project.
     (((21))) (20) $9,000,000 of the passenger ferry account--state appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of the passenger-only ferry grant program created in Substitute Senate Bill No. 6787. If Substitute Senate Bill No. 6787 is not enacted by June 30, 2006, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
     (21) $827,000 of the motor vehicle account--federal appropriation is provided solely for the projects identified in this subsection: The Franklin county slide project, $800,000; and the Loomis-Oroville Road guardrail replacement project, $27,000.
     (22) $252,000 of the multimodal transportation account--state appropriation is provided solely for the Winthrop pedestrian and bike path project.

Sec. 401   2006 c 370 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 ACCOUNT AND TRANSPORTATION FUND REVENUE
Highway Bond Retirement Account Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($334,313,000))
       $329,713,000
Nondebt-Limit Reimbursable Account Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($6,091,000))
       $5,791,000
Ferry Bond Retirement Account Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $38,241,000
Transportation Improvement Board Bond Retirement
     Account--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $30,923,000
Motor Vehicle Account--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($682,000))
       $782,000
Transportation Improvement Account--State
     Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $120,000
Multimodal Transportation Account--State
     Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($370,000))
       $390,000
Transportation 2003 Account (Nickel Account)
     Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,600,000
Transportation Partnership Account--State
     Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,125,000))
       $975,000
          TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($418,465,000))
       $413,535,000

Sec. 402   2006 c 370 s 402 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE STATE TREASURER -- BOND RETIREMENT AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING BOND REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR BOND SALE EXPENSES AND FISCAL AGENT CHARGES
Motor Vehicle Account--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $248,000
Transportation Improvement Account--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . (($13,000))
       $18,000
Multimodal Transportation Account--State Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $35,000
Transportation 2003 Account (Nickel Account)--State
     Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,200,000
Transportation Partnership Account--State
     Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $375,000
          TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . (($2,871,000))
       $2,876,000

Sec. 403   2006 c 370 s 404 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE STATE TREASURER -- STATE REVENUES FOR DISTRIBUTION
     Motor Vehicle Account Appropriation for
motor vehicle fuel tax distributions to cities
and counties . . . . . . . . . . . . (($487,612,000))
       $468,391,000

Sec. 404   2006 c 370 s 405 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE STATE TREASURER -- TRANSFERS
     Motor Vehicle Account--State
Appropriation: For motor vehicle fuel tax
refunds and transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,037,342,000))
       $1,031,321,000

Sec. 405   2006 c 370 s 406 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -- TRANSFERS
     (1) RV Account--State Appropriation:
For transfer to the Motor Vehicle Account--State . . . . . . . . . . . . (($2,000,000))
       $815,000
     (2) Motor Vehicle Account--State Appropriation:
For transfer to Puget Sound Capital Construction
Account--State . . . . . . . . . . . . (($73,000,000))
       $70,223,000
     (3) Highway Safety Account--State Appropriation:
For transfer to the Motor Vehicle Account--State . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000,000
     (4) Motor Vehicle Account--State Appropriation:
For transfer to the Puget Sound Ferry Operations
Account--State . . . . . . . . . . . . (($31,000,000))
       $50,680,000
     (5) Motor Vehicle Account--State Appropriation:
For transfer to the Transportation Partnership
Account--State . . . . . . . . . . . . $33,127,000
     (6) Highway Safety Account--State Appropriation:
For transfer to the Multimodal Transportation
Account--State . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,980,000
     (7) Transportation Partnership Account--State Appropriation:
For transfer to the Small City Pavement and Sidewalk
Account--State . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000,000
     (8) Transportation Partnership Account--State Appropriation:
For transfer to the Transportation Improvement
Account--State . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,500,000
     (9) Transportation Partnership Account--State Appropriation:
For transfer to the County Arterial Preservation
Account--State . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500,000
     (10) License Plate Technology Account--State Appropriation:
For transfer to the Motor Vehicle Account--State . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,500,000
     (11) Multimodal Transportation Account--State Appropriation:
For transfer to the Transportation Partnership
Account--State . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,417,000
     (12) Motor Vehicle Account--State Appropriation:
For transfer to the Freight Mobility Multimodal
Account--State, up to a maximum of . . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,700,000))
       $3,537,000
     (13) Multimodal Transportation Account--State Appropriation:
For transfer to the Tacoma Narrows Toll Bridge
Account--State . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,300,000
     (14) Multimodal Transportation Account--State Appropriation:
For transfer to the Freight Mobility Multimodal
Account--State . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,610,000

     (15) Motor Vehicle Account--State Appropriation:
For transfer to the Tacoma Narrows Toll Bridge
Account--State . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,500,000
     The transfers identified in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
     (a) The department of transportation shall only transfer funds in subsection (2) of this section up to the level provided, on an as-needed basis.
     (b) The amount transferred in subsection (12) of this section shall be the same as the Union Pacific Railroad's original contribution, adjusted for earned interest and expenditures, and shall be made on June 30, 2006.
     (c) The amount transferred in subsection (14) of this section is the equivalent of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe funds advanced to the SR 519 project and shall be invested in a freight mobility project agreed to by the freight mobility strategic investment board and the BNSF railway if the final design of the SR 519 project does not include the original rail benefit.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 501   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. 502   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.