6445-S AMS BENT S4672.1

SSB 6445  - S AMD111
     By Senators Benton, Honeyford

WITHDRAWN 02/14/2012

     On page 2, after line 16, insert the following:
     "(3) Tolls may not be imposed on the Columbia river crossing project as authorized under subsection (2) of this section without the approval, on a proposition at a general or special election, of a majority of the voters within two of the three following counties: Clark, Skamania, and Cowlitz. The proposition must include a specific description of the project and the proposed range of tolls being considered by the tolling authority to raise revenue to fund the Columbia river crossing project."

EFFECT:  Provides that tolls may not be imposed on the Columbia river crossing project until a majority of the voters in two of the three specified counties (Clark, Skamania, and Cowlitz) approve the tolls at a general or special election.

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