CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1967

Chapter 371, Laws of 2011

(partial veto)

62nd Legislature
2011 Regular Session



PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PLANNING



EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/22/11

Passed by the House April 14, 2011
  Yeas 70   Nays 27

FRANK CHOPP
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Speaker of the House of Representatives


Passed by the Senate April 9, 2011
  Yeas 44   Nays 5


BRAD OWEN
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President of the Senate		 
CERTIFICATE

I, Barbara Baker, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1967 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.


BARBARA BAKER
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Chief Clerk
Approved May 16, 2011, 3:37 p.m., with the exception of Section 3 which is vetoed.







CHRISTINE GREGOIRE
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Governor of the State of Washington		 
FILED
May 17, 2011







Secretary of State
State of Washington


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ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1967
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AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

Passed Legislature - 2011 Regular Session
State of Washington62nd Legislature2011 Regular Session

By House Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Fitzgibbon, Armstrong, Liias, Nealey, Clibborn, Billig, Frockt, and Reykdal)

READ FIRST TIME 02/25/11.   



     AN ACT Relating to modifying provisions related to public transportation system planning; amending RCW 35.58.2795 and 35.58.2796; and adding a new section to chapter 43.19 RCW.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 35.58.2795 and 1994 c 158 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
     By ((April)) September 1st of each year, the legislative authority of each municipality, as defined in RCW 35.58.272, and each regional transit authority shall prepare a six-year transit development plan for that calendar year and the ensuing five years. The program shall be consistent with the comprehensive plans adopted by counties, cities, and towns, pursuant to chapter 35.63, 35A.63, or 36.70 RCW, the inherent authority of a first-class city or charter county derived from its charter, or chapter 36.70A RCW. The program shall contain information as to how the municipality intends to meet state and local long-range priorities for public transportation, capital improvements, significant operating changes planned for the system, and how the municipality intends to fund program needs. The six-year plan for each municipality and regional transit authority shall specifically set forth those projects of regional significance for inclusion in the transportation improvement program within that region. Each municipality and regional transit authority shall file the six-year program with the state department of transportation, the transportation improvement board, and cities, counties, and regional planning councils within which the municipality is located.
     In developing its program, the municipality and the regional transit authority shall consider those policy recommendations affecting public transportation contained in the state transportation policy plan approved by the state transportation commission and, where appropriate, adopted by the legislature. The municipality shall conduct one or more public hearings while developing its program and for each annual update.

Sec. 2   RCW 35.58.2796 and 2005 c 319 s 101 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The department of transportation shall develop an annual report summarizing the status of public transportation systems in the state for the previous calendar year. By ((September)) December 1st of each year, ((copies of)) the report ((shall be submitted)) must be made available to the transportation committees of the legislature and to each municipality, as defined in RCW 35.58.272, and to individual members of the municipality's legislative authority.
     (2) To assist the department with preparation of the report, each municipality shall file a system report by ((April)) September 1st of each year with the state department of transportation identifying its public transportation services for the previous calendar year and its objectives for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of those services. The system report shall address those items required for each public transportation system in the department's report.
     (3) The department report shall describe individual public transportation systems, including contracted transportation services and dial-a-ride services, and include a statewide summary of public transportation issues and data. The descriptions shall include the following elements and such other elements as the department deems appropriate after consultation with the municipalities and the transportation committees of the legislature:
     (((1))) (a) Equipment and facilities, including vehicle replacement standards;
     (((2))) (b) Services and service standards;
     (((3))) (c) Revenues, expenses, and ending balances, by fund source;
     (((4))) (d) Policy issues and system improvement objectives, including community participation in development of those objectives and how those objectives address statewide transportation priorities;
     (((5))) (e) Operating indicators applied to public transportation services, revenues, and expenses. Operating indicators shall include operating cost per passenger trip, operating cost per revenue vehicle service hour, passenger trips per revenue service hour, passenger trips per vehicle service mile, vehicle service hours per employee, and farebox revenue as a percent of operating costs.
     (4) To the extent that information is available, the department report must include descriptive information on any other modes of public transportation, the impact of public transportation on transportation system performance, and how public transportation helps the state meet the transportation system policy goals described in RCW 47.04.280.

     *NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3   A new section is added to chapter 43.19 RCW to read as follows:
     New state facilities, to be located within the boundaries of a public transportation system identified under RCW 82.14.045, may only be sited after the department has consulted with the respective public transportation system to ensure that the new state facilities are located in an area that is adequately accessible by transit service.
     *Sec. 3 was vetoed. See message at end of chapter.


         Passed by the House April 14, 2011.
         Passed by the Senate April 9, 2011.
         Approved by the Governor May 16, 2011, with the exception of certain items that were vetoed.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 17, 2011.

     Note: Governor's explanation of partial veto is as follows:

"I am returning herewith, without my approval as to Section 3, Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1967 entitled:

     "AN ACT Relating to modifying provisions related to public transportation system planning."

Section 3 of the bill would require new state facilities located within a public transportation system to be sited in areas adequately accessible by transit service. Access to public transportation is a priority when siting state buildings. However, it is not always feasible or necessary for each state building to be served by public transportation, depending on the nature of the agency or institution and who it serves. Therefore, I am vetoing Section 3 of this bill. However, I have asked the Department of General Administration to consult with transit agencies to assess the access to public transportation when siting state buildings.

For these reasons I have vetoed Section 3 of Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1967.

With the exception of Section 3, Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1967 is approved."