HB 1404-S - DIGEST |
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE) |
Defines "bistate megaproject" as a highway construction project valued at five hundred million dollars or more that extends across the border between this state and another state. |
Requires the department of transportation to: (1) Notify the transportation committees of the legislature when it initiates work with another state to prepare an environmental impact statement that complies with the national environmental policy act on a bistate megaproject; and |
(2) In conjunction with developing the environmental impact statement, establish a bistate megaproject work group to assist in the preparation of the environmental impact statement and facilitate communication between the legislative bodies and other key stakeholders of the respective states. |
Requires the legislature, before establishing the bistate megaproject work group, to consult with the Pacific Northwest economic region to explore examples of bistate, multistate, or state-provincial work groups within the Pacific Northwest. |