HOUSE BILL REPORT

HB 2322

As Reported by House Committee On:

Transportation

Title: An act relating to transportation funding and appropriations.

Brief Description: Making supplemental transportation appropriations for the 2019-2021 fiscal biennium.

Sponsors: Representatives Fey and Wylie; by request of Office of Financial Management.

Brief History:

Committee Activity:

Transportation: 1/13/20, 2/24/20, 2/26/20 [DPS].

Majority Report: The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by 30 members: Representatives Fey, Chair; Wylie, 1st Vice Chair; Slatter, 2nd Vice Chair; Valdez, 2nd Vice Chair; Barkis, Ranking Minority Member; Walsh, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Young, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Boehnke, Chambers, Chapman, Dent, Doglio, Duerr, Dufault, Entenman, Eslick, Goehner, Gregerson, Irwin, Kloba, Lovick, Mead, Orcutt, Ortiz-Self, Paul, Ramos, Riccelli, Shewmake, Van Werven and Volz.

Minority Report: Without recommendation. Signed by 1 member: Representative McCaslin.

Staff: Amy Skei (786-7109).

Background:

Washington government operates on a fiscal biennium that begins July 1 of each odd-numbered year. Supplemental budgets are typically enacted in each of the following two years after the adoption of a biennial budget. Appropriations are made in the biennial and supplemental transportation budgets for the operation and capital expenses of the state transportation agencies and programs.

The 2019-21 State Transportation Appropriations Act (Transportation Budget) appropriated a total of $9.8 billion from a number of transportation accounts.

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Summary of Substitute Bill:

The substitute bill increases appropriations for the 2019-21 fiscal biennium by a total of $375 million. Fund transfers and other supplemental changes to the 2019-21 Transportation Budget are also made.

Substitute Bill Compared to Original Bill:

The substitute bill makes numerous funding and other changes. Please see leap.wa.gov for more detailed information.

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Appropriation: The bill contains multiple appropriations. Please refer to the bill and supporting documents.

Fiscal Note: Not requested.

Effective Date of Substitute Bill: The bill contains an emergency clause and takes effect immediately.

Staff Summary of Public Testimony:

Please refer to the January 13, 2020, recording of the public hearing on the original bill.

Please refer to the February 24, 2020, recording of the public hearing on the proposed substitute bill.

Persons Testifying: Hearing Date January 13, 2020

(In support of the original bill) Representative Fey, prime sponsor; Jane Wall, Washington State Association of County Engineers; Logan Bahr, Association of Washington Cities; and Michael Shaw, King County.

(Opposed to original bill) None.

(Other testimony on the original bill) Kyle Moore, City of SeaTac; Dave Zabell, City of Pasco; Don Vondran, City of Covington; Colin Lund, Oakpointe Communities; Ashley Probart, Transportation Improvement Board; Michael Ennis, Association of Washington Business; Bryce Yadon, Transportation Choices Coalition; and Amber Carter, Identity Clark County, Port of Vancouver, and the Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad.

Hearing Date February 24, 2020

(In support of the proposed substitute bill) Jared Koukal, City of Covington; Jerry VanderWood, Associated General Contractors; and Bryce Yadon, Transportation Choices Coalition.

(Opposed to the proposed substitute bill) Ashley Probart, Transportation Improvement Board.

(Other testimony on the proposed substitute bill) Jane Wall, Washington State Association of County Engineers; Logan Bahr, Association of Washington Cities; Mark Streuli, City of Sedro-Woolley; Amber Carter, Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad, Port of Vancouver, and Identity Clark County; Mike Ennis, Association of Washington Business; and Sheri Call, Washington Trucking Associations.

Persons Signed In To Testify But Not Testifying: None.