CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1902

Chapter 365, Laws of 2025

69TH LEGISLATURE

2025 REGULAR SESSION

TRANSPORTATION PROJECT PERMITTING—WORK GROUP

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 27, 2025

ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1902

AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

ByHouse Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Richards, Stuebe, Zahn, Dent, Timmons, Barkis, Paul, Nance, Reed, Ramel, Bernbaum, Wylie, Taylor, Parshley, Simmons, Shavers, Salahuddin, and Hill)

AN ACT Relating to convening a work group regarding the streamlining of permitting for transportation projects; creating a new section; and providing an expiration date.

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

(2) The work group shall consist of the following members:

(a) One representative from the department of transportation, to be appointed by the secretary of the department;

(b) One representative from the department of ecology, to be appointed by the director of the department;

(c) One representative from the department of fish and wildlife, to be appointed by the director of the department;

(d) One representative from the department of commerce, to be appointed by the director of the department;

(e) One representative from the office of equity, to be appointed by the director of the office;

(f) One representative from the association of Washington cities;

(g) One representative from the Washington state association of counties;

(h) One representative from the Washington public ports association;

(i) One representative from an organization representing general contractors;

(j) One representative from a statewide organization representing construction trades labor;

(k) One representative from the Washington state transit association;

(l) One representative from the United States army corps of engineers, to be invited by the secretary of the department of transportation;

(m) One representative of the consultant engineering community; and

(n) At least one, but not limited to, representative from tribes, and additional coordination from the governor's office of Indian affairs.

(3) The work group shall develop recommendations to reduce project costs and the time required from project conception to project completion. These recommendations must ensure that all appropriate environmental and regulatory protections are maintained.

(4) Staff support to the work group must be provided by the department of transportation.

(5) The work group shall convene its first meeting by October 1, 2025, and shall submit an interim report to the legislature by January 1, 2026, outlining its work to date, along with information on any permits or processes the work group may focus on during the course of their work, and a final report to the legislature detailing its work and any recommendations, including any recommendations for legislation, by November 1, 2026.

(6) This section expires December 31, 2026.

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