HOUSE BILL REPORT

SB 5666

BYSenators Gaspard, von Reichbauer and Warnke

Designating a portion of SR 161 as Enchanted Parkway.

House Committe on Transportation

Majority Report:  Do pass.  (25)

      Signed by Representatives Walk, Chair; Baugher, Vice Chair; Brough, Cantwell, Cooper, Day, Doty, Fisch, Fisher, Gallagher, Hankins, Haugen, Heavey, Kremen, Meyers, Patrick, Prince, Schmidt, C. Smith, Spanel, Sutherland, Vekich, J. Williams, S. Wilson and Zellinsky.

House Staff:Terry Michalson (786-7315)

AS PASSED HOUSE APRIL 17, 1987

BACKGROUND:

State highway route descriptions are prescribed in state statute.  Generally, state routes are designated by numerical description; however, they may be designated or described by another term. 

State Route 161 begins in south Pierce County, proceeds north through Puyallup and terminates in King County at a junction with SR 18 near Federal Way.  In King County, it provides a primary access route to Enchanted Village, a family recreation park located just east of Interstate 5.

Currently, SR 161 in King County is commonly known as Kit Corner Road South.  In King County, the name of each road is established by county ordinance. 

SUMMARY:

That portion of State Route 161 within King County is designated Enchanted Parkway. 

Fiscal Note:      Not Requested.

House Committee ‑ Testified For:    Senator Peter von Reichbauer; Byron Betts, Enchanted Parks, Inc.; Bob Grieve, King County Council; Paul Barden, King County Council.

House Committee - Testified Against:      None Presented.

House Committee - Testimony For:    People have difficulty locating Enchanted Village after leaving Interstate 5.  The renaming of SR 161 within King County as Enchanted Parkway will help drivers find their way to the Enchanted Village site.

House Committee - Testimony Against:      None Presented.