WSR 18-22-110
PROPOSED RULES
COUNTY ROAD
ADMINISTRATION BOARD
[Filed November 6, 2018, 9:36 a.m.]
Original Notice.
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: Amending WAC 136-130-020 RAP priorities by project type and 136-161-080 Limitations on allocations of RATA funds to counties.
Hearing Location(s): On January 24, 2019, at 2:00 p.m., at 2404 Chandler Court S.W., Olympia, WA 98504.
Date of Intended Adoption: January 24, 2019.
Submit Written Comments to: Karen Pendleton, 2404 Chandler Court S.W., Suite 240, email karen@crab.wa.gov, fax 360-350-6094, by January 20, 2019.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Karen Pendleton, phone 360-753-5989, fax 360-350-6094, TTY 800-883-6384, email karen@crab.wa.gov, by January 20, 2019.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: The county road administration board finds that amending WAC 136-130-020 will better define priorities by project type for the rural arterial program and amending WAC 136-161-080 will better define project eligibility for RATA funding.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: Housekeeping changes.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter
36.78 RCW.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Name of Proponent: County road administration board, governmental.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting and Implementation: Randy Hart, Olympia, 360-753-5989; and Enforcement: John Koster, Olympia, 360-753-5989.
A school district fiscal impact statement is not required under RCW
28A.305.135.
A cost-benefit analysis is not required under RCW
34.05.328.
This rule proposal, or portions of the proposal, is exempt from requirements of the Regulatory Fairness Act because the proposal:
Is exempt under RCW
19.85.025(3) as the rules only correct typographical errors, make address or name changes, or clarify language of a rule without changing its effect.
November 6, 2018
John M. Koster
Executive Director
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 11-05-005, filed 2/3/11, effective 3/6/11)
WAC 136-130-020Priorities by project type.
The county road administration board has determined that the interests of the counties in the several regions will be best served by encouraging development of distinct project priority rating systems for each region.
There shall be five project types eligible for RATA funding, with each having separate rating systems for project ranking and selection. The five project types include:
(1) Reconstruction - Emphasis on alignment and grade changes on fifty percent or more of the project length, and may include additional travel lanes and right of way costs.
(2) 3R - Resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation - Primary focus on extending the service life of existing facility involving less than fifty percent vertical or horizontal changes, and on safety improvements. Right of way costs are eligible for RATA reimbursement as a part of this project type.
(3) 2R - Resurfacing and restoration - Primary focus on restoration of the pavement structure on the existing vertical and horizontal alignment and spot safety improvements. Minor widening costs are allowed as a part of this project type. Right of way costs are not eligible for RATA reimbursement in this project type.
(4) Intersection - 3R or reconstruction work limited to the vicinity of an existing intersection, and may include additional travel lanes and right of way costs.
(5) Bridge and drainage structures - Replacement or major rehabilitation of an existing bridge or other drainage structure, and may include additional travel lanes and right of way costs. ((The county road administration board has determined that the interests of the counties in the several regions will be best served by encouraging development of a distinct project priority rating systems for each region.))
(a) All National Bridge Inventory (NBI) listed structures are eligible for replacement or rehabilitation. Rehabilitation is the major work required to restore the structural integrity of a bridge as well as work necessary to correct major safety defects.
(b) All non-NBI structures are eligible for replacement of the existing structure.
In consultation with the individual regions, the executive director shall approve the various forms and procedures necessary to allocate available RATA funding, consistent with RCW
36.79.080.
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 11-05-005, filed 2/3/11, effective 3/6/11)
WAC 136-161-080Limitations on allocations of RATA funds to counties.
For any project program period, no county shall receive a RATA fund allocation greater than the following maximum project RATA contribution, or percentage of the forecasted regional apportionment amount:
(1) PSR: No maximum project RATA contribution; 40% limit on percentage of the forecasted regional apportionment amount;
(2) NWR: No maximum project RATA contribution; twenty percent limit on percentage of the forecasted regional apportionment amount;
(3) NER: No maximum project RATA contribution; maximum RATA contribution to each county for 2R projects is seven hundred fifty thousand dollars; twelve and one-half percent limit on percentage of the forecasted regional apportionment amount;
(4) SWR: No maximum project RATA contribution; fifteen percent limit on percentage of the forecasted regional apportionment amount;
(5) SER: No maximum project RATA contribution; percentage varies by county as follows:
(a) Asotin County | ten percent |
(b) Benton County | fourteen percent |
(c) Columbia County | eleven percent |
(d) Franklin County | thirteen percent |
(e) Garfield County | ten percent |
(f) Kittitas County | thirteen percent |
(g) Klickitat County | fourteen percent |
(h) Walla Walla County | fourteen percent |
(i) Yakima County | twenty percent |
(6) The county limits for all eligible and applying counties in each region will be adjusted to include by equal share the funding limit of any ineligible or nonapplying county.
(7) Projects must have a total estimated cost of two hundred fifty thousand dollars or greater to be eligible for RATA funding.