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2015 Senate Bill 5988: Concerning additive transportation funding and appropriations
Introduced by Sen. Curtis King (Yakima) (R) on February 16, 2015
For Bill Information, please click HERE.   Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the Senate Transportation Committee on February 16, 2015
Substitute offered in the Senate on February 23, 2015
Provides appropriations for state transportation agencies and programs for the 2015-17 fiscal biennium based on additional revenues provided in Senate bills 5987 and 5989. For additional information, see supporting new-law documents published by the Senate Transportation Committee which are available online at: http://leg.wa.gov/Senate/ Committees/TRAN/.
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on February 24, 2015
Amendment offered by Sen. Jan Angel (Port Orchard) (R) on March 2, 2015
Provides $3,000,000 for a corridor congestion studybetween SR 16 - Tacoma Narrows Bridge to SR 302. $4,000,000 isprovided for two southbound lanes of SR 3 to be restriped. $3,000,000is provided for completion of the EIS for the SR 302 improvementproject.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on March 2, 2015
Amendment offered by Sen. Don Benton (Vancouver) (R) on March 2, 2015
Removes the emergency clause.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the Senate on March 2, 2015
Amendment offered by Sen. Don Benton (Vancouver) (R) on March 2, 2015
Increases the DOT Local Programs appropriation by $50,000for street improvements in the vicinity of the Washington StateSchool for the Blind in Vancouver.
Amendment offered by Sen. Annette Cleveland (Vancouver) (D) on March 2, 2015
Provides $250,000 for the transportation commission toretain a neutral third party to facilitate a collaborative planningeffort between government officials and other appropriate stakeholders in both Washington and Oregon to replace the Interstate 5 bridge across the Columbia river.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the Senate on March 2, 2015
Amendment offered by Sen. Steve Hobbs (Lake Stevens) (D) on March 2, 2015
Requires WSDOT to consult with the fish passage barrier removal board to prioritize removal of barriers that are required by the culvert case to provide the most linear feet of habitat restoration within a watershed.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on March 2, 2015
Amendment offered by Sen. Curtis King (Yakima) (R) on March 2, 2015
Adds the projects to the project list that were adopted in committee.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on March 2, 2015
Amendment offered by Sen. Marko Liias (Lynnwood) (D) on March 2, 2015
Provides $5,000,000 for the South Lander Street projectfor the city of Seattle to create grade separation to enhance freightmobility in the SoDo neighborhood.
Amendment offered by Sen. Christine Rolfes (Kitsap County) (D) on March 2, 2015
Increases the ferry operating account backfill amountlisted in LEAP Transportation Document 2015 NL-2 as developedFebruary 10, 2015, by $120 million.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the Senate on March 2, 2015
Passed 41 to 8 in the Senate on March 2, 2015.
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Allocates spending to transportation projects.
Received in the House on March 3, 2015
Referred to the House Transportation Committee on March 3, 2015
Received in the Senate on June 28, 2015
Amendment offered by Sen. Curtis King (Yakima) (R) on June 30, 2015
Striking amendment to provide appropriation authority of $508 million, corresponding to increased transportation revenues provided by 2ESSB 5987 for the 2015-17 fiscal biennium, to state transportation agencies and programs for various transportation purposes. Transfers amounts between transportation accounts.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on June 30, 2015
Passed 38 to 6 in the Senate on June 30, 2015.
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Received in the House on July 7, 2015
Passed 61 to 30 in the House on July 10, 2015.
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Provides appropriation authority of $508 million, corresponding to increased transportation revenues provided by 2ESSB 5987 for the 2015-17 fiscal biennium, to state transportation agencies and programs for various transportation purposes. Transfers amounts between transportation accounts.
Signed with partial veto by Gov. Jay Inslee on July 15, 2015
Vetoed proviso that creates a complicated process for managing beaver dams on private property that pose a threat to Washington state highways, individual personal property, and public safety.