Transportation budget

AN ACT Relating to transportation funding and appropriations; 1
amending RCW 43.19.642, 46.20.745, 46.68.060, 46.68.063, 46.68.290, 2
46.68.300, 46.68.370, 46.68.395, 46.68.490, 46.68.500, 46.68.510, 3
47.56.876, 47.60.315, 47.60.322, 47.60.530, 47.66.120, 47.68.090, 4
70A.65.240, 46.68.520, 46.68.280, and 82.21.030; creating new 5
sections; making appropriations and authorizing expenditures for 6
capital improvements; and declaring an emergency. 7
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:8
2025-2027 FISCAL BIENNIUM9
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) The transportation budget of the state 10
is hereby adopted and, subject to the provisions set forth, the 11
several amounts specified, or as much thereof as may be necessary to 12
accomplish the purposes designated, are hereby appropriated from the 13
several accounts and funds named to the designated state agencies and 14
offices for employee compensation and other expenses, for capital 15
projects, and for other specified purposes, including the payment of 16
any final judgments arising out of such activities, for the period 17
ending June 30, 2027.18
(2) Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the 19
definitions in this subsection apply throughout this act.20
Z-0241.1
HOUSE BILL 1227
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By Representatives Fey, Wylie, and Donaghy; by request of Office of
Financial Management
Prefiled 01/09/25. Read first time 01/13/25. Referred to Committee
on Transportation.
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(a) "Fiscal year 2026" or "FY 2026" means the fiscal year ending 1
June 30, 2026. 2
(b) "Fiscal year 2027" or "FY 2027" means the fiscal year ending 3
June 30, 2027. 4
(c) "FTE" means full-time equivalent. 5
(d) "Lapse" or "revert" means the amount shall return to an 6
unappropriated status. 7
(e) "Provided solely" means the specified amount may be spent 8
only for the specified purpose. Unless otherwise specifically 9
authorized in this act, any portion of an amount provided solely for 10
a specified purpose that is not expended subject to the specified 11
conditions and limitations to fulfill the specified purpose shall 12
lapse. 13
(f) "Reappropriation" means appropriation and, unless the context 14
clearly provides otherwise, is subject to the relevant conditions and 15
limitations applicable to appropriations. 16
GENERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES— OPERATING17
NEW SECTION. Sec. 101. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND 18
HISTORIC PRESERVATION19
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $588,00020
NEW SECTION. Sec. 102. FOR THE UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION 21
COMMISSION22
Grade Crossing Protective Account— State 23
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $504,00024
Pilotage Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $150,00025
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $654,00026
NEW SECTION. Sec. 103. FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT27
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $216,00028
Puget Sound Ferry Operations Account— State 29
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $132,00030
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $348,00031
NEW SECTION. Sec. 104. FOR THE STATE PARKS AND RECREATION 32
COMMISSION33
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $1,186,00034
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The appropriation in this section is subject to the following 1
conditions and limitations: The appropriation in this section is 2
provided solely for road maintenance purposes. 3
NEW SECTION. Sec. 105. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE4
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $1,550,0005
NEW SECTION. Sec. 106. FOR THE LEGISLATIVE EVALUATION AND 6
ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAM COMMITTEE7
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $759,0008
NEW SECTION. Sec. 107. FOR THE OFFICE OF MINORITY AND WOMEN'S 9
BUSINESS ENTERPRISES10
Move Ahead WA Flexible Account— State Appropriation. . . . $3,003,00011
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following 12
conditions and limitations: The entire move ahead WA flexible account13
— state appropriation in this section is provided solely for 14
increasing the number of certified women and minority-owned 15
contractors in the transportation sector statewide, with priority 16
given to areas outside of the Puget Sound area and supporting these 17
contractors to successfully compete and earn more transportation 18
contracting opportunities. This purpose must be accomplished through 19
various programs including, but not limited to: (1) Outreach to women 20
and minority-owned business communities and individuals; (2) 21
technical assistance, mentorship, and consultation as needed in areas 22
such as financing, accounting, contracting, procurement, and 23
resolution of disputes and grievances; (3) language access programs 24
for those with limited English proficiency; (4) developing a truck 25
rotation program to allow smaller minority and women-owned trucking 26
companies to pool their resources and compete with larger scale 27
trucking operations; and (5) other programs that aim to increase the 28
number of women and minority contractors that are successful in 29
obtaining contracts in the transportation sector directly with state 30
agencies such as the department, with local jurisdictions, or as 31
subcontractors for prime contractors. 32
NEW SECTION. Sec. 108. FOR THE BOARD OF PILOTAGE COMMISSIONERS33
Pilotage Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . $3,468,00034
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The appropriation in this section is subject to the following 1
conditions and limitations: 2
(1) The board of pilotage commissioners shall file the annual 3
report to the governor and chairs of the transportation committees 4
required under RCW 88.16.035(1)(f) by September 1, 2025, and annually 5
thereafter. The report must include the continuation of policies and 6
procedures necessary to increase the diversity of pilots, trainees, 7
and applicants, including a diversity action plan. The diversity 8
action plan must articulate a comprehensive vision of the board's 9
diversity goals and the steps it will take to reach those goals.10
(2) $116,000 of the pilotage account— state appropriation is for a 11
temporary environmental planner position to support rulemaking to 12
fulfill the requirements of chapter 289, Laws of 2019.13
NEW SECTION. Sec. 109. FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON14
Multimodal Transportation Account— State 15
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,300,00016
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following 17
conditions and limitations: $2,300,000 of the multimodal 18
transportation account— state appropriation is provided solely for the 19
University of Washington's sidewalk inventory and accessibility 20
mapping project to develop a public dataset under an open license and 21
develop the tools needed to publish that data according to an open 22
data specification. The project must include, but is not limited to, 23
utilization of existing data sources, imagery, detailed surveys, and 24
manually collected, detailed data for city streets, county rural and 25
urban local access roads and collectors/arterials, state roads of all 26
types, and roads owned by other entities. The project may draw on 27
partially developed sidewalk data for all state facilities. To the 28
extent practicable, the final product must be suitable for use by the 29
department of transportation, local and regional agencies, tribal 30
governments, and the general public. For the first phase of work, the 31
project will produce a base active transportation data layer for all 32
counties, with priority given to counties with high proportions of 33
overburdened communities. A project status report is due to the 34
transportation committees of the legislature on December 1st of each 35
year until the work is completed. 36
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NEW SECTION. Sec. 110. FOR THE ECONOMIC AND REVENUE FORECAST 1
COUNCIL2
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $996,0003
NEW SECTION. Sec. 111. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY4
Model Toxics Control Capital Account— State 5
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,715,0006
Carbon Emissions Reduction Account— State 7
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,000,0008
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,715,0009
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 10
conditions and limitations: $15,715,000 of the model toxics control 11
capital account — state appropriation and $4,000,000 of the carbon 12
emissions reduction account — state appropriation are provided solely 13
for the department to provide grants to transition from diesel school 14
buses and other student transport vehicles to zero emission vehicles 15
and for the necessary fueling infrastructure needed for zero emission 16
student transportation. The department must prioritize school 17
districts serving tribes and vulnerable populations in overburdened 18
communities as defined under RCW 70A.02.010. Up to five percent of 19
the appropriation in this section may be used for technical 20
assistance and grant administration. 21
NEW SECTION. Sec. 112. FOR THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE22
Aeronautics Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . $94,00023
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following 24
conditions and limitations: $94,000 of the aeronautics account — state 25
appropriation is provided solely for the Washington state institute 26
for public policy to continue to: 27
(1) Conduct an independent assessment of the passenger and air 28
cargo forecasts cited in the Puget Sound regional council regional 29
aviation baseline study, including an evaluation of the underlying 30
data, assumptions, methodologies, and calculation of the level of 31
uncertainty around the forecast; 32
(2) Conduct a comprehensive literature review to identify 33
effective national and international strategies to reduce demand for 34
air travel, including diverting such demand to other modes and 35
whether such diversion avoids net environmental impacts 36
to overburdened communities and vulnerable populations;37
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(3) Conduct a review of existing operational and technological 1
enhancements to address environmental impacts from commercial 2
aviation activities including, but not limited to, climate friendly 3
routing of aircraft, innovations intended to address the climate 4
change effects of noncarbon dioxide emissions from aviation 5
activities, simulation models applied to congested airports, and 6
online tools to track, analyze, and improve carbon footprints related 7
to aviation activities. The review should identify the feasibility of 8
enhancements to be deployed in the state of Washington; and9
(4) Provide a report to the office of the governor and the 10
transportation committees of the legislature by December 31, 2025.11
NEW SECTION. Sec. 113. FOR THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR12
State Patrol Highway Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . $762,00013
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TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES— OPERATING1
NEW SECTION. Sec. 201. FOR THE WASHINGTON TRAFFIC SAFETY 2
COMMISSION3
Highway Safety Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . $10,552,0004
Highway Safety Account— Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . $36,097,0005
Highway Safety Account— Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . $60,0006
Cooper Jones Active Transportation Safety Account— 7
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $400,0008
School Zone Safety Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . $850,0009
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $47,959,00010
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 11
conditions and limitations: 12
(1) Within existing resources, the commission, through the Cooper 13
Jones active transportation safety council, must prioritize the 14
review of pedestrian, bicyclist, or nonmotorist fatality and serious 15
injury review when the victim is a member of a federally recognized 16
tribe. Consistent with RCW 43.59.156(5), the commission may recommend 17
any policy or legislative changes to improve traffic safety for 18
tribes through such review. 19
(2) $300,000 of the highway safety account— state appropriation is 20
provided solely for the commission to purchase telematics data from a 21
qualified vendor that provides anonymized information on vehicle 22
speeds and driver behaviors, such as hard braking, on a statewide 23
basis and in selected geographical areas based upon demographic 24
characteristics and crash history. The commission must provide an 25
annual report summarizing findings from the telematics data to the 26
transportation committees of the legislature beginning by June 30, 27
2025, and until June 30, 2027. 28
(3) $1,500,000 of the highway safety account — state appropriation 29
is provided solely for a pilot program for dedicated probation or 30
compliance officers at the local level to improve compliance with 31
ignition interlock device installation requirements associated with 32
impaired driving offenses. The commission must select locations based 33
on an assessment of ignition interlock device compliance rates, and 34
the willingness and ability to have staff dedicated to this activity. 35
By June 30, 2027, the commission must provide to the transportation 36
committees of the legislature a status report on the specific 37
locations selected and any outcome information. 38
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(4) $1,000,000 of the highway safety account — state appropriation 1
is provided solely to implement a multifaceted approach to supplement 2
existing funding targeted at impaired driving and other enforcement. 3
The areas of emphasis expected to be funded include additional high 4
visibility enforcement and indigenous knowledge-informed tribal 5
traffic safety support. Funding is also provided for the commission 6
to administer and provide oversight of these activities. The 7
commission must provide a preliminary report to the transportation 8
committees of the legislature and the office of financial management 9
on these funded activities and any outcome information by December 1, 10
2025, with a final report due by December 1, 2026.11
(5) $200,000 of the highway safety account— state appropriation is 12
provided solely for an educational campaign to make the public aware 13
of the requirements of Z-0079/25 (reducing the blood alcohol 14
concentration limit from .08 to .05). If chapter . . ., Laws of 2025 15
(reducing the blood alcohol concentration limit from .08 to .05) is 16
not enacted by June 30, 2025, the amount provided in this subsection 17
lapses. 18
(6) $350,000 of the highway safety account— state appropriation is 19
provided solely to complete an annual report on impacts of the 20
automated traffic cameras used in the state as required in RCW 21
46.63.210 through 46.63.260, beginning July 1, 2026.22
NEW SECTION. Sec. 202. FOR THE COUNTY ROAD ADMINISTRATION BOARD23
Rural Arterial Trust Account— State Appropriation. . . . . $4,079,00024
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $4,745,00025
County Arterial Preservation Account— State 26
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,579,00027
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,403,00028
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 29
conditions and limitations: $2,500,000 of the rural arterial trust 30
account— state appropriation and $2,500,000 of the county arterial 31
preservation account — state appropriation are provided solely for a 32
grant program to assist counties and cities with the costs associated 33
with obtaining a new federal highway administration load rating for 34
bridges to accommodate legal loads as authorized under RCW 46.44.041.35
NEW SECTION. Sec. 203. FOR THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT BOARD36
Transportation Improvement Account— State 37
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Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,094,0001
NEW SECTION. Sec. 204. FOR THE JOINT TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE2
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $2,267,0003
NEW SECTION. Sec. 205. FOR THE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION4
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $2,283,0005
Interstate 405 and State Route Number 167 Express 6
Toll Lanes Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $150,0007
Multimodal Transportation Account— State 8
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,0009
State Route Number 520 Corridor Account— State 10
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $288,00011
Tacoma Narrows Toll Bridge Account— State 12
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $178,00013
Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project Account— 14
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $168,00015
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,082,00016
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 17
conditions and limitations: 18
(1) The commission shall provide regular updates on the status of 19
ongoing coordination with the state of Oregon on any bistate 20
agreements regarding the mutual or joint setting, adjustment, and 21
review of toll rates and exemptions. Prior to finalizing any such 22
agreement, the commission shall provide a draft of the agreement to 23
the transportation committees of the legislature for review and 24
input. Additionally, the commission shall advise on the status of any 25
bistate agreements to the joint transportation committee beginning in 26
September 2023 and quarterly thereafter until any agreements are 27
finalized. 28
(2) $15,000 of the multimodal transportation account — state 29
appropriation and $14,000 of the motor vehicle account — state 30
appropriation are provided solely for the commission to complete the 31
statewide transportation plan required under RCW 47.01.071(4).32
NEW SECTION. Sec. 206. FOR THE FREIGHT MOBILITY STRATEGIC 33
INVESTMENT BOARD34
Freight Mobility Investment Account— State 35
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,623,00036
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The appropriation in this section is subject to the following 1
conditions and limitations: The board shall on an annual basis 2
provide a status update on project delivery, including information on 3
project timeline, cost, and budgeted cash flow over time to the 4
office of financial management and the transportation committees of 5
the legislature on the delivery of the freight mobility strategic 6
investment projects on OFM Transportation Document 2025-1: Proposed 7
Transportation Project List as developed December 17, 2024.8
NEW SECTION. Sec. 207. FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE PATROL9
Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project Account— 10
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $42,00011
Climate Commitment Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . $2,107,00012
State Patrol Highway Account— State Appropriation. . . . $749,131,00013
State Patrol Highway Account— Federal Appropriation. . . . $24,146,00014
State Patrol Highway Account— Private/Local 15
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,604,00016
Highway Safety Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . $4,433,00017
Ignition Interlock Device Revolving Account— State 18
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,713,00019
Multimodal Transportation Account— State 20
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $334,00021
State Route Number 520 Corridor Account— State 22
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $90,00023
Tacoma Narrows Toll Bridge Account— State 24
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $274,00025
I-405 and SR 167 Express Toll Lanes Account— State 26
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,894,00027
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $790,768,00028
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 29
conditions and limitations: 30
(1) $580,000 of the state patrol highway account — state 31
appropriation is provided solely for the operation of and 32
administrative support to the license investigation unit to enforce 33
vehicle registration laws in southwestern Washington. The Washington 34
state patrol, in consultation with the department of revenue, shall 35
maintain a running estimate of the additional vehicle registration 36
fees, sales and use taxes, and local vehicle fees remitted to the 37
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state pursuant to activity conducted by the license investigation 1
unit. Beginning October 1, 2023, and semiannually thereafter, the 2
Washington state patrol shall submit a report detailing the 3
additional revenue amounts generated since July 1, 2023, to the 4
director of the office of financial management and the transportation 5
committees of the legislature. At the end of the fiscal quarter in 6
which it is estimated that more than $625,000 in state sales and use 7
taxes have been remitted to the state since July 1, 2025, the 8
Washington state patrol shall notify the state treasurer and the 9
state treasurer shall transfer funds pursuant to section 406 of this 10
act. 11
(2) Washington state patrol officers engaged in off-duty 12
uniformed employment providing traffic control services to the 13
department of transportation or other state agencies may use state 14
patrol vehicles for the purpose of that employment, subject to 15
guidelines adopted by the chief of the Washington state patrol. The 16
Washington state patrol must be reimbursed for the use of the vehicle 17
at the prevailing state employee rate for mileage and hours of usage, 18
subject to guidelines developed by the chief of the Washington state 19
patrol. 20
(3) $2,500,000 of the highway safety account-state appropriation 21
is provided solely for implementation of chapter 17, Laws of 2023 22
(speed safety cameras). 23
(4) $4,950,000 of the state patrol highway account — state 24
appropriation is provided solely for the acquisition, down payment, 25
and related costs associated with the planned replacement of an aging 26
Cessna aircraft and the purchase of one infrared camera (infrared 27
camera #2). This funding will cover the second (C206 #2), third (C206 28
#3), and fourth (C206 #4) aircraft replacements. 29
(5) During the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, the office of financial 30
management will include in any compensation survey undertaken in 31
accordance with RCW 41.06.167 and 43.43.380 a comparison of base 32
salary provided and recruitment bonus amounts offered by the surveyed 33
law enforcement agencies. The comparison will be based on the survey 34
results and the 2024 Washington state patrol compensation survey 35
published in June 2024. 36
(6) Within existing resources, the state patrol shall continue 37
its diversity, equity, and inclusion program, as well as its 38
statewide community engagement program to improve relationships with 39
historically underrepresented communities and to recruit and retain a 40
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diverse workforce. Additionally, the state patrol shall maintain a 1
contract with an external psychologist to perform exams.2
(7) Within existing resources, the Washington state patrol must 3
offer a minimum of 14 emergency vehicle operator courses per year at 4
its Shelton driving track exclusively for basic law enforcement 5
academies offered by the criminal justice training commission.6
(8) $1,804,000 of the climate commitment account — state 7
appropriation is provided solely for the Washington state patrol fire 8
marshal's office to expand training to the fire service to address 9
fire and safety risks associated with emerging technologies 10
including, but not limited to, incidents involving electric vehicles 11
and stored energy. 12
NEW SECTION. Sec. 208. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING13
Driver Licensing Technology Support Account— State 14
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,773,00015
Marine Fuel Tax Refund Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . $34,00016
Motorcycle Safety Education Account— State 17
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,418,00018
Limited Fish and Wildlife Account— State 19
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $499,00020
Highway Safety Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . $301,339,00021
Highway Safety Account— Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . $1,314,00022
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . $96,937,00023
Motor Vehicle Account— Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . $1,336,00024
Ignition Interlock Device Revolving Account— State 25
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,850,00026
Department of Licensing Services Account— State 27
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,890,00028
License Plate Technology Account— State Appropriation. . . $3,829,00029
Abandoned Recreational Vehicle Account— State 30
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,116,00031
Limousine Carriers Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . $128,00032
Electric Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . $466,00033
DOL Technology Improvement & Data Management 34
Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $978,00035
Agency Financial Transaction Account— State 36
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,344,00037
Move Ahead WA Flexible Account— State Appropriation. . . . $1,506,00038
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TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $452,757,0001
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 2
conditions and limitations: 3
(1) $1,100,000 of the highway safety account — state appropriation 4
and $1,100,000 of the move ahead WA flexible account — state 5
appropriation are provided solely for the department to provide an 6
interagency transfer to the department of children, youth, and 7
families for the purpose of providing driver's license support. In 8
addition to support services required under RCW 74.13.338(2), support 9
services may include reimbursement of: 10
(a) The cost for a youth in foster care of any eligible age to 11
complete a driver training education course, as outlined in chapter 12
46.82 or 28A.220 RCW; 13
(b) The costs incurred by foster youth in foster care for a motor 14
vehicle insurance policy; 15
(c) The costs of roadside assistance, motor vehicle insurance 16
deductibles, motor vehicle registration fees, towing services, car 17
maintenance, comprehensive car insurance, and gas cards; and18
(d) Any other costs related to obtaining a driver's license and 19
driving legally and safely. 20
(2)(a) $36,000 of the motor vehicle account — state appropriation 21
is provided solely for the issuance of nonemergency medical 22
transportation vehicle decals to implement the high occupancy vehicle 23
lane access pilot program established in section 217 (2) of this act. 24
A for hire nonemergency medical transportation vehicle is a vehicle 25
that is a "for hire vehicle" under RCW 46.04.190 that provides 26
nonemergency medical transportation, including for life-sustaining 27
transportation purposes, to meet the medical transportation needs of 28
individuals traveling to medical practices and clinics, cancer 29
centers, dialysis facilities, hospitals, and other care providers.30
(b) As part of this pilot program, the owner of a for hire 31
nonemergency medical transportation vehicle may apply to the 32
department, county auditor or other agent, or subagent appointed by 33
the director, for a high occupancy vehicle exempt decal for a for 34
hire nonemergency medical transportation vehicle. The high occupancy 35
vehicle exempt decal allows the for hire nonemergency medical 36
transportation vehicle to use a high occupancy vehicle lane as 37
specified in RCW 46.61.165 and 47.52.025 during the 2025-2027 fiscal 38
biennium. 39
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(c) For the exemption in this subsection to apply to a for hire 1
nonemergency medical transportation vehicle, the decal:2
(i) Must be displayed on the vehicle so that it is clearly 3
visible from outside the vehicle; 4
(ii) Must identify that the vehicle is exempt from the high 5
occupancy vehicle requirements; and 6
(iii) Must be visible from the rear of the vehicle.7
(d) The owner of a for hire nonemergency medical transportation 8
vehicle or the owner's representative must apply for a high occupancy 9
vehicle exempt decal on a form provided or approved by the 10
department. The application must include: 11
(i) The name and address of the person who is the owner of the 12
vehicle; 13
(ii) A full description of the vehicle, including its make, 14
model, year, and the vehicle identification number;15
(iii) The purpose for which the vehicle is principally used;16
(iv) An attestation signed by the vehicle's owner or the owner's 17
representative that the vehicle's owner has a minimum of one contract 18
or service agreement to provide for hire transportation services for 19
medical purposes with one or more of the following entities: A health 20
insurance company; a hospital, clinic, dialysis center, or other 21
medical institution; a day care center, retirement home, or group 22
home; a federal, state, or local agency or jurisdiction; or a broker 23
who negotiates these services on behalf of one or more of these 24
entities; and 25
(v) Other information as required by the department upon 26
application. 27
(e) The department, county auditor or other agent, or subagent 28
appointed by the director shall collect the fee required under (f) of 29
this subsection when issuing or renewing a high occupancy vehicle 30
exempt decal. 31
(f) The department, county auditor or other agent, or subagent 32
must collect a $5 fee when issuing or renewing a decal under this 33
subsection, in addition to any other fees and taxes required by law.34
(g) A high occupancy vehicle exempt decal expires June 30, 2027, 35
and must be marked to indicate its expiration date. The decal may be 36
renewed if the pilot program is continued past the date of a decal's 37
expiration. The status as an exempt vehicle continues until the high 38
occupancy vehicle exempt decal is suspended or revoked for misuse, 39
the vehicle is no longer used as a for hire nonemergency medical 40
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transportation vehicle, or the pilot program established in section 1
217(2) of this act is terminated. 2
(h) The department may adopt rules to implement this subsection.3
(3) $1,450,000 of the highway safety account — state appropriation 4
is provided solely for organizations providing driver's license 5
assistance and support services. Of this amount: 6
(a) $700,000 of the highway safety account— state appropriation is 7
provided solely for driver's license assistance and support services 8
in King county with an existing provider that is already providing 9
these services to low-income immigrant and refugee women; and10
(b) $750,000 of the highway safety account— state appropriation is 11
provided solely for additional contracts with organizations providing 12
driver's license assistance and other related support services in 13
other parts of the state. 14
(c) By December 1st of each year, the department must submit 15
information on the contracted providers, including: The annual budget 16
of the contracted providers in the preceding year; information 17
regarding private and other governmental support for the activities 18
of the providers; and a description of the number of people served, 19
services delivered, and outcome measures. 20
(4) $222,000 of the motor vehicle account — state appropriation is 21
provided solely for implementation of Z-0041/25 (improving collector 22
vehicle regulations). If chapter . . ., Laws of 2025 (improving 23
collector vehicle regulations) is not enacted by June 30, 2025, the 24
amount provided in this subsection lapses. 25
(5) $143,000 of the highway safety account— state appropriation is 26
provided solely for implementation of Z-0003/25 (driver training in 27
lieu of suspension). If chapter . . ., Laws of 2025 (driver training 28
in lieu of suspension) is not enacted by June 30, 2025, the amount 29
provided in this subsection lapses. 30
(6) For the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, the department shall 31
charge $1,336,000 for the administration and collection of a motor 32
vehicle excise tax on behalf of a regional transit authority, as 33
authorized under RCW 82.44.135. The amount in this subsection must be 34
deducted before distributing any revenue to a regional transit 35
authority. 36
NEW SECTION. Sec. 209. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION — 37
TOLL OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE— PROGRAM B38
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Puget Sound Gateway Facility Account— State 1
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,651,0002
State Route Number 520 Corridor Account— State 3
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $47,676,0004
State Route Number 520 Civil Penalties Account— State5
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,378,0006
Tacoma Narrows Toll Bridge Account— State 7
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $38,558,0008
Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project Account— 9
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26,578,00010
Interstate 405 and State Route Number 167 Express 11
Toll Lanes Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . $50,048,00012
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $172,889,00013
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 14
conditions and limitations: 15
(1) $1,300,000 of the Tacoma Narrows toll bridge account — state 16
appropriation and $12,820,000 of the state route number 520 corridor 17
account— state appropriation are provided solely for the purposes of 18
addressing unforeseen operations and maintenance costs on the Tacoma 19
Narrows bridge and the state route number 520 bridge, respectively. 20
The office of financial management shall place the amounts provided 21
in this subsection, which represent a portion of the required minimum 22
fund balance under the policy of the state treasurer, in unallotted 23
status. The office may release the funds only when it determines that 24
all other funds designated for operations and maintenance purposes 25
have been exhausted. 26
(2) As long as the facility is tolled, the department must 27
provide annual reports to the transportation committees of the 28
legislature on the Interstate 405 express toll lane project 29
performance measures listed in RCW 47.56.880(4). These reports must 30
include: 31
(a) Information on the travel times and travel time reliability 32
(at a minimum, average and 90th percentile travel times) maintained 33
during peak and nonpeak periods in the express toll lanes and general 34
purpose lanes for both the entire corridor and commonly made trips in 35
the corridor including, but not limited to, northbound from Bellevue 36
to Rose Hill, state route number 520 at NE 148th to Interstate 405 at 37
state route number 522, Bellevue to Bothell (both NE 8th to state 38
route number 522 and NE 8th to state route number 527), and a trip 39
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internal to the corridor (such as NE 85th to NE 160th) and similar 1
southbound trips; and 2
(b) Underlying congestion measurements, that is, speeds, that are 3
being used to generate the summary graphs provided, to be made 4
available in a digital file format. 5
(3) The department shall make detailed annual reports to the 6
transportation committees of the legislature and the public on the 7
department's website in a manner consistent with past practices as 8
specified in section 209(5), chapter 186, Laws of 2022.9
(4) As part of the department's 2027-2029 biennial budget 10
request, the department shall update the cost allocation 11
recommendations that assign appropriate costs to each of the toll 12
funds for services provided by relevant Washington state department 13
of transportation programs, the Washington state patrol, and the 14
transportation commission. The recommendations shall be based on 15
updated traffic and toll transaction patterns and other relevant 16
factors. 17
NEW SECTION. Sec. 210. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION — 18
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY— PROGRAM C19
Transportation Partnership Account— State 20
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,472,00021
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . $128,657,00022
Puget Sound Ferry Operations Account— State 23
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $307,00024
Multimodal Transportation Account— State 25
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,098,00026
Transportation 2003 Account (Nickel Account)— State27
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,488,00028
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $136,022,00029
NEW SECTION. Sec. 211. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION — 30
FACILITY MAINTENANCE, OPERATIONS, AND CONSTRUCTION — PROGRAM D — 31
OPERATING32
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . $42,098,00033
Move Ahead WA Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $2,044,00034
State Route Number 520 Corridor Account— State 35
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $34,00036
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $44,176,00037
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NEW SECTION. Sec. 212. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION — 1
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT FUND— PROGRAM E2
Move Ahead WA Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . $20,000,0003
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following 4
conditions and limitations: The entire move ahead WA account — state 5
appropriation is provided solely for the department's costs related 6
to replacing obsolete transportation equipment and replacing fuel 7
sites. Beginning December 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the 8
department must provide a report to the office of financial 9
management and the transportation committees of the legislature 10
detailing the current progress on replacing obsolete equipment, 11
progress towards reaching a level purchasing state, and the status of 12
a fuel site replacement prioritization plan. The report must also 13
include: 14
(1) A list of department owned and managed fuel sites prioritized 15
by urgency of replacement; 16
(2) A discussion of department practices that would create a 17
sustained revenue source for capital repair and replacement of fuel 18
sites; and 19
(3) A discussion of to what extent the fuel site infrastructure 20
can support zero emissions vehicles. 21
NEW SECTION. Sec. 213. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION — 22
AVIATION— PROGRAM F23
Aeronautics Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $14,174,00024
Aeronautics Account— Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $2,600,00025
Aeronautics Account— Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . $60,00026
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,834,00027
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 28
conditions and limitations: 29
(1) $2,100,000 of the aeronautics account — state appropriation is 30
provided solely for the move ahead WA aviation grants. The department 31
shall prioritize projects eligible for federal funding.32
(2) $1,774,000 of the aeronautics account — state appropriation is 33
provided solely for the implementation of chapter 463, Laws of 2023 34
(commercial aviation services). Funding is provided for the 35
activities of the work group and for support of the work group by the 36
department. The activities of the work group include the issuance of 37
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the initial progress report, required in section 4, chapter 463, Laws 1
of 2023, which requires the listing of areas that will not have 2
further review as the areas are in conflict with the operations of a 3
military installation. The report must also identify unsuitable 4
geographies due to either environmental impacts or impacts to 5
overburdened communities. Additionally, within the funding provided, 6
the work group must: 7
(a) Work to understand what studies currently exist on state 8
transportation needs and capacities and identify any gaps of 9
information; and 10
(b) Conduct meaningful community engagement with overburdened and 11
vulnerable populations with a focus on the environmental justice 12
impact of aviation on communities. 13
(3)(a) $2,100,000 of the aeronautics account — state appropriation 14
is provided solely for sustainable aviation grants recommended by the 15
department under the sustainable aviation grants program:16
(i) West solar arrays and battery storage for the Chehalis-17
Centralia airport; 18
(ii) Electric aircraft charging stations and strategic plan for 19
the Pangborn memorial airport; and 20
(iii) Solar covered car canopy for the Yakima air terminal and 21
McAllister field airport. 22
(b) The department shall submit a report to the transportation 23
committees of the legislature by October 1, 2026, identifying a 24
selection of sustainable aviation projects for funding by the 25
legislature. In considering projects to recommend to fund, the 26
department shall only consider projects that advance the state of 27
sustainable aviation technology and lead to future innovation. 28
Innovative sustainable aviation projects may include, but are not 29
limited to, pilot projects demonstrating the use of:30
(i) Mobile battery charging technology; 31
(ii) Hydrogen electrolyzers and storage; 32
(iii) Electric ground equipment; and 33
(iv) Hanger charging technology. 34
NEW SECTION. Sec. 214. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION — 35
PROGRAM DELIVERY MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT— PROGRAM H36
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . $69,069,00037
Motor Vehicle Account— Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $500,00038
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Multimodal Transportation Account— State 1
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $832,0002
Move Ahead WA Flexible Account— State Appropriation. . . . . $572,0003
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $70,973,0004
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 5
conditions and limitations: 6
(1)(a) $572,000 of the move ahead WA flexible account — state 7
appropriation is provided solely to track and maximize clean fuels 8
credits and revenue generated by state agencies pursuant to chapter 9
70A.535 RCW. 10
(b) OFM Transportation Document 2025-1: Proposed Transportation 11
Project List as developed December 17, 2024, anticipates fulfillment 12
of the requirements under chapter 70A.535 RCW of generating credits 13
and revenue for transportation investments funded in an omnibus 14
transportation appropriations act, including the move ahead WA 15
transportation package. The omnibus transportation appropriations act 16
anticipates credits for ferry electrification for new hybrid electric 17
vessels, active transportation, transit programs and projects, 18
alternative fuel infrastructure, connecting communities, and 19
multimodal investments. 20
(c) Pursuant to the reporting requirements of RCW 70A.535.050(5), 21
the department must present a detailed projection of the credit 22
revenues generated and achieved directly as a result of the funding 23
and activities in this subsection. 24
(2) During the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, if the department takes 25
possession of the property situated in the city of Edmonds for which 26
a purchase agreement was executed between Unocal and the department 27
in 2005 (Tax Parcel Number 262703-2-003-0009), and if the department 28
confirms that the property is still no longer needed for 29
transportation purposes, the department shall provide the city of 30
Edmonds with the first right of purchase at fair market value in 31
accordance with RCW 47.12.063(3) for the city's intended use of the 32
property to rehabilitate near-shore habitat for salmon and related 33
species. 34
NEW SECTION. Sec. 215. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION — 35
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS— PROGRAM K36
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $773,00037
Multimodal Transportation Account— State 38
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Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200,0001
Multimodal Transportation Account— Federal 2
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50,140,0003
Carbon Emissions Reduction Account— State 4
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $110,840,0005
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $161,953,0006
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 7
conditions and limitations: 8
(1) $15,000,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account — state 9
appropriation is provided solely for the clean alternative fuel 10
vehicle charging and refueling infrastructure program in chapter 287, 11
Laws of 2019 (advancing green transportation adoption).12
(2) The public-private partnerships program must continue to 13
explore retail partnerships at state-owned park and ride facilities, 14
as authorized in RCW 47.04.295. 15
(3) $83,315,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account — state 16
appropriation is provided solely for implementation of zero-emission 17
medium and heavy-duty vehicle and equipment infrastructure and 18
incentive programs and for the replacement of school buses powered by 19
fossil fuels with zero-emission school buses, including the purchase 20
and installation of zero-emission school bus refueling 21
infrastructure. 22
(a) Of this amount, $18,875,000 is for the department to 23
administer an early action grant program to provide expedited funding 24
for the replacement of school buses powered by fossil fuels with 25
zero-emission school buses, including the purchase and installation 26
of zero-emission school bus refueling infrastructure. The department 27
must contract with the department of ecology to implement the early 28
action grant program. 29
(b)(i) The remaining $64,440,000, inclusive of costs for program 30
administration and staffing, is for a point-of-sale voucher incentive 31
program to encourage the faster adoption of zero-emission medium and 32
heavy-duty vehicles to further state climate goals under RCW 33
70A.45.020 and state equity goals under chapter 70A.02 RCW. The 34
voucher incentive program must be administered by a third-party 35
administrator that has experience administering voucher incentive 36
programs, with oversight conducted by the department.37
(ii) The voucher program is required to be designed based on the 38
recommendations of the Joint Transportation Committee report 39
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Washington State Infrastructure and Incentive Program Design for MHD 1
ZEVs, and to include: 2
(A) Simplified zero-emission vehicle eligibility requirements;3
(B) Vehicle and infrastructure incentives aligned with programs 4
in other jurisdictions, where appropriate, to streamline user 5
planning; 6
(C) Financial enhancements for select populations based on equity 7
considerations, including for vehicles in disadvantaged communities 8
and vehicles to be purchased by small, minority-owned businesses, 9
with consideration for support of the secondary vehicle market;10
(D) A centralized user and manufacturer portal for information, 11
application, and assistance; 12
(E) A fleet assistance and qualification program to assist in 13
zero-emission vehicle and infrastructure planning, to be administered 14
by the Washington State University extension energy program in 15
coordination with the department and the voucher program's third-16
party administrator; and 17
(F) A voucher preapproval process to evaluate participant 18
eligibility, readiness for fleet deployment, and infrastructure 19
preparedness. 20
(iii) The following battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell 21
electric vehicle categories and associated charging, as well as 22
refueling infrastructure for these categories, are eligible for the 23
voucher program, subject to additional qualification criteria to be 24
determined by the department and the voucher program third-party 25
administrator: 26
(A) On-road vehicles from class 2b, heavy work pickups and vans, 27
through class 8, heavy tractor-trailer units and refuse trucks; and28
(B) Cargo handling and off-road equipment. 29
(iv) School buses and transit vehicles eligible for state grant 30
programs for the purchase of zero-emission vehicles are not eligible 31
for vouchers under this program, but are eligible for fleet 32
assistance provided in association with the voucher program, which 33
must include assistance in determining state and federal grant 34
eligibility for these vehicles. 35
(v) The voucher amounts selected by the department and voucher 36
program third-party administrator must further the policy goals of 37
the program cited in (b)(i) of this subsection by offsetting 38
investments required for medium and heavy-duty vehicle and equipment 39
owners to transition to zero-emission vehicles and equipment. The 40
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department and voucher program third-party administrator must 1
condition vehicle and infrastructure voucher funding to ensure these 2
program policy goals are furthered through the voucher funding 3
provided. 4
(vi) Consistent with voucher program design, the department is 5
required to distribute funds to the voucher program third-party 6
administrator sufficiently in advance of final requirements for 7
voucher distribution being met to facilitate the voucher's timely 8
distribution by the third-party administrator to sellers of zero-9
emission vehicles and infrastructure. 10
(4) $10,000,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account — state 11
appropriation is provided solely for grants, and to serve as a state 12
match for secured federal funds, to finance hydrogen refueling 13
infrastructure for medium and heavy-duty vehicles with a focus on 14
locations in disadvantaged and overburdened communities, where 15
possible. The department, in consultation with the interagency 16
electric vehicle coordinating council, should pursue any federal 17
funding available through the charging and fueling infrastructure 18
discretionary grant program and any other sources under the federal 19
infrastructure investment and jobs act (P.L. 29 117-58).20
(5) $800,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account — state 21
appropriation is provided solely for the cities of Bellevue and 22
Redmond to each purchase an electric fire engine. 23
(6) $1,725,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account — state 24
appropriation is provided solely for a Tacoma Public Utilities 25
medium-duty zero-emission utility service vehicle pilot project that 26
includes charging infrastructure and mobile battery units.27
NEW SECTION. Sec. 216. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION — 28
HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE— PROGRAM M29
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . $576,909,00030
Motor Vehicle Account— Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . $7,000,00031
Move Ahead WA Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . $50,000,00032
Puget Sound Gateway Facility Account— State 33
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,402,00034
RV Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,100,00035
State Route Number 520 Corridor Account— State 36
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,736,00037
Tacoma Narrows Toll Bridge Account— State 38
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Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,585,0001
Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project Account— 2
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,752,0003
Interstate 405 and State Route Number 167 Express 4
Toll Lanes Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . $2,624,0005
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $656,108,0006
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 7
conditions and limitations: 8
(1) $5,000,000 of the motor vehicle account — state appropriation 9
is provided solely for a contingency pool for snow and ice removal. 10
The department must notify the office of financial management and the 11
transportation committees of the legislature when they have spent the 12
base budget for snow and ice removal and will begin using the 13
contingency pool funding. 14
(2)(a) $7,000,000 of the motor vehicle account — state 15
appropriation is provided solely for the department to address the 16
risks to safety and public health associated with homeless 17
encampments on department owned rights-of-way. The department must 18
coordinate and work with local government officials and social 19
service organizations who provide services and direct people to 20
housing alternatives that are not in highway rights-of-way to help 21
prevent future encampments from forming on highway rights-of-way and 22
may reimburse the organizations doing this outreach assistance who 23
transition people into treatment or housing or for debris clean up on 24
highway rights-of-way. A minimum of $2,000,000 of this appropriation 25
must be used to deliver more frequent removal of litter on the 26
highway rights-of-way that is generated by unsheltered people and may 27
be used to hire crews specializing in collecting and disposing of 28
garbage, clearing debris or hazardous material, and implementing 29
safety improvements where hazards exist to the traveling public and 30
department employees. The department may use these funds to either 31
reimburse local law enforcement costs or the Washington state patrol 32
if they are providing enhanced safety to department staff during 33
debris cleanup or during efforts to prevent future encampments from 34
forming on highway rights-of-way. 35
(b) Beginning November 1, 2023, and semiannually thereafter, the 36
Washington state patrol and the department of transportation must 37
jointly submit a report to the governor and the transportation 38
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committees of the legislature on the status of these efforts, 1
including: 2
(i) A summary of the activities related to addressing 3
encampments, including information on arrangements with local 4
governments or other entities related to these activities;5
(ii) A description of the planned activities in the ensuing two 6
quarters to further address the emergency hazards and risks along 7
state highway rights-of-way; and 8
(iii) Recommendations for executive branch or legislative action 9
to achieve the desired outcome of reduced emergency hazards and risks 10
along state highway rights-of-way. 11
(3)(a) $1,000,000 of the motor vehicle account — state 12
appropriation is provided solely for a partnership program between 13
the department and the city of Spokane, to be administered in 14
conjunction with subsection (2) of this section. The program must 15
address the safety and public health problems created by homeless 16
encampments on the department's property along state highways within 17
the city limits. $555,000 of the motor vehicle account — state 18
appropriation is for dedicated department maintenance staff and 19
associated clean-up costs. 20
(b) The department and the city of Spokane shall enter into a 21
reimbursable agreement to cover up to $445,000 of the city's expenses 22
for clean-up crews and landfill costs. 23
(4) $1,025,000 of the motor vehicle account — state appropriation 24
is provided solely for the department to implement safety 25
improvements and debris clean up on department-owned rights-of-way in 26
the city of Seattle at levels above that being implemented as of 27
January 1, 2019, to be administered in conjunction with subsection 28
(2) of this section. The department must maintain a crew dedicated 29
solely to collecting and disposing of garbage, clearing debris or 30
hazardous material, and implementing safety improvements where 31
hazards exist to the traveling public, department employees, or 32
people encamped upon department-owned rights-of-way. The department 33
may request assistance from the Washington state patrol as necessary 34
in order for both agencies to provide enhanced safety-related 35
activities regarding the emergency hazards along state highway 36
rights-of-way in the Seattle area. 37
(5) $1,015,000 of the motor vehicle account — state appropriation 38
is provided solely for a partnership program between the department 39
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and the city of Tacoma, to be administered in conjunction with 1
subsection (2) of this section. The program must address the safety 2
and public health problems created by homeless encampments on the 3
department's property along state highways within the city limits. 4
$570,000 of the motor vehicle account — state appropriation is for 5
dedicated department maintenance staff and associated clean-up costs. 6
The department and the city of Tacoma shall enter into a reimbursable 7
agreement to cover up to $445,000 of the city's expenses for clean-up 8
crews and landfill costs. 9
(6) To the greatest extent practicable, the department shall 10
schedule mowing along state highways to occur after litter pickup has 11
been performed in the area to be mowed. This subsection is not 12
intended to prevent mowing or other similar maintenance activities 13
from being undertaken in the event litter pickup has not been 14
performed. 15
NEW SECTION. Sec. 217. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION — 16
TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS— PROGRAM Q— OPERATING17
Highway Safety Fund— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $10,621,00018
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . $90,158,00019
Motor Vehicle Account— Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . $2,102,00020
Motor Vehicle Account— Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . $294,00021
Move Ahead WA Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $3,074,00022
Multimodal Transportation Account— State 23
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000,00024
State Route Number 520 Corridor Account— State 25
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $247,00026
Tacoma Narrows Toll Bridge Account— State 27
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $44,00028
Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project Account— 29
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,122,00030
Interstate 405 and State Route Number 167 Express 31
Toll Lanes Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $36,00032
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $112,698,00033
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 34
conditions and limitations: 35
(1) $6,000,000 of the motor vehicle account — state appropriation 36
is provided solely for low-cost enhancements. The department shall 37
give priority to low-cost enhancement projects that improve safety or 38
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provide congestion relief. By December 15th of each odd-numbered 1
year, the department shall provide a report to the legislature 2
listing all low-cost enhancement projects completed in the prior 3
fiscal biennium. 4
(2)(a) During the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, the department shall 5
continue a pilot program that expands private transportation 6
providers' access to high occupancy vehicle lanes. Under the pilot 7
program, when the department reserves a portion of a highway based on 8
the number of passengers in a vehicle, the following vehicles must be 9
authorized to use the reserved portion of the highway if the vehicle 10
has the capacity to carry eight or more passengers, regardless of the 11
number of passengers in the vehicle: (i) Auto transportation company 12
vehicles regulated under chapter 81.68 RCW; (ii) passenger charter 13
carrier vehicles regulated under chapter 81.70 RCW, except marked or 14
unmarked stretch limousines and stretch sport utility vehicles as 15
defined under department of licensing rules; (iii) private nonprofit 16
transportation provider vehicles regulated under chapter 81.66 RCW; 17
and (iv) private employer transportation service vehicles. For 18
purposes of this subsection, "private employer transportation 19
service" means regularly scheduled, fixed-route transportation 20
service that is offered by an employer for the benefit of its 21
employees. Nothing in this subsection is intended to authorize the 22
conversion of public infrastructure to private, for-profit purposes 23
or to otherwise create an entitlement or other claim by private users 24
to public infrastructure. 25
(b) The department shall expand the high occupancy vehicle lane 26
access pilot program to vehicles that deliver or collect blood, 27
tissue, or blood components for a blood-collecting or distributing 28
establishment regulated under chapter 70.335 RCW. Under the pilot 29
program, when the department reserves a portion of a highway based on 30
the number of passengers in a vehicle, blood-collecting or 31
distributing establishment vehicles that are clearly and identifiably 32
marked as such on all sides of the vehicle are considered emergency 33
vehicles and must be authorized to use the reserved portion of the 34
highway. 35
(c) The department shall expand the high occupancy vehicle lane 36
access pilot program to for hire nonemergency medical transportation 37
vehicles, when in use for medical purposes, as described in section 38
208(2) of this act. Under the pilot program, when the department 39
reserves a portion of a highway based on the number of passengers in 40
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a vehicle, nonemergency medical transportation vehicles that meet the 1
requirements identified in section 208 (2) of this act must be 2
authorized to use the reserved portion of the highway.3
(d) Nothing in this subsection is intended to exempt these 4
vehicles from paying tolls when they do not meet the occupancy 5
requirements established by the department for express toll lanes.6
(3) The appropriations in this section assume implementation of 7
additional cost recovery mechanisms to recoup at least $100,000 in 8
credit card and other financial transaction costs related to the 9
collection of fees imposed under RCW 46.17.400, 46.44.090, and 10
46.44.0941 for driver and vehicle fee transactions beginning January 11
1, 2023. The department may recover transaction fees incurred through 12
credit card transactions. 13
(4) $5,000,000 of the multimodal transportation account — state 14
appropriation is provided solely for the department to address 15
emergent issues related to safety for pedestrians and bicyclists. 16
Funds may only be spent after approval from the office of financial 17
management. By December 15th of each odd-numbered year, the 18
department shall provide a report to the legislature listing all 19
emergent issues addressed in the prior fiscal biennium.20
(5) $10,621,000 of the highway safety account— state appropriation 21
is provided solely for implementation of chapter 17, Laws of 2023 22
(speed safety cameras). 23
(6)(a) $1,900,000 of the motor vehicle account — state 24
appropriation is provided solely for the department, in coordination 25
with the independent review team of the joint transportation 26
committee, to conduct an analysis of highway, road, and freight rail 27
transportation needs, options, and impacts from shifting the movement 28
of freight and goods that currently move by barge through the lower 29
Snake river dams to highways, other roads, and rail. This is a 30
reappropriation of funds appropriated in the 2023-2025 fiscal 31
biennium. The study should generate volume estimates and evaluate 32
scenarios for changes in infrastructure and operations that would be 33
necessary to address those additional volumes. The assessment must 34
include quantitative analysis based on available data in terms of 35
both financial and carbon emission costs; and qualitative input 36
gathered from tribal governments, local governments, freight 37
interests, and other key stakeholders, including impacts on 38
disadvantaged/underserved communities. The analysis must include a 39
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robust public engagement process to solicit feedback from interested 1
stakeholders including but not limited to: Residents and officials in 2
affected cities and counties; stakeholders involved in railroad, 3
agriculture, fishing, trucking, shipping and other related 4
industries; appropriate Native American tribes; representatives of 5
advocacy and community organizations; and transportation, public 6
works, and economic development organizations in the affected areas, 7
federal highway administration and army corps of engineers. The 8
analysis must be informed by the work of the joint transportation 9
committee's independent review team, and must include the following:10
(i) Existing volumes and traffic patterns; 11
(ii) Potential changes in volumes and traffic patterns 12
immediately following the loss of freight movement by barge and over 13
the following 20 years, including the carbon emissions impact of this 14
mode shift; 15
(iii) Identification of whether regional geography, land 16
availability, and state and federal regulatory processes would allow 17
for rail and road expansions and increased capacity;18
(iv) Identification of potential infrastructure and operational 19
improvements to existing highways, other roads, and rail, including 20
additional access to facilities, needed to accommodate the higher 21
freight volumes and impacts and potential opportunities to mitigate 22
impacts on shipping rates; 23
(v) Identification of rail line development options, including 24
impacts and potential opportunities to mitigate impacts on grain 25
storage and handling facilities at regional unit train yards and port 26
export facilities; 27
(vi) An assessment of costs associated with mitigating potential 28
slope failure and stabilization necessitated by the drawdown of the 29
river. An assessment of impacts and potential opportunities to 30
mitigate impacts on adjacent roads, bridges, railroads, and utility 31
corridors shall be included; 32
(vii) Both financial and carbon cost estimates for development 33
and implementation of identified needs and options, including 34
planning, design, and construction; 35
(viii) Analysis of the impacts and potential opportunities to 36
mitigate impacts of these infrastructure changes on environmental 37
justice and disadvantaged/underserved communities during 38
construction, as well as from future operations; 39
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(ix) Analysis of safety impacts and potential opportunities to 1
mitigate impacts for a shift from barge transportation to rail or 2
truck, including increases in rural community traffic and consistency 3
with the Washington State Strategic Highway Safety Plan: Target Zero;4
(x) Impacts and potential opportunities to mitigate impacts on 5
highly affected commodities, including agriculture, petroleum, 6
project cargo, and wind energy components; 7
(xi) Analysis of the impacts and potential opportunities to 8
mitigate impacts that reduced competition resulting from removing 9
barging of agricultural products on the Snake river would have on 10
Washington's agricultural industry along with impacts modal shifts 11
would have on the entire supply chain, including export facilities 12
and ports on the Lower Columbia River; and 13
(xii) Determination of the feasibility that additional east-west 14
freight rail capacity can be achieved, particularly through Columbia 15
River Gorge, and the alternative routes that exist in the event that 16
adding more infrastructure on these routes is not feasible.17
(b) The department shall provide status updates on a quarterly 18
basis in coordination with the joint transportation committee. The 19
department must submit a final report to the governor and the 20
transportation committees of the legislature by December 31, 2026.21
NEW SECTION. Sec. 218. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION — 22
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT— PROGRAM S23
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . $45,951,00024
Motor Vehicle Account— Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $780,00025
Motor Vehicle Account— Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . $500,00026
Move Ahead WA Flexible Account— State Appropriation. . . . $5,400,00027
Puget Sound Ferry Operations Account— State 28
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $510,00029
Multimodal Transportation Account— State 30
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,920,00031
State Route Number 520 Corridor Account— State 32
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $220,00033
Tacoma Narrows Toll Bridge Account— State 34
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $136,00035
Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project Account— 36
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $127,00037
Interstate 405 and State Route Number 167 Express 38
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Toll Lanes Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $114,0001
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $61,658,0002
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 3
conditions and limitations: 4
(1) $2,000,000 of the motor vehicle account — state appropriation 5
and $5,400,000 of the move ahead WA flexible account — state 6
appropriation are provided solely for efforts to increase diversity 7
in the transportation construction workforce through:8
(a) The preapprenticeship support services (PASS) and career 9
opportunity maritime preapprenticeship support services (COMPASS) 10
programs, which aim to increase diversity in the highway construction 11
and maritime workforces and prepare individuals interested in 12
entering the highway construction and maritime workforces. In 13
addition to the services allowed under RCW 47.01.435, the PASS and 14
COMPASS programs may provide housing assistance for youth aging out 15
of the foster care and juvenile rehabilitation systems to support 16
their participation in a transportation-related preapprenticeship 17
program and support services to obtain necessary maritime documents 18
and coast guard certification; and 19
(b) Assisting minority and women-owned businesses to perform work 20
in the highway construction industry. 21
(2) $6,791,000 of the multimodal transportation account — state 22
appropriation is provided solely for the department to complete the 23
upgrade of the transportation reporting and accounting information 24
system to the current cloud version of the software.25
NEW SECTION. Sec. 219. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION — 26
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, DATA, AND RESEARCH— PROGRAM T27
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . $33,143,00028
Motor Vehicle Account— Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . $38,760,00029
Motor Vehicle Account— Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . $400,00030
Move Ahead WA Flexible Account— State Appropriation. . . . $6,379,00031
Multimodal Transportation Account— State 32
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,803,00033
Multimodal Transportation Account— Federal 34
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,823,00035
Multimodal Transportation Account— Private/Local 36
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100,00037
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $83,408,00038
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The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 1
conditions and limitations: 2
(1) $140,000 of the multimodal transportation account — state 3
appropriation is provided solely for the city of Seattle's office of 4
planning and community development to continue to support an 5
equitable development initiative to reconnect the South Park 6
neighborhood, currently divided by state route number 99.7
(a) The support work must include: 8
(i) A public engagement and visioning process led by a 9
neighborhood-based, community organization; and 10
(ii) A feasibility study of decommissioning state route number 99 11
in the South Park neighborhood to include, but not be limited to, 12
traffic studies, environmental impact analysis, and development of 13
alternatives, including the transfer of the land to a neighborhood-14
led community land trust. 15
(b) The support work must be conducted in coordination and 16
partnership with neighborhood residents, neighborhood industrial and 17
commercial representatives, the state department of transportation, 18
and other entities and neighborhoods potentially impacted by changes 19
to the operation of state route number 99. 20
(c) The city must provide an interim report on progress to date 21
to the Seattle city council, state department of transportation, and 22
the transportation committees of the legislature by June 30, 2025 and 23
a final report that includes recommendations by June 30, 2027.24
(2) $1,557,000 of the motor vehicle account — state appropriation 25
is provided solely for the department to complete the upgrade of the 26
department's linear referencing system (LRS) and highway performance 27
monitoring system (HPMS). 28
(3)(a) The entire move ahead WA flexible account — state 29
appropriation is provided solely for an Interstate 5 planning and 30
environmental linkage study and a statewide Interstate 5 master plan, 31
building upon existing work under way in the corridor.32
(b) The work under (a) of this subsection must include, but is 33
not limited to, the following: 34
(i) Seismic resiliency planning to refine the level of effort and 35
develop informed cost estimates for the seismic vulnerability 36
analysis; 37
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(ii) HOV lane system-wide performance planning and initial steps 1
to launch a pilot project that progresses innovative and emerging 2
technologies; 3
(iii) Interstate 5 corridor planning work, including development 4
of a framework, coordination of corridor needs, development of core 5
evaluation criteria and a prioritization process, and identification 6
of early action priority projects that address safety or resiliency, 7
or both, along the corridor; and 8
(iv) An interim report on the progress of the Interstate 5 master 9
plan to the transportation committees of the legislature and the 10
office of financial management by June 30, 2026. 11
NEW SECTION. Sec. 220. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION — 12
CHARGES FROM OTHER AGENCIES— PROGRAM U13
Aeronautics Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $1,00014
Transportation Partnership Account— State 15
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $56,00016
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . $119,134,00017
Puget Sound Ferry Operations Account— State 18
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $244,00019
State Route Number 520 Corridor Account— State 20
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $69,00021
Connecting Washington Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . $452,00022
Multimodal Transportation Account— State 23
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,781,00024
Tacoma Narrows Toll Bridge Account— State 25
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $43,00026
Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project Account— 27
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $38,00028
Interstate 405 and State Route Number 167 Express 29
Toll Lanes Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $43,00030
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $126,861,00031
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 32
conditions and limitations: 33
(1) Consistent with existing protocol and practices, for any 34
negotiated settlement of a claim against the state for the department 35
that exceeds $5,000,000, the department, in conjunction with the 36
attorney general and the department of enterprise services, shall 37
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notify the director of the office of financial management and the 1
transportation committees of the legislature. 2
(2) On August 1, 2025, and semiannually thereafter, the 3
department, in conjunction with the attorney general and the 4
department of enterprise services, shall provide a report with 5
judgments and settlements dealing with the Washington state ferry 6
system to the director of the office of financial management and the 7
transportation committees of the legislature. The report must include 8
information on: (a) The number of claims and settlements by type; (b) 9
the average claim and settlement by type; (c) defense costs 10
associated with those claims and settlements; and (d) information on 11
the impacts of moving legal costs associated with the Washington 12
state ferry system into the statewide self-insurance pool.13
(3) On August 1, 2025, and semiannually thereafter, the 14
department, in conjunction with the attorney general and the 15
department of enterprise services, shall provide a report with 16
judgments and settlements dealing with the nonferry operations of the 17
department to the director of the office of financial management and 18
the transportation committees of the legislature. The report must 19
include information on: (a) The number of claims and settlements by 20
type; (b) the average claim and settlement by type; and (c) defense 21
costs associated with those claims and settlements.22
(4) When the department identifies significant legal issues that 23
have potential transportation budget implications, the department 24
must initiate a briefing for appropriate legislative members or staff 25
through the office of the attorney general and its legislative 26
briefing protocol. 27
NEW SECTION. Sec. 221. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION — 28
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION— PROGRAM V29
Carbon Emissions Reduction Account— State 30
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,800,00031
Climate Transit Programs Account— State Appropriation. . $272,750,00032
State Vehicle Parking Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . $784,00033
Rural Mobility Grant Program Account— State 34
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32,223,00035
Multimodal Transportation Account— State 36
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $76,481,00037
Multimodal Transportation Account— Federal 38
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Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,502,0001
Multimodal Transportation Account— Private/Local 2
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100,0003
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $391,640,0004
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 5
conditions and limitations: 6
(1) $62,698,000 of the multimodal transportation account — state 7
appropriation and $78,525,000 of the climate transit programs account8
— state appropriation are provided solely for a grant program for 9
special needs transportation provided by transit agencies and 10
nonprofit providers of transportation. Of this amount:11
(a) $14,420,000 of the multimodal transportation account — state 12
appropriation and $17,963,000 of the climate transit programs account13
— state appropriation are provided solely for grants to nonprofit 14
providers of special needs transportation. Grants for nonprofit 15
providers must be based on need, including the availability of other 16
providers of service in the area, efforts to coordinate trips among 17
providers and riders, and the cost effectiveness of trips provided.18
(b) $48,278,000 of the multimodal transportation account — state 19
appropriation and $60,137,000 of the climate transit programs account20
— state appropriation are provided solely for grants to transit 21
agencies to transport persons with special transportation needs. To 22
receive a grant, the transit agency must, to the greatest extent 23
practicable, have a maintenance of effort for special needs 24
transportation that is no less than the previous year's maintenance 25
of effort for special needs transportation. Grants for transit 26
agencies must be prorated based on the amount expended for demand 27
response service and route deviated service in calendar year 2023 as 28
reported in the "2023 Summary of Public Transportation" published by 29
the department of transportation. No transit agency may receive more 30
than 30 percent of these distributions. 31
(c) $425,000 of the climate transit programs account — state 32
appropriation is provided solely for the reappropriation of amounts 33
provided for this purpose in the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium.34
(2) $32,223,000 of the rural mobility grant program account— state 35
appropriation is provided solely for grants to aid small cities in 36
rural areas as prescribed in RCW 47.66.100. 37
(3) $5,700,000 of the multimodal transportation account — state 38
appropriation, $3,300,000 of the climate transit programs account — 39
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state appropriation, and $784,000 of the state vehicle parking 1
account— state appropriation are provided solely for CTR grants and 2
activities. 3
(4) The department shall not require more than a 10 percent match 4
from nonprofit transportation providers for state grants.5
(5) $188,900,000 of the climate transit programs account — state 6
appropriation is provided solely for transit support grants for 7
public transit agencies that have adopted and maintained a zero-fare 8
policy for youth 18 years of age and under. The department must 9
confirm zero-fare policies are in effect at transit agencies to be 10
eligible for biennial distributions. 11
(6) $2,000,000 of the climate transit programs account — state 12
appropriation is provided solely for newly selected transit 13
coordination grants. The department shall prioritize grant proposals 14
that promote the formation of joint partnerships between transit 15
agencies or merge service delivery across entities.16
(7) $1,124,000 of the multimodal transportation account — state 17
appropriation is provided solely for the department to provide a 18
statewide vanpool benefit for all state employees. For department 19
employees working in remote job sites, such as mountain passes, the 20
department must ensure employees are able to access job sites via a 21
subsidized vanpool or provide a modal alternative for the "last mile" 22
to ensure employees can access the job site without additional 23
charge. 24
(8) $500,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account — state 25
appropriation is provided solely for an interagency transfer to the 26
Washington State University extension energy program to administer a 27
technical assistance and education program for public agencies on the 28
use of alternative fuel vehicles. The Washington State University 29
extension energy program shall prepare a report regarding the 30
utilization of the program and submit this report to the 31
transportation committees of the legislature and the office of 32
financial management by November 15, 2025. 33
(9) $3,400,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account — state 34
appropriation is reappropriated and provided solely for the pilot 35
program established under chapter 287, Laws of 2019 (advancing green 36
transportation adoption) to provide clean alternative fuel vehicle 37
use opportunities to underserved communities and low to moderate 38
income members of the workforce not readily served by transit or 39
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located in transportation corridors with emissions that exceed 1
federal or state emissions standards. 2
(10) $900,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account — state 3
appropriation is reappropriated and provided solely for the 4
department to implement certain recommendations from the 2023 5
frequent transit service study. The department shall define levels 6
and types of demand-response service and measure access to these 7
services within Washington for the purpose of gaining a fuller 8
picture of transit access. The department must collect ongoing 9
transportation data and develop systems to allow for analysis of 10
disparities in access to existing fixed route transit. The data 11
collection should prioritize collecting information on accessibility 12
and inclusion of people with disabilities, vulnerable populations in 13
overburdened communities, and other underserved communities. The 14
department shall submit a report on data collection efforts to the 15
transportation committees of the legislature and the office of 16
financial management by June 30, 2026. 17
NEW SECTION. Sec. 222. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION — 18
MARINE— PROGRAM X19
Puget Sound Ferry Operations Account— State 20
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $678,789,00021
Puget Sound Ferry Operations Account— Federal 22
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $115,315,00023
Puget Sound Ferry Operations Account— Private/Local24
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $121,00025
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $794,225,00026
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 27
conditions and limitations: 28
(1) The office of financial management budget instructions 29
require agencies to recast enacted budgets into activities. The 30
Washington state ferries shall include a greater level of detail in 31
its 2025-2027 supplemental and 2027-2029 omnibus transportation 32
appropriations act requests, as determined jointly by the office of 33
financial management, the Washington state ferries, and the 34
transportation committees of the legislature. This level of detail 35
must include the administrative functions in the operating as well as 36
capital programs. The data in the tables in the report must be 37
supplied in a digital file format. 38
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(2) $75,047,000 of the Puget Sound ferry operations account — 1
federal appropriation and $24,425,000 of the Puget Sound ferry 2
operations account — state appropriation are provided solely for auto 3
ferry vessel operating fuel in the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, which 4
reflect cost savings from a reduced biodiesel fuel requirement and, 5
therefore, is contingent upon the enactment of section 703, chapter 6
472, Laws of 2023. The amount provided in this subsection represents 7
the fuel budget for the purposes of calculating any ferry fare fuel 8
surcharge. The department shall review future use of alternative 9
fuels and dual fuel configurations, including hydrogen.10
(3) $500,000 of the Puget Sound ferry operations account — state 11
appropriation is provided solely for operating costs related to 12
moving vessels for emergency capital repairs. Funds may only be spent 13
after approval by the office of financial management.14
(4) The department must work to increase its outreach and 15
recruitment of populations underrepresented in maritime careers and 16
continue working to expand apprenticeship and internship programs, 17
with an emphasis on programs that are shown to improve recruitment 18
for positions with the state ferry system. 19
(5) During negotiations of the 2027-2029 collective bargaining 20
agreements, the department must conduct a review and analysis of the 21
collective bargaining agreements governing state ferry employees, to 22
identify provisions that create barriers for, or contribute to 23
creating a disparate impact on, newly hired ferry employees, 24
including those who are women, people of color, veterans, and other 25
employees belonging to communities that have historically been 26
underrepresented in the workforce. The review and analysis must 27
incorporate, to the extent practicable, the findings and 28
recommendations from the December 2022 joint transportation committee 29
study on Washington state ferries' workforce, and must also include, 30
but not be limited to, provisions regarding seniority, work 31
assignments, and work shifts. The review and analysis must also 32
include consultation with the governor's office of labor relations, 33
the governor's office of equity, and the attorney general's office.34
(6) $10,802,000 of the Puget Sound ferry operations account— state 35
appropriation is provided solely for the following:36
(a) $6,032,000 is for the Kitsap transit passenger ferry to 37
supplement service on the Seattle-Bremerton route.38
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(b) $4,770,000 is for the temporary expanded weekday midday King 1
county water taxi service support to and from Vashon Island.2
(7) $2,548,000 of the Puget Sound ferry operations account — state 3
appropriation is provided solely for security services at Colman 4
Dock. 5
(8) $13,900,000 of the Puget Sound ferry operations account— state 6
appropriation is provided solely for overtime and familiarization 7
expenses incurred by engine, deck, and terminal staff. The department 8
must provide updated staffing cost estimates for fiscal years 2026 9
and 2027 with its annual budget submittal and updated estimates by 10
January 1, 2026. 11
(9) $1,100,000 of the Puget Sound ferry operations account — state 12
appropriation is provided solely for traffic control at ferry 13
terminals at Seattle, Fauntleroy, Kingston, Edmonds, Mukilteo, and 14
Bainbridge Island, during peak ferry travel times, with a particular 15
focus on Sundays and holiday weekends. 16
(10) By December 31st of each year, as part of the annual ferries 17
division performance report, the department must report on the status 18
of efforts to increase the staff available for maintaining the 19
customary level of ferry service, including staff for deck, engine, 20
and terminals. The report must include data for a 12-month period up 21
to the most recent data available, by staff group, showing the number 22
of employees at the beginning of the 12-month period, the number of 23
new employees hired, the number of employees separating from service, 24
and the number of employees at the end of the 12-month period. The 25
department report on additional performance measures must include:26
(a) Numbers of trip cancellations due to crew availability or 27
vessel mechanical issues; 28
(b) Current level of service compared to the full-service 29
schedules in effect in 2019; and 30
(c) Retention rates of employees who have completed on the job 31
workforce development programs and overall employee retention rates.32
(11) $32,500,000 of the Puget Sound ferry operations account — 33
state appropriation is provided solely for the department to increase 34
deck and engine positions across the system, prioritizing positions 35
that will mitigate crew related cancellations and reduce overtime 36
expenditures. The department must include an update on the number of 37
positions hired by job class as part of the annual performance 38
report. 39
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(12) $1,518,000 of the Puget Sound ferry operations account— state 1
appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of chapter 2
188, Laws of 2023 (state ferry workforce development issues).3
NEW SECTION. Sec. 223. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION — 4
RAIL— PROGRAM Y— OPERATING5
Carbon Emissions Reduction Account— State 6
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000,0007
Multimodal Transportation Account— State 8
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $81,146,0009
Multimodal Transportation Account— Private/Local 10
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $46,00011
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $83,192,00012
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 13
conditions and limitations: 14
(1) The department shall continue to provide high quality 15
intercity passenger rail service, align planning efforts for 16
continued growth and on-time performance improvements consistent with 17
federally recognized corridor development programs, and implement 18
improvements consistent with planning efforts through leveraging 19
federal funding opportunities. New passenger rail equipment is 20
essential to service enhancements. The department shall make every 21
effort to coordinate with service partners to prepare for the arrival 22
of new trainsets and implementation of service enhancements. A status 23
report must be provided to the transportation committees of the 24
legislature and the office of financial management by December 1, 25
2026. 26
(2) The department must continue to pursue funding opportunities 27
for the Cascades corridor though the corridor identification and 28
development program and the federal-state partnership programs at the 29
federal rail administration. The department must notify the office of 30
the governor and the transportation committees of the legislature of 31
funding opportunities from the programs and any corresponding state 32
match needs. 33
NEW SECTION. Sec. 224. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION — 34
LOCAL PROGRAMS— PROGRAM Z— OPERATING35
Carbon Emissions Reduction Account— State 36
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $274,00037
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Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . $13,876,0001
Motor Vehicle Account— Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . $2,671,0002
Multiuse Roadway Safety Account— State Appropriation. . . . . $450,0003
Multimodal Transportation Account— State 4
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,250,0005
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,521,0006
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 7
conditions and limitations: 8
(1) $750,000 of the multimodal transportation account — state 9
appropriation is provided solely for a grant program to support local 10
initiatives that expand or establish civilian intervention programs 11
for nonmoving violations, focusing on nonpunitive interventions such 12
as helmet voucher programs, fee offset programs, fix-it tickets, and 13
repair vouchers that provide solutions for vehicle equipment failures 14
for low-income road users. 15
(a) Grants must be awarded to local jurisdictions based on 16
locally developed proposals to establish or expand existing programs, 17
including programs with community led organizations. Eligible 18
jurisdictions under the grant program include cities, counties, 19
tribal government entities, tribal organizations, law enforcement 20
agencies, or nonprofit organizations. 21
(b) The department shall report on its website by December 1st of 22
each year on the recipients, locations, and types of projects funded 23
under this subsection. 24
(2) $146,000 of the motor vehicle account — state appropriation is 25
provided solely for the implementation of chapter 428, Laws of 2023 26
(Wahkiakum ferry). 27
(3) $274,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account — state 28
appropriation is provided solely to support Pierce, Skagit, Whatcom, 29
and Wahkiakum county ferries with youth zero-fare policies.30
(4) $150,000 of the motor vehicle account — state appropriation is 31
provided solely for the department to fund one full-time equivalent 32
liaison position within the local program multiagency permit program. 33
Within the amounts provided in this subsection, the department shall 34
work to enhance its multiagency permit program capabilities, with an 35
emphasis on multiagency agreements that streamline, prioritize, and 36
expedite project-level and programmatic permits and approvals. The 37
department shall review current multiagency permit program practices 38
and provide a report with recommendations on the enhancement of the 39
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program to the transportation committees of the legislature by 1
December 1, 2026. 2
NEW SECTION. Sec. 225. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION — 3
CLEAN FUELS CREDIT PROGRAM 4
The department of transportation, with the assistance of 5
designated staff in the department, must register for the clean fuels 6
credit program and start tracking revenue generation pursuant to 7
chapter 70A.535 RCW for investments funded in an omnibus 8
transportation appropriations act. The omnibus transportation 9
appropriations act anticipates credits for ferry electrification for 10
new hybrid electric vessels, active transportation, transit programs 11
and projects, alternative fuel infrastructure, connecting 12
communities, and multimodal investments. 13
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TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES— CAPITAL1
NEW SECTION. Sec. 301. FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE PATROL2
State Patrol Highway Account— State Appropriation. . . . . $3,745,0003
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following 4
conditions and limitations: The appropriation is provided solely for 5
ongoing maintenance and preservation of equipment and facilities.6
NEW SECTION. Sec. 302. FOR THE COUNTY ROAD ADMINISTRATION BOARD7
Move Ahead WA Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $9,333,0008
Rural Arterial Trust Account— State Appropriation. . . . . $51,573,0009
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $2,103,00010
County Arterial Preservation Account— State 11
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30,242,00012
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $93,251,00013
NEW SECTION. Sec. 303. FOR THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT BOARD14
Small City Pavement and Sidewalk Account— State 15
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,953,00016
Transportation Improvement Account— State 17
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $246,289,00018
Complete Streets Grant Program Account— State 19
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,670,00020
Climate Active Transportation Account— State 21
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,100,00022
Move Ahead WA Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $9,333,00023
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $293,345,00024
NEW SECTION. Sec. 304. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION — 25
FACILITIES— PROGRAM D — (DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION-ONLY PROJECTS) — 26
CAPITAL27
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . $20,158,00028
Move Ahead WA Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . $17,687,00029
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $37,845,00030
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 31
conditions and limitations: 32
(1) $4,025,000 of the motor vehicle account — state appropriation 33
is provided solely for payments of a financing contract issued 34
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pursuant to chapter 39.94 RCW for the department facility located at 1
15700 Dayton Ave N in Shoreline. All payments from the department of 2
ecology pursuant to the agreement with the department to pay a share 3
of the financing contract for this facility must be deposited into 4
the motor vehicle account. 5
(2) $8,687,000 of the move ahead WA account — state appropriation 6
and $1,477,000 of the motor vehicle account — state appropriation are 7
provided solely for the department to improve its ability to keep 8
facility assets in a state of good repair. In using the funds 9
appropriated in this subsection, the department must utilize the 10
prioritization of facility capital preservation needs and repair 11
projects developed as the basis of the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium 12
agency budget submittal. 13
(3) $9,781,000 of the motor vehicle account — state appropriation 14
is provided solely for making improvements to facilities to meet the 15
Washington state clean buildings performance standard.16
NEW SECTION. Sec. 305. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION — 17
IMPROVEMENTS— PROGRAM I18
Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project Account— 19
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,406,00020
Climate Active Transportation Account— State 21
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,900,00022
Move Ahead WA Account— Private/Local Appropriation. . . . $223,250,00023
Transportation Partnership Account— State 24
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,548,00025
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . $50,551,00026
Motor Vehicle Account— Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . $380,633,00027
Motor Vehicle Account— Private/Local Appropriation. . . . $53,233,00028
Connecting Washington Account— State Appropriation. . . $1,942,534,00029
Special Category C Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . $9,884,00030
Multimodal Transportation Account— State 31
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,302,00032
Multimodal Transportation Account— Federal 33
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,842,00034
State Route Number 520 Corridor Account— State 35
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,100,00036
Interstate 405 and State Route Number 167 Express 37
Toll Lanes Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . $495,487,00038
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Move Ahead WA Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . $835,412,0001
Move Ahead WA Account— Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . $466,147,0002
Puget Sound Gateway Facility Account— State 3
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $80,305,0004
Carbon Emissions Reduction Account— State 5
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,879,0006
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,577,413,0007
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 8
conditions and limitations: 9
(1) Except as provided otherwise in this section, the entire 10
connecting Washington account — state appropriation, the entire move 11
ahead WA account — federal appropriation, the entire move ahead WA 12
account— state appropriation, and the entire transportation 13
partnership account — state appropriation are provided solely for the 14
projects and activities as listed by fund, project, and amount in OFM 15
Transportation Document 2025-1: Proposed Transportation Project List 16
- Highway Improvements Program (I) as developed December 17, 2024. 17
However, limited transfers of specific line-item project 18
appropriations may occur between projects for those amounts listed 19
subject to the conditions and limitations in section 601 of this act.20
(2) The move ahead WA account — state appropriation includes up to 21
$708,000,000 in proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized in RCW 22
47.10.873. 23
(3) Except as provided otherwise in this section, the entire 24
motor vehicle account— state appropriation and motor vehicle account — 25
federal appropriation are provided solely for the projects and 26
activities listed in OFM Transportation Document 2025-1: Proposed 27
Transportation Project List - Highway Improvements Program (I) as 28
developed December 17, 2024. Any federal funds gained through 29
efficiencies, adjustments to the federal funds forecast, or the 30
federal funds redistribution process must then be applied to highway 31
and bridge preservation activities. 32
(4) Within the motor vehicle account — state appropriation and 33
motor vehicle account — federal appropriation, the department may 34
transfer appropriation authority between programs I and P, except for 35
appropriation authority that is otherwise restricted in this act, as 36
follows: 37
(a) Ten days prior to any transfer, the department must submit 38
its request to the office of financial management and the 39
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transportation committees of the legislature and consider any 1
concerns raised. 2
(b) The director of the office of financial management must first 3
provide written authorization for such transfer to the department and 4
the transportation committees of the legislature. 5
(c) The department shall submit a report on appropriation 6
authority transferred in the prior fiscal year using this subsection 7
as part of the department's annual budget submittal.8
(5) The connecting Washington account — state appropriation 9
includes up to $1,942,534,000 in proceeds from the sale of bonds 10
authorized in RCW 47.10.889. 11
(6) The office of financial management may authorize, through an 12
appropriation modification, reductions in the amounts that are 13
provided solely for a particular purpose within this section subject 14
to the following conditions and limitations: 15
(a) The department must confirm that any modification requested 16
under this subsection of amounts provided solely for a specific 17
purpose are not expected to be used for that purpose in this fiscal 18
biennium; 19
(b) Appropriation modifications authorized under this subsection 20
may not result in increased funding for any project beyond the amount 21
provided for that project in the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium in OFM 22
Transportation Document 2025-1: Proposed Transportation Project List 23
as developed December 17, 2024; 24
(c) Appropriation modifications authorized under this subsection 25
apply only to amounts appropriated in this section from the following 26
accounts: Connecting Washington account — state, and move ahead WA 27
account— state; and 28
(d) The office of financial management must provide notice of 29
appropriation modifications authorized under this subsection within 30
10 working days to the transportation committees of the legislature. 31
By December 1, 2025, and December 1, 2026, the department must submit 32
a report to the transportation committees of the legislature 33
regarding the actions taken to date under this subsection.34
(7) The department shall itemize all future requests for the 35
construction of buildings on a project list and submit them through 36
the transportation executive information system as part of the 37
department's annual budget submittal. 38
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(8) The legislature continues to prioritize the replacement of 1
the state's aging infrastructure and recognizes the importance of 2
reusing and recycling construction aggregate and recycled concrete 3
materials in our transportation system. To accomplish Washington 4
state's sustainability goals in transportation and in accordance with 5
RCW 70A.205.700, the legislature reaffirms its determination that 6
recycled concrete aggregate and other transportation building 7
materials are natural resource construction materials that are too 8
valuable to be wasted and landfilled, and are a commodity as defined 9
in WAC 173-350-100. 10
(9)(a) $39,153,000 of the motor vehicle account — federal 11
appropriation, $509,000 of the motor vehicle account — state 12
appropriation, $2,564,000 of the motor vehicle account — local 13
appropriation, and $116,280,000 of the connecting Washington account— 14
state appropriation are provided solely for the Fish Passage Barrier 15
Removal project (0BI4001) with the intent of fully complying with the 16
federal U.S. v. Washington court injunction by 2030.17
(b) The fish passage barrier removal program, in consultation 18
with the office of innovative partnerships, shall explore 19
opportunities to employ innovative delivery methods to ensure 20
compliance with the court injunction including, but not limited to, 21
public-private partnerships and batched contracts. Appropriations for 22
this purpose may be used to jointly leverage state and local funds 23
for match requirements in applying for competitive federal aid grants 24
provided in the infrastructure investment and jobs act for removals 25
of fish passage barriers under the national culvert removal, 26
replacement, and restoration program. State funds used for the 27
purpose described in this subsection must not compromise full 28
compliance with the court injunction by 2030. 29
(c) The department shall coordinate with the Brian Abbott fish 30
passage barrier removal board to use a watershed approach by 31
replacing both state and local culverts guided by the principle of 32
providing the greatest fish habitat gain at the earliest time. The 33
department shall deliver high habitat value fish passage barrier 34
corrections that it has identified, guided by the following factors: 35
Opportunity to bundle projects, tribal priorities, ability to 36
leverage investments by others, presence of other barriers, project 37
readiness, culvert conditions, other transportation projects in the 38
area, and transportation impacts. The department and Brian Abbott 39
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fish barrier removal board must provide updates on the implementation 1
of the statewide culvert remediation plan to the legislature by 2
November 1, 2025, and June 1, 2026. 3
(d) The department must keep track of, for each barrier removed: 4
(i) The location; (ii) the amount of fish habitat gain; and (iii) the 5
amount spent to comply with the injunction. 6
(e) During the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, the department shall 7
semiannually provide reports of the amounts of federal funding 8
received for this project to the governor and transportation 9
committees of the legislature. 10
(10)(a) $37,322,000 of the connecting Washington account — state 11
appropriation is provided solely for the SR 3 Freight Corridor 12
(T30400R) project. A total of $78,910,000 is allocated for this 13
project to safeguard against inflation and supply/labor interruptions 14
and ensure that: 15
(i) The northern terminus remains at Lake Flora Road and the 16
southern terminus at the intersection of SR 3/SR 302; and17
(ii) Multimodal safety improvements at the southern terminus 18
remain in the project to provide connections to North Mason school 19
district and provide safe routes to schools. 20
(b) With respect to right-of-way acquisition and the construction 21
of the SR 3 Freight Corridor project (T30400R), tribal consultation 22
with the Suquamish tribe shall begin at the earliest stage of 23
planning, including without limitation on all funding decisions and 24
funding programs, to provide a government-to-government mechanism for 25
the tribe to evaluate, identify, and expressly notify governmental 26
entities of any potential impacts to tribal cultural resources, 27
archaeological sites, sacred sites, fisheries, or other rights and 28
interests in tribal lands and lands within which the tribe possesses 29
rights reserved or protected by federal treaty, statute, or executive 30
order. The consultation is independent of, and in addition to, any 31
public participation process required under state law, or by a state 32
agency, including the requirements of Executive Order 21-02 related 33
to archaeological and cultural resources, and regardless of whether 34
the agency receives a request for consultation from the Suquamish 35
tribe. Regularly scheduled tribal consultation meetings with the 36
Suquamish tribe shall continue throughout the duration of any funding 37
or program decisions and proposed project approval.38
(11) $20,860,000 of the move ahead WA account — federal 39
appropriation is provided solely for the SR 3/Gorst Area - Widening 40
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project (L4000017). Tribal consultation with the Suquamish tribe must 1
begin at the earliest stage of planning, including, without 2
limitation, all funding decisions and funding programs, to provide a 3
government-to-government mechanism for the tribe to evaluate, 4
identify, and expressly notify governmental entities of any potential 5
impacts to tribal cultural resources, archaeological sites, sacred 6
sites, fisheries, or other rights and interests in tribal lands and 7
lands within which the tribe possesses rights reserved or protected 8
by federal treaty, statute, or executive order. The consultation is 9
independent of, and in addition to, any public participation process 10
required under state law, or by a state agency, including the 11
requirements of Executive Order 21-02 related to archaeological and 12
cultural resources, and regardless of whether the agency receives a 13
request for consultation from the Suquamish tribe. Regularly 14
scheduled tribal consultation meetings with the Suquamish tribe must 15
continue throughout the duration of any funding program and proposed 16
project approval. 17
(12)(a) $134,500,000 of the move ahead WA account — federal 18
appropriation and $223,250,000 of the move ahead WA account — private/19
local appropriation are provided solely for the I-5 Columbia river 20
bridge project (L4000054). The legislature finds that the replacement 21
of the I-5 Columbia river bridge is a project of national 22
significance and is critical for the movement of freight. One span is 23
now 105 years old, at risk for collapse in the event of a major 24
earthquake, and no longer satisfies the needs of commerce and travel. 25
Replacing the aging interstate bridge with a modern, seismically 26
resilient, multimodal structure that provides improved mobility for 27
people, goods, and services is a high priority. Therefore, the 28
legislature intends to support the replacement of the I-5 Columbia 29
river bridge with an investment of $1,000,000,000 over the 16-year 30
move ahead WA investment program. 31
(b) The department shall provide regular updates on the status of 32
ongoing coordination with the state of Oregon on any bistate 33
agreements regarding sharing of revenues, use of revenues, and fiscal 34
responsibilities of each state. Prior to finalizing any such 35
agreement, the department shall provide a draft of the agreement to 36
the transportation committees of the legislature for review and 37
input. Additionally, the department shall continue to advise 38
quarterly on the status of any bistate agreements to the joint 39
transportation committee until any agreements are finalized.40
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(13) $1,527,000 of the multimodal transportation account — state 1
appropriation, $27,889,000 of the motor vehicle account— private/local 2
appropriation, $205,219,000 of the move ahead WA account — federal 3
appropriation, $165,438,000 of the connecting Washington account — 4
state appropriation, $80,305,000 of the Puget Sound gateway facility 5
account— state appropriation, and $208,624,000 of the motor vehicle 6
account— federal appropriation are provided solely for the SR 167/SR 7
509 Puget Sound Gateway project (M00600R). 8
(a) Any savings on the project must stay on the Puget Sound 9
Gateway corridor until the project is complete. 10
(b) In making budget allocations to the Puget Sound Gateway 11
project, the department shall implement the project's construction as 12
a single corridor investment. The department shall continue to 13
collaborate with the affected stakeholders as it implements the 14
corridor construction and implementation plan for state route number 15
167 and state route number 509. Specific funding allocations must be 16
based on where and when specific project segments are ready for 17
construction to move forward and investments can be best optimized 18
for timely project completion. Emphasis must be placed on avoiding 19
gaps in fund expenditures for either project. 20
(c) The entire multimodal transportation account — state 21
appropriation in this subsection is for: 22
(i) The design phase of the Puyallup to Tacoma multiuse trail 23
along the state route number 167 right-of-way acquired for the 24
project to connect a network of new and existing trails from Mount 25
Rainier to Point Defiance Park; and 26
(ii) Segment 2 of the state route number 167 completion project 27
shared-use path to provide connections to the interchange of state 28
route number 167 at 54th to the intersection of state route number 29
509 and Taylor Way in Tacoma. 30
(14) $15,988,000 of the connecting Washington account — state 31
appropriation is provided solely for the SR 224/Red Mountain Vicinity 32
Improvement project (L1000291). The department shall provide funding 33
to the city of West Richland to complete the project within the 34
identified project scope and within the total amount provided. The 35
department shall not amend the project's scope of work to add 36
pavement preservation on state route number 224 from the West 37
Richland city limits to Antinori Road. 38
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(15) $593,139,000 of the connecting Washington account — state 1
appropriation, $1,100,000 of the state route number 520 corridor 2
account— state appropriation, and $7,278,000 of the motor vehicle 3
account— private/local appropriation are provided solely for the SR 4
520 Seattle Corridor Improvements - West End project (M00400R).5
(16) $152,000 of motor vehicle account — federal appropriation and 6
$24,000 of the motor vehicle account— state appropriation are provided 7
solely for the SR 900 Safety Improvements project (L2021118). The 8
department must: (a) Work in collaboration with King county and the 9
Skyway coalition to align community assets, transportation 10
infrastructure needs, and initial design for safety improvements 11
along state route number 900; and (b) work with the Skyway coalition 12
to lead community planning engagement and active transportation 13
activities. 14
(17) $5,750,000 of the motor vehicle account — federal 15
appropriation is provided solely for a federal fund exchange pilot 16
program. The pilot program must allow exchanges of federal surface 17
transportation block grant population funding and state funds at an 18
exchange rate of 95 cents in state funds per $1.00 in federal funds. 19
The projects receiving the exchanged federal funds must adhere to all 20
federal requirements, including the applicable disadvantaged business 21
enterprise goals. The entirety of the appropriation in this 22
subsection must be held in unallotted status until surface 23
transportation block grant population funding has been offered to the 24
state, and the department determines that a federalized project or 25
projects funded in this section is eligible to spend the surface 26
transportation block grant population funding. $5,462,500 from 27
existing state appropriations identified elsewhere within this 28
section are available to be used as part of the exchange. Upon 29
determination that a project or projects funded in this section is 30
eligible to spend the offered surface transportation block grant 31
population funding, state funds appropriated in this section for the 32
eligible state project or projects in an amount equal to 100 percent 33
of the offered surface transportation block grant population funding 34
must be placed in unallotted status. 35
(18) $5,229,000 of the connecting Washington account — state 36
appropriation and $1,548,000 of the motor vehicle account — state 37
appropriation are provided solely for the SR 522/Paradise Lk Rd 38
Interchange & Widening on SR 522 (Design/Engineering) project 39
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(NPARADI), specifically for design of, preliminary engineering, and 1
right-of-way acquisition for the interchange and widening as a single 2
project. The department must consider reserving portions of state 3
route number 522, including designated lanes or ramps, for the 4
exclusive or preferential use of public transportation vehicles, 5
privately owned buses, motorcycles, private motor vehicles carrying 6
not less than a specified number of passengers, or private 7
transportation provider vehicles pursuant to RCW 47.52.025.8
(19) $1,508,000 of the connecting Washington account — state 9
appropriation is provided solely for the SR 164 East Auburn Access 10
project (L1000120). The department must work with the Muckleshoot 11
tribe to deliver the project. 12
(20) $5,030,000 of the multimodal transportation account — state 13
appropriation and $1,842,000 of the multimodal transportation account14
— federal appropriation are provided solely for the department to 15
develop and implement a technology-based truck parking availability 16
system along the Interstate 5 corridor in partnership with Oregon 17
state and California state to maximize utilization of existing truck 18
parking capacity and deliver real-time parking availability 19
information to truck drivers (L1000375). The department may use a 20
portion of the appropriation in this subsection for grant proposal 21
development and as state match funding for technology-based truck 22
parking availability system federal grant applications. The 23
department must provide a status update report to the transportation 24
committees of the legislature by December 1, 2026.25
(21) $4,879,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account — state 26
appropriation is provided solely for State Route 547 Pedestrian and 27
Bicycle Safety Trail (Kendall Trail) (L4000144). 28
(22) The Puget Sound Gateway Facility account— state appropriation 29
includes up to $80,000,000 in proceeds from the sale of bonds 30
authorized in RCW 47.10.896. 31
(23) The Interstate 405 and State Route Number 167 Express Toll 32
Lanes account — state appropriation includes up to $333,935,000 in 33
proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized in RCW 47.10.896.34
NEW SECTION. Sec. 306. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION — 35
PRESERVATION— PROGRAM P36
Move Ahead WA Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . $54,833,00037
Recreational Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . $751,00038
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Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . $63,189,0001
Motor Vehicle Account— Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . $600,864,0002
Motor Vehicle Account— Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . $7,935,0003
Connecting Washington Account— State Appropriation. . . . $41,159,0004
State Route Number 520 Corridor Account— State 5
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,515,0006
Tacoma Narrows Toll Bridge Account— State 7
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,871,0008
Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project Account— 9
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,376,00010
Interstate 405 and State Route Number 167 Express 11
Toll Lanes Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . $9,648,00012
Transportation Partnership Account— State 13
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000,00014
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $803,191,00015
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 16
conditions and limitations: 17
(1) Except as provided otherwise in this section, the entire 18
connecting Washington account — state appropriation, the entire move 19
ahead WA account — state appropriation, and the entire transportation 20
partnership account — state appropriation are provided solely for the 21
projects and activities as listed by fund, project, and amount in OFM 22
Transportation Document 2025-1: Proposed Transportation Project List 23
- Highway Preservation Program (P) as developed December 17, 2024. 24
However, limited transfers of specific line-item project 25
appropriations may occur between projects for those amounts listed 26
subject to the conditions and limitations in section 601 of this act.27
(2) Except as provided otherwise in this section, the entire 28
motor vehicle account— state appropriation and motor vehicle account — 29
federal appropriation are provided solely for the projects and 30
activities listed in OFM Transportation Document 2025-1: Proposed 31
Transportation Project List - Highway Preservation Program (P) as 32
developed December 17, 2024. Any federal funds gained through 33
efficiencies, adjustments to the federal funds forecast, or the 34
federal funds redistribution process must then be applied to highway 35
and bridge preservation activities. 36
(3) Within the motor vehicle account — state appropriation and 37
motor vehicle account — federal appropriation, the department may 38
transfer appropriation authority between programs I and P, except for 39
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appropriation authority that is otherwise restricted in this act, as 1
follows: 2
(a) Ten days prior to any transfer, the department must submit 3
its request to the office of financial management and the 4
transportation committees of the legislature and consider any 5
concerns raised. 6
(b) The director of the office of financial management must first 7
provide written authorization for such transfer to the department and 8
the transportation committees of the legislature. 9
(c) The department shall submit a report on appropriation 10
authority transferred in the prior fiscal year using this subsection 11
as part of the department's annual budget submittal.12
(4) $6,000,000 of the motor vehicle account — state appropriation 13
is provided solely for extraordinary costs incurred from litigation 14
awards, settlements, or dispute mitigation activities not eligible 15
for funding from the self-insurance fund (L2000290). The amount 16
provided in this subsection must be held in unallotted status until 17
the department submits a request to the office of financial 18
management that includes documentation detailing litigation-related 19
expenses. The office of financial management may release the funds 20
only when it determines that all other funds designated for 21
litigation awards, settlements, and dispute mitigation activities 22
have been exhausted. 23
(5) Within the connecting Washington account— state appropriation, 24
the department may transfer funds from Highway System Preservation 25
(L1100071) to other preservation projects listed in the OFM 26
transportation document identified in subsection (1) of this section, 27
if it is determined necessary for completion of these high priority 28
preservation projects. The department's next budget submittal after 29
using this subsection must appropriately reflect the transfer.30
(6) The appropriations in this section include funding for 31
starting planning, engineering, and construction of the Elwha River 32
bridge replacement. To the greatest extent practicable, the 33
department shall maintain public access on the existing route.34
(7) $5,750,000 of the motor vehicle account— federal appropriation 35
is provided solely for a federal fund exchange pilot program. The 36
pilot program must allow exchanges of federal surface transportation 37
block grant population funding and state funds at an exchange rate of 38
95 cents in state funds per $1.00 in federal funds. The projects 39
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receiving the exchanged federal funds must adhere to all federal 1
requirements, including the applicable disadvantaged business 2
enterprise goals. The entirety of the appropriation in this 3
subsection must be held in unallotted status until surface 4
transportation block grant population funding has been offered to the 5
state and the department determines that a federalized project or 6
projects funded in this section is eligible to spend the surface 7
transportation block grant population funding. $5,462,500 from 8
existing state appropriations identified elsewhere within this 9
section are available to be used as part of the exchange. Upon 10
determination that a project or projects funded in this section is 11
eligible to spend the offered surface transportation block grant 12
population funding, state funds appropriated in this section for the 13
eligible state project or projects in an amount equal to 100 percent 14
of the offered surface transportation block grant population funding 15
must be placed in unallotted status. 16
(8) $12,632,000 of the move ahead Washington account — state 17
appropriation is provided solely for SR 525 Bridge Replacement - 18
Mukilteo (L2021084). 19
(9) The connecting Washington account — state appropriation 20
includes up to $41,159,000 in proceeds from the sale of bonds 21
authorized in RCW 47.10.889. 22
(10) The office of financial management may authorize, through an 23
appropriation modification, reductions in the amounts that are 24
provided solely for a particular purpose within this section subject 25
to the following conditions and limitations: 26
(a) The department must confirm that any modification requested 27
under this subsection of amounts provided solely for a specific 28
purpose are not expected to be used for that purpose in this fiscal 29
biennium; 30
(b) Appropriation modifications authorized under this subsection 31
may not result in increased funding for any project beyond the amount 32
provided for that project in the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium in OFM 33
Transportation Document 2025-1: Proposed Transportation Project List 34
as developed December 17, 2024; 35
(c) Appropriation modifications authorized under this subsection 36
apply only to amounts appropriated in this section from the following 37
accounts: Connecting Washington account — state and move ahead WA 38
account— state; and 39
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(d) The office of financial management must provide notice of 1
appropriation modifications authorized under this subsection within 2
10 working days to the transportation committees of the legislature. 3
By December 1, 2025, and December 1, 2026, the department must submit 4
a report to the transportation committees of the legislature 5
regarding the actions taken to date under this subsection.6
NEW SECTION. Sec. 307. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION — 7
TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS— PROGRAM Q— CAPITAL8
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $5,845,0009
Motor Vehicle Account— Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . $8,374,00010
Motor Vehicle Account— Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . $635,00011
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,854,00012
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 13
conditions and limitations: $5,621,000 of the motor vehicle account — 14
state appropriation, $6,500,000 of the motor vehicle account — federal 15
appropriation, and $635,000 of the motor vehicle account — private/16
local appropriation are provided solely for Programmatic Investment 17
for Traffic Operations Capital projects (000005Q). By December 15th 18
of each odd-numbered year, the department shall provide a report to 19
the legislature listing all traffic operations capital project 20
investments completed in the prior fiscal biennium.21
NEW SECTION. Sec. 308. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION — 22
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION— PROGRAM V— CAPITAL23
Regional Mobility Grant Program Account— State 24
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $136,126,00025
Multimodal Transportation Account— State Appropriation. . $25,210,00026
Climate Transit Programs Account— State. . . . . . . . . $163,436,00027
Carbon Emissions Reduction Account— State. . . . . . . . . $27,000,00028
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $351,772,00029
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 30
conditions and limitations: 31
(1) Except as provided otherwise in this section, the entire 32
appropriations in this section are provided solely for the projects 33
and activities as listed in OFM Transportation Document 2025-1: 34
Proposed Transportation Project List - Public Transportation Program 35
(V) as developed December 17, 2024. 36
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(2) $11,963,000 of the multimodal transportation account — state 1
appropriation is provided solely for a public transit rideshare grant 2
program for: (a) Public transit agencies to add or replace rideshare 3
vehicles; and (b) incentives and outreach to increase rideshare use. 4
The grant program for public transit agencies may cover capital costs 5
only, and costs for operating vanpools at public transit agencies are 6
not eligible for funding under this grant program. Awards from the 7
grant program must not be used to supplant transit funds currently 8
funding ride share programs, or to hire additional employees. Of the 9
amounts provided in this subsection, $1,673,000 is for the 10
reappropriation of amounts provided for this purpose in the 2023-2025 11
fiscal biennium. 12
(3)(a) $136,126,000 of the regional mobility grant program 13
account— state appropriation is provided solely for regional mobility 14
grant projects. Of the amounts provided in this subsection, 15
$58,447,000 is for the reappropriation of amounts provided for this 16
purpose in the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium. The department shall review 17
all projects receiving grant awards under this program at least 18
semiannually to determine whether the projects are making 19
satisfactory progress. Any project that has been awarded funds, but 20
does not report activity on the project within one year of the grant 21
award, must be reviewed by the department to determine whether the 22
grant should be terminated. The department shall promptly close out 23
grants when projects have been completed, and any remaining funds 24
must be used only to fund projects identified in the OFM 25
transportation document referenced in this section. The department 26
shall provide annual status reports on December 15, 2025, and 27
December 15, 2026, to the office of financial management and the 28
transportation committees of the legislature regarding the projects 29
receiving the grants. A grantee may not receive more than 25 percent 30
of the amount appropriated in this subsection unless all other 31
funding is awarded. Additionally, when allocating funding for the 32
2025-2027 fiscal biennium, no more than 30 percent of the total grant 33
program may directly benefit or support one grantee unless all other 34
funding is awarded. 35
(b) In order to be eligible to receive a grant under (a) of this 36
subsection during the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, a transit agency 37
must establish a process for private transportation providers to 38
apply for the use of park and ride facilities. For purposes of this 39
subsection, (i) "private transportation provider" means: An auto 40
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transportation company regulated under chapter 81.68 RCW; a passenger 1
charter carrier regulated under chapter 81.70 RCW, except marked or 2
unmarked stretch limousines and stretch sport utility vehicles as 3
defined under department of licensing rules; a private nonprofit 4
transportation provider regulated under chapter 81.66 RCW; or a 5
private employer transportation service provider; and (ii) "private 6
employer transportation service" means regularly scheduled, fixed-7
route transportation service that is offered by an employer for the 8
benefit of its employees. 9
(c) During the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, the department shall 10
consider applications submitted by regional transportation planning 11
organizations and metropolitan planning organizations for the 12
regional mobility grant program funding in the 2027-2029 fiscal 13
biennium. 14
(4) $11,189,000 of the multimodal transportation account — state 15
appropriation is provided solely for connecting Washington transit 16
projects. Of the amounts provided in this subsection, $3,407,000 is 17
for the reappropriation of amounts provided for this purpose in the 18
2023-2025 fiscal biennium. Entities identified to receive funding in 19
the OFM document referenced in this section receive the amounts 20
specified in the time frame specified in that OFM document. If an 21
entity has already completed a project in the OFM document referenced 22
in this section before the time frame identified, the entity may 23
substitute another transit project or projects that cost a similar or 24
lesser amount. 25
(5) $2,058,000 of the multimodal transportation account — state 26
appropriation and $48,454,000 of the climate transit programs account27
— state appropriation are provided solely for green transportation 28
capital projects. Of the amounts provided in this subsection, the 29
entire multimodal transportation account amount and $11,094,000 of 30
the climate transit programs account amount are for the 31
reappropriation of amounts provided for this purpose in the 2023-2025 32
fiscal biennium. Of the amount of climate transit program account 33
funds appropriated in this subsection, $394,000 may be used for 34
program administration and staffing. 35
(6) $7,442,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account — state 36
appropriation is reappropriated and provided solely for additional 37
green transportation capital projects. Of the amounts provided in 38
this subsection, $1,000,000 is for the Jefferson Transit - Electric 39
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Bus Replacement project (GT23250A), $1,023,000 is for the Pacific 1
Transit - Electrification of the Paratransit Fleet project 2
(GT23250C), $3,795,000 is for the C-TRAN - Hydrogen Fueling Station 3
Infrastructure project (GT23250D), and $1,623,000 is for the Island 4
Transit - Fleet Expansion project (GT23250E). 5
(7) $12,232,000 of the climate transit programs account — state 6
appropriation is provided solely for move ahead WA tribal transit 7
grant projects. Of the amounts provided in this subsection, 8
$1,635,000 is for the reappropriation of amounts provided for this 9
purpose in the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium. $100,000 of the amount 10
provided in this subsection may be used for program administration 11
and staffing. Grants to federally recognized tribes may be for any 12
transit purpose, including planning, operating costs, maintenance, 13
and capital costs. 14
(8) $41,744,000 of the climate transit programs account — state 15
appropriation is provided solely for the bus and bus facility grant 16
program for replacement, rehabilitation, and purchase of transit 17
rolling stock, or construction, modification, or rehabilitation of 18
transit facilities. Of the amounts provided in this subsection, 19
$3,744,000 is for the reappropriation of amounts provided for this 20
purpose in the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium. 21
(9) $7,758,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account — state 22
appropriation is reappropriated and provided solely for additional 23
bus and bus facility projects. Of the amounts provided in this 24
subsection, $1,467,000 is for Kitsap Transit for inductive charging 25
units for transit centers, $1,891,000 is for Twin Transit for zero-26
emission vehicle acquisition, $4,400,000 is for C-TRAN for highway 99 27
BRT hydrogen fuel cell buses. 28
(10) $61,006,000 of the climate transit programs account — state 29
appropriation is provided solely for move ahead Washington transit 30
projects. Of the amounts provided in this subsection, $14,852,000 is 31
for the reappropriation of amounts provided for this purpose in the 32
2023-2025 fiscal biennium. 33
(a) For projects funded as part of this subsection, if the 34
department expects to have substantial reappropriations for the 35
2025-2027 fiscal biennium, the department may, on a pilot basis, 36
apply funding from a project with an appropriation that is unable to 37
be used within the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium to advance one or more 38
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of the projects listed, prioritizing projects first by tier then by 1
project readiness. 2
(b) In instances when projects listed in the OFM document 3
referenced in this section are no longer viable or have been 4
completed, the department may recommend in its next budget submittal 5
alternative project proposals from the local jurisdictions if the 6
project is similar in type and scope and consistent with limitations 7
on certain funds provided. In the event that the listed project has 8
been completed, the local jurisdictions may, rather than submitting 9
an alternative project, be reimbursed in the year in which it was 10
scheduled for documented costs incurred implementing the listed 11
project, not in excess of the amount awarded from the funding 12
program. 13
(c) At least 10 business days before advancing or swapping a 14
project pursuant to this subsection, the department must notify the 15
office of financial management and the transportation committees of 16
the legislature. The advancement of a project may not hinder the 17
delivery of the projects for which the reappropriations are necessary 18
for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium. 19
(11) $11,800,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account — state 20
appropriation is reappropriated and provided solely for the following 21
projects: 22
(a) Base Refurbish & Expansion for Growth/Columbia County Public 23
Transportation (L4000182); 24
(b) Kitsap Transit: Design & Shore Power (G2000115);25
(c) Pierce Transit - Meridian (L2021197); and 26
(d) King County Metro South Annex Base - Electrification Elements 27
(L4000174). 28
NEW SECTION. Sec. 309. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION — 29
WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES CONSTRUCTION— PROGRAM W30
Carbon Emissions Reduction Account— State 31
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $386,535,00032
Move Ahead WA Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $6,120,00033
Puget Sound Capital Construction Account— State 34
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $349,493,00035
Puget Sound Capital Construction Account— Federal 36
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $31,829,00037
Puget Sound Capital Construction Account— 38
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Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,679,0001
Transportation Partnership Account— State 2
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,259,0003
Connecting Washington Account— State Appropriation. . . . . $6,886,0004
Capital Vessel Replacement Account— State 5
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $207,726,0006
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $994,527,0007
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 8
conditions and limitations: 9
(1) Except as provided otherwise in this section, the entire 10
appropriations in this section are provided solely for the projects 11
and activities as listed in OFM Transportation Document 2025-1: 12
Proposed Transportation Project List - Washington State Ferries 13
Capital Program (W) as developed December 17, 2024.14
(2) The capital vessel replacement account — state appropriation 15
includes up to $155,406,000 in proceeds from the sale of bonds 16
authorized in RCW 47.10.873. 17
(3) $5,000,000 of the Puget Sound capital construction account — 18
state appropriation is provided solely for emergency capital repair 19
costs (999910K). Funds may only be spent after approval by the office 20
of financial management. 21
(4) $207,726,000 of the capital vessel replacement account — state 22
appropriation and $215,091,000 of the carbon emissions reduction 23
account— state appropriation are provided solely for the hybrid-24
electric vessel construction (L2021073). 25
(5) $1,500,000 of the Puget Sound capital construction account — 26
state appropriation is provided solely for the Future Hybrid Electric 27
Ferry Class Pre-Design study (L2021131) to advance procurement of a 28
new class of vessel that will account for changes in technology, 29
staffing, and system needs. The department shall initiate a vessel 30
predesign to replace the aging Issaquah class ferries with a new 31
automobile hybrid electric ferry intended to operate on the Vashon 32
Southworth-Fauntleroy route. The predesign study must include a 33
review of the benefits and costs of constructing all future new 34
vessels based on the same design. The review may also compare and 35
contrast the benefits and costs of utilizing the existing hybrid 36
electric Olympic class vessel design. 37
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(6) $6,000,000 of the Puget Sound capital construction account — 1
state appropriation is provided solely for modernization of the 2
ticketing and reservation system (990052C). 3
(7) $2,321,000 of the Puget Sound capital construction account — 4
state appropriation and $2,321,000 of the Puget sound capital 5
construction account — federal appropriation are provided solely for 6
development of a terminal wait times information system (998609A).7
(8) For the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, the marine division shall 8
provide to the office of financial management and the transportation 9
committees of the legislature a report for ferry capital projects in 10
a manner consistent with past practices as specified in section 308, 11
chapter 186, Laws of 2022. 12
(9) $84,314,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account — state 13
appropriation and $108,932,000 of the Puget Sound capital 14
construction account — state appropriation are provided solely for 15
terminal electrification (L1000341). 16
(10) The connecting Washington account — state appropriation 17
includes up to $6,886,000 in proceeds from the sale of bonds 18
authorized in RCW 47.10.889. 19
(11) The office of financial management may authorize, through an 20
appropriation modification, reductions in the amounts that are 21
provided solely for a particular purpose within this section subject 22
to the following conditions and limitations: 23
(a) The department must confirm that any modification requested 24
under this subsection of amounts provided solely for a specific 25
purpose are not expected to be used for that purpose in this fiscal 26
biennium; 27
(b) Appropriation modifications authorized under this subsection 28
may not result in increased funding for any project beyond the amount 29
provided for that project in the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium in OFM 30
Transportation Document 2025-1: Proposed Transportation Project List 31
as developed December 17, 2024; 32
(c) Appropriation modifications authorized under this subsection 33
apply only to amounts appropriated in this section from the following 34
accounts: Connecting Washington account — state and move ahead WA 35
account— state; and 36
(d) The office of financial management must provide notice of 37
appropriation modifications authorized under this subsection within 38
10 working days to the transportation committees of the legislature. 39
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By December 1, 2025, and December 1, 2026, the department must submit 1
a report to the transportation committees of the legislature 2
regarding the actions taken to date under this subsection.3
NEW SECTION. Sec. 310. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION — 4
RAIL— PROGRAM Y— CAPITAL5
Carbon Emissions Reduction Account— State 6
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $53,749,0007
Essential Rail Assistance Account— State 8
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,518,0009
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $316,00010
Motor Vehicle Fund— Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . $326,00011
Move Ahead WA Flexible Account— State Appropriation. . . . $18,731,00012
Transportation Infrastructure Account— State 13
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,082,00014
Multimodal Transportation Account— State 15
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $77,432,00016
Multimodal Transportation Account— Federal 17
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $88,050,00018
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $246,204,00019
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 20
conditions and limitations: 21
(1) Except as provided otherwise in this section, the entire 22
appropriations in this section are provided solely for the projects 23
and activities as listed by project and amount in OFM Transportation 24
Document 2025-1: Proposed Transportation Project List - Rail Program 25
(Y) as developed December 17, 2024. 26
(2) $1,500,000 of the transportation infrastructure account— state 27
appropriation is provided solely for new low-interest loans approved 28
by the department through the freight rail investment bank (FRIB) 29
program. The department shall issue FRIB program loans with a 30
repayment period of no more than 15 years, and charge only so much 31
interest as is necessary to recoup the department's costs to 32
administer the loans. The department shall report annually to the 33
transportation committees of the legislature and the office of 34
financial management on all FRIB loans issued. 35
(3) $5,000,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account — state 36
appropriation is provided solely for a low-interest loan for the Port 37
of Longview Rail Corridor Expansion project (L1000347) to accommodate 38
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current and future port cargo-handling needs. The low-interest loan 1
must comply with the requirements of RCW 47.76.460(2).2
(4) $7,569,000 of the multimodal transportation account — state 3
appropriation is provided solely for new statewide emergent freight 4
rail assistance projects identified in the OFM transportation 5
document referenced in subsection (1) of this section.6
(5) The department shall issue a call for projects for the 7
freight rail assistance program, and shall evaluate the applications 8
in a manner consistent with past practices as specified in section 9
309, chapter 367, Laws of 2011. By November 15, 2025, the department 10
shall submit a prioritized list of recommended projects to the office 11
of financial management and the transportation committees of the 12
legislature. 13
(6) $5,000,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account — state 14
appropriation is provided solely for state match contributions to 15
support the department's application for federal grant opportunities 16
for a new ultra high-speed ground transportation corridor (L2021074). 17
These funds are to remain in unallotted status until federal funds 18
are awarded. The department must provide periodic grant application 19
updates to the transportation committees of the legislature, as well 20
as anticipated state match estimates for successful grants.21
(7) $18,731,000 of the move ahead WA flexible account — state 22
appropriation is provided solely for rehabilitation of the Palouse 23
River and Coulee City Railroad (L4000079). 24
(8) $20,845,000 of the multimodal transportation account — federal 25
appropriation is provided solely for the rehabilitation of the Salmon 26
Bay drawbridge (752010A) to ensure the efficient movement of freight 27
and passenger trains. 28
(9) $2,931,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account — state 29
appropriation is provided solely to fund a zero emission drayage 30
truck demonstration project (L1000324) at Northwest Seaport Alliance 31
facilities. 32
(10) $10,469,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account — state 33
appropriation is provided solely to fund a zero emission shore power 34
infrastructure demonstration project at Northwest Seaport Alliance 35
facilities (L1000325). Local funds sufficient to fully fund this 36
project must be contributed to the project, and any agreements 37
required for the project must be secured. 38
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(11) $2,598,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account — state 1
appropriation is provided solely to fund the replacement of two 2
Tacoma rail diesel-electric switcher locomotives with zero emission 3
battery-electric switcher locomotives and to install on-site charging 4
equipment at a Tacoma rail facility (L1000327). Local funds 5
sufficient to fully fund this project must be contributed to the 6
project, and any agreements required for the project must be secured.7
(12) $13,240,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account — state 8
appropriation is provided solely for port electrification competitive 9
grants (L2021182). All public ports are eligible to receive funds 10
under this subsection. A port seeking to use funds under this 11
subsection to install shore power must adopt a policy that requires 12
vessels that dock at the port facility to use shore power if such 13
vessel is capable of using such power and when such power is 14
available at the port facility. 15
(13) $693,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account — state 16
appropriation is provided solely for the Port of Quincy Rail 17
Infrastructure Expansion project (L1000348), an expansion of rail 18
infrastructure within the Port of Quincy's current rail terminal and 19
to nearby industrial zoned properties in the port district.20
(14) $20,000,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account — state 21
appropriation is provided solely for the Puyallup Tribe Port 22
Electrification project (L1000346). 23
(15) 849,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account — state 24
appropriation is provided solely for port electrification at the port 25
of Bremerton (L1000337), which may include the purchase and 26
installation of zero emission port shore power systems and other zero 27
emission infrastructure, equipment, and technology.28
(16) $1,219,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account — state 29
appropriation, is provided solely for port electrification at the 30
port of Anacortes (L1000338), which may include the purchase and 31
installation of zero emission port shore power systems and other zero 32
emission infrastructure, equipment, and technology.33
NEW SECTION. Sec. 311. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION — 34
LOCAL PROGRAMS— PROGRAM Z— CAPITAL35
Carbon Emissions Reduction Account— State 36
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $49,062,00037
Climate Active Transportation Account— State 38
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Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $211,460,0001
Freight Mobility Investment Account— State 2
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,917,0003
Freight Mobility Multimodal Account— State 4
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $23,752,0005
Highway Infrastructure Account— State Appropriation. . . . $1,152,0006
Highway Infrastructure Account— Federal Appropriation7
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500,0008
Move Ahead WA Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . $181,200,0009
Move Ahead WA Flexible Account— State Appropriation. . . . $52,500,00010
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . $30,100,00011
Motor Vehicle Account— Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . $106,461,00012
Motor Vehicle Account— Private/Local Appropriation. . . . $75,000,00013
Connecting Washington Account— State Appropriation. . . . $150,302,00014
Multimodal Transportation Account— State 15
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $112,760,00016
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,013,166,00017
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 18
conditions and limitations: 19
(1) Except as provided otherwise in this section, the entire 20
appropriations in this section are provided solely for the projects 21
and activities as listed by project and amount in OFM Transportation 22
Document 2025-1: Proposed Transportation Project List - Local 23
Programs Program (Z) as developed December 17, 2024.24
(2) The amounts identified in the OFM transportation document 25
referenced under subsection (1) of this section for pedestrian 26
safety/safe routes to school are as follows: 27
(a) $30,380,000 of the multimodal transportation account — state 28
appropriation is provided solely for pedestrian and bicycle safety 29
program projects (L2000188). 30
(b) $16,933,000 of the motor vehicle account — federal 31
appropriation and $13,321,000 of the multimodal transportation 32
account— state appropriation are provided solely for safe routes to 33
school projects (L2000189). 34
(c) For future rounds of grant selection, the department must 35
reevaluate the criteria to increase geographic diversity of 36
jurisdictions consistent with the requirements of the healthy 37
environment for all (HEAL) act. 38
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(3) $17,781,000 of the multimodal transportation account — state 1
appropriation is provided solely for connecting Washington bicycle 2
and pedestrian projects listed in the OFM transportation document 3
referenced in subsection (1) of this section. 4
(4) $35,528,000 of the motor vehicle account — federal 5
appropriation is provided solely for acceleration of local 6
preservation projects that ensure the reliable movement of freight on 7
the national highway freight system (G2000100). The department will 8
select projects as part of its update of the state freight plan, in 9
consultation with the freight mobility strategic investment board and 10
other stakeholders. 11
(5) $5,462,500 of the motor vehicle account — state appropriation 12
is provided solely for a federal fund exchange pilot program. The 13
pilot program will allow exchanges of federal surface transportation 14
block grant population funding and state funds at an exchange rate of 15
95 cents in state funds per $1.00 in federal funds. The entirety of 16
the appropriation in this subsection must be held in unallotted 17
status until: Surface transportation block grant population funding 18
has been offered to the state, the department determines that a 19
federalized project or projects funded in section 305 or 306, chapter 20
472, Laws of 2023 is eligible to spend the surface transportation 21
block grant population funding, and state funds appropriated in 22
section 305 or 306, chapter 472, Laws of 2023 for the eligible state 23
project or projects in an amount equal to 100 percent of the offered 24
surface transportation block grant population funding have been 25
placed in unallotted status. A report on the effectiveness of the 26
exchange program, the total estimated cost of program administration, 27
and recommendations for continuing the pilot program is due to the 28
governor and transportation committees of the legislature by December 29
1, 2026. 30
(6) $181,200,000 of the move ahead WA account— state appropriation 31
and $44,900,000 of the move ahead WA flexible account — state 32
appropriation are provided solely for new move ahead WA road and 33
highway projects listed in OFM Transportation Document 2025-1: 34
Proposed Transportation Project List - Local Programs Program (Z) as 35
developed December 17, 2024. 36
(a) For projects funded in this subsection, if the department 37
expects to have substantial reappropriations for the 2025-2027 fiscal 38
biennium, the department may, on a pilot basis, apply funding from a 39
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project with an appropriation that is unable to be used in the 1
2025-2027 fiscal biennium to advance one or more of the projects 2
listed in OFM Transportation Document 2025-1: Proposed Transportation 3
Project List - Local Programs Program (Z) as developed December 17, 4
2024, prioritizing projects first by project readiness.5
(i) In instances when projects listed in the OFM transportation 6
documents referenced in (a) of this subsection are no longer viable 7
or have been completed, the department may recommend in its next 8
budget submittal alternative project proposals from the local 9
jurisdictions if the project is similar in type and scope and 10
consistent with limitations of certain funds provided. In the event 11
that the listed project has been completed the local jurisdictions 12
may, rather than submitting an alternative project, instead be 13
reimbursed in the year in which it was scheduled for documented costs 14
incurred implementing the listed project, not in excess of the amount 15
awarded from the funding program. 16
(ii) At least 10 business days before advancing or swapping a 17
project pursuant to this subsection, the department must notify the 18
office of financial management and the transportation committees of 19
the legislature. The advancement of a project may not hinder the 20
delivery of the projects for which the reappropriations are necessary 21
for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium. 22
(b) Of the amounts provided in this subsection, $21,400,000 of 23
the move ahead WA account — state appropriation is provided solely for 24
three roundabouts to be constructed on state route number 507 in 25
partnership with local authorities. The roundabout at Vail is with 26
Thurston county, the roundabout at Bald Hills is with the city of 27
Yelm, and the roundabout at state route number 702 is with Pierce 28
county. The department is to work cooperatively with each local 29
jurisdiction to construct these facilities within department rights-30
of-way. The department must provide all project predesign and design 31
information developed to date to the local jurisdictions and have a 32
project implementation agreement in place with each local 33
jurisdiction within 180 calendar days of the effective date of this 34
act. The implementation agreement may provide full control for the 35
local authority to construct the project. Once the roundabouts are 36
completed, the operations and maintenance of the roundabouts are the 37
responsibility of the department. Of the amounts provided in this 38
subsection, $6,400,000 is for the roundabout at Vail road and state 39
route number 507. 40
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(c) $30,000,000 of the move ahead Washington account — state 1
appropriation is provided solely for the Columbia River Bridge 2
Replacement/Hood River to White Salmon project (L4000046). The office 3
of financial management shall place the amounts in this subsection in 4
unallotted status. As funds are appropriated by the Oregon 5
legislature, the office of financial management may release amounts 6
provided in this subsection to match Oregon appropriations.7
(7) $11,100,000 of the multimodal transportation account — state 8
appropriation and $2,500,000 of the move ahead WA flexible account — 9
state appropriation are provided solely for move ahead WA pedestrian 10
and bike projects listed in OFM Transportation Document 2025-1: 11
Proposed Transportation Project List - Local Programs Program (Z) as 12
developed December 17, 2024. For projects funded in this subsection, 13
if the department expects to have substantial reappropriations for 14
the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, the department may, on a pilot basis, 15
apply funding from a project with an appropriation that is unable to 16
be used in the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium to advance one or more of 17
the projects listed in OFM Transportation Document 2025-1: Proposed 18
Transportation Project List - Local Programs Program (Z) as developed 19
December 17, 2024, prioritizing projects first by tier then by 20
project readiness. 21
(a) In instances when projects listed in the OFM transportation 22
document referenced in this subsection (7) of this section are no 23
longer viable or have been completed, the department may recommend in 24
its next budget submittal alternative project proposals from the 25
local jurisdictions if the project is similar in type and scope and 26
consistent with limitations of certain funds provided. In the event 27
that the listed project has been completed the local jurisdictions 28
may, rather than submitting an alternative project, instead be 29
reimbursed in the year in which it was scheduled for documented costs 30
incurred implementing the listed project, not in excess of the amount 31
awarded from the funding program. 32
(b) At least 10 business days before advancing or swapping a 33
project pursuant to this subsection, the department must notify the 34
office of financial management and the transportation committees of 35
the legislature. The advancement of a project may not hinder the 36
delivery of the projects for which the reappropriations are necessary 37
for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium. 38
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(8) $27,200,000 of the climate active transportation account — 1
state appropriation is provided solely for the statewide school-based 2
bicycle education grant program (L1000309). The department may 3
partner with a statewide nonprofit to deliver programs.4
(9) The Sandy Williams connecting communities pilot program must 5
prioritize historically marginalized or overburdened communities. The 6
department may consult with the Cooper Jones active transportation 7
safety council to identify geographic locations where there are high 8
incidences of serious injuries and fatalities of active 9
transportation users among vulnerable populations.10
(10) $23,000,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account — state 11
appropriation is provided solely for the Guemes Ferry Boat 12
Replacement project (L4000124). 13
(11) $5,100,000 of the move ahead WA flexible account — state 14
appropriation is provided solely for development of an applied 15
sustainable aviation evaluation center (L2021135). Snohomish county, 16
in partnership with Washington State University, shall plan and 17
establish facilities to evaluate, qualify or certify, and research 18
technologies that can minimize the impact of aviation on human health 19
and the environment. Funds may be used for, but are not limited to, 20
planning, construction, and land acquisition for sustainable aviation 21
fuel (SAF) qualification testing (ASTM D4054), research on the impact 22
of SAF on the environment and human health, and SAF storage for the 23
purpose of advancing sustainable aviation. At a minimum, three 24
sustainable aviation platforms must be considered:25
(a) Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF); 26
(b) Hydrogen; and 27
(c) Battery electric energy storage mechanisms.28
(12) $10,000 of the multimodal transportation account — state 29
appropriation is provided solely for the Seattle office of planning 30
and community development to update and add to the 2020 I-5 Lid 31
Feasibility Study with additional test cases with ramp changes and 32
removals in downtown Seattle and alternative assumptions with regards 33
to parking, expansion of Freeway Park, affordable housing, and 34
commercial real estate (L2021140). The Seattle office of planning and 35
community development shall conduct ongoing community engagement with 36
underrepresented constituencies to support the technical work of this 37
study and raise public awareness of opportunities of I-5 lids. Focus 38
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should be given to low-income households living and working in the 1
I-5 lid study areas in central Seattle. 2
(13) $500,000 of the multimodal transportation account — state 3
appropriation is provided solely for the department to award grants 4
to local jurisdictions to implement network-wide traffic conflict 5
screening programs using video analytics in controlled intersections 6
with a disproportionate number of traffic violations and injuries to 7
active transportation users (L2021149). Grants must be awarded 8
proportionally across the state and include controlled intersections 9
in both urban and rural environments and along state highways and 10
county roads. Grant recipients must report back to the department all 11
traffic violation and active transportation facility data acquired 12
during the grant period and provide the department with appropriate 13
next steps for the state and the local jurisdiction to improve 14
traffic safety for active transportation users in such intersections. 15
The department must report such findings and recommendations to the 16
transportation committees of the legislature by December 1, 2026.17
(14)(a)(i) $10,568,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account— 18
state appropriation is provided solely for the department to 19
establish a program for providing rebates to qualifying persons who 20
purchase e-bikes and qualifying equipment and services from a 21
qualifying retailer. Of this amount, $4,000,000 is for rebate amounts 22
as described under (a)(iii)(A) of this subsection, and $3,000,000 is 23
for rebate amounts as described under (a)(iii)(B) of this subsection.24
(ii) To qualify for and use the rebate under this subsection, a 25
person must be a resident of Washington state and purchase an e-bike 26
and qualifying equipment and services, if any, from a qualifying 27
retailer in this state. Qualifying equipment and services must be 28
purchased as part of the same transaction as the e-bike.29
(iii)(A) For persons who are at least 16 years of age and reside 30
in households with incomes at or below 80 percent of the county area 31
median income, the amount of the rebate is up to $1,200 on the sale 32
of an e-bike and any qualifying equipment and services.33
(B) For all other persons who are at least 16 years of age, the 34
amount of the rebate is up to $300 on the sale of an e-bike and any 35
qualifying equipment and services. 36
(C) No more than one rebate may be awarded per household.37
(iv)(A) The department must establish application procedures for 38
e-bike retailers to participate in the rebate program, and 39
application and award procedures for applicants to participate in the 40
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program. If an applicant qualifies for a rebate amount and there is 1
sufficient funds to award the applicant with the appropriate rebate 2
amount, the department must provide the qualifying individual the 3
rebate amount in a format that can be redeemed at the time of 4
purchase at a qualifying retailer. 5
(B) An applicant must provide contact information, including a 6
physical address, email address, and phone number, and demographic 7
information, including the applicant's age, gender, race, and 8
ethnicity, to the department on a form provided by the department at 9
the time of applying for the rebate. The department may share or 10
provide access to such information with the University of Washington 11
to provide the University of Washington an opportunity to ask program 12
applicants and recipients to fill out a survey collecting information 13
only to the extent to inform its report described under (c) of this 14
subsection. 15
(v) A qualifying retailer must register with the department 16
before participating in the rebate program. A qualifying retailer 17
must: 18
(A) Verify the identity of the qualifying individual at the time 19
of purchase; and 20
(B) Calculate and apply the rebate at the time of purchase.21
(vi) The department must reimburse a qualifying retailer that 22
accepts a rebate from a qualifying individual no later than 30 days 23
after the rebate is redeemed. 24
(vii) For purposes of this subsection (14)(a):25
(A) "E-bike" means an electric assisted bicycle as defined in RCW 26
46.04.169, but does not include mountain bikes. 27
(B) "Qualifying equipment and services" means a bicycle helmet, 28
safety vest, bicycle light, or bicycle lock, and any maintenance or 29
other services agreed upon by the qualifying retailer and qualifying 30
individual at the time of purchase. 31
(C) "Qualifying retailer" means a retail business establishment 32
with one or more physical retail locations in this state that 33
provides on-site e-bike sales, service, and repair and has registered 34
with the department to participate in the rebate program established 35
under this subsection. 36
(b) Of the amounts provided in this subsection (14), $3,568,000 37
of the carbon emissions reduction account — state appropriation is 38
provided solely for the department to establish an e-bike lending 39
library and ownership grant program. The department may accept grant 40
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applications from other state entities, local governments, and tribes 1
that administer or plan to administer an e-bike lending library or 2
ownership program for their employees for commute trip reduction 3
purposes. The department may also accept grant applications from 4
nonprofit organizations or tribal governments that serve persons who 5
are low-income or reside in overburdened communities and that 6
administer or plan to administer an e-bike lending library or 7
ownership program for qualifying persons. Grant recipients must 8
report program information and participation data to the University 9
of Washington to inform its report described under (c) of this 10
subsection. 11
(c) Of the amounts provided in this subsection (14), $90,000 is 12
for the department to contract with the University of Washington's 13
sustainable transportation lab to publish a general policy brief that 14
provides innovative e-bike rebate and lending library or ownership 15
grant program models and recommendations, a report on survey results 16
based on data and demographic information collected under the e-bike 17
rebate program established in (a) of this subsection, and a report on 18
program information and data collected under the e-bike lending 19
library and ownership grant program established in (b) of this 20
subsection. An initial brief and report must be submitted to the 21
transportation committees of the legislature by July 1, 2024, with 22
the final policy brief and report due to the transportation 23
committees of the legislature by July 1, 2025. 24
(d) The department may not collect more than five percent of 25
appropriated amounts to administer the programs under (a) and (b) of 26
this subsection. 27
(15) $17,917,000 of the freight mobility investment account— state 28
appropriation and $23,752,000 of the freight mobility multimodal 29
account— state appropriation are provided solely for freight mobility 30
strategic investment board projects listed in the OFM transportation 31
document referenced in subsection (1) of this section.32
(16) $2,490,000 of the motor vehicle account — state appropriation 33
is provided solely for matching funds for federal funds to 34
reconstruct Grant county and Adams county bridges as part of the 35
Odessa groundwater replacement program (L1000322).36
(17) $38,190,000 of the connecting Washington account — state 37
appropriation is provided solely for the Aberdeen US 12 Highway-Rail 38
Separation project (L1000331). 39
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(18) The office of financial management may authorize, through an 1
appropriation modification, reductions in the amounts that are 2
provided solely for a particular purpose within this section subject 3
to the following conditions and limitations: 4
(a) The department must confirm that any modification requested 5
under this subsection of amounts provided solely for a specific 6
purpose are not expected to be used for that purpose in this fiscal 7
biennium; 8
(b) Appropriation modifications authorized under this subsection 9
may not result in increased funding for any project beyond the amount 10
provided for that project in the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium in OFM 11
Transportation Document 2025-1: Proposed Transportation Project List 12
as developed December 17, 2024; 13
(c) Appropriation modifications authorized under this subsection 14
apply only to amounts appropriated in this section from the following 15
accounts: Connecting Washington account — state, and move ahead WA 16
account— state; and 17
(d) The office of financial management must provide notice of 18
appropriation modifications authorized under this subsection within 19
10 working days to the transportation committees of the legislature. 20
By December 1, 2025, and December 1, 2026, the department must submit 21
a report to the transportation committees of the legislature 22
regarding the actions taken to date under this subsection.23
(19) $3,000,000 of the multimodal transportation account — state 24
appropriation is provided solely for the department to assist local 25
jurisdictions in addressing emergent issues related to safety for 26
pedestrians and bicyclists (LXXXPBF). Funds may only be spent after 27
approval from the office of financial management. By December 15th of 28
each odd-numbered year, the department shall provide a report to the 29
legislature listing all emergent issues addressed in the prior fiscal 30
biennium. Reporting may be done in conjunction with the 31
transportation operations division. 32
(20) $9,350,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account — state 33
appropriation is provided solely for the following projects 34
identified in OFM Transportation Document 2025-1: Proposed 35
Transportation Project List as developed December 17, 2024:36
(a) North Broadway Pedestrian Bridge (L2021082); and37
(b) SR 520 & 148th NE Bicycle/Pedestrian Crossing (L2021047).38
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NEW SECTION. Sec. 312. ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR 1
CAPITAL PROGRAM2
As part of its annual budget submittal, the department of 3
transportation shall provide an update to the report provided to the 4
legislature in the prior fiscal year in a manner consistent with past 5
practices as specified in section 312, chapter 333, Laws of 2021.6
NEW SECTION. Sec. 313. QUARTERLY REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR 7
CAPITAL PROGRAM8
On a quarterly basis, the department of transportation shall 9
provide to the office of financial management and the legislative 10
transportation committees a report for all capital projects in a 11
manner consistent with past practices as specified in section 313, 12
chapter 186, Laws of 2022. 13
NEW SECTION. Sec. 314. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PAUSES AND 14
CANCELLATIONS15
(1) The department of transportation shall notify the 16
transportation committees of the legislature when it intends to pause 17
for a significant length of time or not proceed with operating items 18
or capital projects included as budget provisos or on project lists. 19
When feasible, this notification shall be provided prior to the pause 20
or cancellation and at least seven days in advance of any public 21
announcement related to such a pause or cancellation.22
(2) At the time of notification, the department shall provide an 23
explanation for the reason or reasons for the pause or cancellation 24
for each operating budget item and capital project. The explanation 25
shall include specific reasons for each pause or cancellation, in 26
addition to a statement of the broad rationale for the pause or 27
cancellation. 28
(3) When feasible, the department shall make best efforts to keep 29
the transportation committees of the legislature informed of an 30
evaluation process underway for selecting operating budget items and 31
capital projects to be paused or canceled, providing updates as its 32
selection efforts proceed. 33
(4) When exigent circumstances prevent prior notice of a pause or 34
cancellation from being provided to the transportation committees of 35
the legislature, the department shall provide the information 36
required under this section to the transportation committees of the 37
legislature as soon as is practicable. 38
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NEW SECTION. Sec. 315. FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF 1
TRANSPORTATION— FUNDS MANAGEMENT2
As part of the department's 2026 supplemental and 2027-2029 3
biennial budget requests, the department shall also report on:4
(1) The federal grant programs it has applied for; and5
(2) The federal competitive grant programs it could have applied 6
for but did not and the reason or reasons it did not apply.7
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TRANSFERS AND DISTRIBUTIONS1
NEW SECTION. Sec. 401. FOR THE STATE TREASURER — BOND RETIREMENT 2
AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING BOND REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR 3
BOND SALES DISCOUNTS AND DEBT TO BE PAID BY MOTOR VEHICLE ACCOUNT AND 4
TRANSPORTATION FUND REVENUE5
Transportation Partnership Account— State 6
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,344,0007
Connecting Washington Account— State Appropriation. . . . $10,016,0008
Puget Sound Gateway Facility Account— State 9
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $404,00010
Highway Bond Retirement Account— State 11
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,714,649,00012
Transportation Improvement Board Bond Retirement 13
Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,619,00014
Nondebt-Limit Reimbursable Bond Retirement Account— 15
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $28,249,00016
Toll Facility Bond Retirement Account— State 17
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $84,516,00018
I-405 and SR-167 Express Toll Lanes Account— State 19
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,680,00020
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,849,477,00021
NEW SECTION. Sec. 402. FOR THE STATE TREASURER — BOND RETIREMENT 22
AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING BOND REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR 23
BOND SALE EXPENSES AND FISCAL AGENT CHARGES24
Transportation Partnership Account— State 25
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $872,00026
Connecting Washington Account— State Appropriation. . . . . $2,004,00027
Puget Sound Gateway Facility Account— State 28
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $84,00029
I-405 and SR-167 Express Toll Lanes Account— State 30
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $336,00031
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,296,00032
NEW SECTION. Sec. 403. FOR THE STATE TREASURER — STATE REVENUES 33
FOR DISTRIBUTION34
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation: For motor35
vehicle fuel tax statutory distributions to 36
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cities and counties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $424,299,0001
Multimodal Transportation Account— State 2
Appropriation: For distribution to cities and 3
counties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26,786,0004
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation: For 5
distribution to cities and counties. . . . . . . . . $23,438,0006
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $474,523,0007
NEW SECTION. Sec. 404. FOR THE STATE TREASURER— TRANSFERS8
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation: For motor9
vehicle fuel tax refunds and statutory 10
transfers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,810,396,00011
NEW SECTION. Sec. 405. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING — 12
TRANSFERS13
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation: For motor14
vehicle fuel tax refunds and transfers. . . . . . . $230,583,00015
NEW SECTION. Sec. 406. FOR THE STATE TREASURER — ADMINISTRATIVE 16
TRANSFERS17
(1) Transportation Partnership Account— State 18
appropriation for transfer to the Motor Vehicle 19
Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $33,179,00020
(2)(a) Transportation Partnership Account— State21
Appropriation: For transfer to the Tacoma Narrows Toll22
Bridge Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,999,00023
(b) It is the intent of the legislature that this transfer is 24
temporary, for the purpose of minimizing the impact of toll 25
increases. An equivalent reimbursing transfer is to occur after the 26
debt service and deferred sales tax on the Tacoma Narrows bridge 27
construction costs are fully repaid in accordance with chapter 195, 28
Laws of 2018. 29
(3) Highway Safety Account— State Appropriation:30
For transfer to the State Patrol Highway Account— State. . $50,468,00031
(4) Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation:32
For transfer to the County Arterial Preservation 33
Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,844,00034
(5) Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation:35
For transfer to the Freight Mobility Investment 36
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Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,511,0001
(6) Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation: 2
For transfer to the Rural Arterial Trust Account— State. . $4,844,0003
(7) Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation: 4
For transfer to the Transportation Improvement 5
Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,688,0006
(8) Puget Sound Ferry Operations Account— State 7
Appropriation: For transfer to the Puget Sound Capital8
Construction Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $115,315,0009
(9)(a) State Route Number 520 Civil Penalties 10
Account— State Appropriation: For transfer to the Motor11
Vehicle Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,000,00012
(b) The transfer in this subsection is to repay moneys loaned to 13
the state route number 520 civil penalties account in the 2019-2021 14
fiscal biennium. 15
(10) State Route Number 520 Civil Penalties Account— State16
Appropriation: For transfer to the State Route Number 52017
Corridor Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,752,00018
(11)(a) Capital Vessel Replacement Account— State19
Appropriation: For transfer to the Connecting Washington20
Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,761,00021
(b) It is the intent of the legislature that this transfer is 22
temporary, for the purpose of minimizing the use of bonding in the 23
connecting Washington account. 24
(12) Capital Vessel Replacement Account— State 25
Appropriation: For transfer to the Transportation 26
Partnership Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,000,00027
(13) Connecting Washington Account— State 28
Appropriation: For transfer to the Motor Vehicle 29
Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,424,00030
(14) Connecting Washington Account— State 31
Appropriation: For transfer to the Move Ahead Washington32
Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $320,000,00033
(15) Multimodal Transportation Account— State 34
Appropriation: For transfer to the Complete Streets Grant35
Program Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,670,00036
(16) Multimodal Transportation Account— State 37
Appropriation: For transfer to the Freight Mobility38
Multimodal Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,511,00039
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(17) Multimodal Transportation Account— State 1
Appropriation: For transfer to the Motor Vehicle 2
Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,384,0003
(18) Multimodal Transportation Account— State 4
Appropriation: For transfer to the Puget Sound Capital5
Construction Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $191,876,0006
(19) Multimodal Transportation Account— State 7
Appropriation: For transfer to the Regional Mobility8
Grant Program Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,679,0009
(20) Multimodal Transportation Account— State 10
Appropriation: For transfer to the Rural Mobility Grant11
Program Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,223,00012
(21) Multimodal Transportation Account— State 13
Appropriation: For transfer to the State Patrol Highway14
Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,739,00015
(22) Carbon Emissions Reduction Account— State 16
Appropriation: For transfer to the Puget Sound Ferry17
Operations Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,200,00018
(23) Move Ahead WA Account— State Appropriation:19
For transfer to the Motor Vehicle Account— State. . . . . $116,607,00020
(24) Move Ahead WA Account— State Appropriation:21
For transfer to the Puget Sound Ferry Operations 22
Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $287,368,00023
(25) Move Ahead WA Account— State Appropriation:24
For transfer to the State Patrol Highway 25
Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $190,517,00026
(26) Move Ahead WA Flexible Account— State 27
Appropriation: For transfer to the Move Ahead WA 28
Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $180,002,00029
(27) Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project 30
Account— State Appropriation: For transfer to the Motor31
Vehicle Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,992,00032
(28) Transportation 2003 Account (Nickel Account)— State33
Appropriation: For transfer to the Puget Sound Capital34
Construction Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,906,00035
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NEW SECTION. Sec. 407. FOR THE STATE TREASURER — BOND RETIREMENT 1
AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING BOND REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR 2
TPA BONDS AND TRANSFERS3
(1) Transportation Partnership Account— State 4
Appropriation: For transfer to the Capital Vessel Replacement5
Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $155,406,0006
The department of transportation is authorized to sell up to 7
$155,406,000 in bonds authorized by RCW 47.10.873 for projects or 8
improvements that are identified as 2005 transportation partnership 9
projects or improvements. 10
(2) Transportation Partnership Account— State 11
Appropriation: For transfer to the Move Ahead WA 12
Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $708,000,00013
The department of transportation is authorized to sell up to 14
$708,000,000 in bonds authorized by RCW 47.10.873 for projects or 15
improvements that are identified as 2005 transportation partnership 16
projects or improvements. 17
NEW SECTION. Sec. 408. FOR THE STATE TREASURER — BOND RETIREMENT 18
AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING BOND REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR 19
DEBT TO BE PAID BY STATUTORILY PRESCRIBED REVENUE20
Toll Facility Bond Retirement Account— State 21
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,372,00022
NEW SECTION. Sec. 409. COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS23
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $44,00024
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following 25
conditions and limitations: Funding is provided for compensation and 26
benefits for legislative branch agencies, as shown in OFM 27
Transportation Document 2025-2 as developed December 17, 2024.28
NEW SECTION. Sec. 410. CENTRAL SERVICE CHARGES29
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $10,00030
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following 31
conditions and limitations: Funding is provided for central service 32
charges for legislative branch agencies, as shown in OFM 33
Transportation Document 2025-3 as developed December 17, 2024.34
(End of part)
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COMPENSATION1
NEW SECTION. Sec. 501. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS NOT 2
IMPAIRED3
Nothing in this act prohibits the expenditure of any funds by an 4
agency or institution of the state for benefits guaranteed by any 5
collective bargaining agreement in effect on the effective date of 6
this section. 7
NEW SECTION. Sec. 502. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS8
In accordance with chapters 41.80, 41.56, and 47.64 RCW, 9
agreements have been reached between the governor and employee 10
organizations representing state employee bargaining units for the 11
2025-2027 fiscal biennium. Funding is provided in this act to fund 12
these agreements. The collective bargaining agreements that have been 13
reached and are funded in this act, and the description of the major 14
economic terms in each of the listed agreements are specified in OFM 15
Transportation Document 2025-4: 2025-27 Collective Bargaining 16
Agreements as developed December 17, 2024. 17
NEW SECTION. Sec. 503. COMPENSATION— REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES — 18
HEALTH CARE— COALITION— INSURANCE BENEFITS19
An agreement was reached for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium 20
between the governor and the health care coalition under the 21
provisions of chapter 41.80 RCW. Appropriations in this act for state 22
agencies are sufficient to implement the provisions of the 2025-2027 23
collective bargaining agreement, which maintains the provisions of 24
the prior agreement, and are subject to the following conditions and 25
limitations: 26
(1) The monthly employer funding rate for insurance benefit 27
premiums, public employees' benefits board administration, and the 28
uniform medical plan, shall not exceed $1,315 per eligible employee 29
for fiscal year 2026. For fiscal year 2027, the monthly employer 30
funding rate shall not exceed $1,355 per eligible employee. These 31
funding rates are sufficient to cover, effective January 1, 2026, the 32
following: 33
(a) In the uniform medical plan, coverage for Doula services;34
(b) In the uniform dental plan the following: 35
(i) Increasing the temporomandibular joint benefit to $1,000 36
annually and $5,000 per lifetime; 37
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(ii) Eliminating the deductible for children up to age 15;1
(c) Implementation of Z-0050/25 (hospital affordability).2
(2) The funding rates in subsection (1) of this section are not 3
sufficient to continue offering an Accountable Care Plan as of plan 4
year 2026. 5
(3) Current funding allows for the public employees' benefits 6
board to adjust the employer paid long-term disability benefit to a 7
maximum monthly benefit of $450 within the current funding resources.8
(4) The board shall collect a $25 per month surcharge payment 9
from members who use tobacco products and a surcharge payment of not 10
less than $50 per month from members who cover a spouse or domestic 11
partner where the spouse or domestic partner has chosen not to enroll 12
in another employer-based group health insurance that has benefits 13
and premiums with an actuarial value of not less than 95 percent of 14
the actuarial value of the public employees' benefits board plan with 15
the largest enrollment. The surcharge payments shall be collected in 16
addition to the member premium payment if directed by the 17
legislature. 18
(5) The rates are sufficient to cover a diabetes management 19
program and apply the cost-share provisions outlined in chapter 366, 20
Laws of 2023 (breast examinations — health plan cost sharing) in the 21
uniform medical plan, effective January 1, 2025. The rates are not 22
sufficient to add coverage of prescription drugs for the treatment of 23
obesity or weight loss. The authority shall not add coverage of 24
prescription drugs for the treatment of obesity or weight loss 25
without a specific appropriation from the legislature. Nothing in 26
this section requires removal of any existing coverage of 27
prescription drugs to treat diabetes. 28
NEW SECTION. Sec. 504. COMPENSATION— REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES — 29
OUTSIDE HEALTH CARE— COALITION— INSURANCE BENEFITS30
Appropriations for state agencies in this act are sufficient for 31
represented employees outside the coalition for health benefits, and 32
are subject to the following conditions and limitations: The monthly 33
employer funding rate for insurance benefit premiums, public 34
employees' benefits board administration, and the uniform medical 35
plan, may not exceed $1,315 per eligible employee for fiscal year 36
2026. For fiscal year 2027, the monthly employer funding rate may not 37
exceed $1,355 per eligible employee. 38
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NEW SECTION. Sec. 505. COMPENSATION— NONREPRESENTED EMPLOYEES— 1
INSURANCE BENEFITS2
(1) Appropriations for state agencies in this act are sufficient 3
for nonrepresented state employee health benefits for state agencies, 4
including institutions of higher education, and are subject to the 5
following conditions and limitations: The employer monthly funding 6
rate for insurance benefit premiums, public employees' benefits board 7
administration, and the uniform medical plan, shall not exceed $1,315 8
per eligible employee for fiscal year 2026. For fiscal year 2027, the 9
monthly employer funding rate shall not exceed $1,355 per eligible 10
employee. 11
(2) The rates are sufficient to cover a diabetes management 12
program and apply the cost-share provisions outlined in chapter 366, 13
Laws of 2023 (breast examinations — health plan cost sharing) in the 14
uniform medical plan, effective January 1, 2025. The rates are not 15
sufficient to add coverage of prescription drugs for the treatment of 16
obesity or weight loss. The authority shall not add coverage of 17
prescription drugs for the treatment of obesity or weight loss 18
without a specific appropriation from the legislature. Nothing in 19
this section requires removal of any existing coverage of 20
prescription drugs to treat diabetes. 21
NEW SECTION. Sec. 506. GENERAL WAGE INCREASES22
(1) Appropriations for state agency employee compensation in this 23
act are sufficient to provide general wage increases to state agency 24
employees and employees of institutions of higher education, who are 25
not represented or who bargain under statutory authority other than 26
chapter 41.80 or 47.64 RCW or RCW 41.56.473 or 41.56.475.27
(2) Funding is provided for a three percent general wage increase 28
effective July 1, 2025, for all classified employees as specified in 29
subsection (1) of this section, employees in the Washington 30
management service, and exempt employees under the jurisdiction of 31
the office of financial management. The appropriations are also 32
sufficient to fund a three percent salary increase effective July 1, 33
2025, for executive, legislative, and judicial branch employees 34
exempt from merit system rules whose maximum salaries are not set by 35
the commission on salaries for elected officials. 36
(3) Funding is provided for a two percent general wage increase 37
effective July 1, 2027, for all classified employees as specified in 38
subsection (1) of this section, employees in the Washington 39
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management service, and exempt employees under the jurisdiction of 1
the office of financial management. The appropriations are also 2
sufficient to fund a two percent salary increase effective July 1, 3
2027, for executive, legislative, and judicial branch employees 4
exempt from merit system rules whose maximum salaries are not set by 5
the commission on salaries for elected officials. 6
NEW SECTION. Sec. 507. COMPENSATION— PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS7
(1) Appropriations are adjusted to reflect changes to agency 8
appropriations to reflect savings resulting from changes to pension 9
funding as provided in Z-0231/25 (actuarial funding of pension 10
systems). 11
(2) An increase of 0.08 percent is funded for state employer 12
contributions to the public employees' retirement system, the public 13
safety employees' retirement systems, and the school employees' 14
retirement system, and an increase of 0.16 percent for employer 15
contributions to the teachers' retirement system is funded for the 16
provisions of Z-0229/25 (PERS/TRS 1 benefit increase). If 17
chapter . . ., Laws of 2025 (PERS/TRS 1 benefit increase) is not 18
enacted by June 30, 2025, this subsection has no force and effect and 19
appropriations for school districts and state agencies, including 20
institutions of higher education, shall be held in unallotted status.21
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IMPLEMENTING PROVISIONS1
NEW SECTION. Sec. 601. MANAGEMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FUNDS WHEN 2
THE LEGISLATURE IS NOT IN SESSION3
(1) The 2005 transportation partnership projects or improvements, 4
2015 connecting Washington projects or improvements, and move ahead 5
WA projects or improvements are listed in the OFM Transportation 6
Document 2025-1 Proposed Transportation Project List as developed 7
December 15, 2024, which consists of a list of specific projects by 8
fund source and amount over multiple biennia. Current fiscal biennium 9
funding for each project is a line-item appropriation, while the 10
outer year funding allocations represent a 16-year plan. The 11
department of transportation is expected to use the flexibility 12
provided in this section to assist in the delivery and completion of 13
all transportation partnership account, connecting Washington 14
account, and move ahead WA account projects on the OFM transportation 15
document referenced in this subsection. For the 2025-2027 project 16
appropriations, unless otherwise provided in this act, the director 17
of the office of financial management may provide written 18
authorization for a transfer of appropriation authority between 19
projects funded with transportation partnership account 20
appropriations, connecting Washington account appropriations, or move 21
ahead WA account appropriations to manage project spending and 22
efficiently deliver all projects in the respective program under the 23
following conditions and limitations: 24
(a) Transfers may only be made within each specific fund source 25
referenced on the respective project list; 26
(b) Transfers from a project may not be made as a result of the 27
reduction of the scope of a project or be made to support increases 28
in the scope of a project; 29
(c) Transfers from a project may be made if the funds 30
appropriated to the project are in excess of the amount needed in the 31
current fiscal biennium; 32
(d) Transfers may not occur for projects not identified on the 33
applicable project list; 34
(e) Transfers to a project may not occur if that project is a 35
programmatic funding item described in broad general terms on the 36
applicable project list without referencing a specific state route 37
number; 38
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(f) Transfers may not be made while the legislature is in 1
session; 2
(g) Transfers to a project may not be made with funds designated 3
as attributable to practical design savings as described in RCW 4
47.01.480; 5
(h) The total amount of transfers under this section may not 6
exceed $50,000,000; 7
(i) Except as otherwise provided in (k) of this subsection, 8
transfers made to a single project may not cumulatively total more 9
than $20,000,000 per fiscal biennium; 10
(j) Each transfer between projects may only occur if the director 11
of the office of financial management finds that any resulting change 12
will not hinder the completion of the projects as approved by the 13
legislature; and 14
(k) Transfers between projects may be made by the department of 15
transportation without the formal written approval provided under 16
this subsection (1)(k), provided that the transfer amount to a single 17
project does not exceed $250,000 or 10 percent of the total project 18
per fiscal biennium, whichever is less. These transfers must be 19
reported quarterly to the director of the office of financial 20
management and the chairs of the house of representatives and senate 21
transportation committees. 22
(2) The department of transportation must submit quarterly all 23
transfers authorized under this section in the transportation 24
executive information system. The office of financial management must 25
maintain a legislative baseline project list identified in the LEAP 26
transportation documents referenced in this act, and update that 27
project list with all authorized transfers under this section, 28
including any effects to the total project budgets and schedules 29
beyond the current fiscal biennium. 30
(3) At the time the department submits a request to transfer 31
funds under this section, a copy of the request must be submitted to 32
the chairs and ranking members of the transportation committees of 33
the legislature. 34
(4) Before approval, the office of financial management shall 35
work with legislative staff of the house of representatives and 36
senate transportation committees to review the requested transfers in 37
a timely manner and address any concerns raised by the chairs and 38
ranking members of the transportation committees. 39
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(5) No fewer than 10 days after the receipt of a project transfer 1
request, the director of the office of financial management must 2
provide written notification to the department of any decision 3
regarding project transfers, with copies submitted to the 4
transportation committees of the legislature. 5
(6) The department must submit annually as part of its budget 6
submittal a report detailing all transfers made pursuant to this 7
section, including any effects to the total project budgets and 8
schedules beyond the current fiscal biennium. 9
NEW SECTION. Sec. 602. BOND REIMBURSEMENT10
To the extent that any appropriation authorizes expenditures of 11
state funds from the motor vehicle account, special category C 12
account, Tacoma Narrows toll bridge account, transportation 2003 13
account (nickel account), transportation partnership account, 14
transportation improvement account, Puget Sound capital construction 15
account, multimodal transportation account, state route number 520 16
corridor account, connecting Washington account, or other 17
transportation capital project account in the state treasury for a 18
state transportation program that is specified to be funded with 19
proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized in chapter 47.10 RCW, the 20
legislature declares that any such expenditures made before the issue 21
date of the applicable transportation bonds for that state 22
transportation program are intended to be reimbursed from proceeds of 23
those transportation bonds in a maximum amount equal to the amount of 24
such appropriation. 25
NEW SECTION. Sec. 603. BELATED CLAIMS26
The agencies and institutions of the state may expend moneys 27
appropriated in this act, upon approval of the office of financial 28
management, for the payment of supplies and services furnished to the 29
agency or institution in prior fiscal biennia. 30
NEW SECTION. Sec. 604. REAPPROPRIATIONS REPORTING31
(1) As part of its 2025 supplemental budget submittal, the 32
department of transportation shall provide a report to the 33
legislature and the office of financial management that:34
(a) Identifies, by capital project, the amount of state funding 35
that has been reappropriated from the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium into 36
the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium; and 37
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(b) Identifies, for each project, the amount of cost savings or 1
increases in funding that have been identified as compared to the 2
2021 enacted omnibus transportation appropriations act.3
(2) As part of the agency request for capital programs, the 4
department shall load reappropriations separately from funds that 5
were assumed to be required for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium into 6
budgeting systems. 7
NEW SECTION. Sec. 605. WEBSITE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS8
The department of transportation shall post on its website every 9
report that is due from the department to the legislature during the 10
2025-2027 fiscal biennium on one web page in a manner consistent with 11
past practices as specified in section 605, chapter 333, Laws of 12
2021. 13
NEW SECTION. Sec. 606. TRANSIT, BICYCLE, AND PEDESTRIAN 14
ELEMENTS REPORTING15
By November 15th of each year, the department of transportation 16
must report on amounts expended to benefit transit, bicycle, or 17
pedestrian elements within all connecting Washington projects in 18
programs I, P, and Z identified in OFM Transportation Document 19
2025-1: Proposed Transportation Project as developed December 17, 20
2024, in a manner consistent with past practices as specified in 21
section 602, chapter 186, Laws of 2022. 22
NEW SECTION. Sec. 607. PROJECT SCOPE CHANGES23
(1) During the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, while the legislature 24
is not in session, the director of the office of financial management 25
may approve project scope change requests to connecting Washington 26
projects and move ahead WA projects in the highway improvements 27
program, provided that the requests meet the criteria outlined in RCW 28
47.01.480 if a connecting Washington project, and are subject to the 29
limitations in this section. 30
(2) At the time the department of transportation submits a 31
request for a project scope change under this section, a copy of the 32
request must be submitted to the transportation committees of the 33
legislature. 34
(3) Before approval, the office of financial management shall 35
work with legislative staff of the house of representatives and 36
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senate transportation committees to review the requested project 1
scope changes. 2
(4) No fewer than 10 days after the receipt of a scope change 3
request, the director of the office of financial management must 4
provide written notification to the department of any decision 5
regarding project scope changes, with copies submitted to the 6
transportation committees of the legislature. 7
(5) As part of its annual budget submittal, the department of 8
transportation must report on all approved scope change requests from 9
the prior year, including a comparison of the scope before and after 10
the requested change. 11
NEW SECTION. Sec. 608. TOLL CREDITS12
The department of transportation may provide up to $5,000,000 in 13
toll credits to Kitsap transit for its role in delivering capital 14
projects related to Kitsap transit public transportation services 15
including, but not limited to, ferry service. The number of toll 16
credits provided must be equal to, but no more than, the number 17
sufficient to meet federal match requirements for grant funding for 18
passenger-only ferry service, but must not exceed the amount 19
authorized in this section. 20
NEW SECTION. Sec. 609. LOCAL PARTNER COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS21
(1) If a transportation project, where the Washington state 22
department of transportation is the lead and the project is scheduled 23
to be delivered or completed in the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium as 24
shown on the OFM Transportation Document 2025-1: Proposed 25
Transportation Project List - Highway Improvements Program (I) as 26
developed December 17, 2024, is in jeopardy of being delayed because 27
the department is unable to deliver or complete the project within 28
the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium and other local jurisdictions are able 29
to deliver or complete the work, the department must coordinate with 30
the appropriate local jurisdictions to determine if a potential local 31
partner is ready, willing, and able to execute delivery and 32
completion of the project within the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium.33
(2) The department must compile a list of projects under this 34
section, including the timing under which the local partner agency 35
can deliver or complete the projects within the 2025-2027 and 36
2027-2029 fiscal biennia. The department must submit the compiled 37
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list of projects to the governor and the transportation committees of 1
the legislature by November 1, 2025. 2
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MISCELLANEOUS 2025-2027 FISCAL BIENNIUM1
Sec. 701. RCW 43.19.642 and 2023 c 472 s 703 are each amended to 2
read as follows: 3
(1) Effective June 1, 2006, for agencies complying with the 4
ultra-low sulfur diesel mandate of the United States environmental 5
protection agency for on-highway diesel fuel, agencies shall use 6
biodiesel as an additive to ultra-low sulfur diesel for lubricity, 7
provided that the use of a lubricity additive is warranted and that 8
the use of biodiesel is comparable in performance and cost with other 9
available lubricity additives. The amount of biodiesel added to the 10
ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel shall be not less than two percent.11
(2) Except as provided in subsection (5) of this section, 12
effective June 1, 2009, state agencies are required to use a minimum 13
of 20 percent biodiesel as compared to total volume of all diesel 14
purchases made by the agencies for the operation of the agencies' 15
diesel-powered vessels, vehicles, and construction equipment.16
(3) All state agencies using biodiesel fuel shall, beginning on 17
July 1, 2016, file annual reports with the department of enterprise 18
services documenting the use of the fuel and a description of how any 19
problems encountered were resolved. 20
(4) By December 1, 2009, the department of enterprise services 21
shall: 22
(a) Report to the legislature on the average true price 23
differential for biodiesel by blend and location; and24
(b) Examine alternative fuel procurement methods that work to 25
address potential market barriers for in-state biodiesel producers 26
and report these findings to the legislature. 27
(5) During the ((2021-2023 and )) 2023-2025 and 2025-2027 fiscal 28
biennia, the Washington state ferries is required to use a minimum of 29
five percent biodiesel as compared to total volume of all diesel 30
purchases made by the Washington state ferries for the operation of 31
the Washington state ferries diesel-powered vessels, as long as the 32
price of a B5 or B10 biodiesel blend does not exceed the price of 33
conventional diesel fuel by five percent or more. 34
Sec. 702. RCW 46.20.745 and 2023 c 472 s 704 are each amended to 35
read as follows: 36
(1) The ignition interlock device revolving account — program is 37
created within the department to assist in covering the monetary 38
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costs of installing, removing, and leasing an ignition interlock 1
device, and applicable licensing, for indigent persons who are 2
required under RCW 46.20.385, 46.20.720, and 46.61.5055 to install an 3
ignition interlock device in all vehicles owned or operated by the 4
person. For purposes of this subsection, "indigent" has the same 5
meaning as in RCW 10.101.010, as determined by the department. During 6
the ((2021-2023 and )) 2023-2025 and 2025-2027 fiscal biennia, the 7
ignition interlock device revolving account program also includes 8
ignition interlock enforcement work conducted by the Washington state 9
patrol. 10
(2) A pilot program is created within the ignition interlock 11
device revolving account program for the purpose of monitoring 12
compliance by persons required to use ignition interlock devices and 13
by ignition interlock companies and vendors. 14
(3) The department, the state patrol, and the Washington traffic 15
safety commission shall coordinate to establish a compliance pilot 16
program that will target at least one county from eastern Washington 17
and one county from western Washington, as determined by the 18
department, state patrol, and Washington traffic safety commission.19
(4) At a minimum, the compliance pilot program shall:20
(a) Review the number of ignition interlock devices that are 21
required to be installed in the targeted county and the number of 22
ignition interlock devices actually installed; 23
(b) Work to identify those persons who are not complying with 24
ignition interlock requirements or are repeatedly violating ignition 25
interlock requirements; and 26
(c) Identify ways to track compliance and reduce noncompliance.27
(5) As part of monitoring compliance, the Washington traffic 28
safety commission shall also track recidivism for violations of RCW 29
46.61.502 and 46.61.504 by persons required to have an ignition 30
interlock driver's license under RCW 46.20.385 and 46.20.720.31
Sec. 703. RCW 46.68.060 and 2023 c 472 s 705 are each amended to 32
read as follows: 33
There is hereby created in the state treasury a fund to be known 34
as the highway safety fund to the credit of which must be deposited 35
all moneys directed by law to be deposited therein. This fund must be 36
used for carrying out the provisions of law relating to driver 37
licensing, driver improvement, financial responsibility, cost of 38
furnishing abstracts of driving records and maintaining such case 39
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records, and to carry out the purposes set forth in RCW 43.59.010, 1
chapters 46.72 and 46.72A RCW, and RCW 47.04.410. During the 2
((2021-2023 and )) 2023-2025 fiscal ((biennia)) biennium, the 3
legislature may direct the state treasurer to make transfers of 4
moneys in the highway safety fund to the multimodal transportation 5
account and the state patrol highway account. During the 2025-2027 6
fiscal biennium, the legislature may direct the state treasurer to 7
make transfers of moneys in the highway safety fund to the state 8
patrol highway account.9
Sec. 704. RCW 46.68.063 and 2023 c 472 s 706 are each amended to 10
read as follows: 11
The department of licensing technology improvement and data 12
management account is created in the highway safety account. All 13
receipts from fees collected under RCW 46.12.630(5) must be deposited 14
into the account. Expenditures from the account may be used only for 15
investments in technology and data management at the department. 16
During the ((2021-2023 and)) 2023-2025 and 2025-2027 fiscal biennia, 17
the account may also be used for responding to public records 18
requests. Moneys in the account may be spent only after 19
appropriation. 20
Sec. 705. RCW 46.68.290 and 2023 c 472 s 707 are each amended to 21
read as follows: 22
(1) The transportation partnership account is hereby created in 23
the motor vehicle account. All distributions to the account from RCW 24
46.68.090 must be deposited into the account. Money in the account 25
may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account 26
must be used only for projects or improvements identified as 2005 27
transportation partnership projects or improvements in the omnibus 28
transportation appropriations act, including any principal and 29
interest on bonds authorized for the projects or improvements.30
(2) The legislature finds that: 31
(a) Citizens demand and deserve accountability of transportation-32
related programs and expenditures. Transportation-related programs 33
must continuously improve in quality, efficiency, and effectiveness 34
in order to increase public trust; 35
(b) Transportation-related agencies that receive tax dollars must 36
continuously improve the way they operate and deliver services so 37
citizens receive maximum value for their tax dollars; and38
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(c) Fair, independent, comprehensive performance audits of 1
transportation-related agencies overseen by the elected state auditor 2
are essential to improving the efficiency, economy, and effectiveness 3
of the state's transportation system. 4
(3) For purposes of chapter 314, Laws of 2005: 5
(a) "Performance audit" means an objective and systematic 6
assessment of a state agency or agencies or any of their programs, 7
functions, or activities by the state auditor or designee in order to 8
help improve agency efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability. 9
Performance audits include economy and efficiency audits and program 10
audits. 11
(b) "Transportation-related agency" means any state agency, 12
board, or commission that receives funding primarily for 13
transportation-related purposes. At a minimum, the department of 14
transportation, the transportation improvement board or its successor 15
entity, the county road administration board or its successor entity, 16
and the traffic safety commission are considered transportation-17
related agencies. The Washington state patrol and the department of 18
licensing shall not be considered transportation-related agencies 19
under chapter 314, Laws of 2005. 20
(4) Within the authorities and duties under chapter 43.09 RCW, 21
the state auditor shall establish criteria and protocols for 22
performance audits. Transportation-related agencies shall be audited 23
using criteria that include generally accepted government auditing 24
standards as well as legislative mandates and performance objectives 25
established by state agencies. Mandates include, but are not limited 26
to, agency strategies, timelines, program objectives, and mission and 27
goals as required in RCW 43.88.090. 28
(5) Within the authorities and duties under chapter 43.09 RCW, 29
the state auditor may conduct performance audits for transportation-30
related agencies. The state auditor shall contract with private firms 31
to conduct the performance audits. 32
(6) The audits may include: 33
(a) Identification of programs and services that can be 34
eliminated, reduced, consolidated, or enhanced; 35
(b) Identification of funding sources to the transportation-36
related agency, to programs, and to services that can be eliminated, 37
reduced, consolidated, or enhanced; 38
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(c) Analysis of gaps and overlaps in programs and services and 1
recommendations for improving, dropping, blending, or separating 2
functions to correct gaps or overlaps; 3
(d) Analysis and recommendations for pooling information 4
technology systems used within the transportation-related agency, and 5
evaluation of information processing and telecommunications policy, 6
organization, and management; 7
(e) Analysis of the roles and functions of the transportation-8
related agency, its programs, and its services and their compliance 9
with statutory authority and recommendations for eliminating or 10
changing those roles and functions and ensuring compliance with 11
statutory authority; 12
(f) Recommendations for eliminating or changing statutes, rules, 13
and policy directives as may be necessary to ensure that the 14
transportation-related agency carry out reasonably and properly those 15
functions vested in the agency by statute; 16
(g) Verification of the reliability and validity of 17
transportation-related agency performance data, self-assessments, and 18
performance measurement systems as required under RCW 43.88.090;19
(h) Identification of potential cost savings in the 20
transportation-related agency, its programs, and its services;21
(i) Identification and recognition of best practices;22
(j) Evaluation of planning, budgeting, and program evaluation 23
policies and practices; 24
(k) Evaluation of personnel systems operation and management;25
(l) Evaluation of purchasing operations and management policies 26
and practices; 27
(m) Evaluation of organizational structure and staffing levels, 28
particularly in terms of the ratio of managers and supervisors to 29
nonmanagement personnel; and 30
(n) Evaluation of transportation-related project costs, including 31
but not limited to environmental mitigation, competitive bidding 32
practices, permitting processes, and capital project management.33
(7) Within the authorities and duties under chapter 43.09 RCW, 34
the state auditor must provide the preliminary performance audit 35
reports to the audited state agency for comment. The auditor also may 36
seek input on the preliminary report from other appropriate 37
officials. Comments must be received within 30 days after receipt of 38
the preliminary performance audit report unless a different time 39
period is approved by the state auditor. The final performance audit 40
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report shall include the objectives, scope, and methodology; the 1
audit results, including findings and recommendations; the agency's 2
response and conclusions; and identification of best practices.3
(8) The state auditor shall provide final performance audit 4
reports to the citizens of Washington, the governor, the joint 5
legislative audit and review committee, the appropriate legislative 6
committees, and other appropriate officials. Final performance audit 7
reports shall be posted on the internet. 8
(9) The audited transportation-related agency is responsible for 9
follow-up and corrective action on all performance audit findings and 10
recommendations. The audited agency's plan for addressing each audit 11
finding and recommendation shall be included in the final audit 12
report. The plan shall provide the name of the contact person 13
responsible for each action, the action planned, and the anticipated 14
completion date. If the audited agency does not agree with the audit 15
findings and recommendations or believes action is not required, then 16
the action plan shall include an explanation and specific reasons.17
The office of financial management shall require periodic 18
progress reports from the audited agency until all resolution has 19
occurred. The office of financial management is responsible for 20
achieving audit resolution. The office of financial management shall 21
annually report by December 31st the status of performance audit 22
resolution to the appropriate legislative committees and the state 23
auditor. The legislature shall consider the performance audit results 24
in connection with the state budget process. 25
The auditor may request status reports on specific audits or 26
findings. 27
(10) For the period from July 1, 2005, until June 30, 2007, the 28
amount of $4,000,000 is appropriated from the transportation 29
partnership account to the state auditors office for the purposes of 30
subsections (2) through (9) of this section. 31
(11) During the ((2021-2023 and)) 2023-2025 and 2025-2027 fiscal 32
biennia, the legislature may direct the state treasurer to make 33
transfers of moneys in the transportation partnership account to the 34
motor vehicle account and the Tacoma Narrows toll bridge account.35
Sec. 706. RCW 46.68.300 and 2024 c 310 s 603 are each amended to 36
read as follows: 37
The freight mobility investment account is hereby created in the 38
state treasury. Money in the account may be spent only after 39
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appropriation. Expenditures from the account may be used only for 1
freight mobility projects that have been recommended by the freight 2
mobility strategic investment board in RCW 47.06A.020 and may include 3
any principal and interest on bonds authorized for the projects or 4
improvements. During the ((2021-2023 and )) 2023-2025 and 2025-2027 5
fiscal biennia, the expenditures from the account may also be used 6
for the administrative expenses of the freight mobility strategic 7
investment board. 8
Sec. 707. RCW 46.68.370 and 2023 c 472 s 709 are each amended to 9
read as follows: 10
The license plate technology account is created in the state 11
treasury. All receipts collected under RCW 46.17.015 must be 12
deposited into this account. Expenditures from this account must 13
support current and future license plate technology and systems 14
integration upgrades for both the department and correctional 15
industries. Moneys in the account may be spent only after 16
appropriation. Additionally, the moneys in this account may be used 17
to reimburse the motor vehicle ((account [fund] )) fund for any 18
appropriation made to implement the digital license plate system. 19
During the 2011-2013 and 2013-2015 fiscal biennia, the legislature 20
may transfer from the license plate technology account to the highway 21
safety fund such amounts as reflect the excess fund balance of the 22
license plate technology account. During the ((2021-2023 and )) 23
2023-2025 and 2025-2027 fiscal biennia, the account may also be used 24
for the maintenance of recently modernized information technology 25
systems for vehicle registrations. 26
Sec. 708. RCW 46.68.395 and 2023 c 472 s 710 are each amended to 27
read as follows: 28
(1) The connecting Washington account is created in the motor 29
vehicle account. Moneys in the account may be spent only after 30
appropriation. Expenditures from the account must be used only for 31
projects or improvements identified as connecting Washington projects 32
or improvements in a transportation appropriations act, including any 33
principal and interest on bonds authorized for the projects or 34
improvements. 35
(2) Moneys in the connecting Washington account may not be 36
expended on the state route number 99 Alaskan Way viaduct replacement 37
project. 38
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(3) During the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium, the legislature may 1
direct the state treasurer to make transfers of moneys in the 2
connecting Washington account to the move ahead WA account. During 3
the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, the legislature may direct the state 4
treasurer to make transfers of moneys in the connecting Washington 5
account to the move ahead WA account and the motor vehicle fund.6
Sec. 709. RCW 46.68.490 and 2023 c 472 s 711 are each amended to 7
read as follows: 8
(1) The climate active transportation account is hereby created 9
in the state treasury. Moneys in the account may be spent only after 10
appropriation. Expenditures from the account may be used only for the 11
following active transportation grant programs: Safe routes to 12
schools, school-based bike program, bicycle and pedestrian grant 13
program, complete streets grants program, and connecting communities 14
grant program, as well as pedestrian and bicycle or other active 15
transportation projects identified in an omnibus transportation 16
appropriations act as move ahead WA projects. 17
(2) Beginning July 1, 2023, the state treasurer shall annually 18
transfer 24 percent of the revenues accruing annually to the carbon 19
emissions reduction account created in RCW 70A.65.240 to the climate 20
active transportation account. This subsection does not apply during 21
the 2023-2025 and 2025-2027 fiscal ((biennium)) biennia.22
Sec. 710. RCW 46.68.500 and 2023 c 472 s 712 are each amended to 23
read as follows: 24
(1) The climate transit programs account is hereby created in the 25
state treasury. Moneys in the account may be spent only after 26
appropriation. Expenditures from the account may be used only for the 27
following transit grant programs: Transit support grant program, 28
tribal transit mobility grants, transit coordination grants, special 29
needs transit grants, bus and bus facility grant program, green 30
transit grants, and transportation demand management grants, as well 31
as transit projects identified in an omnibus transportation 32
appropriations act as move ahead WA projects. 33
(2) Beginning July 1, 2023, the state treasurer shall annually 34
transfer 56 percent of the revenues accruing annually to the carbon 35
emissions reduction account created in RCW 70A.65.240 to the climate 36
transit programs account. This subsection does not apply during the 37
2023-2025 and 2025-2027 fiscal ((biennium)) biennia.38
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Sec. 711. RCW 46.68.510 and 2024 c 310 s 605 are each amended to 1
read as follows: 2
The move ahead WA account is created in the motor vehicle fund. 3
Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. 4
Expenditures from the account must be used only for projects or 5
improvements identified as move ahead WA projects or improvements in 6
an omnibus transportation appropriations act, including any principal 7
and interest on bonds authorized for the projects or improvements. 8
During the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium, the legislature may direct the 9
state treasurer to make transfers of moneys from the move ahead WA 10
account to the motor vehicle fund. During the 2025-2027 fiscal 11
biennium, the legislature may direct the state treasurer to make 12
transfers of moneys from the move ahead WA account to the motor 13
vehicle fund, the state patrol highway account, and the Puget Sound 14
ferry operations account.15
Sec. 712. RCW 47.56.876 and 2023 c 472 s 713 are each amended to 16
read as follows: 17
(1) A special account to be known as the state route number 520 18
civil penalties account is created in the state treasury. All state 19
route number 520 bridge replacement and HOV program civil penalties 20
generated from the nonpayment of tolls on the state route number 520 21
corridor must be deposited into the account, as provided under RCW 22
47.56.870(4)(b)(vii). Moneys in the account may be spent only after 23
appropriation. Expenditures from the account must be used to fund 24
legal obligations associated with bonds and loans associated with the 25
construction and operation of state route number 520 under 26
circumstances where the toll revenue collections at the time are not 27
sufficient to fully cover such legal obligations, and then may be 28
used to fund any project within the state route number 520 bridge 29
replacement and HOV program, including mitigation. The legislature 30
may direct the state treasurer to make transfers of moneys in the 31
state route number 520 civil penalties account to the state route 32
number 520 corridor account. During the ((2021-2023 and )) 2023-2025 33
and 2025-2027 fiscal biennia, the legislature may direct the state 34
treasurer to transfer moneys in the state route number 520 civil 35
penalties account to the motor vehicle ((account [fund])) fund.36
(2) For purposes of this section, "legal obligations associated 37
with bonds and loans" includes, but is not limited to, debt service 38
and all other activities necessary to comply with financial covenants 39
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associated with state route number 520, costs associated with the 1
civil penalties program, and operation and maintenance costs.2
Sec. 713. RCW 47.60.315 and 2023 c 472 s 714 are each amended to 3
read as follows: 4
(1) The commission shall adopt fares and pricing policies by 5
rule, under chapter 34.05 RCW, according to the following schedule:6
(a) Each year the department shall provide the commission a 7
report of its review of fares and pricing policies, with 8
recommendations for the revision of fares and pricing policies for 9
the ensuing year; 10
(b) By September 1st of each year, beginning in 2008, the 11
commission shall adopt by rule fares and pricing policies for the 12
ensuing year. 13
(2) The commission may adopt by rule fares that are effective for 14
more or less than one year for the purposes of transitioning to the 15
fare schedule in subsection (1) of this section. 16
(3) The commission may increase ferry fares included in the 17
schedule of charges adopted under this section by a percentage that 18
exceeds the fiscal growth factor. 19
(4) The chief executive officer of the ferry system may authorize 20
the use of promotional, discounted, and special event fares to the 21
general public and commercial enterprises for the purpose of 22
maximizing capacity use and the revenues collected by the ferry 23
system. The department shall report to the commission a summary of 24
the promotional, discounted, and special event fares offered during 25
each fiscal year and the financial results from these activities.26
(5) Fare revenues and other revenues deposited in the Puget Sound 27
ferry operations account created in RCW 47.60.530 may not be used to 28
support the Puget Sound capital construction account created in RCW 29
47.60.505, unless the support for capital is separately identified in 30
the fare or except as provided in section 715, chapter 333, Laws of 31
2021 during the 2021-2023 biennium and section 716, chapter 472, Laws 32
of 2023 during the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium. 33
(6) The commission may not raise fares until the fare rules 34
contain pricing policies developed under RCW 47.60.290, or September 35
1, 2009, whichever is later. 36
(7) The commission shall impose a vessel replacement surcharge of 37
25 cents on every one-way and round-trip ferry fare sold, including 38
multiride and monthly pass fares. This surcharge must be clearly 39
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indicated to ferry passengers and drivers and, if possible, on the 1
fare media itself. 2
(8) Except as provided in subsection (10) of this section, 3
beginning May 1, 2020, the commission shall impose an additional 4
vessel replacement surcharge in an amount sufficient to fund 25 year 5
debt service on one 144-auto hybrid vessel taking into account funds 6
provided in chapter 417, Laws of 2019 or chapter . . . (SSB 5419), 7
Laws of 2019. The department of transportation shall provide to the 8
commission vessel and debt service cost estimates. Information on 9
vessels constructed or purchased with revenue from the surcharges 10
must be publicly posted including, but not limited to, the commission 11
website. 12
(9) The vessel replacement surcharges imposed in this section may 13
only be used for the construction or purchase of ferry vessels and to 14
pay the principal and interest on bonds authorized for the 15
construction or purchase of new ferry vessels. 16
(10) The commission shall not impose the additional vessel 17
replacement surcharge in subsection (8) of this section if doing so 18
would increase fares by more than 10 percent. 19
(11) For the 2023-2025 and 2025-2027 fiscal ((biennium)) biennia, 20
any ferry fuel surcharge imposed by the commission may not go into 21
effect until after the ensuing regular legislative session. If a fuel 22
surcharge is imposed as provided under this subsection, the 23
commission must reevaluate the need for the surcharge on at least a 24
quarterly basis to determine if the surcharge is still needed to 25
cover increased fuel costs, and revoke the surcharge if the 26
determination is that the surcharge is no longer needed for this 27
purpose. 28
Sec. 714. RCW 47.60.322 and 2023 c 472 s 715 are each amended to 29
read as follows: 30
(1) The capital vessel replacement account is created in the 31
motor vehicle account. All revenues generated from the vessel 32
replacement surcharge under RCW 47.60.315(7) and service fees 33
collected by the department of licensing or county auditor or other 34
agent appointed by the director under RCW 46.17.040, 46.17.050, and 35
46.17.060 must be deposited into the account. Moneys in the account 36
may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account 37
may be used only for the construction or purchase of ferry vessels 38
and to pay the principal and interest on bonds authorized for the 39
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construction or purchase of ferry vessels. However, expenditures from 1
the account must first be used to support the construction or 2
purchase, including any applicable financing costs, of a ferry vessel 3
with a carrying capacity of at least ((one hundred forty-four )) 144 4
cars. 5
(2) The state treasurer may transfer moneys from the capital 6
vessel replacement account to the transportation 2003 account (nickel 7
account) for debt service on bonds issued for the construction of 8
144-car class ferry vessels. 9
(3) The legislature may transfer from the capital vessel 10
replacement account to the connecting Washington account created 11
under RCW 46.68.395 such amounts as reflect the excess fund balance 12
of the capital vessel replacement account to be used for ferry 13
terminal construction and preservation. 14
(4) During the ((2021-2023 and )) 2023-2025 and 2025-2027 fiscal 15
biennia, the legislature may direct the state treasurer to make 16
transfers of moneys in the capital vessel replacement account to the 17
transportation partnership account and the connecting Washington 18
account. 19
Sec. 715. RCW 47.60.530 and 2023 c 472 s 716 are each amended to 20
read as follows: 21
(1) The Puget Sound ferry operations account is created in the 22
motor vehicle account. 23
(2) The following funds must be deposited into the account:24
(a) All moneys directed by law; 25
(b) All revenues generated from ferry fares; and26
(c) All revenues generated from commercial advertising, 27
concessions, parking, and leases as allowed under RCW 47.60.140.28
(3) Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation.29
(4) Expenditures from the account may be used only for the 30
maintenance, administration, and operation of the Washington state 31
ferry system. 32
(5) During the ((2021-2023 and )) 2023-2025 and 2025-2027 fiscal 33
biennia, the legislature may direct the state treasurer to make 34
transfers of moneys in the Puget Sound ferry operations account to 35
the Puget Sound capital construction account. 36
Sec. 716. RCW 47.66.120 and 2024 c 104 s 1 are each amended to 37
read as follows: 38
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(1)(a) The department's public transportation division shall 1
establish a green transportation capital grant program. The purpose 2
of the grant program is to aid any transit authority in funding cost-3
effective capital projects to reduce the carbon intensity of the 4
Washington transportation system, examples of which include: 5
Electrification of vehicle fleets, including battery and fuel cell 6
electric vehicles; modification or replacement of capital facilities 7
in order to facilitate fleet electrification and/or hydrogen 8
refueling; necessary upgrades to electrical transmission and 9
distribution systems; and construction of charging and fueling 10
stations. The department's public transportation division shall 11
identify projects and shall submit a prioritized list of all projects 12
requesting funding to the legislature by December 1st of each even-13
numbered year. 14
(b) The department's public transportation division shall select 15
projects based on a competitive process that considers the following 16
criteria: 17
(i) The cost-effectiveness of the reductions in carbon emissions 18
provided by the project; and 19
(ii) The benefit provided to transitioning the entire state to a 20
transportation system with lower carbon intensity.21
(c) During the 2023-2025 and 2025-2027 fiscal ((biennium)) 22
biennia, the department must incorporate principles into the grant 23
selection process with the goal of increasing the distribution of 24
funding to communities based on addressing environmental harms and 25
providing environmental benefits for overburdened communities, as 26
defined in RCW 70A.02.010, and vulnerable populations.27
(2) The department's public transportation division must 28
establish an advisory committee to assist in identifying projects 29
under subsection (1) of this section. The advisory committee must 30
include representatives from the department of ecology, the 31
department of commerce, the utilities and transportation commission, 32
and at least one transit authority. 33
(3) In order to receive green transportation capital grant 34
program funding for a project, a transit authority must provide 35
matching funding at the level deemed appropriate by the department.36
(4) The department's public transportation division must report 37
annually to the transportation committees of the legislature on the 38
status of any grant projects funded by the program created under this 39
section. 40
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(5) For purposes of this section, "transit authority" means a 1
city transit system under RCW 35.58.2721 or chapter 35.95A RCW, a 2
county public transportation authority under chapter 36.57 RCW, a 3
metropolitan municipal corporation transit system under chapter 36.56 4
RCW, a public transportation benefit area under chapter 36.57A RCW, 5
an unincorporated transportation benefit area under RCW 36.57.100, a 6
regional transit authority under chapter 81.112 RCW, or any special 7
purpose district formed to operate a public transportation system.8
(6) During the 2021-2023 fiscal biennium, the department may 9
provide up to 20 percent of the total green transportation capital 10
grant program funding for zero emissions capital transition planning 11
projects. During the 2023-2025 and 2025-2027 fiscal ((biennium)) 12
biennia, the department may provide up to 10 percent of the total 13
green transportation capital grant program funding for zero emissions 14
capital transition planning projects. 15
Sec. 717. RCW 47.68.090 and 2024 c 310 s 607 are each amended to 16
read as follows: 17
(1) The department of transportation may make available its 18
engineering and other technical services, with or without charge, to 19
any municipality or person desiring them in connection with the 20
planning, acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance, or 21
operation of airports or air navigation facilities.22
(2)(a) The department may render financial assistance by grant or 23
loan, or both, to the following entities out of appropriations made 24
by the legislature for the following purposes: 25
(i) Any municipality or municipalities acting jointly in the 26
planning, acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance, or 27
operation of an airport owned or controlled, or to be owned or 28
controlled by such municipality or municipalities;29
(ii) Any Indian tribe recognized as such by the federal 30
government or such tribes acting jointly in the planning, 31
acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance, or operation of 32
an airport, owned or controlled, or to be owned or controlled by such 33
tribe or tribes, and to be held available for the general use of the 34
public; or 35
(iii) Any person or persons acting jointly in the planning, 36
acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance, or operation of 37
an airport, owned or controlled, or to be owned or controlled by such 38
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person or persons, and to be held available for the general use of 1
the public. 2
(b) Such financial assistance may be furnished in connection with 3
federal or other financial aid for the same purposes: PROVIDED, That 4
no grant or loan, or both, shall be in excess of $750,000 for any one 5
project: PROVIDED FURTHER, That no grant or loan, or both, shall be 6
granted unless the municipality or municipalities acting jointly, the 7
tribe or tribes acting jointly, or the person or persons acting 8
jointly shall from their own funds match any funds made available by 9
the department upon such ratio as the department may prescribe.10
(c) The requirements of (b) of this subsection do not apply for 11
projects when directed to do so by the legislature during the 12
2023-2025 and 2025-2027 fiscal ((biennium)) biennia in an omnibus 13
transportation appropriations act. 14
(d) The department must establish, by rule, criteria for 15
administering financial assistance to any entity. 16
(3) The department is authorized to act as agent of any 17
municipality or municipalities acting jointly, any tribe or tribes 18
acting jointly, or any person or persons acting jointly upon the 19
request of such municipality or municipalities, tribe or tribes, or 20
person or persons in accepting, receiving, receipting for, and 21
disbursing federal moneys, and other moneys public or private, made 22
available to finance, in whole or in part, the planning, acquisition, 23
construction, improvement, maintenance, or operation of an airport or 24
air navigation facility; and if requested by such municipality or 25
municipalities, tribe or tribes, or person or persons, may act as its 26
or their agent in contracting for and supervising such planning, 27
acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance, or operation; 28
and all municipalities, tribes, and persons are authorized to 29
designate the department as their agent for the foregoing purposes. 30
The department, as principal on behalf of the state, and any 31
municipality on its own behalf, may enter into any contracts, with 32
each other or with the United States or with any person, which may be 33
required in connection with a grant or loan of federal moneys for 34
airport or air navigation facility purposes. All federal moneys 35
accepted under this section shall be accepted and transferred or 36
expended by the department upon such terms and conditions as are 37
prescribed by the United States. All moneys received by the 38
department pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the state 39
treasury, and, unless otherwise prescribed by the authority from 40
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which such moneys were received, shall be kept in separate funds 1
designated according to the purposes for which the moneys were made 2
available, and held by the state in trust for such purposes. All such 3
moneys are hereby appropriated for the purposes for which the same 4
were made available, to be disbursed or expended in accordance with 5
the terms and conditions upon which they were made available: 6
PROVIDED, That any landing fee or charge imposed by any Indian tribe 7
or tribes for the privilege of use of an airport facility planned, 8
acquired, constructed, improved, maintained, or operated with 9
financial assistance from the department pursuant to this section 10
must apply equally to tribal and nontribal members: PROVIDED FURTHER, 11
That in the event any municipality or municipalities, Indian tribe or 12
tribes, or person or persons, or any distributor of aircraft fuel as 13
defined by RCW 82.42.010 which operates in any airport facility which 14
has received financial assistance pursuant to this section, fails to 15
collect the aircraft fuel excise tax as specified in chapter 82.42 16
RCW, all funds or value of technical assistance given or paid to such 17
municipality or municipalities, Indian tribe or tribes, or person or 18
persons under the provisions of this section shall revert to the 19
department, and shall be due and payable to the department 20
immediately. 21
Sec. 718. RCW 70A.65.240 and 2022 c 182 s 101 are each amended 22
to read as follows: 23
(1) The carbon emissions reduction account is created in the 24
state treasury. Moneys in the account may be spent only after 25
appropriation. Expenditures from the account are intended to affect 26
reductions in transportation sector carbon emissions through a 27
variety of carbon reducing investments. These can include, but are 28
not limited to: Transportation alternatives to single occupancy 29
passenger vehicles; reductions in single occupancy passenger vehicle 30
miles traveled; reductions in per mile emissions in vehicles, 31
including through the funding of alternative fuel infrastructure and 32
incentive programs; and emission reduction programs for freight 33
transportation, including motor vehicles and rail, as well as for 34
ferries and other maritime and port activities. Expenditures from the 35
account may only be made for transportation carbon emission reducing 36
purposes and may not be made for highway purposes authorized under 37
the 18th Amendment of the Washington state Constitution, other than 38
specified in this section, and shall be made in accordance with 39
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subsection (2) of this section. It is the legislature's intent that 1
expenditures from the account used to reduce carbon emissions be made 2
with the goal of achieving equity for communities that historically 3
have been omitted or adversely impacted by past transportation 4
policies and practices. 5
(2) Appropriations in an omnibus transportation appropriations 6
act from the carbon emissions reduction account shall be made 7
exclusively to fund the following activities: 8
(a) Active transportation; 9
(b) Transit programs and projects; 10
(c) Alternative fuel and electrification; 11
(d) Ferries; and 12
(e) Rail. 13
(3) During the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, the legislature may 14
direct the state treasurer to make transfers of moneys from the 15
carbon emissions reduction account to the Puget Sound ferry 16
operations account.17
Sec. 719. RCW 46.68.520 and 2022 c 182 s 402 are each amended to 18
read as follows: 19
The move ahead WA flexible account is created in the state 20
treasury. Moneys in the account may be spent only after 21
appropriation. Expenditures from the account may be used only for 22
transportation projects, programs, or activities identified as move 23
ahead WA projects, programs, or activities in an omnibus 24
transportation appropriations act. 25
During the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, the legislature may direct 26
the state treasurer to make transfers of moneys from the move ahead 27
WA flexible account to the move ahead WA account.28
Sec. 720. RCW 46.68.280 and 2019 c 416 s 706 are each amended to 29
read as follows: 30
(1) The transportation 2003 account (nickel account) is hereby 31
created in the motor vehicle fund. Money in the account may be spent 32
only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account must be used 33
only for projects or improvements identified as transportation 2003 34
projects or improvements in the omnibus transportation budget and to 35
pay the principal and interest on the bonds authorized for 36
transportation 2003 projects or improvements. Upon completion of the 37
projects or improvements identified as transportation 2003 projects 38
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or improvements, moneys deposited in this account must only be used 1
to pay the principal and interest on the bonds authorized for 2
transportation 2003 projects or improvements, and any funds in the 3
account in excess of the amount necessary to make the principal and 4
interest payments may be used for maintenance on the completed 5
projects or improvements. 6
(2) ((During the 2015-2017 fiscal biennium, the legislature may 7
transfer from the transportation 2003 account (nickel account) to the 8
connecting Washington account such amounts as reflect the excess fund 9
balance of the transportation 2003 account (nickel account).10
(3) During the 2017-2019 and the 2019-2021 fiscal biennia, the 11
legislature may direct the state treasurer to make transfers of 12
moneys in the transportation 2003 account (nickel account) to the 13
connecting Washington account, the Puget Sound capital construction 14
account, and the Tacoma Narrows toll bridge account.15
(4))) The "nickel account" means the transportation 2003 account.16
(3) During the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, the legislature may 17
direct the state treasurer to make transfers of moneys in the 18
transportation 2003 account (nickel account) to the Puget Sound 19
capital construction account.20
Sec. 721. RCW 82.21.030 and 2023 c 68 s 3 are each amended to 21
read as follows: 22
(1)(a) A tax is imposed on the privilege of possession of 23
hazardous substances in this state. Except as provided in (b) of this 24
subsection, the rate of the tax is seven-tenths of one percent 25
multiplied by the wholesale value of the substance. Moneys collected 26
under this subsection (1)(a) must be deposited in the model toxics 27
control capital account. 28
(b) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, the rate of the 29
tax on petroleum products is $1.09 per barrel. For subsequent fiscal 30
years, the rate of tax on petroleum products is determined pursuant 31
to subsection (3) of this section. The tax collected under this 32
subsection (1)(b) on petroleum products must be deposited as follows, 33
after first depositing the tax as provided in (c) of this subsection, 34
except that during the ((2021-2023)) 2025-2027 biennium the deposit 35
as provided in (c) of this subsection may be prorated equally across 36
each month of the biennium: 37
(i) Sixty percent to the model toxics control operating account 38
created under RCW 70A.305.180; 39
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(ii) Twenty-five percent to the model toxics control capital 1
account created under RCW 70A.305.190; and 2
(iii) Fifteen percent to the model toxics control stormwater 3
account created under RCW 70A.305.200. 4
(c) Until the beginning of the ensuing biennium after the 5
enactment of an additive transportation funding act, $50,000,000 per 6
biennium to the motor vehicle fund to be used exclusively for 7
transportation stormwater activities and projects. For purposes of 8
this subsection, "additive transportation funding act" means an act 9
enacted after June 30, 2023, in which the combined total of new 10
revenues deposited into the motor vehicle fund and the multimodal 11
transportation account exceed $2,000,000,000 per biennium 12
attributable solely to an increase in revenue from the enactment of 13
the act. 14
(d) The department must compile a list of petroleum products that 15
are not easily measured on a per barrel basis. Petroleum products 16
identified on the list are subject to the rate under (a) of this 17
subsection in lieu of the volumetric rate under (b) of this 18
subsection. The list will be made in a form and manner prescribed by 19
the department and must be made available on the department's 20
internet website. In compiling the list, the department may accept 21
technical assistance from persons that sell, market, or distribute 22
petroleum products and consider any other resource the department 23
finds useful in compiling the list. 24
(2) Chapter 82.32 RCW applies to the tax imposed in this chapter. 25
The tax due dates, reporting periods, and return requirements 26
applicable to chapter 82.04 RCW apply equally to the tax imposed in 27
this chapter. 28
(3) For fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2020, the rate 29
of tax on petroleum products for the previous fiscal year must be 30
adjusted to reflect the percentage change in the implicit price 31
deflator for nonresidential structures as published by the United 32
States department of commerce, bureau of economic analysis for the 33
most recent 12-month period ending December 31st of the prior year.34
NEW SECTION. Sec. 722. Any agency receiving appropriations in 35
this act from climate commitment act accounts created in RCW 36
70A.65.240 through 70A.65.280, must report to and coordinate with the 37
department of ecology to track expenditures as defined and described 38
in RCW 70A.65.300 and chapter 173-446B WAC.39
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MISCELLANEOUS1
NEW SECTION. Sec. 801. If any provision of this act or its 2
application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the 3
remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other 4
persons or circumstances is not affected.5
NEW SECTION. Sec. 802. This act is necessary for the immediate 6
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of 7
the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes 8
effect immediately.9
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INDEX PAGE #
ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CAPITAL PROGRAM. . . . . . . . . 75
BOARD OF PILOTAGE COMMISSIONERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
BOND REIMBURSEMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
CENTRAL SERVICE CHARGES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS NOT IMPAIRED. . . . . . . . . . . 82
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
COMPENSATION
INSURANCE BENEFITS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82, 83, 84
PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
COUNTY ROAD ADMINISTRATION BOARD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 43
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION. . . . . . . . 2
DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
TRANSFERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
AVIATION—PROGRAM F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
CHARGES FROM OTHER AGENCIES—PROGRAM U. . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
CLEAN FUELS CREDIT PROGRAM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
FACILITIES—PROGRAM D—(DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION-ONLY PROJECTS)
—CAPITAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
FACILITY MAINTENANCE, OPERATIONS, AND CONSTRUCTION—PROGRAM D—
OPERATING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE—PROGRAM M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
IMPROVEMENTS—PROGRAM I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY—PROGRAM C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
LOCAL PROGRAMS—PROGRAM Z—CAPITAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
LOCAL PROGRAMS—PROGRAM Z—OPERATING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
MARINE—PROGRAM X. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
PRESERVATION—PROGRAM P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
PROGRAM DELIVERY MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT—PROGRAM H. . . . . . . 19
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION—PROGRAM V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION—PROGRAM V—CAPITAL. . . . . . . . . . . . 56
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS—PROGRAM K. . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
RAIL—PROGRAM Y—CAPITAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
RAIL—PROGRAM Y—OPERATING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
TOLL OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE—PROGRAM B. . . . . . . . . . . 15
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT FUND—PROGRAM E. . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT—PROGRAM S. . . . . . . . 30
TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS—PROGRAM Q—CAPITAL. . . . . . . . . . 56
TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS—PROGRAM Q—OPERATING. . . . . . . . . 26
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, DATA, AND RESEARCH—PROGRAM T. . . . . 31
WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES CONSTRUCTION—PROGRAM W. . . . . . . . 60
ECONOMIC AND REVENUE FORECAST COUNCIL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION—FUNDS
MANAGEMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
FREIGHT MOBILITY STRATEGIC INVESTMENT BOARD. . . . . . . . . . . . 9
GENERAL WAGE INCREASES AND LUMP SUM PAYMENTS. . . . . . . . . . . 84
JOINT TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
LEGISLATIVE EVALUATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAM COMMITTEE. . . . 3
LOCAL PARTNER COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
MANAGEMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FUNDS WHEN THE LEGISLATURE IS NOT IN
SESSION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PAUSES AND CANCELLATIONS. . . . . . 75
OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
OFFICE OF MINORITY AND WOMEN'S BUSINESS ENTERPRISES. . . . . . . . 3
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
PROJECT SCOPE CHANGES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
QUARTERLY REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CAPITAL PROGRAM. . . . . . . 75
REAPPROPRIATIONS REPORTING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
STATE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
STATE TREASURER
ADMINISTRATIVE TRANSFERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
BOND RETIREMENT AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING BOND REGISTRATION AND
TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR BOND SALE EXPENSES AND FISCAL AGENT
CHARGES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
BOND RETIREMENT AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING BOND REGISTRATION AND
TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR BOND SALES DISCOUNTS AND DEBT TO BE PAID
BY MOTOR VEHICLE ACCOUNT AND TRANSPORTATION FUND REVENUE. . 77
BOND RETIREMENT AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING BOND REGISTRATION AND
TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR DEBT TO BE PAID BY STATUTORILY PRESCRIBED
REVENUE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
BOND RETIREMENT AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING BOND REGISTRATION AND
TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR TPA BONDS AND TRANSFERS. . . . . . . . 81
STATE REVENUES FOR DISTRIBUTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
TRANSFERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
TOLL CREDITS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
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TRANSIT, BICYCLE, AND PEDESTRIAN ELEMENTS REPORTING. . . . . . . . 89
TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT BOARD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 43
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
WASHINGTON STATE PATROL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 43
WASHINGTON TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
WEBSITE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
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