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HB1559 • 2026

I-5 Columbia river tolls

Concerning tolling on Interstate 5 bridges spanning the Columbia river.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative Ley, Representative Abbarno, Representative Orcutt, Representative Walsh, Representative Jacobsen, Representative Waters, Representative McClintock, Representative Stuebe, Representative Burnett
Last action
2026-01-12
Official status
H Transportation
Effective date
Not listed

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I-5 Columbia river tolls

I-5 Columbia river tolls

What This Bill Does

  • I-5 Columbia river tolls

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-12 House

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Official Summary Text

I-5 Columbia river tolls

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AN ACT Relating to tolling on Interstate 5 bridges spanning the 1
Columbia river; amending RCW 47.56.902; repealing RCW 47.56.892 and 2
47.56.906; and repealing 2023 c 377 s 8 (uncodified).3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:4
Sec. 1. RCW 47.56.902 and 2023 c 377 s 2 are each amended to 5
read as follows: 6
(((1))) For the purposes of this section and RCW 47.56.904 ((and 7
47.56.906)) and section 8, chapter 377, Laws of 2023, "Interstate 5 8
bridge replacement project" means the bistate, multimodal corridor 9
improvement program between the state route number 500 interchange in 10
Vancouver, Washington and the Victory Boulevard interchange in 11
Portland, Oregon. 12
(((2) The Interstate 5 bridge replacement project is designated 13
an eligible toll facility. Tolls are authorized to be imposed on the 14
Interstate 5 bridge replacement project. Tolls may be charged for 15
travel only on the existing and replacement Interstate 5 Columbia 16
river bridges. Tolls may not be charged for travel on the Washington 17
state portion of Interstate 205. Toll revenue generated on the 18
Interstate 5 bridge replacement project must be expended only as 19
allowed under RCW 47.56.820.))20
H-0408.2
HOUSE BILL 1559
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By Representatives Ley, Abbarno, Orcutt, Walsh, Jacobsen, Waters,
McClintock, Stuebe, and Burnett
Read first time 01/23/25. Referred to Committee on Transportation.
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NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. The following acts or parts of acts are 1
each repealed:2
(1) RCW 47.56.892 (Columbia river crossing project — Agreements 3
with the Oregon state transportation commission) and 2012 c 36 s 4;4
(2) RCW 47.56.906 (Interstate 5 bridge replacement project — 5
Bistate agreement) and 2023 c 377 s 4; and 6
(3) 2023 c 377 s 8 (uncodified). 7
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