Transportation budget, supp.

AN ACT Relating to transportation funding and appropriations; 1
amending RCW 46.68.060; amending 2025 c 416 ss 105, 108, 109, 110, 2
111, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 213, 214, 3
215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 302, 304, 305, 306, 4
307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 401, 402, 403, 404, 406, 407, 601, 602, 606, 5
609, and 701 (uncodified); adding a new section to 2025 c 416 6
(uncodified); creating new sections; making appropriations and 7
authorizing expenditures for capital improvements; and declaring an 8
emergency. 9
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:10
2025-2027 FISCAL BIENNIUM11
GENERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES— OPERATING12
Sec. 101. 2025 c 416 s 105 (uncodified) is amended to read as 13
follows: 14
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE15
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . (($1,530,000))16
$1,559,00017
Z-0605.1
HOUSE BILL 2306
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2026 Regular Session
By Representatives Fey, Wylie, and Donaghy; by request of Office of
Financial Management
Prefiled 01/07/26. Read first time 01/12/26. Referred to Committee
on Transportation.
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Sec. 102. 2025 c 416 s 108 (uncodified) is amended to read as 1
follows: 2
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE3
Carbon Emissions Reduction Account— State 4
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($4,920,000))5
$18,095,0006
Aeronautics Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $6,850,0007
Multimodal Transportation Account— State 8
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000,0009
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . (($13,770,000))10
$26,945,00011
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 12
conditions and limitations: 13
(1) $4,920,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account — state 14
appropriation is reappropriated and provided solely for a tribal 15
electric boat grant program. Federally recognized tribes, tribal 16
enterprises, and tribal members are eligible to apply for grant funds 17
for the purchase of or conversion to electric motors and engines for 18
fishing vessels. 19
(2) $6,850,000 of the aeronautics account — state appropriation is 20
provided solely for a Cascadia sustainable aviation fuel institute or 21
accelerator to advance sustainable aviation fuel ecosystem build out, 22
develop regional partnerships, and promote market adoption of 23
sustainable aviation fuel within Washington state and the entire 24
Cascadia region. 25
(3) $2,000,000 of the multimodal transportation account — state 26
appropriation is provided solely to Snohomish county for 27
preconstruction and site readiness activities related to the 28
sustainable aviation fuel research and development center at Paine 29
Field. 30
(4) $13,000,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account — state 31
appropriation is provided solely for grants for the development of 32
community electric vehicle charging infrastructure.33
(a) Funding provided in this section must be used for projects 34
that provide a benefit to the public through development, 35
demonstration, and deployment of clean energy technologies that save 36
energy and reduce energy costs, reduce harmful air emissions, or 37
increase energy independence for the state.38
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(b) Projects that receive funding under this section must be 1
implemented by, or include partners from, one or more of the 2
following: Local governments, federally recognized tribal 3
governments, or public and private electrical utilities that serve 4
retail customers in the state.5
(c) Grant funding must be used for level two or higher charging 6
infrastructure and related costs including, but not limited to, 7
construction and site improvements. Projects may include a robust 8
public and private outreach plan that includes engaging with affected 9
parties in conjunction with the new electric vehicle infrastructure.10
(d) The department must prioritize funding for projects in the 11
following order: (i) Multifamily housing; (ii) publicly available 12
charging at any location; (iii) schools and school districts; (iv) 13
state and local government buildings and public hospitals; and (v) 14
all other eligible projects.15
(e) The department must coordinate with other electrification 16
programs, including projects developed by the department of 17
transportation, to determine the most effective distribution of the 18
systems. The department must also collaborate with the interagency 19
electric vehicle coordinating council established in RCW 43.392.030 20
to implement this subsection and must work to meet benchmarks 21
established in chapter 182, Laws of 2022.22
(f) The department may: (i) Provide information to applicants 23
about available clean energy tax credits and incentives, including 24
elective pay, that may be applicable to the project for which state 25
funding is being sought; (ii) inquire, as part of the application, 26
which tax credits and incentives the applicant plans to seek for the 27
project; (iii) prioritize projects seeking any applicable clean 28
energy tax credits and incentives when developing and applying 29
competitive criteria for selecting recipients under this section; and 30
(iv) consider the availability of any federal tax credits or other 31
federal or nonfederal grants or incentives that the applicant may 32
benefit from in review of the application.33
(g) Funding awards made under this subsection may not exceed 100 34
percent of the cost of the project.35
(h) Up to three percent of the appropriation in this subsection 36
is for the department to administer the grant program.37
(i) Of the amounts in this subsection (4), $2,000,000 of the 38
appropriation is provided solely for federally recognized tribal 39
governments.40
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(5) The department shall provide information related to emission 1
reductions resulting from fuel conversion activities funded with 2
appropriations from the carbon emissions reduction account to the 3
joint transportation committee in accordance with section 814, 4
chapter 417, Laws of 2025 (transportation resources).5
(6) $175,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account — state 6
appropriation is provided solely for the administration of a pilot 7
program to convert take home state fleet vehicle to electric 8
vehicles.9
Sec. 103. 2025 c 416 s 109 (uncodified) is amended to read as 10
follows: 11
FOR THE BOARD OF PILOTAGE COMMISSIONERS12
Pilotage Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . (($3,335,000))13
$3,721,00014
Sec. 104. 2025 c 416 s 110 (uncodified) is amended to read as 15
follows: 16
FOR THE ECONOMIC AND REVENUE FORECAST COUNCIL17
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . (($987,000))18
$1,034,00019
Sec. 105. 2025 c 416 s 111 (uncodified) is amended to read as 20
follows: 21
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENTERPRISE SERVICES22
Carbon Emissions Reduction Account— State 23
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($12,000,000))24
$13,500,00025
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following 26
conditions and limitations: 27
(1)(a) (($12,000,000)) $13,500,000 of the carbon emissions 28
reduction account — state appropriation is provided solely for zero 29
emission electric vehicle supply equipment infrastructure at 30
facilities to accommodate charging station installations. The 31
electric vehicle charging equipment must be coordinated with the 32
state efficiency and environmental performance program. The 33
department must prioritize locations based on state efficiency and 34
environmental performance location priorities and where zero emission 35
fleet vehicles are located or are scheduled to be purchased.36
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(b) The department shall report when and where the equipment was 1
installed and the state agencies and facilities that benefit from the 2
installation of the charging station to the fiscal committees of the 3
legislature by January 2, 2027, with an interim report due January 2, 4
2026. The department shall collaborate with the interagency electric 5
vehicle coordinating council to implement this section and must work 6
to meet benchmarks established in chapter 182, Laws of 2022 7
(transportation resources). 8
(2) The department, with the assistance of designated staff in 9
the Washington state department of transportation, must register for 10
the clean fuels credit program and track revenue generation pursuant 11
to chapter 70A.535 RCW for investments funded in an omnibus 12
transportation appropriations act. 13
(3) The department must provide a report to the transportation 14
committees of the legislature that estimates current biennial and 15
future carbon reduction impacts resulting from zero-emission electric 16
vehicles and supply equipment infrastructure funded in this section 17
by June 30, 2027. 18
(4) The department shall provide information related to emission 19
reductions resulting from fuel conversion activities funded with 20
appropriations from the carbon emissions reduction account to the 21
joint transportation committee in accordance with section 814, 22
chapter 417, Laws of 2025 (transportation resources).23
(End of part)
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TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES— OPERATING1
Sec. 201. 2025 c 416 s 201 (uncodified) is amended to read as 2
follows: 3
FOR THE WASHINGTON TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION4
Highway Safety Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . (($9,794,000))5
$9,854,0006
Highway Safety Account— Federal Appropriation. . . . . (($39,998,000))7
$50,004,0008
Highway Safety Account— Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . $60,0009
Cooper Jones Active Transportation Safety Account— 10
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $400,00011
School Zone Safety Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . $850,00012
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . (($51,102,000))13
$61,168,00014
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 15
conditions and limitations: 16
(1) $600,000 of the highway safety account— state appropriation is 17
provided solely for the commission to purchase telematics data from a 18
qualified vendor that provides anonymized information on vehicle 19
speeds and driver behaviors, such as hard braking, on a statewide 20
basis and in selected geographical areas based upon demographic 21
characteristics and crash history. The commission must provide an 22
annual report summarizing findings from the telematics data to the 23
transportation committees of the legislature beginning by June 30, 24
2025, and until June 30, 2027. 25
(2) $1,500,000 of the highway safety account — state appropriation 26
is provided solely for a pilot program for dedicated probation or 27
compliance officers at the local level to improve compliance with 28
ignition interlock device installation requirements associated with 29
impaired driving offenses. The commission must select locations based 30
on an assessment of ignition interlock device compliance rates, and 31
the willingness and ability to have staff dedicated to this activity. 32
The commission must provide to the transportation committees of the 33
legislature a preliminary status report on the specific locations 34
selected and any outcome information by December 1, 2025, with a 35
final report due by June 30, 2027. 36
(3) $2,000,000 of the highway safety account — state appropriation 37
is provided solely to implement a multifaceted approach to supplement 38
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existing funding targeted at impaired driving and other enforcement. 1
The areas of emphasis expected to be funded include additional high 2
visibility enforcement and indigenous knowledge-informed tribal 3
traffic safety support. Funding is also provided for the commission 4
to administer and provide oversight of these activities. The 5
commission must provide a preliminary report to the transportation 6
committees of the legislature and the office of financial management 7
on these funded activities and any outcome information by December 1, 8
2025, with a final report due by December 1, 2026. 9
(4) $350,000 of the highway safety account— state appropriation is 10
provided solely to complete an annual report on impacts of the 11
automated traffic safety cameras used in the state as required in RCW 12
46.63.220(6)(b)(ii), beginning July 1, 2026. 13
Sec. 202. 2025 c 416 s 202 (uncodified) is amended to read as 14
follows: 15
FOR THE COUNTY ROAD ADMINISTRATION BOARD16
Move Ahead WA Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $267,00017
Rural Arterial Trust Account— State Appropriation. . . (($4,059,000))18
$4,058,00019
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . (($3,532,000))20
$3,568,00021
County Arterial Preservation Account— State 22
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($4,549,000))23
$4,548,00024
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . (($12,140,000))25
$12,441,00026
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 27
conditions and limitations: 28
(1) Within appropriated funds, the county road administration 29
board may opt in as provided under RCW 70A.02.030 to assume all of 30
the substantive and procedural requirements of covered agencies under 31
chapter 70A.02 RCW. The board shall include in its 2025 and 2026 32
annual reports to the legislature a progress report on opting into 33
the healthy environment for all act and a status report on diversity, 34
equity, and inclusion within the board's jurisdiction. The county 35
road administration board may revise program standards, as needed, 36
with legislative consultation. 37
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(2) $2,500,000 of the rural arterial trust account — state 1
appropriation and $2,500,000 of the county arterial preservation 2
account— state appropriation are provided solely for a grant program 3
to assist counties and cities with the costs associated with 4
obtaining a new federal highway administration load rating for 5
bridges to accommodate legal loads as authorized under RCW 46.44.041.6
Sec. 203. 2025 c 416 s 203 (uncodified) is amended to read as 7
follows: 8
FOR THE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT BOARD9
Transportation Improvement Account— State 10
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($4,771,000))11
$4,910,00012
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following 13
conditions and limitations: Within appropriated funds, the 14
transportation improvement board may opt in as provided under RCW 15
70A.02.030 to assume all of the substantive and procedural 16
requirements of covered agencies under chapter 70A.02 RCW. The board 17
shall include in its 2025 and 2026 annual reports to the legislature 18
a progress report on opting into the healthy environment for all act 19
and a status report on diversity, equity, and inclusion within the 20
board's jurisdiction. The transportation improvement board may revise 21
program standards, as needed, with legislative consultation.22
Sec. 204. 2025 c 416 s 204 (uncodified) is amended to read as 23
follows: 24
FOR THE JOINT TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE25
Carbon Emissions Reduction Account— State 26
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $624,00027
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . (($3,379,000))28
$3,381,00029
Multimodal Transportation Account— State 30
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $350,00031
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($4,353,000))32
$4,355,00033
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 34
conditions and limitations: 35
(1) $75,000 of the motor vehicle account — state appropriation is 36
for the joint transportation committee, in collaboration with the 37
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facilities program within the department of transportation, to 1
evaluate the cost and benefits associated with having the facilities 2
program take on full responsibility for planning and support of some 3
or all of the facilities currently operated by the Washington state 4
ferries. The joint transportation committee must provide a 5
preliminary assessment, including any recommendations, by December 1, 6
2025. The joint transportation committee must prepare a final report, 7
including any recommendations, by October 1, 2026. 8
(2) $390,000 of the motor vehicle account — state appropriation is 9
for the joint transportation committee, from amounts set aside out of 10
statewide fuel taxes distributed to cities according to RCW 11
46.68.110(2), for the following activities: 12
(a) $250,000 is to contract with the association of Washington 13
cities for the contracting for a facilitator for the process of 14
updating the memorandum of understanding reached by the association 15
of Washington cities and the Washington state department of 16
transportation in 2013 for the construction, operations, and 17
maintenance responsibilities for city streets as part of state 18
highways. With the help of the facilitator, a work group must be 19
convened to collaborate on updating the agreement and developing 20
recommendations for maintaining the agreement. Work group 21
participants must consist of six members representing cities, 22
appointed by the association of Washington cities, and six members of 23
the Washington state department of transportation. The final work of 24
the facilitated process must be completed by June 2027.25
(b) $140,000 is for the joint transportation committee to 26
contract for an update to the 2019 assessment of city transportation 27
funding needs to assess the current state of city transportation 28
funding, identify emerging issues, and recommend funding sources to 29
meet current and future needs. The association of Washington cities 30
and the Washington department of transportation shall provide 31
technical support to the study. The joint transportation committee 32
must issue a report of its findings and recommendations to the 33
transportation committees of the legislature by September 2026.34
(3) $75,000 of the motor vehicle account — state appropriation is 35
for the joint transportation committee to continue the alternative 36
project delivery methods and innovative practices study under section 37
204(9), chapter 310, Laws of 2024. The next phase of the study must 38
provide additional consultation on collaborative procurement and 39
contracting approaches that may be used by the Washington state 40
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department of transportation in public works contracting to increase 1
contract competition and support containing costs and project 2
delivery schedule. A supplemental report on findings and 3
recommendations, including any changes in current practice and 4
statutory requirements, is due to the transportation committees of 5
the legislature by December 1, 2025. 6
(4) $274,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account — state 7
appropriation is reappropriated for the joint transportation 8
committee for a study of the impacts of implementing California's 9
emissions standards for ocean-going vessels at berth in Titles 13 and 10
17 of the California Code of Regulations in Washington. The joint 11
transportation committee must report to the transportation committees 12
of the legislature by December 31, 2025. 13
(5) $250,000 of the motor vehicle account — state appropriation is 14
for the joint transportation committee to contract with the Freight 15
Policy Transportation Institute of Washington State University to 16
serve as the independent review team to work in coordination with the 17
Washington state department of transportation's analysis, funded in 18
section 217 (5) ((of this act )), chapter 416, Laws of 2025 , of 19
highway, road, and freight rail transportation needs, options, and 20
impacts from shifting the movement of freight and goods that 21
currently move by barge through the lower Snake river dams to 22
highways, other roads, and rail. 23
(a) The department shall include the independent review team in 24
all phases of the analysis to enable the team to develop an 25
independent assessment of the analysis, assumptions, stakeholder 26
engagement, and cost and impact estimates. Summary findings from the 27
independent assessment must be provided to the department, the 28
governor's office, and the transportation committees of the 29
legislature on a quarterly basis, with an end of biennium report due 30
to the governor and the transportation committees of the legislature 31
by December 31, 2026. 32
(b) The independent review team must conduct an independent 33
stakeholder engagement effort. The river transportation work group 34
must be formed to provide data and guidance to the independent review 35
team for the independent stakeholder engagement effort. The river 36
transportation work group must be made up of stakeholders, including 37
farming and agricultural production, fishing industry, tug and barge 38
operators, shippers and receivers, public ports, railroad operators, 39
cruise lines, the federal highway administration, and the army corps 40
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of engineers. Consultations with federally recognized tribes must 1
also occur in coordination with the Washington state department of 2
transportation. 3
(c) The independent review team shall make regular presentations 4
to the joint transportation committee and, by request, to the 5
transportation committees of the legislature. 6
(6) $200,000 of the motor vehicle account — state appropriation is 7
for the joint transportation committee to conduct a study and make 8
recommendations on alternative new methods for local governments to 9
fund sidewalk improvements, including but not limited to establishing 10
a sidewalk utility. The study must review revenue options utilized in 11
other states and make evaluations based on fairness, stability, 12
adequacy, regressivity, simplicity, and the effect on economic 13
vitality. The joint transportation committee must submit a 14
preliminary report of findings and recommendations to the 15
transportation committees of the legislature by December 15, 2025. A 16
final report is due to the office of the governor and the 17
transportation committees of the legislature by June 30, 2026.18
(7) $250,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account — state 19
appropriation is for the joint transportation committee to review and 20
evaluate administrative, performance, and delivery efficiencies for 21
alternative fuel and zero emission vehicle and vessel and 22
infrastructure programs and other transportation electrification 23
programs funded under the climate commitment act. As part of its 24
review, the committee must analyze previously and currently funded 25
programs under the omnibus operating, capital, and transportation 26
appropriations acts. By October 1, 2026, the committee must provide 27
to the transportation committees of the legislature a report on 28
evaluation findings and recommendations on improvements to program 29
delivery, including the consolidation of any programs, and as to 30
which agency or agencies are appropriate and optimal to administer 31
such climate commitment act funded programs. 32
(8)(a) $100,000 of the multimodal transportation account — state 33
appropriation is for the joint transportation committee to continue 34
its contract with a national expert on developing inclusive, mixed-35
income, mixed-use transit-oriented housing to complete a review of 36
transit-oriented development conditions in cities in King, Pierce, 37
Spokane, Clark, and Snohomish counties as described under section 38
204(13), chapter 310, Laws of 2024. 39
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(b) The review must also analyze transit-oriented development 1
housing supply and affordability strategies within chapter 267, Laws 2
of 2025, and include any recommendations on how such legislation may 3
be most effectively implemented by local governments. The contracted 4
party shall provide its review to the appropriate committees of the 5
legislature by December 15, 2025. 6
(9) $100,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account — state 7
appropriation is for the joint transportation committee to oversee 8
the development of tools and methodologies to assist in program 9
delivery evaluation for fuel conversion activity programs that 10
receive appropriations from the carbon emissions reduction account. 11
Program delivery evaluation must include carbon emissions reduction 12
estimates by program and by unit of time, program cost per unit of 13
emission reduction, quantified benefits to vulnerable populations and 14
overburdened communities by program cost, any additional appropriate 15
qualitative and quantitative metrics, and actionable recommendations 16
for improvements in program delivery. A report is due to the 17
transportation committees of the legislature by October 1, 2025.18
Sec. 205. 2025 c 416 s 205 (uncodified) is amended to read as 19
follows: 20
FOR THE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION21
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . (($2,105,000))22
$2,124,00023
Interstate 405 and State Route Number 167 Express 24
Toll Lanes Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $150,00025
State Route Number 520 Corridor Account— State 26
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $488,00027
Tacoma Narrows Toll Bridge Account— State 28
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $178,00029
Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project Account— 30
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $368,00031
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,289,000))32
$3,308,00033
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 34
conditions and limitations: 35
(((2))) (1) Within the parameters established under RCW 36
47.56.880, the commission shall review toll revenue performance on 37
the Interstate 405 and state route number 167 corridor and adjust 38
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Interstate 405 tolls as appropriate to increase toll revenue to 1
provide sufficient funds for payments of future debt pursuant to RCW 2
47.10.896 and to support improvements to the corridor. The commission 3
shall consider adjusting maximum toll rates, minimum toll rates, day-4
of-week rates and time-of-day rates, and restricting direct access 5
ramps to transit and HOV vehicles only, or any combination thereof, 6
in setting tolls to increase toll revenue. The commission is 7
encouraged to make any adjustments to toll rates in coordination with 8
the planned expansion of express toll lanes between the cities of 9
Renton and Bellevue. 10
(((3))) (2) The commission must evaluate and consider temporary 11
toll rate adjustments for the state route number 99 tunnel to support 12
management of increased demand leading up to and during the 2026 13
World Cup. 14
(((4))) (3)(a) $200,000 of the state route number 520 corridor 15
account— state appropriation and $200,000 of the Alaskan Way viaduct 16
replacement project account — state appropriation are provided solely 17
for the commission, in coordination with the department of 18
transportation, to conduct a pilot or pilots of advanced tolling 19
technology provided by the private sector. The purpose of this pilot 20
or pilots will be to assess the viability and accuracy of advanced 21
technologies that may reduce the implementation and long-term costs 22
of the toll system or enable more flexible operations. The commission 23
shall retain a separate independent third-party vendor or vendors who 24
can provide expert oversight, guidance, and advisement on the work, 25
including: The pilot design; the evaluation plan; data analysis; and 26
reporting on findings. 27
(b) A final report of findings is due to the transportation 28
committees of the legislature by July 1, 2026. The report must, at a 29
minimum: Outline the technology tested; provide a comparison of 30
system performance, operations, costs, and revenue collection 31
efficiencies between the test system or test systems and the roadway 32
toll system in use today; assess the requirements for achieving 33
compatibility with the existing back-office system; provide a summary 34
of how lessons learned from the pilot or pilots were incorporated 35
into the planned procurement of new roadside toll systems; and 36
provide recommendations on next steps. 37
(((5))) (4) The commission shall partner with the department of 38
transportation to design and implement a toll relief program based 39
upon income qualification. Implementation must start with facilities 40
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where tolling begins in fiscal year 2026 or later. The commission 1
shall work with the department of transportation to assess potential 2
impacts of extending the toll relief program based upon income 3
qualification to existing tolled facilities that opened prior to 4
fiscal year 2026. The assessment, at a minimum, must determine 5
potential impacts to meeting current financial and legal requirements 6
in place for each facility. The commission, in partnership with the 7
department of transportation, shall provide annual updates on the 8
program to the transportation committees of the legislature.9
(((6))) (5) The commission shall provide regular updates on the 10
status of ongoing coordination with the state of Oregon regarding 11
toll rates and exemptions. Prior to finalizing tolling proposals, the 12
commission shall advise on the status of any bistate agreements to 13
the joint transportation committee beginning in September 2025 and 14
quarterly thereafter until any agreements are finalized.15
Sec. 206. 2025 c 416 s 206 (uncodified) is amended to read as 16
follows: 17
FOR THE FREIGHT MOBILITY STRATEGIC INVESTMENT BOARD18
Freight Mobility Investment Account— State 19
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,412,000))20
$1,422,00021
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following 22
conditions and limitations: Within appropriated funds, the freight 23
mobility strategic investment board may opt in as provided under RCW 24
70A.02.030 to assume all of the substantive and procedural 25
requirements of covered agencies under chapter 70A.02 RCW. The board 26
shall include in its 2025 and 2026 annual reports to the legislature 27
a progress report on opting into the healthy environment for all act 28
and a status report on diversity, equity, and inclusion within the 29
board's jurisdiction. The freight mobility strategic investment board 30
may revise program standards, as needed, with legislative 31
consultation. 32
Sec. 207. 2025 c 416 s 207 (uncodified) is amended to read as 33
follows: 34
FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE PATROL35
Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project Account— 36
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $42,00037
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State Patrol Highway Account— State Appropriation. . (($710,586,000))1
$746,608,0002
State Patrol Highway Account— Federal Appropriation. . (($24,001,000))3
$24,152,0004
State Patrol Highway Account— Private/Local 5
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,603,0006
Highway Safety Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . (($10,276,000))7
$10,275,0008
Ignition Interlock Device Revolving Account— State 9
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($2,705,000))10
$2,704,00011
Multimodal Transportation Account— State 12
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $328,00013
State Route Number 520 Corridor Account— State 14
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $90,00015
Tacoma Narrows Toll Bridge Account— State 16
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $274,00017
I-405 and SR 167 Express Toll Lanes Account— State 18
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,894,00019
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . (($755,799,000))20
$791,970,00021
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 22
conditions and limitations: 23
(1) $580,000 of the state patrol highway account — state 24
appropriation is provided solely for the operation of and 25
administrative support to the license investigation unit to enforce 26
vehicle registration laws in southwestern Washington. The Washington 27
state patrol, in consultation with the department of revenue, shall 28
maintain a running estimate of the additional vehicle registration 29
fees, sales and use taxes, and local vehicle fees remitted to the 30
state pursuant to activity conducted by the license investigation 31
unit. Beginning October 1, 2025, and semiannually thereafter, the 32
Washington state patrol shall submit a report detailing the 33
additional revenue amounts generated since July 1, 2023, to the 34
director of the office of financial management and the transportation 35
committees of the legislature. At the end of the fiscal quarter in 36
which it is estimated that more than $625,000 in state sales and use 37
taxes have been remitted to the state since July 1, 2023, the 38
Washington state patrol shall notify the state treasurer and the 39
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state treasurer shall transfer funds pursuant to section ((406 of 1
this act)) 407, chapter 416, Laws of 2025. 2
(2)(a) $250,000 of the state patrol highway account — state 3
appropriation is provided solely for the activities of a vehicle 4
registration pilot program in the Puget Sound region. The pilot 5
program must emphasize compliance with annual vehicle registration 6
requirements. By February 15, 2026, the Washington state patrol must 7
provide a status report on pilot program implementation.8
(b) The Washington state patrol must provide information on the 9
funding needed and a preliminary plan for statewide implementation of 10
activities related to ensuring compliance with annual vehicle 11
registration in the report under (a) of this subsection.12
(3) Washington state patrol officers engaged in off-duty 13
uniformed employment providing traffic control services to the 14
department of transportation or other state agencies may use state 15
patrol vehicles for the purpose of that employment, subject to 16
guidelines adopted by the chief of the Washington state patrol. The 17
Washington state patrol must be reimbursed for the use of the vehicle 18
at the prevailing state employee rate for mileage and hours of usage, 19
subject to guidelines developed by the chief of the Washington state 20
patrol. 21
(4)(a) By December 1st of each year during the 2025-2027 fiscal 22
biennium, the Washington state patrol must report to the 23
transportation committees of the legislature on the status of 24
recruitment and retention activities as follows: 25
(i) A summary of recruitment and retention strategies;26
(ii) The number of transportation funded staff vacancies by major 27
category; 28
(iii) The number of applicants for each of the positions by these 29
categories; 30
(iv) The composition of workforce; 31
(v) Other relevant outcome measures with comparative information 32
with recent comparable months in prior years; and 33
(vi) Activities related to the implementation of the agency's 34
workforce diversity plan, including short-term and long-term, 35
specific comprehensive outreach, and recruitment strategies to 36
increase populations underrepresented within both commissioned and 37
noncommissioned employee groups. 38
(b) During the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, the office of financial 39
management, with assistance of the Washington state patrol, must 40
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conduct two surveys regarding the competitiveness with law 1
enforcement agencies within the boundaries of the state of Washington 2
pursuant to RCW 43.43.380, with the first survey being informational 3
regarding the change since the last survey was conducted and the 4
second survey used as part of the collective bargaining process. 5
Prior to the 2026 legislative session, the office of financial 6
management, with assistance of the Washington state patrol, must also 7
provide comparison information regarding recruitment bonus amounts 8
currently being offered by local law enforcement agencies in the 9
state. 10
(5)(a) (($8,504,000)) $10,273,000 of the state patrol highway 11
account— state appropriation is provided solely for the land mobile 12
radio system replacement, upgrade, and other related activities.13
(b) Beginning January 1, 2026, the Washington state patrol must 14
report semiannually to the office of the chief information officer on 15
the progress related to the projects and activities associated with 16
the land mobile radio system, including the governance structure, 17
outcomes achieved in the prior six-month time period, and how the 18
activities are being managed holistically as recommended by the 19
office of the chief information officer. At the time of submittal to 20
the office of the chief information officer, the report must be 21
transmitted to the office of financial management and the 22
transportation committees of the legislature. 23
(6)(a) $2,610,000 of the state patrol highway account — state 24
appropriation is provided solely for enhancing the state patrol's 25
diversity, equity, and inclusion program, a community engagement 26
program to improve relationships with historically underrepresented 27
communities and to recruit and retain a diverse workforce, and 28
contracting with an external psychologist to perform exams. The state 29
patrol must work with the state office of equity and meet all 30
reporting requirements and responsibilities pursuant to RCW 31
43.06D.060. Funds provided for the community engagement program must 32
ensure engagement with communities throughout the state.33
(b) The state patrol may revise program standards, as needed, 34
with legislative consultation. 35
(7)(a) $7,552,000 of the ((state patrol)) highway safety account— 36
state appropriation is provided solely for costs associated with the 37
work zone speed safety camera pilot program with the amounts for 38
specific activities as follows: 39
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(i) $2,353,000 for the Washington state patrol's oversight, 1
administrative, overtime, and other costs associated with the 2
processing of work zone speed violations; 3
(ii) $3,990,000 for interagency reimbursements to the office of 4
administrative hearings for adjudication related expenses associated 5
with work zone speed violations; and 6
(iii) $1,209,000 for interagency reimbursements to the office of 7
attorney general for legal guidance and adjudication related expenses 8
associated with work zone speed violations. 9
(b) By December 1st of each year during the 2025-2027 fiscal 10
biennium, the Washington state patrol, in conjunction with the other 11
agencies involved in the work zone speed safety camera pilot program, 12
must report on the number of deployments and locations, workload, 13
violations issued, detailed expenses incurred by each agency in the 14
pilot program, and efficiency measures each agency is taking in 15
operating the pilot program in the most cost-effective manner 16
possible. 17
(8) $1,668,000 of the state patrol highway account — state 18
appropriation is provided solely for three accelerated training 19
programs for lateral hires. It is the intent of the legislature that 20
the three accelerated training programs for lateral hires offered in 21
the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium achieve at least 30 qualified graduates 22
based on the Washington state patrol aggressively recruiting, 23
advertising bonus policies, and taking other steps to achieve this 24
outcome. 25
(9) By December 1, 2026, the Washington state patrol must provide 26
a report to the governor and appropriate committees of the 27
legislature on the status of McClain v. Washington State Patrol and 28
an update on legal expenses associated with the case.29
(10) $7,572,000 of the state patrol highway account — state 30
appropriation is provided solely for one additional trooper basic 31
training class with troopers graduating in the 2025-2027 fiscal 32
biennium and funding to initiate an additional trooper basic training 33
class with troopers graduating in the 2027-2029 fiscal biennium.34
(11) Within existing resources, the Washington state patrol must 35
offer a minimum of 14 emergency vehicle operator courses per year at 36
its Shelton driving track exclusively for basic law enforcement 37
academies offered by the criminal justice training commission.38
(12) It is the intent of the legislature to address any 39
demographic disparities that might exist regarding traffic stops 40
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initiated by troopers, including traffic stops of indigenous 1
motorists. Therefore, within the amounts provided in this section, 2
the Washington state patrol must provide a report to the joint 3
transportation committee by October 1, 2025, detailing the 4
demographic breakout of traffic stops for each of the most recent 5
three calendar years for which data is available. The report must 6
include counts and per capita rates for each demographic group on: 7
(a) Traffic stops; (b) verbal warnings; (c) written warnings; (d) 8
citation issuance; (e) arrests; and (f) searches. The joint 9
transportation committee must hold a work session on the traffic stop 10
report by December 15, 2025. If deemed warranted, the joint 11
transportation committee shall make recommendations to the office of 12
financial management and the transportation committees of the 13
legislature on future funding adjustments or other actions necessary 14
to address any demographic disparities identified in the report.15
(13) $800,000 of the highway safety account — state appropriation 16
is provided solely for increased chain enforcement on Interstate 90 17
in the area around Snoqualmie Pass. The legislature intends that the 18
Washington state patrol, pursuant to RCW 46.37.005, require 19
commercial vehicles to carry chains statewide during winter months 20
and, in coordination with the department of transportation, develop a 21
process for monitoring compliance at weigh stations.22
(14) $3,500,000 of the state patrol highway account — state 23
appropriation is provided solely to address emergent issues that may 24
arise due to the high level of commissioned and noncommissioned 25
vacancies. Potential uses of the funding include the following: 26
Employee leave buyouts, increased contracting to maintain adequate 27
service levels, unanticipated facility and equipment needs, increased 28
overtime, travel, and other related costs. 29
(15) $3,000,000 of the state patrol highway account — state 30
appropriation is provided solely for hiring additional staff ((and)), 31
increased overtime, increased contracting to maintain adequate 32
service levels, purchasing equipment, and other related costs for the 33
toxicology laboratory to reduce the DUI processing backlog, with the 34
expectation that processing times will be reduced. Beginning December 35
1, 2025, and semiannually thereafter, the state patrol must report on 36
the activities undertaken and planned with the funding provided in 37
this subsection and current DUI processing times compared to those as 38
of June 2025. 39
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(16) (($4,500,000)) $9,300,000 of the state patrol highway 1
account— state appropriation is provided solely for updates and 2
improvements to the agency's wide area and local area network.3
(17) $5,000,000 of the state patrol highway account — state 4
appropriation is provided solely to enhance the vehicle replacement 5
cycle for higher mileage vehicles in the agency's fleet.6
(18)(a) $3,644,000 of the state patrol highway account — state 7
appropriation is provided solely for administrative costs, 8
advertising, outreach, and bonus payments associated with developing 9
and implementing a state trooper expedited recruitment incentive 10
program for the purpose of recruiting and filling vacant trooper 11
positions in the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium. The legislature is 12
committed to continuing the state trooper expedited recruitment 13
incentive program until the vacancy levels are significantly reduced 14
from current levels. The recruitment, advertising, and outreach 15
associated with this program must continue efforts to create a more 16
diverse workforce and must also provide an accelerated pathway for 17
joining the state patrol for high quality individuals who have 18
previously been employed as a general authority peace officer.19
(b) The state trooper expedited recruitment incentive program 20
must include: 21
(i) Thorough hiring procedures to ensure that only the highest 22
quality candidates are selected as cadets and as lateral hires, 23
including extensive review of past law enforcement employment history 24
through extensive reference checks, Brady list identification, and 25
any other issues that may impact the performance, credibility, and 26
integrity of the individual; 27
(ii) An accelerated training program for lateral hires from other 28
agencies that recognizes the knowledge and experience of candidates 29
previously employed in law enforcement; and 30
(iii) A sign-on bonus for each trooper hired through the 31
expedited recruitment incentive program as follows:32
(A) $5,000 for each cadet after completion of the Washington 33
state patrol academy; 34
(B) $5,000 for each successful graduating cadet after completion 35
of a one-year probation period; 36
(C) $8,000 for each lateral hire after completion of the 37
accelerated training program for lateral hires; 38
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(D) $6,000 for each lateral hire after completion of a one-year 1
probation period; and 2
(E) $6,000 for each lateral hire after completion of two years of 3
service. 4
(c) The expenditures on the state trooper expedited recruitment 5
incentive program are contingent upon execution of an appropriate 6
memorandum of understanding between the governor or the governor's 7
designee and the exclusive bargaining representative, consistent with 8
the terms of this section. 9
(d) For the purposes of this subsection: 10
(i) "Cadet" means a person employed for the express purpose of 11
receiving the on-the-job training required for attendance at the 12
Washington state patrol academy and for becoming a commissioned 13
trooper. 14
(ii) "Lateral hire" means an eligible employee previously 15
employed as a general authority peace officer. 16
(19) $2,178,000 of the state patrol highway account — state 17
appropriation is provided solely to continue the bonus policy for 18
commissioned staff who reach 26 or more years of service in the 19
Washington state retirement system pursuant to chapter 237, Laws of 20
2024. 21
(20) $600,000 of the state patrol highway account — state 22
appropriation is provided solely for staffing and security equipment 23
for Washington state patrol to staff the international border 24
crossing and provide support for the department of homeland security, 25
during the months of June and July 2026 for the purposes of the World 26
Cup, to facilitate border crossings and screening against human 27
trafficking, narcotics trafficking, unlawful crossings, and other 28
unlawful activity. 29
Sec. 208. 2025 c 416 s 208 (uncodified) is amended to read as 30
follows: 31
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING32
Driver Licensing Technology Support Account— State 33
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,765,000))34
$1,680,00035
Marine Fuel Tax Refund Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . $34,00036
Motorcycle Safety Education Account— State 37
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($5,382,000))38
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$5,430,0001
Limited Fish and Wildlife Account— State 2
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($495,000))3
$509,0004
Highway Safety Account— State Appropriation. . . . . (($289,511,000))5
$304,787,0006
Highway Safety Account— Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . $1,311,0007
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . (($94,639,000))8
$95,273,0009
Motor Vehicle Account— Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . $1,336,00010
Ignition Interlock Device Revolving Account— State 11
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($6,831,000))12
$6,838,00013
Department of Licensing Services Account— State 14
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($8,585,000))15
$7,686,00016
License Plate Technology Account— State 17
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,747,000))18
$4,668,00019
Abandoned Recreational Vehicle Account— State 20
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,109,000))21
$3,083,00022
Limousine Carriers Account— State Appropriation. . . . . (($128,000))23
$147,00024
Electric Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . $459,00025
DOL Technology Improvement & Data Management 26
Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . (($968,000))27
$967,00028
Agency Financial Transaction Account— State 29
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($16,317,000))30
$13,699,00031
Move Ahead WA Flexible Account— State Appropriation. . (($1,506,000))32
$1,471,00033
Driver's Education Safety Improvement Account— State34
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($10,460,000))35
$10,143,00036
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . (($446,583,000))37
$459,521,00038
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The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 1
conditions and limitations: 2
(1) $1,100,000 of the highway safety account — state appropriation 3
and $1,100,000 of the move ahead WA flexible account — state 4
appropriation are provided solely for the department to provide an 5
interagency transfer to the department of children, youth, and 6
families for the purpose of providing driver's license support. In 7
addition to support services required under RCW 74.13.338(2), support 8
services may include reimbursement of: 9
(a) The cost for a youth in foster care of any eligible age to 10
complete a driver training education course, as outlined in chapter 11
46.82 or 28A.220 RCW; 12
(b) The costs incurred by foster youth in foster care for a motor 13
vehicle insurance policy; 14
(c) The costs of roadside assistance, motor vehicle insurance 15
deductibles, motor vehicle registration fees, towing services, 16
vehicle maintenance, comprehensive motor vehicle insurance, and gas 17
cards; and 18
(d) Any other costs related to obtaining a driver's license and 19
driving legally and safely. 20
(2)(a) $2,200,000 of the highway safety account — state 21
appropriation is provided solely for organizations providing driver's 22
license assistance and support services. 23
(b) By December 1st of each year during the 2025-2027 fiscal 24
biennium, the department must submit information on the contracted 25
providers, including: The annual budget of the contracted providers 26
in the preceding year; information regarding private and other 27
governmental support for the activities of the providers; and a 28
description of the number of people served, services delivered, and 29
outcome measures. 30
(3) Within existing resources, the department must continue to 31
issue nonemergency medical transportation vehicle decals under the 32
high occupancy vehicle lane access pilot program in accordance with 33
sections 217(2) and 208(20), chapter 310, Laws of 2024.34
(4)(a) (($3,109,000)) $3,083,000 of the abandoned recreational 35
vehicle disposal account — state appropriation is provided solely for 36
providing reimbursements in accordance with the department's 37
abandoned recreational vehicle disposal reimbursement program. It is 38
the intent of the legislature that the department prioritize this 39
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funding for allowable and approved reimbursements and not to build a 1
reserve of funds within the account. During the 2025-2027 fiscal 2
biennium, the department must report any amounts recovered to the 3
office of financial management and appropriate committees of the 4
legislature on a quarterly basis. 5
(b) Within the amounts appropriated under this subsection, the 6
department, after consulting with abandoned recreational vehicle 7
disposal reimbursement program participants, must assess current 8
practices and reimbursement rates associated with the fiscal 9
sustainability of the program. By December 1, 2025, the department 10
must submit a financial plan demonstrating sustainability for a 11
minimum of two subsequent fiscal biennia at current or proposed fee 12
rates. 13
(((6))) (5) The department shall report on a quarterly basis on 14
licensing service office operations, associated workload, and 15
information with comparative information with recent comparable 16
months in prior years. The report must include detailed statewide and 17
by licensing service office information on staffing levels, average 18
monthly wait times, the number of enhanced drivers' licenses and 19
enhanced identicards issued and renewed, and the number of primary 20
drivers' licenses and identicards issued and renewed. By November 1, 21
2025, the department must update a report with recommendations on the 22
future of licensing service office operations based on the recent 23
implementation of efficiency measures designed to reduce the time for 24
licensing transactions and wait times, and the implementation of 25
statutory and policy changes. 26
(((7))) (6) $6,000 of the motorcycle safety education account — 27
state appropriation, $1,000 of the limited fish and wildlife account— 28
state appropriation, $406,000 of the highway safety account — state 29
appropriation, $137,000 of the motor vehicle account — state 30
appropriation, $5,000 of the ignition interlock device revolving 31
account— state appropriation, and $6,000 of the department of 32
licensing services account — state appropriation are provided solely 33
for the department of licensing for additional finance and budget 34
staff. By December 1, 2025, the department shall submit a report to 35
the governor and appropriate committees of the legislature on the 36
specific steps the department has taken to address the findings of 37
the State Auditor's Office FY2022 Accountability Audit Report No. 38
1032793. 39
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(((8))) (7) $50,000 of the motor vehicle account — state 1
appropriation is provided solely for the department to conduct a 2
study on the feasibility of implementing and administering a per mile 3
fee program. The study must identify the staffing and resources 4
needed to implement and administer the program, including possible 5
technical investments, leveraging existing technology platforms. The 6
legislature intends to require a final report that includes potential 7
third-party costs and options to the governor and the transportation 8
committees of the legislature by December 31, 2025.9
(((9))) (8)(a) $300,000 of the highway safety account — state 10
appropriation is provided solely for the department to enter into an 11
interagency agreement with the commission on Asian Pacific American 12
affairs to contract with one or more private nonprofit organizations 13
with appropriate expertise and experience to provide REAL ID 14
compliance support to residents of the state who are compact of free 15
association citizens, comprised of citizens of the Federated States 16
of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic 17
of Palau, by providing the following assistance using a culturally 18
and linguistically appropriate approach: 19
(i) Communication and community outreach activities to inform 20
compact of free association citizens of federally acceptable 21
identification options that will be required and for which they are 22
eligible for the purposes of domestic air travel once the REAL ID Act 23
policy takes effect; 24
(ii) Case management assistance through the use of community 25
navigators who can provide assistance in the process to obtain 26
federally acceptable identification documents that will be required 27
for the purposes of domestic air travel when the REAL ID Act policy 28
is in effect, including in obtaining any documentation necessary for 29
the application process; and 30
(iii) For those who meet the requirements of (b) of this 31
subsection, financial assistance to obtain federally acceptable 32
identification documents that will be required for the purposes of 33
domestic air travel when the REAL ID Act policy is in effect, 34
including financial assistance to obtain a foreign passport.35
(b) To qualify for assistance under (a)(ii) of this subsection 36
(((9))) (8), a compact of free association citizen who resides in the 37
state of Washington must be: 38
(i) A recipient of, or eligible for, public assistance under 39
Title 74 RCW; or 40
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(ii) A participant in, or eligible for, the Washington women, 1
infants, and children program. 2
(((10) $173,000)) (9) $222,000 of the motor vehicle account— state 3
appropriation is provided solely for implementation of chapter 332, 4
Laws of 2025 (improving collector vehicle regulations). ((If 5
chapter . . . (Substitute Senate Bill No. 5127), Laws of 2025 is not 6
enacted by June 30, 2025, the amount provided in this subsection 7
lapses.8
(12) $44,000)) (10) $113,000 of the motor vehicle account — state 9
appropriation is provided solely for implementation of 10
((chapter . . . (Substitute Senate Bill No. 5410), Laws of 2025 11
(veteran parking privileges) or )) chapter 295, Laws of 2025 (veteran 12
parking privileges). ((If neither chapter . . . (Substitute Senate 13
Bill No. 5410), Laws of 2025 or chapter . . . (Substitute House Bill 14
No. 1371), Laws of 2025 are enacted by June 30, 2025, the amount 15
provided in this subsection lapses.16
(13))) (11) $4,971,000 of the motor vehicle account — state 17
appropriation is provided solely for implementation of chapter 385, 18
Laws of 2025 (special license plates). ((If chapter . . . (Substitute 19
Senate Bill No. 5444), Laws of 2025 is not enacted by June 30, 2025, 20
the amount provided in this subsection lapses.21
(14) $36,000)) (12) $41,000 of the motor vehicle account — state 22
appropriation is provided solely for implementation of chapter 10, 23
Laws of 2025 (vehicle inspection backlog). ((If chapter . . . (Senate 24
Bill No. 5462), Laws of 2025 is not enacted by June 30, 2025, the 25
amount provided in this subsection lapses.26
(15) $64,000)) (13) $72,000 of the highway safety account — state 27
appropriation is provided solely for implementation of chapter 217, 28
Laws of 2025 (blood type information). ((If chapter . . . (Engrossed 29
Senate Bill No. 5689), Laws of 2025 is not enacted by June 30, 2025, 30
the amount provided in this subsection lapses.31
(16))) (14) $150,000 of the motor vehicle account — state 32
appropriation is provided solely for the department to send periodic 33
notifications to vehicle owners with significantly expired vehicle 34
registrations to increase compliance with annual vehicle registration 35
requirements. Notifications must contain information about vehicle 36
registration requirements and possible penalties associated with 37
operating a vehicle with an expired registration. 38
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(((17) $726,000)) (15) $1,093,000 of the highway safety account — 1
state appropriation is provided solely for implementation of chapter 2
417, Laws of 2025 (transportation resources). ((If chapter . . . 3
(Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5801), Laws of 2025 is not 4
enacted by June 30, 2025, the amount provided in this subsection 5
lapses.)) Of this amount: 6
(a) (($256,000)) $526,000 is provided solely for the 7
implementation of new revenues; and 8
(b) (($470,000)) $567,000 is provided solely for the department 9
to implement a program to compensate registered tow truck operators 10
for private property impounds. 11
(((18))) (16) $50,000 of the highway safety account — state 12
appropriation is provided solely for the department to translate the 13
driver licensing examination manual and knowledge test into Dari, 14
Farsi, and Somali. 15
(((20) $106,000)) (17) $143,000 of the highway safety account — 16
state appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of 17
chapter 175, Laws of 2025 (driver training alternative). ((If 18
chapter . . ., Laws of 2025 (House Bill No. 1244) is not enacted by 19
June 30, 2025, the amount provided in this subsection lapses.20
(21))) (18) $1,081,000 of the highway safety account — state 21
appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of chapter 22
228, Laws of 2025 (speeding). ((If chapter . . ., Laws of 2025 23
(Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1596) is not enacted by June 30, 24
2025, the amount provided in this subsection lapses.25
(23) $2,000,000)) (19) $3,577,000 of the highway safety account — 26
state appropriation is provided solely to continue the DOL2Go 27
program, bringing driver licensing and identicard services to 28
underrepresented and rural communities. 29
(((24))) (20) $464,000 of the highway safety account — state 30
appropriation is provided solely for the department's costs to 31
provide an interagency transfer to the Washington center for deaf and 32
hard of hearing youth to continue efforts to make driver training 33
education more accessible for deaf and hard of hearing youth in the 34
state. 35
(((25))) (21) $300,000 of the highway safety account — state 36
appropriation is provided solely for additional actions in accordance 37
with the recently completed evaluation of ways to implement an older 38
and medically at-risk driver program. 39
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(((26) $10,460,000)) (22) $10,143,000 of the driver education 1
safety improvement account— state appropriation is provided solely for 2
the implementation of chapter 299, Laws of 2025 (young driver 3
safety). ((If chapter . . ., Laws of 2025 (Engrossed Substitute House 4
Bill No. 1878) is not enacted by June 30, 2025, the amount provided 5
in this subsection lapses.6
(27))) (23) $22,000 of the motor vehicle account — state 7
appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of chapter 8
229, Laws of 2025 (transportation network companies). ((If 9
chapter . . ., Laws of 2025 (Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 10
1332) is not enacted by June 30, 2025, the amount provided in this 11
subsection lapses.))12
(24) $922,000 of the motor vehicle account— state appropriation is 13
provided solely for the department to finalize the upgrade and 14
improvements to its prorate and fuel tax system, and is subject to 15
the conditions, limitations, and review requirements of section 701 16
of this act.17
Sec. 209. 2025 c 416 s 209 (uncodified) is amended to read as 18
follows: 19
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION— TOLL OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE20
— PROGRAM B21
Puget Sound Gateway Facility Account— State 22
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,701,00023
State Route Number 520 Corridor Account— State 24
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($50,261,000))25
$51,426,00026
State Route Number 520 Civil Penalties Account— State27
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,378,00028
Tacoma Narrows Toll Bridge Account— State 29
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($38,652,000))30
$39,154,00031
Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project Account— 32
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($26,683,000))33
$27,336,00034
Interstate 405 and State Route Number 167 Express 35
Toll Lanes Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . (($42,255,000))36
$42,761,00037
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . (($167,930,000))38
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$170,756,0001
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 2
conditions and limitations: 3
(1) $1,300,000 of the Tacoma Narrows toll bridge account — state 4
appropriation and $12,820,000 of the state route number 520 corridor 5
account— state appropriation are provided solely for the purposes of 6
addressing unforeseen operations and maintenance costs on the Tacoma 7
Narrows bridge and the state route number 520 bridge, respectively. 8
The office of financial management shall place the amounts provided 9
in this subsection, which represent a portion of the required minimum 10
fund balance under the policy of the state treasurer, in unallotted 11
status. The office may release the funds only when it determines that 12
all other funds designated for operations and maintenance purposes 13
have been exhausted. 14
(2) As long as the facility is tolled, the department must 15
provide annual reports to the transportation committees of the 16
legislature on the Interstate 405 express toll lane project 17
performance measures listed in RCW 47.56.880(4). These reports must 18
include: 19
(a) Information on the travel times and travel time reliability 20
(at a minimum, average and 90th percentile travel times) maintained 21
during peak and nonpeak periods in the express toll lanes and general 22
purpose lanes for both the entire corridor and commonly made trips in 23
the corridor including, but not limited to, northbound from Bellevue 24
to Rose Hill, state route number 520 at NE 148th to Interstate 405 at 25
state route number 522, Bellevue to Bothell (both NE 8th to state 26
route number 522 and NE 8th to state route number 527), and a trip 27
internal to the corridor (such as NE 85th to NE 160th) and similar 28
southbound trips; and 29
(b) Underlying congestion measurements, that is, speeds, that are 30
being used to generate the summary graphs provided, to be made 31
available in a digital file format. 32
(3) The department shall make detailed annual reports to the 33
transportation committees of the legislature and the public on the 34
department's website in a manner consistent with past practices as 35
specified in section 209(5), chapter 186, Laws of 2022.36
(4) As part of the department's 2027-2029 biennial budget 37
request, the department shall update the cost allocation 38
recommendations that assign appropriate costs to each of the toll 39
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funds for services provided by relevant Washington state department 1
of transportation programs, the Washington state patrol, and the 2
transportation commission. The recommendations shall be based on 3
updated traffic and toll transaction patterns and other relevant 4
factors. 5
(5) $150,000 of the state route number 520 corridor account— state 6
appropriation, $150,000 of the Tacoma Narrows toll bridge account — 7
state appropriation, $150,000 of the Alaskan Way viaduct replacement 8
project account — state appropriation, and $150,000 of the Interstate 9
405 and state route number 167 express toll lanes account — state 10
appropriation are provided solely for the development of a strategic, 11
long-range tolling feasibility assessment that indicates the 12
operational viability and revenue potential for possible future 13
tolled facilities in the state. At a minimum, the department, working 14
in partnership with the transportation commission, shall: Identify 15
candidate projects for modeling analysis utilizing a screening tool 16
that seeks to maximize systemwide performance; determine tolling 17
feasibility and potential gross and net toll revenue for each 18
identified project; consider various approaches to tolling operations 19
and their associated costs; and identify the potential impacts of 20
tolling to surrounding roadways. The strategic tolling feasibility 21
assessment must be submitted to the transportation committees of the 22
legislature by October 1, 2026. 23
(6) As part of its 2026 supplemental budget submittal, the 24
department must submit recommendations to further reduce mailing and 25
other customer correspondence costs over the long-term, including 26
implementation cost estimates. 27
(7) The legislature intends that tolling commence as soon as 28
possible on the I-405 express toll lanes Renton to Bellevue corridor. 29
The legislature intends to provide additional funding for operations 30
and maintenance expenditures on the corridor if such funding is 31
necessary due to earlier than expected tolling commencement.32
Sec. 210. 2025 c 416 s 210 (uncodified) is amended to read as 33
follows: 34
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION— INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY— PROGRAM 35
C36
Move Ahead WA Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . $11,970,00037
Transportation Partnership Account— State 38
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Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,472,0001
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . (($127,544,000))2
$130,528,0003
Puget Sound Ferry Operations Account— State 4
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $307,0005
Multimodal Transportation Account— State 6
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,059,000))7
$3,062,0008
Transportation 2003 Account (Nickel Account)— State 9
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,488,00010
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . (($146,840,000))11
$149,827,00012
Sec. 211. 2025 c 416 s 211 (uncodified) is amended to read as 13
follows: 14
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION— FACILITY MAINTENANCE, 15
OPERATIONS, AND CONSTRUCTION— PROGRAM D— OPERATING16
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . (($43,820,000))17
$45,191,00018
Move Ahead WA Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $2,044,00019
State Route Number 520 Corridor Account— State 20
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $34,00021
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . (($45,898,000))22
$47,269,00023
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 24
conditions and limitations: 25
(1) $2,000,000 of the motor vehicle account — state appropriation 26
is provided solely for tenant improvements and other costs associated 27
with administrative space efficiency actions taken throughout the 28
agency. The department must continue to aggressively pursue office 29
and administrative space efficiency as detailed in recent reports 30
identifying opportunities for savings and cost avoidance, including:31
(a) Reducing costs, such as leases, facility maintenance, and 32
utilities, from agency consolidations; 33
(b) Implementing colocations with other state, local, and other 34
public agencies to reduce costs and improve cost-efficiency while 35
meeting utilization standards; and 36
(c) Evaluating specific additional opportunities for space 37
efficiency, consolidations, and colocation opportunities associated 38
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with the Bellingham engineering field office, the Corson Avenue 1
regional headquarters campus, the Dayton Avenue northwest regional 2
headquarters, and the transportation building in Olympia.3
(2) By January 1st of each year during the 2025-2027 fiscal 4
biennium, the department must provide a progress report on 5
implementing the actions under subsection (1) of this section in the 6
most recent calendar year and any planned actions in the subsequent 7
two-year period in these efforts. 8
(3) $1,251,000 of the motor vehicle account — state appropriation 9
is provided solely for the department to build new parking at an 10
existing agency owned property for approximately 20 large, oversized 11
vehicles displaced from the relocation by June 30, 2026, out of the 12
Edna Lucille Goodrich Building.13
Sec. 212. 2025 c 416 s 213 (uncodified) is amended to read as 14
follows: 15
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION— AVIATION— PROGRAM F16
Aeronautics Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . (($13,398,000))17
$15,441,00018
Aeronautics Account— Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . (($2,597,000))19
$3,154,00020
Aeronautics Account— Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . $60,00021
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . (($16,055,000))22
$18,655,00023
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 24
conditions and limitations: 25
(1) The department shall submit a report to the transportation 26
committees of the legislature by October 1, 2026, identifying a 27
selection of sustainable aviation projects for funding by the 28
legislature. In considering projects to recommend to fund, the 29
department shall only consider projects that advance the state of 30
sustainable aviation technology and lead to future innovation. 31
Innovative sustainable aviation projects may include, but are not 32
limited to, pilot projects demonstrating the use of:33
(a) Mobile battery charging technology; 34
(b) Hydrogen electrolyzers and storage; 35
(c) Electric ground equipment; and 36
(d) Hanger charging technology. 37
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(2) $500,000 of the aeronautics account — state appropriation is 1
provided solely for Snohomish county to conduct a study to plan for 2
and identify on-site or off-site improvements necessary to implement 3
capacity expansion at Paine Field to meet future regional commercial 4
passenger demand. 5
(3) $300,000 of the aeronautics account — state appropriation is 6
provided solely for the Port of Bremerton to conduct the second phase 7
of a feasibility study on the possibility of offering commercial 8
service at the Bremerton National Airport. The department may not 9
require a match for this project. 10
(4) $750,000 of the aeronautics account — state appropriation is 11
provided solely for the city of Yakima for an overflow parking lot at 12
the Yakima Air Terminal. The department may not require a match for 13
this project. 14
(5) $1,774,000 of the aeronautics account — state appropriation is 15
provided solely for the commercial aviation work group created in 16
chapter 463, Laws of 2023, specifically for the following activities:17
(a) The state commercial aviation work group shall 18
comprehensively evaluate the long-range commercial aviation needs of 19
Washington within the broader context of state transportation needs 20
and the specific needs of western Washington taking into 21
consideration airport capacity in adjacent states and provinces. The 22
work group shall review existing data and conduct research to 23
determine Washington's long-range commercial aviation facility needs 24
while considering alternatives to additional airport capacity.25
(b)(i) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the 26
work group shall investigate the expansion of existing aviation 27
facilities and possible siting locations for new greenfield aviation 28
facilities, with the expected outcome to be a report that compares 29
the strengths and weaknesses of each site considered. In this 30
investigation, the work group shall consider both new sites and those 31
previously identified in previous aviation planning documents. The 32
work group must consider all impacts that, whether by the expansion 33
of a current facility or the location of a new greenfield site, the 34
creation of a new primary commercial aviation facility may have, 35
including impacts on: 36
(A) Community members and quality of life; 37
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(B) The environment, including the impacts of a facility on water 1
quality and the ability of the state to meet the greenhouse gas 2
emissions limits established in RCW 70A.45.020; 3
(C) County master plans and other local planning and zoning, 4
including development regulations and comprehensive plans adopted 5
under chapter 36.70A RCW; and 6
(D) Current airspace operations. 7
(ii) The work group shall: 8
(A) Perform outreach to and make efforts to collaborate with:9
(I) Applicable federal agencies including the federal aviation 10
administration, the United States environmental protection agency, 11
the United States department of defense, and the United States 12
department of energy; 13
(II) Indian tribes, as defined in RCW 43.376.010, through 14
outreach and collaboration by the work group under this subsection 15
does not constitute or substitute for formal government-to-government 16
consultation under the 1989 State-Tribal Relations/Centennial Accord 17
and chapter 43.376 RCW; 18
(III) The environmental community; 19
(IV) Local communities; 20
(V) Economic development agencies; 21
(VI) Other states and provinces as appropriate;22
(B) Identify potential site infrastructure shortfalls and make 23
recommendations as to how they could be most suitably addressed, 24
including the feasibility of the specific transportation 25
infrastructure required to move people to the potential site. This 26
process includes the delivery of an adequate supply of aircraft fuel 27
and supporting infrastructure along with facilities needed to 28
transition to the use of sustainable aviation fuels;29
(C) Consider the cost of construction of a facility and 30
supporting infrastructure; 31
(D) In cooperation with the federal aviation administration, 32
analyze: 33
(I) Airspace requirements and airspace restrictions of potential 34
sites; 35
(II) Any possible terrain and man-made obstacles that could 36
possibly create a hazard to aircraft; 37
(III) Local weather patterns and microclimates to determine if 38
they will create issues for the operation of large aircraft; and39
(E) Carry out other duties as assigned by the legislature.40
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(c) The work group shall not consider: 1
(i) Expansion opportunities for a port or county run airport 2
located in a county with a population of 2,000,000 or more; or3
(ii) The expansion of an existing airport or the siting of a new 4
airport that would be incompatible with the operations of a military 5
installation. 6
(d) In addition, the work group shall provide information to the 7
transportation committees of the legislature on the future of 8
aviation growth in the state, including potential commercial 9
aviation, general aviation, and air cargo demands, with consideration 10
of new technologies, alternative transportation modes, and the 11
airport of the future. 12
(e) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to endorse, 13
limit, or otherwise alter existing or future plans for capital 14
development and capacity enhancement at existing commercial airports 15
in Washington. 16
(6) (($2,100,000)) $2,553,000 of the aeronautics account — state 17
appropriation is provided solely for the move ahead WA aviation 18
grants. The department shall prioritize projects eligible for federal 19
funding. 20
Sec. 213. 2025 c 416 s 214 (uncodified) is amended to read as 21
follows: 22
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION— PROGRAM DELIVERY MANAGEMENT AND 23
SUPPORT— PROGRAM H24
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . (($70,272,000))25
$70,315,00026
Motor Vehicle Account— Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $500,00027
Multimodal Transportation Account— State 28
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,176,00029
Move Ahead WA Flexible Account— State Appropriation. . . . . $572,00030
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . (($72,520,000))31
$72,563,00032
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 33
conditions and limitations: 34
(1) During the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, if the department takes 35
possession of the property situated in the city of Edmonds for which 36
a purchase agreement was executed between Unocal and the department 37
in 2005 (Tax Parcel Number 262703-2-003-0009), and if the department 38
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confirms that the property is still no longer needed for 1
transportation purposes, the department shall provide the city of 2
Edmonds with the first right of purchase at fair market value in 3
accordance with RCW 47.12.063(3) for the city's intended use of the 4
property to rehabilitate near-shore habitat for salmon and related 5
species. 6
(2)(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) ((The LEAP Transportation Document 2025-2 ALL PROJECTS as 11
developed April 26, 2025 )) OFM Transportation Document 2026-1: 12
Proposed Transportation Project List as developed December 19, 2025 , 13
anticipates fulfillment of the requirements under chapter 70A.535 RCW 14
of generating credits and revenue for transportation investments 15
funded in an omnibus transportation appropriations act, including the 16
move ahead WA transportation package. The omnibus transportation 17
appropriations act anticipates credits for ferry electrification for 18
new hybrid electric vessels, active transportation, transit programs 19
and projects, alternative fuel infrastructure, connecting 20
communities, and multimodal investments. 21
(c) Pursuant to the reporting requirements of RCW 70A.535.050(5), 22
the department must present a detailed projection of the credit 23
revenues generated and achieved directly as a result of the funding 24
and activities in this subsection. 25
(3) $350,000 of the multimodal transportation account — state 26
appropriation is reappropriated and provided solely for the 27
department to explore alternative uses of the state's highway rights-28
of-way consistent with section 214(7), chapter 310, Laws of 2024.29
(4) The department may not execute a state highway route transfer 30
under RCW 36.75.090 and 47.24.010 without approval from the receiving 31
city or county from July 1, 2025, until June 30, 2026. The department 32
may continue discussions with local jurisdictions regarding state 33
highway route transfers to local jurisdictions that may occur after 34
consideration of the final report and recommendations of the 35
Washington State Route Jurisdiction Study expected by December 2025.36
(5) The legislature must be consulted before any decisions on 37
parcel numbers 7666206955 and 7666206950 for more than temporary use 38
and before entering into any negotiations, or signing any contracts 39
or lease for development, lease, or sale of those properties.40
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(6) $250,000 of the motor vehicle account — state appropriation is 1
provided solely for the implementation of chapter 298, Laws of 2025 2
(lease of unused highway land). ((If chapter . . ., Laws of 2025 3
(Substitute House Bill No. 1774) is not enacted by June 30, 2025, the 4
amount provided in this subsection lapses.))5
(7) $285,000 of the motor vehicle account — state appropriation is 6
provided solely for the implementation of chapter 365, Laws of 2025 7
(streamlining of permitting for transportation projects work group). 8
((If chapter . . ., Laws of 2025 (Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 9
1902) is not enacted by June 30, 2025, the amount provided in this 10
subsection lapses.))11
(8) During the 2025–2027 fiscal biennium, if the department 12
completes the final design for the North Spokane Corridor Project - 13
I-90 Connection Phase, the department shall provide the Carl Maxey 14
Center the option to lease WSDOT property along I-90 in the East 15
Central Neighborhood for the purposes of affordable housing in 16
accordance with RCW 47.12.120.17
Sec. 214. 2025 c 416 s 215 (uncodified) is amended to read as 18
follows: 19
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION— PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS— 20
PROGRAM K21
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . (($1,647,000))22
$1,648,00023
Multimodal Transportation Account— State 24
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200,00025
Multimodal Transportation Account— Federal 26
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($51,526,000))27
$83,733,00028
Carbon Emissions Reduction Account— State 29
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($167,962,000))30
$169,967,00031
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . (($221,335,000))32
$255,548,00033
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 34
conditions and limitations: 35
(1) $25,000,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account — state 36
appropriation is provided solely for the clean alternative fuel 37
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vehicle charging and refueling infrastructure program described in 1
RCW 47.04.350. 2
(2) $125,851,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account — state 3
appropriation is provided solely for a point-of-sale voucher 4
incentive program, inclusive of costs for program administration and 5
staffing, to encourage the faster adoption of zero-emission medium 6
and heavy-duty vehicles to further state climate goals under RCW 7
70A.45.020 and state equity goals under chapter 70A.02 RCW. The 8
voucher incentive program must be administered by a third-party 9
administrator that has experience administering voucher incentive 10
programs, with oversight conducted by the department.11
(a) The voucher program is required to be designed based on the 12
recommendations of the Joint Transportation Committee report 13
Washington State Infrastructure and Incentive Program Design for MHD 14
ZEVs, and to include: 15
(i) Simplified zero-emission vehicle eligibility requirements;16
(ii) Vehicle and infrastructure incentives aligned with programs 17
in other jurisdictions, where appropriate, to streamline user 18
planning; 19
(iii) Financial enhancements for select populations based on 20
equity considerations, including for vehicles in disadvantaged 21
communities and vehicles to be purchased by small, minority-owned 22
businesses, with consideration for support of the secondary vehicle 23
market; 24
(iv) A centralized user and manufacturer portal for information, 25
application, and assistance; 26
(v) A fleet assistance and qualification program to assist in 27
zero-emission vehicle and infrastructure planning, to be administered 28
by the Washington State University extension energy program in 29
coordination with the department and the voucher program's third-30
party administrator; and 31
(vi) A voucher preapproval process to evaluate participant 32
eligibility, readiness for fleet deployment, and infrastructure 33
preparedness. 34
(b) The following battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell 35
electric vehicle categories and associated charging, as well as 36
refueling infrastructure for these categories, are eligible for the 37
voucher program, subject to additional qualification criteria to be 38
determined by the department and the voucher program third-party 39
administrator: 40
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(i) On-road vehicles from class 2b, heavy work pickups and vans, 1
through class 8, heavy tractor-trailer units and refuse trucks; and2
(ii) Cargo handling and off-road equipment. 3
(c) School buses and transit vehicles eligible for state grant 4
programs for the purchase of zero-emission vehicles are not eligible 5
for vouchers under this program, but are eligible for fleet 6
assistance provided in association with the voucher program, which 7
must include assistance in determining state and federal grant 8
eligibility for these vehicles. 9
(d) The voucher amounts selected by the department and voucher 10
program third-party administrator must further the policy goals of 11
the program cited in this subsection by offsetting investments 12
required for medium and heavy-duty vehicle and equipment owners to 13
transition to zero-emission vehicles and equipment. The department 14
and voucher program third-party administrator must condition vehicle 15
and infrastructure voucher funding to ensure these program policy 16
goals are furthered through the voucher funding provided.17
(e) Consistent with voucher program design, the department is 18
required to distribute funds to the voucher program third-party 19
administrator sufficiently in advance of final requirements for 20
voucher distribution being met to facilitate the voucher's timely 21
distribution by the third-party administrator to sellers of zero-22
emission vehicles and infrastructure. 23
(3)(a) $14,986,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account — 24
state appropriation is provided solely for grants, or to serve as a 25
state match for secured federal funds, to finance hydrogen refueling 26
infrastructure and fueling stations for medium and heavy-duty 27
vehicles and up to two years of hydrogen fueling station operational 28
costs along corridors designated as hydrogen corridors by the state 29
or near or on transit agency, port, or public utility district 30
property, or finance hydrogen fuel cell transportation infrastructure 31
projects. The department, in consultation with the interagency 32
electric vehicle coordinating council, should pursue any federal 33
funding available through the charging and fueling infrastructure 34
discretionary grant program and any other sources under the federal 35
infrastructure investment and jobs act (P.L. 29 117-58), and other 36
public or private funding sources as necessary, to bring hydrogen 37
fueling stations into commercial operation. 38
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(b) $2,500,000 of the amount provided in (a) of this subsection 1
is provided solely to Community Transit for a hydrogen fuel cell 2
demonstration project. 3
(c) $200,000 of the amount provided in (a) of this subsection is 4
provided solely for hydrogen fuel cell demonstration projects that 5
provide long term power equipment and fuel for traffic signals at 6
critical intersections during emergencies involving power disruptions 7
or shutoffs. 8
(4) $400,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account — state 9
appropriation is reappropriated and provided solely for the cities of 10
Bellevue and Redmond to each purchase an electric fire engine.11
(5) $1,725,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account — state 12
appropriation is reappropriated and provided solely for a Tacoma 13
Public Utilities medium-duty zero-emission utility service vehicle 14
pilot project that includes charging infrastructure and mobile 15
battery units. 16
(6) $890,000 of the motor vehicle account — state appropriation is 17
provided solely for implementation of chapter 417, Laws of 2025 18
(transportation resources). ((If chapter . . ., Laws of 2025 19
(Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5801) is not enacted by June 20
30, 2025, the amount provided in this subsection lapses.))21
(7) $8,342,000 of the multimodal transportation account — federal 22
appropriation is provided solely for the electric vehicle charger 23
reliability and accessibility accelerator program for projects to 24
support the repair or replacement of existing broken or 25
nonoperational publicly accessible chargers. 26
(8) $3,164,000 of the multimodal transportation account — federal 27
appropriation is provided solely for funding for the west coast 28
charging and fueling corridor project for two medium and heavy-duty 29
vehicle electric vehicle charging station sites and one site with a 30
hydrogen refueling station along the I-5 corridor.31
(9) The department shall notify the transportation committees of 32
the legislature if approval of federal funding for department 33
activities under the national electric vehicle infrastructure formula 34
program, the electric vehicle charger reliability and accessibility 35
accelerator program, or the west coast charging and fueling corridor 36
project is permanently revoked. 37
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Sec. 215. 2025 c 416 s 216 (uncodified) is amended to read as 1
follows: 2
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION— HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE— PROGRAM M3
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . (($571,090,000))4
$572,740,0005
Motor Vehicle Account— Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . $7,000,0006
Move Ahead WA Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . $53,675,0007
Puget Sound Gateway Facility Account— State 8
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($3,402,000))9
$3,202,00010
((RV)) Recreational Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . $1,100,00011
State Route Number 520 Corridor Account— State 12
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($4,726,000))13
$4,732,00014
Tacoma Narrows Toll Bridge Account— State 15
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,585,00016
Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project Account— 17
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,752,00018
Interstate 405 and State Route Number 167 Express 19
Toll Lanes Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . $2,624,00020
Preserve Washington Account— State Appropriation. . . . . $40,000,00021
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . (($655,954,000))22
$697,410,00023
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 24
conditions and limitations: 25
(1) $5,000,000 of the motor vehicle account — state appropriation 26
is provided solely for a contingency pool for snow and ice removal. 27
The department must notify the office of financial management and the 28
transportation committees of the legislature when they have spent the 29
base budget for snow and ice removal and will begin using the 30
contingency pool funding. 31
(2) $25,000,000 of the motor vehicle account — state appropriation 32
is provided solely for repair and replacement of traffic barriers 33
including, but not limited to, low-speed concrete barriers, beam 34
guardrails, steel-backed timber guardrails, and other systems 35
necessary to fabricate, construct, and install traffic barriers to 36
improve safety on state highway infrastructures. 37
(3) $11,500,000 of the motor vehicle account — state appropriation 38
is provided solely for lane striping using ((the most reflective 39
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paint available to maximize the visibility of lane striping, 1
especially at night )) materials that meet or exceed the federal 2
minimum retro reflectivity requirements established in the Manual on 3
Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) to ensure adequate nighttime 4
and low visibility lane-marking performance. 5
(4)(a) $5,000,000 of the motor vehicle account — state 6
appropriation ((is)) and $5,000,000 of the preserve Washington 7
account— state appropriation are provided solely for the department to 8
address the risks to safety and public health associated with 9
homeless encampments on department owned rights-of-way. The 10
department must coordinate and work with local government officials 11
and social service organizations who provide services and direct 12
people to housing alternatives that are not in highway rights-of-way 13
to help prevent future encampments from forming on highway rights-of-14
way and may reimburse the organizations doing this outreach 15
assistance who transition people into treatment or housing or for 16
debris clean up on highway rights-of-way. Of the amounts provided in 17
this subsection, a minimum of $2,000,000 must be used to deliver more 18
frequent removal of litter on the highway rights-of-way that is 19
generated by unsheltered people and may be used to hire crews 20
specializing in collecting and disposing of garbage, clearing debris 21
or hazardous material, and implementing safety improvements where 22
hazards exist to the traveling public and department employees. The 23
department may use these funds to either reimburse local law 24
enforcement costs or the Washington state patrol if they are 25
providing enhanced safety to department staff during debris cleanup 26
or during efforts to prevent future encampments from forming on 27
highway rights-of-way. 28
(b) Beginning November 1, 2025, and semiannually thereafter, the 29
Washington state patrol and the department of transportation must 30
jointly submit a report to the governor and the transportation 31
committees of the legislature on the status of these efforts, 32
including: 33
(i) A summary of the activities related to addressing 34
encampments, including information on arrangements with local 35
governments or other entities related to these activities;36
(ii) A description of the planned activities in the ensuing two 37
quarters to further address the emergency hazards and risks along 38
state highway rights-of-way; and 39
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(iii) Recommendations for executive branch or legislative action 1
to achieve the desired outcome of reduced emergency hazards and risks 2
along state highway rights-of-way. 3
(5) $1,000,000 of the motor vehicle account — state appropriation 4
is provided solely for a partnership program between the department 5
and the city of Spokane, to be administered in conjunction with 6
subsection (4) of this section. The program must address the safety 7
and public health problems created by homeless encampments on the 8
department's property along state highways within the city limits. Of 9
the amounts provided in this subsection, $555,000 is for dedicated 10
department maintenance staff and associated clean-up costs. The 11
department and the city of Spokane shall enter into a reimbursable 12
agreement to cover up to $445,000 of the city's expenses for clean-up 13
crews and landfill costs. 14
(6) $1,025,000 of the motor vehicle account — state appropriation 15
is provided solely for the department to implement safety 16
improvements and debris clean up on department-owned rights-of-way in 17
the city of Seattle at levels above that being implemented as of 18
January 1, 2019, to be administered in conjunction with subsection 19
(2) of this section. The department must maintain a crew dedicated 20
solely to collecting and disposing of garbage, clearing debris or 21
hazardous material, and implementing safety improvements where 22
hazards exist to the traveling public, department employees, or 23
people encamped upon department-owned rights-of-way. The department 24
may request assistance from the Washington state patrol as necessary 25
in order for both agencies to provide enhanced safety-related 26
activities regarding the emergency hazards along state highway 27
rights-of-way in the Seattle area. 28
(7) $1,015,000 of the motor vehicle account — state appropriation 29
is provided solely for a partnership program between the department 30
and the city of Tacoma, to be administered in conjunction with 31
subsection (4) of this section. The program must address the safety 32
and public health problems created by homeless encampments on the 33
department's property along state highways within the city limits. Of 34
the amounts provided in this subsection, $570,000 is for dedicated 35
department maintenance staff and associated clean-up costs. The 36
department and the city of Tacoma shall enter into a reimbursable 37
agreement to cover up to $445,000 of the city's expenses for clean-up 38
crews and landfill costs. 39
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(8) $3,675,000 of the move ahead WA account — state appropriation 1
is provided solely for initial and ongoing implementation costs of 2
the department's Snoqualmie winter operations study recommendations, 3
which include installation of large regulatory signs, installation of 4
a remote avalanche control system, developing chain enforcement 5
processes in coordination with the Washington state patrol, improving 6
cost recovery from violators, and securing an on-call class C towing 7
company. 8
(9) $2,000,000 of the Alaskan Way viaduct replacement project 9
account— state appropriation is provided solely for maintenance 10
activities in the vicinity of the state route number 99 deep bore 11
tunnel in preparation for, and during, the 2026 World Cup . 12
Appropriations in this subsection assume additional revenue from a 13
temporary toll rate adjustment on the state route number 99 tunnel 14
leading up to and during the 2026 World Cup. 15
(10)(a) $1,200,000 of the motor vehicle account — state 16
appropriation is provided solely for the department to contract with 17
the city of Fife to address the risks to safety and public health 18
associated with homeless encampments on department-owned rights-of-19
way along the SR 167/SR 509 Puget Sound Gateway project corridor in 20
and adjacent to the city limits. 21
(b) The city must coordinate and work with the department and 22
local governments and social service organizations who provide 23
services and direct people to housing alternatives that are not in 24
highway rights-of-way to help prevent future encampments from forming 25
on highway rights-of-way. State funds may be used to reimburse the 26
organizations doing this outreach assistance who transition people 27
into treatment or housing that is not on the rights-of-way or for 28
debris clean up on highway rights-of-way. 29
(c) The department may hire crews specializing in collecting and 30
disposing of garbage, clearing debris or hazardous material, and 31
implementing safety improvements where hazards exist to the traveling 32
public and department employees. 33
(d) Funds may also be used to reimburse local law enforcement 34
costs or the Washington state patrol if they are participating as 35
part of a state or local government agreement to provide enhanced 36
safety related activities along state highway rights-of-way.37
(e) It is the intent of the legislature that the city and 38
collaborating partners should place particular emphasis on utilizing 39
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available funds for addressing large scale and multiple homeless 1
encampments that impact public safety and health. Funding for 2
initiatives associated with such encampments may include targeted 3
assistance to local governments and social service organizations, 4
directing moneys toward not only initial efforts to clear 5
encampments, clean up debris and restore sightlines, but to ongoing 6
work, monitoring, and maintenance of efforts to place individuals in 7
housing, treatment, and services, and to better ensure individuals 8
experiencing homelessness receive needed assistance while sites 9
remain safe and secure for the traveling public. 10
(11) $180,000 of the motor vehicle account— state appropriation is 11
provided solely for graffiti mitigation operations using spray drone 12
technology. 13
(12) $35,000,000 of the preserve Washington account — state 14
appropriation is provided to support essential maintenance activities 15
necessary for timely repairs, adequate equipment and materials, and 16
the reliable operation of Washington's transportation system.17
Sec. 216. 2025 c 416 s 217 (uncodified) is amended to read as 18
follows: 19
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION— TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS— 20
PROGRAM Q— OPERATING21
Highway Safety Fund— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $10,621,00022
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . (($88,980,000))23
$91,138,00024
Motor Vehicle Account— Federal Appropriation. . . . . . (($2,088,000))25
$2,087,00026
Motor Vehicle Account— Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . $294,00027
Move Ahead WA Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $8,124,00028
Multimodal Transportation Account— State 29
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000,00030
State Route Number 520 Corridor Account— State 31
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $247,00032
Tacoma Narrows Toll Bridge Account— State 33
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $44,00034
Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project Account— 35
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,122,00036
Interstate 405 and State Route Number 167 Express 37
Toll Lanes Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $36,00038
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TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . (($116,556,000))1
$118,713,0002
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 3
conditions and limitations: 4
(1)(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(20), chapter 472, Laws of 2023. Under the pilot program, when the 39
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department reserves a portion of a highway based on the number of 1
passengers in a vehicle, nonemergency medical transportation vehicles 2
that meet the requirements identified in section 208 (20), chapter 3
472, Laws of 2023 must be authorized to use the reserved portion of 4
the highway. 5
(d) The department shall expand the high occupancy vehicle lane 6
access pilot program to private, for hire vehicles regulated under 7
chapter 81.72 RCW that have been specially manufactured, designed, or 8
modified for the transportation of a person who has a mobility 9
disability and uses a wheelchair or other assistive device. Under the 10
pilot program, when the department reserves a portion of a highway 11
based on the number of passengers in a vehicle, wheelchair-accessible 12
taxicabs that are clearly and identifiably marked as such on all 13
sides of the vehicle are considered public transportation vehicles 14
and must be authorized to use the reserved portion of the highway.15
(e) Nothing in this subsection is intended to exempt these 16
vehicles from paying tolls when they do not meet the occupancy 17
requirements established by the department for express toll lanes.18
(2) The appropriations in this section assume implementation of 19
additional cost recovery mechanisms to recoup at least $100,000 in 20
credit card and other financial transaction costs related to the 21
collection of fees imposed under RCW 46.17.400, 46.44.090, and 22
46.44.0941 for driver and vehicle fee transactions beginning January 23
1, 2023. The department may recover transaction fees incurred through 24
credit card transactions. 25
(3) $10,621,000 of the highway safety account— state appropriation 26
is provided solely for implementation of chapter 17, Laws of 2023 27
(speed safety cameras). Pursuant to the reporting requirements of RCW 28
46.63.200(10), the department, in collaboration with the Washington 29
state patrol and the Washington traffic safety commission, must 30
report to the transportation committees of the legislature by July 1, 31
2027, on the data and efficacy of speed safety camera system use in 32
state highway work zones. A preliminary report on the pilot 33
activities is due to the transportation committees of the legislature 34
by December 1, 2025, and must include, but is not limited to: (a) The 35
number of deployments and locations of the speed safety cameras, (b) 36
staffing workload, (c) number of violations issued, (d) detailed 37
expenses incurred by each agency in the pilot, and (e) efficiency 38
measures each agency has taken in operating the pilot program in the 39
most cost-effective manner possible. 40
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(4) $1,279,000 of the move ahead WA account — state appropriation 1
is provided solely for maintenance and operations of the virtual 2
coordination center. The department is encouraged to apply for 3
federal grant funds for the virtual coordination center and may use 4
state funds as a match. By December 1, 2026, the department shall 5
report to the transportation committees of the legislature: (a) 6
Recommendations to expand the center's operations, including specific 7
additional jurisdictions and corridors across the state; and (b) 8
amounts received and dates of receipt of any new cash and in-kind 9
matches from virtual coordination center partners including, but not 10
limited to, the city of Seattle, King county, other state and local 11
jurisdictions, and private sector partners. 12
(5) $1,900,000 of the motor vehicle account — state appropriation 13
is reappropriated and provided solely for the department, in 14
coordination with the independent review team of the joint 15
transportation committee, to conduct an analysis of highway, road, 16
and freight rail transportation needs, options, and impacts from 17
shifting the movement of freight and goods that currently move by 18
barge through the lower Snake river dams to highways, other roads, 19
and rail, consistent with section 217 (9), chapter 310, Laws of 2024. 20
The department shall provide status updates on a quarterly basis in 21
coordination with the joint transportation committee. The department 22
must submit a final report to the governor and the transportation 23
committees of the legislature by December 31, 2026.24
(6) $4,000,000 of the move ahead WA account — state appropriation 25
is provided solely for transportation operations activities to help 26
keep people and goods moving during the 2026 World Cup. These 27
activities include, but are not limited to, transportation management 28
center operations and upgrades, additional incident response team 29
coverage, trail crossing improvements, and updated guide signage/30
wayfinding. 31
(7) $5,000,000 of the multimodal transportation account — state 32
appropriation is provided solely for the department to address 33
emergent issues related to safety for pedestrians and bicyclists. 34
Funds may only be spent after approval from the office of financial 35
management. By December 15th of each odd-numbered year, the 36
department shall provide a report to the legislature listing all 37
emergent issues addressed in the prior fiscal biennium.38
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(8) The department is encouraged to erect wayfinding signs along 1
northbound and southbound Interstate 5 identifying routes to Paine 2
Field airport. 3
(9) $6,000,000 of the motor vehicle account — state appropriation 4
is provided solely for low-cost enhancements. The department shall 5
give priority to low-cost enhancement projects that improve safety or 6
provide congestion relief. The department must identify low-cost 7
enhancement projects that could substantially fulfill safety 8
improvements before proceeding on full project scope designs and 9
engineering. Low-cost enhancements may include, but are not limited 10
to, new signage, rumble strips, speed bumps, flashing crosswalk 11
lights, lowering speed limits, lane narrowing via traffic calming, 12
and other safety improvements. By December 15th of each odd-numbered 13
year, the department shall provide a report to the legislature 14
listing all low-cost enhancement projects completed in the prior 15
fiscal biennium. 16
(10) The department shall promote safety messages encouraging 17
drivers to slow down and move over and pay attention when emergency 18
lights are flashing on the side of the road and other suitable safety 19
messages on electronic message boards the department operates across 20
the state. The messages must be promoted through June 30, 2027. The 21
department may coordinate such messaging with any statewide public 22
awareness campaigns being developed by the department of licensing or 23
the Washington state traffic safety commission, or both.24
(11) $1,050,000 of the move ahead WA account — state appropriation 25
is provided solely for Washington's share of efforts to mitigate 26
collision risk at the Lewis and Clark and Astoria-Megler bridges, 27
including a vessel collision risk assessment, installation of an air 28
gap sensor, and expansion of the virtual coordination center.29
Sec. 217. 2025 c 416 s 218 (uncodified) is amended to read as 30
follows: 31
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION— TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT AND 32
SUPPORT— PROGRAM S33
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . (($45,218,000))34
$48,319,00035
Motor Vehicle Account— Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $780,00036
Motor Vehicle Account— Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . $500,00037
Move Ahead WA Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $3,650,00038
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Move Ahead WA Flexible Account— State Appropriation. . . . $5,400,0001
Puget Sound Ferry Operations Account— State 2
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $510,0003
Multimodal Transportation Account— State 4
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($7,920,000))5
$12,079,0006
State Route Number 520 Corridor Account— State 7
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $220,0008
Tacoma Narrows Toll Bridge Account— State 9
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $136,00010
Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project Account— 11
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $127,00012
Interstate 405 and State Route Number 167 Express 13
Toll Lanes Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $114,00014
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . (($64,575,000))15
$71,835,00016
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 17
conditions and limitations: 18
(1)(a) $2,000,000 of the motor vehicle account — state 19
appropriation and $5,400,000 of the move ahead WA flexible account— 20
state appropriation are provided solely for efforts to increase 21
diversity in the transportation construction workforce through:22
(i) The preapprenticeship support services (PASS) and career 23
opportunity maritime preapprenticeship support services (COMPASS) 24
programs, which aim to increase diversity in the highway construction 25
and maritime workforces and prepare individuals interested in 26
entering the highway construction and maritime workforces. In 27
addition to the services allowed under RCW 47.01.435, the PASS and 28
COMPASS programs may provide housing assistance for youth aging out 29
of the foster care and juvenile rehabilitation systems to support 30
their participation in a transportation-related preapprenticeship 31
program and support services to obtain necessary maritime documents 32
and coast guard certification; and 33
(ii) Assisting minority and women-owned businesses to perform 34
work in the highway construction industry. 35
(b) The department shall report every even-numbered year to the 36
transportation committees of the legislature on efforts to increase 37
diversity in the transportation construction workforce.38
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(c) The office of equity and civil rights may revise program 1
standards, as needed, with legislative consultation.2
(2) $1,512,000 of the motor vehicle account — state appropriation 3
and $488,000 of the Puget Sound ferry operations account — state 4
appropriation are provided solely for monitoring, assistance, 5
engagement, reporting, and other activities consistent with section 6
218(2), chapter 310, Laws of 2024. 7
(3) $3,650,000 of the move ahead WA account — state appropriation 8
is provided solely for activities to help keep people and goods 9
moving during the 2026 World Cup. These activities include, but are 10
not limited to, digital advertising for traveler information, Title 11
VI compliance and language access, and Americans with disabilities 12
act compliance and training. 13
(4) The department's office of equity and civil rights and the 14
office of minority and women's business enterprises must develop two 15
new business-size thresholds within the office's certification 16
program. The two new thresholds must include emerging small 17
businesses and rising small businesses with gross receipts of no more 18
than (a) $3,000,000 and (b) $10,000,000. This work must include 19
evaluation of all state-funded contracts over $50,000,000 for 20
emerging small business goals, rising small business goals, small 21
business goals, or any combination thereof. The office of equity and 22
civil rights and the office of minority and women's business 23
enterprises must submit a report to the office of financial 24
management and the transportation committees of the legislature by 25
November 1, 2025, on this work and any recommendations on next steps.26
(5) Within amounts provided in this section, a maximum of $75,000 27
is for the department's office of equity and civil rights to contract 28
with Western Washington University to analyze the economic benefit of 29
utilizing small businesses on department projects to the Washington 30
state economy. 31
(6) For department small works roster projects under RCW 32
39.04.151, the department may only allow firms certified as public 33
works small business enterprises, under RCW 39.19.030, to bid on the 34
project contract, unless the department determines there would be 35
insufficient bidders for a particular project. The department shall 36
report on the effectiveness of this policy to the transportation 37
committees of the legislature by December 1, 2026.38
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(7) (($6,791,000)) $10,950,000 of the multimodal transportation 1
account— state appropriation ((is)) and $3,075,000 of the motor 2
vehicle account — state appropriation are provided solely for the 3
department to complete the transportation reporting and accounting 4
information system to the current cloud version of the software and 5
is subject to the conditions, limitations, and review requirements of 6
section 701 of this act. 7
Sec. 218. 2025 c 416 s 219 (uncodified) is amended to read as 8
follows: 9
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION— TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, DATA, 10
AND RESEARCH— PROGRAM T11
Interstate 405 and State Route Number 167 Express 12
Toll Lanes Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . $1,500,00013
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . (($32,682,000))14
$33,889,00015
Motor Vehicle Account— Federal Appropriation. . . . . (($43,115,000))16
$43,876,00017
Motor Vehicle Account— Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . $400,00018
Move Ahead WA Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $6,900,00019
Move Ahead WA Flexible Account— State Appropriation. . . . $6,348,00020
Multimodal Transportation Account— State 21
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,489,00022
Multimodal Transportation Account— Federal 23
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,816,00024
Multimodal Transportation Account— Private/Local 25
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100,00026
State Route Number 520 Corridor Account— State 27
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $657,00028
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . (($96,007,000))29
$97,975,00030
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 31
conditions and limitations: 32
(1) $1,557,000 of the motor vehicle account — state appropriation 33
is provided solely for the department to upgrade the department's 34
linear referencing system (LRS) and highway performance monitoring 35
system (HPMS). 36
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(2) $5,400,000 of the move ahead WA account — state appropriation 1
and the entire move ahead WA flexible account— state appropriation are 2
provided solely for Interstate 5 planning. The work under this 3
subsection must include, but is not limited to, the following:4
(a) Continued development of an Interstate 5 master plan;5
(b) Advancing seismic vulnerability analyses; 6
(c) An interim report on the progress of the Interstate 5 master 7
plan to the transportation committees of the legislature and the 8
office of financial management by June 30, 2026; and9
(d) An assessment of Interstate 5 on-ramps in the core area of 10
the interstate system from the Pierce county line in Federal Way to 11
state route number 531/Smokey Point boulevard in Arlington to 12
evaluate installing new meters or revising high occupancy vehicle 13
bypasses at existing meters and prioritize locations for ramp meter 14
installations or high occupancy vehicle bypass conversions.15
(3) $140,000 of the multimodal transportation account — state 16
appropriation is reappropriated and provided solely for the city of 17
Seattle's office of planning and community development to continue to 18
support an equitable development initiative to reconnect the South 19
Park neighborhood, currently divided by state route number 99, 20
consistent with section 219 (4), chapter 310, Laws of 2024. The city 21
must provide a final report that includes recommendations by June 30, 22
2027. 23
(4) Consistent with RCW 47.04.280(1)(d), when the department 24
submits the attainment report required under RCW 47.04.285, it shall 25
visually display statewide annual hours of travel delay by displaying 26
data within each major corridor, to the extent practicable.27
(5) $1,500,000 of the Interstate 405 and State Route Number 167 28
express toll lanes account— state appropriation is provided solely for 29
the department to develop an implementation plan for state route 30
number 167 that builds on the SR 167 master plan completed in June 31
2023. The SR 167 implementation plan must include, but is not limited 32
to, high-level engineering and cost estimating work necessary to 33
update the I-405/SR 167 corridor funding and phasing report that 34
needs to be completed to advance priority project components 35
developed in the SR 167 master plan. The SR 167 implementation plan 36
with recommendations is due to the transportation committees of the 37
legislature by December 1, 2026. 38
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(6) $4,620,000 of the motor vehicle account— federal appropriation 1
is provided solely for work on the road usage charge research project 2
overseen by the Washington state transportation commission using 3
amounts of the federal grant award. 4
(7) The department shall continue to coordinate planning work 5
focused on the transportation system in western Washington across 6
modes with the goal of maximizing system performance toward the 7
policy goals in RCW 47.04.280 in the most cost-effective manner. This 8
coordination must include, but is not limited to: The Interstate 5 9
highway corridor, existing rail infrastructure and future high-speed 10
rail alignment, and commercial aviation capacity. The department must 11
report on the status of these planning efforts including, but not 12
limited to, a long-term strategy for addressing resilience of the 13
transportation system in western Washington through consideration of 14
changing demand, modal integration, and preservation needs. The 15
coordinated work must include an analysis of different alternatives 16
to promote system resilience, including performance and cost of each 17
scenario. The report is due to the joint transportation committee by 18
November 1, 2025. 19
(8) $1,500,000 of the move ahead WA account — state appropriation 20
is provided solely for the department to develop a corridor vision 21
and implementation plan that identifies improvement options to 22
address safety and multimodal mobility needs on the state route 23
number 164 corridor from Dogwood Street East in Auburn to High Point 24
Street in Enumclaw. The department must submit a report to the office 25
of financial management and the transportation committees of the 26
legislature with recommended safety and multimodal infrastructure 27
improvements by June 30, 2027. 28
(9) (($657,000)) $400,000 of the state route number 520 corridor 29
account— state appropriation is provided solely for the department to 30
contract with the University of Washington department of mechanical 31
engineering, to further study measures to reduce noise impacts from 32
the state route number 520 bridge expansion joints. ((The field 33
testing shall be scheduled during existing construction, maintenance, 34
or other scheduled closures to minimize impacts. The testing must 35
also ensure safety of the traveling public. The study shall examine 36
the types and durability of the materials used to provide noise 37
mitigation and the costs associated with the differing types of 38
materials. A draft report )) To address the safety of the traveling 39
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public and mitigate for potential joint damage, the study must 1
include laboratory-based testing of a highly durable sound 2
attenuation system based on the system developed in the WSDOT Modular 3
Bridge Expansion Joints - Phase 2 study. A draft report, including 4
test results and recommendations describing and identifying the 5
duration of future studies, must be submitted to the transportation 6
committees of the legislature and the governor by ((March)) October 7
1, 2026. A final report must be submitted to the transportation 8
committees of the legislature and the governor by December 31, 2026.9
(10) Within existing resources, the department shall complete an 10
analysis of bridge strikes in Washington state within the last three 11
years and of best practices of interventions utilized by other 12
jurisdictions. By September 1, 2026, the department shall develop and 13
submit recommendations to reduce the number of bridge strikes. 14
Recommendations should include potential improvements to physical 15
infrastructure, information and training campaigns for drivers, and 16
scalable options for costs for each recommendation.17
Sec. 219. 2025 c 416 s 220 (uncodified) is amended to read as 18
follows: 19
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION— CHARGES FROM OTHER AGENCIES— 20
PROGRAM U21
Aeronautics Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $7,00022
Transportation Partnership Account— State 23
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $147,00024
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . (($103,363,000))25
$241,367,00026
Puget Sound Ferry Operations Account— State 27
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,120,00028
State Route Number 520 Corridor Account— State 29
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $86,00030
Connecting Washington Account— State Appropriation. . . . . $1,180,00031
Multimodal Transportation Account— State 32
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($5,835,000))33
$16,822,00034
Tacoma Narrows Toll Bridge Account— State 35
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $51,00036
Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project Account— 37
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $38,00038
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Interstate 405 and State Route Number 167 Express 1
Toll Lanes Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $66,0002
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . (($111,893,000))3
$260,884,0004
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 5
conditions and limitations: 6
(1) Consistent with existing protocol and practices, for any 7
negotiations that could result in a settlement of a claim against the 8
state for the department that exceeds $5,000,000, the department, in 9
conjunction with the attorney general and the department of 10
enterprise services, shall notify the director of the office of 11
financial management and the transportation committees of the 12
legislature. 13
(2) 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 Washington state ferry 17
system to the director of the office of financial management and the 18
transportation committees of the legislature. The report must include 19
information on: (a) The number of claims and settlements by type; (b) 20
the average claim and settlement by type; (c) defense costs 21
associated with those claims and settlements; and (d) information on 22
the impacts of moving legal costs associated with the Washington 23
state ferry system into the statewide self-insurance pool.24
(3) On August 1, 2025, and semiannually thereafter, the 25
department, in conjunction with the attorney general and the 26
department of enterprise services, shall provide a report with 27
judgments and settlements dealing with the nonferry operations of the 28
department to the director of the office of financial management and 29
the transportation committees of the legislature. The report must 30
include information on: (a) The number of claims and settlements by 31
type; (b) the average claim and settlement by type; and (c) defense 32
costs associated with those claims and settlements.33
(4) When the department identifies significant legal issues that 34
have potential transportation budget implications, the department 35
must initiate a briefing for appropriate legislative members or staff 36
through the office of the attorney general and its legislative 37
briefing protocol. 38
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Sec. 220. 2025 c 416 s 221 (uncodified) is amended to read as 1
follows: 2
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION— PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION— PROGRAM V3
Carbon Emissions Reduction Account— State 4
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($275,545,000))5
$276,498,0006
State Vehicle Parking Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . $784,0007
Rural Mobility Grant Program Account— State 8
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32,223,0009
Multimodal Transportation Account— State 10
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($101,683,000))11
$101,696,00012
Multimodal Transportation Account— Federal 13
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($4,459,000))14
$4,457,00015
Multimodal Transportation Account— Private/Local 16
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100,00017
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . (($414,794,000))18
$415,758,00019
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 20
conditions and limitations: 21
(1)(a) $62,698,000 of the multimodal transportation account— state 22
appropriation and (($78,525,000)) $79,077,000 of the carbon emissions 23
reduction account— state appropriation are provided solely for a grant 24
program for special needs transportation distributed in accordance 25
with RCW 47.66.150. Fuel type may not be a factor in the grant 26
selection process. For grant awards not yet under contract, as a 27
condition of special needs transportation grants provided pursuant to 28
this subsection, public transportation agencies may not delay, 29
divert, supplant, or suspend the collection of approved local sales 30
and use taxes for the purpose of public transportation during the 31
2025-2027 fiscal biennium. 32
(b) (($425,000)) Of the amounts provided in this subsection (1), 33
$977,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account — state 34
appropriation is provided solely for the reappropriation of amounts 35
provided for this purpose in the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium.36
(2) The department shall not require more than a 10 percent match 37
from nonprofit transportation providers for state grants.38
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(3) $1,124,000 of the multimodal transportation account — state 1
appropriation is provided solely for the department to provide a 2
statewide vanpool benefit for all state employees. For department 3
employees working in remote job sites, such as mountain passes, the 4
department must ensure employees are able to access job sites via a 5
subsidized vanpool or provide a modal alternative for the "last mile" 6
to ensure employees can access the job site without additional 7
charge. 8
(4) $500,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account — state 9
appropriation is provided solely for an interagency transfer to the 10
Washington State University extension energy program to administer a 11
technical assistance and education program for public agencies on the 12
use of alternative fuel vehicles. The Washington State University 13
extension energy program shall prepare a report regarding the 14
utilization of the program and submit this report to the 15
transportation committees of the legislature by November 15, 2025.16
(5) $32,223,000 of the rural mobility grant program account— state 17
appropriation is provided solely for grants to aid small cities in 18
rural areas as prescribed in RCW 47.66.100. Fuel type may not be a 19
factor in the grant selection process. For grant awards not yet under 20
contract, as a condition of rural mobility transportation grants 21
provided pursuant to this subsection, public transportation agencies 22
may not delay, divert, supplant, or suspend the collection of 23
approved local sales and use taxes for the purpose of public 24
transportation during the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium.25
(6) $3,300,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account — state 26
appropriation, $5,700,000 of the multimodal transportation account — 27
state appropriation, and $784,000 of the state vehicle parking 28
account— state appropriation are provided solely for CTR grants and 29
activities. Fuel type may not be a factor in the grant selection 30
process. For grant awards not yet under contract, as a condition of 31
CTR grants provided pursuant to this subsection, public 32
transportation agencies may not delay, divert, supplant, or suspend 33
the collection of approved local sales and use taxes for the purpose 34
of public transportation during the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium.35
(7) (($188,900,000)) $189,301,000 of the carbon emissions 36
reduction account— state appropriation is provided solely for transit 37
support grants. The department must confirm zero-fare policies are in 38
effect at transit agencies to be eligible for biennial distributions. 39
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For grant awards not yet under contract, as a condition of transit 1
support grants provided pursuant to this subsection, public 2
transportation agencies may not delay, divert, supplant, or suspend 3
the collection of approved local sales and use taxes for the purpose 4
of public transportation during the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium.5
(8) $3,400,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account — state 6
appropriation is reappropriated and provided solely for the pilot 7
program established under RCW 47.04.355 to provide clean alternative 8
fuel vehicle use opportunities to underserved communities and low to 9
moderate-income members of the workforce not readily served by 10
transit or located in transportation corridors with emissions that 11
exceed federal or state emissions standards. 12
(9) $900,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account — state 13
appropriation is provided solely for the department to implement 14
certain recommendations from the 2023 frequent transit service study. 15
The department shall define levels and types of demand-response 16
service and measure access to these services within Washington for 17
the purpose of gaining a fuller picture of transit access. The 18
department must collect ongoing transportation data and develop 19
systems to allow for analysis of disparities in access to existing 20
fixed route transit. The data collection should prioritize collecting 21
information on accessibility and inclusion of people with 22
disabilities, vulnerable populations in overburdened communities, and 23
other underserved communities. The department shall submit a report 24
on data collection efforts to the transportation committees of the 25
legislature and the office of financial management by June 30, 2026.26
(10) $9,000,000 of the multimodal transportation account — state 27
appropriation is provided solely for grants to transit agencies for 28
enhanced services between June 1, 2026, and July 30, 2026.29
(a) Enhanced services consist of: 30
(i) Increased frequency on regular routes, creating temporary 31
shuttle services, enhancing on-demand services, increasing frequency 32
of water taxi services, and supporting incentives to encourage 33
transit use; and 34
(ii) Enhancing customer experience by temporarily increasing 35
operations, cleanliness, rider communications, wayfinding, and safety 36
and security. 37
(b) Of the amounts provided in this subsection, the department 38
must distribute: 39
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(i) Forty percent to King County metro; 1
(ii) ((Twenty)) Forty percent to public transportation benefit 2
areas and regional transit authorities operating in the four counties 3
making up the largest regional transportation planning organization 4
in the state, distributed proportionally based on agency service 5
hours; and 6
(iii) Twenty percent to other public transit agencies operating 7
in cities named by a World Cup organizing committee to host fan 8
zones, excluding agencies already included in (b)(ii) of this 9
subsection, distributed proportionally based on agency service hours.10
(c) Agencies must submit their planned expenditures to the 11
department and the Washington state transit association for review by 12
December 1, 2025. If any agency does not submit a plan to enhance 13
services consistent with (a) of this subsection, the department must 14
redistribute funding to other transit agencies using the distribution 15
in (b) of this subsection. 16
(11) $10,000,000 of the multimodal transportation account — state 17
appropriation is provided solely for King county metro as part of a 18
federal funds exchange pilot. Amounts provided in this subsection 19
must be held in unallotted status until notification has been 20
received by the department's public transportation division from 21
Washington state ferries that the conditions outlined in section 22
222(13) ((of this act)), chapter 416, Laws of 2025 have been met. The 23
pilot must be conducted in coordination with the Puget Sound regional 24
council, who has programming authority for the federal funds to be 25
exchanged. By January 15, 2026, King county metro must report to the 26
office of financial management and the transportation committees of 27
the legislature a summary of projects funded or planned to be funded, 28
and recommendations for continuation of the federal funds exchange 29
pilot through the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, including additional 30
amounts eligible to be exchanged. 31
(12) $350,000 of the multimodal transportation account — state 32
appropriation is provided solely for Pierce county to support public 33
transportation services on the Key Peninsula. 34
(13) $950,000 of the multimodal transportation account — state 35
appropriation is provided solely for RiverCities Transit to operate 36
weekday transit service from Longview to Vancouver.37
(14) $5,000,000 of the multimodal transportation account — state 38
appropriation is provided solely for intercity bus expansion in 39
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preparation for the 2026 World Cup. The department must report to the 1
transportation committees of the legislature and the office of 2
financial management annually on each January 15th with expansion 3
status and performance updates. 4
Sec. 221. 2025 c 416 s 222 (uncodified) is amended to read as 5
follows: 6
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION— MARINE— PROGRAM X7
Puget Sound Ferry Operations Account— State 8
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($643,803,000))9
$644,429,00010
Puget Sound Ferry Operations Account— Federal 11
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $126,642,00012
Puget Sound Ferry Operations Account— Private/Local13
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $121,00014
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . (($770,566,000))15
$771,192,00016
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 17
conditions and limitations: 18
(1) The office of financial management budget instructions 19
require agencies to recast enacted budgets into activities. The 20
Washington state ferries shall include a greater level of detail in 21
its 2025-2027 supplemental and 2027-2029 omnibus transportation 22
appropriations act requests, as determined jointly by the office of 23
financial management, the Washington state ferries, and the 24
transportation committees of the legislature. This level of detail 25
must include the administrative functions in the operating as well as 26
capital programs. The data in the tables in the report must be 27
supplied in a digital file format. 28
(2)(a) $74,374,000 of the Puget Sound ferry operations account — 29
federal appropriation and $45,523,000 of the Puget Sound ferry 30
operations account — state appropriation are provided solely for auto 31
ferry vessel operating fuel in the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium. The 32
amount provided in this subsection represents the fuel budget for the 33
purposes of calculating any ferry fare fuel surcharge.34
(b) The Washington state ferries must develop a renewable diesel 35
demonstration project for a representative group of diesel vessels. 36
By September 15, 2026, Washington state ferries must submit findings 37
and recommendations to the office of financial management and the 38
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transportation committees of legislature that includes, but is not 1
limited to, performance results of the demonstration project, 2
recommendations for renewable diesel usage across the fleet, and 3
possible procurement options for renewable diesel. 4
(3) During negotiations of the 2027-2029 collective bargaining 5
agreements, (a) the department must identify provisions that create 6
barriers for, or contribute to creating a disparate impact on, newly 7
hired ferry employees, including those who are women, people of 8
color, veterans, and other employees belonging to communities that 9
have historically been underrepresented in the workforce; (b) and the 10
department must create a forum for direct discussion between the 11
governor, labor leadership, the office of financial management and 12
the Washington state ferries to collaboratively identify and resolve 13
compensation and staffing issues, with the goal of service 14
improvements for ferry riders. By January 1, 2027, the department 15
must report to the transportation committees of the legislature on 16
progress in incorporating the finding and recommendations from the 17
December 2022 joint transportation committee study on the Washington 18
state ferries' workforce. 19
(4) $50,000 of the Puget Sound ferry operations account — state 20
appropriation is provided solely for the department to conduct an 21
actuarial evaluation to determine the amount of funds needed in 22
reserve to provide an acceptable amount of self-insurance coverage as 23
compared to the commercial insurance option for the ferry system. The 24
evaluation must also include an analysis of the short and long-term 25
costs and benefits of self-insurance. By December 15, 2026, the 26
department shall report evaluation results to the transportation 27
committees of the legislature. 28
(5) Within existing resources, the department must deploy a pilot 29
program for offering customers wifi on vessels and in terminals. By 30
January 1, 2026, the department must report on the viability of the 31
program to the transportation committees of the legislature, 32
including implementation recommendations and cost estimates. The 33
department must prioritize routes or terminals with wifi coverage 34
issues and consider fee-for-service options. 35
(6) $500,000 of the Puget Sound ferry operations account — state 36
appropriation is provided solely for operating costs related to 37
moving vessels for emergency capital repairs. Funds may only be spent 38
after approval by the office of financial management.39
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(7) $11,962,000 of the Puget Sound ferry operations account— state 1
appropriation is provided solely for the Washington state ferries 2
workforce development activities. 3
(8) $6,950,000 of the Puget Sound ferry operations account — state 4
appropriation is provided solely for overtime and familiarization 5
expenses incurred by engine, deck, and terminal staff. The department 6
must provide updated staffing cost estimates for fiscal years 2026 7
and 2027 with its annual budget submittal and updated estimates by 8
January 1, 2026. 9
(9) $2,548,000 of the Puget Sound ferry operations account — state 10
appropriation is provided solely for security services at Colman 11
Dock. 12
(10) $600,000 of the Puget Sound ferry operations account — state 13
appropriation is provided solely for traffic control at ferry 14
terminals at Seattle, Fauntleroy, Kingston, Edmonds, Mukilteo, and 15
Bainbridge Island, during peak ferry travel times, with a particular 16
focus on Sundays and holiday weekends. If local law enforcement 17
entities are available, the Washington state ferries may contract 18
with local agencies for traffic control services. 19
(11) By December 31st of each year, as part of the annual ferries 20
division performance report, the department must report on the status 21
of efforts to increase the staff available for maintaining the 22
customary level of ferry service, including staff for deck, engine, 23
and terminals. The report must include data for a 12-month period up 24
to the most recent data available, by staff group, showing the number 25
of employees at the beginning of the 12-month period, the number of 26
new employees hired, the number of employees separating from service, 27
and the number of employees at the end of the 12-month period. The 28
department report on additional performance measures must include:29
(a) Numbers of trip cancellations due to crew availability or 30
vessel mechanical issues; 31
(b) Current average monthly level of service compared to the 32
average monthly full-service schedules in effect in 2019; and33
(c) Retention rates of employees who have completed on the job 34
workforce development programs and overall employee retention rates.35
(12) $75,000 of the Puget Sound ferry operations account — state 36
appropriation is provided solely for the department to contract with 37
the Evans School of Public Policy at the University of Washington to 38
conduct a study and develop recommendations to design a modernized 39
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and more inclusive Washington state ferries' customer advisory 1
process. The study must prioritize ease of customer feedback, 2
inclusion of groups that have been historically underrepresented in 3
customer feedback and engagement processes, and capturing input from 4
passengers using the system for varying purposes. The study must also 5
look at customer engagement models developed by other comparable 6
ferry systems, both domestic and international, for best practices. A 7
report with findings and recommendations is due to the office of 8
financial management and the transportation committees of the 9
legislature by December 15, 2026. 10
(13) $12,000,000 of the Puget Sound ferry operations account — 11
federal appropriation is provided solely for a federal fund exchange 12
pilot with King county metro. The pilot must be conducted in 13
coordination with the Puget Sound regional council, who has 14
programming authority for the federal funds to be exchanged. 15
Washington state ferries must work with the Puget Sound regional 16
council to identify eligible projects for the exchanged federal funds 17
and amend the statewide transportation improvement program (STIP). 18
Upon approval of the amended plan and confirmation of distribution of 19
federal funds from the Puget Sound regional council, Washington state 20
ferries must notify the department's public transportation division 21
for release of state funds to King county metro in section ((221)) 22
220(11) of this act. By January 15, 2026, Washington state ferries 23
must report to the office of financial management and transportation 24
committees of the legislature recommendations for expanding the 25
exchange in current and future biennia. 26
(14) The department must work to increase its outreach and 27
recruitment of populations underrepresented in maritime careers and 28
continue working to expand apprenticeship and internship programs, 29
with an emphasis on programs that are shown to improve recruitment 30
for positions with the state ferry system. 31
(15) $2,600,000 of the Puget Sound ferry operations account— state 32
appropriation is provided solely for winter service enhancements in 33
the San Juan Islands. By December 1, 2026, the department must report 34
to the transportation committees of the legislature and the office of 35
financial management impacts of the service increase including, but 36
not limited to, ridership impacts, service reliability, and whether 37
service changes have induced permanent relocation of workforce 38
serving San Juan Island routes. 39
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(16) $855,000 of the Puget Sound ferry operations account — state 1
appropriation is provided solely for a workforce development pilot at 2
the Seattle maritime academy for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium. 3
Amounts provided in this subsection must be utilized for programs 4
that are a benefit to the Washington state ferries or the prospective 5
workforce pipeline of the Washington state ferries. Funding may not 6
be expended until Washington state ferries certifies to the office of 7
financial management that a memorandum of agreement with Seattle 8
central community college has been executed. 9
(a) The memorandum of agreement with Seattle central community 10
college must address: 11
(i) Prioritized use of training and other facilities and 12
implementation of joint training opportunities for Washington state 13
ferries' employees and trainees; 14
(ii) Development of a joint recruitment plan with Seattle central 15
community college aimed at increasing enrollment of women and people 16
of color, with specific strategies to recruit existing community and 17
technical college students, maritime skills center students, high 18
school students from maritime programs, including maritime skills 19
center students, foster care graduates, and former juvenile 20
rehabilitation and adult incarcerated individuals; and21
(iii) Consultation between the parties on the development of the 22
training program, recruitment plan and operational plan, with an 23
emphasis on increasing enrollment of women and people of color.24
(b) Washington state ferries must submit the joint training and 25
recruitment plan to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of 26
the legislature and the office of financial management by December 1, 27
2025. The Washington state ferries must submit findings of program 28
effectiveness and recommendations for continuation of the pilot, to 29
the appropriate committees of the legislature and the office of 30
financial management by December 1, 2025. 31
(17) $375,000 of the Puget Sound ferry operations account — state 32
appropriation is provided solely for the implementation of chapter 33
296, Laws of 2025 (ferry system salaries). ((If chapter . . ., Laws 34
of 2025 (Substitute House Bill No. 1264) is not enacted by June 30, 35
2025, the amount provided in this subsection lapses.))36
(18) $19,700,000 of the Puget Sound ferry operations account — 37
state appropriation is provided solely for the department to increase 38
deck and engine positions across the system, prioritizing positions 39
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that will mitigate crew related cancellations and reduce overtime 1
expenditures. The department must consider data related to staffing 2
cancellations, as well as current and forecasted staffing levels of 3
deck and engine positions, and mitigation for job classes with the 4
highest overtime costs when adding positions. Funds provided in this 5
subsection are eligible to be used for all deck or engine job 6
classes. The department must include an update on the number of 7
positions hired by job class as part of the annual performance 8
report. 9
Sec. 222. 2025 c 416 s 223 (uncodified) is amended to read as 10
follows: 11
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION— RAIL— PROGRAM Y— OPERATING12
Carbon Emissions Reduction Account— State 13
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000,00014
Multimodal Transportation Account— State 15
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($81,085,000))16
$81,092,00017
Multimodal Transportation Account— Private/Local 18
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $46,00019
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . (($83,131,000))20
$83,138,00021
Sec. 223. 2025 c 416 s 224 (uncodified) is amended to read as 22
follows: 23
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION— LOCAL PROGRAMS— PROGRAM Z— 24
OPERATING25
Carbon Emissions Reduction Account— State 26
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $274,00027
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . (($15,164,000))28
$15,165,00029
Motor Vehicle Account— Federal Appropriation. . . . . . (($2,644,000))30
$2,643,00031
Multimodal Transportation Account— State 32
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,780,00033
Multiuse Roadway Safety Account— State Appropriation. . . . $1,800,00034
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,662,00035
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 36
conditions and limitations: 37
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(1) $500,000 of the motor vehicle account — state appropriation is 1
provided solely for administration, program management, and 2
evaluation of the federal fund exchange pilot program.3
(2) $750,000 of the multimodal transportation account — state 4
appropriation is provided solely to continue the civilian 5
intervention grant program in accordance with program requirements 6
under section 224(7), chapter 472, Laws of 2023. 7
(3) For its 2027-2029 biennial agency budget request, the 8
department shall create a distinct subprogram within local programs 9
for all expenditures and activities for the active transportation 10
division. 11
(4) $930,000 of the motor vehicle account — state appropriation is 12
provided solely for the department, from amounts set aside out of 13
statewide fuel taxes distributed to counties according to RCW 14
46.68.120(3), to contract with the Washington state association of 15
counties to: 16
(a) Continue contracting with the Washington state department of 17
fish and wildlife to identify, inventory, and prioritize county-owned 18
fish passage barriers; 19
(b) Partner with the county road administration board to update 20
the road cost factor unit costs used in the calculation of the 21
allocation factor for the county's portion of the motor vehicle fuel 22
tax; 23
(c) Create specific guidance and training for county public works 24
departments developing community engagement plans to mitigate project 25
and program harms and maximize community benefits by expanding upon 26
the freight mobility strategic investment board's "Toolkit and Best 27
Practices for Integrating Community Considerations in Infrastructure 28
Investments;" and 29
(d) Continue partnering with the board of registration for 30
professional engineers and land surveyors and contract with the 31
Washington state transportation center at the University of 32
Washington to identify best practices within public works for the 33
recruitment and retention of employees, including recommendations for 34
improving outreach and recruitment to underrepresented populations, 35
methods to partner with local community colleges and universities, 36
ways to expand apprenticeship and internship programs, strategies to 37
increase training and development opportunities, and recommendations 38
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for career advancement programs and better work life balance 1
outcomes. 2
(5) The city of Seattle must provide a report on any findings and 3
recommendations of the digital conflict area awareness management 4
program, for which state funding was provided in the 2023-2025 fiscal 5
biennium, and any implementation needs and process mapping for use by 6
other jurisdictions, to the department and the transportation 7
committees of the legislature by June 30, 2026. 8
(6) $60,000 of the multimodal transportation account — state 9
appropriation is provided solely for support of a United States Coast 10
Guard-compliant basic safety program with Crawford nautical training.11
(7) $309,000 of the motor vehicle account — state appropriation is 12
provided solely for the department to fund one full-time equivalent 13
liaison position within the local program multiagency permit program. 14
The department shall provide a report with an update on activities in 15
the program to the transportation committees of the legislature by 16
December 1, 2026. 17
(8) $70,000 of the multimodal transportation account — state 18
appropriation is provided solely for the department to contract with 19
the Puget Sound harbor committee to support the development of the 20
Puget Sound harbor safety plan. 21
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TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES— CAPITAL1
Sec. 301. 2025 c 416 s 302 (uncodified) is amended to read as 2
follows: 3
FOR THE COUNTY ROAD ADMINISTRATION BOARD4
Move Ahead WA Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . (($9,333,000))5
$11,333,0006
Rural Arterial Trust Account— State Appropriation. . . . . $51,573,0007
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . (($2,103,000))8
$2,456,0009
County Arterial Preservation Account— State 10
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30,242,00011
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . (($93,251,000))12
$95,604,00013
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 14
conditions and limitations: It is the intent of the legislature to 15
provide $21,028,000 for a new county local road grant program for the 16
preservation and improvement of county local roads that are not 17
currently eligible under existing funding programs starting in the 18
2027-2029 fiscal biennium. 19
Sec. 302. 2025 c 416 s 304 (uncodified) is amended to read as 20
follows: 21
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION— FACILITIES— PROGRAM D— 22
(DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION-ONLY PROJECTS)— CAPITAL23
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . (($20,158,000))24
$24,439,00025
Move Ahead WA Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . (($21,487,000))26
$21,850,00027
Multimodal Transportation Account— State28
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $395,00029
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . (($41,645,000))30
$46,684,00031
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 32
conditions and limitations: 33
(1)(a) (($9,487,000)) $10,498,000 of the move ahead WA account — 34
state appropriation is provided solely for the department to improve 35
its ability to keep facility assets in a state of good repair. In 36
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using the funds appropriated in this subsection, the department, with 1
periodic reporting to the joint transportation committee, must 2
continue to develop and implement a prioritization of facility 3
capital preservation needs and repair projects. The legislature 4
intends these to be reasonable, forward-thinking investments that 5
consider potential future space efficiency measures and 6
consolidations, including those assessed as having high commercial 7
value and potential returns to state transportation funds associated 8
with the sale of the property. Prioritization must be based on, but 9
not limited to, the following criteria: (i) Employee safety and 10
facility security; (ii) state and federal regulatory and statutory 11
requirements and compliance issues, including clean buildings 12
requirements; (iii) quality of work issues; (iv) facility condition 13
assessment evaluations and scoring; (v) asset preservation; and (vi) 14
amount of operational support provided by the facility to the 15
achievement of the department's performance measures and outcomes, 16
including facility utilization based on field operations work 17
supported at the location. "Field operations" includes maintenance, 18
transportation operations, materials testing, and construction.19
(b) In using the funds appropriated in this subsection, the 20
department must utilize the prioritization of facility capital 21
preservation needs and repair projects used in developing the 22
2025-2027 fiscal biennium agency budget submittal.23
(c) By September 1, 2025, and September 1, 2026, the department 24
must provide a report based on the prioritization of facility 25
preservation needs and repair projects developed pursuant to (a) of 26
this subsection to the office of financial management and the 27
transportation committees of the legislature. The report must 28
include: (i) A by-facility ranking based on the criteria implemented; 29
(ii) detailed information on the actions taken in the previous year 30
to address the identified issues and deficiencies; and (iii) the 31
plan, by facility, to address issues and deficiencies for the 32
remainder of the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium and the 2027-2029 fiscal 33
biennium. 34
(2) Within existing resources, in consultation with the office of 35
financial management, the department must continue to use the 36
criteria developed for the preservation and improvement minor works 37
list during the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium. 38
(3) Within existing resources, in consultation with the office of 39
financial management, the department must continue to use criteria 40
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for providing building-related capital requests in a comparable 1
format, adjusted where appropriate, to provisions already in use in 2
the omnibus capital appropriations act for building projects, 3
including the C-100 capital request form and other detail 4
requirements for omnibus capital appropriations act building 5
submissions. 6
(4) $3,000,000 of the move ahead WA account — state appropriation 7
is provided solely for the department to conduct master planning on 8
highest and best use of the Corson Avenue regional headquarters 9
property, including options to reduce space and footprint on the 10
property, examining the commercial value of the property if converted 11
to other use or sale of a portion of the property, and reviewing 12
alternative financing methods to fund improvements.13
Sec. 303. 2025 c 416 s 305 (uncodified) is amended to read as 14
follows: 15
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION— IMPROVEMENTS— PROGRAM I16
Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project Account— 17
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($7,406,000))18
$9,808,00019
Carbon Emissions Reduction Account— State 20
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($13,331,000))21
$14,632,00022
Move Ahead WA Account— Private/Local Appropriation. . . . $367,916,00023
Puget Sound Gateway Facility Account— State 24
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($88,200,000))25
$51,530,00026
State Route Number 520 Civil Penalties Account— State27
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000,00028
Transportation 2003 Account (Nickel Account)— State29
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $545,00030
Transportation Partnership Account— State 31
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($8,948,000))32
$24,443,00033
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . (($271,567,000))34
$303,442,00035
Motor Vehicle Account— Federal Appropriation. . . . . (($487,331,000))36
$650,563,00037
Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund— Federal 38
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Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($54,334,000))1
$54,403,0002
Motor Vehicle Account— Private/Local Appropriation. . (($53,581,000))3
$95,416,0004
Connecting Washington Account— State Appropriation. (($1,710,931,000))5
$1,701,092,0006
Special Category C Account— State Appropriation. . . (($114,708,000))7
$161,111,0008
Multimodal Transportation Account— State 9
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($7,557,000))10
$7,152,00011
Multimodal Transportation Account— Federal 12
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,842,000))13
$3,600,00014
State Route Number 520 Corridor Account— State 15
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,100,00016
Interstate 405 and State Route Number 167 Express 17
Toll Lanes Account— State Appropriation. . . . . (($547,950,000))18
$523,850,00019
Move Ahead WA Account— State Appropriation. . . . . (($1,161,189,000))20
$1,162,629,00021
Move Ahead WA Account— Federal Appropriation. . . . . (($467,532,000))22
$381,476,00023
Model Toxics Control Stormwater Account— State. . . . (($10,563,000))24
$13,609,00025
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . (($5,375,986,000))26
$5,538,317,00027
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 28
conditions and limitations: 29
(1) Except as provided otherwise in this section, the entire 30
connecting Washington account — state appropriation, the entire move 31
ahead WA account — federal appropriation, the entire move ahead WA 32
account— state appropriation, and the entire transportation 33
partnership account — state appropriation are provided solely for the 34
projects and activities as listed by fund, project, and amount in 35
((LEAP Transportation Document 2025-1 as developed April 26, 2025, 36
Program - Highway Improvements Program (I))) OFM Transportation 37
Document 2026-1: Proposed Transportation Project List – Highway 38
Improvements Program (I) as developed December 19, 2025 . However, 39
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limited transfers of specific line-item project appropriations may 1
occur between projects for those amounts listed subject to the 2
conditions and limitations in section 601 ((of this act )), chapter 3
416, Laws of 2025. 4
(2) Except as provided otherwise in this section, the entire 5
motor vehicle account— state appropriation and motor vehicle account — 6
federal appropriation are provided solely for the projects and 7
activities listed in ((LEAP Transportation Document 2025-2 ALL 8
PROJECTS as developed April 26, 2025, Program - Highway Improvements 9
Program (I))) OFM Transportation Document 2026-1: Proposed 10
Transportation Project List – Highway Improvements Program (I) as 11
developed December 19, 2025 . Any federal funds gained through 12
efficiencies, adjustments to the federal funds forecast, or the 13
federal funds redistribution process must then be applied to highway 14
and bridge preservation activities. 15
(3) Within the motor vehicle account — state appropriation and 16
motor vehicle account — federal appropriation, the department may 17
transfer appropriation authority between programs I and P, except for 18
appropriation authority that is otherwise restricted in this act, as 19
follows: 20
(a) Ten days prior to any transfer, the department must submit 21
its request to the office of financial management and the 22
transportation committees of the legislature and consider any 23
concerns raised. 24
(b) The director of the office of financial management must first 25
provide written authorization for such transfer to the department and 26
the transportation committees of the legislature. 27
(c) The department shall submit a report on appropriation 28
authority transferred in the prior fiscal year using this subsection 29
as part of the department's annual budget submittal.30
(4) The connecting Washington account — state appropriation 31
includes up to (($1,422,447,000)) $1,698,447,000 in proceeds from the 32
sale of bonds authorized in RCW 47.10.889. 33
(5) The special category C account — state appropriation includes 34
up to (($101,986,000)) $104,572,000 in proceeds from the sale of 35
bonds authorized in RCW 47.10.812. 36
(6) The Puget Sound gateway facility account — state appropriation 37
includes up to (($88,200,000)) $51,530,000 in proceeds from the sale 38
of bonds authorized in RCW 47.10.896. 39
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(7) The motor vehicle account — state appropriation includes up to 1
$30,000,000 in proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized in RCW 2
47.10.843. 3
(8) The Interstate 405 and State Route Number 167 express toll 4
lanes account — state appropriation includes up to $375,311,000 in 5
proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized in RCW 47.10.896.6
(9) The move ahead WA account — state appropriation includes up to 7
$879,000,000 in proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized in RCW 8
47.10.873. 9
(10) The move ahead WA account— state appropriation includes up to 10
(($164,000,000)) $28,000,000 in proceeds from the sale of bonds 11
authorized in RCW 47.10.889. 12
(11) The move ahead WA account— state appropriation includes up to 13
$212,000,000 in proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized in RCW 14
47.10.861. 15
(12) The department shall itemize all future requests for the 16
construction of buildings on a project list and submit them through 17
the transportation executive information system as part of the 18
department's annual budget submittal. It is the intent of the 19
legislature that new facility construction must be transparent and 20
not appropriated within larger highway construction projects.21
(13) The legislature continues to prioritize the replacement of 22
the state's aging infrastructure and recognizes the importance of 23
reusing and recycling construction aggregate and recycled concrete 24
materials in our transportation system. To accomplish Washington 25
state's sustainability goals in transportation and in accordance with 26
RCW 70A.205.700, the legislature reaffirms its determination that 27
recycled concrete aggregate and other transportation building 28
materials are natural resource construction materials that are too 29
valuable to be wasted and landfilled, and are a commodity as defined 30
in WAC 173-350-100. 31
(14)(a) (($54,334,000)) $54,403,000 of the coronavirus state 32
fiscal recovery fund — federal appropriation, (($118,178,000)) 33
$118,424,000 of the motor vehicle account — federal appropriation, 34
(($796,352,000)) $795,004,000 of the move ahead WA account — state 35
appropriation, (($112,263,000)) $99,394,000 of the connecting 36
Washington account— state appropriation, (($2,698,000)) $4,622,000 of 37
the motor vehicle account — private/local appropriation, and 38
(($8,621,000)) $8,730,000 of the motor vehicle account — state 39
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appropriation are provided solely for the Fish Passage Barrier 1
Removal project (0BI4001) with the intent of fully complying with the 2
federal U.S. v. Washington court injunction by 2030.3
(b) Appropriations within this subsection may be used to jointly 4
leverage state and local funds for match requirements in applying for 5
competitive federal aid grants provided in the infrastructure 6
investment and jobs act for removals of fish passage barriers under 7
the national culvert removal, replacement, and restoration program. 8
State funds used for the purpose described in this subsection must 9
not compromise full compliance with the court injunction by 2030.10
(c) The department shall coordinate with the Brian Abbott fish 11
passage barrier removal board to use a watershed approach by 12
replacing both state and local culverts guided by the principle of 13
providing the greatest fish habitat gain at the earliest time. The 14
department shall deliver high habitat value fish passage barrier 15
corrections that it has identified, guided by the following factors: 16
Opportunity to bundle projects, tribal priorities, ability to 17
leverage investments by others, presence of other barriers, project 18
readiness, culvert conditions, other transportation projects in the 19
area, and transportation impacts. The department and Brian Abbott 20
fish barrier removal board must provide updates on the implementation 21
of the statewide culvert remediation plan to the legislature by 22
November 1, 2025, and June 1, 2026. 23
(d) The department must keep track of, for each barrier removed: 24
(i) The location; (ii) the amount of fish habitat gain; and (iii) the 25
amount spent to comply with the injunction. 26
(e) During the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, the department shall 27
semi-annually provide reports of the amounts of federal funding 28
received for this project to the governor and transportation 29
committees of the legislature. 30
(15)(a) (($368,461,000)) $138,049,000 of the move ahead WA 31
account— federal appropriation, (($127,504,000)) $357,916,000 of the 32
move ahead WA account— private/local appropriation, and $84,223,000 of 33
the move ahead WA account— state appropriation are provided solely for 34
the I-5 Columbia river bridge project (L4000054). The legislature 35
finds that the replacement of the I-5 Columbia river bridge is a 36
project of national significance and is critical for the movement of 37
freight. One span is now more than a century old, at risk for 38
collapse in the event of a major earthquake, and no longer satisfies 39
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the needs of commerce and travel. Replacing the aging interstate 1
bridge with a modern, seismically resilient, multimodal structure 2
that provides improved mobility for people, goods, and services is a 3
high priority. Therefore, the legislature intends to support the 4
replacement of the I-5 Columbia river bridge with an investment of 5
$1,000,000,000. 6
(b) The department shall provide regular updates on the status of 7
ongoing coordination with the state of Oregon on any bistate 8
agreements regarding sharing of revenues, use of revenues, and fiscal 9
responsibilities of each state. Prior to finalizing any such 10
agreement, the department shall provide a draft of the agreement to 11
the transportation committees of the legislature for review and 12
input. Additionally, the department shall continue to advise 13
quarterly on the status of any bistate agreements to the joint 14
transportation committee until any agreements are finalized.15
(16)(a) (($37,322,000)) $19,014,000 of the move ahead WA account— 16
state appropriation is provided solely for the SR 3 Freight Corridor 17
(T30400R) project. The legislature intends to provide a total of 18
$78,910,000 for this project, including an increase of $12,000,000 in 19
future biennia to safeguard against inflation and supply/labor 20
interruptions and ensure that: 21
(i) The northern terminus remains at Lake Flora Road and the 22
southern terminus at the intersection of state route number 3 and 23
state route number 302; and 24
(ii) Multimodal safety improvements at the southern terminus 25
remain in the project to provide connections to North Mason school 26
district and provide safe routes to schools. 27
(b) With respect to right-of-way acquisition and the construction 28
of the SR 3 Freight Corridor project (T30400R), tribal consultation 29
with the Suquamish tribe must begin at the earliest stage of 30
planning, including, without limitation, on all funding decisions and 31
funding programs, to provide a government-to-government mechanism for 32
the tribe to evaluate, identify, and expressly notify governmental 33
entities of any potential impacts to tribal cultural resources, 34
archaeological sites, sacred sites, fisheries, or other rights and 35
interests in tribal lands and lands within which the tribe possesses 36
rights reserved or protected by federal treaty, statute, or executive 37
order. The consultation is independent of, and in addition to, any 38
public participation process required under state law, or by a state 39
agency, including the requirements of Executive Order 21-02 related 40
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to archaeological and cultural resources, and regardless of whether 1
the agency receives a request for consultation from the Suquamish 2
tribe. Regularly scheduled tribal consultation meetings with the 3
Suquamish tribe shall continue throughout the duration of any funding 4
or program decisions and proposed project approval.5
(17) (($8,500,000)) $8,105,000 of the move ahead WA account— state 6
appropriation and (($5,000,000)) $4,928,000 of the move ahead WA 7
account— federal appropriation are provided solely for the SR 3/Gorst 8
Area - Widening project (L4000017). 9
(a) Of the amounts provided in this subsection, $7,500,000 is for 10
low-cost enhancements that complement the long-term improvement 11
alternatives identified through planning work on the corridor.12
(b) Tribal consultation with the Suquamish tribe must begin at 13
the earliest stage of planning, including, without limitation, all 14
funding decisions and funding programs, to provide a government-to-15
government mechanism for the tribe to evaluate, identify, and 16
expressly notify governmental entities of any potential impacts to 17
tribal cultural resources, archaeological sites, sacred sites, 18
fisheries, or other rights and interests in tribal lands and lands 19
within which the tribe possesses rights reserved or protected by 20
federal treaty, statute, or executive order. The consultation is 21
independent of, and in addition to, any public participation process 22
required under state law, or by a state agency, including the 23
requirements of Executive Order 21-02 related to archaeological and 24
cultural resources, and regardless of whether the agency receives a 25
request for consultation from the Suquamish tribe. Regularly 26
scheduled tribal consultation meetings with the Suquamish tribe must 27
continue throughout the duration of any funding program and proposed 28
project approval. 29
(18) $23,000,000 of the move ahead WA account — state 30
appropriation, $10,000,000 of the move ahead WA account— private/local 31
appropriation, and (($6,387,000)) $13,960,000 of the connecting 32
Washington account — state appropriation are provided solely for the 33
US-12/Walla Walla Corridor Improvements project (T20900R). The 34
legislature recognizes the importance of this project and intends to 35
provide additional matching funds if additional competitive federal 36
funding is awarded for the final remaining four-lane section between 37
Wallula and Nine Mile Hill and the Port of Walla Walla provides 38
right-of-way at no cost to the state for this project. The 39
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department, in consultation with local governments in the vicinity, 1
must pursue any federal funding available. 2
(19) $12,571,000 of the move ahead WA account— state appropriation 3
and $2,429,000 of the special category C account — state appropriation 4
are provided solely for the SR 18 Widening - Issaquah/Hobart Rd to 5
Raging River - Phase I project (L1000199). The legislature recognizes 6
the importance of this project and the cost uncertainties associated 7
with this project, and is committed to its completion. The 8
legislature intends to monitor the project's budget and schedule and 9
make adjustments as appropriate. 10
(20) (($136,984,000)) $152,805,000 of the connecting Washington 11
account— state appropriation, (($1,527,000)) $1,717,000 of the 12
multimodal transportation account — state appropriation, 13
(($28,103,000)) $34,803,000 of the motor vehicle account — private/14
local appropriation, (($324,483,000)) $238,499,000 of the move ahead 15
WA account — federal appropriation, (($110,723,000)) $147,853,000 of 16
the move ahead WA account — state appropriation, (($88,200,000)) 17
$51,530,000 of the Puget Sound gateway facility account — state 18
appropriation, and (($212,157,000)) $326,523,000 of the motor vehicle 19
account— federal appropriation are provided solely for the SR 167/SR 20
509 Puget Sound Gateway project (M00600R). 21
(a) Any savings on the project must stay on the Puget Sound 22
Gateway corridor until the project is complete. 23
(b) In making budget allocations to the Puget Sound Gateway 24
project, the department shall implement the project's construction as 25
a single corridor investment. The department shall continue to 26
collaborate with the affected stakeholders as it implements the 27
corridor construction and implementation plan for state route number 28
167 and state route number 509. Specific funding allocations must be 29
based on where and when specific project segments are ready for 30
construction to move forward and investments can be best optimized 31
for timely project completion. Emphasis must be placed on avoiding 32
gaps in fund expenditures for either project. 33
(c) The entire multimodal transportation account — state 34
appropriation in this subsection is for: 35
(i) The design phase of the Puyallup to Tacoma multiuse trail 36
along the state route number 167 right-of-way acquired for the 37
project to connect a network of new and existing trails from Mount 38
Rainier to Point Defiance Park; and 39
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(ii) Segment 2 of the state route number 167 completion project 1
shared-use path to provide connections to the interchange of state 2
route number 167 at 54th to the intersection of state route number 3
509 and Taylor Way in Tacoma. 4
(21) (($15,988,000)) $25,978,000 of the connecting Washington 5
account— state appropriation is provided solely for the SR 224/Red 6
Mountain Vicinity Improvement project (L1000291). The department 7
shall provide funding to the city of West Richland to complete the 8
project within the project scope identified by the legislature and 9
within the total amount provided by the legislature. The department 10
shall not amend the project's scope of work to add pavement 11
preservation on state route number 224 from the West Richland city 12
limits to Antinori Road. 13
(22) $100,000,000 of the special category C account — state 14
appropriation, (($272,820,000)) $177,788,000 of the connecting 15
Washington account — state appropriation, and (($71,000)) $164,000 of 16
the motor vehicle account — private/local appropriation are provided 17
solely for the US 395 North Spokane Corridor project (M00800R). Of 18
the amounts provided in this subsection, $300,000 is for an 19
environmental justice assessment to determine if traffic noise 20
abatement will reduce environmental harm to the East Central 21
Neighborhood as a result of this project. 22
(23) (($578,139,000)) $617,789,000 of the connecting Washington 23
account— state appropriation, $1,100,000 of the state route number 520 24
corridor account— state appropriation, and (($7,278,000)) $11,951,000 25
of the motor vehicle account— private/local appropriation are provided 26
solely for the SR 520 Seattle Corridor Improvements - West End 27
project (M00400R) and are subject to the following conditions and 28
limitations: 29
(a) Upon completion of the Montlake Phase of the West End 30
project, the department shall sell or transfer that portion of the 31
property not necessary for transportation purposes, and shall 32
initiate a process to convey or transfer such portion of the surplus 33
property to a subsequent owner. 34
(b) Of the amounts provided in this subsection, $1,100,000 of the 35
state route number 520 corridor account — state appropriation is 36
provided solely for noise mitigation activities. 37
(24) (($10,416,000)) $11,000,000 of the move ahead WA account — 38
state appropriation, $5,229,000 of the connecting Washington account— 39
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state appropriation, and (($1,548,000)) $6,796,000 of the motor 1
vehicle account — state appropriation are provided solely for the SR 2
522/Paradise Lk Rd Interchange & Widening on SR 522 (Design/3
Engineering) project (NPARADI), specifically for design of, 4
preliminary engineering, and right-of-way acquisition for the 5
interchange and widening as a single project. The department must 6
consider reserving portions of state route number 522, including 7
designated lanes or ramps, for the exclusive or preferential use of 8
public transportation vehicles, privately owned buses, motorcycles, 9
private motor vehicles carrying not less than a specified number of 10
passengers, or private transportation provider vehicles pursuant to 11
RCW 47.52.025. 12
(25) (($24,000)) $9,000 of the motor vehicle account — state 13
appropriation and (($304,000)) $5,469,000 of the motor vehicle 14
account— federal appropriation are provided solely for the SR 900 15
Safety Improvements project (L2021118). The department must: (a) Work 16
in collaboration with King county and the Skyway coalition to align 17
community assets, transportation infrastructure needs, and initial 18
design for safety improvements along state route number 900; and (b) 19
work with the Skyway coalition to lead community planning engagement 20
and active transportation activities. 21
(26) $17,500,000 of the motor vehicle account — federal 22
appropriation is provided solely for a federal fund exchange pilot 23
program. The pilot program must allow exchanges of federal surface 24
transportation block grant population funding and state funds at an 25
exchange rate of 95 cents in state funds per $1.00 in federal funds. 26
The projects receiving the exchanged federal funds must adhere to all 27
federal requirements, including the applicable disadvantaged business 28
enterprise goals. The entirety of the appropriation in this 29
subsection must be held in unallotted status until surface 30
transportation block grant population funding has been offered to the 31
state, and the department determines that a federalized project or 32
projects funded in this section is eligible to spend the surface 33
transportation block grant population funding. $16,625,000 from 34
existing state appropriations identified elsewhere within this 35
section are available to be used as part of the exchange. Upon 36
determination that a project or projects funded in this section is 37
eligible to spend the offered surface transportation block grant 38
population funding, state funds appropriated in this section for the 39
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eligible state project or projects in an amount equal to 100 percent 1
of the offered surface transportation block grant population funding 2
must be placed in unallotted status. The legislature intends to 3
evaluate utilization and efficacy of this program, and if 4
underutilized, the program is intended to not continue into future 5
biennia. 6
(27) (($5,030,000)) $3,601,000 of the multimodal transportation 7
account— state appropriation and (($1,842,000)) $3,600,000 of the 8
multimodal transportation account — federal appropriation are provided 9
solely for the department to develop and implement a technology-based 10
truck parking availability system along the Interstate 5 corridor in 11
partnership with Oregon state and California state to maximize 12
utilization of existing truck parking capacity and deliver real-time 13
parking availability information to truck drivers (L1000375). The 14
department may use a portion of the appropriation in this subsection 15
for grant proposal development and as state match funding for 16
technology-based truck parking availability system federal grant 17
applications. The department must update the transportation 18
committees of the legislature on agency activities and their status 19
by December 1, 2026. 20
(28) $57,593,000 of the motor vehicle account— state appropriation 21
is provided solely for the payment of deferred sales and use taxes on 22
activities related to the state route number 16 corridor improvements 23
project (TNB001A) pursuant to RCW 47.46.060. It is the intent of the 24
legislature that any nontoll accounts used to pay the deferred sales 25
and use taxes will be reimbursed by toll revenues no later than 26
December 31, 2032, which reflects prior legislative intent regarding 27
the use of toll revenues for this purpose. 28
(29) $159,480,000 of the motor vehicle account — state 29
appropriation is provided solely for the payment of deferred sales 30
and use taxes on the state route number 520 bridge replacement and 31
HOV project (8BI1009) pursuant to RCW 47.01.412. It is the intent of 32
the legislature that any nontoll accounts used to pay the deferred 33
sales and use taxes will be reimbursed by toll revenues no later than 34
December 31, 2050, which reflects prior legislative intent regarding 35
the use of toll revenues for this purpose. 36
(30) $1,000,000 of the multimodal transportation account — state 37
appropriation is provided solely for matching funds for the 38
department to apply to the federal highway administration's wildlife 39
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crossings pilot program for wildlife crossing underpasses on U.S. 97 1
between Tonasket and Riverside (L1000373). 2
(31) The legislature intends to evaluate the state's approach to 3
estimating capital project costs and risks, and to explore pooling 4
risk. The department must present to the joint transportation 5
committee on its cost estimating policies and considerations for 6
creating a project risk pool before the 2026 legislative session.7
(32) The preserve Washington account— state appropriation includes 8
up to $43,629,000 in proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized in 9
Z-0551/26.10
Sec. 304. 2025 c 416 s 306 (uncodified) is amended to read as 11
follows: 12
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION— PRESERVATION— PROGRAM P13
Move Ahead WA Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . (($154,883,000))14
$156,644,00015
Recreational Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . (($751,000))16
$1,058,00017
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . (($62,975,000))18
$66,129,00019
Motor Vehicle Account— Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . $600,864,00020
Motor Vehicle Account— Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . $7,935,00021
Connecting Washington Account— State Appropriation. . (($41,159,000))22
$47,679,00023
State Route Number 520 Corridor Account— State 24
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($7,924,000))25
$8,055,00026
Tacoma Narrows Toll Bridge Account— State 27
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,871,000))28
$2,796,00029
Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project Account— 30
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($5,376,000))31
$7,490,00032
Interstate 405 and State Route Number 167 Express 33
Toll Lanes Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . (($9,648,000))34
$7,303,00035
Transportation 2003 Account (Nickel Account)— State36
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,780,00037
Transportation Partnership Account— State 38
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Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($10,000,000))1
$14,886,0002
Preserve Washington Account— State Appropriation. . . . . $300,000,0003
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . (($903,386,000))4
$1,240,619,0005
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 6
conditions and limitations: 7
(1) Except as provided otherwise in this section, the entire 8
motor vehicle account— state appropriation and motor vehicle account — 9
federal appropriation are provided solely for the projects and 10
activities listed in ((LEAP Transportation Document 2025-2 ALL 11
PROJECTS as developed April 26, 2025, Program - Highway Preservation 12
Program (P))) OFM Transportation Document 2026-1: Proposed 13
Transportation Project List – Highway Preservation Program (P) as 14
developed December 19, 2025 . Any federal funds gained through 15
efficiencies, adjustments to the federal funds forecast, or the 16
federal funds redistribution process must then be applied to highway 17
and bridge preservation activities. 18
(2) Within the motor vehicle account — state appropriation and 19
motor vehicle account — federal appropriation, the department may 20
transfer appropriation authority between programs I and P, except for 21
appropriation authority that is otherwise restricted in this act, as 22
follows: 23
(a) Ten days prior to any transfer, the department must submit 24
its request to the office of financial management and the 25
transportation committees of the legislature and consider any 26
concerns raised. 27
(b) The director of the office of financial management must first 28
provide written authorization for such transfer to the department and 29
the transportation committees of the legislature. 30
(c) The department shall submit a report on appropriation 31
authority transferred in the prior fiscal year using this subsection 32
as part of the department's annual budget submittal.33
(3) $6,000,000 of the motor vehicle account — state appropriation 34
is provided solely for extraordinary costs incurred from litigation 35
awards, settlements, or dispute mitigation activities not eligible 36
for funding from the self-insurance fund (L2000290). The amount 37
provided in this subsection must be held in unallotted status until 38
the department submits a request to the office of financial 39
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management that includes documentation detailing litigation-related 1
expenses. The office of financial management may release the funds 2
only when it determines that all other funds designated for 3
litigation awards, settlements, and dispute mitigation activities 4
have been exhausted. 5
(4) Within the connecting Washington account— state appropriation, 6
the department may transfer funds from Highway System Preservation 7
(L1100071) to other preservation projects listed in the ((LEAP)) OFM 8
transportation document identified in subsection (1) of this section, 9
if it is determined necessary for completion of these high priority 10
preservation projects. The department's next budget submittal after 11
using this subsection must appropriately reflect the transfer.12
(5) The legislature continues to prioritize the replacement of 13
the state's aging infrastructure and recognizes the importance of 14
reusing and recycling construction aggregate and recycled concrete 15
materials in our transportation system. To accomplish Washington 16
state's sustainability goals in transportation and in accordance with 17
RCW 70A.205.700, the legislature reaffirms its determination that 18
recycled concrete aggregate and other transportation building 19
materials are natural resource construction materials that are too 20
valuable to be wasted and landfilled, and are a commodity as defined 21
in WAC 173-350-100. 22
(6) The appropriations in this section include funding for 23
starting planning, engineering, and construction of the Elwha River 24
bridge replacement. To the greatest extent practicable, the 25
department shall maintain public access on the existing route.26
(7) $17,500,000 of the motor vehicle account — federal 27
appropriation is provided solely for a federal fund exchange pilot 28
program. The pilot program must allow exchanges of federal surface 29
transportation block grant population funding and state funds at an 30
exchange rate of 95 cents in state funds per $1.00 in federal funds. 31
The projects receiving the exchanged federal funds must adhere to all 32
federal requirements, including the applicable disadvantaged business 33
enterprise goals. The entirety of the appropriation in this 34
subsection must be held in unallotted status until surface 35
transportation block grant population funding has been offered to the 36
state and the department determines that a federalized project or 37
projects funded in this section is eligible to spend the surface 38
transportation block grant population funding. $16,625,000 from 39
existing state appropriations identified elsewhere within this 40
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section are available to be used as part of the exchange. Upon 1
determination that a project or projects funded in this section is 2
eligible to spend the offered surface transportation block grant 3
population funding, state funds appropriated in this section for the 4
eligible state project or projects in an amount equal to 100 percent 5
of the offered surface transportation block grant population funding 6
must be placed in unallotted status. The legislature intends to 7
evaluate utilization and efficacy of this program, and if 8
underutilized, the program is intended to not continue into future 9
biennia. 10
(8) The appropriations in this section include funding for the 11
following projects: 12
(a) SR 525 Bridge Replacement - Mukilteo; 13
(b) SR 4/Abernathy Creek Br - Replace Bridge; 14
(c) SR 155/Omak Bridge Rehabilitation; 15
(d) SR 243 Pavement Preservation and Shoulder Rebuild; and16
(e) SR 104/Port Angeles Graving Dock Settlement and Remediation.17
(9) As part of its 2026 supplemental budget submittal, the 18
department must provide a map of preservation projects that it 19
expects to fund over the following six fiscal years based on the 20
funding levels shown in this act and based on the funding levels 21
requested in its 2026 supplemental budget submittal.22
(10) The department may not proceed with construction of the US 23
195/Colfax North Fork Palouse River - Replace Bridges project during 24
the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium. The legislature intends for the 25
project to be delayed until the 2029-2031 fiscal biennium.26
Sec. 305. 2025 c 416 s 307 (uncodified) is amended to read as 27
follows: 28
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION— TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS— 29
PROGRAM Q— CAPITAL30
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . (($5,845,000))31
$7,465,00032
Motor Vehicle Account— Federal Appropriation. . . . . . (($8,374,000))33
$14,537,00034
Motor Vehicle Account— Private/Local Appropriation. . . . (($635,000))35
$1,135,00036
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . (($14,854,000))37
$23,137,00038
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The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 1
conditions and limitations: (($5,621,000)) $7,167,000 of the motor 2
vehicle account — state appropriation, (($6,500,000)) $10,738,000 of 3
the motor vehicle account — federal appropriation, and (($635,000)) 4
$1,135,000 of the motor vehicle account — private/local appropriation 5
are provided solely for Programmatic Investment for Traffic 6
Operations Capital projects (000005Q). By December 15th of each odd-7
numbered year, the department shall provide a report to the 8
legislature listing all traffic operations capital project 9
investments completed in the prior fiscal biennium.10
Sec. 306. 2025 c 416 s 308 (uncodified) is amended to read as 11
follows: 12
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION— PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION— PROGRAM V13
— CAPITAL14
Carbon Emissions Reduction Account— State 15
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($183,467,000))16
$205,849,00017
Multimodal Transportation Account— State 18
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($19,511,000))19
$21,888,00020
Regional Mobility Grant Program Account— State 21
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($135,229,000))22
$140,545,00023
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . (($338,207,000))24
$368,282,00025
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 26
conditions and limitations: 27
(1) Except as provided otherwise in this section, the entire 28
appropriations in this section are provided solely for the projects 29
and activities as listed by project and amount in ((LEAP 30
Transportation Document 2025-2 ALL PROJECTS as developed April 26, 31
2025, Program - Public Transportation Program (V))) OFM 32
Transportation Document 2026-1: Proposed Transportation Project List 33
– Public Transportation Program (V) as developed December 19, 2025.34
(2)(a) (($135,229,000)) $140,545,000 of the regional mobility 35
grant program account — state appropriation is provided solely for 36
regional mobility grant projects. Of the amounts provided in this 37
subsection, (($58,447,000)) $62,866,000 is for the reappropriation of 38
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amounts provided for this purpose in the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium. 1
The department shall review all projects receiving grant awards under 2
this program at least semiannually to determine whether the projects 3
are making satisfactory progress. Any project that has been awarded 4
funds, but does not report activity on the project within one year of 5
the grant award, must be reviewed by the department to determine 6
whether the grant should be terminated. The department shall promptly 7
close out grants when projects have been completed, and any remaining 8
funds must be used only to fund projects identified in the ((LEAP)) 9
OFM transportation document referenced in this section. The 10
department shall provide annual status reports on December 15, 2025, 11
and December 15, 2026, to the office of financial management and the 12
transportation committees of the legislature regarding the projects 13
receiving the grants. A grantee may not receive more than 25 percent 14
of the amount appropriated in this subsection unless all other 15
funding is awarded. Additionally, when allocating funding for the 16
2027-2029 fiscal biennium, no more than 30 percent of the total grant 17
program may directly benefit or support one grantee unless all other 18
funding is awarded. 19
(b) To be eligible to receive a grant under (a) of this 20
subsection during the 2027-2029 fiscal biennium, a transit agency 21
must establish a process for private transportation providers to 22
apply for the use of park and ride facilities. 23
(c) For purposes of this subsection: 24
(i) "Private transportation provider" means an auto 25
transportation company regulated under chapter 81.68 RCW; a passenger 26
charter carrier regulated under chapter 81.70 RCW, except marked or 27
unmarked stretch limousines and stretch sport utility vehicles as 28
defined under department of licensing rules; a private nonprofit 29
transportation provider regulated under chapter 81.66 RCW; or a 30
private employer transportation service provider; and31
(ii) "Private employer transportation service" means regularly 32
scheduled, fixed-route transportation service that is offered by an 33
employer for the benefit of its employees. 34
(d) During the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, the department shall 35
consider applications submitted by regional transportation planning 36
organizations and metropolitan planning organizations for the 37
regional mobility grant program funding in the 2027-2029 fiscal 38
biennium. 39
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(e) If savings are realized from the underspending or 1
cancellation of projects appropriated in this section, the department 2
may advance any project or projects listed in the "2025-2027 Regional 3
Mobility Grant Program Prioritized Project" list. The funding of any 4
project or projects chosen to be advanced is subject to approval by 5
the office of financial management and the transportation committees 6
of the legislature. 7
(3) (($11,636,000)) $14,936,000 of the carbon emissions reduction 8
account— state appropriation is provided solely for move ahead WA 9
tribal transit grant projects. Of the amounts provided in this 10
subsection, (($1,635,000)) $2,036,000 is for the reappropriation of 11
amounts provided for this purpose in the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium. 12
$100,000 of the amount provided in this subsection may be used for 13
program administration and staffing. Grants to federally recognized 14
tribes may be for any transit purpose, including planning, operating 15
costs, maintenance, and capital costs. By December 15, 2026, the 16
department must submit a prioritized list to the office of financial 17
management and the transportation committees of the legislature of 18
new projects totaling no more than $5,762,000. 19
(4) $6,291,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account — state 20
appropriation is reappropriated and provided solely for additional 21
bus and bus facility projects. Of the amounts provided in this 22
subsection, $1,891,000 is for Twin Transit for zero-emission vehicle 23
acquisition (BU232505) and $4,400,000 is for C-TRAN for Highway 99 24
BRT hydrogen fuel cell buses (BU232507). 25
(5) $11,800,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account — state 26
appropriation is reappropriated and provided solely for the following 27
projects: 28
(a) Base Refurbish & Expansion for Growth/Columbia County Public 29
Transportation (L4000182); 30
(b) Kitsap Transit: Design & Shore Power (G2000115);31
(c) Pierce Transit - Meridian (L2021197); and 32
(d) King County Metro South Annex Base - Electrification Elements 33
(L4000174). 34
(6) (($6,673,000)) $5,324,000 of the multimodal transportation 35
account— state appropriation is provided solely for a public transit 36
ride share grant program. For grant awards not yet under contract, as 37
a condition of public transit ride share grants provided pursuant to 38
this subsection, public transportation agencies may not delay, 39
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divert, supplant, or suspend the collection of approved local sales 1
and use taxes for the purpose of public transportation during the 2
2025-2027 fiscal biennium. Of the amounts provided in this 3
subsection, (($1,673,000)) $324,000 of the multimodal transportation 4
account— state appropriation is for the reappropriation of amounts 5
provided for a public transit ride share grant program in the 6
2023-2025 fiscal biennium. 7
(7) (($11,189,000)) $13,638,000 of the multimodal transportation 8
account— state appropriation is provided solely for connecting 9
Washington transit projects. Of the amounts provided in this 10
subsection, (($3,407,000)) $5,856,000 is for the reappropriation of 11
amounts provided for this purpose in the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium. 12
Entities identified to receive funding in the ((LEAP)) OFM document 13
referenced in this section receive the amounts specified in the time 14
frame specified in that ((LEAP)) OFM document. If an entity has 15
already completed a project in the ((LEAP)) OFM document referenced 16
in this section before the time frame identified, the entity may 17
substitute another transit project or projects that cost a similar or 18
lesser amount. 19
(8) (($1,649,000)) $2,927,000 of the multimodal transportation 20
account— state appropriation and (($50,799,000)) $51,748,000 of the 21
carbon emissions reduction account — state appropriation are provided 22
solely for green transportation capital projects identified in ((LEAP 23
Transportation Document 2025-2 ALL PROJECTS as developed April 26, 24
2025, Program - Public Transportation Program (V))) OFM 25
Transportation Document 2026-1: Proposed Transportation Project List 26
– Public Transportation Program (V) as developed December 19, 2025 . 27
Of the amounts provided in this subsection, the entire multimodal 28
transportation account — state amount and (($18,536,000)) $19,485,000 29
of the carbon emissions reduction account — state amount are for the 30
reappropriation of amounts provided for this purpose in the 2023-2025 31
fiscal biennium. Of the amount of carbon emissions reduction account— 32
state funds appropriated in this subsection, $938,000 may be used for 33
program administration and staffing. For grant awards not yet under 34
contract, as a condition of green transportation capital grants 35
provided pursuant to this subsection, public transportation agencies 36
may not delay, divert, supplant, or suspend the collection of 37
approved local sales and use taxes for the purpose of public 38
transportation during the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium.39
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(9) For grant awards not yet under contract, as a condition of 1
bus and bus facility grants identified in ((LEAP Transportation 2
Document 2025-2 ALL PROJECTS as developed April 26, 2025, Program - 3
Public Transportation Program (V))) OFM Transportation Document 4
2026-1: Proposed Transportation Project List - Public Transportation 5
Program (V) as developed December 19, 2025 , public transportation 6
agencies may not delay, divert, supplant, or suspend the collection 7
of approved local sales and use taxes for the purpose of public 8
transportation during the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium.9
Sec. 307. 2025 c 416 s 309 (uncodified) is amended to read as 10
follows: 11
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION— WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES 12
CONSTRUCTION— PROGRAM W13
Carbon Emissions Reduction Account— State 14
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($229,747,000))15
$216,376,00016
Move Ahead WA Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . (($109,408,000))17
$120,236,00018
Puget Sound Capital Construction Account— State 19
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($385,229,000))20
$458,203,00021
Puget Sound Capital Construction Account— Federal 22
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($31,830,000))23
$56,319,00024
Puget Sound Capital Construction Account— 25
Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,679,000))26
$2,779,00027
Transportation Partnership Account— State 28
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($5,395,000))29
$6,864,00030
Connecting Washington Account— State Appropriation. . . (($8,424,000))31
$14,834,00032
Capital Vessel Replacement Account— State 33
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($122,000,000))34
$111,000,00035
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . (($893,712,000))36
$986,611,00037
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The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 1
conditions and limitations: 2
(1) Except as provided otherwise in this section, the entire 3
appropriations in this section are provided solely for the projects 4
and activities as listed in ((LEAP Transportation Document 2025-2 ALL 5
PROJECTS as developed April 26, 2025, Program - Washington State 6
Ferries Capital Program (W))) OFM Transportation Document 2026-1: 7
Proposed Transportation Project List – Washington State Ferries 8
Capital Program (W) as developed December 19, 2025.9
(2) $5,000,000 of the Puget Sound capital construction account — 10
state appropriation is provided solely for emergency capital repair 11
costs (999910K). Funds may only be spent after approval by the office 12
of financial management. 13
(3) For the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, the marine division shall 14
provide to the office of financial management and the legislative 15
transportation committees the following reports on ferry capital 16
projects: 17
(a) On a semiannual basis, the report must include a status 18
update on projects with funding provided in this section including, 19
but not limited to, the following: 20
(i) Anticipated cost increases and cost savings;21
(ii) Anticipated cash flow and schedule changes; and22
(iii) Explanations for the changes. 23
(b) On an annual basis, the report must include a status update 24
on vessel and terminal preservation and improvement plans including, 25
but not limited to, the following: (i) What work has been done; (ii) 26
how have schedules shifted; and (iii) associated changes in funding 27
among projects, accompanied by explanations for the changes.28
(c) On an annual basis, the report must include an update on the 29
implementation of the maintenance management system with 30
recommendations for using the system to improve the efficiency of 31
project reporting under this subsection. 32
(4) The legislature intends to reassess funding for Bainbridge 33
Island and Kingston terminal electrification projects based on 34
progression of the electrification program and future recommendations 35
of the department. 36
(5) The appropriations in this section include savings assumed 37
under section 719 ((of this act )), chapter 416, Laws of 2025 . By 38
October 15, 2026, Washington state ferries must report to the 39
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transportation committees of the legislature and the office of 1
financial management any estimated savings, efficiencies realized, 2
and recommendations for further improvements. 3
(6) (($6,000,000)) $6,471,000 of the Puget Sound capital 4
construction account — state appropriation is provided solely for 5
modernization of the ticketing and reservation system (990052C). The 6
department must prioritize integration of ORCA payment, Good to Go! 7
payment, and mobile payment platforms into the new system at the 8
earliest possible phase. 9
(7) The legislature intends to consider alternative forms of 10
financing including, but not limited to, certificates of 11
participation (lease-purchase) and leasing for the purpose of 12
securing up to five hybrid electric vessels for the Washington state 13
ferry system. 14
(8) The move ahead WA account — state appropriation includes up to 15
$92,371,000 in proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized in 16
Z-0551/26.17
Sec. 308. 2025 c 416 s 310 (uncodified) is amended to read as 18
follows: 19
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION— RAIL— PROGRAM Y— CAPITAL20
Carbon Emissions Reduction Account— State 21
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($91,132,000))22
$93,718,00023
Essential Rail Assistance Account— State 24
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,518,000))25
$1,695,00026
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . (($316,000))27
$365,00028
Motor Vehicle Account— Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . $326,00029
Move Ahead WA Flexible Account— State Appropriation. . (($18,731,000))30
$36,985,00031
Transportation Infrastructure Account— State 32
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($7,223,000))33
$8,525,00034
Multimodal Transportation Account— State 35
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($79,468,000))36
$108,429,00037
Multimodal Transportation Account— Federal 38
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Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($113,163,000))1
$129,088,0002
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . (($311,877,000))3
$379,131,0004
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 5
conditions and limitations: 6
(1) Except as provided otherwise in this section, the entire 7
appropriations in this section are provided solely for the projects 8
and activities as listed by project and amount in ((LEAP 9
Transportation Document 2025-2 ALL PROJECTS as developed April 26, 10
2025, Program - Rail Program (Y))) OFM Transportation Document 11
2026-1: Proposed Transportation Project List – Rail Program (Y) as 12
developed December 19, 2025. 13
(2) $1,500,000 of the transportation infrastructure account— state 14
appropriation is provided solely for new low-interest loans approved 15
by the department through the freight rail investment bank (FRIB) 16
program identified in the ((LEAP)) OFM transportation document 17
referenced in subsection (1) of this section. 18
(3) (($6,899,000)) $9,763,000 of the multimodal transportation 19
account— state appropriation is provided solely for new statewide 20
emergent freight rail assistance projects identified in the ((LEAP)) 21
OFM transportation document referenced in subsection (1) of this 22
section. 23
(4)(a) $7,500,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account— state 24
appropriation and (($25,076,000)) $29,648,000 of the multimodal 25
transportation account — federal appropriation are provided solely to 26
support the department's continued work on a service development plan 27
for a new ultra high-speed ground transportation corridor under the 28
federal corridor identification and development program (L2021074). 29
The department may not move forward with programmatic environmental 30
review unless authorized to do so by the legislature.31
(b) The department must coordinate with the chairs and ranking 32
members of the transportation committees of the legislature to 33
provide periodic updates and check-in points on progress made over 34
the course of the biennium, with updates available no less frequently 35
than semiannually, and must include written status updates to be 36
provided with sufficient time for review prior to any update meetings 37
held. An annual report on ultra high-speed ground transportation 38
corridor identification and development program efforts must be 39
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provided to the transportation committees of the legislature and the 1
office of financial management by December 1, 2025 and December 1, 2
2026. 3
(5) $3,600,000 of the multimodal transportation account — state 4
appropriation ((is)) and $8,000,000 of the multimodal transportation 5
account— federal appropriation are provided solely for the Cascades 6
corridor delivery program for advancing the Cascades corridor 7
(R00003A), including through planning and project development 8
activities conducted as part of the federal corridor identification 9
and development program. The department must continue to pursue 10
funding opportunities for the Cascades corridor through the corridor 11
identification and development program and the federal-state 12
partnership programs at the federal rail administration. The 13
department must notify the office of the governor and the 14
transportation committees of the legislature of funding opportunities 15
from the programs and any corresponding state match needs.16
(6) (($18,731,000)) $36,985,000 of the move ahead WA flexible 17
account— state appropriation, (($54,785,000)) $55,639,000 of the 18
multimodal transportation account— federal appropriation, and $326,000 19
of the motor vehicle account — local appropriation are provided solely 20
for rehabilitation of the Palouse River and Coulee City Railroad 21
(L4000079). 22
(7) $5,000,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account — state 23
appropriation is provided solely to fund the replacement of two 24
Tacoma rail diesel-electric switcher locomotives with zero emission 25
battery-electric switcher locomotives and to install on-site charging 26
equipment at a Tacoma rail facility (L1000327). Local funds 27
sufficient to fully fund this project must be contributed to the 28
project, and any agreements required for the project must be secured.29
(8) (($26,200,000)) $26,293,000 of the carbon emissions reduction 30
account— state appropriation is provided solely for port 31
electrification competitive grants (L2021182). All public ports are 32
eligible to receive funds under this subsection. A port seeking to 33
use funds under this subsection to install shore power must adopt a 34
policy that requires vessels that dock at the port facility to use 35
shore power if such vessel is capable of using such power and when 36
such power is available at the port facility. 37
(9) (($1,000,000)) $1,995,000 of the carbon emissions reduction 38
account— state appropriation is provided solely for port 39
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electrification at the port of Bremerton (L1000337), which may 1
include the purchase and installation of zero emission port shore 2
power systems and other zero emission infrastructure, equipment, and 3
technology. 4
(10) (($1,855,000)) $1,831,000 of the carbon emissions reduction 5
account— state appropriation is provided solely for port 6
electrification at the port of Anacortes (L1000338), which may 7
include the purchase and installation of zero emission port shore 8
power systems and other zero emission infrastructure, equipment, and 9
technology. 10
(11) (($24,800,000)) $25,300,000 of the carbon emissions 11
reduction account — state appropriation is provided solely to fund a 12
zero emission shore power infrastructure demonstration project at 13
Northwest seaport alliance facilities (L1000325). Local funds 14
sufficient to fully fund this project must be contributed to the 15
project, and any agreements required for the project must be secured.16
(12) (($5,277,000)) $6,300,000 of the carbon emissions reduction 17
account— state appropriation is provided solely to fund a zero 18
emission drayage truck demonstration project (L1000324) at Northwest 19
seaport alliance facilities. 20
(13) $15,000,000 of the multimodal transportation account — state 21
appropriation is provided solely for the state of Washington's 22
contribution to dredging the Columbia river in partnership with the 23
state of Oregon and in accordance with the lower Columbia river 24
channel maintenance plan.25
Sec. 309. 2025 c 416 s 311 (uncodified) is amended to read as 26
follows: 27
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION— LOCAL PROGRAMS— PROGRAM Z— 28
CAPITAL29
Carbon Emissions Reduction Account— State 30
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($281,202,000))31
$353,973,00032
Freight Mobility Investment Account— State 33
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($19,335,000))34
$23,014,00035
Freight Mobility Multimodal Account— State 36
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($24,952,000))37
$25,376,00038
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Highway Infrastructure Account— Federal Appropriation. . . $1,500,0001
Move Ahead WA Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . (($170,384,000))2
$192,095,0003
Move Ahead WA Flexible Account— State Appropriation. . (($37,500,000))4
$43,815,0005
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . (($31,840,000))6
$37,819,0007
Motor Vehicle Account— Federal Appropriation. . . . . (($106,461,000))8
$145,553,0009
Motor Vehicle Account— Private/Local Appropriation. . . . $75,000,00010
Connecting Washington Account— State Appropriation. . (($99,002,000))11
$142,644,00012
Multimodal Transportation Account— State 13
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($115,518,000))14
$148,874,00015
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . (($962,694,000))16
$1,189,663,00017
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 ((LEAP 22
Transportation Document 2025-2 ALL PROJECTS as developed April 26, 23
2025, Program - Local Programs Program (Z))) OFM Transportation 24
Document 2026-1: Proposed Transportation Project List - Local 25
Programs (Z) as developed December 19, 2025. 26
(2) The amounts identified in the ((LEAP)) OFM transportation 27
document referenced under subsection (1) of this section for 28
pedestrian safety/safe routes to school are as follows:29
(a) (($38,380,000)) $51,227,000 of the multimodal transportation 30
account— state appropriation and (($43,372,000)) $63,885,000 of the 31
carbon emissions reduction account — state appropriation are provided 32
solely for pedestrian and bicycle safety program projects (L2000188 33
and L1000335). Of the amount of carbon emissions reduction account 34
funds appropriated in this subsection, up to one percent may be used 35
for program administration and staffing. 36
(b) (($16,933,000)) $28,865,000 of the motor vehicle account — 37
federal appropriation, (($53,139,000)) $70,004,000 of the carbon 38
emissions reduction account — state appropriation, and (($13,321,000)) 39
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$18,548,000 of the multimodal transportation account — state 1
appropriation are provided solely for safe routes to school projects 2
(L2000189 and L1000334). Of the amount of carbon emissions reduction 3
account funds appropriated in this subsection, up to one percent may 4
be used for program administration and staffing. 5
(c) For future rounds of grant selection, the department must 6
reevaluate the criteria to increase geographic diversity of 7
jurisdictions consistent with the requirements of the healthy 8
environment for all (HEAL) act. 9
(3) (($35,528,000)) $43,473,000 of the motor vehicle account — 10
federal appropriation is provided solely for acceleration of local 11
preservation projects that ensure the reliable movement of freight on 12
the national highway freight system (G2000100). The department will 13
select projects as part of its update of the state freight plan, in 14
consultation with the freight mobility strategic investment board and 15
other stakeholders. 16
(4) The department shall submit a report to the transportation 17
committees of the legislature by December 1, 2025, and December 1, 18
2026, on the status of projects funded as part of the pedestrian 19
safety/safe routes to school grant program and the Sandy Williams 20
connecting communities grant program. 21
(5) (($27,200,000)) $28,455,000 of the carbon emissions reduction 22
account— state appropriation is provided solely for the statewide 23
school-based bicycle education grant program (L1000309). The 24
department may partner with a statewide nonprofit to deliver 25
programs. Of the amounts appropriated in this subsection, up to one 26
percent may be used for program support. 27
(6) (($22,000,000)) $23,750,000 of the motor vehicle account — 28
state appropriation is provided solely for a federal fund exchange 29
pilot program (LXXEXST). The pilot program will allow exchanges of 30
federal surface transportation block grant population funding and 31
state funds at an exchange rate of 95 cents in state funds per $1.00 32
in federal funds. The entirety of the appropriation in this 33
subsection must be held in unallotted status until: Surface 34
transportation block grant population funding has been offered to the 35
state, the department determines that a federalized project or 36
projects funded in section 305 or 306 ((of this act )), chapter 416, 37
Laws of 2025 , is eligible to spend the surface transportation block 38
grant population funding, and state funds appropriated in section 305 39
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or 306 ((of this act )), chapter 416, Laws of 2025 , for the eligible 1
state project or projects in an amount equal to 100 percent of the 2
offered surface transportation block grant population funding have 3
been placed in unallotted status. A report on the effectiveness of 4
the exchange program, the total estimated cost of program 5
administration, and recommendations for continuing the pilot program 6
is due to the governor and transportation committees of the 7
legislature by December 1, 2026. The department may issue additional 8
calls for projects with any remaining funds provided in this 9
subsection. The legislature intends to evaluate utilization and 10
efficacy of this program, and if underutilized, the program is 11
intended not to continue into future biennia. 12
(7) (($33,200,000)) $46,415,000 of the carbon emissions reduction 13
account— state appropriation is provided solely for the Sandy Williams 14
connecting communities pilot program (L1000308) to deliver projects 15
to reconnect communities that have been bifurcated by state highways. 16
Priority must be given to historically marginalized or overburdened 17
communities. The department may consult with the Cooper Jones active 18
transportation safety council to identify geographic locations where 19
there are high incidences of serious injuries and fatalities of 20
active transportation users among vulnerable populations. Of the 21
amounts appropriated in this subsection, up to one percent may be 22
used for program support. 23
(8) (($500,000)) $1,000,000 of the multimodal transportation 24
account— state appropriation is provided solely for the department to 25
award grants to local jurisdictions to implement network-wide traffic 26
conflict screening programs using video analytics in controlled 27
intersections with a disproportionate number of traffic violations 28
and injuries to active transportation users (L2021149). Grants must 29
be awarded proportionally across the state and include controlled 30
intersections in both urban and rural environments and along state 31
highways and county roads. Grant recipients must report back to the 32
department all traffic violation and active transportation facility 33
data acquired during the grant period and provide the department with 34
appropriate next steps for the state and the local jurisdiction to 35
improve traffic safety for active transportation users in such 36
intersections. The department must report such findings and 37
recommendations to the transportation committees of the legislature 38
by December 1, 2026. 39
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(9)(a) (($7,000,000)) $9,082,000 of the carbon emissions 1
reduction account — state appropriation is provided solely for the 2
department to continue providing rebates to qualifying persons who 3
purchase e-bikes and qualifying equipment and services from a 4
qualifying retailer in accordance with rebate program qualification, 5
application, retailer, and reimbursement requirements under section 6
310(16)(a), chapter 472, Laws of 2023. Of this amount, (($4,000,000)) 7
$5,082,000 is for rebate amounts as described under (a)(i) of this 8
subsection and (($3,000,000)) $4,000,000 is for rebate amounts as 9
described under (a)(ii) of this subsection. 10
(i) For persons who are at least 16 years of age and reside in 11
households with incomes at or below 80 percent of the county area 12
median income, the amount of the rebate is up to $1,200 on the sale 13
of an e-bike and any qualifying equipment and services.14
(ii) For all other persons who are at least 16 years of age, the 15
amount of the rebate is up to $300 on the sale of an e-bike and any 16
qualifying equipment and services. 17
(b) (($3,568,000)) $4,000,000 of the carbon emissions reduction 18
account— state appropriation is provided solely for the department to 19
continue its e-bike lending library and ownership grant program in 20
accordance with program requirements under section 310 (16)(b), 21
chapter 472, Laws of 2023. 22
(c) The department may not collect more than five percent of 23
appropriated amounts to administer the programs under (a) and (b) of 24
this subsection. 25
(10) (($19,335,000)) $23,014,000 of the freight mobility 26
investment account — state appropriation and (($24,952,000)) 27
$25,376,000 of the freight mobility multimodal account — state 28
appropriation are provided solely for freight mobility strategic 29
investment board projects listed in the ((LEAP)) OFM transportation 30
document referenced in subsection (1) of this section.31
(11) (($170,000)) $200,000 of the multimodal transportation 32
account— state appropriation is provided solely for the Seattle office 33
of planning and community development to finish updating the 2020 I-5 34
Lid Feasibility Study (L2021140). 35
(12) The legislature intends to fund the Ballard and Magnolia 36
Bridge project (L4000123), as described in section 911 (18), chapter 37
472, Laws of 2023. 38
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(13) (($5,100,000)) $5,540,000 of the move ahead WA flexible 1
account— state appropriation is provided solely for development of an 2
applied sustainable aviation evaluation center (L2021135). Snohomish 3
county, in partnership with Washington State University, shall plan 4
and establish facilities to evaluate, qualify or certify, and 5
research technologies that can minimize the impact of aviation on 6
human health and the environment. Funds may be used for, but are not 7
limited to, planning, construction, and land acquisition for 8
sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) qualification testing (ASTM D4054), 9
research on the impact of SAF on the environment and human health, 10
and SAF storage for the purpose of advancing sustainable aviation. At 11
a minimum, three sustainable aviation platforms must be considered:12
(a) Sustainable aviation fuel; 13
(b) Hydrogen; and 14
(c) Battery electric energy storage mechanisms.15
(14) (($5,000,000)) $7,000,000 of the multimodal transportation 16
account— state appropriation is provided solely for the department to 17
assist local jurisdictions in addressing emergent issues related to 18
safety for pedestrians and bicyclists (LXXXPBF). Funds may only be 19
spent after approval from the office of financial management. By 20
December 15th of each odd-numbered year, the department shall provide 21
a report to the legislature listing all emergent issues addressed in 22
the prior fiscal biennium. Reporting may be done in conjunction with 23
the transportation operations division. 24
(15) (($45,000,000)) $46,491,000 of the move ahead WA account — 25
state appropriation is provided solely for the Confluence Parkway 26
Infra Match project (L2021180). The legislature intends that in the 27
2027-2029 fiscal biennium, $35,000,000 of the move ahead WA account — 28
state account funds will be provided for the project only if federal 29
project funding for Phase 2 of the Confluence Parkway project is 30
secured. 31
(16) (($40,000,000)) $42,306,000 of the move ahead WA account — 32
state appropriation is provided solely for Columbia River Bridge 33
Replacement/Hood River to White Salmon (L4000046). The legislature 34
intends that in the 2027-2029 fiscal biennium and future biennia, 35
$30,000,000 of the move ahead WA account — state account funds will be 36
provided for the project only if federal project funding and a match 37
from the state of Oregon are secured for construction.38
(End of part)
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TRANSFERS AND DISTRIBUTIONS1
Sec. 401. 2025 c 416 s 401 (uncodified) is amended to read as 2
follows: 3
FOR THE STATE TREASURER— STATE REVENUES FOR DISTRIBUTION4
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation: For motor5
vehicle fuel tax statutory distributions to 6
cities and counties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($443,860,000))7
$466,264,0008
Multimodal Transportation Account— State 9
Appropriation: For distribution to cities and 10
counties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26,786,00011
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation: For 12
distribution to cities and counties. . . . . . . . . $23,438,00013
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . (($494,084,000))14
$516,488,00015
Sec. 402. 2025 c 416 s 402 (uncodified) is amended to read as 16
follows: 17
FOR THE STATE TREASURER— TRANSFERS18
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation: For motor19
vehicle fuel tax refunds and statutory 20
transfers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,877,014,000))21
$1,845,833,00022
Sec. 403. 2025 c 416 s 403 (uncodified) is amended to read as 23
follows: 24
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING— TRANSFERS25
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation: For motor26
vehicle fuel tax refunds and transfers. . . . . (($206,302,000))27
$229,064,00028
Sec. 404. 2025 c 416 s 404 (uncodified) is amended to read as 29
follows: 30
FOR THE STATE TREASURER— BOND RETIREMENT AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING 31
BOND REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR BOND SALES DISCOUNTS AND 32
DEBT TO BE PAID BY MOTOR VEHICLE ACCOUNT AND TRANSPORTATION FUND 33
REVENUE34
Transportation Partnership Account— State 35
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Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,061,0001
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $150,0002
Connecting Washington Account— State Appropriation. . . . $15,234,0003
Special Category C Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . $510,0004
Puget Sound Gateway Facility Account— State 5
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $350,0006
Highway Bond Retirement Account— State Appropriation(($1,604,659,000))7
$1,609,050,0008
Transportation Improvement Board Bond Retirement 9
Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . (($5,619,000))10
$8,793,00011
Nondebt-Limit Reimbursable Bond Retirement Account— 12
State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $28,212,00013
Toll Facility Bond Retirement Account— State 14
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($90,015,000))15
$76,374,00016
Transportation 2003 Account (Nickel Account)— State17
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $934,00018
Interstate 405 and State Route Number 167 Express 19
Toll Lanes Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . $1,877,00020
Preserve Washington Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . $684,00021
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . (($1,751,621,000))22
$1,746,229,00023
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 24
conditions and limitations: 25
(1) The toll facility bond retirement account— state appropriation 26
includes up to $5,500,000 in proceeds from the sale of bonds 27
authorized in RCW 47.10.896. 28
(2) $3,174,000 of the transportation improvement board bond 29
retirement account — state appropriation is provided solely for the 30
prepayment of certain outstanding bonds and debt service.31
Sec. 405. 2025 c 416 s 406 (uncodified) is amended to read as 32
follows: 33
FOR THE STATE TREASURER— BOND RETIREMENT AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING 34
BOND REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR BOND SALE EXPENSES AND 35
FISCAL AGENT CHARGES36
Transportation Partnership Account— State 37
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $812,00038
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Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $30,0001
Connecting Washington Account— State Appropriation. . . . . $3,046,0002
Special Category C Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . $230,0003
Puget Sound Gateway Facility Account— State 4
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $450,0005
Transportation 2003 Account (Nickel Account)— State 6
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $187,0007
Interstate 405 and State Route Number 167 Express 8
Toll Lanes Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $375,0009
Transportation Improvement Account— State10
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,00011
Preserve Washington Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . $137,00012
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($5,130,000))13
$5,287,00014
Sec. 406. 2025 c 416 s 407 (uncodified) is amended to read as 15
follows: 16
FOR THE STATE TREASURER— ADMINISTRATIVE TRANSFERS17
(1)(a) Transportation Partnership Account— State18
Appropriation: For transfer to the Move Ahead WA 19
Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $879,000,00020
(b) The amount authorized in this subsection is a maximum amount 21
allowed and represents proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized in 22
RCW 47.10.873. Transfers under this subsection are deemed for 23
projects or improvements identified as transportation partnership 24
projects or improvements for purposes of RCW 47.10.873. 25
Appropriations in the amount of this transfer are made in this act to 26
reflect proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized in RCW 47.10.873.27
(2) Transportation Partnership 28
Account— State Appropriation: For transfer to the 29
Tacoma Narrows Toll Bridge Account— State. . . . . . . . . $4,436,00030
(3)(a) Connecting Washington Account— State 31
Appropriation: For transfer to the Move Ahead WA 32
Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($164,000,000))33
$28,000,00034
(b) The amount authorized in this subsection is a maximum amount 35
allowed and represents proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized in 36
RCW 47.10.889. Transfers under this subsection are deemed for 37
projects or improvements identified as connecting Washington projects 38
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or improvements for purposes of RCW 47.10.889. Appropriations in the 1
amount of this transfer are made in this act to reflect proceeds from 2
the sale of bonds authorized in RCW 47.10.889. 3
(4)(a) Transportation 2003 Account (Nickel Account)— State4
Appropriation: For transfer to the 5
Move Ahead WA Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $212,000,0006
(b) The amount authorized in this subsection is a maximum amount 7
allowed and represents proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized in 8
RCW 47.10.861. Transfers under this subsection are deemed for 9
projects or improvements identified as transportation 2003 (nickel) 10
projects or improvements for purposes of RCW 47.10.861. 11
Appropriations in the amount of this transfer are made in this act to 12
reflect proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized in RCW 47.10.861.13
(5) Move Ahead WA Account— State Appropriation:14
For transfer to the Puget Sound Capital Construction15
Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40,000,00016
(6) Move Ahead WA Account— State 17
Appropriation: For transfer to the Puget Sound Ferry18
Operations Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $172,000,00019
(7) Move Ahead WA Account— State 20
Appropriation: For transfer to the Transportation 21
Partnership Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($40,000,000))22
$35,821,00023
(8) Move Ahead WA Flexible Account— State 24
Appropriation: For transfer to the Move Ahead 25
WA Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($192,000,000))26
$212,489,00027
(9) Pilotage Account— State Appropriation: 28
For transfer to the Multimodal Transportation 29
Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $320,00030
(10) Transportation Infrastructure Account— State31
Appropriation: For transfer to the 32
Multimodal Transportation Account— State. . . . . . . . . .$9,000,00033
(11) Regional Mobility Grant Program Account— State34
Appropriation: For transfer to the Multimodal 35
Transportation Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,000,00036
(12) Electric Vehicle Account— State 37
Appropriation: For transfer to Move Ahead WA 38
Flexible Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,600,00039
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(13)(a) Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project1
Account— State Appropriation: For transfer to the 2
Transportation Partnership Account— State. . . . . . . . . $22,896,0003
(b) The amount transferred in this subsection represents 4
repayment of debt service incurred for the construction of the SR 99/5
Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement project (809936Z). 6
(14) Highway Safety Account— State Appropriation:7
For transfer to the State Patrol Highway 8
Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($88,000,000))9
$83,000,00010
(15) Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation:11
For transfer to the County Arterial Preservation 12
Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,844,00013
(16) Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation:14
For transfer to the Freight Mobility Investment 15
Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,511,00016
(17) Motor Vehicle Account— State 17
Appropriation: For transfer to the Rural Arterial 18
Trust Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,844,00019
(18) Motor Vehicle Account— State 20
Appropriation: For transfer to the Transportation 21
Improvement Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,688,00022
(19) Motor Vehicle Account— State 23
Appropriation: For transfer to the State Patrol 24
Highway Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($130,000,000))25
$139,500,00026
(20) ((Motor Vehicle Account— State27
Appropriation: For transfer to the Capital Vessel28
Replacement Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000,00029
(21))) Motor Vehicle Account— State 30
Appropriation: For transfer to the Puget Sound 31
Capital Construction Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . $6,500,00032
(((22))) (21) Motor Vehicle Account— State 33
Appropriation: For transfer to the Puget Sound 34
Ferry Operations Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,000,00035
(((23))) (22) Puget Sound Ferry Operations Account— State36
Appropriation: For transfer to the Puget Sound Capital37
Construction Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $115,315,00038
(((24))) (23) State Route Number 520 Civil Penalties39
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Account— State Appropriation: For transfer to the Motor1
Vehicle Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000,0002
(((25))) (24) State Route Number 520 Civil Penalties3
Account— State Appropriation: For transfer to the 4
State Route Number 520 Corridor Account— State. . . . . . . $1,752,0005
(((26))) (25) Multimodal Transportation Account— State6
Appropriation: For transfer to the Move Ahead WA 7
Flexible Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,770,0008
(((27))) (26) Multimodal Transportation Account— State9
Appropriation: For transfer to the Puget Sound 10
Ferry Operations Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . (($64,000,000))11
$30,035,00012
(((28))) (27) Multimodal Transportation Account— State13
Appropriation: For transfer to the Complete Streets14
Grant Program Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,670,00015
(((29))) (28) Multimodal Transportation Account— State16
Appropriation: For transfer to the Freight Mobility17
Multimodal Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,511,00018
(((30))) (29) Multimodal Transportation Account— State19
Appropriation: For transfer to the Puget Sound Capital20
Construction Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . (($105,000,000))21
$41,000,00022
(((31))) (30) Multimodal Transportation Account— State23
Appropriation: For transfer to the Regional Mobility24
Grant Program Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,679,00025
(((32))) (31) Multimodal Transportation Account— State26
Appropriation: For transfer to the Rural Mobility 27
Grant Program Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,223,00028
(((33))) (32) Multimodal Transportation Account— State29
Appropriation: For transfer to the Transportation 30
Partnership Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,000,00031
(((34))) (33) Carbon Emissions Reduction Account— State32
Appropriation: For transfer to the Puget Sound Ferry33
Operations Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,200,00034
(((35))) (34)(a) General Fund Account— State 35
Appropriation: For transfer to the State Patrol Highway36
Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $625,00037
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(b) The state treasurer shall transfer the funds under this 1
subsection only after receiving notification from the Washington 2
state patrol under section 207 ((of this act )), chapter 416, Laws of 3
2025. 4
(((36))) (35)(a) Highway Safety Account— State 5
Appropriation: For transfer to the Driver Education6
Safety Improvement Account— State for fiscal 7
year 2026. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,000,0008
(b) Driver Education Safety Improvement 9
Account— State Appropriation: For transfer to 10
the Highway Safety Account— State for fiscal year 2027. . . $2,000,00011
(36) Transportation Improvement Account— State12
Appropriation: For transfer to the Transportation13
Improvement Board Bond Retirement Account— State. . . . . . $3,174,00014
(37) Highway Safety Account— State Appropriation:15
For transfer to the Preserve Washington Account— State. . . $6,199,00016
(38) Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation:17
For transfer to the Preserve Washington Account— State. . $20,331,00018
(39) Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation:19
For transfer to Special Category C Account— State. . . . . $38,920,00020
(40) Multimodal Transportation Account— State21
Appropriation: For transfer to the Preserve22
Washington Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100,094,00023
(41) Move Ahead WA Account— State Appropriation:24
For transfer to the Preserve Washington25
Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $72,357,00026
(42) Transportation 2003 Account (Nickel Account)— State27
Appropriation: For transfer to the Preserve Washington28
Account— State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,019,00029
(43)(a) Preserve Washington Account— State Appropriation:30
For transfer to the Move Ahead WA Account— State. . . . . $136,000,00031
(b) The amount authorized in this subsection (43) is a maximum 32
amount allowed and represents proceeds from the sale of bonds 33
authorized in Z-0551/26 (the preserve Washington act). Transfers made 34
under this subsection are deemed for projects identified as 35
transportation preservation projects for purposes of Z-0551/26 (the 36
preserve Washington act). Appropriations in the amount of this 37
transfer are made in this act to reflect proceeds from the sale of 38
bonds authorized in Z-0551/26 (the preserve Washington act).39
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(44) Connecting Washington Account— State Appropriation:1
For transfer to the Preserve Washington Account— State. . $136,000,0002
(45) Connecting Washington Account— State Appropriation:3
For transfer to the Motor Vehicle Account— State4
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $140,000,0005
NEW SECTION. Sec. 407. CENTRAL SERVICE CHARGES6
Motor Vehicle Account— State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $12,0007
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,0008
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 9
conditions and limitations: Funding is provided for central service 10
charges for legislative branch agencies, as shown in OFM 11
transportation document 2026-2, dated December 19, 2025.12
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COMPENSATION1
NEW SECTION. Sec. 501. A new section is added to 2025 c 416 2
(uncodified) to read as follows: 3
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT4
(1) In accordance with chapter 41.80 RCW, an agreement has been 5
reached between the governor and an organization representing state 6
employee bargaining units for the 2027 fiscal year presented to the 7
legislature during the 2026 legislative session. Funding is not 8
provided for compensation and fringe benefit provisions not presented 9
to the legislature by the end of the 2026 legislative session. 10
Funding is approved for an agreement and award with the Washington 11
public employees association, general government. 12
(2)(a) Expenditures for the agreement in subsection (1) of this 13
section may also be funded from nonappropriated accounts. If 14
positions are funded with lidded grants or dedicated fund sources 15
with insufficient revenue, additional funding from other sources is 16
not provided. 17
(b) Major elements in the agreement in subsection (1) of this 18
section for which funding is provided are set out in OFM 19
transportation document 2026-3, dated December 19, 2025.20
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IMPLEMENTING PROVISIONS1
Sec. 601. 2025 c 416 s 601 (uncodified) is amended to read as 2
follows: 3
MANAGEMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FUNDS WHEN THE LEGISLATURE IS NOT IN 4
SESSION5
(1) The 2005 transportation partnership projects or improvements, 6
2015 connecting Washington projects or improvements, and move ahead 7
WA projects or improvements are listed in the ((LEAP Transportation 8
Document 2025-1 as developed April 26, 2025 )) OFM Transportation 9
Document 2026-1 as developed December 19, 2025 , which consists of a 10
list of specific projects by fund source and amount over multiple 11
biennia. Current fiscal biennium funding for each project is a line-12
item appropriation, while the outer year funding allocations 13
represent a six-year plan. The department of transportation is 14
expected to use the flexibility provided in this section to assist in 15
the delivery and completion of all transportation partnership 16
account, connecting Washington account, and move ahead WA account 17
projects on the ((LEAP)) OFM transportation document referenced in 18
this subsection. For the 2023-2025 and 2025-2027 project 19
appropriations, unless otherwise provided in this act, the director 20
of the office of financial management may provide written 21
authorization for a transfer of appropriation authority between 22
projects funded with transportation partnership account 23
appropriations, connecting Washington account appropriations, or move 24
ahead WA account appropriations to manage project spending and 25
efficiently deliver all projects in the respective program under the 26
following conditions and limitations: 27
(a) Transfers may only be made within each specific fund source 28
referenced on the respective project list; 29
(b) Transfers from a project may not be made as a result of the 30
reduction of the scope of a project or be made to support increases 31
in the scope of a project; 32
(c) Transfers from a project may be made if the funds 33
appropriated to the project are in excess of the amount needed in the 34
current fiscal biennium; 35
(d) Transfers may not occur for projects not identified on the 36
applicable project list; 37
(e) Transfers to a project may not occur if that project is a 38
programmatic funding item described in broad general terms on the 39
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applicable project list without referencing a specific state route 1
number; 2
(f) Transfers may not be made while the legislature is in 3
session; 4
(g) Transfers to a project may not be made with funds designated 5
as attributable to practical design savings as described in RCW 6
47.01.480; 7
(h) The total amount of transfers under this section may not 8
exceed $100,000,000; 9
(i) Except as otherwise provided in (k) of this subsection, 10
transfers made to a single project may not cumulatively total more 11
than $50,000,000 per fiscal biennium, and may not total more than the 12
amount identified for a project within the six-year plan;13
(j) Each transfer between projects may only occur if the director 14
of the office of financial management finds that any resulting change 15
will not hinder the completion of the projects as approved by the 16
legislature; and 17
(k) Transfers between projects may be made by the department of 18
transportation without the formal written approval provided under 19
this subsection (1), provided that the transfer amount to a single 20
project does not exceed $250,000 or 10 percent of the total project 21
per fiscal biennium, whichever is less. These transfers must be 22
reported quarterly to the director of the office of financial 23
management and the chairs of the house of representatives and senate 24
transportation committees. 25
(2) The department of transportation must submit quarterly all 26
transfers authorized under this section in the transportation 27
executive information system. The office of financial management must 28
maintain a legislative baseline project list identified in the 29
((LEAP)) OFM transportation documents referenced in this act, and 30
update that project list with all authorized transfers under this 31
section, including any effects to the total project budgets and 32
schedules beyond the current fiscal biennium. 33
(3) At the time the department submits a request to transfer 34
funds under this section, a copy of the request must be submitted to 35
the chairs and ranking members of the transportation committees of 36
the legislature. 37
(4) Before approval, the office of financial management shall 38
work with legislative staff of the house of representatives and 39
senate transportation committees to review the requested transfers in 40
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a timely manner and address any concerns raised by the chairs and 1
ranking members of the transportation committees. 2
(5) No fewer than 10 days after the receipt of a project transfer 3
request, the director of the office of financial management must 4
provide written notification to the department of any decision 5
regarding project transfers, with copies submitted to the 6
transportation committees of the legislature. 7
(6) The department must submit annually as part of its budget 8
submittal a report detailing all transfers made pursuant to this 9
section, including any effects to the total project budgets and 10
schedules beyond the current fiscal biennium. 11
Sec. 602. 2025 c 416 s 602 (uncodified) is amended to read as 12
follows: 13
BOND REIMBURSEMENT14
To the extent that any appropriation authorizes expenditures of 15
state funds from the motor vehicle account, special category C 16
account, Tacoma Narrows toll bridge account, transportation 2003 17
account (nickel account), transportation partnership account, 18
transportation improvement account, Puget Sound capital construction 19
account, multimodal transportation account, state route number 520 20
corridor account, connecting Washington account, preserve Washington 21
account, or other transportation capital project account in the state 22
treasury for a state transportation program that is specified to be 23
funded with proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized in chapter 24
47.10 RCW, the legislature declares that any such expenditures made 25
before the issue date of the applicable transportation bonds for that 26
state transportation program are intended to be reimbursed from 27
proceeds of those transportation bonds in a maximum amount equal to 28
the amount of such appropriation. 29
Sec. 603. 2025 c 416 s 606 (uncodified) is amended to read as 30
follows: 31
TRANSIT, BICYCLE, AND PEDESTRIAN ELEMENTS REPORTING32
By November 15th of each year, the department of transportation 33
must report on amounts expended to benefit transit, bicycle, or 34
pedestrian elements within all connecting Washington projects in 35
programs I, P, and Z identified in ((LEAP Transportation Document 36
2025-2 ALL PROJECTS as developed April 26, 2025 )) OFM Transportation 37
Document 2026-1 as developed December 19, 2025 , in a manner 38
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consistent with past practices as specified in section 602, chapter 1
186, Laws of 2022. 2
Sec. 604. 2025 c 416 s 609 (uncodified) is amended to read as 3
follows: 4
LOCAL PARTNER COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS5
(1) If a transportation project, where the Washington state 6
department of transportation is the lead and the project is scheduled 7
to be delivered or completed in the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium as 8
shown on the ((LEAP Transportation Document 2025-2 ALL PROJECTS as 9
developed April 26, 2025 )) OFM Transportation Document 2026-1 as 10
developed December 19, 2025 , is in jeopardy of being delayed because 11
the department is unable to deliver or complete the project within 12
the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium and other local jurisdictions are able 13
to deliver or complete the work, the department must coordinate with 14
the appropriate local jurisdictions to determine if a potential local 15
partner is ready, willing, and able to execute delivery and 16
completion of the project within the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium.17
(2) The department must compile a list of projects under this 18
section, including the timing under which the local partner agency 19
can deliver or complete the projects within the 2025-2027 and 20
2027-2029 fiscal biennia. The department must submit the compiled 21
list of projects to the governor and the transportation committees of 22
the legislature by November 1, 2025. 23
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MISCELLANEOUS 2025-2027 FISCAL BIENNIUM1
Sec. 701. 2025 c 416 s 701 (uncodified) is amended to read as 2
follows: 3
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OVERSIGHT4
The following transportation projects are subject to the 5
conditions, limitations, and review provided in section 701 (2) 6
through (12), chapter 424, Laws of 2025 (omnibus operating 7
appropriations act): 8
(1) For the department of transportation: Washington state 9
ferries dispatch system replacement ((and)); Washington state ferries 10
ticketing and reservations modernization ; the transportation 11
reporting and accounting information system (TRAINS) upgrade; PROPEL 12
– WSDOT support of one Washington; and capital systems replacement.13
(2) For the department of licensing: Upgrade and improve prorate 14
and fuel tax system.15
Sec. 702. RCW 46.68.060 and 2023 c 472 s 705 are each amended to 16
read as follows: 17
There is hereby created in the state treasury a fund to be known 18
as the highway safety fund to the credit of which must be deposited 19
all moneys directed by law to be deposited therein. This fund must be 20
used for carrying out the provisions of law relating to driver 21
licensing, driver improvement, financial responsibility, cost of 22
furnishing abstracts of driving records and maintaining such case 23
records, and to carry out the purposes set forth in RCW 43.59.010, 24
chapters 46.72 and 46.72A RCW, and RCW 47.04.410. During the 25
((2021-2023 and 2023-2025 )) 2025-2027 fiscal ((biennia)) biennium, 26
the legislature may direct the state treasurer to make transfers of 27
moneys in the highway safety fund to the ((multimodal transportation 28
account and the state patrol highway)) preserve Washington account.29
NEW SECTION. Sec. 703. Any agency receiving appropriations in 30
this act from climate commitment act accounts created in RCW 31
70A.65.240 through 70A.65.280 must report to and coordinate with the 32
department of ecology to track expenditures as described in RCW 33
70A.65.300 and chapter 173-446B WAC. If an expenditure is expected to 34
result in greenhouse gas emissions reductions, the agency must use a 35
department of ecology approved calculator tool or methodology.36
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NEW SECTION. Sec. 704. Appropriations and transfers in this act 1
to or from the preserve Washington account created in Z-0551/26 are 2
null and void if Z-0551/26 is not enacted by the effective date of 3
this bill.4
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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 #
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
BOARD OF PILOTAGE COMMISSIONERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
BOND REIMBURSEMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
CENTRAL SERVICE CHARGES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
COUNTY ROAD ADMINISTRATION BOARD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 69
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
DEPARTMENT OF ENTERPRISE SERVICES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
TRANSFERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
AVIATION—PROGRAM F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
CHARGES FROM OTHER AGENCIES—PROGRAM U. . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
FACILITIES—PROGRAM D—(DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION-ONLY PROJECTS)
—CAPITAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
FACILITY MAINTENANCE, OPERATIONS, AND CONSTRUCTION—PROGRAM D—
OPERATING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE—PROGRAM M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
IMPROVEMENTS—PROGRAM I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY—PROGRAM C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
LOCAL PROGRAMS—PROGRAM Z—CAPITAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
LOCAL PROGRAMS—PROGRAM Z—OPERATING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
MARINE—PROGRAM X. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
PRESERVATION—PROGRAM P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
PROGRAM DELIVERY MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT—PROGRAM H. . . . . . . 35
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION—PROGRAM V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION—PROGRAM V—CAPITAL. . . . . . . . . . . . 86
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS—PROGRAM K. . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
RAIL—PROGRAM Y—CAPITAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
RAIL—PROGRAM Y—OPERATING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
TOLL OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE—PROGRAM B. . . . . . . . . . . 28
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT—PROGRAM S. . . . . . . . 49
TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS—PROGRAM Q—CAPITAL. . . . . . . . . . 85
TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS—PROGRAM Q—OPERATING. . . . . . . . . 45
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, DATA, AND RESEARCH—PROGRAM T. . . . . 52
WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES CONSTRUCTION—PROGRAM W. . . . . . . . 90
ECONOMIC AND REVENUE FORECAST COUNCIL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
FREIGHT MOBILITY STRATEGIC INVESTMENT BOARD. . . . . . . . . . . . 14
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OVERSIGHT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
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JOINT TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
LOCAL PARTNER COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
MANAGEMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FUNDS WHEN THE LEGISLATURE IS NOT IN
SESSION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
STATE TREASURER
ADMINISTRATIVE TRANSFERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
BOND RETIREMENT AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING BOND REGISTRATION AND
TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR BOND SALE EXPENSES AND FISCAL AGENT
CHARGES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
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. . 101
STATE REVENUES FOR DISTRIBUTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
TRANSFERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
TRANSIT, BICYCLE, AND PEDESTRIAN ELEMENTS REPORTING. . . . . . . 112
TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT BOARD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
WASHINGTON STATE PATROL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
WASHINGTON TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
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