Official Text and Analysis.

Striking amendment: Appropriations totaling $9.959 billion are made for state transportation agencies and programs for the 2019-21 fiscal biennium from a number of transportation accounts. Capital- related appropriations total $5.3 billion, and operating-related appropriations total $4.7 billion. Some of the larger appropriations for the fiscal biennium include: $3.1 billion for the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Highway Improvements program; $1.7 billion for debt service; $777 million for the WSDOT Preservation program; and $540 million for the Washington State Patrol. Fund transfers and other provisions are made. Additional detail can be found at fiscal.wa.gov. Supplemental changes are made to the 2017-2019 Transportation Budget. Total appropriated funds are decreased by $502 million.

Provides $60,000 for the installation of an updated meteorological station at the Colville Airport. FISCAL IMPACT: Increases Multimodal Acct -- State by $60,000.

Removes $3,521,000 provided solely for transit mitigation for the SR 99/Viaduct Project - Construction Mitigation project. FISCAL IMPACT: Reduces Multimodal Acct - State by $3,521,000.

Directs the department of transportation to seek reimbursement from the city of Seattle for $42,903,000 of cost overruns on the Alaska Way viaduct replacement project. During the 2019-2021 fiscal biennium, grants local improvement districts in a city with a population greater than six hundred thousand the authority to assess the property in the district to pay for the cost of any overruns for a tunnel project on a state route with a total cost of over one billion dollars. FISCAL IMPACT: No net change to appropriated levels.

Striking amendment to replace House Version of the bill.

Delays $1M in Regional Mobility Grant Program Account —state appropriation from 2019-2021 to 2021-2023 for a Spokane Transit Project. (2) Accelerates $1M in Multimodal Transportation Account—state appropriation from 2021-2023 to 2019-2021 for a Spokane Transit Project. Increases the appropriation in 2021-2023 by $1M.

Requires DOL to create a work group to develop options for a financially viable and sustainable plan for the verification of a registered vehicle owner's active duty military status for both in state and out of state registered vehicles. The work group must report back to the Legislature by December 1, 2019.

Provides $4,000,000 for the Dupont-Steilacoom road improvement project.

Removes the Washington State Ferries from the credit card payment cost-recovery provisions of the bill.

Provides $60,000 for the installation of an updated meteorological station at the Colville Airpor.