SB 6456 — Concerning the protection of military installations operated by the United States armed services from incompatible development.

S-4730.1SUBSTITUTES-3581.1SENATE SENATE BILL 6456State of Washington65th Legislature2018 Regular SessionBy Senate Local Government (originally sponsored by Senators Conway, Bailey, Hobbs, Zeiger, Palumbo, and Rolfes)READRolfesRead FIRSTfirst TIMEtime 02/02/18.AN01/18/18. ACT Relating to the protection of military installations operated by the United States armed services from incompatible development;

amendingReferred RCWto 36.70A.530;Committee on Local Government.AN ACT Relating to the protection of military installations operated by the United States armed services from incompatible development;

amending RCW 36.70A.530 and 47.80.030;

and(c) Require military installations to be treated similarly to other regional growth centers by regional transportation planning organizations.Sec. 2.  RCW 36.70A.530 and 2004 c 28 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:(1) Military installations are of particular importance to the economic health of the state of Washington and it is a priority of the state to protect the land surrounding our military installations from incompatible development.(2) Comprehensive plans, amendments to comprehensive plans, development regulations, or amendments to development regulations adopted under this section shall be adopted or amended concurrent with the scheduled update provided in RCW 36.70A.130, except that counties and cities identified in RCW 36.70A.130(4)(a) shall comply with this section on or before December 1, 2005, and shall thereafter comply with this section on a schedule consistent with RCW 36.70A.130(4).(3) AUnder a comprehensive plan, amendment to a plan, a development regulation, or amendment to a development regulation, should((should)) a city or county may not allow development in the vicinity of a military installation that is incompatible with the installation's ability to carry out its mission requirements.

If the grantee is found to be out of compliance with provisions of the contract, the grantee must repay to the state general fund the principal amount of the grant plus interest calculated at the rate of interest on state of Washington general obligation bonds issued most closely to the date of authorization of the grant.(3) The department of commerce may adopt rules to implement this section.---section.Sec. 4.  RCW END47.80.030 ---and 2005 c 328 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:(1) Each regional transportation planning organization shall develop in cooperation with the department of transportation, providers of public transportation and high capacity transportation, ports, and local governments within the region, adopt, and periodically update a regional transportation plan that:(a) Is based on a least cost planning methodology that identifies the most cost-effective facilities, services, and programs;(b) Identifies existing or planned transportation facilities, services, and programs, including but not limited to major roadways including state highways and regional arterials, transit and nonmotorized services and facilities, multimodal and intermodal facilities, marine ports and airports, railroads, and noncapital programs including transportation demand management that should function as an integrated regional transportation system, giving emphasis to those facilities, services, and programs that exhibit one or more of the following characteristics:(i) Crosses member county lines;(ii) Is or will be used by a significant number of people who live or work outside the county in which the facility, service, or project is located;(iii) Significant impacts are expected to be felt in more than one county;(iv) Potentially adverse impacts of the facility, service, program, or project can be better avoided or mitigated through adherence to regional policies;(v) Transportation needs addressed by a project have been identified by the regional transportation planning process and the remedy is deemed to have regional significance;

and(vi) Provides for system continuity;(c) Establishes level of service standards for state highways and state ferry routes, with the exception of transportation facilities of statewide significance as defined in RCW 47.06.140.

These regionally established level of service standards for state highways and state ferries shall be developed jointly with the department of transportation, to encourage consistency across jurisdictions.

In establishing level of service standards for state highways and state ferries, consideration shall be given for the necessary balance between providing for the free interjurisdictional movement of people and goods and the needs of local commuters using state facilities;(d) Includes a financial plan demonstrating how the regional transportation plan can be implemented, indicating resources from public and private sources that are reasonably expected to be made available to carry out the plan, and recommending any innovative financing techniques to finance needed facilities, services, and programs;(e) Assesses regional development patterns, capital investment and other measures necessary to:(i) Ensure the preservation of the existing regional transportation system, including requirements for operational improvements, resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation of existing and future major roadways, as well as operations, maintenance, modernization, and rehabilitation of existing and future transit, railroad systems and corridors, and nonmotorized facilities;

and(ii) Make the most efficient use of existing transportation facilities to relieve vehicular congestion and maximize the mobility of people and goods;(f) Sets forth a proposed regional transportation approach, including capital investments, service improvements, programs, and transportation demand management measures to guide the development of the integrated, multimodal regional transportation system.

For regional growth centers, the approach must address transportation concurrency strategies required under RCW 36.70A.070 and include a measurement of vehicle level of service for off-peak periods and total multimodal capacity for peak periods;

and(g) Where appropriate, sets forth the relationship of high capacity transportation providers and other public transit providers with regard to responsibility for, and the coordination between, services and facilities.(2) The organization may designate a military installation as a regional growth center when the civilian and military workforce of the military installation is comparable in size to the workforce of the other regional growth centers.(3) The organization shall review the regional transportation plan biennially for currency and forward the adopted plan along with documentation of the biennial review to the state department of transportation.(((3))) (4) All transportation projects, programs, and transportation demand management measures within the region that have an impact upon regional facilities or services must be consistent with the plan and with the adopted regional growth and transportation strategies.--- END ---