HB 2095 — Concerning preliminary work to develop a process for planning for a new Interstate 5 bridge spanning the Columbia river.

H-1753.1HOUSEENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 2095State of Washington65th Legislature2017 Regular SessionBy Representatives Wylie, Stonier, Harris, Vick, Clibborn, Fey, McBride, and MacriRead first time 02/13/17.

An Interstate 5 bridge that crosses the Columbia river.NEW SECTION.  Sec. 5.  A new section is added to chapter 47.01 RCW to read as follows:Onfollows:(1) On behalf of the state, the governorlegislature isof encouragedthe tostate makeof everyWashington effortinvites tothe enterlegislature intoof athe memorandumstate of understandingOregon withto theparticipate governorin ofa Oregonjoint legislative action committee regarding the construction of a new Interstate 5 bridge spanning the Columbia river that achieves the following purposes:(1)purposes:(a) SelectsWorks a joint Oregon-Washington legislative action committee to work with both states' departments of transportation and transportation commissions and stakeholders to begin a process toward project development.

The legislative action committee must convene its first meeting by December 15, 2017;(2)2017;(b) Reviews and confirms lead roles related to permitting, construction, operation, and maintenance of a future Interstate 5 bridge project;(3)project;(c) Establishes a process to seek public comment on the Interstate 5 bridge project development plan selected and presents final recommendations for the process and financing to both states;(4)states;(d) Works to ensure that there are sufficient resources available to both states' departments of transportation to inventory and utilize existing data and any prior relevant work to allow for nonduplicative and efficient decision making regarding a new project;(5)project;(e) Examines all of the potential mass transit options available for a future Interstate 5 bridge project;(6)project;(f) Utilizes design-build procurement, or an equivalent or better innovation delivery method, and determines the least costly, most efficient project management and best practices tools consistent with work already completed including, but not limited to, height, navigation needs, transparency, economic development, and other critical elements, while minimizing the impacts of congestion during construction;(7)construction;(g) Considers the creation of a Columbia river bridge authority to review bridge needs for possible repair, maintenance, or new construction, prioritizing those needs and making recommendations to both states with regard to financing specific projects, timing, authorities, and operations;

and(8)and(h) Provides a report to the legislatures of each state that details the findings and recommendations of the legislative action committee by December 15, 2018.NEW2018.(2)(a) SECTION.  Sec. 6.  (1) The sumjoint ofOregon-Washington threelegislative hundredaction fiftycommittee thousandis dollars,established, orwith members as muchprovided thereofin asthis maysubsection:(i) beThe necessary,speaker isand appropriatedminority forleader of the fiscalhouse bienniumof endingrepresentatives Juneof 30,both 2019,states shall jointly appoint four members, two from each of the motortwo vehiclelargest fundcaucuses toof the departmenthouse of transportationrepresentatives.(ii) forThe majority leader and minority leader of the purposessenate of aboth planningstates inventoryshall tojointly beappoint conductedfour inmembers, 2017two tofrom documenteach of the existingtwo planninglargest datacaucuses relatedof to the constructionsenate.(b) ofThe alegislative newaction Interstatecommittee 5shall bridgechoose overits thecochairs Columbiafrom river.(2)among Byits Decembermembership, 1,one 2017,each from the senate and inthe compliancehouse withof RCWrepresentatives 43.01.036,of both states.(c) Executive agencies, including the departmentdepartments of transportation mustand submitthe atransportation reportcommissions, toshall cooperate with the legislaturecommittee thatand detailsprovide information and other assistance as the findingscochairs may reasonably request.(d) Staff support for the legislative action committee must be provided by the Washington house of representatives office of program research, Washington senate committee services, and the inventoryOregon legislative policy and research office.(e) Legislative members of existingthe planninglegislative work.---action ENDcommittee ---are reimbursed for travel expenses.

For Washington legislative members, this reimbursement must be in accordance with RCW 44.04.120.(f) The expenses of the legislative action committee must be paid jointly by both states' senate and house of representatives.

In Washington, committee expenditures are subject to approval by the senate facilities and operations committee and the house of representatives executive rules committee, or their successor committees.(g) Each meeting of the legislative action committee must allow an opportunity for public comment.

Legislative action committee meetings must be scheduled and conducted in accordance with the requirements of both the senate and the house of representatives of both states.NEW SECTION.  Sec. 6.  (1) The sum of three hundred fifty thousand dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated for the fiscal biennium ending June 30, 2019, from the motor vehicle fund to the department of transportation for the purposes of a planning inventory to be conducted in 2017 to document the existing planning data related to the construction of a new Interstate 5 bridge over the Columbia river.(2) By December 1, 2017, and in compliance with RCW 43.01.036, the department of transportation must submit a report to the legislature that details the findings of the inventory of existing planning work.--- END ---