S-5143.4
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5947
State of Washington 68th Legislature 2024 Regular Session
By Senate Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Liias,
King, Keiser, Nobles, and Trudeau; by request of Office of Financial
Management)
READ FIRST TIME 02/26/24.
1 AN ACT Relating to transportation funding and appropriations;
2 amending RCW 46.68.060, 36.79.020, 82.70.020, 82.70.040, 82.70.900,
3 46.68.170, and 47.12.244; amending 2023 c 472 ss 105, 108, 109, 111,
4 114, 110, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212,
5 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 301, 302,
6 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407,
7 601, 606, and 609 (uncodified); amending 2022 c 182 s 503
8 (uncodified); reenacting and amending RCW 46.68.300; adding new
9 sections to 2023 c 472 (uncodified); creating a new section; making
10 appropriations and authorizing expenditures for capital improvements;
11 providing a contingent effective date; providing expiration dates;
12 and declaring an emergency.
13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
14 2023-2025 FISCAL BIENNIUM
15 GENERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES—OPERATING
16 Sec. 101. 2023 c 472 s 105 (uncodified) is amended to read as
17 follows:
18 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
19 Motor Vehicle Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . (($1,462,000))
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 1 $1,473,000
2 Sec. 102. 2023 c 472 s 108 (uncodified) is amended to read as
3 follows:
4 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
5 Carbon Emissions Reduction Account—State
6 Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000,000
7 Electric Vehicle Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . $220,000
8 Multimodal Transportation Account—State Appropriation. . . . $300,000
9 TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,520,000
10 The ((appropriation)) appropriations in this section ((is)) are
11 subject to the following conditions and limitations:
12 (1) $220,000 of the electric vehicle account—state appropriation
13 is provided solely to the department to commission an independent
14 study, based on the findings of the transportation electrification
15 strategy authorized under RCW 43.392.040, of costs of installation,
16 maintenance, and operation of electrical distribution infrastructure
17 on the utility's side of the meter to commercial customers
18 installing electric vehicle supply equipment. The department shall
19 gather data from at least five electric utilities serving retail
20 customers in the state for purposes of completing the study. The
21 department shall submit a report of study findings and an explanation
22 of how those findings will support implementation of the
23 transportation electrification strategy authorized
24 under RCW 43.392.040 to the governor and appropriate legislative
25 committees by November 1, 2024.
26 (2) Beginning January 1, 2025, $5,000,000 of the carbon emissions
27 reduction account—state appropriation is provided solely for a tribal
28 electric boat grant program. Federally recognized tribes are eligible
29 to apply for grant funds for the purchase of or conversion to
30 electric boats and motors.
31 (3)(a) $300,000 of the multimodal transportation account—state
32 appropriation is provided solely to the department, in collaboration
33 with the interagency electric vehicle coordinating council,
34 appropriate state and local agencies, climate and environmental
35 justice organizations, consumer and ratepayer advocates, industry
36 representatives, labor representatives, consumer-owned electric
37 utilities, investor-owned electric utilities, and building owners and
38 operators, to develop legislative recommendations regarding:
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 1 (i) Maximum timelines for electric vehicle supply equipment
2 project permitting and interconnection;
3 (ii) Necessary reporting requirements for electric utilities on
4 transportation electrification efforts;
5 (iii) Requirements for consumer information on electric vehicle
6 supply equipment;
7 (iv) Extending right-to-charge policies to tenants and homeowners
8 outside of common interest communities;
9 (v) Reliability standards for both publicly funded and publicly
10 available electric vehicle supply equipment; and
11 (vi) Other policies to implement recommendations on improving
12 electric vehicle supply equipment availability and use in the
13 transportation electrification strategy under RCW 43.392.040.
14 (b) The department, in collaboration with the entities listed
15 under (a) of this subsection, must also evaluate the best method to
16 develop a comprehensive and publicly available inventory of all
17 electric vehicle supply equipment in Washington, to include, but not
18 be limited to:
19 (i) Reporting requirements for electric vehicle supply equipment
20 providers, owners, and operators or any other entities necessary to
21 develop and implement the inventory;
22 (ii) Rules necessary to determine required information, such as
23 counts of operational electric vehicle supply equipment and ports,
24 electrical power, utilization, reliability data, and other
25 nonproprietary data, and a reporting process for collecting such data
26 for the inventory; and
27 (iii) Identifying data that may be classified as confidential and
28 a means for protecting such data, including data aggregation and the
29 consideration of using a third-party entity to receive and secure
30 data.
31 (c) The department must provide a report to the appropriate
32 committees of the legislature on initial recommendations described
33 under (a) of this subsection and the evaluation results under (b) of
34 this subsection by December 31, 2024, and a final report with all
35 remaining recommendations by June 30, 2025.
36 Sec. 103. 2023 c 472 s 109 (uncodified) is amended to read as
37 follows:
38 FOR THE BOARD OF PILOTAGE COMMISSIONERS
39 Pilotage Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . (($3,574,000))
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 1 $3,577,000
2 The appropriation in this section is subject to the following
3 conditions and limitations:
4 (1) The board of pilotage commissioners shall file the annual
5 report to the governor and chairs of the transportation committees
6 required under RCW 88.16.035(1)(f) by September 1, 2023, and annually
7 thereafter. The report must include the continuation of policies and
8 procedures necessary to increase the diversity of pilots, trainees,
9 and applicants, including a diversity action plan. The diversity
10 action plan must articulate a comprehensive vision of the board's
11 diversity goals and the steps it will take to reach those goals.
12 (2) $232,000 of the pilotage account—state appropriation is for a
13 temporary environmental planner position to support rule making to
14 fulfill the requirements of chapter 289, Laws of 2019.
15 Sec. 104. 2023 c 472 s 111 (uncodified) is amended to read as
16 follows:
17 FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
18 Motor Vehicle Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $1,470,000
19 Multimodal Transportation Account—State
20 Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($5,000,000))
21 $5,060,000
22 TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,530,000
23 The ((appropriation)) appropriations in this section ((is)) are
24 subject to the following conditions and limitations:
25 (1) $5,000,000 of the multimodal transportation account—state
26 appropriation is provided solely for the University of Washington's
27 sidewalk inventory and accessibility mapping project to develop a
28 public dataset under an open license and develop the tools needed to
29 publish that data according to an open data specification. The
30 project must include, but is not limited to, utilization of existing
31 data sources, imagery, detailed surveys, and manually collected,
32 detailed data for city streets, county rural and urban local access
33 roads and collectors/arterials, state roads of all types, and roads
34 owned by other entities. The project may draw on partially developed
35 sidewalk data for all state facilities. To the extent practicable,
36 the final product must be suitable for use by the department of
37 transportation, local and regional agencies, tribal governments, and
38 the general public. For the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium, the project
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1 will produce a base active transportation data layer for all
2 counties, with priority given to counties with high proportions of
3 overburdened communities. A project status report is due to the
4 transportation committees of the legislature on December 1st of each
5 year until the work is completed. The legislature intends that in the
6 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, $5,000,000 of multimodal transportation
7 account funds be provided to complete a second phase of work on the
8 active transportation data.
9 (2)(a) $60,000 of the multimodal transportation account—state
10 appropriation is provided solely for the University of Washington
11 center for real estate research, in collaboration with the Puget
12 Sound regional council, to complete a review of transit-oriented
13 development conditions in cities in King, Pierce, Spokane, Clark, and
14 Snohomish counties that (i) have populations of more than 12,500; and
15 (ii) have at least one major transit stop, as defined in RCW
16 36.70A.030.
17 (b) The review must be based on any comprehensive plans, housing-
18 focused local tax and fee programs, and development regulations
19 required to be adopted on or before December 31, 2024. The review
20 must also include the following elements in a report that enables
21 comparison of transit-oriented development conditions on a city-by-
22 city basis:
23 (i) A summary of zoned density, floor area ratio, height or bulk
24 limitations, parking requirements, impact fees, and other relevant
25 development constraints or requirements, fees, charges, or conditions
26 that apply to transit-oriented development within the jurisdiction;
27 (ii) A summary and analysis of any local or state housing tax,
28 charge or fee rates, exactions and incentives, affordable housing
29 requirements, and antidisplacement strategies that apply to transit-
30 oriented development; and
31 (iii) Recommendations on strategies to increase the supply and
32 affordability of transit-oriented development.
33 (c) The review must apply to areas within the following distances
34 of a major transit stop:
35 (i) One-half mile radius of an entrance to a train station with a
36 stop on a light rail system, a commuter rail stop, or a stop on rail
37 or fixed guideway system; and
38 (ii) One-quarter mile radius of a stop on a fixed route bus
39 system that is funded in part or in full by the United States
40 department of transportation funding for bus rapid transit.
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 1 (d) The center must seek input from a broad range of stakeholders
2 with expertise in transit-oriented development, including nonprofit
3 and for-profit developers of affordable housing, developers of
4 market-rate and workforce housing, local governments, the Washington
5 housing finance commission, and other stakeholders as determined by
6 the center.
7 (e) The center must provide its review and a preliminary report
8 to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 31,
9 2024, and a final report, updated to reflect any intervening
10 comprehensive plan revisions, by June 30, 2025.
11 (3)(a) $1,470,000 of the motor vehicle account—state
12 appropriation is provided solely for the Washington state
13 transportation center to fund:
14 (i) Intern programs with the department of transportation;
15 (ii) A road scholars short-term training program; and
16 (iii) Professional master's degree fellowships between the
17 department of transportation and the University of Washington within
18 a program in civil and environmental engineering.
19 (b) Of the amounts provided in this subsection, $81,000 is
20 provided solely for the center to consult with the board of
21 registration for professional engineers & land surveyors to conduct a
22 statewide survey and analysis assessing workforce shortages of civil
23 engineers, civil engineering technicians, land surveyors, land
24 surveyor technicians, and related disciplines. The center shall
25 create a recommended action plan, with input from the legislative
26 transportation committees, to address engineering workforce shortages
27 and to meet the increased demand for services. The analysis and
28 recommended action plan must include, for civil engineers, civil
29 engineering technicians, land surveyors, land surveyor technicians,
30 and related disciplines, at a minimum:
31 (i) Opportunities to create diverse and equitable engineering
32 workforce;
33 (ii) Workforce data and gaps;
34 (iii) Current education pathways and licensure processes;
35 (iv) Current programs focused on workforce development and
36 position skill-up opportunities;
37 (v) Strategies to retain workforce within the state;
38 (vi) Outreach opportunities and interinstitutional partnerships
39 with middle schools, high schools, postsecondary institutions, and
40 postgraduate programs; and
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 1 (vii) Recommendations for additional scholarships, internship and
2 apprenticeship opportunities, undergraduate and graduate fellowship
3 opportunities, and industry partnership opportunities.
4 (c) The center shall provide a preliminary plan with proposed
5 actions, budgets, and outcomes to the transportation committees of
6 the legislature by November 2024. The center shall provide a final
7 action plan report with relevant recommendations to the
8 transportation committees of the legislature by December 31, 2024.
9 Sec. 105. 2023 c 472 s 114 (uncodified) is amended to read as
10 follows:
11 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENTERPRISE SERVICES
12 Carbon Emissions Reduction Account—State
13 Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,000,000
14 The appropriation in this section is subject to the following
15 conditions and limitations:
16 (1) $6,000,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account—state
17 appropriation is provided solely for zero emission electric vehicle
18 supply equipment infrastructure at facilities to accommodate charging
19 station installations. The electric vehicle charging equipment ((must
20 allow for the collection of usage data and)) must be coordinated with
21 the state efficiency and environmental performance program. The
22 department must prioritize locations based on state efficiency and
23 environmental performance location priorities and where zero emission
24 fleet vehicles are located or are scheduled to be purchased.
25 (2) The department must report when and where the equipment was
26 installed((, usage data at each charging station,)) and the state
27 agencies and facilities that benefit from the installation of the
28 charging station to the fiscal committees of the legislature by June
29 30, 2025, with an interim report due January 2, 2024. The department
30 shall collaborate with the interagency electric vehicle coordinating
31 council to implement this section and must work to meet benchmarks
32 established in chapter 182, Laws of 2022 (transportation resources).
33 (3) In carrying out this section, the department shall cooperate
34 and provide assistance, as requested, in the joint transportation
35 committee's development of program delivery evaluation tools and
36 methodologies provided under section 204 ((of this act)), chapter
37 472, Laws of 2023 for programs that receive funding from the carbon
38 emissions reduction account.
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 1 (4) The department, with the assistance of designated staff in
2 the Washington state department of transportation, must register for
3 the clean fuels credit program and start tracking revenue generation
4 pursuant to chapter 70A.535 RCW for investments funded in an omnibus
5 transportation appropriations act.
6 NEW SECTION. Sec. 106. A new section is added to 2023 c 472
7 (uncodified) to read as follows:
8 FOR THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE AUDIT AND REVIEW COMMITTEE
9 Ignition Interlock Device Revolving Account—State
10 Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $400,000
11 The appropriation in this section is subject to the following
12 conditions and limitations: $400,000 of the ignition interlock device
13 revolving account—state appropriation is provided solely for an
14 evaluation of compliance and results associated with the state's
15 ignition interlock device requirements. The evaluation must include,
16 but is not limited to, the following: (1) An asse