CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2134
Chapter 310, Laws of 2024
(partial veto)
68th Legislature
2024 Regular Session
TRANSPORTATION BUDGET—2023-2025 SUPPLEMENTAL
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 28, 2024
Passed by the House March 7, 2024 CERTIFICATE
Yeas 97 Nays 0
I, Bernard Dean, Chief Clerk of the
House of Representatives of the
LAURIE JINKINS State of Washington, do hereby
Speaker of the House of certify that the attached is
Representatives ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL
2134 as passed by the House of
Representatives and the Senate on
the dates hereon set forth.
Passed by the Senate March 7, 2024
Yeas 47 Nays 0
BERNARD DEAN
DENNY HECK Chief Clerk
President of the Senate
Approved March 28, 2024 10:18 AM with FILED
the exception of sections 214(6),
602, and 703, which are vetoed. March 29, 2024
Secretary of State
JAY INSLEE State of Washington
Governor of the State of Washington
 ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2134
AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
Passed Legislature - 2024 Regular Session
State of Washington 68th Legislature 2024 Regular Session
By House Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Fey,
Timmons, Paul, Wylie, and Reeves; by request of Office of Financial
Management)
READ FIRST TIME 02/24/24.
1 AN ACT Relating to transportation funding and appropriations;
2 amending RCW 14.40.020, 46.18.060, 46.68.320, 46.68.510, 47.12.244,
3 47.68.090, 82.70.020, 82.70.040, and 82.70.900; amending 2023 c 472
4 ss 101, 105, 108, 109, 111, 114, 110, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206,
5 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220,
6 221, 222, 223, 224, 301, 302, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 401,
7 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 601, 606, 609, and 701 (uncodified);
8 amending 2022 c 182 s 503 (uncodified); amending 2023 c 445 s 1
9 (uncodified); reenacting and amending RCW 46.68.300; adding new
10 sections to 2023 c 472 (uncodified); creating a new section; making
11 appropriations and authorizing expenditures for capital improvements;
12 providing a contingent effective date; providing expiration dates;
13 and declaring an emergency.
14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
15 2023-2025 FISCAL BIENNIUM
16 GENERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES—OPERATING
17 Sec. 101. 2023 c 472 s 101 (uncodified) is amended to read as
18 follows:
19 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION
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1 Motor Vehicle Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . (($588,000))
2 $587,000
3 Sec. 102. 2023 c 472 s 105 (uncodified) is amended to read as
4 follows:
5 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
6 Motor Vehicle Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . (($1,462,000))
7 $1,473,000
8 Sec. 103. 2023 c 472 s 108 (uncodified) is amended to read as
9 follows:
10 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
11 Carbon Emissions Reduction Account—State
12 Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000,000
13 Electric Vehicle Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . $220,000
14 TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,220,000
15 The ((appropriation)) appropriations in this section ((is)) are
16 subject to the following conditions and limitations:
17 (1) $220,000 of the electric vehicle account—state appropriation
18 is provided solely to the department to commission an independent
19 study, based on the findings of the transportation electrification
20 strategy authorized under RCW 43.392.040, of costs of installation,
21 maintenance, and operation of electrical distribution infrastructure
22 on the utility's side of the meter to commercial customers
23 installing electric vehicle supply equipment. The department shall
24 gather data from at least five electric utilities serving retail
25 customers in the state for purposes of completing the study. The
26 department shall submit a report of study findings and an explanation
27 of how those findings will support implementation of the
28 transportation electrification strategy authorized
29 under RCW 43.392.040 to the governor and appropriate legislative
30 committees by November 1, 2024.
31 (2) Beginning January 1, 2025, $5,000,000 of the carbon emissions
32 reduction account—state appropriation is provided solely for a tribal
33 electric boat grant program. Federally recognized tribes, tribal
34 enterprises, and tribal members are eligible to apply for grant funds
35 for the purchase of or conversion to electric motors and engines for
36 fishing vessels.
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 1 Sec. 104. 2023 c 472 s 109 (uncodified) is amended to read as
2 follows:
3 FOR THE BOARD OF PILOTAGE COMMISSIONERS
4 Pilotage Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . (($3,574,000))
5 $3,366,000
6 Multimodal Transportation Account—State Appropriation. . . . $211,000
7 TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,577,000
8 The ((appropriation)) appropriations in this section ((is)) are
9 subject to the following conditions and limitations:
10 (1) The board of pilotage commissioners shall file the annual
11 report to the governor and chairs of the transportation committees
12 required under RCW 88.16.035(1)(f) by September 1, 2023, and annually
13 thereafter. The report must include the continuation of policies and
14 procedures necessary to increase the diversity of pilots, trainees,
15 and applicants, including a diversity action plan. The diversity
16 action plan must articulate a comprehensive vision of the board's
17 diversity goals and the steps it will take to reach those goals.
18 (2) (($232,000)) $21,000 of the pilotage account—state
19 appropriation ((is)) and $211,000 of the multimodal transportation
20 account—state appropriation are for a temporary environmental planner
21 position to support rule making to fulfill the requirements of
22 chapter 289, Laws of 2019.
23 Sec. 105. 2023 c 472 s 111 (uncodified) is amended to read as
24 follows:
25 FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
26 Motor Vehicle Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $1,000,000
27 Multimodal Transportation Account—State
28 Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000,000
29 TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,000,000
30 The ((appropriation)) appropriations in this section ((is)) are
31 subject to the following conditions and limitations:
32 (1) $5,000,000 of the multimodal transportation account—state
33 appropriation is provided solely for the University of Washington's
34 sidewalk inventory and accessibility mapping project to develop a
35 public dataset under an open license and develop the tools needed to
36 publish that data according to an open data specification. The
37 project must include, but is not limited to, utilization of existing
38 data sources, imagery, detailed surveys, and manually collected,
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 1 detailed data for city streets, county rural and urban local access
2 roads and collectors/arterials, state roads of all types, and roads
3 owned by other entities. The project may draw on partially developed
4 sidewalk data for all state facilities. To the extent practicable,
5 the final product must be suitable for use by the department of
6 transportation, local and regional agencies, tribal governments, and
7 the general public. For the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium, the project
8 will produce a base active transportation data layer for all
9 counties, with priority given to counties with high proportions of
10 overburdened communities. A project status report is due to the
11 transportation committees of the legislature on December 1st of each
12 year until the work is completed. The legislature intends that in the
13 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, $5,000,000 of multimodal transportation
14 account funds be provided to complete a second phase of work on the
15 active transportation data.
16 (2)(a) $1,000,000 of the motor vehicle account—state
17 appropriation is provided solely for the Washington state
18 transportation center to fund:
19 (i) Intern programs with the department of transportation;
20 (ii) A road scholars short-term training program; and
21 (iii) Professional master's degree fellowships between the
22 department of transportation and the University of Washington within
23 a program in civil and environmental engineering.
24 (b) Of the amounts provided in this subsection, $81,000 is
25 provided solely for the center to consult with the board of
26 registration for professional engineers and land surveyors to conduct
27 a statewide survey and analysis assessing workforce shortages of
28 civil engineers, civil engineering technicians, land surveyors, land
29 surveyor technicians, and related disciplines. The center shall
30 create a recommended action plan, with input from the legislative
31 transportation committees, to address engineering workforce shortages
32 and to meet the increased demand for services. The analysis and
33 recommended action plan must include, for civil engineers, civil
34 engineering technicians, land surveyors, land surveyor technicians,
35 and related disciplines, at a minimum:
36 (i) Opportunities to create diverse and equitable engineering
37 workforce;
38 (ii) Workforce data and gaps;
39 (iii) Current education pathways and licensure processes;
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 1 (iv) Current programs focused on workforce development and
2 position skill-up opportunities;
3 (v) Strategies to retain workforce within the state;
4 (vi) Outreach opportunities and interinstitutional partnerships
5 with middle schools, high schools, postsecondary institutions, and
6 postgraduate programs; and
7 (vii) Recommendations for additional scholarships, internship and
8 apprenticeship opportunities, undergraduate and graduate fellowship
9 opportunities, and industry partnership opportunities.
10 (c) The center shall provide a preliminary plan with proposed
11 actions, budgets, and outcomes to the transportation committees of
12 the legislature by November 2024. The center shall provide a final
13 action plan report with relevant recommendations to the
14 transportation committees of the legislature by December 31, 2024.
15 Sec. 106. 2023 c 472 s 114 (uncodified) is amended to read as
16 follows:
17 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENTERPRISE SERVICES
18 Carbon Emissions Reduction Account—State
19 Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (($6,000,000))
20 $18,000,000
21 The appropriation in this section is subject to the following
22 conditions and limitations:
23 (1)(a) $6,000,000 of the carbon emissions reduction account—state
24 appropriation ((is)) , and beginning January 1, 2025, $12,000,000 of
25 the carbon emissions reduction account—state appropriation, are
26 provided solely for zero emission electric vehicle supply equipment
27 infrastructure at facilities to accommodate charging station
28 installations. The electric vehicle charging equipment ((must allow
29 for the collection of usage data and)) must be coordinated with the
30 state efficiency and environmental performance program. The
31 department must prioritize locations based on state efficiency and
32 environmental performance location priorities and where zero emission
33 fleet vehicles are located or are scheduled to be purchased.
34 (((2))) (b) The department must report when and where the
35 equipment was installed((, usage data at each charging station,)) and
36 the state agencies and facilities that benefit from the installation
37 of the charging station to the fiscal committees of the legislature
38 by June 30, 2025, with an interim report due January 2, 2024. The
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 1 department shall collaborate with the interagency electric vehicle
2 coordinating council to implement this section and must work to meet
3 benchmarks established in chapter 182, Laws of 2022 (transportation
4 resources).
5 (((3))) (2) In carrying out this section, the department shall
6 cooperate and provide assistance, as requested, in the joint
7 transportation committee's development of program delivery evaluation
8 tools and methodologies provided under section 204 ((of this act)),
9 chapter 472, Laws of 2023 for programs that receive funding from the
10 carbon emissions reduction account.
11 (((4))) (3) The department, with the assistance of designated
12 staff in the Washington state department of transportation, must
13 register for the clean fuels credit program and start tracking
14 revenue generation pursuant to chapter 70A.535 RCW for investments
15 funded in an omnibus transportation appropriations act.
16 (4) The department must provide a report to the transportation
17 committees of the legislature that estimates current biennial and
18 future carbon reduction impacts resulting from zero-emission electric
19 vehicles and supply equipment infrastructure funded in this section
20 by June 30, 2025.
21 NEW SECTION. Sec. 107. A new section is added to 2023 c 472
22 (uncodified) to read as follows:
23 FOR THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE AUDIT AND REVIEW COMMITTEE
24 Ignition Interlock Device Revolving Account—State
25 Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $400,000
26 The appropriation in this section is subject to the following
27 conditions and limitations: $400,000 of the ignition interlock device
28 revolving account—state appropriation is provided solely for an
29 evaluation of compliance and results associated with the state's
30 ignition interlock device requirements. The evaluation must include,
31 but is not limited to, the following: (1) An assessment of the
32 compliance rates for individuals with a legal requirement to have an
33 ignition interlock device installed on their vehicle; (2) a review of
34 impediments or barriers to individual compliance with ignition
35 interlock device installation and use requirements; (3) an
36 examination of state and local agency performance in monitoring and
37 enforcing ignition interlock device requirements; and (4) prioritized
38 recommendations of potential procedural, policy, or statutory
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 1 changes, including additional fiscal resources to state or local
2 agencies, which will improve ignition interlock device compliance
3 rates. The office of financial management shall place the amount
4 provided in this section in unallotted status until the joint
5 legislative and audit review committee indicates that the evaluation
6 can be completed within its workplan for the 2023-2025 fiscal
7 biennium. If the evaluation cannot be initiated in the 2023-2025
8 fiscal biennium, the joint legislative and audit review committee
9 must prioritize the evaluation of compliance and results associated
10 with the state's ignition interlock device requirements in its
11 workplan for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium. The director of the
12 office of financial management or the director's designee shall
13 consult with the chairs and ranking members of the transportation
14 committees of the legislature before making a decision to allot these
15 funds.
16 NEW SECTION. Sec. 108. A new section is added to 2023 c 472
17 (uncodified) to read as follows:
18 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
19 Model Toxics Control Capital Account—State
20 Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,715,000
21 Carbon Emissions Reduction Account—State
22 Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,000,000
23 TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,715,000
24 The appropriations in this section are subject to the following
25 conditions and limitations:
26 (1) $15,715,000 of the model toxics control capital account—state
27 appropriation, and beginning January 1, 2025, $4,000,000 of the
28 carbon emissions reduction account—state appropriation, are provided
29 solely for the department to provide grants to transition from diesel
30 school buses and other student transport vehicles to zero emission
31 vehicles and for the necessary fueling infrastructure needed for zero
32 emission stud