MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS

47.66.030
Regional mobility grants.

(1) The department shall establish a regional mobility grant program. The purpose of the grant program is to aid local governments in funding projects such as intercounty connectivity service, park and ride lots, rush hour transit service, and capital projects that improve the connectivity and efficiency of our transportation system. The department shall identify cost-effective projects that reduce delay for people and goods and improve connectivity between counties and regional population centers. The department shall submit a prioritized list of all projects requesting funding to the legislature by December 1st of each year.

     (2) The department may establish an advisory committee to carry out the mandates of this chapter.

     (3) The department must report annually to the transportation committees of the legislature on the status of any grants projects funded by the program created under this section.

[2005 c 318 § 4; 1996 c 49 § 3; 1995 c 269 § 2604; 1993 c 393 § 5.]

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47.66.040
Selection process — Local matching funds.

(1) The department shall select projects based on a competitive process. The competition shall be consistent with the following criteria:

     (a) Local, regional, and state transportation plans;

     (b) Local transit development plans; and

     (c) Local comprehensive land use plans.

     (2) The following criteria shall be considered by the department in selecting programs and projects:

     (a) Objectives of the growth management act, the high capacity transportation act, the commute trip reduction act, transportation demand management programs, federal and state air quality requirements, and federal Americans with Disabilities Act and related state accessibility requirements; and

     (b) Enhancing the efficiency of regional corridors in moving people among jurisdictions and modes of transportation, energy efficiency issues, reducing delay for people and goods, freight and goods movement as related to economic development, regional significance, rural isolation, the leveraging of other funds, and safety and security issues.

     (3) The department shall determine the appropriate level of local match required for each project based on the source of funds.

[2005 c 318 § 5; 1995 c 269 § 2606; 1993 c 393 § 6.]

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47.66.070
Multimodal transportation account.

The multimodal transportation account is created in the state treasury. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account may be used only for transportation purposes.

[2000 2nd sp.s. c 4 § 2.]

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47.66.080
Grant programs examination.

Beginning in 2005, and every other year thereafter, the department shall examine the division's existing grant programs, and the methods used to allocate grant funds, to determine the program's effectiveness, and whether the methods used to allocate funds result in an equitable distribution of the grants. The department shall submit a report of the findings to the transportation committees of the legislature.

[2005 c 318 § 6.]

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47.66.090
High occupancy toll lanes operations account.

The high occupancy toll lanes operations account is created in the state treasury. The department shall deposit all revenues received by the department as toll charges collected from high occupancy toll lane users. Moneys in this account may be spent only if appropriated by the legislature. Moneys in this account may be used for, but be not limited to, debt service, planning, administration, construction, maintenance, operation, repair, rebuilding, enforcement, and expansion of high occupancy toll lanes and to increase transit, vanpool and carpool, and trip reduction services in the corridor. A reasonable proportion of the moneys in this account must be dedicated to increase transit, vanpool, carpool, and trip reduction services in the corridor. A reasonable proportion of the moneys in this account must be dedicated to increase transit, vanpool, carpool, and trip reduction services in the corridor.

[2005 c 312 § 4.]

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47.66.100
Rural mobility grant program.

(1) The department shall establish a rural mobility grant program. The purpose of the grant program is to aid small cities and rural areas, as identified in the "Summary of Public Transportation - 2008" published by the department or subsequent versions published by the department.

     (a) Fifty percent of the money appropriated for the rural mobility grant program must go to noncompetitive grants that must be distributed to the transit systems serving small cities and rural areas in a manner similar to past disparity equalization programs.

     (b) Fifty percent of the money appropriated for the rural mobility grant program must go to competitive grants to providers of rural mobility service in areas not served or underserved by transit agencies.

     (2) The department may establish an advisory committee to carry out the mandates of this section.

     (3) The department must report annually to the transportation committees of the legislature on the status of any grants projects funded by the program created under this section.

     (4) During the 2011-2013 fiscal biennium, the department shall, with money appropriated for the competitive grants program under subsection (1)(b) of this section, implement a pilot project to provide agricultural workers with enhanced transit opportunities through the establishment of one or more vanpool programs. The pilot project must, at a minimum, provide appropriate vehicles, insurance, and maintenance, and may charge an appropriate fee, as determined by the department, to the riders in a vanpool.

[2011 c 272 § 2.]

47.66.900
Effective date — 1993 c 393.

This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately [May 15, 1993].

[1993 c 393 § 10.]