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Senate committee hears broad support for $1.1B bond authorization and $17.5B transportation supplemental
Summary
The Senate Transportation Committee received staff briefings and dozens of public testimonies on a proposed $1.1 billion general obligation transportation bond package and a $17.5 billion six-year supplemental transportation budget that adds $1.5 billion this session, emphasizing preservation, ferries and EV programs.
Senate Transportation Committee staff and hundreds of witnesses spent Tuesday weighing claims and requests tied to two linked measures: a proposed substitute to SB 6,225 that would authorize $1.1 billion in general obligation transportation bonds and related authorizations, and SB 6,005, a proposed substitute supplemental transportation budget that raises the six‑year plan to $17.5 billion.
Haley Gamble, committee staff, told members the bond substitute authorizes $1,100,000,000 in general obligation bonds that would be paid first from excise and vehicle-related fees and then backed by the state’s full faith and credit. The substitute also adds $400,000,000 for completion of Move Ahead Washington projects identified on a specified list and increases toll-backed SR 520 bond authorization by $500,000,000 to $2,450,000,000. Gamble said three unused 1990s authorizations would sunset.
Gamble also summarized the transportation…
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