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Committee approves transit permitting bill with property‑owner and ADA safeguards
Summary
The committee reported substitute Senate Bill 6,309 out of committee with a due‑pass as amended after rejecting an amendment requiring written property‑owner permission, adopting an ADA compliance amendment, and adopting language to allow permitting to continue while the transit authority secures property rights.
The committee advanced substitute Senate Bill 6,309, intended to give regional transit authorities more permitting tools for high‑capacity transit projects, reporting the bill out with a due‑pass as amended after amendment votes and debate over private property protections and accessibility.
Cohen Wright, committee staff, described the bill as a companion to House Bill 2517 and said it would allow development agreements between local governments and regional transit authorities to establish standards that vary from otherwise applicable regulations to accommodate…
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