File #: 2011-0288    Version:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 6/20/2011 In control: Budget and Fiscal Management Committee
On agenda: 8/15/2011 Final action: 8/15/2011
Enactment date: 8/25/2011 Enactment #: 17169
Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to public transportation and imposing a two-year congestion reduction charge of twenty dollars on vehicle registration renewals in King County in accordance with Chapter 373, Laws of Washington 2011.
Sponsors: Larry Phillips, Larry Gossett
Indexes: Transportation, Vehicles
Attachments: 1. Ordinance 17169.pdf, 2. 2011-0288 Fiscal Note.xls, 3. 2011-0288 transmittal letter.doc, 4. Staff Report 06-28-11, 5. Staff Report 07-06-11, 6. Staff Report 07-19-11, 7. Amendment 2 8-15-11.pdf, 8. TrEEPresentation_070511final.ppt
Staff: Carlson, Paul
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Clerk 08/16/2011
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AN ORDINANCE relating to public transportation and imposing a two-year congestion reduction charge of twenty dollars on vehicle registration renewals in King County in accordance with Chapter 373, Laws of Washington 2011.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. The 2011 Washington state Legislature adopted Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5457, which became Chapter 373, Laws of Washington 2011, which amends chapter 82.80 RCW, to provide the King County council authority by a two-thirds vote to impose a temporary two-year congestion reduction charge of twenty dollars on vehicle registration renewals to allow Metro transit to continue to provide the current level of transit service that helps reduce congestion and the corresponding burdens placed on local roads and highways.
2. Approval of the congestion reduction charge would enable Metro transit to reduce congestion by avoiding transit service cuts in the 2012-2013 biennium - cuts that could result in the loss of an estimated nine million passenger trips annually and lead to an associated increase in traffic congestion.
3. Proceeds from the charge would reduce congestion by enabling Metro transit to maintain service at current levels. The proceeds from this temporary charge will also allow the county and Metro transit to avoid future service cuts that would lead to increased congestion by working with other transit agencies, regional leaders and the Washington state Legislature to craft a long-term funding solution for transit and other local and state-wide transportation needs.
4. Sustaining current levels of bus service is particularly important now to help people cope with high gas prices, to keep congestion in check as the Alaskan Way Viaduct and State Route 520 bridge replacement projects are underway, and to get people to jobs as the region's economy continues to recover.
5. Approval of the congestion reduction charge is consistent with the King County Strategic Plan Economic Gro...

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