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SB 5768 - Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project - Key Vote

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Derek Kilmer voted Nay (Concurrence Vote) on this legislation.

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NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.

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Legislation - Signed (Executive) -

Title: Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project

Signed by Governor Chris Gregoire
Legislation - Concurrence Vote Passed (Senate) (39-9) - (Key vote)

Title: Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with House amendments and pass a bill that requires the state to take the necessary steps to expedite the environmental review and design processes to replace the Alaskan Way viaduct with a deep bore tunnel under First Avenue from the vicinity of the sports stadiums in Seattle to Aurora Avenue north of the Battery Street tunnel, including a financial plan that includes up to $2.4 billion in state funding and up to $400 million in toll revenue.

Highlights:
- Requires the property owners in the Seattle area that benefit from the replacement of the Alaskan Way viaduct with a deep bore tunnel to cover all costs in excess of $2.8 billion (Sec. 1). - Requires the city of Seattle to cover all costs associated with city utility relocations for state work (Sec. 1). - Requires the Department of Transportation to conduct a traffic and revenue study for a deep bore tunnel to determine the facility's potential to generate toll revenue, and requires the Department to submit the results of the study to the Governor and the Legislature by January 2010 (Sec. 2). - This is a substitute bill sponsored by the Senate Committee on Transportation.
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Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (53-43) - (Key vote)

Title: Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires the state to take the necessary steps to expedite the environmental review and design processes to replace the Alaskan Way viaduct with a deep bore tunnel under First Avenue from the vicinity of the sports stadiums in Seattle to Aurora Avenue north of the Battery Street tunnel, including a financial plan that includes up to $2.4 billion in state funding and up to $400 million in toll revenue.

Highlights:
- Requires the property owners in the Seattle area that benefit from the replacement of the Alaskan Way viaduct with a deep bore tunnel to cover all costs in excess of $2.8 billion (Sec. 1). - Requires the city of Seattle to cover all costs associated with city utility relocations for state work (Sec. 1). - Requires the Department of Transportation to conduct a traffic and revenue study for a deep bore tunnel to determine the facility's potential to generate toll revenue, and requires the Department to submit the results of the study to the Governor and the Legislature by January 2010 (Sec. 2). - This is a substitute bill sponsored by the Senate Committee on Transportation.
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Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (43-6) -
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) -

Title: Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project

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