Making transportation appropriations for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium.
What changed between versions
Added a new $10,568,000 appropriation for an e-bike rebate program offering up to $1,200 for low-income residents and $300 for others, plus funds for an e-bike lending library.
Added a new $4,920,000 appropriation for a tribal electric boat grant program to help federally recognized tribes convert fishing vessels to electric motors.
Adjusted specific appropriation amounts across multiple accounts, such as increasing the Move Ahead WA Flexible Account for the Office of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises from $3,003,000 to $3,025,000.
Added new Section 314 requiring the Department of Transportation to notify the legislature at least seven days in advance of any significant pauses or cancellations of capital projects.
Reorganized the bill from a simple sequential format to a detailed structure with specific program headers (e.g., 'Program I', 'Program Z') and renumbered sections to match a new legislative document style.
Removed the original introductory text and prefiling dates, replacing them with a new header indicating the bill was read first time on 04/02/25 and sponsored by the House Transportation committee.