Adding two voting members that are transit users to the governing body of public transportation benefit areas.

 H-0974.2

SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1418

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By House Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Timmons, Ramel, Duerr, Simmons, Parshley, Reed, Doglio, Pollet, Hill, and Donaghy)

READ FIRST TIME 02/11/25.

AN ACT Relating to adding two voting members that are transit users to the governing body of public transportation benefit areas; amending RCW 36.57A.050 ; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. RCW 36.57A.050 and 2020 c 83 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

(1)(a) Within (( sixty )) 60 days of the establishment of the boundaries of the public transportation benefit area the members of the county legislative authority and the elected representative of each city within the area shall provide for the selection of the governing body of such area, the public transportation benefit area authority, which shall consist of elected officials selected by and serving at the pleasure of the governing bodies of component cities within the area and the county legislative authority of each county within the area . Two other transit-using members may be appointed to the governing body of such area, pursuant to subsection (3)(b) of this section .