Concerning utility relocation.

 S-1927.2

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5690

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Senate Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators MacEwen, Chapman, Lovelett, and Muzzall)

READ FIRST TIME 02/28/25.

AN ACT Relating to actions of the department of transportation to notify utility owners of projects and seek federal funding for utility relocation costs; and amending RCW 47.44.160 .

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

Sec. 1. RCW 47.44.160 and 2021 c 258 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The department is directed to adopt and maintain an agency policy that requires the department to proactively provide broadband facility and utility owners with information about planned state highway projects to enable collaboration between broadband facility and utility owners and the department to identify opportunities for the installation of broadband facilities and utilities during the appropriate phase of these projects when such opportunities exist.