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CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1902 Chapter 365, Laws of 2025 69TH LEGISLATURE 2025 REGULAR SESSION TRANSPORTATION PROJECT PERMITTING—WORK GROUP EFFECTIVE DATE: July 27, 2025 Passed by the House April 24, 2025 Yeas 93 Nays 1 LAURIE JINKINS Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 16, 2025 Yeas 49 Nays 0 DENNY HECK President of the Senate CERTIFICATE I, Bernard Dean, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1902 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. BERNARD DEAN Chief Clerk Chief Clerk Approved May 19, 2025 3:11 PM FILED May 20, 2025 BOB FERGUSON Governor of the State of Washington Secretary of State State of Washington ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1902 AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE Passed Legislature - 2025 Regular Session State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session By House Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Richards, Stuebe, Zahn, Dent, Timmons, Barkis, Paul, Nance, Reed, Ramel, Bernbaum, Wylie, Taylor, Parshley, Simmons, Shavers, Salahuddin, and Hill) READ FIRST TIME 02/28/25. AN ACT Relating to convening a work group regarding the streamlining of permitting for transportation projects; creating a new section; and providing an expiration date. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON: NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) The department of transportation, in consultation with the department of ecology, shall convene a work group to develop recommendations to streamline the permitting of transportation projects, by aligning priorities, legal requirements, timelines, processing, and interests, in permitting. The work group shall designate the entity or entities responsible for the implementation of each recommendation, including the entity primarily responsible for the implementation of each recommendation. (2) The work group shall consist of the following members: (a) One representative from the department of transportation, to be appointed by the secretary of the department; (b) One representative from the department of ecology, to be appointed by the director of the department; (c) One representative from the department of fish and wildlife, to be appointed by the director of the department; (d) One representative from the department of commerce, to be appointed by the director of the department; (e) One representative from the office of equity, to be appointed by the director of the office; (f) One representative from the association of Washington cities; (g) One representative from the Washington state association of counties; (h) One representative from the Washington public ports association; (i) One representative from an organization representing general contractors; (j) One representative from a statewide organization representing construction trades labor; (k) One representative from the Washington state transit association; (l) One representative from the United States army corps of engineers, to be invited by the secretary of the department of transportation; (m) One representative of the consultant engineering community; and (n) At least one, but not limited to, representative from tribes, and additional coordination from the governor's office of Indian affairs. (3) The work group shall develop recommendations to reduce project costs and the time required from project conception to project completion. These recommendations must ensure that all appropriate environmental and regulatory protections are maintained. (4) Staff support to the work group must be provided by the department of transportation. (5) The work group shall convene its first meeting by October 1, 2025, and shall submit an interim report to the legislature by January 1, 2026, outlining its work to date, along with information on any permits or processes the work group may focus on during the course of their work, and a final report to the legislature detailing its work and any recommendations, including any recommendations for legislation, by November 1, 2026. (6) This section expires December 31, 2026. Passed by the House April 24, 2025. Passed by the Senate April 16, 2025. Approved by the Governor May 19, 2025. Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 20, 2025.
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