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Transportation Committee
Meeting - Third Thursday (see calendar), 7:30 PM, Contact - Chair Kari Ulatoski-kulatoski@centurytel.net - 567-0587 Mission of the Transportation Committee
Activity of the 2008 State Legislature The same Legislature has refused to reinstate this wording, via HB 2718, which states that the Transportation Commission “shall consider the desirability in setting reasonable fares for persons using the ferry system to commute daily to work and other frequent users who live in ferry dependent communities.” Certain legislators have been able to obtain a public hearing on this bill by agreeing to a weaker version stating that frequent user rates “may be" considered in setting aforesaid tariffs. Without this legislation, the Transportation Commission is free to pursue a plan to discontinue frequent-user fares and to charge higher tariffs for traveling during peak periods, an extortive measure to penalize those who are unable to change their work or school hours, medical appointments, and such. The Legislature, WSF, and the Transportation Commission have totally disregarded and continue to disregard the threat to the economic viability of ferry-dependent communities and those relying on them for essential services. The Vashon Maury Island Community Council Transportation Committee states its support for HB 2718 as originally introduced on January 16, 2008.It further states its opposition to any consideration of changes in frequent-user tariffs by the Transportation Commission or Legislature without full public hearings. Additionally, we want to support the following bills and ask you to write your support for these measures: HB2453 would end “lockout” periods, which occurs when a car pass is scanned. It blocks out use of the pass, which residents have paid for in advance, so that others in the family cannot use it. HB 2454 is aimed at reducing ferry fared. The bill would triple the amount of Washington State’s fuel tax devoted to the ferry system to increase that allotment to 1 cent of the current tax. It would not have any impact on the fuel tax itself. That would remain the same. The additional resources would be used to reduce fares. HB 2455 prohibits expiration dates on prepaid, multi-use ferry passes. WSF gets the money up front, the interest, to pay their costs while we lose our hard-earned money because of an arbitrary expiration date. HB 2451 would create a state ferry commission, similar to but separate from the state transportation commission. The bill sponsor, Sherry Appleton (D- Poulsbo) states the ferry commission would address “everything from safety issues to route-setting and fare decisions,” comprised from ferry-using counties. It could give them the kind of focus a statewide transportation group really can’t be expected to have. For more in depth review of the bills, go to http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billsbytopic/Results.aspx?letter=F&year=2007 A copy of the state email addresses for the members of the House and Senate Transportation Committee follows, plus more: Christine Gregoire, Governor, Washington State: P.O. Box 40002, Olympia, WA 98504-0002; (360) 902-4111; Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen, Senate Transportation Committee Chair: 305 John A. Cherberg Building P.O. Box 40410. Olympia, WA 98504-0410 (360) 786-7618 Sen. Phil Rockefeller, co chair: 218 John A. Cherberg Building, PO Box 40423, Olympia, WA 98504-0423, (360) 786-7644, Rep Judy Clibborn, House of Representatives Transportation Committee Chair, 435 John L. O'Brien Bldg., P.O.Box 40600, Olympia, Washington 98504-0600, 360-786-7926 …and the rest of the players! benton.don@leg.wa.gov, berkey.jean@leg.wa.gov, brandland.dale@leg.wa.gov, brown.lisa@leg.wa.gov, carrell.michael@leg.wa.gov, delvin.jerome@leg.wa.gov, eide.tracey@leg.wa.gov, fairley.darlene@leg.wa.gov, franklin.rosa@leg.wa.gov, fraser.karen@leg.wa.gov, hargrove.jim@leg.wa.gov, hatfield.brian@leg.wa.gov, haugen.marymargaret@leg.wa.gov, hewitt.mike@leg.wa.gov, hobbs.steve@leg.wa.gov, holmquist.janea@leg.wa.gov, honeyford.jim@leg.wa.gov, jacobsen.ken@leg.wa.gov, kastama.jim@leg.wa.gov, kauffman.claudia@leg.wa.gov, keiser.karen@leg.wa.gov, kilmer.derek@leg.wa.gov, king.curtis@leg.wa.gov, kline.adam@leg.wa.gov, kohl-welles.jeanne@leg.wa.gov, chris@leg.wa.gov, mcauliffe.rosemary@leg.wa.gov, mccaslin.bob@leg.wa.gov, mcdermott.joe@leg.wa.gov, morton.bob@leg.wa.gov, murray.edward@leg.wa.gov, oemig.eric@leg.wa.gov, parlette.linda@leg.wa.gov, pflug.cheryl@leg.wa.gov, prentice.margarita@leg.wa.gov, pridemore.craig@leg.wa.gov, rasmussen.marilyn@leg.wa.gov, regala.debbie@leg.wa.gov, roach.pam@leg.wa.gov, rockefeller.phil@leg.wa.gov, schoesler.mark@leg.wa.gov, sheldon.timothy@leg.wa.gov, shin.paull@leg.wa.gov, spanel.harriet@leg.wa.gov, stevens.val@leg.wa.gov, swecker.dan@leg.wa.gov, tom.rodney@leg.wa.gov, weinstein.brian@leg.wa.gov, zarelli.joseph@leg.wa.gov Support House Bills: 2453, 2455, 2718 ahern.john@leg.wa.gov, alexander.gary@leg.wa.gov, anderson.glenn@leg.wa.gov, appleton.sherry@leg.wa.gov, armstrong.mike@leg.wa.gov, bailey.barbara@leg.wa.gov, barlow.don@leg.wa.gov, blake.brian@leg.wa.gov, campbell.tom@leg.wa.gov, chandler.bruce@leg.wa.gov, chase.maralyn@leg.wa.gov, chopp.frank@leg.wa.gov, clibborn.judy@leg.wa.gov, cody.eileen@leg.wa.gov, condotta.cary@leg.wa.gov, conway.steve@leg.wa.gov, crouse.larry@leg.wa.gov, darneille.j@leg.wa.gov, debolt.richard@leg.wa.gov, dickerson.marylou@leg.wa.gov, jim@leg.wa.gov, dunshee.hans@leg.wa.gov, eddy.deborah@leg.wa.gov, eickmeyer.william@leg.wa.gov, mark@leg.wa.gov, ericksen.doug@leg.wa.gov, flannigan.dennis@leg.wa.gov, fromhold.bill@leg.wa.gov, goodman.roger@leg.wa.gov, grant.william@leg.wa.gov, green.tami@leg.wa.gov, haigh.kathy@leg.wa.gov, haler.larry@leg.wa.gov, hankins.shirley@leg.wa.gov, hasegawa.bob@leg.wa.gov, herrera.jaime@leg.wa.gov, hinkle.bill@leg.wa.gov, hunt.sam@leg.wa.gov, hunter.ross@leg.wa.gov, hurst.christopher@leg.wa.gov, jarrett.fred@leg.wa.gov, kagi.ruth@leg.wa.gov, kelley.troy@leg.wa.gov, kenney.phyllis@leg.wa.gov, kessler.lynn@leg.wa.gov, kirby.steve@leg.wa.gov, kretz.joel@leg.wa.gov, kristiansen.dan@leg.wa.gov, lantz.patricia@leg.wa.gov, liias.marko@leg.wa.gov, linville.kelli@leg.wa.gov, loomis.liz@leg.wa.gov, mccoy.john@leg.wa.gov, mccune.jim@leg.wa.gov, mcdonald.joyce@leg.wa.gov, mcintire.jim@leg.wa.gov, miloscia.mark@leg.wa.gov, moeller.jim@leg.wa.gov, morrell.dawn@leg.wa.gov, morris.jeff@leg.wa.gov, nelson.sharon@leg.wa.gov, newhouse.dan@leg.wa.gov, obrien.al@leg.wa.gov, ed@leg.wa.gov, ormsby.timm@leg.wa.gov, pearson.kirk@leg.wa.gov, pedersen.jamie@leg.wa.gov, pettigrew.eric@leg.wa.gov, priest.skip@leg.wa.gov, quall.dave@leg.wa.gov, roach.dan@leg.wa.gov, roberts.maryhelen@leg.wa.gov, rodne.jay@leg.wa.gov, rolfes.christine@leg.wa.gov, ross.charles@leg.wa.gov, santos.sharon@leg.wa.gov, schindler.lynn@leg.wa.gov, schmick.joe@leg.wa.gov, schual-berke.shay@leg.wa.gov, seaquist.larry@leg.wa.gov, sells.mike@leg.wa.gov, simpson.geoff@leg.wa.gov, skinner.mary@leg.wa.gov, smith.norma@leg.wa.gov, sommers.helen@leg.wa.gov, springer.larry@leg.wa.gov, sullivan.pat@leg.wa.gov, sump.bob@leg.wa.gov, takko.dean@leg.wa.gov, upthegrove.dave@leg.wa.gov, vandewege.kevin@leg.wa.gov, wallace.deb@leg.wa.gov, walsh.maureen@leg.wa.gov, williams.brendan@leg.wa.gov, wood.alex@leg.wa.gov Older Activities Passenger Only Ferry Survey Results Island Wide Transportation Needs Survey If you would like to explore some of the results of the survey,click here to get to the site we've set up. The results of the earlier business survey are here: Full Results of Survey - HTML Charter - To deal with transportation problems on the island
and make recommendations to King County Roads and the Washington
State Ferry System. |
