47.60.385 - Terminal improvement, vessel improvement, and vessel acquisition project funding requests -- Predesign study -- Prioritization. - Washington Statutes

Terminal improvement, vessel improvement, and vessel acquisition project funding requests — Predesign study — Prioritization.

(1) Terminal improvement, vessel improvement, and vessel acquisition project funding requests must adhere to the capital plan, include route-based planning, and be submitted with a predesign study that:

     (a) Includes all elements required by the office of financial management;

     (b) Separately identifies basic terminal and vessel elements essential for operation and their costs;

     (c) Separately identifies additional elements to provide ancillary revenue and customer comfort and their costs;

     (d) Includes construction phasing options that are consistent with forecasted ridership increases;

     (e) Separately identifies additional elements requested by local governments and the cost and proposed funding source of those elements;

     (f) Separately identifies multimodal elements and the cost and proposed funding source of those elements;

     (g) Identifies all contingency amounts;

     (h) Identifies any terminal, vessel, or other capital modifications that would be required as a result of the proposed capital project;

     (i) Includes planned service modifications as a result of the proposed capital project, and the consistency of those service modifications with the capital plan; and

     (j) Demonstrates the evaluation of long-term operating costs including fuel efficiency, staffing, and preservation.

     (2) The department shall prioritize vessel preservation and acquisition funding requests over vessel improvement funding requests.

[2010 c 283 § 6; 2008 c 124 § 6; 2007 c 512 § 14.]

Notes: Findings -- Intent -- Effective date -- Management review of ferries division -- Assaults on Washington state ferries employees -- 2010 c 283: See notes following RCW 47.60.355.

Finding -- Intent -- 2007 c 512: See note following RCW 47.06.140.