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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

HB 1255: Tacoma Narrows bridge tolls

Directing the department of transportation to identify opportunities and, if appropriate, submit an invitation for bids or request for proposals to contract with concessionaires to operate on and collect tolls for the Tacoma Narrows bridge.

Summary

  • Establishes the Tacoma Narrows bridge toll by coffee act. Requires the department of transportation's economic partnerships program, in consultation with the toll division, to identify opportunities to create a toll plaza by leasing the property upon which the Tacoma Narrows bridge toll booths are located or contract with the private sector to operate other businesses while collecting tolls, or both.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 16, 2017
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Representative (R-26)
Introduced
January 16, 2017 in the House
Last action
January 8, 2018

AN ACT Relating to directing the department of transportation to identify opportunities and, if appropriate, submit an invitation for bids or request for proposals to contract with concessionaires to operate on and collect tolls for the Tacoma Narrows bridge;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Representative (R-26)

1 co-sponsor (0 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Dick Muri R-28

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1255 in other sessions

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