WA House passes $15B transportation budget backed by gas tax hike
Lawmakers in the Washington House and Senate will have plenty of negotiating to do as they try to reconcile competing transportation budget proposals, which both depend on gas tax hikes.
The state House approved its $15.2 billion plan Wednesday, setting the stage for the talks. The legislation differs from the Senate version in significant ways.
First, the Senate’s budget is over $1 billion bigger.
Second, the Senate has shifted a chunk of spending tied to removing barriers to fish passage out of its purview and over to the capital budget. The House includes nearly $1.2 billion in the next two-year budget to deal with these culverts. The Senate maneuver halves the potential $8 billion shortfall over the next six years.
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