Bill > HB2143

This bill addresses representation within transportation benefit districts by modifying the composition rules for their governing bodies, with a specific focus on counties west of the Cascade mountains that have a population over 400,000 and border another state. The bill allows for more flexible representation by permitting multiple cities to be represented by a single elected official, while ensuring that no county or city has more than three representatives on the governing body. It maintains the existing provisions for having two transit-using voting members on the board, with one member primarily relying on public transportation and the other representing a community-based organization. The bill also preserves the existing rules about board member compensation, including per diem rates and inflation adjustments, and continues to allow a non-voting labor representative on the board. An emergency clause is included, meaning the bill takes effect immediately upon passage, and it repeals a previous section of law related to public transportation benefit area grant program eligibility. The underlying motivation appears to be providing more equitable and flexible representation for communities within transportation benefit districts.

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https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2143&Year=2025&Initiative=false