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Department of Transportation - Public Transportation

  Annual FTEs General Fund State Other Funds Total Funds
  (Dollars in Thousands)
Estimated Expenditures 24.7 0 247,734 247,734
2021-23 Maintenance Level 24.7 0 247,640 247,640
Difference from 2019-21 0.0 0 (94) (94)
% Change from 2019-21 0.0% 0.0% (0.0%) (0.0%)

2021-23 Policy Other Changes

Preserve Transpo Infrastructure 0.0 0 13,600 13,600
Green Transportation Expansion 0.0 0 15,000 15,000
Regional Mobility Grant Expansion 0.0 0 5,000 5,000
Telework Technical Assistance 0.0 0 350 350
First-Last Mile TDM Pilot Program 0.0 0 800 800
2021-23 Policy Other Changes Total 0.0 0 34,750 34,750

2021-23 Policy Comp Changes

Pension Adjustments, nonrate 0.0 0 10 10
State Employee Benefits 0.0 0 (13) (13)
WFSE General Government 0.0 0 (6) (6)
Temporary Layoffs and Other Savings 0.0 0 (385) (385)
Rep Employee Health Benefits 0.0 0 (5) (5)
PTE Local 17 General Government 0.0 0 (101) (101)
Non-Rep General Wage Increase 0.0 0 (90) (90)
2021-23 Policy Comp Changes Total 0.0 0 (590) (590)
Total Policy Changes 0.0 0 34,160 34,160
2021-23 Policy Level 24.7 0 281,800 281,800
Difference from 2019-21 0.0 0 34,066 34,066
% Change from 2019-21 0.0% 0.0% 13.8% 13.8%

Policy Changes

Preserve Transpo Infrastructure

Funding is provided for the preservation of the transportation system. (Multimodal Transportation Account - State, Connecting WA account - State, Motor Vehicle Account - State, other funds)

Green Transportation Expansion

This funding expands the green transportation grant program. (Multimodal Transportation Account - State)

Regional Mobility Grant Expansion

Funding is provided to expand the existing Regional Mobility grant program. (Multimodal Transportation Account - State)

Telework Technical Assistance

Funding is provided for the Telework Assistance pilot program. (Multimodal Transportation Account - State)

First-Last Mile TDM Pilot Program

This item will continue a first-last mile Transportation Demand Management (TDM) pilot program in the 2021-23 biennium. (Multimodal Transportation Account - State)

Pension Adjustments, nonrate

This funds the potential impact of Department of Retirement Systems request legislation on pension service credit and benefit calculation. It will prevent budget reductions such as temporary layoffs from negatively affecting employee retirement benefits. (Puget Sound Ferry Operations Acct - State, Multimodal Transportation Account - State, Motor Vehicle Account - State, other funds)

State Employee Benefits

Health insurance funding is provided for state employees who are not represented by a union, who are covered by a bargaining agreement that is not subject to financial feasibility determination, or who are not part of the coalition of unions for health benefits. The insurance funding rate is $988 per employee per month for fiscal year 2022 and $1,018 per employee per month for fiscal year 2023. (Tacoma Narrows Toll Bridge Account - State, SR #520 Corridor Account - State, Aeronautics Account - State, other funds)

WFSE General Government

This adjustment reflects the impact of the 2021-23 collective bargaining agreement. (Transportation Partnership Account - State, Aeronautics Account - State, Transportation 2003 Acct (Nickel A) - State, other funds)

Temporary Layoffs and Other Savings

This item reflects savings achieved from temporary layoffs or similar actions. (Aeronautics Account - State, SR #520 Corridor Account - State, Tacoma Narrows Toll Bridge Account - State, other funds)

Rep Employee Health Benefits

This provides health insurance funding for the master agreement for employee benefits as part of a coalition of unions. The insurance funding rate is $988 per employee per month for fiscal year 2022 and $1,018 per employee per month for fiscal year 2023. (SR 520 Civil Penalties Account - State, Aeronautics Account - State, Transportation 2003 Acct (Nickel A) - State, other funds)

PTE Local 17 General Government

This adjustment reflects the impact of the 2021-23 collective bargaining agreement. (Aeronautics Account - State, SR 520 Civil Penalties Account - State, Puget Sound Ferry Operations Acct - State, other funds)

Non-Rep General Wage Increase

This reflects savings from the cancellation of the July 1, 2020 general wage increase for some non-represented, non-classified employees. (I-405 and SR-167 Express Toll Lanes - State, Tacoma Narrows Toll Bridge Account - State, Aeronautics Account - State, other funds)