Department of Transportation

  Average Annual FTEs Near General Fund State Other Funds Total Funds
  (Dollars in Thousands)
Current Budget 7,344.9 0 8,100,279 8,100,279
2021-23 Maintenance Level 7,349.4 0 9,116,272 9,116,272
Difference from 2021-23 Original 4.5 0 1,015,993 1,015,993
% Change from 2021-23 Original 0.06% 0.0% 12.5% 12.5%

2022 Policy Other Changes

Asbestos Safety Program 0.0 0 1,220 1,220
Capital Projects 0.0 0 (1,022,205) (1,022,205)
TEF: Rescission of Equipment Freeze 0.0 0 12,396 12,396
Heal Act Implementation 3.8 0 526 526
Noxious Weed Eradication Funding 2.7 0 235 235
Jobs Act (IIJA) Funding 0.0 0 289,580 289,580
Sales Tax Deferral 0.0 0 (600) (600)
Clean Alt Fuel Charging Infra 2.0 0 5,000 5,000
National Electric Vehicle Program 3.0 0 16,900 16,900
Electric Vehicle Promotion 0.0 0 1,000 1,000
Encampment Clean-up Costs 0.0 0 5,000 5,000
SR-520 Toll Corridor 2.0 0 682 682
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 3.5 0 1,430 1,430
Stabilizing Maritime Workforce 0.0 0 1,500 1,500
Bridge Noise Study 0.0 0 45 45
Expand Green Transit Grants 0.0 0 30,000 30,000
Expand Special Needs Transit Grants 0.0 0 30,000 30,000
Rural Electrification Planning 0.0 0 3,000 3,000
CCA Staffing and capacity 2.5 0 620 620
Transit Access Program 0.0 0 10,000 10,000
Automated Dispatch System 0.0 0 4,000 4,000
Ferry Vessel Procurement 0.0 0 3,500 3,500
Hybrid Electric Vessel 0.0 0 26,200 26,200
Second Hybrid Electric Vessel 0.0 0 19,000 19,000
Jumbo Mark II Conversion 0.0 0 38,500 38,500
Terminal Electrification 0.0 0 7,600 7,600
Continuous Hiring 0.0 0 100 100
Enhance Employee Retention 0.0 0 7,506 7,506
External Recruiting 0.0 0 200 200
Human Resources Consultant 1.0 0 200 200
Increase Training and Development 0.0 0 660 660
MOU Employee Shift 0.0 0 100 100
Kingston Terminal Traffic Control 0.0 0 484 484
Port Captain and Dispatchers 1.5 0 354 354
Maintain Steel & Electronics 6.5 0 1,672 1,672
Support Ferries Internships 0.0 0 294 294
Mukilteo Terminal Operating Costs 0.0 0 194 194
Information Technology Needs 1.0 0 394 394
Ongoing Labor Costs 0.0 0 4,667 4,667
Training for New Hires 2.1 0 1,107 1,107
Amtrak Credit 0.0 0 (16,500) (16,500)
Ultra High Speed Rail 0.0 0 54,000 54,000
Rail Banking Study 0.0 0 150 150
CCA Staff and Capacity 1.0 0 250 250
Wahkiakum County Ferry 0.0 0 390 390
Bike & Pedestrian Grant Program 0.0 0 30,000 30,000
Expand Safe Routes to School 0.0 0 15,000 15,000
2022 Policy Other Changes Total 32.6 0 (413,649) (413,649)

2022 Policy Comp Changes

WFSE General Government 0.0 0 9,736 9,736
PTE Local 17 General Government 0.0 0 1,275 1,275
Non-Rep General Wage Increase 0.0 0 2,995 2,995
PERS & TRS Plan 1 Benefit Increase 0.0 0 439 439
State Employee Benefits 0.0 0 17 17
Rep Employee Health Benefits 0.0 0 96 96
WSF Licensed Marine Engineers 0.0 0 1,041 1,041
WSF Office/Professional Intrn'l 0.0 0 190 190
WSF Inland Boatmen's Union 0.0 0 4,132 4,132
WSF Master Mates/Pilots - Mates 0.0 0 516 516
WSF Metal Trades 0.0 0 344 344
WSF Carpenters 0.0 0 85 85
WSF Ferry Agents/Supvrs/Project Adm 0.0 0 188 188
WSF Service Employees Intrn'l 6 0.0 0 24 24
WSF Master Mates/Pilots-Watch Spvrs 0.0 0 69 69
WSF Marine Engineers-Port Engineers 0.0 0 30 30
WSF Marine Engineers - Unlicensed 0.0 0 1,029 1,029
WSF Master Mates/Pilots-Masters 0.0 0 416 416
2022 Policy Comp Changes Total 0.0 0 22,622 22,622

2022 Policy Central Services Changes

Archives/Records Management 0.0 0 56 56
Audit Services 0.0 0 16 16
Legal Services 0.0 0 558 558
Administrative Hearings 0.0 0 4 4
CTS Central Services 0.0 0 627 627
DES Central Services 0.0 0 873 873
OFM Central Services 0.0 0 8,634 8,634
Self-Insurance Liability Premium 0.0 0 735 735
2022 Policy Central Services Changes Total 0.0 0 11,503 11,503
Total Policy Changes 32.6 0 (379,524) (379,524)
2022 Policy Level 7,382.0 0 8,736,748 8,736,748
Difference from 2021-23 Original 37.1 0 636,469 636,469
% Change from 2021-23 Original 0.51% 0.0% 7.9% 7.9%

Policy Changes

Asbestos Safety Program

Funding is provided for an additional position in the asbestos safety program to perform inspections and analysis and to ensure timely responses. (Motor Vehicle Account - State)

Capital Projects

Funds are provided for projects detailed in the TEIS list. (Connecting WA account - State, Transportation Partnership Account - Bonds, I-405 and SR-167 Express Toll Lanes - State, other funds)

TEF: Rescission of Equipment Freeze

Funding is provided to replace obsolete equipment, including snowplow/dump trucks, off-road construction equipment, highway maintenance work trucks, field engineering equipment, and passenger vehicles. (Motor Vehicle Account - State)

Heal Act Implementation

Funding is provided to implement provisions in the Healthy Environment for All (HEAL Act) approved by the Legislature (Chapter 314, Laws of 2021). (Motor Vehicle Account - State)

Noxious Weed Eradication Funding

Funds are provided to implement provisions in the noxious weed control legislation approved by the Legislature (Chapter 217, Laws of 2021). (Motor Vehicle Account - State)

Jobs Act (IIJA) Funding

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funding is provided to the Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to support the repair and preservation of bridges, roadways, and highways in the 2021-23 biennium. (Motor Vehicle Account - Federal, SR #520 Corridor Account - State)

Sales Tax Deferral

This item defers sales tax incurred during the construction of the I-405 and SR-522 to I-5 improvement projects in the 2021-23 biennium. (I-405 and SR-167 Express Toll Lanes - State)

Clean Alt Fuel Charging Infra

Clean Alternative Fuel Charging Infrastructure grants are expanded contingent on receipt of forecasted Climate Commitment Act Funds.

National Electric Vehicle Program

Federal funds from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and accompanying state matching funds are provided to enact the National Electric Vehicle program. (Multimodal Transportation Account - Federal, Multimodal Transportation Account - State)

Electric Vehicle Promotion

Funds are provided for a public education and promotional campaign focusing on the utilization of incentives and rebates to purchase electric vehicles. (Multimodal Transportation Account - State)

Encampment Clean-up Costs

Funds are provided to address safety risks and public health concerns associated with the clean-up of homeless encampments on WSDOT-owned rights-of-way. (Motor Vehicle Account - State)

SR-520 Toll Corridor

Funding is adjusted for increased costs to maintain the State Route 520 toll corridor. Funding will support safely maintainance of pontoons and landscaping. (SR #520 Corridor Account - State)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

To improve diversity, equity, and inclusion at WSDOT, funding is provided to utilize a contractor to develop and implement community workforce agreements and to hire workforce development staff to serve as subject matter experts on federal and state civil rights laws. (Motor Vehicle Account - State, Puget Sound Ferry Operations Acct - State)

Stabilizing Maritime Workforce

Funding is provided for the Pre-Apprenticeship & Supportive Services (PASS) grant program to increase the number of individuals prepared to work in the maritime labor force. (Multimodal Transportation Account - State)

Bridge Noise Study

Expenditure authority is adjusted for unspent funds from the 2019-21 biennium to be used in the 2021-23 biennium to complete the State Route 520 noise study. (SR #520 Corridor Account - State)

Archives/Records Management

Adjustments are made for each agency's anticipated share of charges for archives and records management services provided by the Secretary of State's Office. (Multimodal Transportation Account - State, Motor Vehicle Account - State)

Audit Services

Adjustments are made for each agency’s anticipated cost of audits performed by the State Auditor’s Office. (Multimodal Transportation Account - State, Motor Vehicle Account - State)

Legal Services

Adjustments are made for each agency's anticipated cost of Attorney General's Office legal services based on a three-year average. Because legal services costs are based on usage, funding provided in the central service model is not all inclusive. (Motor Vehicle Account - State, Multimodal Transportation Account - State)

CTS Central Services

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from Consolidated Technology Services (CTS) for the Office of the Chief Information Officer, Office of Cyber Security, state network, enterprise services, small agency IT services, security gateways, and geospatial imaging services. See the 2021-23 Budget Instructions for allocation methodologies. (Multimodal Transportation Account - State, Motor Vehicle Account - State)

DES Central Services

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency’s anticipated share of charges from the Department of Enterprise Services for campus rent, parking, security and contracts; capital project surcharges; financing cost recovery; public and historic facilities; real estate services; risk management services; personnel service rates; the Perry Street and Capitol Campus child care centers; small agency services; and the department’s enterprise applications. See the 2021-23 Budget Instructions for allocation methodologies. (Motor Vehicle Account - State, Multimodal Transportation Account - State)

OFM Central Services

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency’s anticipated share of charges for existing statewide applications, the One Washington program, and other central services provided by the Office of Financial Management. See the 2021-23 Budget Instructions for allocation methodologies. (Motor Vehicle Account - State, Multimodal Transportation Account - State)

Administrative Hearings

Adjustments are made for each agency’s anticipated cost of administrative hearings conducted by the Office of Administrative Hearings. (Motor Vehicle Account - State)

Self-Insurance Liability Premium

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's share of actuarially projected costs of the Self-Insurance Liability Premium. (Multimodal Transportation Account - State, Motor Vehicle Account - State)

Expand Green Transit Grants

Green Transit grants are expanded contingent upon the forecasted receipt of Climate Commitment Act funds.

Expand Special Needs Transit Grants

Special Needs Transit grants are expanded contingent upon the forecasted receipt of Climate Commitment Act funds.

Rural Electrification Planning

Rural electrification planning funds are provided for transit agencies to complete fleet electrification transition plans contingent upon the forecasted receipt of Climate Commitment Act funds.

CCA Staffing and capacity

Funds are provided to increase staffing and program capabilities to scale new and expanded programs related to the Climate Commitment Act (CCA). (Multimodal Transportation Account - State)

Transit Access Program

Funds are provided for the transit access grant program to expand service hours to off-peak times to serve overburdened communities contingent upon the forecasted receipt of Climate Commitment Act funds.

Automated Dispatch System

Funding is provided for Washington State Ferries to implement an automated dispatch system to more efficiently call in employees to cover shifts. (Puget Sound Capital Construction - State)

Ferry Vessel Procurement

The department will initiate the design-build process of four new vessels with a 124-car ferry design. Pre-design will also include terminal electrification. (Puget Sound Capital Construction - State)

Hybrid Electric Vessel

This one-time transfer from General Fund-State will fund construction of the first hybrid-electric Olympic class vessel. (Puget Sound Capital Construction - State)

Second Hybrid Electric Vessel

This one-time transfer from General Fund-State will fund construction of a second hybrid-electric Olympic class vessel. (Puget Sound Capital Construction - State)

Jumbo Mark II Conversion

Funding is provided for conversion of the MV Tacoma to hybrid electric propulsion. This item is funded by a one-time transfer from General Fund-State. (Puget Sound Capital Construction - State)

Terminal Electrification

Funding is provided for electrification of terminals and charging infrastructure for hybrid-electric vessels. This item is funded by a one-time transfer from General Fund-State. (Puget Sound Capital Construction - State)

Continuous Hiring

Funds are provided for Washington State Ferries to hire new employees on a continuous year-round basis. This item is funded by a one-time transfer from General Fund-State. (Puget Sound Ferry Operations Acct - State)

Enhance Employee Retention

Funds are provided to increase employee retention by guaranteeing work schedules and hours for on-call employees. This item is funded by a one-time transfer from General Fund-State. (Puget Sound Ferry Operations Acct - State)

External Recruiting

A one-time transfer from General Fund-State will provide funds to hire an external recruiter for Washington State Ferries to reach out to underrepresented populations for vacant positions. (Puget Sound Ferry Operations Acct - State)

Human Resources Consultant

A one-time transfer from General Fund-State provides funds to hire a dedicated human resources consultant to assist new Washington State Ferries employees through the hiring process. (Puget Sound Ferry Operations Acct - State)

Increase Training and Development

A one-time transfer from General Fund-State will fund efforts to create more training and career advancement opportunities for Washington State Ferries employees. (Puget Sound Ferry Operations Acct - State)

MOU Employee Shift

Funds are provided to enact provisions of an MOU with labor partners to allow for engine crews working on inactive vessels to transfer to active vessel experiencing crew shortages. This item is funded by a one-time transfer from General Fund-State. (Puget Sound Ferry Operations Acct - State)

Kingston Terminal Traffic Control

Funding is provided Washington State Ferries to provide uniformed traffic control services at the Kingston Ferry Terminal as directed by provisions in Substitute Bill 5165. (Puget Sound Ferry Operations Acct - State)

Port Captain and Dispatchers

Funds are provided to hire a port captain and two dispatchers to meet an increased workload for operations management. (Puget Sound Ferry Operations Acct - State)

Maintain Steel & Electronics

This item funds additional maintenance staff for Washington State Ferries' Eagle Harbor maintenance facility to focus in two critical areas: (1) vessel digital and electronic systems and (2) steel protective systems (paint). (Puget Sound Ferry Operations Acct - State)

Support Ferries Internships

Funding is provided to Washington State Ferries to compensate 10 deck and 10 engine interns. (Puget Sound Ferry Operations Acct - State)

Mukilteo Terminal Operating Costs

This item funds the increased costs of operation and maintenance of the Mukilteo Ferry terminal. (Puget Sound Ferry Operations Acct - State)

Information Technology Needs

Funding is provided to address information technology needs at Washington State Ferries, including the ADA paging system, ORCA Next Gen project, and staffing support. (Puget Sound Ferry Operations Acct - State)

Ongoing Labor Costs

Funds are provided to meet the minimum level of labor costs to meet the service levels expected by the Legislature. (Puget Sound Ferry Operations Acct - State)

Training for New Hires

Funds are provided for Washington State Ferries to meet the annual resource needs for new hire training and vessel familiarization. (Puget Sound Ferry Operations Acct - State)

Amtrak Credit

Expenditure authority is reduced to reflect Amtrak's application of CRSSA and ARPA credits. (Multimodal Transportation Account - State)

Ultra High Speed Rail

Funds are provided for coordination and planning of the ultra-high-speed rail corridor between British Columbia, Washington and Oregon. (Multimodal Transportation Account - State)

Rail Banking Study

Funding is provided for a study of unused state-owned rail lines and the feasibility to convert lines to multi-use trails. (Multimodal Transportation Account - State)

CCA Staff and Capacity

This funding will increase staffing and program capabilities to scale new and expanded programs related to the Climate Commitment Act (CCA). (Multimodal Transportation Account - State)

Wahkiakum County Ferry

Funds are provided to support the continued operation of the Puget Island-Westport ferry (Wahkiakum ferry) across the Columbia River. (Motor Vehicle Account - State)

Bike & Pedestrian Grant Program

Bicycle and Pedestrian grants are expanded contingent upon the forecasted receipt of Climate Commitment Act funds.

Expand Safe Routes to School

The Safe Routes to School grant program is expanded contingent upon the forecasted receipt of Climate Commitment Act funds.