Transportation agencies would receive supplemental funding and new program directions

The legislature would provide supplemental funding to state transportation agencies and direct how they may use it. Funding covers transportation operations, construction, preservation, public transit, ferries, rail, safety programs, and related studies during the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium. Many amounts are limited to named projects or programs and specific transportation accounts. Some funds may be spent only after approval, federal funding, local matching funds, or enactment of another measure. The text includes reporting, oversight, and fund-transfer rules. The funding applies during the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, with some projects and reports continuing into later years if the stated deadlines apply.

The county road administration board and transportation improvement board would offer temporary loans for emergency transportation repairs. Eligible counties, cities, and towns would receive help for roads and bridges severely damaged by the December 2025 weather events, if they meet the federal public-assistance damage threshold. Loans would cover work that restores roads or bridges and is directly tied to the December 2025 damage, not ordinary seasonal damage or routine maintenance. Recipients would repay the loans after receiving federal reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency or Federal Highway Administration. The text states that unpaid amounts may later be forgiven through an omnibus transportation appropriations act if federal reimbursement is not provided. The boards would report loan payments beginning July 1, 2026, and quarterly until each loan is repaid.

Transportation agencies would fund or continue programs for transit riders, vehicle owners, ferry users, and transportation workers. Programs include World Cup transit service, student transit-pass pilots, electric-vehicle incentives, ferry workforce efforts, driver-license assistance, and youth zero-fare rail travel. Several programs are limited to named agencies, income groups, age groups, geographic areas, or eligible vehicles. Some funding depends on federal or local matching funds, an agreement, an approval, or another measure taking effect. The text does not guarantee that every possible service or rebate will be available to every resident. Many programs apply during the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium; World Cup transit services are limited to June 1 through July 30, 2026, and some reports are due in 2027.