Significant Legislative Accomplishments
Here are some of NUCA of Washington's significant legislative accomplishments...
Defense
- Prevented small jurisdiction from obtaining GC/CM authority.
- Worked with legislature and CPARB to ensure only quality owners get GC/CM authority.
- Prevented permanent diversion of PTWF REET funding source to general fund.
- Prevented $50 million raid to fund Kingdome roof repair.
- Prevented fund revenues from being bonded.
- Prevented several PWTF transfers to CERB programs.
- Amended "Jobs Development Program" to study $50 million transfers resulting in cessation of program.
Offense
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Enacted the venue bill, which helps level the playing field
in construction contracts with counties throughout the state. It allows contractors to sue a county in
either that county or one of the two nearest counties (HB 1601). Amended "Offers of Settlement" statute to apply to claims regardless of amount (HB1671).
- Enacted law preventing low bidders claiming to error to re-bid the same project (SB5757).
- "Dig Safe" bill (HB857).
- Creation of the Public Works Trust Fund (PTWF) (SB4404).
- Created funding for the PWTF (SB4228).
- Created pre-construction loan program in the PWTF (HB2063).
- Assisted in passage of all PWFT Project Loan Legislation since inception.
- Assisted CTED in enacting rule allocating PTWF 75/25.
- Enacted "Offers of Settlement" statute (SB6408).
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