Facts on Initiative 2117's Impact on Kitsap Transit

Initiative 2117, or I-2117, would repeal the 2021 Climate Commitment Act (CCA), which funds the Move Ahead Washington legislation that allocates $3 billion to public transit over 16 years. Kitsap Transit received about $12 million in operational funding support through the CCA in the 2023-2025 state budget as well as $3.84 million in capital funding for charging infrastructure to power its electric buses. 

Repeal would eliminate a projected $84 million to $154 million in CCA funding for Kitsap Transit over the next 14 years:

• $75 million in Transit Support Grants for free rides for youth and essential transit needs.
• $9 million for ACCESS service for the elderly and disabled.
• $70 million in capital funding for long-term improvements such as electrification of our bus fleet and new ferries.

Future KT capital projects also are at risk if CCA is repealed:

• $4 million for the design of an all-electric, high-speed, low-wake, larger ferry to operate service on the Bremerton/Seattle route.
• $300,000 for an Intra-County Ferry Feasibility Study.

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