A bill to scrap the Washington state Transportation Commission and transfer power for selecting and funding projects to the Legislature’s Transportation Committee is dead for the year.

Under the bill, the governor would also appoint the state’s transportation secretary, bringing under his control one of the few agency heads that doesn’t currently report to him.

Currently, the Legislature can only recommend road projects. Without the commission, the legislative Transportation Committee would have the final say on what gets funded.

The House passed HB1122 earlier this year by a 98-0 vote but was still in the Senate Highways & Transportation Committee when the regular session ended April 27.

The Legislature opened a special session May 12 to debate the 2003-2005 budget and several other issues. HB1122 is not listed on the agenda.