Washington’s legislature took a first step on Wednesday toward funding a new Interstate 5 bridge over the Columbia River.

The Senate Transportation Committee passed a funding bill that includes $450 million for the project, on top of $17.5 million Washington Gov. Jay Inslee proposed.

Inslee’s proposed budget would put that money toward an office tasked with spearheading design and construction of the bridge.

The $450 million would be used for other parts of the process and is supposed to demonstrate that the state is serious about building a replacement bridge this time, said Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver.

“This is another concrete step toward getting this project moving while we work with Oregon to design a planning process and determine the details of a new bridge,” Cleveland said. “This is only a down payment on what a new bridge will cost, of course, but we anticipate funding from other avenues, including our federal and Oregon state partners once we agree on a mutual vision for the new bridge.”

Washington and Oregon would have to repay a $140 million grant to the federal government if the bridge never materializes.

While it is a priority, especially for Clark County lawmakers, the project failed in 2013 despite nearly $190 million worth of planning over more than a decade.

Oregon is also expected to contribute to funding the project. The previous iteration that failed relied on both states to pony up $450 million.

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has been supportive of the new push to restart negotiations on the bridge.