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improvement projects. Priorities for spending available funds may be different depending <br />on the (public or private) source of the funds. Landslide origination point is often on <br />private property outside BNSF right-of-way. <br />• Low Risk Tolerance — The risk tolerance for public safety is very low, so closure <br />decisions will always err toward safety. <br />• Assumption of Responsibility — BNSF is responsible for determining safe operating <br />conditions in their Seattle to Everett corridor. Implementation of some of the proposed <br />mitigation strategies may involve more shared responsibilities or liabilities between <br />stakeholders as several strategies are not constrained to State- or BNSF-owned right of <br />way. <br />• Funding — Currently, there is no long-term source of public funds for capital <br />improvements to proactively address landslide -prone slopes. Determining which, if any, <br />slopes warrant expenditure for remediation, as well as the type and extent of remedial <br />work, is the responsibility of BNSF. <br />• Permitting — Permitting process and timelines vary between agencies such as Ecology <br />and the Corps, local jurisdictions, and BNSF. <br />p. 23 <br />