Title 36 — Title 36 COUNTIES

The legislature finds that:(1) The capacity of many of Washington state's transportation facilities have failed to keep up with the state's growth, particularly in major urban regions;(2) The state cannot by itself fund, in a timely way, many of the major capacity and other impro…

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Board" means the governing body of a regional transportation investment district.(2) "Department" means the Washington state department of transportation.(3) "Highway …

Regional transportation investment district planning committees are advisory entities that are created, convened, and empowered as follows:(1) A county with a population over one million five hundred thousand persons and any adjoining counties with a population over five hundred …

(1) A regional transportation investment district planning committee shall adopt a regional transportation investment plan providing for the development, construction, and financing of transportation projects. The planning committee may consider the following factors in formulati…

The planning committee must develop and include in the regional transportation investment plan a funding proposal for the state route number 520 bridge replacement and HOV project that assures full project funding for seismic safety and corridor connectivity on state route number…

(1) A regional transportation investment district planning committee may, as part of a regional transportation investment plan, recommend the imposition or authorization of some or all of the following revenue sources, which a regional transportation investment district may impos…

(1) The planning committee shall consider the following criteria for selecting transportation projects to improve corridor performance:(a) Reduced level of congestion and improved safety;(b) Improved travel time;(c) Improved air quality;(d) Increases in daily and peak period pers…

(1) Beginning no sooner than the 2007 general election, two or more contiguous county legislative authorities, or a single county legislative authority as provided under RCW 36.120.030(8), upon receipt of the regional transportation investment plan under RCW 36.120.040, may submi…

If the voters approve the plan, including creation of a regional transportation investment district and imposition of taxes and fees, the district will be declared formed. The county election officials of participating counties shall, within fifteen days of the final certificatio…

(1) The governing board of a district consists of the members of the legislative authority of each member county, acting ex officio and independently. The secretary of transportation or the appropriate regional administrator of the department, as named by the secretary, shall als…

The board shall adopt rules for the conduct of business. The board shall adopt bylaws to govern district affairs, which may include:(1) The time and place of regular meetings;(2) Rules for calling special meetings;(3) The method of keeping records of proceedings and official acts…

(1) The governing board of the district is responsible for the execution of the voter-approved plan. The board shall:(a) Impose taxes and fees authorized by district voters;(b) Enter into agreements with state, local, and regional agencies and departments as necessary to accompli…

The regional transportation investment district, by resolution, shall designate a person having experience in financial or fiscal matters as treasurer of the district. The district may designate the treasurer of a county within which the district is located to act as its treasure…

(1)(a) Notwithstanding RCW 39.36.020(1), the district may at any time contract indebtedness or borrow money for district purposes and may issue general obligation bonds or other evidences of indebtedness, secured by the pledge of one or more of the taxes, tolls, charges, or fees …

(1) The board may modify the plan to change transportation projects or revenue sources if:(a) Two or more participating counties adopt a resolution to modify the plan; and(b) The counties submit to the voters in the district a ballot measure that redefines the scope of the plan, …

(1) The department shall designate an office or division of dedicated staff and services whose primary responsibility is to coordinate the design, preliminary engineering, permitting, financing, and construction of transportation projects under consideration by a regional transpo…

Any improvement to a state facility constructed under this chapter becomes and remains the property of this state.[ 2002 c 56 s 116.]

Within thirty days of the completion of the construction of the transportation project or series of projects forming the regional transportation investment plan, the district shall terminate day-to-day operations and exist solely as a limited entity that oversees the collection o…

The legislature finds that regional solutions to the state's transportation needs are of paramount concern. The legislature further recognizes that different areas of the state will need the flexibility to fashion local solutions to their transportation problems, and that regiona…

At the option of the planning committee, and with the explicit approval of the regional transit authority, the participating counties may choose to impose any remaining high capacity transportation taxes under chapter 81.104 RCW that have not otherwise been used by a regional tra…

The regional transportation investment district account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. The purpose of this account is to act as an account into which may be deposited state money, if any, that may be used in conjunction with district money to fund transportatio…

(1) The most populous city, within the three-county region eligible to create a regional transportation investment district under this chapter, shall submit an advisory ballot to the city voters at the 2006 general election regarding voter preference of the tunnel and rebuild alt…