Title 39 — Title 39 PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND INDEBTEDNESS
56 chapters · 633 sections in this title.
RCW 39.34.010 Declaration of purpose.
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It is the purpose of this chapter to permit local governmental units to make the most efficient use of their powers by enabling them to cooperate with other localities on a basis of mutual advantage and thereby to provide services and facilities in a manner and pursuant to forms …
RCW 39.34.020 Definitions.
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Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "Public agency" means any agency, political subdivision, or unit of local government of this state including, but not limited to, municipal corporations, quasi municip…
RCW 39.34.030 Joint powers—Agreements for joint or cooperative action, requisites, effect on responsibilities of component agencies—Joint utilization of architectural or engineering services—Financing of joint projects—Transit agencies.
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(1) Any power or powers, privileges or authority exercised or capable of exercise by a public agency of this state may be exercised and enjoyed jointly with any other public agency of this state having the power or powers, privilege or authority, and jointly with any public agenc…
RCW 39.34.040 Methods of filing agreements—Status of interstate agreements—Real party in interest—Actions.
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Prior to its entry into force, an agreement made pursuant to this chapter shall be filed with the county auditor or, alternatively, listed by subject on a public agency's website or other electronically retrievable public source. In the event that an agreement entered into pursua…
RCW 39.34.050 Duty to submit agreement to jurisdictional state officer or agency.
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In the event that an agreement made pursuant to this chapter shall deal in whole or in part with the provision of services or facilities with regard to which an officer or agency of the state government has constitutional or statutory powers of control, the agreement shall, as a …
RCW 39.34.055 Public purchase agreements with public benefit nonprofit corporations.
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The department of enterprise services may enter into an agreement with a public benefit nonprofit corporation to allow the public benefit nonprofit corporation to participate in state contracts for purchases administered by the department. Such agreement must comply with the requ…
RCW 39.34.060 Participating agencies may appropriate funds and provide personnel, property, and services.
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Any public agency entering into an agreement pursuant to this chapter may appropriate funds and may sell, lease, give, or otherwise supply property, personnel, and services to the administrative joint board or other legal or administrative entity created to operate the joint or c…
RCW 39.34.070 Authority of joint boards to receive loans or grants.
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Any joint board created pursuant to the provisions of this chapter is hereby authorized to accept loans or grants of federal, state or private funds in order to accomplish the purposes of this chapter provided each of the participating public agencies is authorized by law to rece…
RCW 39.34.080 Contracts to perform governmental activities which each contracting agency is authorized to perform.
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Any one or more public agencies may contract with any one or more other public agencies to perform any governmental service, activity, or undertaking which each public agency entering into the contract is authorized by law to perform: PROVIDED, That such contract shall be authori…
RCW 39.34.085 Agreements for operation of bus services.
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In addition to the other powers granted by chapter 39.34 RCW, one or more cities or towns or a county, or any combination thereof, may enter into agreements with each other or with a public transportation agency of a contiguous state, or contiguous Canadian province, to allow a c…
RCW 39.34.090 Agencies' contracting authority regarding electricity, utilities' powers, preserved.
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to increase or decrease existing authority of any public agency of this state to enter into agreements or contracts with any other public agency of this state or of any other state or the United States with regard to the generation, tran…
RCW 39.34.100 Powers conferred by chapter are supplemental.
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The powers and authority conferred by this chapter shall be construed as in addition and supplemental to powers or authority conferred by any other law, and nothing contained herein shall be construed as limiting any other powers or authority of any public agency.[ 1967 c 239 s 1…
RCW 39.34.110 Powers otherwise prohibited by Constitutions or federal laws.
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No power, privilege, or other authority shall be exercised under this chapter where prohibited by the state Constitution or the Constitution or laws of the federal government.[ 1967 c 239 s 12.]
RCW 39.34.130 Transactions between state agencies—Charging of costs—Regulation by director of financial management.
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Except as otherwise provided by law, the full costs of a state agency incurred in providing services or furnishing materials to or for another agency under chapter 39.34 RCW or any other statute shall be charged to the agency contracting for such services or materials and shall b…
RCW 39.34.140 Transactions between state agencies—Procedures for payments through transfers upon accounts.
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The director of financial management may establish procedures whereby some or all payments between state agencies may be made by transfers upon the accounts of the state treasurer in lieu of making such payments by warrant or check. Such procedures, when established, shall includ…
RCW 39.34.150 Transactions between state agencies—Advancements.
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State agencies are authorized to advance funds to defray charges for materials to be furnished or services to be rendered by other state agencies. Such advances shall be made only upon the approval of the director of financial management, or his or her order made pursuant to an a…
RCW 39.34.160 Transactions between state agencies—Time limitation for expenditure of advance—Unexpended balance.
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An advance made under RCW 39.34.130 through 39.34.150 from appropriated funds shall be available for expenditure for no longer than the period of the appropriation from which it was made. When the actual costs of materials and services have been finally determined, and in no even…
RCW 39.34.170 Transactions between state agencies—Powers and authority cumulative.
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The powers and authority conferred by RCW 39.34.130 through 39.34.160 shall be construed as in addition and supplemental to powers or authority conferred by any other law, and not to limit any other powers or authority of any public agency expressly granted by any other statute.[…
RCW 39.34.180 Criminal justice responsibilities—Interlocal agreements—Termination.
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(1) Each county, city, and town is responsible for the prosecution, adjudication, sentencing, and incarceration of misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor offenses committed by adults in their respective jurisdictions, and referred from their respective law enforcement agencies, whethe…
RCW 39.34.190 Watershed management plan projects—Use of water-related revenues.
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(1) The legislative authority of a city or county and the governing body of any special purpose district enumerated in subsection (2) of this section may authorize up to ten percent of its water-related revenues to be expended in the implementation of watershed management plan pr…
RCW 39.34.200 Watershed management partnerships—Formation.
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Any two or more public agencies may enter into agreements with one another to form a watershed management partnership for the purpose of implementing any portion or all elements of a watershed management plan, including the coordination and oversight of plan implementation. The p…
RCW 39.34.210 Watershed management partnerships—Indebtedness—Bonds.
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Where a watershed management partnership formed under the authority of RCW 39.34.200 establishes a separate legal entity to conduct the cooperating undertaking of the partnership, such legal entity is authorized for the purpose of carrying out such undertaking to contract indebte…
RCW 39.34.215 Watershed management partnerships—Eminent domain authority.
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(1) As limited in subsection (3) of this section, a watershed management partnership formed or qualified under the authority of RCW 39.34.200 and 39.34.210, including the separate legal entity established by such a partnership under RCW 39.34.030(3)(b) to conduct the cooperative …
RCW 39.34.220 Watershed management plans—Additional authority for implementation—Existing agreements not affected.
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The amendments by chapter 327, Laws of 2003 to the interlocal cooperation act authorities are intended to provide additional authority to public agencies for the purposes of implementing watershed management plans, and do not affect any agreements among public agencies existing o…
RCW 39.34.230 Covered emergencies—Interlocal agreements for mutual aid and cooperation—Liability of state—Existing rights.
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(1) During a covered emergency, the department of commerce may enter into interlocal agreements under this chapter with one or more public agencies for the purposes of providing mutual aid and cooperation to any public agency affected by the cause of the emergency.(2) All legal l…
RCW 39.34.240 Data requests—When written agreement required.
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(1) If a public agency is requesting from another public agency category 3 or higher data, as defined in policy established in accordance with RCW 43.105.054, the requesting agency shall provide for a written agreement between the agencies that conforms to the policies of the off…
RCW 39.34.250 Agreement to share portion of general purpose sales and use tax revenue collected.
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(1) Cities and towns may enter into an agreement under this chapter to share a portion of general purpose sales and use tax revenue collected under RCW 82.14.030.(2) Any agreement to share such revenue must specify, in addition to the conditions required to be included under RCW …
RCW 39.34.900 Short title.
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This chapter may be cited as the "Interlocal Cooperation Act."[ 1967 c 239 s 2.]
RCW 39.34.920 Effective date—1967 c 239.
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The effective date of this chapter is July 1, 1967.[ 1967 c 239 s 15.]