Title 39 — Title 39 PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND INDEBTEDNESS
56 chapters · 633 sections in this title.
RCW 39.46.010 Purposes—Liberal construction.
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The purposes of this chapter are to permit the state and local governments to conform with registration requirements of federal law which are necessary to exempt interest payments from federal income taxes when the state or local governments issue bonds or incur other obligations…
RCW 39.46.020 Definitions.
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Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "Bond" means any agreement, which may or may not be represented by a physical instrument, including notes, warrants, or certificates of indebtedness, that evidences an…
RCW 39.46.030 Registration system authorized—Requirements—Fiscal agents.
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(1) The state and local governments are authorized to establish a system of registering the ownership of their bonds or other obligations as to principal and interest, or principal only. Registration may include, without limitation: (a) A book entry system of recording the owners…
RCW 39.46.040 Bonds—Issuer to determine amount, terms, conditions, interest, etc.—Designated representative.
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(1) A local government authorized to issue bonds must determine for the bond issue its amount, date or dates, terms not in excess of the maximum term otherwise provided in law, conditions, bond denominations, interest rate or rates, which may be fixed or variable, interest paymen…
RCW 39.46.050 Bonds—Issuer authorized to establish lines of credit.
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Each local government authorized to issue bonds is authorized to establish lines of credit with any qualified public depository to be drawn upon in exchange for its bonds or other obligations, to delegate to its treasurer authority to determine the amount of credit extended, and …
RCW 39.46.060 Bonds—Reproduction of physical instrument.
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Where bonds are issued by the state or a local government as physical instruments, the bonds shall be printed, engraved, lithographed, typed, or reproduced and the manual or facsimile signatures of both a designated officer and chairperson of the governing body or chief executive…
RCW 39.46.070 Bonds—Payment of costs of issuance and sale.
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(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the proceeds of any bonds issued by the state or a local government may be used to pay incidental costs and costs related to the sale and issuance of the bonds. Such costs include payments for fiscal and legal expenses, ob…
RCW 39.46.100 RCW 39.46.010 through 39.46.070 constitutes alternative method.
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RCW 39.46.010 through 39.46.070 shall be deemed to provide a complete, additional, and alternative method for the performance of those subjects authorized by these sections and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other state laws. Whenever bond…
RCW 39.46.110 Local government general obligation bonds—Indebtedness—Payment—Notice by special district.
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(1) General obligation bonds of local governments shall be subject to this section. Unless otherwise stated in law, the maximum term of any general obligation bond issue shall be forty years.(2) General obligation bonds constitute an indebtedness of the local government issuing t…
RCW 39.46.120 Notice of intent to sell general obligation bonds.
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Notice of intent to sell general obligation bonds at a public sale shall be provided in a reasonable manner as determined by the legislative authority or governing body of the issuer.[ 1984 c 186 s 4.]Notes:Purpose—1984 c 186: See note following RCW 39.46.110.
RCW 39.46.150 Revenue bonds—Alternative method of issuance—Limitations.
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(1) Any local government authorized to issue revenue bonds may issue revenue bonds under this section and RCW 39.46.160. If a local government chooses to issue revenue bonds under this section and RCW 39.46.160, the issue shall be subject to the limitations and restrictions of th…
RCW 39.46.160 Revenue bonds—Alternative method of issuance—Bonds may include reserve funds.
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Any local government issuing revenue bonds under this section and RCW 39.46.150 may include in the amount of any such issue money for the purpose of establishing, maintaining, or increasing reserve funds to:(1) Secure the payment of the principal of and interest on such revenue b…
RCW 39.46.170 Out-of-state issuers—Issuance of bonds for projects within the state.
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(1) It is the policy of this state that in order to maintain an effective system of monitoring the use of federal subsidies within the state, facilities within the state proposed to be financed with bonds issued by an issuer formed or organized under the laws of another state mus…