Title 39 — Title 39 PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND INDEBTEDNESS
56 chapters · 633 sections in this title.
RCW 39.110.060 Plan of economic development.
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(1) Any authority established pursuant to this chapter must adopt a general plan of economic development finance objectives to be implemented by the authority during the period of the plan. The authority may exercise the powers authorized under this chapter prior to the adoption …
RCW 39.110.070 Prohibited practices.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an authority may not:(1) Give any municipal or state money or property or loan any municipal or state money or credit to or in aid of any individual, association, company, or corporation, or become directly or indirectly the ow…
RCW 39.110.080 Nonrecourse revenue bonds.
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(1) An authority may issue its nonrecourse revenue bonds in order to obtain the funds to carry out the programs authorized in this chapter. The bonds must be special obligations of the authority, payable solely out of the special fund or funds established by the authority for the…
RCW 39.110.090 Bonds—Payment source—Disclosures—Proceeds not public money—Contracting.
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(1) Bonds issued by an authority established under this chapter are not considered to constitute a debt of the state, of the municipality, or of any other municipal corporation, quasi-municipal corporation, subdivision, or agency of this state or to pledge any or all of the faith…
RCW 39.110.100 Financing documents with borrowers—Trust—Trust agreement.
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(1)(a) An authority may enter into financing documents with borrowers regarding bonds issued by the authority that may provide for the payment by each borrower of amounts sufficient, together with other revenues available to the authority, if any, to:(i) Pay the borrower's share …
RCW 39.110.110 Protection and enforcement of rights of bond owners and trustees—Bonds as securities.
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(1) Any owner of bonds issued under this chapter by any authority, and the trustee under any trust agreement or indenture, may, either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus, or other proceeding, protect and enforce any of their respective rights, and may become the purch…
RCW 39.110.120 Chapter supplemental and additional.
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This chapter provides a complete, additional, and alternative method for accomplishing the purposes of this chapter and must be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws. The issuance of bonds and refunding bonds under this chapter need not comply …
RCW 39.110.900 Construction.
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Insofar as the provisions of this chapter are inconsistent with the provisions of any general or special law, or parts thereof, the provisions of this chapter are controlling.[ 2012 c 193 s 15.]
RCW 39.112.010 Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Assessed value" means the valuation of taxable real property as placed on the last completed assessment roll.(2) "Bond" means a bond, note, or other evidence of indebt…
RCW 39.112.020 Conditions for using state land improvement financing.
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A city may finance public improvements using state land improvement financing subject to the following conditions:(1) The city has adopted an ordinance designating a state land improvement financing area within its boundaries and specified the public improvements proposed to be f…
RCW 39.112.030 Procedures for creating a state land improvement financing area.
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Before adopting an ordinance creating the state land improvement financing area, a city must:(1) Provide written notice of a public hearing to each taxing jurisdiction that levies regular property taxes in the state land improvement financing area, publish notice of the public he…
RCW 39.112.040 Public notice—Notice to officials.
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The city must:(1) Publish notice in a legal newspaper of general circulation within the state land improvement financing area that describes the public improvement, describes the boundaries of the state land improvement financing area, and identifies the location and times where …
RCW 39.112.050 Limitations on state land improvement financing areas.
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A state land improvement financing area is subject to the following limitations:(1) A state land improvement financing area is limited to contiguous tracts, lots, pieces, or parcels of land without the creation of islands of property not included in the state land improvement fin…
RCW 39.112.060 Apportionment of revenues.
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(1) Commencing in the calendar year following the passage of the ordinance, the county treasurer must distribute receipts from regular taxes imposed on real property located in the state land improvement financing area to the city.(2) The city may agree to receive less than the f…
RCW 39.112.070 General indebtedness—Requirements.
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(1) A city creating a state land improvement financing area and authorizing the use of state land improvement financing may incur general indebtedness, including issuing general obligation bonds, to finance the public improvements and retire the indebtedness in whole or in part f…
RCW 39.112.080 Use of tax revenue for bond repayment.
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A city that issues bonds issued under RCW 39.112.070 to finance public improvements may pledge for the payment of such bonds all or part of any regular property tax revenues derived from the public improvements.[ 2016 c 192 s 8.]
RCW 39.112.090 Limitation on bonds issued.
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The bonds issued by a city under RCW 39.112.070 to finance public improvements do not constitute an obligation of the state of Washington, either general or special.[ 2016 c 192 s 9.]
RCW 39.114.010 Definitions.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2451-S2.SL) ***The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Assessed value of real property" means the valuation of taxable real property as placed on the last completed assessment rol…
RCW 39.114.020 Designation of increment areas by local governments—Project analysis—Fees may be charged to private developers—Mitigation plan with fire protection districts or regional fire protection service authorities—Reimbursement of costs—Ordinance adoption requirements.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2451-S2.SL) ***(1) A local government may designate an increment area under this chapter and use the tax allocation revenues to pay public improvement costs, subject to the following conditions:(a) The local government must adopt an ordinance designati…
RCW 39.114.030 Public improvements.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2451-S2.SL) ***(1) Public improvements that are financed under this chapter may be undertaken and coordinated with other programs or efforts undertaken by the local government and other taxing districts and may be funded in part from revenue sources ot…
RCW 39.114.040 Notice.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2451-S2.SL) ***The local government designating the increment area must:(1) Provide written notice to the governing body of each taxing district within which the increment area is located a minimum of 90 days before submitting the project analysis to t…
RCW 39.114.050 Apportionment of taxes.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2451-S2.SL) ***Apportionment of taxes shall be as follows:(1) Commencing in the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the increment area takes effect in accordance with RCW 39.114.020, the county treasurer shall distribute rece…
RCW 39.114.060 General indebtedness—Security.
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(1) A local government designating an increment area may incur general indebtedness, and issue general obligation bonds or notes to finance the public improvements and retire the indebtedness, in whole or in part, from tax allocation revenues it receives.(2) The general indebtedn…
RCW 39.114.070 Direct or collateral attacks.
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A direct or collateral attack on the designation of the increment area or the allocation of regular property tax revenues in conformance with applicable legal requirements, including this chapter, may not be commenced more than 30 days after adoption of the ordinance as required …
RCW 39.114.080 Revenue bonds—Issuance.
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(1) A local government may issue revenue bonds to fund revenue-generating public improvements, or portions of public improvements, that are located within an increment area and that it is authorized to provide or operate. Whenever revenue bonds are to be issued, the legislative a…
RCW 39.114.090 Supplemental nature of chapter.
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This chapter supplements and neither restricts nor limits any powers that the state or any local government might otherwise have under any laws of this state.[ 2021 c 207 s 9.]
RCW 39.116.005 Findings—2024 c 344.
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The legislature finds and declares that:(1) Washington state, through its extensive purchasing power, can reduce embodied carbon in the built environment, improve human and environmental health, grow economic competitiveness, and promote high labor standards in manufacturing by i…
RCW 39.116.010 Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Actual production facilities" means the final manufacturing facility and the facilities at which production processes occur that contribute to 70 percent or more of th…
RCW 39.116.020 Data submission for covered products—Requirements—Selected firms—Suppliers—Department may provide financial assistance.
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(1)(a) Beginning July 1, 2025, an awarding authority must require in all newly executed construction contracts that the selected firm for a construction contract for a covered project larger than 100,000 gross square feet submit the following data for each covered product used be…
RCW 39.116.030 Specifications for bid or proposal.
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By July 1, 2025, and to the extent practicable, specifications for a bid or proposal for a project contract by an awarding authority may only include performance-based specifications for concrete used as a structural material. Awarding authorities may continue to use prescriptive…
RCW 39.116.040 Publicly accessible database—Department duties.
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(1) The department must continue to develop, maintain, and refine the publicly accessible database funded by the 2021-2023 omnibus operating appropriations act and created by the department in conjunction with the University of Washington college of built environments for selecte…
RCW 39.116.050 Technical work group.
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(1) By December 1, 2024, the department must convene a technical work group that includes the following representatives:(a) One industry professional in design, one industry professional in structural design, one industry professional in specification, and one industry profession…
RCW 39.116.900 Short title—2024 c 344.
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Chapter 344, Laws of 2024 may be known and cited as the buy clean and buy fair Washington act.[ 2024 c 344 s 8.]