Title 47 — Title 47 PUBLIC HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION
45 chapters · 1,269 sections in this title.
RCW 47.01.011 Legislative declaration.
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The legislature hereby recognizes the following imperative needs within the state: To create a statewide transportation development plan which identifies present status and sets goals for the future; to coordinate transportation modes; to promote and protect land use programs req…
RCW 47.01.021 Definitions.
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As used in this title unless the context indicates otherwise:(1) "Department" means the department of transportation created in RCW 47.01.031;(2) "Commission" means the transportation commission created in RCW 47.01.051;(3) "Secretary" means the secretary of transportation as pro…
RCW 47.01.031 Department created—Transfer of powers, duties, and functions.
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(1) There is created a department of state government to be known as the department of transportation.(2) All powers, duties, and functions vested by law in the department of highways, the state highway commission, the director of highways, the Washington toll bridge authority, t…
RCW 47.01.041 Secretary of transportation—Appointment, salary, removal.
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The executive head of the department of transportation shall be the secretary of transportation, who shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate, and shall be paid a salary to be fixed by the governor in accordance with the provisions of RCW 43.03…
RCW 47.01.051 Commission created—Appointment of members—Terms—Qualifications—Removal.
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There is hereby created a transportation commission, which shall consist of seven voting members appointed by the governor, with the consent of the senate. The present five members of the highway commission shall serve as five initial members of the transportation commission unti…
RCW 47.01.061 Commission—Procedures and internal operations.
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(1) The commission shall meet at such times as it deems advisable but at least on a quarterly basis with meetings to be held in different parts of the state. It may adopt its own rules and regulations and may establish its own procedure. It shall act collectively in harmony with …
RCW 47.01.070 Director's and commissioner's prior assignments may be delegated.
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In all situations wherein the director of highways, the director of aeronautics, or any one of their designees, or any member of the highway commission, the toll bridge authority, the aeronautics commission, or the canal commission, or any one of their designees was on September …
RCW 47.01.071 Commission—Functions, powers, and duties.
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The transportation commission shall have the following functions, powers, and duties:(1) To propose policies to be adopted by the governor and the legislature designed to assure the development and maintenance of a comprehensive and balanced statewide transportation system which …
RCW 47.01.075 Transportation policy development.
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(1) The transportation commission shall provide a public forum for the development of transportation policy in Washington state to include coordination with regional transportation planning organizations, transportation stakeholders, counties, cities, and citizens. At least every…
RCW 47.01.078 Transportation system policy goals—Duties.
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To support achievement of the policy goals described in RCW 47.04.280, the department shall:(1) Maintain an inventory of the condition of structures and corridors in most urgent need of retrofit or rehabilitation;(2) Develop long-term financing tools that reliably provide ongoing…
RCW 47.01.081 Department—Organization—Management personnel.
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(1) Initially the department shall be organized into divisions, including the division of highways, the division of public transportation, the division of aeronautics, the division of marine transportation, and the division of transportation planning and budget.(2) The secretary …
RCW 47.01.091 Advisory councils.
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The secretary shall establish such advisory councils as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this title, and to insure adequate public participation in the planning and development of transportation facilities. Members of such councils shall serve at the pleasure of the sec…
RCW 47.01.101 Secretary—Authority and duties.
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The secretary shall have the authority and it shall be his or her duty:(1) To serve as chief executive officer of the department with full administrative authority to direct all its activities;(2) To organize the department as he or she may deem necessary to carry out the work an…
RCW 47.01.131 Continuation of state services to department.
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All state officials required to maintain contact with or provide services for any of the departments or agencies whose functions are transferred by RCW 47.01.031 shall continue to perform such services for the department of transportation unless otherwise directed by this title.[…
RCW 47.01.170 Right of entry.
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The department or its duly authorized and acting assistants, agents, or appointees have the right to enter upon any land, real estate, or premises in this state, whether public or private, for purposes of making examinations, locations, surveys, and appraisals for highway purpose…
RCW 47.01.180 Roads and bridges in state parks.
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The department is authorized at the request of, and upon plans approved by the state parks and recreation commission, to construct and maintain vehicular roads, highways, and bridges within the limits of the several state parks.[ 1984 c 7 s 78; 1961 c 13 s 47.01.180. Prior: 1943 …
RCW 47.01.190 State aid engineer.
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The secretary shall appoint, with the approval of the governor, a qualified assistant to be designated as "state aid engineer" whose duties shall consist of the administration of the program of state aid in the matter of county roads and city streets.[ 1984 c 7 s 79; 1961 c 13 s …
RCW 47.01.210 Contract without bid or bond with public utilities and municipal corporations.
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It is lawful for the department to contract without advertising or bid, or performance bond, with any public utility, whether publicly or privately operated, or with any municipal corporation or political subdivision of the state, for the performance of any work or the furnishing…
RCW 47.01.240 Coordination of long-range needs studies.
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The department and the transportation improvement board shall coordinate their activities relative to long-range needs studies, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 47.05 RCW and RCW 47.26.170, respectively, in order that long-range needs data may be developed and maintai…
RCW 47.01.250 Consultation with designated state officials.
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The chief of the Washington state patrol, the director of the traffic safety commission, the executive director of the county road administration board, and the director of licensing are designated as official consultants to the transportation commission so that the goals and act…
RCW 47.01.260 Authority of department.
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(1) The department of transportation shall exercise all the powers and perform all the duties necessary, convenient, or incidental to the planning, locating, designing, constructing, improving, repairing, operating, and maintaining state highways, including bridges and other stru…
RCW 47.01.270 Radioactive or hazardous cargo, notice of prohibition.
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The department of transportation shall adopt regulations to establish procedures for giving notice to transporters of placarded radioactive or hazardous cargo of times when transportation of such cargo is prohibited.[ 1983 c 205 s 2.]Notes:Transportation of radioactive or hazardo…
RCW 47.01.280 Application for improvements to existing highways.
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(1) Upon receiving an application for improvements to an existing state highway or highways pursuant to RCW 43.160.074 from the community economic revitalization board, the department shall, in a timely manner, determine whether or not the proposed state highway improvements:(a) …
RCW 47.01.290 Environmental review of transportation projects.
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The legislature recognizes that environmental review of transportation projects is a continuous process that should begin at the earliest stages of planning and continue through final project construction. Early and extensive involvement of the relevant environmental regulatory a…
RCW 47.01.300 Environmental review of transportation projects—Cooperation with other environmental regulatory authorities.
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The department shall, in cooperation with environmental regulatory authorities:(1) Identify and document environmental resources in the development of the statewide multimodal plan under RCW 47.06.040;(2) Allow for public comment regarding changes to the criteria used for priorit…
RCW 47.01.305 Environmental mitigation in highway construction projects—Public lands first or other sites that avoid loss of long-term, commercially significant agricultural lands.
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(1) For highway construction projects where the department considers agricultural lands of long-term commercial significance, as defined in RCW 36.70A.030, in reviewing and selecting sites to meet environmental mitigation requirements under the national environmental policy act (…
RCW 47.01.315 Work group on review processes under state and national environmental policy acts for state highway projects—Report.
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The department shall coordinate a state agency work group in 2016 that will identify issues, laws, and regulations relevant to consolidating and coordinating the review processes under the national environmental policy act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 4321 et seq. and chapter 43.21C RCW to st…
RCW 47.01.330 Office of transit mobility.
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(1) The secretary shall establish an office of transit mobility. The purpose of the office is to facilitate the integration of decentralized public transportation services with the state transportation system. The goals of the office of transit mobility are: (a) To facilitate con…
RCW 47.01.340 Local and regional transportation goals.
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Local and regional transportation agencies shall adopt common transportation goals. The office of transit mobility shall review local and regional transportation plans, including plans required under RCW 35.58.2795, 36.70A.070(6), 36.70A.210, and 47.80.023, to provide for the eff…
RCW 47.01.380 State route No. 520 improvements—Exceptions.
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The department shall not commence construction on any part of the state route number 520 bridge replacement and HOV project until a record of decision has been reached providing reasonable assurance that project impacts will be avoided, minimized, or mitigated as much as practica…
RCW 47.01.390 Alaskan Way viaduct, Seattle Seawall, and state route No. 520 improvements—Requirements—Exceptions.
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(1) Prior to commencing construction on either project, the department of transportation must complete all of the following requirements for both the Alaskan Way viaduct and Seattle Seawall replacement project, and the state route number 520 bridge replacement and HOV project: (a…
RCW 47.01.402 Alaskan Way viaduct replacement project—Deep bore tunnel option—Funding, accountability, and responsibility.
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(1) The legislature finds that the replacement of the vulnerable state route number 99 Alaskan Way viaduct is a matter of urgency for the safety of Washington's traveling public and the needs of the transportation system in central Puget Sound. The state route number 99 Alaskan W…
RCW 47.01.408 State route No. 520 improvements—Design requirements.
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(1) The state route number 520 bridge replacement and HOV project shall be designed to provide six total lanes, with two lanes that are for transit and high occupancy vehicle travel, and four general purpose lanes.(2) The state route number 520 bridge replacement and HOV project …
RCW 47.01.412 State route No. 520 improvements—Tax deferrals—Definition.
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(1)(a) Any person involved in the construction of the state route number 520 bridge replacement and HOV project may apply for deferral of state and local sales and use taxes on the site preparation for, the construction of, the acquisition of any related machinery and equipment t…
RCW 47.01.415 State route No. 520 improvements—Finance plan.
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The state route number 520 bridge replacement and HOV project finance plan must include state funding, federal funding, at least one billion dollars in regional contributions, and revenue from tolling. The department must provide a proposed finance plan to be tied to the estimate…
RCW 47.01.417 State route No. 520 improvements—Finance plan—Revenue sources and savings recognition.
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The state route number 520 bridge replacement and HOV project finance plan must include:(1) Recognition of revenue sources that include: One billion seven hundred million dollars in state and federal funds allocated to the project; one billion five hundred million dollars to two …
RCW 47.01.419 State route No. 520 corridor improvements—West end project—Deferral of state and local sales and use taxes—Application—Tax deferral certificate—Repayment schedule—Interest.
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(1)(a) The department may apply for deferral of state and local sales and use taxes on the site preparation for, the construction of, the acquisition of any related machinery and equipment that will become a part of, and the rental of equipment for use in, the state route number …
RCW 47.01.420 Naming and renaming state transportation facilities.
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(1) The commission may name or rename state transportation facilities including, but not limited to: State highways; state highway bridges, structures, and facilities; state rest areas; and state roadside facilities, such as viewpoints. The commission must consult with the depart…
RCW 47.01.425 Jurisdictional transfers.
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The legislature recognizes the need for a multijurisdictional body to review future requests for jurisdictional transfers. The commission shall receive petitions from cities, counties, or the state requesting any addition or deletion from the state highway system. The commission …
RCW 47.01.430 Wounded combat veterans internship program.
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Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the department shall establish an internship program for returning wounded combat veterans. The purpose of the program is to assist returning wounded combat veterans by matching them with jobs within t…
RCW 47.01.435 Highway construction workforce development—Reports.
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(1) The department shall expend federal funds received by the department, and funds that may be available to the department, under 23 U.S.C. Sec. 140(b) to increase diversity in the highway construction workforce and prepare individuals interested in entering the highway construc…
RCW 47.01.440 Adoption of statewide goals to reduce annual per capita vehicle miles traveled by 2050—Department's duties—Reports to the legislature.
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(1) To support the implementation of RCW 47.04.280 and 47.01.078(4), the department shall adopt broad statewide goals to reduce annual per capita vehicle miles traveled by 2050 consistent with the stated goals of executive order 07-02. Consistent with these goals, the department …
RCW 47.01.450 Funding special needs transportation, application for—Deference to agency council on coordinated transportation recommendations.
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(1) To be eligible for funding on or after January 1, 2010, any organization applying for state paratransit/special needs grants, as described in section 223(1), chapter 121, Laws of 2008, or for other funding provided for persons with special transportation needs, as defined in …
RCW 47.01.460 Adjustments to recreational vehicle fees.
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(1) The department of transportation may increase the recreational vehicle sanitary disposal fee charged under RCW 46.17.375 as authorized in RCW 43.135.055 by a percentage that exceeds the fiscal growth factor. After consultation with citizen representatives of the recreational …
RCW 47.01.470 Transfer of ownership of department-owned vessel—Review of vessel's physical condition.
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(1) Prior to transferring ownership of a department-owned vessel, the department shall conduct a thorough review of the physical condition of the vessel, the vessel's operating capability, and any containers and other materials that are not fixed to the vessel.(2) If the departme…
RCW 47.01.475 Transfer of ownership of department-owned vessel—Further requirements.
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(1) Following the inspection required under RCW 47.01.470 and prior to transferring ownership of a department-owned vessel, the department shall obtain the following from the transferee:(a) The purposes for which the transferee intends to use the vessel; and(b) Information demons…
RCW 47.01.480 Connecting Washington project delivery—JUDY transportation future funding program—Report.
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(1)(a) For projects identified as connecting Washington projects and supported by revenues under chapter 44, Laws of 2015 3rd sp. sess., it is the priority of the legislature that the department deliver the named projects. The legislature encourages the department to continue to …
RCW 47.01.485 Final determination by local governments on department permit application for state highway projects less than five hundred million dollars, when due—Annual report.
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(1) To the greatest extent practicable, a city, town, code city, or county must make a final determination on all permits required for a project on a state highway as defined in RCW 46.04.560 no later than ninety days after the department's submission of a complete permit applica…
RCW 47.01.490 Reporting engineering errors on highway construction projects—Requirements.
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(1) The department shall submit a report to the transportation committees of the legislature detailing engineering errors on highway construction projects resulting in project cost increases in excess of five hundred thousand dollars. The department must submit a full report with…
RCW 47.01.495 Construction program business plan—Requirements—Progress reports—Advisory group.
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(1) The department must develop a construction program business plan that incorporates findings of the report required in section 3, chapter 18, Laws of 2015 3rd sp. sess. and also outlines a sustainable staffing level of state-employed engineering staff, adjusted as necessary by…