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47.98.060 – Emergency—1961 c 13.

RCW 47.98.060 Emergency—1961 c 13. This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, the support of the state government and its existing institutions and shall take effect immediately: PROVIDED, That the effective date of sections *47.16.160, 47.20.110, and 47.20.380 shall be July 1, 1961. [ 1961 c 13 […]

47.98.070 – Federal requirements.

RCW 47.98.070 Federal requirements. If any part of this title or any section of this 1977 amendatory act is ruled to be in conflict with federal requirements which are a prescribed condition of the allocation of federal funds to the state, or to any department or agencies thereof, such conflicting part or section is declared […]

47.98.090 – Liberal construction.

RCW 47.98.090 Liberal construction. The rule of strict construction shall have no application to this title, and it shall be liberally construed in order to carry out the objectives for which it is designed. Any ambiguities arising from its interpretation should be resolved consistently with the broad purposes set forth in *RCW 47.01.011. [ 1977 […]

47.87.130 – Governance.

RCW 47.87.130 Governance. (1) The commission shall be governed by applicable federal law, this chapter, rules adopted by the board under this chapter, and in the manner of a municipal corporation under the following state and local laws: (a) Except as provided in (b) and (c) of this subsection, the commission and its board, officials, […]

47.87.160 – Notice.

RCW 47.87.160 Notice. The office of the attorney general must give notice that the condition in RCW 47.87.030(1) has been met to the transportation committees of the house of representatives and senate and the office of the code reviser. [ 2022 c 89 § 17.] NOTES: Reviser’s note: The office of the code reviser has […]

47.87.900 – Construction.

RCW 47.87.900 Construction. (1) This chapter is liberally construed to effectuate the purposes of the commission, and the powers and authority granted to the commission under this chapter are deemed supplemental to all other powers and authorities granted to municipal corporations under applicable law. (2) If any provision of this chapter, or its application to […]

47.98.010 – Continuation of existing law.

RCW 47.98.010 Continuation of existing law. The provisions of this title insofar as they are substantially the same as statutory provisions repealed by this chapter, and relating to the same subject matter, shall be construed as restatements and continuations, and not as new enactments. Nothing in this 1961 reenactment of this title shall be construed […]

47.98.020 – Provisions to be construed in pari materia.

RCW 47.98.020 Provisions to be construed in pari materia. The provisions of this title shall be construed in pari materia even though as a matter of prior legislative history they were not originally enacted in the same statute. The provisions of this title shall also be construed in pari materia with the provisions of Title […]