RCW 47.12.190 Additional financing methods for property and engineering costs—Purchase or condemnation. The department, in addition to its other powers and duties as provided by law, is authorized to purchase or condemn any real property or property rights therein which it deems will be necessary for the improvements of routes on the state highway system […]
RCW 47.12.200 Additional financing methods for property and engineering costs—Agreements with state finance committee. The transportation commission may enter into agreements with the state finance committee for financing the acquisition, by purchase or condemnation, of real property together with engineering costs that the transportation commission deems will be necessary for the improvement of the state […]
RCW 47.12.210 Additional financing methods for property and engineering costs—Warrants on motor vehicle fund. Such an agreement shall provide that the state finance committee shall purchase, at par, warrants drawn upon the motor vehicle fund in payment for the property covered by the agreement and the engineering costs necessary for such advance purchase or condemnation. […]
RCW 47.12.220 Additional financing methods for property and engineering costs—Provisions in agreement. Each such agreement shall include, but shall not be limited to the following: (1) A provision stating the term of the agreement which shall not extend more than seven years from the effective date of the agreement; (2) A designation of the specific […]
RCW 47.12.230 Additional financing methods for property and engineering costs—Warrant form and procedure. Warrants issued for payment of property and engineering costs as provided herein shall be of a distinctive design and shall contain the words “for purchase by the state finance committee from . . . . fund” (indicating the proper investing fund as provided by the […]
RCW 47.12.240 Additional financing methods for property and engineering costs—Payment procedure—Prior charge. The state treasurer shall transfer from the motor vehicle fund to the credit of the fund purchasing such warrants interest at the rate and at the times provided for in the agreement. The state treasurer shall pay the warrants at the time provided […]
RCW 47.12.242 “Advance right-of-way acquisition” defined. The term “advance right-of-way acquisition” means the acquisition of property and property rights, generally not more than ten years in advance of programmed highway construction projects, together with the engineering costs necessary for such advance right-of-way acquisition. Any property or property rights purchased must be in designated highway transportation […]
RCW 47.12.244 Advance right-of-way revolving fund. There is created the “advance right-of-way revolving fund” in the custody of the treasurer, into which the department is authorized to deposit directly and expend without appropriation: (1) An initial deposit of ten million dollars from the motor vehicle fund included in the department of transportation’s 1991-93 budget; (2) […]
RCW 47.12.246 Reimbursement to advance right-of-way revolving fund. (1) After any properties or property rights are acquired from funds in the advance right-of-way revolving fund, the department shall manage the properties in accordance with sound business practices. Funds received from interim management of the properties shall be deposited in the advance right-of-way revolving fund. (2) […]
RCW 47.12.248 Structures acquired in advance of programmed construction—Maintenance. Whenever the department purchases or condemns any property under RCW 47.12.180 through 47.12.240 or 47.12.242 through 47.12.246, the department shall cause any structures so acquired and not removed within a reasonable time to be maintained in good appearance. [ 1984 c 7 § 127; 1969 ex.s. […]
RCW 47.12.250 Acquisition of property for preservation, safety, buffer purposes. The department is authorized to acquire by purchase, lease, condemnation, gift, devise, bequest, grant, or exchange, title to or any interests or rights in real property adjacent to state highways for the preservation of natural beauty, historic sites or viewpoints or for safety rest areas […]
RCW 47.12.270 Acquisition of property for park and ride lots. The department may acquire real property or interests in real property by gift, purchase, lease, or condemnation and may construct and maintain thereon fringe and transportation corridor parking facilities to serve motorists transferring to or from urban public transportation vehicles or private carpool vehicles. The […]
RCW 47.12.283 Sale of real property authorized—Procedure—Disposition of proceeds. (1) Whenever the department of transportation determines that any real property owned by the state of Washington and under the jurisdiction of the department is no longer required for highway purposes and that it is in the public interest to do so, the department may, in […]
RCW 47.12.287 Exchange of real property authorized—Conveyance by deed. The department of transportation is hereby authorized to enter into an exchange agreement with the owner of real property required for highway purposes to convey to such owner real property, owned by the state and under the department’s jurisdiction, as full or part consideration for property […]
RCW 47.12.290 Sale of real property—Execution, acknowledgment, and delivery of deed. When full payment for real property agreed to be sold as authorized by RCW 47.12.283 has been received, the secretary of transportation shall execute the deed which shall be duly acknowledged and deliver it to the grantee. [ 1979 ex.s. c 189 § 3; […]
RCW 47.12.320 Sale of property—Listing with broker. The department may list any available properties with any licensed real estate broker at a commission rate otherwise charged in the geographic area for such services. [ 1984 c 7 § 130; 1973 1st ex.s. c 177 § 7.]
RCW 47.12.330 Advanced environmental mitigation—Authorized. For the purpose of environmental mitigation of transportation projects, the department may acquire or develop, or both acquire and develop, environmental mitigation sites in advance of the construction of programmed projects. The term “advanced environmental mitigation” means mitigation of adverse impacts upon the environment from transportation projects before their design […]
RCW 47.12.340 Advanced environmental mitigation revolving account. (1) The advanced environmental mitigation revolving account is created in the custody of the treasurer, into which the department shall deposit directly and may expend without appropriation: (a) An initial appropriation included in the department of transportation’s 1997-99 budget, and deposits from other identified sources; (b) All moneys […]
RCW 47.12.350 Advanced environmental mitigation—Site management—Reimbursement of account. (1) After advanced environmental mitigation is conducted from funds in the advanced environmental mitigation revolving account, the advanced environmental mitigation sites must be managed in accordance with any permits, agreements, or other legal documents under which the subject advanced environmental mitigation is conducted. (2) When the department […]
RCW 47.12.370 Environmental mitigation—Exchange agreements. (1) The department may enter into exchange agreements with local, state, or federal agencies, tribal governments, or private nonprofit nature conservancy corporations as defined in RCW 64.04.130, to convey properties under the jurisdiction of the department that serve as environmental mitigation sites, as full or part consideration for the grantee […]
