RCW 47.46.010 Finding. The legislature finds and declares: It is essential for the economic, social, and environmental well-being of the state and the maintenance of a high quality of life that the people of the state have an efficient transportation system. The ability of the state to provide an efficient transportation system will be enhanced […]
RCW 47.46.011 Finding—Intent—2002 c 114. The legislature finds that greater flexibility to provide state financing for projects developed under chapter 47.46 RCW will result in better use of public resources, lower financing costs, and potential savings to taxpayers. The legislature intends to: Clarify the ability of the department of transportation to use public and private […]
RCW 47.46.020 Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Electronic toll collection system” means a system that collects tolls by crediting or debiting funds from a customer’s unique prepaid tolling account. (2) “Photo toll” means a charge associated with a particular vehicle that can only be identified by its license plate. A photo toll may […]
RCW 47.46.030 Demonstration projects—Selection—Public involvement. (1) The secretary or a designee shall solicit proposals from, and negotiate and enter into agreements with, private entities to undertake as appropriate, together with the department and other public entities, all or a portion of the study, planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of transportation systems and facilities, using […]
RCW 47.46.040 Demonstration projects—Terms of agreements—Public participation. (1) The secretary or a designee shall consult with legal, financial, and other experts within and outside state government in the negotiation and development of the agreements. (2) Agreements may provide for private ownership of the projects during the construction period. After completion and final acceptance of each […]
RCW 47.46.050 Financial arrangements. (1) The department may enter into agreements using federal, state, and local financing in connection with the projects, including without limitation, grants, loans, and other measures authorized by section 1012 of ISTEA, and to do such things as necessary and desirable to maximize the funding and financing, including the formation of […]
RCW 47.46.060 Deferral of taxes—Application—Repayment. (1) Any person, including the department of transportation and any private entity or entities, may apply for deferral of taxes on the site preparation for, the construction of, the acquisition of any related machinery and equipment that becomes a part of, and the rental of equipment for use in the […]
RCW 47.46.070 Use of state bonds on certain projects. (1) To the extent that the legislature specifically appropriates funding for a project developed under this chapter using the proceeds of bonds issued by the state, an agreement for the design or construction of the project entered into by the secretary must incorporate provisions that are […]
RCW 47.46.080 State toll facilities authorized for projects. The department may provide for the establishment and construction of state toll bridge facilities upon any public highways of this state together with approaches to them under agreements entered into under this chapter to develop such facilities. A state toll bridge facility authorized under this section includes, […]
RCW 47.46.090 Citizen advisory committee—Tolls. (1) A citizen advisory committee must be created for any project developed under this chapter that imposes toll charges for use of a transportation facility. The governor shall appoint nine members to the committee, all of whom must be permanent residents of the affected project area as defined for each […]
RCW 47.46.091 Tacoma Narrows bridge citizen advisory committee. The Tacoma Narrows bridge citizen advisory committee is hereby created as directed under RCW 47.46.090. The advisory committee members shall be appointed proportionately, to the extent practicable, from those areas from which the majority of the trips originate on the bridge according to the latest traffic analysis […]
RCW 47.46.100 Tolls—Setting—Lien on. (1) The commission shall fix the rates of toll and other charges for all toll bridges built under this chapter that are financed primarily by bonds issued by the state. Subject to RCW 47.46.090, the commission may impose and modify toll charges from time to time as conditions warrant. (2) In […]
RCW 47.46.105 Tolls—Electronic toll collection and photo toll systems—Administrative fees—Violation. (1) A toll collection system may include, but is not limited to, electronic toll collection and photo tolling. (2)(a) A photo toll system may take photographs, digital photographs, microphotographs, videotapes, or other recorded images of the vehicle and vehicle license plate only. (b) Notwithstanding any […]
RCW 47.46.110 Tolls—Term, use. (1) The commission shall retain toll charges on any existing and future facilities constructed under this chapter and financed primarily by bonds issued by the state until: (a) All costs of investigation, financing, acquisition of property, and construction advanced from the motor vehicle fund have been fully repaid, except as provided […]
RCW 47.46.120 Toll increases in excess of fiscal growth factor. Pursuant to RCW 43.135.055, the legislature authorizes the transportation commission to increase bridge tolls in excess of the fiscal growth factor. [ 2002 c 114 § 9.] NOTES: Finding—Intent—2002 c 114: See RCW 47.46.011. Captions not law—2002 c 114: See note following RCW 47.46.011.
RCW 47.46.130 Use of state bond proceeds. Proceeds of the sale of bonds issued by the state for projects constructed under this chapter must be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of a special account designated for those purposes. Those proceeds must be expended only for the purposes enumerated in this chapter, for […]
RCW 47.46.140 Repayment of motor vehicle fund from toll charges. Toll charges must be used to repay the motor vehicle fund consistent with RCW 47.56.165 for any amounts transferred from the motor vehicle fund to the highway bond retirement fund under RCW 47.10.847 to provide for bond retirement and interest on bonds issued for the […]
RCW 47.46.150 Alteration not a new proposal. If a proposal is or has been selected for the design, development, construction, maintenance, or operation of transportation systems or facilities under this chapter, subsequent agreements may be made to implement portions of the proposal that modify the proposal or that do not incorporate all the features of […]
RCW 47.46.160 Applicable rules and statutes. All projects designed, constructed, and operated under this chapter must comply with all applicable rules and statutes in existence at the time the agreement is executed, including but not limited to the following provisions: Chapter 39.12 RCW, this title, *RCW 41.06.380, chapter 47.64 RCW, RCW 49.60.180, and 49 C.F.R. […]
RCW 47.46.170 Application of RCW 47.46.040 and 47.46.050. RCW 47.46.040 and 47.46.050 apply only to those agreements that include private sources of financing in whole or in part. [ 2002 c 114 § 15.] NOTES: Finding—Intent—2002 c 114: See RCW 47.46.011. Captions not law—2002 c 114: See note following RCW 47.46.011.
