47.87.110 – Revenue bonds or other debt instruments.
RCW 47.87.110 Revenue bonds or other debt instruments. (1) The commission may, from time to time, without the necessity of any assent by electors, local governments, or any other governmental entity, issue or enter into revenue bonds or other debt instruments paid from or secured by all or any revenues available to the commission in […]
47.87.120 – Taxes or assessments.
RCW 47.87.120 Taxes or assessments. Notwithstanding anything in the laws of either state to the contrary, the commission shall not be required to pay any tax or assessment, or any in lieu of tax or assessment, by either state, or by any political subdivision, municipality, or district thereof including, but not limited to, any property […]
47.87.030 – Commission formation agreement.
RCW 47.87.030 Commission formation agreement. (1) Upon enactment of an act by a bordering state having the same material effect as chapter 89, Laws of 2022, as determined by the office of the attorney general, local governments may enter into a commission formation agreement to form and charter a commission under this chapter. The commission […]
47.87.040 – Commission, governed by board.
RCW 47.87.040 Commission, governed by board. (1) The commission shall be governed by a board. The commission formation agreement shall establish the number of voting and, if any, nonvoting or ex officio directors appointed by local governments of each state and, if any, appointed by governmental entities that are not local governments, and shall further […]
47.87.050 – Commission powers.
RCW 47.87.050 Commission powers. (1) In addition to any other powers granted under this chapter, the commission shall have the power to: (a) Construct, purchase, lease, acquire, own, operate, maintain, control, hold, sell, convey, dispose of, and finance and refinance real and personal property, facilities, materials, supplies, equipment, or any interest therein, within the state […]
47.87.010 – Findings.
RCW 47.87.010 Findings. The legislature finds and declares that: (1) Interstate toll bridges owned by local governments provide critical links for the transport of workers, services, tourism, and emergency response between Washington and Oregon, and for Washington and Oregon businesses to transport local agricultural products, forest products, rock and gravel, and manufactured products within their […]
47.87.020 – Definitions.
RCW 47.87.020 Definitions. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) “Applicable laws” means the laws applicable to the commission pursuant to RCW 47.87.130. (2) “Board” means the board of directors of a commission formed under this chapter. (3) “Bordering state” means a state that shares a […]