81.112.160 – County assessor’s duties.
RCW 81.112.160 County assessor’s duties. It shall be the duty of the assessor of each component county to certify annually to a regional transit authority the aggregate assessed valuation of all taxable property within the boundaries of the authority as the same appears from the last assessment roll of the county. [ 1992 c 101 […]
81.112.120 – Treasurer—Funds—Auditor—Bond.
RCW 81.112.120 Treasurer—Funds—Auditor—Bond. The board of an authority, by resolution, shall designate a person having experience in financial or fiscal matters as treasurer of the authority. The board may designate, with the concurrence of the treasurer, the treasurer of a county within which the authority is located. Such a treasurer shall possess all of the […]
81.112.130 – General obligation bonds.
RCW 81.112.130 General obligation bonds. Notwithstanding RCW 39.36.020(1), an authority may at any time contract indebtedness or borrow money for authority purposes and may issue general obligation bonds in an amount not exceeding, together with any existing indebtedness of the authority not authorized by the voters, one and one-half percent of the value of the […]
81.112.030 – Formation—Submission of ballot propositions to voters.
RCW 81.112.030 Formation—Submission of ballot propositions to voters. Two or more contiguous counties each having a population of four hundred thousand persons or more may establish a regional transit authority to develop and operate a high capacity transportation system as defined in chapter 81.104 RCW. The authority shall be formed in the following manner: (1) […]
81.112.040 – Board appointments—Voting—Expenses.
RCW 81.112.040 Board appointments—Voting—Expenses. (1) The regional transit authority shall be governed by a board consisting of representatives appointed by the county executive and confirmed by the council or other legislative authority of each member county. Membership shall be based on population from that portion of each county which lies within the service area. Board […]
81.112.050 – Area included—Elections.
RCW 81.112.050 Area included—Elections. (1) At the time of formation, the area to be included within the boundary of the authority shall be that area set forth in the system plan adopted by the joint regional policy committee. Prior to submitting the system and financing plan to the voters, the authority may make adjustments to […]
81.112.060 – Powers.
RCW 81.112.060 Powers. An authority shall have the following powers: (1) To establish offices, departments, boards, and commissions that are necessary to carry out the purposes of the authority, and to prescribe the functions, powers, and duties thereof. (2) To appoint or provide for the appointment of, and to remove or to provide for the […]
81.112.070 – General powers.
RCW 81.112.070 General powers. In addition to the powers specifically granted by this chapter an authority shall have all powers necessary to implement a high capacity transportation system and to develop revenues for system support. An authority may contract with the United States or any agency thereof, any state or agency thereof, any public transportation […]
81.112.080 – Additional powers—Acquisition of facilities—Disposal of property—Rates, tolls, fares, charges.
RCW 81.112.080 Additional powers—Acquisition of facilities—Disposal of property—Rates, tolls, fares, charges. An authority shall have the following powers in addition to the general powers granted by this chapter: (1) To carry out the planning processes set forth in RCW 81.104.100; (2) To acquire by purchase, condemnation, gift, or grant and to lease, construct, add to, […]
81.112.086 – Maintenance plan.
RCW 81.112.086 Maintenance plan. As a condition of receiving state funding, a regional transit authority shall submit a maintenance and preservation management plan for certification by the department of transportation. The plan must inventory all transportation system assets within the direction and control of the transit authority, and provide a plan for preservation of assets […]