RCW 36.120.010 Findings. The legislature finds that: (1) The capacity of many of Washington state’s transportation facilities have failed to keep up with the state’s growth, particularly in major urban regions; (2) The state cannot by itself fund, in a timely way, many of the major capacity and other improvements required on highways of statewide […]
RCW 36.120.020 Definitions. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) “Board” means the governing body of a regional transportation investment district. (2) “Department” means the Washington state department of transportation. (3) “Highway of statewide significance” means an existing or proposed state route or federal interstate designated […]
RCW 36.120.030 Planning committee—Formation. Regional transportation investment district planning committees are advisory entities that are created, convened, and empowered as follows: (1) A county with a population over one million five hundred thousand persons and any adjoining counties with a population over five hundred thousand persons may create a regional transportation investment district and shall […]
RCW 36.120.040 Planning committee—Duties. (1) A regional transportation investment district planning committee shall adopt a regional transportation investment plan providing for the development, construction, and financing of transportation projects. The planning committee may consider the following factors in formulating its plan: (a) Land use planning criteria; (b) The input of cities located within a participating […]
RCW 36.120.045 Planning committee—State route No. 520 improvements. The planning committee must develop and include in the regional transportation investment plan a funding proposal for the state route number 520 bridge replacement and HOV project that assures full project funding for seismic safety and corridor connectivity on state route number 520 between Interstate 5 and […]
RCW 36.120.050 Planning committee—Taxes, fees, and tolls. (1) A regional transportation investment district planning committee may, as part of a regional transportation investment plan, recommend the imposition or authorization of some or all of the following revenue sources, which a regional transportation investment district may impose or authorize upon approval of the voters as provided […]
RCW 36.120.060 Project selection—Performance criteria. (1) The planning committee shall consider the following criteria for selecting transportation projects to improve corridor performance: (a) Reduced level of congestion and improved safety; (b) Improved travel time; (c) Improved air quality; (d) Increases in daily and peak period person and vehicle trip capacity; (e) Reductions in person and […]
RCW 36.120.070 Submission of ballot propositions to the voters. (1) Beginning no sooner than the 2007 general election, two or more contiguous county legislative authorities, or a single county legislative authority as provided under RCW 36.120.030(8), upon receipt of the regional transportation investment plan under RCW 36.120.040, may submit to the voters of the proposed […]
RCW 36.120.080 Formation—Certification. If the voters approve the plan, including creation of a regional transportation investment district and imposition of taxes and fees, the district will be declared formed. The county election officials of participating counties shall, within fifteen days of the final certification of the election results, publish a notice in a newspaper or […]
RCW 36.120.090 Governing board—Composition. (1) The governing board of a district consists of the members of the legislative authority of each member county, acting ex officio and independently. The secretary of transportation or the appropriate regional administrator of the department, as named by the secretary, shall also serve as a nonvoting member of the board. […]
RCW 36.120.100 Governing board—Organization. The board shall adopt rules for the conduct of business. The board shall adopt bylaws to govern district affairs, which may include: (1) The time and place of regular meetings; (2) Rules for calling special meetings; (3) The method of keeping records of proceedings and official acts; (4) Procedures for the […]
RCW 36.120.110 Governing board—Powers and duties—Intent. (1) The governing board of the district is responsible for the execution of the voter-approved plan. The board shall: (a) Impose taxes and fees authorized by district voters; (b) Enter into agreements with state, local, and regional agencies and departments as necessary to accomplish district purposes and protect the […]
RCW 36.120.120 Treasurer. The regional transportation investment district, by resolution, shall designate a person having experience in financial or fiscal matters as treasurer of the district. The district may designate the treasurer of a county within which the district is located to act as its treasurer. Such a treasurer has all of the powers, responsibilities, […]
RCW 36.120.130 Indebtedness—Bonds—Limitation. (1)(a) Notwithstanding RCW 39.36.020(1), the district may at any time contract indebtedness or borrow money for district purposes and may issue general obligation bonds or other evidences of indebtedness, secured by the pledge of one or more of the taxes, tolls, charges, or fees authorized to be imposed by the district, in […]
RCW 36.120.140 Transportation project or plan modification—Accountability. (1) The board may modify the plan to change transportation projects or revenue sources if: (a) Two or more participating counties adopt a resolution to modify the plan; and (b) The counties submit to the voters in the district a ballot measure that redefines the scope of the […]
RCW 36.120.150 Department of transportation—Role. (1) The department shall designate an office or division of dedicated staff and services whose primary responsibility is to coordinate the design, preliminary engineering, permitting, financing, and construction of transportation projects under consideration by a regional transportation investment district planning committee or that are part of a regional transportation investment […]
RCW 36.120.160 Ownership of improvements. Any improvement to a state facility constructed under this chapter becomes and remains the property of this state. [ 2002 c 56 § 116.]
RCW 36.120.170 Dissolution of district. Within thirty days of the completion of the construction of the transportation project or series of projects forming the regional transportation investment plan, the district shall terminate day-to-day operations and exist solely as a limited entity that oversees the collection of revenue and the payment of debt service or financing […]
RCW 36.120.180 Findings—Regional models—Grants. The legislature finds that regional solutions to the state’s transportation needs are of paramount concern. The legislature further recognizes that different areas of the state will need the flexibility to fashion local solutions to their transportation problems, and that regional transportation systems may evolve over time. Areas of the state outside […]
RCW 36.120.190 Joint ballot measure. At the option of the planning committee, and with the explicit approval of the regional transit authority, the participating counties may choose to impose any remaining high capacity transportation taxes under chapter 81.104 RCW that have not otherwise been used by a regional transit authority and submit to the voters […]
