RCW 36.57A.010 Definitions. The definitions set forth in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) “City” means an incorporated city or town. (2) “City council” means the legislative body of any city or town. (3) “Component city” means an incorporated city or town within a public transportation benefit area. […]
RCW 36.57A.011 Municipality defined. See RCW 35.58.272.
RCW 36.57A.020 Public transportation improvement conference—Convening—Purpose—Multi-county conferences. The county legislative authority of every county with a population of forty thousand or more shall, and the legislative authority of every other county may, within ninety days of July 1, 1975, and as often thereafter as it deems necessary, and upon thirty days prior written notice addressed […]
RCW 36.57A.030 Establishment or change in boundaries of public transportation benefit area—Hearing—Notice—Procedure—Authority of county to terminate public transportation benefit area. Any conference which finds it desirable to establish a public transportation benefit area or change the boundaries of any existing public transportation benefit area shall fix a date for a public hearing thereon, or the […]
RCW 36.57A.040 Cities included or excluded—Boundaries—Only benefited areas included—One area per county, exception. At the time of its formation no public transportation benefit area may include only a part of any city, and every city shall be either wholly included or wholly excluded from the boundaries of such area. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, […]
RCW 36.57A.050 Governing body—Selection, qualification, number of members—Travel expenses, compensation. Within sixty days of the establishment of the boundaries of the public transportation benefit area the members of the county legislative authority and the elected representative of each city within the area shall provide for the selection of the governing body of such area, the […]
RCW 36.57A.055 Governing body—Periodic review of composition. After a public transportation benefit area has been in existence for four years, members of the county legislative authority and the elected representative of each city within the boundaries of the public transportation benefit area shall review the composition of the governing body of the benefit area and […]
RCW 36.57A.060 Comprehensive plan—Development—Elements. The public transportation benefit area authority authorized pursuant to RCW 36.57A.050 shall develop a comprehensive transit plan for the area. Such plan shall include, but not be limited to the following elements: (1) The levels of transit service that can be reasonably provided for various portions of the benefit area. (2) […]
RCW 36.57A.070 Comprehensive plan—Review. The comprehensive transit plan adopted by the authority shall be reviewed by the state department of transportation to determine: (1) The completeness of service to be offered and the economic viability of the transit system proposed in such comprehensive transit plan; (2) Whether such plan integrates the proposed transportation system with […]
RCW 36.57A.080 General powers. In addition to the powers specifically granted by this chapter a public transportation benefit area shall have all powers which are necessary to carry out the purposes of the public transportation benefit area. A public transportation benefit area may contract with the United States or any agency thereof, any state or […]
RCW 36.57A.090 Additional powers—Acquisition of existing system. A public transportation benefit area authority shall have the following powers in addition to the general powers granted by this chapter: (1) To prepare, adopt, and carry out a general comprehensive plan for public transportation service which will best serve the residents of the public transportation benefit area […]
RCW 36.57A.100 Agreements with operators of local public transportation services—Operation without agreement prohibited—Purchase or condemnation of assets. Except in accordance with an agreement made as provided in this section or in accordance with the provisions of RCW 36.57A.090(3) as now or hereafter amended, upon the effective date on which the public transportation benefit area commences […]
RCW 36.57A.110 Powers of component city concerning passenger transportation transferred to benefit area—Operation of system by city until acquired by benefit area—Consent. The public transportation benefit area shall have and exercise all rights with respect to the construction, acquisition, maintenance, operation, extension, alteration, repair, control and management of passenger transportation which any component city shall […]
RCW 36.57A.120 Acquisition of existing system—Labor contracts, employee rights preserved—Collective bargaining. If a public transportation benefit area shall acquire any existing transportation system, it shall assume and observe all existing labor contracts relating to such system and, to the extent necessary for operation of facilities, all of the employees of such acquired transportation system whose […]
RCW 36.57A.130 Treasurer and auditor—Powers and duties—Transportation fund—Contribution of sums for expenses. The treasurer of the county in which a public transportation benefit area authority is located shall be ex officio treasurer of the authority. In the case of a multicounty public transportation benefit area the county treasurer of the largest component county, by population, […]
RCW 36.57A.140 Annexation of additional area. (1) An election to authorize the annexation of territory contiguous to a public transportation benefit area may be called within the area to be annexed pursuant to resolution or petition in the following manner: (a) By resolution of a public transportation benefit area authority when it determines that the […]
RCW 36.57A.150 Advanced financial support payments. Counties that have established a county transportation authority pursuant to chapter 36.57 RCW and public transportation benefit areas that have been established pursuant to this chapter are eligible to receive a one-time advanced financial support payment from the state to assist in the development of the initial comprehensive transit […]
RCW 36.57A.160 Dissolution and liquidation. A public transportation benefit area established pursuant to this chapter may be dissolved and its affairs liquidated when so directed by a majority of persons in the benefit area voting on such question. An election placing such question before the voters may be called in the following manner: (1) By […]
RCW 36.57A.170 Rail fixed guideway public transportation system—Safety program plan and security and emergency preparedness plan. (1) Each public transportation benefit area that owns or operates a rail fixed guideway public transportation system as defined in RCW 81.104.015 shall submit a system safety program plan and a system security and emergency preparedness plan for that […]
RCW 36.57A.180 Public transportation for persons with special needs. (1) Effective January 1, 2001, in addition to any other authority granted under this chapter, a newly formed public transportation benefit area, or an existing public transportation benefit area that has not yet successfully submitted an authorizing proposition to the voters under RCW 82.14.045, may purchase, […]
