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WA Rev Code § 35.94.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.94 - Sale or Lease of Municipal Utilities.|35.94.040 - Lease or sale of land or property originally acquired for public utility purposes.

RCW 35.94.040 Lease or sale of land or property originally acquired for public utility purposes.(1) Whenever a city shall determine, by resolution of its legislative authority, that any lands, property, or equipment originally acquired for public utility purposes is surplus to the city's needs and is not required for providing continued public utility service and, in the case of personal property or equipment, has an estimated value of greater than fifty thousand dollars, then such legislative authority by resolution and after a public hearing may cause such lands, property, or equipment to be leased, sold, or conveyed. Such resolution shall state the fair market value or the rent or consideration to be paid and such other terms and conditions for such disposition as the legislative authority deems to be in the best public interest.(2) The provisions of RCW 35.94.020 and 35.94.030 shall not apply to dispositions authorized by this section. The provisions of this section and RCW 35.94.020 and 35.94.030 shall not apply to the disposition of any personal property or equipment originally acquired for public utility purposes that is surplus to the city's needs and is not required for providing continued public utility service and has an estimated value of fifty thousand dollars or less.(3) This section does not apply to property transferred, leased, or otherwise disposed in accordance with RCW 39.33.015.[ 2020 c 31 § 1; 2018 c 217 § 4; 1973 1st ex.s. c 95 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 35.94.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.94 - Sale or Lease of Municipal Utilities.|35.94.050 - Application of chapter to certain service provider agreements under chapter 70A.140 RCW.

RCW 35.94.050 Application of chapter to certain service provider agreements under chapter 70A.140 RCW.This chapter does not apply to dispositions of utility property in connection with an agreement entered into pursuant to chapter 70A.140 RCW provided there is compliance with the procurement procedure under RCW 70A.140.040.[ 2020 c 20 § 1015; 1986 c 244 § 11.]
WA Rev Code § 35.95.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.95 - Public Transportation Systems in Municipalities.|35.95.010 - Declaration of intent and purpose.

RCW 35.95.010 Declaration of intent and purpose.We, the legislature find that an increasing number of municipally owned, or leased, and operated transportation systems in the urban areas of the state of Washington, as in the nation, are finding it impossible, from the revenues derived from tolls, tariffs and fares, to maintain the financial solvency of such systems, and as a result thereof such municipalities have been forced to subsidize such systems to the detriment of other essential public services.All persons in a community benefit from a solvent and adequate public transportation system, either directly or indirectly, and the responsibility of financing the operation, maintenance, and capital needs of such systems is a community obligation and responsibility which should be shared by all.We further find and declare that the maintenance and operation of an adequate public transportation system is an absolute necessity and is essential to the economic, industrial and cultural growth, development and prosperity of a municipality and of the state and nation, and to protect the health and welfare of the residents of such municipalities and the public in general.We further find and declare that the appropriation of general funds and levying and collection of taxes by such municipalities as authorized in the succeeding sections of this chapter is necessary, and any funds so derived and expended are for a public purpose for which public funds may properly be used.[ 1969 ex.s. c 255 § 1; 1965 ex.s. c 111 § 1.]NOTES:Construction—Severability—1969 ex.s. c 255: See notes following RCW 35.58.272.
WA Rev Code § 35.95.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.95 - Public Transportation Systems in Municipalities.|35.95.020 - Definitions.

RCW 35.95.020 Definitions.The following terms however used or referred to in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless a different meaning is required by the context:(1) "Corporate authority" shall mean the council or other legislative body of a municipality.(2) "Municipality" shall mean any incorporated city, town, county pursuant to RCW 36.57.100 and 36.57.110, any county transportation authority created pursuant to chapter 36.57 RCW, any public transportation benefit area created pursuant to chapter 36.57A RCW, or any metropolitan municipal corporation created pursuant to RCW 35.58.010, et seq: PROVIDED, That the term "municipality" shall mean in respect to any county performing the public transportation function pursuant to RCW 36.57.100 and 36.57.110 only that portion of the unincorporated area lying wholly within such unincorporated transportation benefit area.(3) "Person" shall mean any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, joint stock association, school district or political subdivision of the state, fraternal, benevolent, religious or charitable society, club or organization, and shall include any trustee, receiver, assignee, or other person acting in a similar representative capacity. The term "person" shall not be construed to include the United States nor the state of Washington.[ 1975 1st ex.s. c 270 § 3; 1969 ex.s. c 255 § 2; 1967 ex.s. c 145 § 65; 1965 ex.s. c 111 § 2.]NOTES:Severability—Effective date—1975 1st ex.s. c 270: See notes following RCW 35.58.272.Severability—Construction—1969 ex.s. c 255: See notes following RCW 35.58.272.
WA Rev Code § 35.95.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.95 - Public Transportation Systems in Municipalities.|35.95.030 - Appropriation of funds for transportation systems authorized—Referendum.

RCW 35.95.030 Appropriation of funds for transportation systems authorized—Referendum.The corporate authorities of any municipality are authorized to appropriate general funds for the operation, maintenance, and capital needs of municipally owned or leased and municipally operated public transportation systems subject to the right of referendum as provided by statute or charter.[ 1965 ex.s. c 111 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 35.95.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.95 - Public Transportation Systems in Municipalities.|35.95.040 - Levy and collection of excise taxes authorized—Business and occupation tax—Excise tax on residents—Appropriation and use of proceeds—Voter approval.

RCW 35.95.040 Levy and collection of excise taxes authorized—Business and occupation tax—Excise tax on residents—Appropriation and use of proceeds—Voter approval.The corporate authorities of a municipality are authorized to adopt ordinances for the levy and collection of excise taxes and/or for the imposition of an additional tax for the act or privilege of engaging in business activities. Such business and occupation tax shall be imposed in such amounts as fixed and determined by the corporate authorities of the municipality and shall be measured by the application of rates against value of products, gross proceeds of sales, or gross income of the business, as the case may be. The terms "business", "engaging in business", "gross proceeds of sales", and "gross income of the business" shall for the purpose of this chapter have the same meanings as defined and set forth in chapter 82.04 RCW or as said chapter may hereafter be amended.The excise taxes other than the business and occupation tax above provided for shall be levied and collected from all persons within the municipality in such amounts as shall be fixed and determined by the corporate authorities of the municipality: PROVIDED, That such excise tax shall not exceed one dollar per month for each housing unit. For the purposes of this section, the term "housing unit" shall mean a building or portion thereof designed for or used as the residence or living quarters of one or more persons living together, or of one family.All taxes herein authorized shall be taxes other than a retail sales tax defined in chapter 82.08 RCW and a use tax defined in chapter 82.12 RCW, and the municipality shall appropriate and use the proceeds derived from all taxes authorized herein only for the operation, maintenance and capital needs of its municipally owned or leased and municipally operated public transportation system.Before any county transportation authority established pursuant to chapter 36.57 RCW or any public transportation benefit area authority established pursuant to chapter 36.57A RCW may impose any of the excise taxes authorized pursuant to this section, the authorization for imposition of such taxes shall be approved by the voters residing within such respective area.The county on behalf of an unincorporated transportation benefit area established pursuant to RCW 36.57.100 and 36.57.110 may impose any of the excise taxes authorized pursuant to this section only within the boundaries of such unincorporated transportation benefit area.[ 1975 1st ex.s. c 270 § 4; 1965 ex.s. c 111 § 4.]NOTES:Severability—Effective date—1975 1st ex.s. c 270: See notes following RCW 35.58.272.Municipal taxation of motor carriers of freight for hire: RCW 35.21.840.
WA Rev Code § 35.95.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.95 - Public Transportation Systems in Municipalities.|35.95.050 - Collection of tax—Billing.

RCW 35.95.050 Collection of tax—Billing.The tax levied under the provisions of RCW 35.95.040 shall be billed and collected at such times and in the manner fixed and determined by the corporate authorities in an ordinance levying the tax: PROVIDED, That the tax shall be designated and identified as a tax to be used solely for the operation, maintenance, and capital needs of the municipally owned or leased and municipally operated public transit system: AND PROVIDED FURTHER, That the corporate authorities may in connection with municipally owned or leased transit systems enter into contracts covering the operation and maintenance of such systems, including the employment of personnel.[ 1967 ex.s. c 145 § 66; 1965 ex.s. c 111 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 35.95.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.95 - Public Transportation Systems in Municipalities.|35.95.060 - Funds derived from taxes—Restrictions on classification, etc.

RCW 35.95.060 Funds derived from taxes—Restrictions on classification, etc.No funds derived from any tax levied under the provisions of this chapter shall, for any purpose whatsoever, be classified as or constitute income, earnings, or revenue of the public transportation system for which the tax is levied nor of any other public utility owned or leased and operated by such municipality; nor shall such funds constitute or be classified as any part of the rate structure or rate charged for the public utility.[ 1965 ex.s. c 111 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 35.95.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.95 - Public Transportation Systems in Municipalities.|35.95.070 - Purchase of leased public transportation system—Purchase price.

RCW 35.95.070 Purchase of leased public transportation system—Purchase price.In the event the corporate authorities of any municipality during the term of a lease or any renewal thereof of a public transportation system desire to purchase the said system, the purchase price shall be no greater than the fair market value of the said system at the commencement of the lease.[ 1965 ex.s. c 111 § 7.]NOTES:Authority to acquire and operate transportation facilities: RCW 35.92.060.
WA Rev Code § 35.95.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.95 - Public Transportation Systems in Municipalities.|35.95.080 - Referendum rights not impaired.

RCW 35.95.080 Referendum rights not impaired.Nothing contained in this chapter nor the provisions of any city charter shall prevent a referendum on any ordinance or action adopted or taken by any municipality under the provisions of this chapter.[ 1965 ex.s. c 111 § 8.]
WA Rev Code § 35.95.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.95 - Public Transportation Systems in Municipalities.|35.95.090 - Corporate authorities may refer ordinance levying tax to voters.

RCW 35.95.090 Corporate authorities may refer ordinance levying tax to voters.The corporate authorities of a municipality adopting an ordinance for the levy and collection of an excise tax or additional tax as provided in RCW 35.95.040 may refer such ordinance to the voters of the municipality before making such ordinance effective.[ 1967 ex.s. c 145 § 67.]
WA Rev Code § 35.95.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.95 - Public Transportation Systems in Municipalities.|35.95.100 - Public transportation systems.

RCW 35.95.100 Public transportation systems.See RCW 35.58.272 through 35.58.2794.
WA Rev Code § 35.95A.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.95A - City Transportation Authority—Monorail Transportation.|35.95A.010 - Definitions.

RCW 35.95A.010 Definitions.The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Authority" means a city transportation authority created pursuant to chapter 248, Laws of 2002.(2) "Authority area" means the territory within a city as designated in the ordinance creating the authority.(3) "Bonds" means bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness.(4) "Public monorail transportation function" means the transportation of passengers and their incidental baggage by means of public monorail transportation facilities as authorized in this chapter.(5) "Public monorail transportation facilities" means a transportation system that utilizes train cars running on a guideway, together with the necessary passenger stations, terminals, parking facilities, related facilities or other properties, and facilities necessary and appropriate for passenger and vehicular access to and from people-moving systems, not including fixed guideway light rail systems.(6) "Qualified elector" means any person registered to vote within the city boundaries.[ 2002 c 248 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 35.95A.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.95A - City Transportation Authority—Monorail Transportation.|35.95A.020 - Creation of authority—Vote of the people.

RCW 35.95A.020 Creation of authority—Vote of the people.(1) A city transportation authority to perform a public monorail transportation function may be created in every city with a population greater than three hundred thousand to perform a public monorail transportation function. The authority shall embrace all the territory in the authority area. A city transportation authority is a municipal corporation, an independent taxing "authority" within the meaning of Article 7, section 1 of the state Constitution, and a "taxing district" within the meaning of Article 7, section 2 of the state Constitution.(2) Any city transportation authority and proposed taxes established pursuant to this chapter, either by ordinance or petition as provided in this chapter, must be approved by a majority vote of the electors residing within the proposed authority area voting at a regular or special election.[ 2002 c 248 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 35.95A.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.95A - City Transportation Authority—Monorail Transportation.|35.95A.030 - Creation by ordinance—Proposal by petition.

RCW 35.95A.030 Creation by ordinance—Proposal by petition.(1) A city that undertakes to propose creation of an authority must propose the authority by ordinance of the city legislative body. The ordinance must:(a) Propose the authority area and the size and method of selection of the governing body of the authority, which governing body may be appointed or elected, provided that officers or employees of any single city government body may not compose a majority of the members of the authority's governing body;(b) Propose whether all or a specified portion of the public monorail transportation function will be exercised by the authority;(c) Propose an initial array of taxes to be voted upon by the electors within the proposed authority area; and(d) Provide for an interim governing body of the authority which will govern the authority upon voter approval of formation of the authority, until a permanent governing body is selected, but in no event longer than fourteen months.(2) An authority may also be proposed to be created by a petition setting forth the matters described in subsection (1) of this section, and signed by one percent of the qualified electors of the proposed authority area.(3) Upon approval by the qualified electors of the formation of the city transportation authority and any proposed taxes, either by ordinance or by petition as provided in this chapter, the governing body of an authority, or interim governing body, as applicable, will adopt bylaws determining, among other things, the authority's officers and the method of their selection, and other matters the governing body deems appropriate.[ 2002 c 248 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 35.95A.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.95A - City Transportation Authority—Monorail Transportation.|35.95A.040 - Authority subject to standard requirements of governmental entity.

RCW 35.95A.040 Authority subject to standard requirements of governmental entity.The authority is subject to all standard requirements of a governmental entity pursuant to RCW 35.21.759.[ 2002 c 248 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 35.95A.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.95A - City Transportation Authority—Monorail Transportation.|35.95A.060 - Funds and accounts—Designation of treasurer.

RCW 35.95A.060 Funds and accounts—Designation of treasurer.Each authority will establish necessary and appropriate funds and accounts consistent with the uniform system of accounts developed pursuant to RCW 43.09.210. The authority may designate a treasurer or may contract with any city with territory within the authority area for treasury and other financial functions. The city must be reimbursed for the expenses of treasury services. However, no city whose treasurer serves as treasurer of an authority is liable for the obligations of the authority.[ 2002 c 248 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 35.95A.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.95A - City Transportation Authority—Monorail Transportation.|35.95A.070 - Excess levies—General obligation bonds—Revenue bonds.

RCW 35.95A.070 Excess levies—General obligation bonds—Revenue bonds.Every authority has the power to:(1) Levy excess levies upon the property included within the authority area, in the manner prescribed by Article VII, section 2 of the state Constitution and by RCW 84.52.052 for operating funds, capital outlay funds, and cumulative reserve funds;(2) Issue general obligation bonds, not to exceed an amount, together with any outstanding nonvoter-approved general obligation indebtedness equal to one and one-half percent of the value of the taxable property within the authority area, as the term "value of the taxable property" is defined in RCW 39.36.015. An authority may additionally issue general obligation bonds, together with outstanding voter-approved and nonvoter-approved general obligation indebtedness, equal to two and one-half percent of the value of the taxable property within the authority area, as the term "value of the taxable property" is defined in RCW 39.36.015, when the bonds are approved by three-fifths of the qualified electors of the authority at a general or special election called for that purpose and may provide for the retirement thereof by levies in excess of dollar rate limitations in accordance with the provisions of RCW 84.52.056. These elections will be held as provided in RCW 39.36.050;(3) Issue revenue bonds payable from any revenues other than taxes levied by the authority, and to pledge those revenues for the repayment of the bonds. Proceeds of revenue bonds may only be expended for the costs of public monorail transportation facilities, for financing costs, and for capitalized interest during construction plus six months thereafter. The bonds and warrants will be issued and sold in accordance with chapter 39.46 RCW.No bonds issued by an authority are obligations of any city, county, or the state of Washington or any political subdivision thereof other than the authority, and the bonds will so state, unless the legislative authority of any city or county or the legislature expressly authorizes particular bonds to be either guaranteed by or obligations of its respective city or county or of the state.[ 2002 c 248 § 8.]
WA Rev Code § 35.95A.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.95A - City Transportation Authority—Monorail Transportation.|35.95A.090 - Vehicle license fees—Vote of the people.

RCW 35.95A.090 Vehicle license fees—Vote of the people.(1) Every authority has the power to fix and impose a fee, not to exceed one hundred dollars per vehicle, for each vehicle that is subject to relicensing tab fees under RCW 46.17.350(1) (a), (c), (d), (e), (g), (h), (j), or (n) through (q) and for each vehicle that is subject to RCW 46.17.355 with a scale weight of six thousand pounds or less, and that is determined by the department of licensing to be registered within the boundaries of the authority area. The department of licensing must provide an exemption from the fee for any vehicle the owner of which demonstrates is not operated within the authority area.(2) The department of licensing will administer and collect the fee. The department will deduct a percentage amount, as provided by contract, not to exceed two percent of the taxes collected, for administration and collection expenses incurred by it. The remaining proceeds will be remitted to the custody of the state treasurer for monthly distribution to the authority.(3) The authority imposing this fee will delay the effective date at least six months from the date the fee is approved by the qualified voters of the authority area to allow the department of licensing to implement administration and collection of the fee.(4) Before any authority may impose any of the fees authorized under this section, the authorization for imposition of the fees must be approved by a majority of the qualified electors of the authority area voting.[ 2010 c 161 § 901; 2002 c 248 § 10.]NOTES:Effective date—Intent—Legislation to reconcile chapter 161, Laws of 2010 and other amendments made during the 2010 legislative session—2010 c 161: See notes following RCW 46.04.013.