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WA Rev Code § 36.110.150 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.110 - Jail Industries Program.|36.110.150 - Department of corrections to provide staff assistance.

RCW 36.110.150 Department of corrections to provide staff assistance.Until sufficient funding is secured by the board to adequately provide staffing, basic staff assistance shall be provided, to the extent possible, by the department of corrections.[ 1993 c 285 § 15.]
WA Rev Code § 36.110.160 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.110 - Jail Industries Program.|36.110.160 - Technical training assistance.

RCW 36.110.160 Technical training assistance.Technical training assistance shall be provided to local jurisdictions by the board at the jurisdiction's request. To facilitate and promote the development of local jail industries programs, this training and technical assistance may include the following: (1) Delivery of statewide jail industry implementation workshops for administrators of jail industries programs; (2) development of recruitment and education programs for local business and labor to gain their participation; (3) ongoing staff assistance regarding local jail industries issues, such as sound business management skills, development of a professional business plan, responding to questions regarding risk management, industrial insurance, and similar matters; and (4) provision of guidelines and assistance for the coordination of basic educational programs and jail industries as well as other technical skills required by local jails in the implementation of safe, productive, and effective jail industries programs.[ 1995 c 154 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 36.115.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.115 - Service Agreements.|36.115.010 - Purpose.

RCW 36.115.010 Purpose.The purpose of chapter 266, Laws of 1994 is to establish a flexible process by which local governments enter into service agreements that will establish which jurisdictions should provide various local government services and facilities within specified geographic areas and how those services and facilities will be financed.[ 1994 c 266 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 36.115.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.115 - Service Agreements.|36.115.020 - Definitions.

RCW 36.115.020 Definitions.Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "City" means a city or town, including a city operating under Title 35A RCW.(2) "Governmental service" includes a service provided by local government, and any facilities and equipment related to the provision of such services, including but not limited to utility services, health services, social services, law enforcement services, fire prevention and suppression services, community development activities, environmental protection activities, economic development activities, and transportation services and facilities, but shall not include the generation, conservation, or distribution of electrical energy nor maritime shipping activities.(3) "Regional service" means a governmental service established by agreement among local governments that delineates the government entity or entities responsible for the service provision and allows for that delivery to extend over jurisdictional boundaries.(4) "Local government" means a county, city, or special district.(5) "Service agreement" means an agreement among counties, cities, and special districts established pursuant to this chapter.(6) "Special district" means a municipal or quasi-municipal corporation in the state, other than a county, city, or school district.[ 1994 c 266 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 36.115.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.115 - Service Agreements.|36.115.030 - Coordination—Consistency.

RCW 36.115.030 Coordination—Consistency.A service agreement addressing children and family services shall enhance coordination and shall be consistent with the comprehensive plan developed under chapter 7, Laws of 1994 sp. sess.[ 1994 c 266 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 36.115.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.115 - Service Agreements.|36.115.040 - Geographic area covered—Contents—When effective.

RCW 36.115.040 Geographic area covered—Contents—When effective.(1) Agreements among local governments concerning one or more governmental service should be established for a designated geographic area as provided in this section.(2) A service agreement must describe: (a) The governmental service or services addressed by the agreement; (b) the geographic area covered by the agreement; (c) which local government or local governments are to provide each of the governmental services addressed by the agreement within the geographic area covered by the agreement; and (d) the term of the agreement, if any.(3) A service agreement becomes effective when approved by: (a) The county legislative authority of each county that includes territory located within the geographic area covered by the agreement; (b) the governing body or bodies of at least a simple majority of the total number of cities that includes territory located within the geographic area covered by the agreement, which cities include at least seventy-five percent of the total population of all cities that includes territory located within the geographic area covered by the agreement; and (c) for each governmental service addressed by the agreement, the governing body or bodies of at least a simple majority of the special districts that include territory located within the geographic area covered by the agreement and which provide the governmental service within such territory. The participants may agree to use another formula. An agreement pursuant to this section shall be effective upon adoption by the county legislative authority following a public hearing.(4) A service agreement may cover a geographic area that includes territory located in more than a single county.[ 1994 c 266 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 36.115.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.115 - Service Agreements.|36.115.050 - Matters included.

RCW 36.115.050 Matters included.A service agreement may include, but is not limited to, any or all of the following matters:(1) A dispute resolution arrangement;(2) How joint land-use planning and development regulations by the county and a city or cities, or by two or more cities, may be established, made binding, and enforced;(3) How common development standards between the county and a city or cities, or between two or more cities, may be established, made binding, and enforced;(4) How capital improvement plans of the county, cities, and special districts shall be coordinated;(5) How plans and policies adopted under chapter 36.70A RCW will be implemented by the service agreement;(6) A transfer of revenues between local governments in relationship to their obligations for providing governmental services;(7) The designation of additional area-wide governmental services to be provided by the county.[ 1994 c 266 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 36.115.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.115 - Service Agreements.|36.115.060 - Procedure for establishment—Counties affected.

RCW 36.115.060 Procedure for establishment—Counties affected.(1) The county legislative authority of every county with a population of one hundred fifty thousand or more shall convene a meeting on or before March 1, 1995, to develop a process for the establishment of service agreements. Invitations to attend this meeting shall be sent to the governing body of each city located in the county, and to the governing body of each special district located in the county that provides one or more of the governmental services as defined in RCW 36.115.020(2).The legislative authorities of counties of less than one hundred fifty thousand population may utilize this chapter by adopting a resolution stating their intent to do so. In that case or in the case of counties whose populations reach one hundred fifty thousand after March 1, 1995, this meeting shall be convened no later than sixty days after the date the county adopts its resolution of intention or was certified by the office of financial management as having a population of one hundred fifty thousand or more.(2) On or before January 1, 1997, a service agreement must be adopted in each county under this chapter or a progress report must be submitted to the appropriate committees of the legislature.(3) In other counties that choose to utilize this chapter or whose population reaches one hundred fifty thousand, the service agreement must be adopted two years after the initial meeting provided for in subsection (1) of this section is convened or a progress report must be submitted to the appropriate committees of the legislature.[ 1994 c 266 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 36.115.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.115 - Service Agreements.|36.115.070 - Legislative intent.

RCW 36.115.070 Legislative intent.It is the intent of the legislature to permit the creation of a flexible process to establish service agreements and to recognize that local governments possess broad authority to shape a variety of government service agreements to meet their local needs and circumstances. However, it is noted that in general, cities are the unit of local government most appropriate to provide urban governmental services and counties are the unit of local government most appropriate to provide regional governmental services.The process to establish service agreements should assure that all directly affected local governments, and Indian tribes at their option, are allowed to be heard on issues relevant to them.[ 1994 c 266 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 36.115.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.115 - Service Agreements.|36.115.080 - Duties, requirements, authorities under growth management act not altered.

RCW 36.115.080 Duties, requirements, authorities under growth management act not altered.Nothing contained in this chapter alters the duties, requirements, and authorities of cities and counties contained in chapter 36.70A RCW.[ 1994 c 266 § 8.]
WA Rev Code § 36.120.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.120 - Regional Transportation Investment Districts.|36.120.010 - Findings.

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 significance in the state's largest urbanized area;(3) Providing a transportation system that provides efficient mobility for persons and freight requires a shared partnership and responsibility between the state, local, and regional governments and the private sector; and(4) Timely construction and development of significant transportation improvement projects can best be achieved through enhanced funding options for governments at the county and regional levels, using already existing tax authority to address roadway and multimodal needs and new authority for regions to address critical transportation projects of statewide significance.[ 2002 c 56 § 101.]
WA Rev Code § 36.120.045 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.120 - Regional Transportation Investment Districts.|36.120.045 - Planning committee—State route No. 520 improvements.

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 Interstate 405.[ 2006 c 311 § 7.]NOTES:Findings—2006 c 311: See note following RCW 36.120.020.
WA Rev Code § 36.120.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.120 - Regional Transportation Investment Districts.|36.120.060 - Project selection—Performance criteria.

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 vehicle delay;(f) Improved freight mobility; and(g) Cost-effectiveness of the investment.(2) These criteria represent only minimum standards that must be considered in selecting transportation improvement projects. The board shall also consider rules and standards for benchmarks adopted by the transportation commission or its successor.[ 2002 c 56 § 106.]
WA Rev Code § 36.120.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.120 - Regional Transportation Investment Districts.|36.120.080 - Formation—Certification.

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 newspapers of general circulation in the district declaring the district formed, and mail copies of the notice to the governor, the secretary of transportation, the executive director of the regional transit authority in which any part of the district is located, and the executive director of the regional transportation planning organization in which any part of the district is located. A party challenging the procedure or the formation of a voter-approved district must file the challenge in writing by serving the prosecuting attorney of the participating counties and the attorney general within thirty days after the final certification of the election. Failure to challenge within that time forever bars further challenge of the district's valid formation.[ 2006 c 311 § 10; 2002 c 56 § 108.]NOTES:Findings—2006 c 311: See note following RCW 36.120.020.
WA Rev Code § 36.120.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.120 - Regional Transportation Investment Districts.|36.120.090 - Governing board—Composition.

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. The governing board may elect an executive board of seven members to discharge the duties of the governing board subject to the approval of the full governing board.(2) A sixty-percent majority of the weighted votes of the total board membership is required to submit to the counties a modified plan under RCW 36.120.140 or any other proposal to be submitted to the voters. The counties may, with majority vote of each county legislative authority, submit a modified plan or proposal to the voters.[ 2002 c 56 § 109.]
WA Rev Code § 36.120.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.120 - Regional Transportation Investment Districts.|36.120.100 - Governing board—Organization.

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 safekeeping and disbursement of funds; and(5) Any other provisions the board finds necessary to include.[ 2002 c 56 § 110.]
WA Rev Code § 36.120.120 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.120 - Regional Transportation Investment Districts.|36.120.120 - Treasurer.

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, and duties the county treasurer has related to investing surplus funds. The district shall require a bond with a surety company authorized to do business in this state in an amount and under the terms and conditions the district, by resolution, from time to time finds will protect the district against loss. The district shall pay the premium on the bond.In addition to the account established in RCW 36.120.200, the treasurer may establish a special account, into which may be paid district funds. The treasurer may disburse district funds only on warrants issued by the district upon orders or vouchers approved by the district.If the treasurer of the district is the treasurer of a county, all district funds must be deposited with a county depositary under the same restrictions, contracts, and security as provided for county depositaries. If the treasurer of the district is some other person, all funds must be deposited in a bank or banks authorized to do business in this state qualified for insured deposits under any federal deposit insurance act as the district, by resolution, designates.The district may provide and require a reasonable bond of any other person handling moneys or securities of the district, but the district shall pay the premium on the bond.[ 2002 c 56 § 112.]
WA Rev Code § 36.120.130 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.120 - Regional Transportation Investment Districts.|36.120.130 - Indebtedness—Bonds—Limitation.

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 an amount not exceeding, together with any existing indebtedness of the district not authorized by the voters, one and one-half percent of the value of the taxable property within the boundaries of the district.(b) With the assent of three-fifths of the voters voting at an election, a district may contract indebtedness or borrow money for district purposes and may issue general obligation bonds or other evidences of indebtedness as long as the total indebtedness of the district does not exceed five percent of the value of the taxable property within the district, including indebtedness authorized under (a) of this subsection. The bonds shall be issued and sold in accordance with chapter 39.46 RCW.(2) The district may at any time issue revenue bonds or other evidences of indebtedness, secured by the pledge of one or more of the revenues authorized to be collected by the district, to provide funds to carry out its authorized functions without submitting the matter to the voters of the district. These obligations shall be issued and sold in accordance with chapter 39.46 RCW.(3) The district may enter into agreements with the lead agencies or the state of Washington, when authorized by the plan, to pledge taxes or other revenues of the district for the purpose of paying in part or whole principal and interest on bonds issued by the lead agency or the state of Washington. The agreements pledging revenues and taxes shall be binding for their terms, but not to exceed thirty years, and no tax pledged by an agreement may be eliminated or modified if it would impair the pledge made in any agreement.(4) Once construction of projects in the plan has been completed, revenues collected by the district may only be used for the following purposes: (a) Payment of principal and interest on outstanding indebtedness of the district; (b) to make payments required under a pledging agreement; and (c) to make payments for maintenance and operations of toll facilities as may be required by toll bond covenants.[ 2003 c 372 § 1; 2002 c 56 § 113.]
WA Rev Code § 36.120.150 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.120 - Regional Transportation Investment Districts.|36.120.150 - Department of transportation—Role.

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 plan being implemented by a regional transportation investment district.(2) All of the powers granted the department under Title 47 RCW relating to highway construction may, at the request of a regional transportation investment district, be used to implement a regional transportation investment plan and construct transportation projects.[ 2002 c 56 § 115.]
WA Rev Code § 36.120.160 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.120 - Regional Transportation Investment Districts.|36.120.160 - Ownership of improvements.

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.]
WA Rev Code § 36.120.170 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.120 - Regional Transportation Investment Districts.|36.120.170 - Dissolution of district.

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 still in effect, if any. The district shall accordingly adjust downward its employees, administration, and overhead expenses. Any taxes, fees, or tolls imposed under an approved plan terminate when the financing or debt service on the transportation project or series of transportation projects constructed is completed and paid, thirty days from which point the district shall dissolve itself and cease to exist. If there is no debt outstanding, then the district shall dissolve within thirty days from completion of construction of the transportation project or series of transportation projects forming the regional transportation investment plan. Notice of dissolution must be published in newspapers of general circulation within the district at least three times in a period of thirty days. Creditors must file claims for payment of claims due within thirty days of the last published notice or the claim is extinguished.[ 2002 c 56 § 117.]