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WA Rev Code § 47.80.011 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.80 - Regional Transportation Planning Organizations.|47.80.011 - Legislative intent.

RCW 47.80.011 Legislative intent.The legislature recognizes that recent legislative enactments have significantly added to the complexity of and to the potential for benefits from integrated transportation and comprehensive planning and that there is currently a unique opportunity for integration of local comprehensive plans and regional goals with state and local transportation programs. Further, approaches to transportation demand management initiatives and local and state transportation funding can be better coordinated to insure an efficient, effective transportation system that insures mobility and accessibility, and addresses community needs.The legislature further finds that transportation and land use share a critical relationship that policymakers can better utilize to address regional strategies.Prudent and cost-effective investment by the state and by local governments in highway facilities, local streets and arterials, rail facilities, marine facilities, nonmotorized transportation facilities and systems, public transit systems, transportation system management, transportation demand management, and the development of high capacity transit systems can help to effectively address mobility needs. Such investment can also enhance local and state objectives for effective comprehensive planning, economic development strategies, and clean air policies.The legislature finds that addressing public initiatives regarding transportation and comprehensive planning necessitates an innovative approach. Improved integration between transportation and comprehensive planning among public institutions, particularly in the state's largest metropolitan areas is considered by the state to be imperative, and to have significant benefit to the citizens of Washington.[ 1994 c 158 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 47.80.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.80 - Regional Transportation Planning Organizations.|47.80.020 - Regional transportation planning organizations authorized.

RCW 47.80.020 Regional transportation planning organizations authorized.The legislature hereby authorizes creation of regional transportation planning organizations within the state. Each regional transportation planning organization shall be formed through the voluntary association of local governments within a county, or within geographically contiguous counties. Each organization shall:(1) Encompass at least one complete county;(2)(a) Have a population of at least one hundred thousand, (b) have a population of at least seventy-five thousand and contain a Washington state ferries terminal, (c) have a population of at least forty thousand and cover a geographic area of at least five thousand square miles, or (d) contain a minimum of three counties; and(3) Have as members all counties within the region, and at least sixty percent of the cities and towns within the region representing a minimum of seventy-five percent of the cities' and towns' population.The state department of transportation must verify that each regional transportation planning organization conforms with the requirements of this section.In urbanized areas, the regional transportation planning organization is the same as the metropolitan planning organization designated for federal transportation planning purposes.[ 2017 c 68 § 1; 2016 c 27 § 1; 1990 1st ex.s. c 17 § 54.]NOTES:Effective date—2016 c 27: "This act takes effect July 1, 2016." [ 2016 c 27 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 47.80.026 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.80 - Regional Transportation Planning Organizations.|47.80.026 - Comprehensive plans, transportation guidelines, and principles.

RCW 47.80.026 Comprehensive plans, transportation guidelines, and principles.Each regional transportation planning organization, with cooperation from component cities, towns, and counties, shall establish guidelines and principles by July 1, 1995, that provide specific direction for the development and evaluation of the transportation elements of comprehensive plans, where such plans exist, and to assure that state, regional, and local goals for the development of transportation systems are met. These guidelines and principles shall address at a minimum the relationship between transportation systems and the following factors: Concentration of economic activity, residential density, development corridors and urban design that, where appropriate, supports high capacity transit, freight transportation and port access, development patterns that promote pedestrian and nonmotorized transportation, circulation systems, access to regional systems, effective and efficient highway systems, the ability of transportation facilities and programs to retain existing and attract new jobs and private investment and to accommodate growth in demand, transportation demand management, joint and mixed use developments, present and future railroad right-of-way corridor utilization, and intermodal connections.Examples shall be published by the organization to assist local governments in interpreting and explaining the requirements of this section.[ 1994 c 158 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 47.80.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.80 - Regional Transportation Planning Organizations.|47.80.040 - Transportation policy boards.

RCW 47.80.040 Transportation policy boards.Each regional transportation planning organization shall create a transportation policy board. Transportation policy boards shall provide policy advice to the regional transportation planning organization and shall allow representatives of major employers within the region, the department of transportation, transit districts, port districts, and member cities, towns, and counties within the region to participate in policy making. Any members of the house of representatives or the state senate whose districts are wholly or partly within the boundaries of the regional transportation planning organization are considered ex officio, nonvoting policy board members of the regional transportation planning organization. This does not preclude legislators from becoming full-time, voting board members.[ 2003 c 351 § 1; 1990 1st ex.s. c 17 § 56.]
WA Rev Code § 47.80.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.80 - Regional Transportation Planning Organizations.|47.80.050 - Allocation of regional transportation planning funds—Eligibility—Federally recognized tribes, voting membership.

RCW 47.80.050 Allocation of regional transportation planning funds—Eligibility—Federally recognized tribes, voting membership.(1) Biennial appropriations to the department of transportation to carry out the regional transportation planning program shall set forth the amounts to be allocated as follows:(a) A base amount per county for each county within each regional transportation planning organization, to be distributed to the lead planning agency;(b) An amount to be distributed to each lead planning agency on a per capita basis; and(c) An amount to be administered by the department of transportation as a discretionary grant program for special regional planning projects, including grants to allow counties which have significant transportation interests in common with an adjoining region to also participate in that region's planning efforts.(2) In order for a regional transportation planning organization to be eligible to receive state funds that are appropriated for regional transportation planning organizations, a regional transportation planning organization must provide a reasonable opportunity for voting membership to federally recognized tribes that hold reservation or trust lands within the planning area of the regional transportation planning organization. Any federally recognized tribe that holds reservation or trust land within the planning area of a regional transportation planning organization and does not have voting membership in the regional transportation planning organization must be offered voting membership in the regional transportation planning organization every two years or when the composition of the board of the regional transportation planning organization is modified in an interlocal agreement.[ 2019 c 118 § 1; 1990 1st ex.s. c 17 § 57.]NOTES:Effective date—2019 c 118: "This act takes effect August 1, 2019." [ 2019 c 118 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 47.80.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.80 - Regional Transportation Planning Organizations.|47.80.060 - Executive board membership.

RCW 47.80.060 Executive board membership.In order to qualify for state planning funds available to regional transportation planning organizations, the regional transportation planning organizations containing any county with a population in excess of one million shall provide voting membership on its executive board to the state transportation commission, the state department of transportation, the four largest public port districts within the region as determined by gross operating revenues, any incorporated principal city of a metropolitan statistical area within the region, as designated by the United States census bureau, and any incorporated city within the region with a population in excess of eighty thousand. It shall further assure that at least fifty percent of the county and city local elected officials who serve on the executive board also serve on transit agency boards or on a regional transit authority.[ 2007 c 511 § 1; 2005 c 334 § 1; 1992 c 101 § 31.]NOTES:Section headings not part of law—Severability—Effective date—1992 c 101: See RCW 81.112.900 through 81.112.902.
WA Rev Code § 47.80.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.80 - Regional Transportation Planning Organizations.|47.80.070 - Statewide consistency.

RCW 47.80.070 Statewide consistency.In order to ensure statewide consistency in the regional transportation planning process, the state department of transportation, in conformance with chapter 34.05 RCW, shall:(1) In cooperation with regional transportation planning organizations, establish minimum standards for development of a regional transportation plan;(2) Facilitate coordination between regional transportation planning organizations; and(3) Through the regional transportation planning process, and through state planning efforts as required by RCW 47.01.071, identify and jointly plan improvements and strategies within those corridors important to moving people and goods on a regional or statewide basis.[ 1994 c 158 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 47.80.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.80 - Regional Transportation Planning Organizations.|47.80.080 - Majority vote on state matters.

RCW 47.80.080 Majority vote on state matters.When voting on matters solely affecting Washington state, a regional transportation planning organization must obtain a majority vote of the Washington residents serving as members of the regional transportation planning organization before a matter may be adopted.[ 2003 c 351 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 47.80.902 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.80 - Regional Transportation Planning Organizations.|47.80.902 - Captions not part of law—1994 c 158.

RCW 47.80.902 Captions not part of law—1994 c 158.Captions used in this act do not constitute any part of the law.[ 1994 c 158 § 11.]
WA Rev Code § 47.80.904 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.80 - Regional Transportation Planning Organizations.|47.80.904 - Effective date—1994 c 158.

RCW 47.80.904 Effective date—1994 c 158.This act shall take effect July 1, 1994.[ 1994 c 158 § 13.]
WA Rev Code § 47.82.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.82 - Amtrak.|47.82.010 - Service improvement program.

RCW 47.82.010 Service improvement program.The department, in conjunction with local jurisdictions, shall coordinate as appropriate with the designated metropolitan planning organizations to develop a program for improving Amtrak passenger rail service. The program may include:(1) Determination of the appropriate level of Amtrak passenger rail service;(2) Implementation of higher train speeds for Amtrak passenger rail service, where safety considerations permit;(3) Recognition, in the state's long-range planning process, of potential higher speed intercity passenger rail service, while monitoring socioeconomic and technological conditions as indicators for higher speed systems; and(4) Identification of existing intercity rail rights-of-way which may be used for public transportation corridors in the future.[ 1990 c 43 § 36.]
WA Rev Code § 47.82.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.82 - Amtrak.|47.82.020 - Depot upgrading.

RCW 47.82.020 Depot upgrading.The department shall, when feasible, assist local jurisdictions in upgrading Amtrak depots. Multimodal use of these facilities shall be encouraged.[ 1990 c 43 § 37.]
WA Rev Code § 47.82.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.82 - Amtrak.|47.82.030 - Service extension.

RCW 47.82.030 Service extension.(1) The department, in conjunction with local jurisdictions, shall coordinate as appropriate with designated metropolitan and provincial transportation organizations to pursue resumption of Amtrak service from Seattle to Vancouver, British Columbia, via Everett, Mount Vernon, and Bellingham.(2) The department, in conjunction with local jurisdictions, shall study potential Amtrak service on the following routes:(a) Daytime Spokane-Wenatchee-Everett-Seattle service;(b) Daytime Spokane-Tri-Cities-Vancouver-Portland service;(c) Tri-Cities-Yakima-Ellensburg-Seattle service, if the Stampede Pass route is reopened; and(d) More frequent Portland-Vancouver-Kelso-Centralia-Olympia-Tacoma-Seattle service or increments thereof.[ 1990 c 43 § 38.]
WA Rev Code § 47.82.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.82 - Amtrak.|47.82.040 - Coordination with other rail systems and common carriers.

RCW 47.82.040 Coordination with other rail systems and common carriers.The department, with other state and local agencies shall coordinate as appropriate with designated metropolitan planning organizations to provide public information with respect to common carrier passenger transportation. This information may include maps, routes, and schedules of passenger rail service, local transit agencies, air carriers, private ground transportation providers, and international, state, and local ferry services.The state shall continue its cooperative relationship with Amtrak and Canadian passenger rail systems.[ 1990 c 43 § 39.]
WA Rev Code § 47.82.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.82 - Amtrak.|47.82.900 - Construction—Severability—Headings—1990 c 43.

RCW 47.82.900 Construction—Severability—Headings—1990 c 43.See notes following RCW 81.100.010.
WA Rev Code § 47.85.005 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.85 - Transportation Project Delivery and Review.|47.85.005 - Intent.

RCW 47.85.005 Intent.It is the intent of the legislature to achieve transportation regulatory reform that expedites the delivery of transportation projects through a streamlined approach to environmental decision making. The department of transportation should work cooperatively and proactively with state regulatory and natural resource agencies, public and private sector interests, and Indian tribes to avoid project delays. The department and state regulatory and natural resource agencies should continue to implement and improve upon the successful policies, guidance, tools, and procedures that were created as a result of transportation permit efficiency and accountability committee efforts. The department should expedite project delivery and routine maintenance activities through the use of programmatic agreements and permits where possible and seek new opportunities to eliminate duplicative processes.[ 2015 3rd sp.s. c 17 § 1.]NOTES:Effective date—2015 3rd sp.s. c 17: "This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [July 6, 2015]." [ 2015 3rd sp.s. c 17 § 12.]
WA Rev Code § 47.85.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.85 - Transportation Project Delivery and Review.|47.85.010 - Legislative declaration.

RCW 47.85.010 Legislative declaration.The legislature recognizes the value that tribal governments provide in the review of transportation projects. The legislature expects the department to continue its efforts to provide consistent consultation and communication during the environmental review of proposed transportation projects.[ 2015 3rd sp.s. c 17 § 2.]NOTES:Effective date—2015 3rd sp.s. c 17: See note following RCW 47.85.005.
WA Rev Code § 47.85.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.85 - Transportation Project Delivery and Review.|47.85.020 - Multiagency permit program—Federal act compliance—Permit application guidance, quality control—Multiagency effort to streamline permit and approval process.

RCW 47.85.020 Multiagency permit program—Federal act compliance—Permit application guidance, quality control—Multiagency effort to streamline permit and approval process.The department must streamline the permitting process by developing and maintaining positive relationships with the regulatory agencies and the Indian tribes. The department can reduce the time it takes to obtain permits by incorporating impact avoidance and minimization measures into project design and by developing complete permit applications. To streamline the permitting process, the department must:(1) Implement a multiagency permit program, commensurate with program funding levels, consisting of appropriate regulatory agency staff with oversight and management from the department.(a) The multiagency permit program must provide early project coordination, expedited project review, project status updates, technical and regulatory guidance, and construction support to ensure compliance.(b) The multiagency permit program staff must assist department project teams with developing complete biological assessments and permit applications, provide suggestions for how the project can avoid and minimize impacts, and provide input regarding mitigation for unavoidable impacts;(2) Establish, implement, and maintain programmatic agreements and permits with federal and state agencies to expedite the process of ensuring compliance with the endangered species act, section 106 of the national historic preservation act, hydraulic project approvals, the clean water act, and other federal acts as appropriate;(3) Collaborate with permitting staff from the United States army corps of engineers, Seattle district, department of ecology, and department of fish and wildlife to develop, implement, and maintain complete permit application guidance. The guidance must identify the information that is required for agencies to consider a permit application complete;(4) Perform internal quality assurance and quality control to ensure that permit applications are complete before submitting them to the regulatory agencies; and(5) Implement a multiagency effort, in coordination with the department of ecology and the department of fish and wildlife, and work with the relevant federal environmental permitting agencies to streamline the acquisition of commonly needed environmental permits and approvals for department of transportation fish passage barrier correction projects. Expected results include developing programmatic permit options that simplify the application process, reduce paperwork, and reduce the amount of time and cost it takes to acquire these permits and approvals.[ 2021 c 289 § 3; 2015 3rd sp.s. c 17 § 3.]NOTES:Effective date—2015 3rd sp.s. c 17: See note following RCW 47.85.005.
WA Rev Code § 47.85.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.85 - Transportation Project Delivery and Review.|47.85.030 - Finding—Environmental review and oversight.

RCW 47.85.030 Finding—Environmental review and oversight.The legislature finds that an essential component of streamlined permit decision making is the ability of the department to demonstrate the capacity to meet environmental responsibilities. Therefore, the legislature directs that:(1) Qualified environmental staff within the department must supervise the development of all environmental documentation in accordance with the department's project delivery tools;(2) The department must conduct special prebid meetings for projects that are environmentally complex. In addition, the department must review environmental requirements related to these projects during the preconstruction meeting held with the contractor who is awarded the bid;(3) Environmental staff at the department, or consultant staff hired directly by the department, must conduct field inspections to ensure that project activities comply with permit conditions and environmental commitments. These inspectors:(a) Must notify the department's project engineer when compliance with permit conditions or environmental regulations are not being met; and(b) Must immediately notify the regulatory agencies with jurisdiction over the nonconforming work; and(4) When a project is not complying with a permit or environmental regulation, the project engineer must immediately order the contractor to stop all nonconforming work and implement measures necessary to bring the project into compliance with permits and regulations.[ 2015 3rd sp.s. c 17 § 4.]NOTES:Effective date—2015 3rd sp.s. c 17: See note following RCW 47.85.005.
WA Rev Code § 47.85.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.85 - Transportation Project Delivery and Review.|47.85.040 - Environmental training and compliance.

RCW 47.85.040 Environmental training and compliance.The legislature expects the department to continue its efforts to improve training and compliance. The department must:(1) Provide training in environmental procedures and permit requirements for those responsible for project delivery activities;(2) Require wetland mitigation sites to be designed by qualified technical specialists that meet training requirements developed by the department in consultation with the department of ecology. Environmental mitigation site improvements must have oversight by environmental staff;(3) Develop, implement, and maintain an environmental compliance data system to track permit conditions, environmental commitments, and violations;(4) Continue to implement the environmental compliance assurance procedure to ensure that appropriate agencies are notified and that action is taken to remedy noncompliant work as soon as possible. When work occurs that does not comply with environmental permits or regulations, the project engineer must document the lessons learned to make other project teams within the department aware of the violation to prevent reoccurrence; and(5) Provide an annual report summarizing violations of environmental permits and regulations to the department of ecology and the legislature on March 1st of each year for violations occurring during the preceding year.[ 2015 3rd sp.s. c 17 § 5.]NOTES:Effective date—2015 3rd sp.s. c 17: See note following RCW 47.85.005.