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WA Rev Code § 53.08.130 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 53 - Port Districts|Chapter 53.08 - Powers.|53.08.130 - Notice—Award of contract—Low bidder claiming error.

RCW 53.08.130 Notice—Award of contract—Low bidder claiming error.The notice shall state generally the nature of the work to be done and require that bids be sealed and filed with the commission at a time specified therein. Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid proposal deposit in the form of a cashier's check, money order, or surety bid bond to the commission for a sum not less than five percent of the amount of the bid, and no bid shall be considered unless accompanied by such bid proposal deposit. At the time and place named the bids shall be publicly opened and read and the commission shall proceed to canvass the bids and, except as otherwise in this section provided, shall let the contract to the lowest responsible bidder upon plans and specifications on file, or to the best bidder submitting his or her own plans and specifications. If, in the opinion of the commission, all bids are unsatisfactory, they may reject all of them and readvertise, and in such case all such bid proposal deposits shall be returned to the bidders; but if the contract is let, then all bid proposal deposits shall be returned to the bidders, except that of the successful bidder which shall be retained until a contract is entered into for the purchase of such materials or doing such work, and a bond given to the port district for the performance of the contract and otherwise conditioned as required by law, with sureties satisfactory to the commission, in an amount to be fixed by the commission, but not in any event less than twenty-five percent of the contract price. If the bidder fails to enter into the contract in accordance with his or her bid and furnish such bond within ten days from the date at which he or she is notified that he or she is the successful bidder, the check or money order and the amount thereof shall be forfeited to the port district or the port district shall recover the amount of the surety bid bond. A low bidder who claims error and fails to enter into a contract is prohibited from bidding on the same project if a second or subsequent call for bids is made for the project.[ 1996 c 18 § 11; 1971 ex.s. c 258 § 2; 1955 c 348 § 3. Prior: 1921 c 179 § 1, part; 1911 c 92 § 5, part; RRS § 9693, part.]NOTES:Severability—1971 ex.s. c 258: See note following RCW 28B.10.350.Severability—1955 c 348: See note following RCW 53.08.120.Contractor's bond: Chapter 39.08 RCW.Lien on public works, retained percentage of contractor's earnings: Chapter 60.28 RCW.
WA Rev Code § 53.08.135 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 53 - Port Districts|Chapter 53.08 - Powers.|53.08.135 - Construction projects over forty thousand dollars—Contracting out.

RCW 53.08.135 Construction projects over forty thousand dollars—Contracting out.Port districts shall determine if any construction project over forty thousand dollars can be accomplished less expensively by contracting out. If contracting out is less expensive, the port district may contract out such project.[ 1982 c 92 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 53.08.140 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 53 - Port Districts|Chapter 53.08 - Powers.|53.08.140 - Leases or contracts without bond.

RCW 53.08.140 Leases or contracts without bond.Port districts may enter into leases and contracts of every kind and nature with the United States of America or any of its departments, the state of Washington or any of its departments, or its political subdivisions or with any municipal corporation or quasi municipal corporation of the state of Washington, without requiring said port district or public bodies to provide bonds to secure the performance thereof. All such leases or contracts heretofore entered into are hereby ratified.[ 1943 c 136 § 1; Rem. Supp. 1943 § 9710.]
WA Rev Code § 53.08.150 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 53 - Port Districts|Chapter 53.08 - Powers.|53.08.150 - Notices when no newspaper in county.

RCW 53.08.150 Notices when no newspaper in county.Notices required in port districts in which no newspaper is published may be given by publication in any newspaper of general circulation in the county.[ 1921 c 39 § 3; RRS § 9704.]
WA Rev Code § 53.08.160 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 53 - Port Districts|Chapter 53.08 - Powers.|53.08.160 - Studies, investigations, surveys—Promotion of facilities.

RCW 53.08.160 Studies, investigations, surveys—Promotion of facilities.All port districts organized under the provisions of this act shall be, and they are hereby, authorized and empowered to initiate and carry on the necessary studies, investigations and surveys required for the proper development, improvement and utilization of all port properties, utilities and facilities, and for industrial development within the district when such agricultural and industrial development is carried out by a public agency, institution, or body for a public purpose, and to assemble and analyze the data thus obtained and to cooperate with the state of Washington, other port districts and other operators of terminal and transportation facilities for these purposes, and to make such expenditures as are necessary for said purposes, and for the proper promotion, advertising, improvement and development of such port properties, utilities and facilities: PROVIDED HOWEVER, That nothing in this section shall authorize a port district to develop its properties as an agricultural or dairy farm.[ 1973 1st ex.s. c 55 § 1; 1947 c 24 § 2; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 9692A.]
WA Rev Code § 53.08.175 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 53 - Port Districts|Chapter 53.08 - Powers.|53.08.175 - Commissioners, officers, and employees—Reimbursement of expenses.

RCW 53.08.175 Commissioners, officers, and employees—Reimbursement of expenses.Employees, officers, and commissioners of port districts shall, when engaged in official business of the port district, be entitled to receive their necessary and reasonable travel and other business expenses incurred on behalf of the port district. Reimbursement of such expenses may be granted, whether incurred within or without the port district, when submitted on a voucher with appropriate evidence of payment by such employee or official.[ 1965 c 101 § 1.]NOTES:Section headings—1965 c 101: "Section headings as used in this act do not constitute any part of the law." [ 1965 c 101 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 53.08.176 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 53 - Port Districts|Chapter 53.08 - Powers.|53.08.176 - Commissioners, officers, and employees—Regulation of expenses.

RCW 53.08.176 Commissioners, officers, and employees—Regulation of expenses.Each port district shall adopt a resolution (which may be amended from time to time) which shall establish the basic rules and regulations governing methods and amount of reimbursement payable to such port officials and employees for travel and other business expenses incurred on behalf of the district. The resolution shall, among other things, establish procedures for approving such expenses; set forth the method of authorizing the direct purchase of transportation; the form of the voucher; and requirements governing the use of credit cards issued in the name of the port district. Such regulations may provide for payment of per diem in lieu of actual expenses when travel requires overnight lodging: PROVIDED, That in all cases any per diem payment shall not exceed the United States general service administration's per diem rates. The state auditor shall, as provided by general law, cooperate with the port district in establishing adequate procedures for regulating and auditing the reimbursement of all such expenses.[ 2015 c 29 § 1; 1965 c 101 § 2.]NOTES:Section headings—1965 c 101: See note following RCW 53.08.175.
WA Rev Code § 53.08.180 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 53 - Port Districts|Chapter 53.08 - Powers.|53.08.180 - Federal old age and survivors' insurance for employees.

RCW 53.08.180 Federal old age and survivors' insurance for employees.As used in RCW 53.08.180 through 53.08.200, the term "employees" shall be as defined in RCW 41.48.020 and no distinction shall be made for the purposes of coverage under the social security act, between persons employed by a port district on a casual or temporary basis, or on a regular or steady basis, or between persons paid hourly wages and persons paid wages on a weekly, monthly, or other periodic basis. It being the intent of RCW 53.08.180 through 53.08.200 that all employees shall be entitled to the coverage of the federal social security act for work performed in the service of a port district, which is not covered by the state employees' retirement system.[ 1955 c 219 § 1.]NOTES:Public employees' retirement system: Chapter 41.40 RCW.
WA Rev Code § 53.08.190 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 53 - Port Districts|Chapter 53.08 - Powers.|53.08.190 - Federal old age and survivors' insurance for employees—Plan for extension of benefits.

RCW 53.08.190 Federal old age and survivors' insurance for employees—Plan for extension of benefits.Each port district, which has not previously done so, shall within thirty days of June 8, 1955, submit for approval by the governor a plan for extending the benefits of Title II of the federal social security act, as amended, in conformity with applicable provisions of said act as set forth in chapter 41.48 RCW, to employees of such port district who are employed in positions not covered by the employees' retirement system of the state of Washington. The plan required to be submitted by this section shall be as set forth in RCW 41.48.050 and shall be in conformance therewith.[ 1955 c 219 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 53.08.200 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 53 - Port Districts|Chapter 53.08 - Powers.|53.08.200 - Federal old age and survivors' insurance for employees—Contributions.

RCW 53.08.200 Federal old age and survivors' insurance for employees—Contributions.All port districts are authorized to make contributions on employees' wages, and to impose upon their employees contributions with respect to their wages in accordance with RCW 41.48.030 through 41.48.050.[ 1955 c 219 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 53.08.205 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 53 - Port Districts|Chapter 53.08 - Powers.|53.08.205 - Liability insurance for officials and employees.

RCW 53.08.205 Liability insurance for officials and employees.The board of commissioners of each port district may purchase liability insurance with such limits as they may deem reasonable for the purpose of protecting their officials and employees against liability for personal or bodily injuries and property damage arising from their acts or omissions while performing or in good faith purporting to perform their official duties.[ 1973 c 125 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 53.08.208 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 53 - Port Districts|Chapter 53.08 - Powers.|53.08.208 - Actions against officer, employee, or agent—Defense and costs provided by port district—Exception.

RCW 53.08.208 Actions against officer, employee, or agent—Defense and costs provided by port district—Exception.Whenever any action, claim, or proceeding is instituted against any person who is or was an officer, employee, or agent of a port district established under this title arising out of the performance or failure of performance of duties for, or employment with any such district, the commission of the district may grant a request by such person that the attorney of the district's choosing be authorized to defend said claim, suit or proceeding, and the costs of defense, attorney's fees, and any obligation for payment arising from such action may be paid from the district's funds: PROVIDED, That costs of defense and/or judgment or settlement against such person shall not be paid in any case where the court has found that such person was not acting in good faith or within the scope of his or her employment with or duties for the district.[ 2010 c 8 § 16002; 1975 c 60 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 53.08.220 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 53 - Port Districts|Chapter 53.08 - Powers.|53.08.220 - Regulations authorized—Adoption as part of ordinance or resolution of city or county, procedure—Enforcement—Penalty for violation.

RCW 53.08.220 Regulations authorized—Adoption as part of ordinance or resolution of city or county, procedure—Enforcement—Penalty for violation.(1) A port district may formulate all needful regulations for the use by tenants, agents, servants, licensees, invitees, suppliers, passengers, customers, shippers, business visitors, and members of the general public of any properties or facilities owned or operated by it, and request the adoption, amendment, or repeal of such regulations as part of the ordinances of the city or town in which such properties or facilities are situated, or as part of the resolutions of the county, if such properties or facilities be situated outside any city or town. The port commission shall make such request by resolution after holding a public hearing on the proposed regulations, of which at least ten days' notice shall be published in a legal newspaper of general circulation in the port district. Such regulations must conform to and be consistent with federal and state law. As to properties or facilities situated within a city or town, such regulations must conform to and be consistent with the ordinances of the city or town. As to properties or facilities situated outside any city or town, such regulations must conform to and be consistent with county resolutions. Upon receiving such request, the governing body of the city, town, or county, as the case may be, may adopt such regulations as part of its ordinances or resolutions, or amend or repeal such regulations in accordance with the terms of the request.(2)(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, any violation of the regulations described in subsection (1) of this section is a misdemeanor which shall be redressed in the same manner as other police regulations of the city, town, or county, and it shall be the duty of all law enforcement officers to enforce such regulations accordingly.(b) Except as provided in (c) of this subsection, violation of such a regulation relating to traffic including parking, standing, stopping, and pedestrian offenses is a traffic infraction.(c) Violation of such a regulation equivalent to those provisions of Title 46 RCW set forth in RCW 46.63.020 remains a misdemeanor.[ 2003 c 53 § 286; 1979 ex.s. c 136 § 103; 1961 c 38 § 1.]NOTES:Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.Effective date—Severability—1979 ex.s. c 136: See notes following RCW 46.63.010.
WA Rev Code § 53.08.230 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 53 - Port Districts|Chapter 53.08 - Powers.|53.08.230 - Making motor vehicle and other police regulations applicable to district property—Filing plat with county auditor—Duty of law enforcement officers.

RCW 53.08.230 Making motor vehicle and other police regulations applicable to district property—Filing plat with county auditor—Duty of law enforcement officers.A port district may at its option file with the county auditor a plat of any of its properties or facilities, showing thereon such private streets, alleys, access roads, parking areas, parks and other places as the port district may wish to have treated as public for purposes of motor vehicle or other police regulations. Such plat may be amended at any time by the filing of an amendatory plat, and may be vacated at any time by the filing of a resolution of vacation. So long as any such plat or amendatory plat is on file and not vacated, the motor vehicle or other police regulations of the state, and the motor vehicle regulations of the city, town or county, as the case may be, in which the areas described in the plat are situated, shall apply to such areas as though they were public streets, alleys, access roads, parking areas, parks or other places, and it shall be the duty of all state and local law enforcement officers to enforce such regulations accordingly.[ 1961 c 38 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 53.08.240 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 53 - Port Districts|Chapter 53.08 - Powers.|53.08.240 - Joint exercise of powers and joint acquisition of property—Contracts with other governmental entities.

RCW 53.08.240 Joint exercise of powers and joint acquisition of property—Contracts with other governmental entities.(1) Any two or more port districts shall have the power, by mutual agreement, to exercise jointly all powers granted to each individual district, and in the exercise of such powers shall have the right and power to acquire jointly all lands, property, property rights, leases, or easements necessary for their purposes, either entirely within or partly within or partly without or entirely without such districts: PROVIDED, That any two or more districts so acting jointly, by mutual agreement, shall not acquire any real property or real property rights in any other port district without the consent of such district.(2) A district may enter into any contract with the United States, or any state, county, or municipal corporation, or any department of those entities, for carrying out any of the powers that each of the contracting parties may by law exercise separately.(3)(a) A port district that is located in a county that has a contiguous border with another state, and a population between fifty and seventy thousand, may enter into any contract that each of the contracting parties may by law exercise separately with, including but not limited to, municipal corporations of adjoining states.(b) In addition to other powers granted by statute, a port district that is located in a county that has a contiguous border with another state, and a population between fifty and seventy thousand, may enter into agreements with the United States or any of its agencies, or with any state, or with any municipal corporation of this state or of an adjoining state, for exercising jointly or cooperatively within or outside the district, in whole or in part, any of the powers that each of the contracting parties may by law exercise separately, for the promotion or development of trade or industry. Such powers may be exercised outside the boundaries of this state only after a public hearing of which notice has been published in a newspaper of general circulation within the district at least ten days in advance, and pursuant to findings and a resolution by the port district's commission that: (i) The undertaking and the district's participation in it will substantially benefit the district and the state of Washington; and (ii) the districts' share of the cost will not exceed an amount calculated by dividing the total cost of the undertaking by the number of participants.[ 1999 c 306 § 3; 1961 c 24 § 1.]NOTES:Purpose—1999 c 306: See note following RCW 53.04.010.
WA Rev Code § 53.08.245 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 53 - Port Districts|Chapter 53.08 - Powers.|53.08.245 - Economic development programs authorized—Job training and education.

RCW 53.08.245 Economic development programs authorized—Job training and education.(1) It shall be in the public purpose for all port districts to engage in economic development programs. In addition, port districts may contract with nonprofit corporations and private and public entities that provide training systems as defined in RCW 28C.18.010 and promote workforce diversity in furtherance of this and other acts relating to economic development.(2)(a) Economic development programs may include: Occupational job training and placement, job advancement and job retention, preapprenticeship training, or occupational education programs associated with port tenants, customers, and local economic development related to port tenants or port-related economic activities that are sponsored by a port and operated by a nonprofit, private, or public entity.(b) Ports seeking to engage in activities or contracts pursuant to this subsection shall, by resolution, declare that port-related workforce development provides a substantial public benefit consistent with the port commission's economic development goals, and is consistent with ongoing worker training initiatives in place in the port district.(c) As a contract condition, a sponsoring port must require any entity that operates programs such as those described in (a) of this subsection to submit annually quantitative information on program outcomes including: The number of workers trained, recruited, placed in jobs, and retained; the types of jobs and range of compensation; the number and types of businesses that are served; and any other tangible benefits realized by the port, the workers, businesses, and the public.[ 2019 c 117 § 1; 2010 c 195 § 1; 1985 c 125 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 53.08.255 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 53 - Port Districts|Chapter 53.08 - Powers.|53.08.255 - Tourism promotion and tourism-related facilities authorized.

RCW 53.08.255 Tourism promotion and tourism-related facilities authorized.(1) Any port district in this state, acting through its commission, has power to expend moneys and conduct promotion of resources and facilities in the district or general area by advertising, publicizing, or otherwise distributing information to attract visitors and encourage tourist expansion.(2)(a) Any port district is authorized either individually or jointly with any other municipality, or person, or any combination thereof, to acquire and to operate tourism-related facilities.(b) When exercising the authority granted under (a) of this subsection, a port district may exercise any of the powers granted to a municipality under RCW 67.28.120, 67.28.130 through 67.28.170, and 67.28.220, but may not exercise powers granted to municipalities under RCW 67.28.180 and 67.28.181 or other powers granted to municipalities under chapter 67.28 RCW. The definitions contained in RCW 67.28.080 apply to the exercise of authority by a port district under (a) of this subsection, and for that purpose the term "municipality" includes a port district.(c) Port districts may not use this section as the authority for the exercise of the power of eminent domain.[ 2007 c 476 § 1; 1984 c 122 § 10.]
WA Rev Code § 53.08.260 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 53 - Port Districts|Chapter 53.08 - Powers.|53.08.260 - Park and recreation facilities.

RCW 53.08.260 Park and recreation facilities.A port district may construct, improve, maintain, and operate public park and recreation facilities when such facilities are necessary to more fully utilize boat landings, harbors, wharves and piers, air, land, and water passenger and transfer terminals, waterways, and other port facilities authorized by law pursuant to the port's comprehensive plan of harbor improvements and industrial development.[ 1965 c 81 § 1.]NOTES:Harbor improvement plan: RCW 53.20.010.
WA Rev Code § 53.08.270 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 53 - Port Districts|Chapter 53.08 - Powers.|53.08.270 - Park and recreation facilities—Approval of other agencies.

RCW 53.08.270 Park and recreation facilities—Approval of other agencies.Before undertaking any such plan for the acquisition and operation of any park or recreational facility the proposed plan therefor shall be first submitted in writing to the director of the parks and recreation commission and to the governing body of any county or municipal park agency having jurisdiction in the area. The state director and/or such county or municipal park agency shall examine the port's proposed plan, and may disapprove such proposed plan if it is found to be in conflict with state or local park and recreation plans for the same area. If such proposed port plan is disapproved the port district shall not proceed further with such plan. If the state director or the governing body of the county or municipal agency does not respond in writing to the port within sixty days, it shall be deemed that approval has been granted.[ 1965 c 81 § 2.]