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WA Rev Code § 36.120.180 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.120 - Regional Transportation Investment Districts.|36.120.180 - Findings—Regional models—Grants.

RCW 36.120.180 Findings—Regional models—Grants.The legislature finds that regional solutions to the state's transportation needs are of paramount concern. The legislature further recognizes that different areas of the state will need the flexibility to fashion local solutions to their transportation problems, and that regional transportation systems may evolve over time. Areas of the state outside of King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties are eligible for grants from the state of no more than two hundred thousand dollars each to study and develop regional transportation models. Regions receiving these grants shall:(1) Develop a model that can be used within their region to select, fund, and administer regional transportation solutions;(2) Adopt a county resolution approving the model proposed;(3) Form interlocal agreements among counties as appropriate;(4) Report to the transportation committees in the senate and house of representatives, petitioning the legislature to grant them authority to implement their proposed model.[ 2002 c 56 § 118.]
WA Rev Code § 36.120.190 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.120 - Regional Transportation Investment Districts.|36.120.190 - Joint ballot measure.

RCW 36.120.190 Joint ballot measure.At the option of the planning committee, and with the explicit approval of the regional transit authority, the participating counties may choose to impose any remaining high capacity transportation taxes under chapter 81.104 RCW that have not otherwise been used by a regional transit authority and submit to the voters a common ballot measure that creates the district, approves the regional transportation investment plan, implements the taxes, and implements any remaining high capacity transportation taxes within the boundaries of the regional transportation investment district. Collection and expenditures of any high capacity transportation taxes implemented under this section must be determined by agreement between the participating counties or district and the regional transit authority electing to submit high capacity transportation taxes to the voters under a common ballot measure as provided in this section. If the measure fails, all such unused high capacity transportation taxes revert back to and remain with the regional transit authority. A project constructed with this funding is not considered a "transportation project" under RCW 36.120.020.[ 2002 c 56 § 201.]
WA Rev Code § 36.120.200 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.120 - Regional Transportation Investment Districts.|36.120.200 - Regional transportation investment district account.

RCW 36.120.200 Regional transportation investment district account.The regional transportation investment district account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. The purpose of this account is to act as an account into which may be deposited state money, if any, that may be used in conjunction with district money to fund transportation projects. Additionally, the district may deposit funds into this account for disbursement, as appropriate, on transportation projects. Nothing in this section requires any state matching money. All money deposited in the regional transportation investment district account will be used for design, right-of-way acquisition, capital acquisition, and construction, or for the payment of debt service associated with these activities, for regionally funded transportation projects developed under this chapter. Only the district may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW. An appropriation is not required for expenditures from this account.[ 2002 c 56 § 401.]
WA Rev Code § 36.120.210 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.120 - Regional Transportation Investment Districts.|36.120.210 - Advisory ballot for Alaskan Way viaduct improvements—Preferred alternative for Alaskan Way viaduct and Seattle Seawall improvements.

RCW 36.120.210 Advisory ballot for Alaskan Way viaduct improvements—Preferred alternative for Alaskan Way viaduct and Seattle Seawall improvements.(1) The most populous city, within the three-county region eligible to create a regional transportation investment district under this chapter, shall submit an advisory ballot to the city voters at the 2006 general election regarding voter preference of the tunnel and rebuild alternatives described in the environmental impact statement relative to the Alaskan Way viaduct project. The results of the election shall be advisory only and not binding regarding the final project to be constructed.(2) In the alternative to the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, following the report of the expert review panel's findings and recommendations completed under *RCW 47.01.400(4)(c), the city legislative authority shall hold public hearings on the findings and recommendations. After such time, and by November 1, 2006, the city legislative authority shall adopt by ordinance a preferred alternative for the Alaskan Way viaduct and Seattle Seawall replacement project. The preferred alternative must, at a minimum, be based on a substantial project mitigation plan and a comprehensive cost estimate review using the department's cost estimate validation process.[ 2006 c 311 § 29.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: RCW 47.01.400 was repealed by 2017 3rd sp.s. c 25 § 39.Findings—2006 c 311: See note following RCW 36.120.020.
WA Rev Code § 36.125.005 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.125 - Marine Resources Committees.|36.125.005 - Findings—Intent.

RCW 36.125.005 Findings—Intent.(1) The legislature finds the challenge of developing realistic, effective, and efficient solutions to the conservation and management issues facing Puget Sound and Washington's outer coast requires calling on all available sources of knowledge and creative thinking available in the collective wisdom of Washington's citizens. The legislature further finds that both Puget Sound and the outer coast are dynamic and localized water bodies with unique local challenges and unique local solutions. As such, it is essential for the future management of these ecosystems that citizens, through their local government, have a voice and an opportunity to share their dedication and interest in the well-being of their community's unique marine waters, while providing a valuable contribution to the statewide efforts aimed at restoring the outer coast and Puget Sound as a whole.(2) The legislature further finds that federally led efforts to establish marine resources committees have proven to be an exciting vehicle for involving local citizens and community leaders in the future discussions, decisions, and restoration commitments in the waters most important to the community. The existing model of using a community-based, nonregulatory organization to examine issues particular to a community's corner of Puget Sound, applying for grants, and thoroughly and fairly investigating available options and solutions has proved to be a valuable asset to Puget Sound and its communities, and is worthy of replication throughout the Puget Sound basin and the outer coast.(3) In this chapter, the legislature intends to establish a structure on which interested local communities can harness the dedication, creativity, and wisdom of their residents in the form of marine resources committees. These committees are intended to complement, and not compete with or undermine, any other governmental efforts to restore and manage the Puget Sound. The legislature further intends that the department of fish and wildlife should apply the lessons learned from Puget Sound to work with county governments on the outer coast to establish marine resources committees.[ 2007 c 344 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 36.125.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.125 - Marine Resources Committees.|36.125.010 - Counties authorized to establish—Purpose—Role.

RCW 36.125.010 Counties authorized to establish—Purpose—Role.(1)(a) The legislative authority for each county that borders the marine waters of southern Puget Sound may establish marine resources committees consistent with the procedures outlined in RCW 36.125.020. Counties authorized to establish marine resources committees in the southern Puget Sound are: King, Pierce, Thurston, Kitsap, and Mason counties.(b) The legislative authority for each county bordering the marine waters of the outer coast may develop a marine resources committee consistent with the procedures outlined in RCW 36.125.020. Counties authorized to establish marine resources committees on the outer coast are: Pacific, Grays Harbor, and Wahkiakum counties.(c) Jefferson and Clallam counties may establish a new marine resources committee or a subcommittee of the county's existing marine resources committee, consistent with the procedures outlined in RCW 36.125.020, specifically to address the marine ecosystems for the outer coast or Puget Sound, where appropriate.(2) The mission of a marine resources committee created under this section is to address, utilizing sound science, the needs of the marine ecosystem local to the county initiating the marine resources committee.(3) A marine resources committee created under this section should review current data and resource conservation and management programs and make prioritized recommendations for additional measures that might be necessary to enhance protection of marine resources.(4) The role of a marine resources committee in developing recommendations includes, but is not limited to:(a) Utilizing existing data and, to the extent necessary, helping to gather new data on the health of local marine resources;(b) Making scientifically based recommendations on local candidate sites for marine protected areas;(c) Working closely with local and state officials to help implement recommendations of the marine resources committee;(d) Promoting public outreach and education around marine resource conservation and management issues; and(e) Engaging in any other activities that the initiating county deems appropriate.[ 2007 c 344 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 36.125.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.125 - Marine Resources Committees.|36.125.030 - Regional coordinating entities.

RCW 36.125.030 Regional coordinating entities.(1) The Puget Sound action team, or its successor organization, shall serve as the regional coordinating entity for marine resources committees created in the southern Puget Sound and the department of fish and wildlife shall serve as the regional coordinating entity for marine resources committees created for the outer coast.(2) The regional coordinating entity shall serve as a resource to, at a minimum:(a) Coordinate and pool grant applications and other funding requests for marine resources committees;(b) Coordinate communications and information among marine resources committees;(c) Assist marine resources committees to measure themselves against regional performance benchmarks; (d) Assist marine resources committees with coordinating local projects to complement regional priorities;(e) Assist marine resources committees to interact with and complement other marine resources committees, and other similar groups, constituted under a different authority; and(f) Coordinate with the Northwest Straits commission on issues common to marine resources committees statewide.[ 2007 c 344 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 36.125.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.125 - Marine Resources Committees.|36.125.040 - Application to committees established under federal law.

RCW 36.125.040 Application to committees established under federal law.Nothing in RCW 36.125.010 or 36.125.020 is intended to expand or limit the authority of local marine resources committees established under the Northwest Straits marine conservation initiative by federal act in San Juan, Whatcom, Skagit, Island, Snohomish, Clallam, and Jefferson counties and existing as of July 22, 2007.[ 2007 c 344 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 36.125.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.125 - Marine Resources Committees.|36.125.050 - Collaborative process for ocean policy development and coastal area management.

RCW 36.125.050 Collaborative process for ocean policy development and coastal area management.Outer coast marine resources committees, in conjunction with their regional coordinating entity, shall meet and consult with key state, federal, local, and tribal governments, and private interest groups to develop a collaborative process to address ocean policy issues. This collaborative process should use Washington's "Ocean Action Plan: Enhancing Management of Washington State's Ocean and Outer Coasts" developed by the Washington ocean policy work group as a guide to begin the work of developing and coordinating state and local ocean policy and providing better management of Washington's coastal areas.[ 2007 c 344 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 36.125.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.125 - Marine Resources Committees.|36.125.060 - Outer coast marine resources committee program—Annual reports.

RCW 36.125.060 Outer coast marine resources committee program—Annual reports.(1) The outer coast marine resources committee program is created to provide support for the development, administration, and coordination of outer coast marine resources committees and their projects.(2) The director of fish and wildlife is the administrator of the outer coast marine resources committee program. As the administrator of the program, the director of fish and wildlife shall:(a) Provide each outer coast marine resources committee with a coordinator to support the administration and work of the committee; and(b) Distribute grants to outer coast marine resources committees for projects that benefit Washington's coastal marine resources. The director of fish and wildlife shall develop procedures and criteria for allocating funds for projects, which may include annual allocation of funding to each committee.(3) Each outer coast marine resources committee shall prepare and deliver an annual report to the director of fish and wildlife by October 31st of each year. The report must include, but is not limited to, a summary of actions taken that year and prioritized recommendations for future action. The director of fish and wildlife shall compile the individual outer coast marine resources committee reports into a consolidated report, and provide the consolidated report to the governor and appropriate committees of the legislature by December 31st of each year.[ 2008 c 242 § 3.]NOTES:Findings—Intent—2008 c 242: See note following RCW 36.125.020.
WA Rev Code § 36.130.005 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.130 - Affordable Housing Developments.|36.130.005 - Intent.

RCW 36.130.005 Intent.It is the public policy of the state to assist in making affordable housing available throughout the state. The legislature recognizes that despite ongoing efforts there is still a lack of affordable housing in many areas. The legislature also recognizes that some local governments have imposed development requirements on affordable housing developments that are not generally imposed on other housing developments. The intent of this [the] legislature is to prohibit discrimination against affordable housing developments.[ 2008 c 118 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 36.130.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.130 - Affordable Housing Developments.|36.130.010 - Definitions.

RCW 36.130.010 Definitions.The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Affordable housing development" means a housing development in which at least twenty-five percent of the dwelling units within the development are set aside for or are occupied by low-income households at a sales price or rent amount that is considered affordable by a federal, state, or local government housing program.(2) "Dwelling unit" means that part of a housing development that is used as a home, residence, or place to sleep by one person or two or more persons maintaining a common household.(3) "Housing development" means a proposed or existing structure that is used as a home, residence, or place to sleep by one or more persons including, but not limited to, single-family residences, manufactured homes, multifamily housing, group homes, and foster care facilities.(4) "Low-income household" means a single person, family, or unrelated persons living together whose adjusted income is less than eighty percent of the median family income, adjusted for household size, for the county where the affordable housing development is located.[ 2008 c 118 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 36.130.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.130 - Affordable Housing Developments.|36.130.020 - Restrictions on affordable housing development requirements—Preferential treatment—Requirements as conditions.

RCW 36.130.020 Restrictions on affordable housing development requirements—Preferential treatment—Requirements as conditions.(1) A city, county, or other local governmental entity or agency may not adopt, impose, or enforce requirements on an affordable housing development that are different than the requirements imposed on housing developments generally.(2) This section does not prohibit any city, county, or other local governmental entity or agency from extending preferential treatment to affordable housing developments intended for including, but not limited to, occupancy by homeless persons, farmworkers, persons with disabilities, senior citizens, or low-income households. Preferential treatment may include, but is not limited to: A reduction or waiver of fees or changes in applicable requirements including, without limitation, architectural requirements, site development requirements, property line requirements, building setback requirements, or vehicle parking requirements; or other treatment that reduces or is likely to reduce the development or operating costs of an affordable housing development.(3) A city, county, or other local governmental entity or agency may impose and enforce requirements on affordable housing developments as conditions of loans, grants, financial support, tax benefits, subsidy funds, or sale or lease of public property, or as conditions to eligibility for any affordable housing incentive program under RCW 36.70A.540 or any other program involving bonus density, transfer of development rights, waiver of development regulations or fees, or other development incentives.[ 2008 c 118 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 36.135.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.135 - Local Public Works Assistance Funds.|36.135.010 - Definitions.

RCW 36.135.010 Definitions.Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "Capital facilities plan" means a capital facilities plan required under chapter 36.70A RCW.(2) "Local government" means cities, towns, counties, special purpose districts, and any other municipal corporations or quasi-municipal corporations in the state, excluding school districts and port districts.(3) "Public works project" means a project of a local government for the planning, acquisition, construction, repair, reconstruction, replacement, rehabilitation, or improvement of streets and roads, bridges, water systems, or storm and sanitary sewage systems and solid waste facilities, including recycling facilities.[ 2009 c 45 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 36.135.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.135 - Local Public Works Assistance Funds.|36.135.020 - Use—Distribution.

RCW 36.135.020 Use—Distribution.(1) County legislative authorities may establish local public works assistance funds for the purpose of funding public works projects located wholly or partially within the county. Moneys may be deposited in local public works assistance funds from existing revenue sources of the county.(2) Moneys deposited in local public works assistance funds, and interest earned on balances from the funds, may only be used:(a) To make loans to the county and to other local governments for funding public works projects as provided in this chapter; and(b) For costs incurred in the administration of funds.(3) No more than fifty percent of the moneys loaned from a fund in a calendar year may be loaned to the county providing local public works assistance funds. At least twenty-five percent of the moneys anticipated to be loaned from a fund in a calendar year must be made available for funding public works projects in cities or towns.(4) No more than one percent of the average annual balance of a county's fund, including interest earned on balances from the fund, may be used annually for administrative costs.[ 2009 c 45 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 36.135.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.135 - Local Public Works Assistance Funds.|36.135.030 - Public works projects—Financial assistance for local governments.

RCW 36.135.030 Public works projects—Financial assistance for local governments.(1) Counties, in consultation with cities and towns within the county, may make loans to local governments from funds established under RCW 36.135.020 for the purpose of assisting local governments in funding public works projects. Counties may require terms and conditions and may charge rates of interest on its loans as they deem necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Counties may not pledge any amount greater than the sum of money in their local public works assistance fund plus money to be received from the payment of the debt service on loans made from that fund. Money received from local governments in repayment of loans made under this chapter must be paid into the fund of the lending county for uses consistent with this chapter.(2) Prior to receiving moneys from a fund established under RCW 36.135.020, a local government applying for financial assistance under this chapter must demonstrate to the lending county:(a) Utilization of all local revenue sources that are reasonably available for funding public works projects;(b) Compliance with applicable requirements of chapter 36.70A RCW; and(c) Consistency between the proposed project and applicable capital facilities plans.(3) Counties may not make loans under this chapter prior to completing the initial collaboration and prioritization requirements of RCW 36.135.040(1).[ 2009 c 45 § 3.]