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WA Rev Code § 47.01.170 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.01 - Department of Transportation.|47.01.170 - Right of entry.

RCW 47.01.170 Right of entry.The department or its duly authorized and acting assistants, agents, or appointees have the right to enter upon any land, real estate, or premises in this state, whether public or private, for purposes of making examinations, locations, surveys, and appraisals for highway purposes. The making of any such entry for those purposes does not constitute any trespass by the department or by its duly authorized and acting assistants, agents, or appointees.[ 1984 c 7 § 77; 1961 c 13 § 47.01.170. Prior: 1945 c 176 § 1; Rem. Supp. 1945 § 6400-3f. Formerly RCW 43.27.030.]
WA Rev Code § 47.01.180 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.01 - Department of Transportation.|47.01.180 - Roads and bridges in state parks.

RCW 47.01.180 Roads and bridges in state parks.The department is authorized at the request of, and upon plans approved by the state parks and recreation commission, to construct and maintain vehicular roads, highways, and bridges within the limits of the several state parks.[ 1984 c 7 § 78; 1961 c 13 § 47.01.180. Prior: 1943 c 253 § 1; Rem. Supp. 1943 § 6402-35. Formerly RCW 43.27.040.]
WA Rev Code § 47.01.190 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.01 - Department of Transportation.|47.01.190 - State aid engineer.

RCW 47.01.190 State aid engineer.The secretary shall appoint, with the approval of the governor, a qualified assistant to be designated as "state aid engineer" whose duties shall consist of the administration of the program of state aid in the matter of county roads and city streets.[ 1984 c 7 § 79; 1961 c 13 § 47.01.190. Prior: 1949 c 220 § 2; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 4600-3g. Formerly RCW 43.27.050.]
WA Rev Code § 47.01.210 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.01 - Department of Transportation.|47.01.210 - Contract without bid or bond with public utilities and municipal corporations.

RCW 47.01.210 Contract without bid or bond with public utilities and municipal corporations.It is lawful for the department to contract without advertising or bid, or performance bond, with any public utility, whether publicly or privately operated, or with any municipal corporation or political subdivision of the state, for the performance of any work or the furnishing of any service of a type ordinarily performed or furnished by such utility, or by such municipal corporation or political subdivision, whenever, in the opinion of the department, the interest of the public will be best served.[ 1984 c 7 § 80; 1961 c 13 § 47.01.210. Prior: 1955 c 84 § 1; 1953 c 100 § 1. Formerly RCW 43.27.105.]
WA Rev Code § 47.01.240 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.01 - Department of Transportation.|47.01.240 - Coordination of long-range needs studies.

RCW 47.01.240 Coordination of long-range needs studies.The department and the transportation improvement board shall coordinate their activities relative to long-range needs studies, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 47.05 RCW and RCW 47.26.170, respectively, in order that long-range needs data may be developed and maintained on an integrated and comparable basis. Needs data for county roads and city streets in nonurban areas shall be provided by the counties and cities to the department in such form and extent as requested by the department, after consultation with the county road administration board and the association of Washington cities, in order that needs data may be obtained on a comparable basis for all highways, roads, and streets in Washington.[ 1988 c 167 § 12; 1984 c 7 § 82; 1971 ex.s. c 195 § 10.]NOTES:Savings—Severability—1988 c 167: See notes following RCW 47.26.121.Severability—1971 ex.s. c 195: See note following RCW 43.88.125.
WA Rev Code § 47.01.260 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.01 - Department of Transportation.|47.01.260 - Authority of department.

RCW 47.01.260 Authority of department.(1) The department of transportation shall exercise all the powers and perform all the duties necessary, convenient, or incidental to the planning, locating, designing, constructing, improving, repairing, operating, and maintaining state highways, including bridges and other structures, culverts, and drainage facilities and channel changes necessary for the protection of state highways, and shall examine and allow or disallow bills, subject to the provisions of RCW 85.07.170, for any work or services performed or materials, equipment, or supplies furnished.(2) Subject to the limitations of RCW 4.24.115, the department, in the exercise of any of its powers, may include in any authorized contract a provision for indemnifying the other contracting party against specific loss or damages arising out of the performance of the contract.(3) The department is authorized to acquire property as provided by law and to construct and maintain thereon any buildings or structures necessary or convenient for the planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and administration of the state highway system and to acquire property and to construct and maintain any buildings, structures, appurtenances, and facilities necessary or convenient to the health and safety and for the accommodation of persons traveling upon state highways.(4) The department is authorized to engage in planning surveys and may collect, compile, and analyze statistics and other data relative to existing and future highways and highway needs throughout the state, and shall conduct research, investigations, and testing as it deems necessary to improve the methods of construction and maintenance of highways and bridges.[ 2006 c 368 § 2; 1983 c 29 § 1; 1979 ex.s. c 58 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 47.01.270 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.01 - Department of Transportation.|47.01.270 - Radioactive or hazardous cargo, notice of prohibition.

RCW 47.01.270 Radioactive or hazardous cargo, notice of prohibition.The department of transportation shall adopt regulations to establish procedures for giving notice to transporters of placarded radioactive or hazardous cargo of times when transportation of such cargo is prohibited.[ 1983 c 205 § 2.]NOTES:Transportation of radioactive or hazardous cargo, prohibited, when: RCW 47.48.050.
WA Rev Code § 47.01.280 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.01 - Department of Transportation.|47.01.280 - Application for improvements to existing highways.

RCW 47.01.280 Application for improvements to existing highways.(1) Upon receiving an application for improvements to an existing state highway or highways pursuant to RCW 43.160.074 from the community economic revitalization board, the department shall, in a timely manner, determine whether or not the proposed state highway improvements:(a) Meet the safety and design criteria of the department of transportation;(b) Will impair the operational integrity of the existing highway system; and(c) Will affect any other improvements planned by the department.(2) Upon completion of its determination of the factors contained in subsection (1) of this section and any other factors it deems pertinent, the department shall forward its approval, as submitted or amended or disapproval of the proposed improvements to the board, along with any recommendation it may wish to make concerning the desirability and feasibility of the proposed development. If the department disapproves any proposed improvements, it shall specify its reasons for disapproval.(3) Upon notification from the board of an application's approval pursuant to RCW 43.160.074, the department shall carry out the improvements in coordination with the applicant.[ 2006 c 334 § 7; 2005 c 319 § 121; 1999 c 94 § 10; 1985 c 433 § 6.]NOTES:Effective date—2006 c 334: See note following RCW 47.01.051.Findings—Intent—Part headings—Effective dates—2005 c 319: See notes following RCW 43.17.020.Legislative finding—Effective dates—1999 c 94: See notes following RCW 43.84.092.Nonseverability—1985 c 433: See note following RCW 43.160.074.
WA Rev Code § 47.01.290 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.01 - Department of Transportation.|47.01.290 - Environmental review of transportation projects.

RCW 47.01.290 Environmental review of transportation projects.The legislature recognizes that environmental review of transportation projects is a continuous process that should begin at the earliest stages of planning and continue through final project construction. Early and extensive involvement of the relevant environmental regulatory authorities is critical in order to avoid significant changes in substantially completed project design and engineering. It is the expectation of the legislature that if a comprehensive environmental approach is integrated throughout various transportation processes, onerous, duplicative, and time-consuming permit processes will be minimized.[ 1994 c 258 § 3; 1993 c 55 § 1.]NOTES:Captions not law—1994 c 258: See note following RCW 36.70A.420.Statewide transportation planning: Chapter 47.06 RCW.
WA Rev Code § 47.01.300 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.01 - Department of Transportation.|47.01.300 - Environmental review of transportation projects—Cooperation with other environmental regulatory authorities.

RCW 47.01.300 Environmental review of transportation projects—Cooperation with other environmental regulatory authorities.The department shall, in cooperation with environmental regulatory authorities:(1) Identify and document environmental resources in the development of the statewide multimodal plan under RCW 47.06.040;(2) Allow for public comment regarding changes to the criteria used for prioritizing projects under chapter 47.05 RCW before final adoption of the changes by the commission;(3) Use an environmental review as part of the project prospectus identifying potential environmental impacts, mitigation, the utilization of the mitigation option available in RCW 90.74.040, and costs during the early project identification and selection phase, submit the prospectus to the relevant environmental regulatory authorities, and maintain a record of comments and proposed revisions received from the authorities;(4) Actively work with the relevant environmental regulatory authorities during the design alternative analysis process and seek written concurrence from the authorities that they agree with the preferred design alternative selected;(5) Develop a uniform methodology, in consultation with relevant environmental regulatory authorities, for submitting plans and specifications detailing project elements that impact environmental resources, and proposed mitigation measures including the mitigation option available in RCW 90.74.040, to the relevant environmental regulatory authorities during the preliminary specifications and engineering phase of project development;(6) Screen construction projects to determine which projects will require complex or multiple permits. The permitting authorities shall develop methods for initiating review of the permit applications for the projects before the final design of the projects;(7) Conduct special prebid meetings for those projects that are environmentally complex; and(8) Review environmental considerations related to particular projects during the preconstruction meeting held with the contractor who is awarded the bid.[ 2012 c 62 § 1; 1994 c 258 § 4.]NOTES:Captions not law—1994 c 258: See note following RCW 36.70A.420.
WA Rev Code § 47.01.305 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.01 - Department of Transportation.|47.01.305 - Environmental mitigation in highway construction projects—Public lands first or other sites that avoid loss of long-term, commercially significant agricultural lands.

RCW 47.01.305 Environmental mitigation in highway construction projects—Public lands first or other sites that avoid loss of long-term, commercially significant agricultural lands.(1) For highway construction projects where the department considers agricultural lands of long-term commercial significance, as defined in RCW 36.70A.030, in reviewing and selecting sites to meet environmental mitigation requirements under the national environmental policy act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 4321 et seq.) and chapter 43.21C RCW, the department shall, to the greatest extent possible, consider using public land first.(2) If public lands are not available that meet the required environmental mitigation needs, the department may use other sites while making every effort to avoid any net loss of agricultural lands that have a designation of long-term commercial significance.[ 2009 c 471 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 47.01.315 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.01 - Department of Transportation.|47.01.315 - Work group on review processes under state and national environmental policy acts for state highway projects—Report.

RCW 47.01.315 Work group on review processes under state and national environmental policy acts for state highway projects—Report.The department shall coordinate a state agency work group in 2016 that will identify issues, laws, and regulations relevant to consolidating and coordinating the review processes under the national environmental policy act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 4321 et seq. and chapter 43.21C RCW to streamline the review of and avoid delays to projects on state highways as defined in RCW 46.04.560. The department must report the work group's findings to the joint transportation committee in compliance with RCW 43.01.036 by December 31, 2016. State agencies in the work group must include the department, the department of ecology, and any other relevant agencies. The report must include: An inventory of federal and state environmental regulatory authority; a discussion of the issues pertaining to the current process and timelines used by state and federal agencies for reviewing projects on state highways as defined in RCW 46.04.560; and recommendations for legislation or rules that would reduce delays and time associated with review by state and federal agencies, including suggestions for new categorical exemptions.[ 2015 3rd sp.s. c 15 § 6.]NOTES:Effective date—Findings—Intent—2015 3rd sp.s. c 15: See notes following RCW 47.01.485.
WA Rev Code § 47.01.340 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.01 - Department of Transportation.|47.01.340 - Local and regional transportation goals.

RCW 47.01.340 Local and regional transportation goals.Local and regional transportation agencies shall adopt common transportation goals. The office of transit mobility shall review local and regional transportation plans, including plans required under RCW 35.58.2795, 36.70A.070(6), 36.70A.210, and 47.80.023, to provide for the efficient integration of multimodal and multijurisdictional transportation planning.[ 2005 c 318 § 3.]NOTES:Findings—Intent—2005 c 318: See note following RCW 47.01.330.
WA Rev Code § 47.01.380 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.01 - Department of Transportation.|47.01.380 - State route No. 520 improvements—Exceptions.

RCW 47.01.380 State route No. 520 improvements—Exceptions.The department shall not commence construction on any part of the state route number 520 bridge replacement and HOV project until a record of decision has been reached providing reasonable assurance that project impacts will be avoided, minimized, or mitigated as much as practicable to protect against further adverse impacts on neighborhood environmental quality as a result of repairs and improvements made to the state route number 520 bridge and its connecting roadways, and that any such impacts will be addressed through engineering design choices, mitigation measures, or a combination of both. The requirements of this section shall not apply to off-site pontoon construction supporting the state route number 520 bridge replacement and HOV project. The requirements of this section shall not apply during the 2009-2011 and 2011-2013 fiscal biennia.[ 2011 c 367 § 708; 2009 c 470 § 705; 2006 c 311 § 26.]NOTES:Effective date—2011 c 367: See note following RCW 47.29.170.Effective date—2009 c 470: See note following RCW 46.68.170.Findings—2006 c 311: See note following RCW 36.120.020.
WA Rev Code § 47.01.390 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.01 - Department of Transportation.|47.01.390 - Alaskan Way viaduct, Seattle Seawall, and state route No. 520 improvements—Requirements—Exceptions.

RCW 47.01.390 Alaskan Way viaduct, Seattle Seawall, and state route No. 520 improvements—Requirements—Exceptions.(1) Prior to commencing construction on either project, the department of transportation must complete all of the following requirements for both the Alaskan Way viaduct and Seattle Seawall replacement project, and the state route number 520 bridge replacement and HOV project: (a) In accordance with the national environmental policy act, the department must designate the preferred alternative, prepare a substantial project mitigation plan, and complete a comprehensive cost estimate review using the department's cost estimate validation process, for each project; (b) in accordance with all applicable federal highway administration planning and project management requirements, the department must prepare a project finance plan for each project that clearly identifies secured and anticipated fund sources, cash flow timing requirements, and project staging and phasing plans if applicable; and (c) the department must report these results for each project to the joint transportation committee.(2) The requirements of this section shall not apply to (a) utility relocation work, and related activities, on the Alaskan Way viaduct and Seattle Seawall replacement project and (b) off-site pontoon construction supporting the state route number 520 bridge replacement and HOV project.(3) The requirements of subsection (1) of this section shall not apply during the 2007-2009 fiscal biennium.(4) The requirements of subsection (1) of this section shall not apply during the 2009-2011 fiscal biennium.[ 2009 c 470 § 706; 2007 c 518 § 705; 2006 c 311 § 27.]NOTES:Effective date—2009 c 470: See note following RCW 46.68.170.Severability—Effective date—2007 c 518: See notes following RCW 46.68.170.Findings—2006 c 311: See note following RCW 36.120.020.
WA Rev Code § 47.01.408 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.01 - Department of Transportation.|47.01.408 - State route No. 520 improvements—Design requirements.

RCW 47.01.408 State route No. 520 improvements—Design requirements.(1) The state route number 520 bridge replacement and HOV project shall be designed to provide six total lanes, with two lanes that are for transit and high occupancy vehicle travel, and four general purpose lanes.(2) The state route number 520 bridge replacement and HOV project shall be designed to accommodate effective connections for transit, including high capacity transit, to the light rail station at the University of Washington.[ 2008 c 270 § 2.]NOTES:Finding—2008 c 270: "The legislature finds that the replacement of the vulnerable state route number 520 bridge is a matter of urgency for the safety of Washington's traveling public and the needs of the transportation system in central Puget Sound. The state route number 520 bridge is forty-four years old and has a useful remaining life of between thirteen and eighteen years. While one hundred fifteen thousand vehicles travel on the bridge each day, there is an ever present likelihood that wind or an earthquake could suddenly destroy the bridge or render it unusable. Therefore, the state must develop a comprehensive approach to fund a state route number 520 bridge replacement to be constructed by 2018." [ 2008 c 270 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 47.01.412 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation|Chapter 47.01 - Department of Transportation.|47.01.412 - State route No. 520 improvements—Tax deferrals—Definition.

RCW 47.01.412 State route No. 520 improvements—Tax deferrals—Definition.(1)(a) Any person involved in the construction of the state route number 520 bridge replacement and HOV project may apply for deferral of state and local sales and use taxes on the site preparation for, the construction of, the acquisition of any related machinery and equipment that will become a part of, and the rental of equipment for use in, the project.(b) Application shall be made to the department of revenue in a form and manner prescribed by the department of revenue. The application must contain information regarding estimated or actual costs, time schedules for completion and operation, and other information required by the department of revenue. The department of revenue shall approve the application within sixty days if it meets the requirements of this section.(2) The department of revenue shall issue a sales and use tax deferral certificate for state and local sales and use taxes imposed or authorized under chapters 82.08, 82.12, and 82.14 RCW and RCW 81.104.170 on the project.(3) A person granted a tax deferral under this section shall begin paying the deferred taxes in the fifth year after the date certified by the department of revenue as the date on which the project is operationally complete. The project is operationally complete under this section when the replacement bridge is constructed and opened to traffic. The first payment is due on December 31st of the fifth calendar year after the certified date, with subsequent annual payments due on December 31st of the following nine years. Each payment shall equal ten percent of the deferred tax.(4) The department of revenue may authorize an accelerated repayment schedule upon request of a person granted a deferral under this section.(5) Interest shall not be charged on any taxes deferred under this section for the period of deferral, although all other penalties and interest applicable to delinquent excise taxes may be assessed and imposed for delinquent payments under this section. The debt for deferred taxes is not extinguished by insolvency or other failure of any private entity granted a deferral under this section.(6) Applications and any other information received by the department of revenue under this section are not confidential and are subject to disclosure. Chapter 82.32 RCW applies to the administration of this section.(7) For purposes of this section, "person" has the same meaning as in RCW 82.04.030 and also includes the department of transportation.[ 2008 c 270 § 7.]NOTES:Finding—2008 c 270: See note following RCW 47.01.408.