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WA Rev Code § 35.104.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.104 - Health Sciences and Services Authorities.|35.104.070 - General indebtedness—General obligation bonds.

RCW 35.104.070 General indebtedness—General obligation bonds.(1) A local government that creates a health sciences and services authority may incur general indebtedness, and issue general obligation bonds, to finance the grants and other programs and retire the indebtedness in whole or in part from the funds distributed pursuant to RCW 82.14.480 and subject to the following requirements:(a) The ordinance adopted by the local government creating the authority and authorizing the use of the excise tax in RCW 82.14.480 indicates an intent to incur this indebtedness and the maximum amount of this indebtedness that is contemplated; and(b) The local government includes this statement of the intent in all notices.(2) The general indebtedness incurred under this section may be payable from other tax revenues, the full faith and credit of the sponsoring local government, and nontax income, revenues, fees, and rents from the public improvements, as well as contributions, grants, and nontax money available to the local government for payment of costs of the grants and other programs or associated debt service on the general indebtedness.[ 2007 c 251 § 7.]NOTES:Captions not law—Severability—2007 c 251: See notes following RCW 35.104.010.
WA Rev Code § 35.104.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.104 - Health Sciences and Services Authorities.|35.104.080 - Limitation on bonds issued.

RCW 35.104.080 Limitation on bonds issued.The bonds issued by a local government under RCW 35.104.070 shall not constitute an obligation of the state of Washington, either general or special.[ 2007 c 251 § 8.]NOTES:Captions not law—Severability—2007 c 251: See notes following RCW 35.104.010.
WA Rev Code § 35.104.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.104 - Health Sciences and Services Authorities.|35.104.090 - Liability.

RCW 35.104.090 Liability.(1) Members of the board, as well as other persons acting on behalf of the authority, while acting within the scope of their employment or agency, shall not be subject to personal liability resulting from their official duties conferred on them under this chapter.(2) The state, the local government that created the authority, and the authority shall not be liable for any loss, damage, harm, or other consequences resulting directly or indirectly from grants provided by the authority or from programs, services, research, or other activities funded with such grants.[ 2007 c 251 § 9.]NOTES:Captions not law—Severability—2007 c 251: See notes following RCW 35.104.010.
WA Rev Code § 35.104.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.104 - Health Sciences and Services Authorities.|35.104.100 - Dissolution of sponsoring local government.

RCW 35.104.100 Dissolution of sponsoring local government.The board may petition the sponsoring local government to be dissolved upon a showing that it has no reason to exist and that any assets it retains must be returned to the state treasurer.[ 2007 c 251 § 10.]NOTES:Captions not law—Severability—2007 c 251: See notes following RCW 35.104.010.
WA Rev Code § 35.104.110 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.104 - Health Sciences and Services Authorities.|35.104.110 - Borrowed moneys—Liability.

RCW 35.104.110 Borrowed moneys—Liability.(1) A local government that has established a health sciences and services authority under RCW 35.104.030 may, by ordinance or resolution, authorize the authority to borrow money under the conditions set forth in this section.(2) Moneys borrowed by an authority must be secured by funds derived from gifts or grants from any source, public or private, federal, state, or local government grants or payments, or intergovernmental transfers.(3) The authority shall incur no expense or liability that is an obligation, either general or special, of the state or local government, or a general obligation of the authority, and shall pay no expense or liability from funds other than funds of the authority.[ 2010 1st sp.s. c 33 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 35.106.005 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.106 - Crime-Free Rental Housing.|35.106.005 - Finding—Intent.

RCW 35.106.005 Finding—Intent.The legislature finds that local governments, landlords, and tenants working together to provide crime-free rental housing is beneficial to the public health, safety, and welfare. The legislature is also concerned about activities and provisions that serve to bar a person with a criminal history from obtaining viable housing regardless of other factors that may indicate rental stability, such as employment, rental references, or time in the community with no further criminal activity. It is therefore the intent of chapter 132, Laws of 2010 to provide certain requirements that a local government must follow in adopting a crime-free rental housing program.[ 2010 c 132 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 35.106.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.106 - Crime-Free Rental Housing.|35.106.010 - Definitions.

RCW 35.106.010 Definitions.The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Crime-free rental housing program" means a crime prevention program designed to reduce crime, drugs, and gangs on rental housing premises under the supervision of the local police department or a crime prevention officer. The program may include, but is not limited to: Property management and crime prevention training classes; crime prevention through environmental design surveys; and community awareness training.(2) "Criminal activity" means a criminal act defined by statute or ordinance that threatens the health, safety, or welfare of the tenants, owner, guests, occupants, or property manager.(3) "Local government" means any city, code city, town, or county.(4) "Premises" has the same meaning as in RCW 59.18.030.(5) "Rental housing" means any tenancy subject to chapter 59.12, 59.18, or 59.20 RCW.[ 2010 c 132 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 35.106.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.106 - Crime-Free Rental Housing.|35.106.020 - Crime-free rental housing program.

RCW 35.106.020 Crime-free rental housing program.(1)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, a local government may adopt and implement a crime-free rental housing program within its jurisdiction in accordance with this chapter.(b) A crime-free rental housing program adopted and implemented by a county is applicable only to unincorporated areas of the county.(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a crime-free rental housing program must be voluntary.(3)(a) A local government may require a landlord to participate in a crime-free rental housing program upon exceeding a reasonable threshold of instances of criminal activity on the premises if the landlord has not made a good faith effort to deter the criminal activity.(b) A good faith effort may include, but is not limited to:(i) Service of notice on the tenant to comply or quit as allowed by law or the commencement of an unlawful detainer action against the tenant; and(ii) Attendance and completion of a landlord training program approved by the local government.(4)(a) As a prerequisite to subsection (3) of this section, upon the occurrence of criminal activity on the premises, the local police department must send a notice to the landlord setting forth the following:(i) The date and location of the occurrence;(ii) The nature of the occurrence; and(iii) The name of the person who engaged in the occurrence.(b) Notice is deemed properly delivered when it is either served upon the landlord or a property manager of the rental property, or is delivered by first-class mail to the last known address of the landlord.(5) This section does not prevent a local government from charging a fee for participation in a crime-free rental housing program.(6) This section does not affect a local government's authority to enforce existing law in regard to rental housing, except in regard to a crime-free rental housing program.[ 2010 c 132 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 35.106.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.106 - Crime-Free Rental Housing.|35.106.030 - Program—No prohibition against hiring or renting to person based on criminal history.

RCW 35.106.030 Program—No prohibition against hiring or renting to person based on criminal history.A crime-free rental housing program may not prohibit a landlord from hiring or renting to a person solely because of the person's criminal history.[ 2010 c 132 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 35.106.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.106 - Crime-Free Rental Housing.|35.106.100 - Chapter supersedes and preempts local laws—Application of RCW 35.106.020 to local laws.

RCW 35.106.100 Chapter supersedes and preempts local laws—Application of RCW 35.106.020 to local laws.(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, this chapter supersedes and preempts all rules, regulations, codes, statutes, or ordinances of all local governments regarding the same subject matter. The state preemption created in this section applies to all rules, regulations, codes, statutes, and ordinances pertaining to crime-free rental housing programs at any time.(2) RCW 35.106.020 does not apply to rules, regulations, codes, statutes, or ordinances adopted by local governments prior to July 1, 2010, except as required by an order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to litigation regarding the rules, regulations, codes, statutes, or ordinances.[ 2010 c 132 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 35.107.005 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.107 - Commercial Office Space Development.|35.107.005 - Findings—Intent.

RCW 35.107.005 Findings—Intent.The legislature finds that the cost of developing high quality, commercial office space is prohibitive in cities located outside of a major metropolitan area. The legislature finds these cities plan to locate commercial office space within those urban centers. The legislature also finds that solely planning for commercial office space within urban centers is inadequate and an incentive should be created to stimulate commercial office space development in urban centers outside major metropolitan areas. The legislature intends to provide these cities with local options to incentivize the development of commercial office space in urban centers with access to transit, transportation systems, and other amenities.[ 2019 c 273 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 35.107.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.107 - Commercial Office Space Development.|35.107.010 - Commercial office space development area—Local sales and use tax remittance program—Local property tax reinvestment program.

RCW 35.107.010 Commercial office space development area—Local sales and use tax remittance program—Local property tax reinvestment program.A governing authority of a city may designate a commercial office space development area. Within the area, the city may:(1) Adopt a local sales and use tax remittance program to incentivize the development of commercial office space; and (2) Establish a local property tax reinvestment program to make public improvements that incentivize the development of commercial office space.[ 2019 c 273 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 35.107.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.107 - Commercial Office Space Development.|35.107.030 - Ordinance establishing commercial office space development area—Requirements.

RCW 35.107.030 Ordinance establishing commercial office space development area—Requirements.(1) In order for a city to approve a qualifying project to receive a sales and use tax remittance and participate in a local property tax reinvestment program, the city legislative authority must adopt an ordinance designating a commercial office space development area or areas. In the ordinance, the city legislative authority must:(a) Outline the boundaries of the commercial office space development area or areas, consistent with the definitions of this chapter;(b) Find that the area is wholly within an urban center;(c) Find that the area lacks sufficient available, desirable, high quality, and convenient commercial office space to provide family living wage jobs in the urban center;(d) Outline standards and guidelines consistent with RCW 35.107.040 to accept and approve applications for qualifying projects to be considered for a local sales and use tax remittance or a property tax reinvestment program; and(e) Establish a commercial office development public improvement fund in which to deposit property tax reinvestment revenues.(2) The city legislative authority must hold a public hearing on the ordinance establishing the commercial office space development area or areas. The city legislative authority must give notice of a hearing held under this section by publication of the notice once each week for two consecutive weeks, not less than seven days, nor more than thirty days before the date of the hearing in a paper having a general circulation in the city where the proposed commercial office space development area or areas would be located. The notice must state the time, date, place, and purpose of the hearing and generally identify the area proposed to be designated as a commercial office space development area.[ 2019 c 273 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 35.107.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.107 - Commercial Office Space Development.|35.107.050 - Application approval by administrative official or committee of the city—When authorized.

RCW 35.107.050 Application approval by administrative official or committee of the city—When authorized.(1) The duly authorized administrative official or committee of the city may approve the application if it finds that:(a) The proposed qualifying project meets the criteria as defined by the city in RCW 35.107.030;(b) The proposed qualifying project is or will be, at the time of completion, in conformance with all local plans and regulations that apply at the time the application is approved;(c) The owner has complied with all standards and guidelines adopted by the city in RCW 35.107.030; and(d) The site is located in a commercial office space development area that has been designated by the city legislative authority in accordance with the procedures and guidelines indicated in RCW 35.107.030.(2) If the application is approved, the city must issue the owner of the property a conditional certificate of acceptance of the project for the sales and use tax remittance and participation in a property tax reinvestment program.(3) If the application is denied by the authorized administrative official or committee authorized by the city legislative authority, the deciding administrative official or committee must state in writing the reasons for denial and send the notice to the applicant at the applicant's last known address within ten days of the denial.(4) Upon denial by a duly authorized administrative official or committee, an applicant may appeal the denial to the city legislative authority within thirty days after receipt of the denial. The appeal before the governing authority must be based upon the record made before the administrative official or committee with the burden of proof on the applicant to show that there was no substantial evidence to support the administrative official's or committee's decision. The decision of the city legislative authority in denying or approving the application is final.[ 2019 c 273 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 35.107.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.107 - Commercial Office Space Development.|35.107.060 - Commercial office development public improvement fund—Required deposits.

RCW 35.107.060 Commercial office development public improvement fund—Required deposits.(1) Once the city approves an application for a qualifying project to participate in a property tax reinvestment program, the city must deposit into a commercial office development public improvement fund, the equivalent of the city's share of the ad valorem property taxation on the value of new construction and rehabilitation improvements of real property for qualifying projects under this chapter for a period of ten successive years beginning January 1st of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the application is initially approved.(2) For a period of ten successive years beginning January 1st of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the application is initially approved, taxing districts participating under this section that provide a written agreement under RCW 35.107.040 must transfer to the city an amount equivalent to the portion of the taxing district's ad valorem property tax on the value of new construction and rehabilitation improvements of real property for qualifying projects for the city to deposit into a commercial office development public improvement fund.[ 2019 c 273 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 35.107.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.107 - Commercial Office Space Development.|35.107.070 - Commercial office development public improvement fund—Expenditures.

RCW 35.107.070 Commercial office development public improvement fund—Expenditures.(1) The city may only make expenditures from the commercial office development public improvement fund that:(a) Are to construct the public improvement that was identified in the approved application, requesting the property tax reinvestment submitted under RCW 35.107.040 and approved under RCW 35.107.050;(b) Transfer funding to the project applicant to construct the public improvement and transfer ownership of the public improvement to a public agency; and(c) Meet any additional criteria established in an ordinance adopted under RCW 35.107.030.(2) The city and the project applicant must enter into a written agreement outlining the specifics of the public improvement, associated public improvement costs, responsible parties, and any other information required by the city.[ 2019 c 273 § 8.]
WA Rev Code § 35.107.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.107 - Commercial Office Space Development.|35.107.080 - Ownership change in participating projects.

RCW 35.107.080 Ownership change in participating projects.If a qualifying project participating in the property tax reinvestment program under this chapter changes ownership, the property continues to qualify for the reinvestment, if the new owner complies with all of the application requirements, procedures, terms, conditions, and reporting requirements under this chapter, and meets all of the criteria established by the city to which the application was submitted under this chapter.[ 2019 c 273 § 9.]
WA Rev Code § 35.107.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.107 - Commercial Office Space Development.|35.107.090 - Joint legislative audit and review committee report.

RCW 35.107.090 Joint legislative audit and review committee report. (Expires December 31, 2028.)(1) The joint legislative audit and review committee must study the effectiveness of the local sales and use tax remittance and the local property tax reinvestment programs authorized in this chapter, and submit a report as provided in subsection (3) of this section.(2) The report must include, but is not limited to, an assessment of the local sales and use tax remittance and the property tax reinvestment programs authorized under this chapter and an evaluation of:(a) The availability of quality office space;(b) The effects on affordable housing;(c) The effects on transportation, traffic congestion, and greenhouse gas emissions; and(d) Job creation.(3) By October 1, 2028, and in compliance with RCW 43.01.036, the joint legislative audit and review committee must submit to the appropriate committees of the legislature a final report with their findings and recommendations under this section.(4) This section expires December 31, 2028.[ 2019 c 273 § 10.]
WA Rev Code § 35.110.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.110 - Passenger-Only Ferry Service.|35.110.010 - When authorized—Investment plan.

RCW 35.110.010 When authorized—Investment plan.(1) Any city having a boundary located on Puget Sound or Lake Washington may establish, finance, and provide passenger-only ferry service, including associated services to support and augment passenger-only ferry service operation, within its boundaries. For the purposes of this chapter, Puget Sound has the same meaning as described in RCW 36.57A.200.(2) Before a city may provide passenger-only ferry service, it must develop a passenger-only ferry investment plan, which must include elements regarding operating or contracting for the operation of passenger-only ferry services; the purchase, lease, or rental of ferry vessels and dock facilities for the provision of transit service; consultation with potentially affected federally recognized Indian treaty fishing tribes and other federally recognized treaty tribes with potentially affected interests to ensure impacts to tribal fishing are minimized; and identifying other activities necessary to implement the plan. The passenger-only ferry investment plan must also set forth terminal locations to be served, consistency with any study developed through the Puget Sound regional council for regional service, projected costs of providing services, and revenues to be generated from tolls, locally collected tax revenues, and other revenue sources. The passenger-only ferry investment plan may recommend additional revenue authority that has not yet been authorized under state law.(3) The passenger-only ferry investment plan must ensure that services provided under the plan are for the benefit of the residents of the city. The city may use any of its powers to carry out this purpose, unless otherwise prohibited by law. In addition, the city may enter into contracts and agreements to operate passenger-only ferry service, as well as appropriate public-private partnerships including, but not limited to, design-build, general contractor/construction management, or other alternative procurement processes substantially consistent with chapter 39.10 RCW.(4) The passenger-only ferry investment plan must show design and funding considerations for propulsion types and technologies that meet low, ultra-low, and zero emission targets in relation to any operations and business plan to ensure a viable route. Considerations should include vessel design, electrification, as well as shoreside infrastructure. The investment plan must also show best management practices and technologies available and considered to reduce impacts to water quality, prevention of strikes, and underwater noise that impact the southern resident killer whale population, other marine mammals, and aquatic life.[ 2020 c 181 § 1.]