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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 36 - Counties › Chapter 36.81 - Roads and Bridges—Establishment. › 36.81.100 - County road on or over dikes.

RCW 36.81.100
County road on or over dikes.
The board of any county may establish county roads over, across or along any dike maintained by any diking, or diking and drainage, district in the manner provided by law for establishing county roads over or across private property, and shall determine and offer the amount of damages, if any, to the district and to the owners of the land upon which the dike is constructed and maintained: PROVIDED, That every such county road must be so constructed, maintained, and used as not to impair the use of the dike.
[ 1963 c 4 § 36.81.100. Prior: 1937 c 187 § 15; RRS § 6450-15.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 36 - Counties › Chapter 36.81 - Roads and Bridges—Establishment. › 36.81.110 - County road on or over dikes—Condemnation for dike roads.

RCW 36.81.110
County road on or over dikes—Condemnation for dike roads.
If any offer of damages to any diking, or diking and drainage, district is not accepted in the manner provided by law, it shall be deemed rejected, and the board by order, shall direct condemnation proceedings to procure the right-of-way to be instituted in the superior court of the county by the prosecuting attorney in the manner provided by law for the taking of private property for public use, and to that end the board may institute and maintain in the name of the county such proceedings against the diking, or diking and drainage, district and the owners of any land on which the dike is located and that have failed to accept the offer of damages made by the board: PROVIDED, That no taxes or assessments shall be charged or collected by any diking, or diking and drainage, district for any county road as provided in this section.
[ 1963 c 4 § 36.81.110. Prior: 1937 c 187 § 16; RRS § 6450-16.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 36 - Counties › Chapter 36.81 - Roads and Bridges—Establishment. › 36.81.122 - Provisions for bicycle paths, lanes, routes, roadways and improvements to be included in annual revision or extension of comprehensive road programs—Exception.

RCW 36.81.122
Provisions for bicycle paths, lanes, routes, roadways and improvements to be included in annual revision or extension of comprehensive road programs—Exception.
The annual revision and extension of comprehensive road programs pursuant to RCW 36.81.121 shall include consideration of and, wherever reasonably practicable, provisions for bicycle paths, lanes, routes, and roadways: PROVIDED, That no provision need be made for such a path, lane, route, or roadway where the cost of establishing it would be excessively disproportionate to the need or probable use.
[ 1974 ex.s. c 141 § 9.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 36 - Counties › Chapter 36.81 - Roads and Bridges—Establishment. › 36.81.130 - Procedure specified for establishment, construction, and maintenance.

RCW 36.81.130
Procedure specified for establishment, construction, and maintenance.
The laying out, construction, and maintenance of all county roads shall hereafter be in accordance with the following procedure:
On or before the first Monday in October of each year each county road engineer shall file with the county legislative authority a recommended plan for the laying out, construction, and maintenance of county roads for the ensuing fiscal year. Such recommended plan need not be limited to but shall include the following items: Recommended projects, including capital expenditures for ferries, docks, and related facilities, and their priority; the estimated cost of all work, including labor and materials for each project recommended; a statement as to whether such work is to be done by the county forces or by publicly advertised contract; a list of all recommended purchases of road equipment, together with the estimated costs thereof. Amounts to be expended for maintenance shall be recommended, but details of these proposed expenditures shall not be made. The recommended plan shall conform as nearly as practicable to the county's long range road program.
After filing of the road engineer's recommended plan, the county legislative authority shall consider the same. Revisions and changes may be made until a plan which is agreeable to a majority of the members of the county legislative authority has been adopted: PROVIDED, That such revisions shall conform as nearly as practicable to the county's long range road program. Any appropriations contained in the county road budget shall be void unless the county's road plan was adopted prior to such appropriation.
The final road plan for the fiscal year shall not thereafter be changed except by unanimous vote of the county legislative authority.
[ 2005 c 162 § 2; 1991 c 363 § 86; 1975 1st ex.s. c 21 § 4; 1963 c 4 § 36.81.130. Prior: 1949 c 156 § 7; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 6450-8f.]
NOTES:
Purpose—Captions not law—1991 c 363: See notes following RCW 2.32.180.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 36 - Counties › Chapter 36.81 - Roads and Bridges—Establishment. › 36.81.140 - Columbia Basin project road systems—Establishment by plat.

RCW 36.81.140
Columbia Basin project road systems—Establishment by plat.
When plats or blocks of farm units have been or are filed under the provisions of chapter 89.12 RCW which contain a system of county roads, or when a supplemental plat of a system of county roads to serve such a plat is filed in connection therewith, the filing period and formal approval by the board of county commissioners shall constitute establishment as county roads: PROVIDED, That the board of county commissioners have obtained the individual rights-of-way by deed or as otherwise provided by law.
[ 1963 c 4 § 36.81.140. Prior: 1953 c 199 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 36 - Counties › Chapter 36.82 - Roads and Bridges—Funds—Budget. › 36.82.010 - "County road fund" created.

RCW 36.82.010
"County road fund" created.
There is created in each county of the state a county fund to be known as the "county road fund." Any funds which accrue to any county for use upon county roads, shall be credited to and deposited in the county road fund.
[ 1969 ex.s. c 182 § 12; 1963 c 4 § 36.82.010. Prior: 1943 c 82 § 2, part; 1937 c 187 § 6, part; Rem. Supp. 1943 § 6450-6, part.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 36 - Counties › Chapter 36.82 - Roads and Bridges—Funds—Budget. › 36.82.020 - County road fund—Limitation upon expenditures.

RCW 36.82.020
County road fund—Limitation upon expenditures.
Any funds accruing to and to be deposited in the county road fund arising from any levy in any road district shall be expended for proper county road purposes.
[ 1991 c 363 § 87; 1963 c 4 § 36.82.020. Prior: 1943 c 82 § 2, part; 1937 c 187 § 6, part; Rem. Supp. 1943 § 6450-6, part.]
NOTES:
Purpose—Captions not law—1991 c 363: See notes following RCW 2.32.180.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 36 - Counties › Chapter 36.82 - Roads and Bridges—Funds—Budget. › 36.82.040 - General tax levy for road fund—Exceptions.

RCW 36.82.040
General tax levy for road fund—Exceptions.
For the purpose of raising revenue for establishing, laying out, constructing, altering, repairing, improving, and maintaining county roads, bridges, and wharves necessary for vehicle ferriage and for other proper county purposes, the board shall annually at the time of making the levy for general purposes make a uniform tax levy throughout the county, or any road district thereof, of not to exceed two dollars and twenty-five cents per thousand dollars of assessed value of the last assessed valuation of the taxable property in the county, or road district thereof, unless other law of the state requires a lower maximum levy, in which event such lower maximum levy shall control. All funds accruing from such levy shall be credited to and deposited in the county road fund except that revenue diverted under RCW 36.33.220 shall be placed in a separate and identifiable account within the county current expense fund and except that revenue diverted under chapter 39.89 RCW shall be expended as provided under chapter 39.89 RCW.
[ 2001 c 212 § 27; 1973 1st ex.s. c 195 § 41; 1971 ex.s. c 25 § 2; 1963 c 4 § 36.82.040. Prior: 1937 c 187 § 7; RRS § 6450-7.]
NOTES:
Severability—Effective dates—Construction—1973 1st ex.s. c 195: See notes following RCW 84.52.043.
Severability—1971 ex.s. c 25: See note following RCW 36.33.220.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 36 - Counties › Chapter 36.82 - Roads and Bridges—Funds—Budget. › 36.82.050 - Receipts from motor vehicle fund to road fund.

RCW 36.82.050
Receipts from motor vehicle fund to road fund.
Any funds accruing to the credit of any county from the motor vehicle fund shall be paid monthly to the county treasurer and deposited in the county road fund.
[ 1963 c 4 § 36.82.050. Prior: 1937 c 187 § 8, part; RRS § 6450-8, part.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 36 - Counties › Chapter 36.82 - Roads and Bridges—Funds—Budget. › 36.82.060 - Federal reimbursement to road fund.

RCW 36.82.060
Federal reimbursement to road fund.
Any funds accruing to any county by way of reimbursement by the federal government for expenditures made from the county road fund of such county for any proper county road purpose shall be credited to and deposited in the county road fund.
[ 1963 c 4 § 36.82.060. Prior: 1937 c 187 § 8, part; RRS § 6450-8, part.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 36 - Counties › Chapter 36.82 - Roads and Bridges—Funds—Budget. › 36.82.075 - Use of county road funds in cooperative agreement with conservation district.

RCW 36.82.075
Use of county road funds in cooperative agreement with conservation district.
Whenever a county legislative authority enters into a cooperative agreement with a conservation district as provided in chapter 89.08 RCW, the agreement may specify that the county will participate in the cost of any project which can be anticipated to result in a substantial reduction of the amount of soil deposited in a specifically described roadside ditch normally maintained by the county. The amount of participation by the county through the county road fund shall not exceed fifty percent of the project cost and shall be limited to those engineering and construction costs incurred during the initial construction or reconstruction of the project.
[ 1985 c 369 § 9.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 36 - Counties › Chapter 36.82 - Roads and Bridges—Funds—Budget. › 36.82.080 - Purpose for which road fund can be used—Payment of bond or warrant interest and principal.

RCW 36.82.080
Purpose for which road fund can be used—Payment of bond or warrant interest and principal.
The payment of interest or principal on general obligation county road bonds, or retirement of registered warrants both as to principal and interest when such warrants have been issued for a proper county road purpose, are declared to be a proper county road purpose.
[ 1979 ex.s. c 30 § 4; 1963 c 4 § 36.82.080. Prior: 1943 c 82 § 5, part; 1937 c 187 § 53, part; Rem. Supp. 1943 § 6450-53, part.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 36 - Counties › Chapter 36.82 - Roads and Bridges—Funds—Budget. › 36.82.090 - Anticipation warrants against road fund.

RCW 36.82.090
Anticipation warrants against road fund.
The board may expend funds from the county road fund or register warrants against the county road fund in anticipation of funds to be paid to the county from the motor vehicle fund.
[ 1963 c 4 § 36.82.090. Prior: 1943 c 82 § 6; 1937 c 187 § 54; Rem. Supp. 1943 § 6450-54.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 36 - Counties › Chapter 36.82 - Roads and Bridges—Funds—Budget. › 36.82.100 - Purchases of road material extraction equipment—Sale of surplus materials.

RCW 36.82.100
Purchases of road material extraction equipment—Sale of surplus materials.
The boards of the several counties may purchase and operate, out of the county road fund, rock crushing, gravel, or other road building material extraction equipment.
Any crushed rock, gravel, or other road building material extracted and not directly used or needed by the county in the construction, alteration, repair, improvement, or maintenance of its roads may be sold at actual cost of production by the board to the state or any other county, city, town, or other political subdivision to be used in the construction, alteration, repair, improvement, or maintenance of any state, county, city, town or other proper highway, road or street purpose: PROVIDED, That in counties of less than twelve thousand five hundred population as determined by the 1950 federal census, the boards of commissioners, during such times as the crushing, loading or mixing equipment is actually in operation, or from stockpiles, may sell at actual cost of production such surplus crushed rock, gravel, or other road building material to any other person for private use where the place of contemplated use of such crushed rock, gravel or other road building material is more than fifteen miles distant from the nearest private source of such materials within the county, distance being computed by the closest traveled route: AND PROVIDED FURTHER, That the purchaser presents, at or before the time of delivery to him or her, a treasurer's receipt for payment for such surplus crushed rock, gravel, or any other road building material.
[ 2009 c 549 § 4138; 1963 c 4 § 36.82.100. Prior: 1953 c 172 § 1; 1937 c 187 § 44, part; RRS § 6450-44, part.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 36 - Counties › Chapter 36.82 - Roads and Bridges—Funds—Budget. › 36.82.110 - Voluntary contributions for improvements to county roads—Standards.

RCW 36.82.110
Voluntary contributions for improvements to county roads—Standards.
Upon voluntary contribution and payment by any person for the actual cost thereof, such person or legislative authority upon the approval of maps, plans, specifications and guaranty bonds as may be required, may place crushed rock gravel or other road building material or make improvements upon any county road. Such work shall be done in accordance with adopted county standards under the supervision of and direction of the county engineer.
[ 1982 c 145 § 7; 1963 c 4 § 36.82.110. Prior: 1937 c 187 § 44, part; RRS § 6450-44, part.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 36 - Counties › Chapter 36.82 - Roads and Bridges—Funds—Budget. › 36.82.120 - Purchases of road material extraction equipment—Proceeds to road fund.

RCW 36.82.120
Purchases of road material extraction equipment—Proceeds to road fund.
All proceeds from the sale or placing of any crushed rock, gravel or other road building material shall be deposited in the county road fund to be expended under the same provisions as are by law imposed upon the funds used to produce the crushed rock, gravel, or other road building material extracted and sold.
[ 1963 c 4 § 36.82.120. Prior: 1937 c 187 § 44, part; RRS § 6450-44, part.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 36 - Counties › Chapter 36.82 - Roads and Bridges—Funds—Budget. › 36.82.140 - Forest roads may be maintained from road fund.

RCW 36.82.140
Forest roads may be maintained from road fund.
The board may maintain any forest roads within its county and expend for the maintenance thereof funds accruing to the county road fund.
[ 1963 c 4 § 36.82.140. Prior: 1937 c 187 § 45; RRS § 6450-45.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 36 - Counties › Chapter 36.82 - Roads and Bridges—Funds—Budget. › 36.82.145 - Bicycle paths, lanes, routes, etc., may be constructed, maintained, or improved from county road fund—Standards.

RCW 36.82.145
Bicycle paths, lanes, routes, etc., may be constructed, maintained, or improved from county road fund—Standards.
Any funds deposited in the county road fund may be used for the construction, maintenance, or improvement of bicycle paths, lanes, routes, and roadways, and for improvements to make existing streets and roads more suitable and safe for bicycle traffic. Bicycle facilities constructed or modified after December 31, 2012, shall meet or exceed the standards adopted by the design standards committee under RCW 43.32.020.
[ 2012 c 67 § 5; 1982 c 55 § 3; 1974 ex.s. c 141 § 8.]
NOTES:
Intent—2012 c 67: See note following RCW 35.75.060.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 36 - Counties › Chapter 36.82 - Roads and Bridges—Funds—Budget. › 36.82.148 - Use of street and road funds for pedestrian rights-of-way—Standards.

RCW 36.82.148
Use of street and road funds for pedestrian rights-of-way—Standards.
Any county may use any funds available for street or road construction, maintenance, or improvement for building, improving, and maintaining a pedestrian right-of-way and for improvements to make existing streets and roads more suitable and safe for pedestrian travel. Any such paths, lanes, roadways, routes, or streets for which any such street or road funds are expended must be suitable for pedestrian travel purposes and not solely for recreation purposes. A pedestrian right-of-way constructed or modified after December 31, 2012, must meet or exceed the standards adopted by the design standards committee under RCW 43.32.020.
[ 2012 c 67 § 6.]
NOTES:
Intent—2012 c 67: See note following RCW 35.75.060.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 36 - Counties › Chapter 36.82 - Roads and Bridges—Funds—Budget. › 36.82.160 - County road budget—Road budget to be prepared—Estimates of expenditures.

RCW 36.82.160
County road budget—Road budget to be prepared—Estimates of expenditures.
Each county legislative authority, with the assistance of the county road engineer, shall prepare and file with the county auditor on or before the second Monday in August in each year, detailed and itemized estimates of all expenditures required in the county for the ensuing fiscal year. In the preparation and adoption of the county road budget the legislative authority shall determine and budget sums to become available for the following county road purposes: (1) Administration; (2) bond and warrant retirement; (3) maintenance; (4) construction; (5) operation of equipment rental and revolving fund; and (6) such other items relating to the county road budget as may be required by the county road administration board; and the respective amounts as adopted for these several items in the final budget for the ensuing calendar year shall not be altered or exceeded except as by law provided.
[ 1991 c 363 § 88; 1969 ex.s. c 182 § 14; 1963 c 4 § 36.82.160. Prior: 1949 c 156 § 6, part; 1943 c 82 § 7, part; 1937 c 187 § 56, part; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 6450-56, part.]
NOTES:
Purpose—Captions not law—1991 c 363: See notes following RCW 2.32.180.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 36 - Counties › Chapter 36.82 - Roads and Bridges—Funds—Budget. › 36.82.170 - County road budget—Budget as adopted filed with department of transportation.

RCW 36.82.170
County road budget—Budget as adopted filed with department of transportation.
Upon the final adoption of the county road budgets of the several counties, the county legislative authorities shall file a copy thereof in the office of the department of transportation.
[ 1984 c 7 § 36; 1963 c 4 § 36.82.170. Prior: 1949 c 156 § 6, part; 1943 c 82 § 7, part; 1937 c 187 § 56, part; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 6450-56, part.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 36 - Counties › Chapter 36.82 - Roads and Bridges—Funds—Budget. › 36.82.180 - County road budget—Preliminary supplemental budget.

RCW 36.82.180
County road budget—Preliminary supplemental budget.
If any funds are paid to any county from the motor vehicle fund in excess of the amount estimated by the department of transportation and the excess funds have not been included by the county legislative authority in the then current county road budget or if funds become available from other sources upon a matching basis or otherwise and it is impracticable to adhere to the provisions of the county road budget, the legislative authority may by unanimous consent, consider and adopt a preliminary supplemental budget covering the excess funds for the remainder of the current fiscal year.
[ 1984 c 7 § 37; 1963 c 4 § 36.82.180. Prior: 1949 c 156 § 6, part; 1943 c 82 § 7, part; 1937 c 187 § 56, part; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 6450-56, part.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 36 - Counties › Chapter 36.82 - Roads and Bridges—Funds—Budget. › 36.82.190 - County road budget—Notice of hearing on supplemental budget.

RCW 36.82.190
County road budget—Notice of hearing on supplemental budget.
The county legislative authority shall then publish a notice setting day of hearing for the adoption of the final supplemental budget covering the excess funds, designating the time and place of hearing and that anyone may appear thereat and be heard for or against any part of the preliminary supplemental budget. The notice shall be published once a week for two consecutive weeks immediately following the adoption of the preliminary supplemental budget in the official newspaper of the county. The county legislative authority shall provide a sufficient number of copies of the preliminary supplemental budget to meet reasonable public demands and they shall be available not later than two weeks immediately preceding the hearing.
[ 1985 c 469 § 50; 1963 c 4 § 36.82.190. Prior: 1949 c 156 § 6, part; 1943 c 82 § 7, part; 1937 c 187 § 56, part; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 6450-56, part.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 36 - Counties › Chapter 36.82 - Roads and Bridges—Funds—Budget. › 36.82.200 - County road budget—Hearing, adoption, supplemental budget.

RCW 36.82.200
County road budget—Hearing, adoption, supplemental budget.
The board shall hold such hearing at the time and place designated in the notice, and it may be continued from day to day until concluded but not to exceed a total of five days. Upon the conclusion of the hearing the board shall fix and determine the supplemental budget and by resolution adopt it as finally determined and enter it in detail in the official minutes of the board, a copy of which supplemental budget shall be forwarded to the director.
[ 1995 c 301 § 70; 1963 c 4 § 36.82.200. Prior: 1949 c 156 § 6, part; 1943 c 82 § 7, part; 1937 c 187 § 56, part; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 6450-56, part.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 36 - Counties › Chapter 36.82 - Roads and Bridges—Funds—Budget. › 36.82.210 - Disposition of fines and forfeitures for violations.

RCW 36.82.210
Disposition of fines and forfeitures for violations.
All fines and forfeitures collected for violation of any of the provisions of chapters 36.75, and 36.77 to 36.87 RCW, inclusive, when the violation thereof occurred outside of any incorporated city or town shall be distributed and paid into the proper funds for the following purposes: One-half shall be paid into the county road fund of the county in which the violation occurred; one-fourth into the state fund for the support of state parks and parkways; and one-fourth into the highway safety fund: PROVIDED, That all fees, fines, forfeitures and penalties collected or assessed by a district court because of the violation of a state law shall be remitted as provided in chapter 3.62 RCW as now exists or is later amended.
All fines and forfeitures collected for the violation of any of such provisions when the violation thereof occurred inside any incorporated city or town shall be distributed and paid into the proper funds for the following purposes: One-half shall be paid into the city street fund of such incorporated city or town for the construction and maintenance of city streets; one-fourth into the state fund for the support of state parks and parkways; and one-fourth into the highway safety fund: PROVIDED, That all fees, fines, forfeitures and penalties collected or assessed by a district court because of the violation of a state law shall be remitted as provided in chapter 3.62 RCW as now exists or is later amended.
[ 1987 c 202 § 211; 1969 ex.s. c 199 § 21; 1963 c 4 § 36.82.210. Prior: 1949 c 75 § 2; 1937 c 187 § 67; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 6450-67.]
NOTES:
Intent—1987 c 202: See note following RCW 2.04.190.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 36 - Counties › Chapter 36.83 - Roads and Bridges—Service Districts. › 36.83.010 - Service districts authorized—Bridge and road improvements—Powers—Governing body.

RCW 36.83.010
Service districts authorized—Bridge and road improvements—Powers—Governing body.
The legislative authority of a county may establish one or more service districts within the county for the purpose of providing and funding capital and maintenance costs for any bridge or road improvement or for providing and funding capital costs for any state highway improvement a county or a road district has the authority to provide. A service district may not include any area within the corporate limits of a city or town unless the city or town governing body adopts a resolution approving inclusion of the area within its limits. A service district is a quasi municipal corporation, an independent taxing "authority" within the meaning of Article VII, section 1 of the state Constitution, and a "taxing district" within the meaning of Article VII, section 2 of the state Constitution.
A service district shall constitute a body corporate and shall possess all the usual powers of a corporation for public purposes as well as all other powers that may now or hereafter be specifically conferred by statute, including, but not limited to, the authority to hire employees, staff, and services, to enter into contracts, to acquire, hold, and dispose of real and personal property, and to sue and be sued. All projects constructed by a service district pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be competitively bid and contracted.
A board of three commissioners appointed by the county legislative authority or county executive pursuant to this chapter shall be the governing body of a service district. The county treasurer shall act as the ex officio treasurer of the service district. The electors of a service district are all registered voters residing within the district.
[ 1996 c 292 § 1; 1985 c 400 § 2; 1983 c 130 § 1.]
NOTES:
County may fund improvements to state highways: RCW 36.75.035.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 36 - Counties › Chapter 36.83 - Roads and Bridges—Service Districts. › 36.83.020 - Establishment—Notice, hearing—Termination of proceedings—Modification of boundaries—Dissolution.

RCW 36.83.020
Establishment—Notice, hearing—Termination of proceedings—Modification of boundaries—Dissolution.
(1) A county legislative authority proposing to establish a service district shall conduct a hearing at the time and place specified in a notice published at least once, not less than ten days prior to the hearing, in a newspaper of general circulation within the proposed service district. This notice shall be in addition to any other notice required by law to be published. The notice shall specify the functions or activities proposed to be provided or funded by the service district. Additional notice of the hearing may be given by mail, posting within the proposed service district, or in any manner the county legislative authority deems necessary to notify affected persons. All hearings shall be public and the county legislative authority shall hear objections from any person affected by the formation, modification of the boundaries, or dissolution of the service district.
(2) Following the hearing held pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the county legislative authority may establish a service district if the county legislative authority finds the action to be in the public interest and adopts an ordinance or resolution providing for the establishment of the service district. The legislation establishing a service district shall specify the functions or activities to be exercised or funded and establish the boundaries of the service district. Functions or activities proposed to be provided or funded by the service district may not be expanded beyond those specified in the notice of hearing, except as provided in subsection (4) of this section.
(3) At any time prior to the county legislative authority establishing a service district pursuant to this section, all further proceedings shall be terminated upon the filing of a verified declaration of termination signed by a majority of the registered voters of the proposed service district.
(4) With the approval of the county legislative authority, the governing body of a service district may modify the boundaries of, expand or otherwise modify the functions of, or dissolve the service district after providing notice and conducting a public hearing or hearings in the manner provided in subsection (1) of this section. The governing body must make a determination that the proposed action is in the public interest and adopt a resolution providing for the action.
[ 1996 c 292 § 2; 1983 c 130 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 36 - Counties › Chapter 36.83 - Roads and Bridges—Service Districts. › 36.83.030 - Excess ad valorem property taxes authorized.

RCW 36.83.030
Excess ad valorem property taxes authorized.
(1) A service district may levy an ad valorem property tax, in excess of the one percent limitation, upon the property within the district for a one-year period whenever authorized by the voters of the district pursuant to RCW 84.52.052 and Article VII, section 2(a) of the state Constitution.
(2) A service district may provide for the retirement of voter approved general obligation bonds, issued for capital purposes only, by levying bond retirement ad valorem property tax levies, in excess of the one percent limitation, whenever authorized by the voters of the district pursuant to Article VII, section 2(b) of the state Constitution and RCW 84.52.056.
[ 1983 c 130 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 36 - Counties › Chapter 36.83 - Roads and Bridges—Service Districts. › 36.83.040 - General obligation bonds, excess property tax levies authorized—Limitations.

RCW 36.83.040
General obligation bonds, excess property tax levies authorized—Limitations.
(1) To carry out the purpose of this chapter, a service district may issue general obligation bonds, not to exceed an amount, together with any other outstanding nonvoter approved general obligation indebtedness, equal to three-eighths of one percent of the value of taxable property within the district, as the term "value of taxable property" is defined in RCW 39.36.015. A service district may additionally issue general obligation bonds for capital purposes only, together with any outstanding general obligation indebtedness, not to exceed an amount equal to one and one-fourth percent of the value of the taxable property within the district, as the term "value of taxable property" is defined in RCW 39.36.015, when authorized by the voters of the service district pursuant to Article VIII, section 6 of the state Constitution, and to provide for the retirement thereof by excess property tax levies as provided in RCW 36.83.030(2). The service district may submit a single proposition to the voters which, if approved, authorizes both the issuance of the bonds and the bond retirement property tax levies.
(2) General obligation bonds with a maturity in excess of forty years shall not be issued. The governing body of the service district shall by resolution determine for each general obligation bond issue the amount, date, terms, conditions, denominations, maximum fixed or variable interest rate or rates, maturity or maturities, redemption rights, registration privileges, manner of execution, manner of sale, callable provisions, if any, covenants, and form, including registration as to principal and interest, registration as to principal only, or bearer. Registration may include, but not be limited to: (a) A book entry system of recording the ownership of a bond whether or not physical bonds are issued; or (b) recording the ownership of a bond together with the requirement that the transfer of ownership may only be effected by the surrender of the old bond and either the reissuance of the old bond or the issuance of a new bond to the new owner. Facsimile signatures may be used on the bonds and any coupons. Refunding general obligation bonds may be issued in the same manner as general obligation bonds are issued.
(3) Whenever general obligation bonds are issued to fund specific projects or enterprises that generate revenues, charges, user fees, or special assessments, the service district which issues the bonds may specifically pledge all or a portion of the revenues, charges, user fees, or special assessments to refund the general obligation bonds.
[ 1983 c 130 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 36 - Counties › Chapter 36.83 - Roads and Bridges—Service Districts. › 36.83.060 - Bonds—Form.

RCW 36.83.060
Bonds—Form.
Where physical bonds are issued pursuant to RCW 36.83.040 or 36.83.050, the bonds shall be printed, engraved, or lithographed on good bond paper and the manual or facsimile signatures of both the treasurer and chairperson of the governing body shall be included on each bond.
[ 1983 c 130 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 36 - Counties › Chapter 36.83 - Roads and Bridges—Service Districts. › 36.83.070 - Bonds—Use of proceeds.

RCW 36.83.070
Bonds—Use of proceeds.
(1) The proceeds of any bond issued pursuant to RCW 36.83.040 or 36.83.050 may be used to pay costs incurred on such bond issue related to the sale and issuance of the bonds. Such costs include payments for fiscal and legal expenses, obtaining bond ratings, printing, engraving, advertising, and other similar activities.
(2) In addition, proceeds of bonds used to fund capital projects may be used to pay the necessary and related engineering, architectural, planning, and inspection costs.
[ 1983 c 130 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 36 - Counties › Chapter 36.83 - Roads and Bridges—Service Districts. › 36.83.090 - Eminent domain.

RCW 36.83.090
Eminent domain.
A service district may exercise the power of eminent domain to obtain property for its authorized purposes in the manner counties exercise the powers of eminent domain.
[ 1983 c 130 § 9.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 36 - Counties › Chapter 36.83 - Roads and Bridges—Service Districts. › 36.83.100 - Commissioners—Appointment—Terms—Vacancies—Compensation—Powers.

RCW 36.83.100
Commissioners—Appointment—Terms—Vacancies—Compensation—Powers.
If the county legislative authority establishes a road and bridge service district, it shall promptly appoint three persons who are residents of the territory included in that service district to serve as the commissioners of the service district. For counties having an elected executive, the executive shall appoint those commissioners subject to confirmation by the legislative authority of the county. The commissioners first appointed shall be designated to serve for terms of one, two, and three years, respectively, from the date of their appointment. Thereafter, service district commissioners shall be appointed for a term of office of five years. Vacancies must be filled for any unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment. No member of the legislative authority of the county in which a service district is created may be a commissioner of that service district, except that, if the boundaries of the service district are included within or coterminous with the boundaries of a county commissioner or council district, the county commissioner or councilmember elected from that commissioner or council district may be appointed to serve as a commissioner of the service district. A commissioner shall hold office until his or her successor has been appointed and qualified, unless sooner removed from office for cause in accordance with this chapter or removed by referendum in accordance with RCW 36.83.110. A certificate of the appointment or reappointment of any commissioner must be filed with the county auditor, and such certificate is conclusive evidence of the due and proper appointment of the commissioner. The commissioners of the service district shall receive no compensation for their services, in any capacity, but are entitled to reimbursement for reasonable and necessary expenses, including travel expenses, incurred in the discharge of their duties.
The powers of each service district are vested in the commissioners of the service district. Two commissioners constitute a quorum of the service district for the purpose of conducting its business and exercising its powers and for all other purposes. The commissioners of the service district shall organize itself and select its chair, vice chair, and secretary, who shall serve one-year terms but may be selected for additional terms. When the office of any officer becomes vacant, the commissioners of the service district shall select a new officer from among the commissioners for the balance of the term of office.
[ 1996 c 292 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 36 - Counties › Chapter 36.83 - Roads and Bridges—Service Districts. › 36.83.110 - Election to retain commissioners—Referendum petition.

RCW 36.83.110
Election to retain commissioners—Referendum petition.
Any registered voter residing within the boundaries of the road and bridge service district may file a referendum petition to call an election to retain any or all commissioners. Any referendum petition to call such election shall be filed with the county auditor no later than one year before the end of a commissioner's term. Within ten days of the filing of a petition, the county auditor shall confer with the petitioner concerning form and style of the petition, issue an identification number for the petition, and write a ballot title for the measure. The ballot title shall be posed as a question: "Shall (name of commissioner) be retained as a road and bridge service district commissioner?" and the question shall be posed separately for each commissioner. The petitioner shall be notified of the identification number and ballot title within this ten-day period.
After this notification, the petitioner shall have thirty days in which to secure on petition forms the signatures of not less than twenty-five percent of the registered voters residing within the boundaries of the service district and file the signed petitions with the county auditor. Each petition form shall contain the ballot title. The county auditor shall verify the sufficiency of the signatures on the petitions. If sufficient valid signatures are properly submitted, the county auditor shall submit the referendum measure to the registered voters residing in the service district in a special election no later than one hundred twenty days after the signed petition has been filed with the county auditor.
The office of any commissioner for whom there is not a majority vote to retain shall be declared vacant.
[ 2011 c 10 § 79; 1996 c 292 § 4.]
NOTES:
Notice to registered poll voters—Elections by mail—2011 c 10: See note following RCW 29A.04.008.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 36 - Counties › Chapter 36.83 - Roads and Bridges—Service Districts. › 36.83.120 - Removal of commissioner.

RCW 36.83.120
Removal of commissioner.
For neglect of duty or misconduct in office, a commissioner of a service district may be removed by the county legislative authority after conducting a hearing. The commissioner must be given a copy of the charges at least ten days prior to the hearing and must have an opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel. If a commissioner is removed, a record of the proceedings, together with the charges and findings, must be filed in the office of the county auditor.
[ 1996 c 292 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 36 - Counties › Chapter 36.83 - Roads and Bridges—Service Districts. › 36.83.130 - Improvements—Ownership.

RCW 36.83.130
Improvements—Ownership.
Any road or bridge improvements financed in whole by funds of a service district, including but not limited to proceeds of bonds issued by a service district, shall be owned by that service district. Improvements financed jointly by a service district and the county or city within which the improvements are located may be owned jointly by the service district and that county or city pursuant to an interlocal agreement.
[ 1996 c 292 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 36 - Counties › Chapter 36.83 - Roads and Bridges—Service Districts. › 36.83.140 - Local service district fund.

RCW 36.83.140
Local service district fund.
If a service district is formed, there shall be created in the office of the county treasurer, as ex officio treasurer of the service district, a local service district fund with such accounts as the treasurer may find convenient or as the state auditor or the governing body of the service district may direct, into which shall be deposited all revenues received by or on behalf of the service district from tax levies, gifts, donations and any other source. The fund shall be designated "(name of county) (road/bridge) service district No. . . .  fund."
[ 1996 c 292 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 36 - Counties › Chapter 36.83 - Roads and Bridges—Service Districts. › 36.83.900 - Liberal construction.

RCW 36.83.900
Liberal construction.
The rule of strict construction does not apply to this chapter, and this chapter shall be liberally construed to permit the accomplishment of its purposes.
[ 1983 c 130 § 10.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 36 - Counties › Chapter 36.85 - Roads and Bridges—Rights-of-Way. › 36.85.010 - Acquisition—Condemnation.

RCW 36.85.010
Acquisition—Condemnation.
Whenever it is necessary to secure any lands for a right-of-way for any county road or for the drainage thereof or to afford unobstructed view toward any intersection or point of possible danger to public travel upon any county road or for any borrow pit, gravel pit, quarry, or other land for the extraction of material for county road purposes, or right-of-way for access thereto, the board may acquire such lands on behalf of the county by gift, purchase, or condemnation. When the board so directs, the prosecuting attorney of the county shall institute proceedings in condemnation to acquire such land for a county road in the manner provided by law for the condemnation of land for public use by counties. All cost of acquiring land for right-of-way or for other purposes by purchase or condemnation shall be paid out of the county road fund of the county and chargeable against the project for which acquired.
[ 1963 c 4 § 36.85.010. Prior: 1937 c 187 § 9; RRS § 6450-9.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 36 - Counties › Chapter 36.85 - Roads and Bridges—Rights-of-Way. › 36.85.020 - Aviation site not exempt from condemnation.

RCW 36.85.020
Aviation site not exempt from condemnation.
Whenever any county has established a public highway, which, in whole or in part, abuts upon and adjoins any aviation site in such county, no property shall be exempt from condemnation for such highway by reason of the same having been or being dedicated, appropriated, or otherwise reduced or held to public use.
[ 1963 c 4 § 36.85.020. Prior: 1925 ex.s. c 41 § 1; RRS § 905-2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 36 - Counties › Chapter 36.85 - Roads and Bridges—Rights-of-Way. › 36.85.030 - Acceptance of federal grants over public lands.

RCW 36.85.030
Acceptance of federal grants over public lands.
The boards in their respective counties may accept the grant of rights-of-way for the construction of public highways over public lands of the United States, not reserved for public uses, contained in section 2477 of the Revised Statutes of the United States. Such rights-of-way shall henceforward not be less than sixty feet in width unless a lesser width is specified by the United States. Acceptance shall be by resolution of the board spread upon the records of its proceedings: PROVIDED, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to invalidate the acceptance of such grant by general public use and enjoyment, heretofore or hereafter had.
[ 1963 c 4 § 36.85.030. Prior: 1937 c 187 § 17; RRS § 6450-17.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 36 - Counties › Chapter 36.85 - Roads and Bridges—Rights-of-Way. › 36.85.040 - Acceptance of federal grants over public lands—Prior acceptances ratified.

RCW 36.85.040
Acceptance of federal grants over public lands—Prior acceptances ratified.
Prior action of boards purporting to accept the grant of rights-of-way under section 2477 of the Revised Statutes of the United States for the construction of public highways over public lands of the United States, as provided in RCW 36.85.030, is hereby approved, ratified and confirmed and all such public highways shall be deemed duly laid out county roads and boards of county commissioners may at any time by recorded resolution cause any of such county roads to be opened and improved for public travel.
[ 1963 c 4 § 36.85.040. Prior: 1937 c 187 § 18; RRS § 6450-18.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 36 - Counties › Chapter 36.86 - Roads and Bridges—Standards. › 36.86.010 - Standard width of right-of-way prescribed.

RCW 36.86.010
Standard width of right-of-way prescribed.
From and after April 1, 1937, the width of thirty feet on each side of the center line of county roads, exclusive of such additional width as may be required for cuts and fills, is the necessary and proper right-of-way width for county roads, unless the board of county commissioners, shall, in any instance, adopt and designate a different width. This shall not be construed to require the acquisition of increased right-of-way for any county road already established and the right-of-way for which has been secured.
[ 1963 c 4 § 36.86.010. Prior: 1937 c 187 § 14; RRS § 6450-14.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 36 - Counties › Chapter 36.86 - Roads and Bridges—Standards. › 36.86.020 - Minimum standards of construction.

RCW 36.86.020
Minimum standards of construction.
In the case of roads, the minimum width between shoulders shall be fourteen feet with eight feet of surfacing, and in the case of bridges, which includes all decked structures, the minimum standard shall be for H-10 loading in accordance with the standards of the state department of transportation. When the standards have been prepared by the county road engineer, they shall be submitted to the county legislative authority for approval, and when approved shall be used for all road and bridge construction and improvement in the county.
[ 1984 c 7 § 38; 1963 c 4 § 36.86.020. Prior: 1943 c 73 § 1, part; 1937 c 187 § 4, part; Rem. Supp. 1943 § 6450-4, part.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 36 - Counties › Chapter 36.86 - Roads and Bridges—Standards. › 36.86.030 - Amendment of standards—Filing.

RCW 36.86.030
Amendment of standards—Filing.
Road and bridge standards may be amended from time to time by resolution of the county legislative authority, but no standard may be approved by the legislative authority with any minimum requirement less than that specified in this chapter. Two copies of the approved standards shall be filed with the department of transportation for its use in examinations of county road work.
[ 1984 c 7 § 39; 1963 c 4 § 36.86.030. Prior: 1943 c 73 § 1, part; 1937 c 187 § 4, part; Rem. Supp. 1943 § 6450-4, part.]