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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation › RCW Dispositions › 47.86 AIR TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION

Sections
47.86.010 Legislative findings, intent.
[1990 c 298 § 39.]
Repealed by 1993 sp.s. c 23 § 19, effective April 1, 1994.
47.86.020 Creation, membership.
[1990 c 298 § 40.]
Repealed by 1993 sp.s. c 23 § 19, effective April 1, 1994.
47.86.030 Studies, reports — When due.
[1993 sp.s. c 23 § 18; 1992 c 190 § 3; 1991 c 231 § 7; 1990 c 298 § 41.]
Repealed by 1993 sp.s. c 23 § 19, effective April 1, 1994.
47.86.035 Finding — Reports, when due.
[1992 c 190 § 1.]
Repealed by 1993 sp.s. c 23 § 19, effective April 1, 1994.
47.86.040 Consultants, funding.
[1990 c 298 § 42.]
Repealed by 1993 sp.s. c 23 § 19, effective April 1, 1994.
47.86.050 Operation, dissolution of commission.
[1990 c 298 § 43.]
Repealed by 1993 sp.s. c 23 § 19, effective April 1, 1994.
47.86.060 Staff, budget.
[1990 c 298 § 44.]
Repealed by 1993 sp.s. c 23 § 19, effective April 1, 1994.
47.86.900 Expiration.
[1990 c 298 § 45.]
Repealed by 1993 sp.s. c 23 § 19, effective April 1, 1994.
47.86.901 Severability — 1990 c 298.
[1990 c 298 § 47.]
Repealed by 1993 sp.s. c 23 § 19, effective April 1, 1994.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation › RCW Dispositions › 47.98 CONSTRUCTION

Sections
47.98.041 Severability-1963 ex.s. c 3.
[1963 ex.s. c 3 § 57.]
Decodified by the code reviser, July 2016.
47.98.042 Severability-1965 ex.s. c 170.
[1965 ex.s. c 170 § 70.]
Decodified by the code reviser, July 2016.
47.98.043 Severability-1967 ex.s. c 145.
[1967 ex.s. c 145 § 73.]
Decodified by the code reviser, July 2016.
47.98.044 Severability-1967 c 108.
[1967 c 108 § 14.]
Decodified by the code reviser, July 2016.
47.98.045 Severability-1969 ex.s. c 281.
[1969 ex.s. c 281 § 64.]
Decodified by the code reviser, July 2016.
47.98.080 Severability-1977 ex.s. c 151.
[1977 ex.s. c 151 § 77.]
Decodified by the code reviser, July 2016.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation › Chapter 47.01 - Department of Transportation. › 47.01.011 - Legislative declaration.

RCW 47.01.011
Legislative declaration.
The legislature hereby recognizes the following imperative needs within the state: To create a statewide transportation development plan which identifies present status and sets goals for the future; to coordinate transportation modes; to promote and protect land use programs required in local, state, and federal law; to coordinate transportation with the economic development of the state; to supply a broad framework in which regional, metropolitan, and local transportation needs can be related; to facilitate the supply of federal and state aid to those areas which will most benefit the state as a whole; to provide for public involvement in the transportation planning and development process; to administer programs within the jurisdiction of this title relating to the safety of the state's transportation systems; and to coordinate and implement national transportation policy with the state transportation planning program.
The legislature finds and declares that placing all elements of transportation in a single department is fully consistent with and shall in no way impair the use of moneys in the motor vehicle fund exclusively for highway purposes.
Through this chapter, a unified department of transportation is created. To the jurisdiction of this department will be transferred the present powers, duties, and functions of the department of highways, the highway commission, the toll bridge authority, the aeronautics commission, and the canal commission, and the transportation related powers, duties, and functions of the *planning and community affairs agency. The powers, duties, and functions of the department of transportation must be performed in a manner consistent with the policy goals set forth in RCW 47.04.280.
[ 2007 c 516 § 2; 1977 ex.s. c 151 § 1.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: "Planning and community affairs agency" means "department of community, trade, and economic development," but the name is retained here for historical purposes. The "department of community, trade, and economic development" was renamed the "department of commerce" by 2009 c 565.
Findings—Intent—2007 c 516: "The legislature finds and declares that the citizens of the state expect clear and concise goals, objectives, and responsibilities regarding the operation of the statewide transportation system. Furthermore, the state's citizens expect that the state periodically receive clear and streamlined information that measures whether the goals and objectives are being satisfied. Therefore, it is the intent of the legislature that this act serve to clarify existing goals, objectives, and responsibilities related to the operation of an efficient statewide transportation system." [ 2007 c 516 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation › Chapter 47.01 - Department of Transportation. › 47.01.021 - Definitions.

RCW 47.01.021
Definitions.
As used in this title unless the context indicates otherwise:
(1) "Department" means the department of transportation created in RCW 47.01.031;
(2) "Commission" means the transportation commission created in RCW 47.01.051;
(3) "Secretary" means the secretary of transportation as provided for in RCW 47.01.041.
[ 1977 ex.s. c 151 § 2.]
NOTES:
Additional definitions: RCW 47.04.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation › Chapter 47.01 - Department of Transportation. › 47.01.031 - Department created—Transfer of powers, duties, and functions.

RCW 47.01.031
Department created—Transfer of powers, duties, and functions.
(1) There is created a department of state government to be known as the department of transportation.
(2) All powers, duties, and functions vested by law in the department of highways, the state highway commission, the director of highways, the Washington toll bridge authority, the aeronautics commission, the director of aeronautics, and the canal commission, and the transportation related powers, duties, and functions of the *planning and community affairs agency, are transferred to the jurisdiction of the department, except those powers, duties, and functions which are expressly directed elsewhere in **this or in any other act of the 1977 legislature.
(3) The board of pilotage commissioners is transferred to the jurisdiction of the department for its staff support and administration: PROVIDED, That nothing in this section shall be construed as transferring any policy making powers of the board of pilotage commissioners to the transportation commission or the department of transportation.
[ 1988 c 167 § 11; 1977 ex.s. c 151 § 3.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note: *(1) The "planning and community affairs agency" has been renamed the "department of community, trade, and economic development." The "department of community, trade, and economic development" was renamed the "department of commerce" by 2009 c 565.
**(2) For codification of "this . . . . act" [1977 ex.s. c 151], see Codification Tables.
Savings—Severability—1988 c 167: See notes following RCW 47.26.121.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation › Chapter 47.01 - Department of Transportation. › 47.01.041 - Secretary of transportation—Appointment, salary, removal.

RCW 47.01.041
Secretary of transportation—Appointment, salary, removal.
The executive head of the department of transportation shall be the secretary of transportation, who shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate, and shall be paid a salary to be fixed by the governor in accordance with the provisions of RCW 43.03.040. The secretary shall be an ex officio member of the transportation commission without a vote. The secretary shall serve at the pleasure of the governor.
[ 2005 c 319 § 3; 1983 1st ex.s. c 53 § 28; 1977 ex.s. c 151 § 4.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—Part headings—Effective dates—2005 c 319: See notes following RCW 43.17.020.
Severability—1983 1st ex.s. c 53: See note following RCW 47.10.802.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation › Chapter 47.01 - Department of Transportation. › 47.01.051 - Commission created—Appointment of members—Terms—Qualifications—Removal.

RCW 47.01.051
Commission created—Appointment of members—Terms—Qualifications—Removal.
There is hereby created a transportation commission, which shall consist of seven voting members appointed by the governor, with the consent of the senate. The present five members of the highway commission shall serve as five initial members of the transportation commission until their terms of office as highway commission members would have expired. The additional two members provided herein for the transportation commission shall be appointed for initial terms to expire on June 30, 1982, and June 30, 1983. Thereafter all terms shall be for six years. No elective state official, state officer, or state employee shall be a member of the commission. At the time of appointment or thereafter during their respective terms of office, four members of the commission shall reside in the western part of the state and three members shall reside in the eastern part of the state as divided north and south by the summit of the Cascade mountains. No more than two members of the commission shall reside in the same county; however, the governor, or his or her designee, shall serve as a nonvoting member of the commission. Commission appointments should reflect both a wide range of transportation interests and a balanced statewide geographic representation. Commissioners may be removed from office by the governor before the expiration of their terms for cause. No member shall be appointed for more than two consecutive terms.
[ 2006 c 334 § 1; 1977 ex.s. c 151 § 5.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2006 c 334: "This act takes effect July 1, 2006." [ 2006 c 334 § 52.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation › Chapter 47.01 - Department of Transportation. › 47.01.061 - Commission—Procedures and internal operations.

RCW 47.01.061
Commission—Procedures and internal operations.
(1) The commission shall meet at such times as it deems advisable but at least on a quarterly basis with meetings to be held in different parts of the state. It may adopt its own rules and regulations and may establish its own procedure. It shall act collectively in harmony with recorded resolutions or motions adopted by majority vote of at least four members. The commission may appoint an executive director, and shall elect one of its members chair for a term of one year. The chair may vote on all matters before the commission. The commission may from time to time retain planners, consultants, and other technical personnel to advise it in the performance of its duties.
(2) The commission shall submit to each regular session of the legislature held in an odd-numbered year its own budget proposal necessary for the commission's operations separate from that proposed for the department.
(3) Each member of the commission shall be compensated in accordance with RCW 43.03.250 and shall be reimbursed for actual necessary traveling and other expenses in going to, attending, and returning from meetings of the commission, and actual and necessary traveling and other expenses incurred in the discharge of such duties as may be requested by a majority vote of the commission or by the secretary of transportation, but in no event shall the entire commission membership be compensated for more than one thousand two hundred thirty days combined. Service on the commission shall not be considered as service credit for the purposes of any public retirement system.
(4) Each member of the commission shall disclose any actual or potential conflict of interest, if applicable under the circumstance, regarding any commission business.
[ 2006 c 334 § 2; 2005 c 319 § 4; 1987 c 364 § 2; 1984 c 287 § 94; 1983 1st ex.s. c 53 § 29; 1981 c 59 § 1; 1977 ex.s. c 151 § 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 findings—Severability—Effective date—1984 c 287: See notes following RCW 43.03.220.
Severability—1983 1st ex.s. c 53: See note following RCW 47.10.802.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation › Chapter 47.01 - Department of Transportation. › 47.01.070 - Director's and commissioner's prior assignments may be delegated.

RCW 47.01.070
Director's and commissioner's prior assignments may be delegated.
In all situations wherein the director of highways, the director of aeronautics, or any one of their designees, or any member of the highway commission, the toll bridge authority, the aeronautics commission, or the canal commission, or any one of their designees was on September 21, 1977, designated or serving as a member of any board, commission, committee, or authority, the chair of the transportation commission or the chair's designee who shall be an employee of the department of transportation, shall hereafter determine who shall serve as such member.
[ 2010 c 8 § 10001; 1977 ex.s. c 151 § 27; 1961 c 13 § 47.01.070. Prior: 1951 c 247 § 5. Formerly RCW 43.27.120.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation › Chapter 47.01 - Department of Transportation. › 47.01.078 - Transportation system policy goals—Duties.

RCW 47.01.078
Transportation system policy goals—Duties.
To support achievement of the policy goals described in RCW 47.04.280, the department shall:
(1) Maintain an inventory of the condition of structures and corridors in most urgent need of retrofit or rehabilitation;
(2) Develop long-term financing tools that reliably provide ongoing maintenance and preservation of the transportation infrastructure;
(3) Balance system safety and convenience through all phases of a project to accommodate all users of the transportation system to safely, reliably, and efficiently provide mobility to people and goods;
(4) Develop strategies to gradually reduce the per capita vehicle miles traveled based on consideration of a range of reduction methods;
(5) Consider efficiency tools, including high occupancy vehicle and high occupancy toll lanes, corridor-specific and systemwide pricing strategies, active traffic management, commute trip reduction, and other demand management tools;
(6) Promote integrated multimodal planning; and
(7) Consider engineers and architects to design environmentally sustainable, context-sensitive transportation systems.
[ 2007 c 516 § 6.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—2007 c 516: See note following RCW 47.01.011.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation › Chapter 47.01 - Department of Transportation. › 47.01.081 - Department—Organization—Management personnel.

RCW 47.01.081
Department—Organization—Management personnel.
(1) Initially the department shall be organized into divisions, including the division of highways, the division of public transportation, the division of aeronautics, the division of marine transportation, and the division of transportation planning and budget.
(2) The secretary may reorganize divisions in order to attain the maximum possible efficiency in the operation of the department. Each division shall be headed by an assistant secretary to be appointed by the secretary. The secretary may also appoint a deputy secretary as may be needed for the performance of the duties and functions vested in the department and may also appoint up to twelve ferry system management positions as defined in RCW 47.64.011. The secretary may delegate to officers within the several divisions of the department authority to employ personnel necessary to discharge the responsibilities of the department.
(3) The officers appointed under this section shall be exempt from the provisions of the state civil service law and shall be paid salaries to be fixed by the governor in accordance with the procedure established by law for the fixing of salaries for officers exempt from the operation of the state civil service law.
[ 1984 c 48 § 1; 1977 ex.s. c 151 § 8.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation › Chapter 47.01 - Department of Transportation. › 47.01.091 - Advisory councils.

RCW 47.01.091
Advisory councils.
The secretary shall establish such advisory councils as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this title, and to insure adequate public participation in the planning and development of transportation facilities. Members of such councils shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary and may receive per diem and necessary expenses, in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060, as now or hereafter amended.
[ 2006 c 334 § 5; 1977 ex.s. c 151 § 9.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2006 c 334: See note following RCW 47.01.051.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation › Chapter 47.01 - Department of Transportation. › 47.01.101 - Secretary—Authority and duties.

RCW 47.01.101
Secretary—Authority and duties.
The secretary shall have the authority and it shall be his or her duty:
(1) To serve as chief executive officer of the department with full administrative authority to direct all its activities;
(2) To organize the department as he or she may deem necessary to carry out the work and responsibilities of the department effectively;
(3) To designate and establish such transportation district, region, or branch offices as may be necessary or convenient, and to appoint assistants and delegate any powers, duties, and functions to them or any officer or employee of the department as deemed necessary to administer the department efficiently;
(4) To direct and coordinate the programs of the various divisions of the department to assure that they achieve the greatest possible mutual benefit, produce a balanced overall effort, and eliminate unnecessary duplication of activity;
(5) To adopt all department rules that are subject to the adoption procedures contained in the state administrative procedure act, except rules subject to adoption by the commission pursuant to statute;
(6) To maintain and safeguard the official records of the department, including the commission's recorded resolutions and orders;
(7) To provide, under contract or interagency agreement, staff support to the commission, including long-term technical and administrative support as needed, to assist it in carrying out its functions, powers, and duties;
(8) To execute and implement the biennial operating budget for the operation of the department in accordance with chapter 43.88 RCW and with legislative appropriation;
(9) To advise the governor and the legislature with respect to matters under the jurisdiction of the department; and
(10) To exercise all other powers and perform all other duties as are now or hereafter provided by law.
[ 2006 c 334 § 6; 2005 c 319 § 7. Prior: 1987 c 505 § 48; 1987 c 179 § 1; 1983 1st ex.s. c 53 § 30; 1977 ex.s. c 151 § 10.]
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.
Severability—1983 1st ex.s. c 53: See note following RCW 47.10.802.
Regulations governing parking facilities: RCW 46.61.577.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation › Chapter 47.01 - Department of Transportation. › 47.01.131 - Continuation of state services to department.

RCW 47.01.131
Continuation of state services to department.
All state officials required to maintain contact with or provide services for any of the departments or agencies whose functions are transferred by RCW 47.01.031 shall continue to perform such services for the department of transportation unless otherwise directed by this title.
[ 1977 ex.s. c 151 § 18.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.
2023 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.]
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.]
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.]
2023 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 60 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 24th 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 24th calendar year after the certified date, with subsequent annual payments due on December 31st of the following nine years. Each payment shall equal 10 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.
[ 2022 c 144 § 1; 2008 c 270 § 7.]
NOTES:
Application of RCW 82.32.805 and 82.32.808—2022 c 144: "The provisions of RCW 82.32.805 and 82.32.808 do not apply to this act." [ 2022 c 144 § 2.]
Effective date—2022 c 144: "This act takes effect July 1, 2022." [ 2022 c 144 § 3.]
Finding—2008 c 270: See note following RCW 47.01.408.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation › Chapter 47.01 - Department of Transportation. › 47.01.415 - State route No. 520 improvements—Finance plan.

RCW 47.01.415
State route No. 520 improvements—Finance plan.
The state route number 520 bridge replacement and HOV project finance plan must include state funding, federal funding, at least one billion dollars in regional contributions, and revenue from tolling. The department must provide a proposed finance plan to be tied to the estimated cost of the recommended project solutions, as provided under *RCW 47.01.406, to the governor and the joint transportation committee by January 1, 2008.
[ 2007 c 517 § 7.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 47.01.406 was repealed by 2017 3rd sp.s. c 25 § 39.
Finding—2007 c 517: "The legislature finds that the replacement of the vulnerable state route number 520 corridor 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 floating bridge is susceptible to damage, closure, or even catastrophic failure from earthquakes, windstorms, and waves. Additionally, the bridge serves as a vital route for vehicles to cross Lake Washington, carrying over three times its design capacity in traffic, resulting in more than seven hours of congestion per day.
Therefore, it is the conclusion of the legislature that time is of the essence, and that Washington state cannot wait for a disaster to make it fully appreciate the urgency of the need to replace this vulnerable structure. The state must take the necessary steps to move forward with a state route number 520 bridge replacement project design that provides six total lanes, with four general purpose lanes and two lanes that are for high occupancy vehicle travel that could also accommodate high capacity transportation, and the bridge shall also be designed to accommodate light rail in the future. High occupancy vehicle lanes in the state route 520 corridor must also be able to support a bus rapid transit system." [ 2007 c 517 § 1.]
Effective date—2007 c 517: "This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [May 15, 2007]." [ 2007 c 517 § 9.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation › Chapter 47.01 - Department of Transportation. › 47.01.417 - State route No. 520 improvements—Finance plan—Revenue sources and savings recognition.

RCW 47.01.417
State route No. 520 improvements—Finance plan—Revenue sources and savings recognition.
The state route number 520 bridge replacement and HOV project finance plan must include:
(1) Recognition of revenue sources that include: One billion seven hundred million dollars in state and federal funds allocated to the project; one billion five hundred million dollars to two billion dollars in tolling revenue, including early tolls that could begin in late 2009; eighty-five million dollars in federal urban partnership grant funds; and other contributions from private and other government sources; and
(2) Recognition of savings to be realized from:
(a) Potential early construction of traffic improvements from the eastern Lake Washington shoreline to 108th Avenue Northeast in Bellevue;
(b) Early construction of a single string of pontoons to support two lanes that are for transit and high occupancy vehicle travel and four general purpose lanes;
(c) Preconstruction tolling to reduce total financing costs; and
(d) A deferral of the sales taxes paid on construction costs.
[ 2008 c 270 § 3.]
NOTES:
Finding—2008 c 270: See note following RCW 47.01.408.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation › Chapter 47.01 - Department of Transportation. › 47.01.420 - Naming and renaming state transportation facilities.

RCW 47.01.420
Naming and renaming state transportation facilities.
(1) The commission may name or rename state transportation facilities including, but not limited to: State highways; state highway bridges, structures, and facilities; state rest areas; and state roadside facilities, such as viewpoints. The commission must consult with the department before taking final action to name or rename a state transportation facility.
(2)(a) The department, state and local governmental entities, citizen organizations, and any person may initiate the process to name or rename a state transportation facility.
(b) For the commission to consider a naming or renaming proposal, the requesting entity or person must provide sufficient evidence, as determined by the commission, indicating community support and acceptance of the proposal. Evidence may include the following:
(i) Letters of support from state and federal legislators representing the impacted area encompassing the state transportation facility;
(ii) Resolutions passed by local, publicly elected bodies in the impacted area encompassing the state transportation facility;
(iii) Department support; or
(iv) Supportive actions by or letters from local organizations including, but not limited to, local chambers of commerce and service clubs.
(3) After the commission takes final action in naming or renaming a state transportation facility, the department shall design and install the appropriate signs in accordance with state and federal standards.
[ 2007 c 33 § 1.]