Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-105 - Public advisory elections for selected state transportation facilities › Section 468-105-020 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
For the purpose of implementing
				RCW
				 47.46.030(3) through (11) 
				relative to the process for conducting public advisory elections on selected
				transportation facilities, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Affected project area" means a
			 geographic area of the state impacted by the imposition of tolls or user fees
			 that is defined and established by the department following a public comment
			 period and a recommendation by the public private local involvement committee.
			 The affected project area is a geographic portion of the state which is
			 depicted in a map.
(2) "City" means
			 any jurisdiction formed under
			 Titles
			 35 and
			 35A RCW including any first class city
			 (RCW
			  35.01.010), second class city (RCW
			  35.01.020), town (RCW
			  35.01.040)  or code city (RCW
			  35A.01.035).
(3) "County auditor" shall have the same
			 meaning as provided in RCW  29.01.043.
(4) "Department" means the Washington state
			 department of transportation.
(5)
			 "Initial affected project area" means a geographic area of the state that is
			 defined by the department as a result of a comprehensive analysis of traffic
			 patterns and economic impacts created by the imposition of tolls or user fees
			 to finance a proposed project.
(6)
			 "Local involvement committee (LIC)" means an advisory committee officially
			 named the "public private local involvement committee" which will be
			 established for each proposed project. The LIC will serve in an advisory
			 capacity on all functions and responsibilities of the department in the conduct
			 of the public advisory election.
(7) "Project description" means a written
			 description of the proposed project that is prepared by the department in
			 consultation with the LIC. The project description is a statement of the
			 essential elements of the proposed project.
(8) "Project developer" means a private
			 entity submitting a proposed project to improve transportation capital
			 facilities under chapter 47.46 RCW.
(9) "Proposed project" means a conceptual
			 project proposed by one or more project developers which is intended to build
			 or improve transportation capital facilities. The proposed projects are those
			 selected pursuant to chapter 47.46 RCW which have organized opposition as
			 demonstrated by the submission to the department of original petitions bearing
			 at least five thousand signatures of individuals opposing the proposed project
			 by the deadlines set forth in
			 RCW
			  47.46.030(10) and
			 (11).
(10) "Public advisory election" means an
			 election conducted within an affected project area by the county auditor for
			 the purpose of advising the department on the public support or opposition to
			 the imposition of tolls to finance a proposed project.
(11) "Preferred alternative" means a proposed
			 action identified in the draft environmental impact statement developed in
			 chapter
			 43.21C RCW.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 47.46 RCW. 97-14-037, §
				  468-105-020, filed 6/26/97, effective 7/27/97. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   47.46.030(3) -(11).
				  96-03-107, § 468-105-020, filed 1/23/96, effective
				  2/23/96.