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Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-600 - Transportation innovative partnership program › REVIEW, EVALUATION AND SELECTION OF PROPOSALS › Section 468-600-370 - Notification of apparent successful proposer - Prenegotiation activities authorized

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(1) Upon the
				commission's selection of a proposal under WAC
				468-600-355 and upon expiration
				of the protest period, the department shall notify the proposer of its intent
				to execute a contract or development agreement or to enter negotiations on a
				contract and/or development agreement.
(2) Upon the commission's provisional
				selection of a proposal subject to satisfaction of conditions, and upon
				expiration of the protest period, the department shall notify the proposer of
				the conditions. The proposer shall have a period of time, set forth in the
				department's notice, but to be at least ten calendar days, from receipt of the
				department's notification to elect to proceed under specified conditions. If
				the proposer elects to proceed, the department shall work with the proposer to
				develop a plan for satisfying the conditions. If the plan entails entry into an
				interim agreement, the agreement will conform to all relevant requirements of
				chapter 47.29 RCW and these rules.
(3) After the commission's selection or
				provisional selection of a proposal, the department and the proposer may confer
				on any matter pertinent to refinement of the proposal.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 47.29.030. 07-04-095, § 468-600-370,
					 filed 2/6/07, effective 3/9/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-600 - Transportation innovative partnership program › REVIEW, EVALUATION AND SELECTION OF PROPOSALS › Section 468-600-600 - Public records and public disclosure

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(1) Upon written request and within the time
				required under
				chapter
				42.56 RCW, the department
				shall review such requests, process and provide those records that are not
				otherwise exempt from disclosure. The department may charge fees as allowed by
				state law.
(2) On the department's
				receipt of a request pursuant to
				chapter
				42.56 RCW, for the
				disclosure of records or information that have been submitted to the department
				by a proposer under the program authorized by chapter 47.29 RCW, the department
				will notify the proposer of the request and provide the proposer a reasonable
				opportunity to demonstrate that all or part of the requested records or
				information are exempt from disclosure under applicable law recognizing the
				confidentiality of public records and information. In determining whether the
				information or records are exempt from disclosure, the department will consider
				the evidence and objections to disclosure presented by the proposer, but as
				custodian of the records or information, the department must make the initial
				determination of the records that may be withheld from disclosure.
(3) An affected proposer who seeks to
				demonstrate that public records pertaining to it are exempt from disclosure
				must respond to the department with its evidence and objections within four
				working days of the department's issuance of notice of the request to the
				proposer. After considering the proposer's evidence and objections, the
				department will inform the proposer of its disclosure decision, giving the
				proposer no fewer than three working days in which to institute appropriate
				proceedings in its own behalf to protect the proposer's interests in preventing
				the disclosure or maintaining the confidentiality of the records or
				information. The proposer shall be exclusively responsible for all costs,
				expenses and attorney fees incurred in taking any action to prevent the
				disclosure of information or records under this section. The department shall
				not make a disclosure of records or information while an action by the proposer
				to enjoin disclosure thereof is pending.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 47.29.030. 07-04-095, § 468-600-600,
					 filed 2/6/07, effective 3/9/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-600 - Transportation innovative partnership program › REVIEW, EVALUATION AND SELECTION OF PROPOSALS › Section 468-600-605 - Designation of sensitive business, commercial or financial information and trade secrets

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(1) The following
				procedure shall be followed by proposers to designate information as "sensitive
				business, commercial or financial information" under
				RCW
				 47.29.190: Each individual page of a proposal
				that contains sensitive business, commercial or financial information must be
				clearly marked "sensitive business, commercial or financial
				information."
(2) A proposer may
				desire that certain information be considered "trade secret" information for
				purposes of applying the public records exemption set out in state law. "Trade
				secret" means information, including a formula, pattern, compilation, program,
				device, method, technique or process that derives independent economic value,
				actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily
				ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value
				from its disclosure or use; and is the subject of efforts that are reasonable
				under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy. To qualify for that exemption,
				trade secret information must meet the following criteria:
(a) Not be the subject of a patent;
(b) Be known only to a limited number of
				individuals within an organization;
(c) Be used in a business that the
				organization conducts;
(d) Be of
				potential or actual commercial value; and
(e) Be capable of providing the user with a
				business advantage over competitors not having the information.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-600 - Transportation innovative partnership program › AGREEMENTS FOR PROJECTS › Section 468-600-700 - General preconditions for entering into agreements

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The following are preconditions of any agreement that will be
				  entered into between the state and a private sector partner:
(1) The department must seek to adopt
				contracting techniques that represent the best practices in use by owners of
				facilities;
(2) To the extent
				permitted by law, protection must be provided for local contractors to
				participate in any subcontracting opportunities on projects;
(3) Projects that use tolling technology must
				maintain standards that are consistent with any standards adopted or widely
				used by the state;
(4) Provision
				must be made for patrolling and law enforcement on state-owned transportation
				facilities, as approved by the Washington state patrol for facilities within
				their jurisdiction;
(5) Any debt to
				be issued to pay for the construction of a state-owned transportation facility
				that is secured by public funds must conform to
				RCW
				 47.29.060, or if not in conformance, any
				agreements reached must be conditioned upon obtaining necessary legislative
				approval of alternative financing provisions;
(6) The public involvement plan must provide
				that all forums, workshops, open houses or public meetings be administered and
				attended by the public sector partner; and
(7) Any project with a capital cost in excess
				of three hundred million dollars must establish an advisory committee,
				consisting of at least five but not more than nine members, who shall be
				appointed by the commission.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 47.29.030. 07-04-095, § 468-600-700,
					 filed 2/6/07, effective 3/9/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-600 - Transportation innovative partnership program › AGREEMENTS FOR PROJECTS › Section 468-600-710 - Negotiation of agreement

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A proposal or proposals selected by the commission for
				  negotiation of a final agreement shall be referred to a negotiation team within
				  the department. The team shall be responsible for negotiating the final
				  agreement with the proposer. Each final agreement will define the rights and
				  obligations of the state and the respective proposer with regard to the
				  project. Agreements must contain all provisions in WAC
				  468-600-700 and
				  468-600-715, and must allocate
				  responsibilities under WAC
				  468-600-720.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 47.29.030. 07-04-095, § 468-600-710,
					 filed 2/6/07, effective 3/9/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-600 - Transportation innovative partnership program › AGREEMENTS FOR PROJECTS › Section 468-600-715 - Mandatory terms of agreements

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Any final agreement must include the following
				  provisions:
(1) If public moneys are
				used to pay any costs of construction of public works that is part of an
				eligible project, the construction contract shall contain provisions that
				require payment of workers under the contract in accordance with
				chapter
				39.12 RCW; and
(2) Any maintenance provisions on a public
				facility must be provided in a manner consistent with collective bargaining
				agreements, the Personnel Reform Act, and civil service laws in effect on any
				portion of the project that constitutes a public facility.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 47.29.030. 07-04-095, § 468-600-715,
					 filed 2/6/07, effective 3/9/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-600 - Transportation innovative partnership program › AGREEMENTS FOR PROJECTS › Section 468-600-720 - Terms to be negotiated between the parties

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Any final agreement must contain terms that address at least
				  the following issues:
(1) At what
				point in the transportation project public and private sector partners will
				enter the project and which partners will assume responsibility for specific
				project elements;
(2) How the
				partners will share management of the risks of the project;
(3) How the partners will share the costs of
				development of the project;
(4) How
				the partners will allocate financial responsibility for cost
				overruns;
(5) The consequences for
				nonperformance;
(6) The incentives
				for performance;
(7) The invoicing
				and payment procedures and schedules to be followed to the extent that the
				department or state is to pay for the work, and the accounting and auditing
				standards to be used to evaluate work on the project; and
(8) An agreement for the construction of a
				public improvement as part of an eligible project shall provide and be approved
				for bonding, financial guarantees, deposits or the posting of other security to
				secure the payment of laborers, subcontractors and suppliers who perform work
				or provide materials as part of the project. Furthermore, the department shall
				determine that adequate security exists to address any default or
				nonperformance by the private sector partner or other contractual claims of the
				department against the proposer; and
(9) For projects that revert to public
				ownership, responsibilities for reconstruction or renovation that bring the
				facility up to government standards before reversion to the state.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 47.29.030. 07-04-095, § 468-600-720,
					 filed 2/6/07, effective 3/9/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-600 - Transportation innovative partnership program › AGREEMENTS FOR PROJECTS › Section 468-600-722 - State objection to subcontractors

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(1) Prior to the execution of any contract
				with a proposer, the proposer must provide the department with a list of all
				major subcontractors who will perform work in the construction, operation or
				maintenance of the project. All subcontractors must be legally eligible to
				perform or work on public contracts under federal and Washington law and
				regulations. No subcontractor will be accepted who is ineligible to receive
				public works contracts in the state of Washington.
(2) If the department has reasonable
				objection to any proposed subcontractor, the department is authorized to
				require, before the execution of a contract, an apparently successful proposer
				to submit an acceptable substitute. In such case, the proposer must submit an
				acceptable substitute, and the contract may, at the department's discretion, be
				modified to equitably account for any difference in cost necessitated by the
				substitution. The department will set a maximum time period from the date of
				the department's written demand for substitution within which to make an
				acceptable substitution. A proposer's failure to make an acceptable
				substitution at the end of the time period will constitute sufficient grounds
				for the department to refuse to execute a contract, without incurring any
				liability for the refusal. In setting a maximum time period, the department
				shall consider the scope of the subcontract, availability of other
				subcontractors, and whether the disapproved subcontractor is identified in the
				proposal as an equity contributor or source of other financial support to the
				project relied on by the proposer. Following such identification, the proposer
				shall be granted an additional maximum time period as determined by the
				department to conclude negotiations of acceptable terms and conditions with
				that substitute major subcontractor.
(3) The department may not require any
				proposer to engage any subcontractor, supplier, other person or organization
				against whom the proposer has reasonable objection.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 47.29.030. 07-04-095, § 468-600-722,
					 filed 2/6/07, effective 3/9/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-600 - Transportation innovative partnership program › AGREEMENTS FOR PROJECTS › Section 468-600-725 - Cessation of negotiations

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The department must establish a maximum time period allowed
				  for conducting negotiations on a potential project or development agreement(s).
				  Such time period may be established in the solicitation document described in
				  WAC 468-600-105, or as a condition of
				  selecting a particular proposer or proposers. If the department elects to
				  conduct competitive negotiations under WAC
				  468-600-360, any deadline
				  established for conducting negotiations must be equitably applied to all
				  proposers engaged in negotiations. The department may extend a maximum
				  negotiating time period if it determines extension to be in the interests of
				  the state.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 47.29.030. 07-04-095, § 468-600-725,
					 filed 2/6/07, effective 3/9/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-600 - Transportation innovative partnership program › AGREEMENTS FOR PROJECTS › Section 468-600-730 - Legal sufficiency review of final agreement

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On completion of a final agreement, the attorney general will
				  review it for legal sufficiency. The department and the transportation
				  commission are wholly responsible for exercising business judgment, including
				  the appropriate and desirable allocation of risk and incentive in any
				  agreement.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 47.29.030. 07-04-095, § 468-600-730,
					 filed 2/6/07, effective 3/9/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-600 - Transportation innovative partnership program › AGREEMENTS FOR PROJECTS › Section 468-600-735 - Commission analysis required

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Before any agreements are executed, the commission
				  must:
(1) Conduct a financial analysis
				that fully discloses all costs and cost estimates, including the costs of any
				financing, and all estimated project revenues; and
(2) Compare the department's internal ability
				to complete the project that documents the advantages of completing the project
				as a public-private partnership versus solely as a public venture.
The commission may undertake this analysis at any point in
				  the solicited or unsolicited proposal process.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 47.29.030. 07-04-095, § 468-600-735,
					 filed 2/6/07, effective 3/9/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-600 - Transportation innovative partnership program › AGREEMENTS FOR PROJECTS › Section 468-600-740 - Publication of contents of proposed agreement

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If a tentative agreement has been reached, before the
				  commission may take any action on such agreement, an executive summary
				  describing all material elements of the agreement must be prepared and made
				  available to the public. The department must publish notice of existence of the
				  agreement in each county that is, or could potentially be, affected by the
				  project. The published notice must generally describe the nature of the
				  project, the anticipated communities that the project might impact, and how
				  summary level information on the proposed agreement can be obtained. Such
				  notice must be provided not less than twenty calendar days before the public
				  hearing required under WAC
				  468-600-741.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 47.29.030. 07-04-095, § 468-600-740,
					 filed 2/6/07, effective 3/9/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-600 - Transportation innovative partnership program › AGREEMENTS FOR PROJECTS › Section 468-600-741 - Public hearings on proposed project and agreement

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Prior to taking action on any tentative agreement, the
				  commission must hold an informational session and public hearing in the county
				  seat of the boundaries of the proposed project with at least twenty calendar
				  days' advance notice. Notice of such meeting may be provided in conjunction
				  with the publication of the notice under WAC
				  468-600-740.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 47.29.030. 07-04-095, § 468-600-741,
					 filed 2/6/07, effective 3/9/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-600 - Transportation innovative partnership program › AGREEMENTS FOR PROJECTS › Section 468-600-742 - Twenty-day period for consideration and evaluation of public comments

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After holding the public hearing required in WAC
				  468-600-741, the commission must
				  consider any testimony received, and must wait at least twenty calendar days
				  before taking any action approving, rejecting or directing execution or
				  continued negotiations of the agreement.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 47.29.030. 07-04-095, § 468-600-742,
					 filed 2/6/07, effective 3/9/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-600 - Transportation innovative partnership program › AGREEMENTS FOR PROJECTS › Section 468-600-750 - Commission review of final agreement

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On completion of the attorney general's legal sufficiency
				  review of the final agreement, and after considering any public comment
				  received, the commission shall:
(1)
				Approve the final agreement;
(2)
				Reject the final agreement; or
(3)
				Return the final agreement to the team for further negotiation on issues the
				commission specifies.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 47.29.030. 07-04-095, § 468-600-750,
					 filed 2/6/07, effective 3/9/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-600 - Transportation innovative partnership program › TRANSPORTATION INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION › Section 468-600-800 - Program expenses attributable to projects

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The department shall confer with its internal auditor and
				  accounting staff to adopt a methodology to properly apportion program and
				  project development expenses to the specific projects that are the subject of
				  an agreement executed under WAC
				  468-600-750. The department shall
				  forward the methodology for properly allocating program expenses to the office
				  of financial management for review and approval.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 47.29.030. 07-04-095, § 468-600-800,
					 filed 2/6/07, effective 3/9/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-600 - Transportation innovative partnership program › TRANSPORTATION INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION › Section 468-600-810 - State's reservation of rights

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(1)
				The state reserves all rights available to it by law in administering these
				rules, including without limitation, the right in its sole discretion to:
(a) Reject any and all proposals at any
				time;
(b) Terminate evaluation of
				any and all proposals at any time;
(c) Suspend, discontinue and/or terminate
				comprehensive agreement negotiations with any proposer at any time prior to the
				actual authorized execution of such agreement by all parties;
(d) Negotiate with a proposer without being
				bound by any provision in its proposal;
(e) Request or obtain additional information
				about any proposals;
(f) Issue
				addenda to and/or cancel any RFQ or RFP;
(g) In accordance with the rule-making
				procedures of
				chapter
				34.05 RCW, supplement or
				withdraw all or any part of these rules;
(h) Decline to return any and all fees
				required to be paid by proposers hereunder; and
(i) Request revisions to proposals.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-601 - Leases with private entities for retail services at park and ride lots - Accommodations for local business › Section 468-601-010 - Leases with private entities

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Washington state department of transportation (WSDOT) may enter
				into lease agreements with private entities allowing them to operate franchises
				for food or beverage services, restaurants, grocery and convenience stores, or
				other services that are of benefit to the traveling public at park and ride
				lots owned by the department if the following conditions are met:
. The leased property is not presently needed for highway
				purposes.
. The agreement contains such terms and conditions as will
				ensure that the leased property will be used in a manner that is not
				inconsistent with the functions and operations of the applicable park and ride
				lot.
. The agreement protects the state and the local transit agency
				from commercial harm or other type of harm.
. The department ensures it receives best value for use of the
				property by using a competitive procurement process or other reasonable manner
				to solicit proposals.
. The agreement provides that the state is compensated in
				legally sufficient amounts for the use of the underlying right of way; that
				oversight and management of the agreement is provided for; and that any
				remaining compensation is distributed as required by law including, but not
				limited to,
				RCW
				 47.04.295 and
				47.66.070.
. The term of a concession contract will generally not exceed
				ten years, unless WSDOT determines that necessary construction or other capital
				improvements to be undertaken at the site warrant a longer
				term.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.04.295. 13-12-070, § 468-601-010,
				  filed 6/5/13, effective 7/6/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-601 - Leases with private entities for retail services at park and ride lots - Accommodations for local business › Section 468-601-020 - Competitive selection process

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When entering into lease agreements with private vendors for
				retail concessionaire or franchise services at its park and ride lots, WSDOT
				shall conduct a competitive and transparent procurement process. The selection
				process shall comply with all applicable state laws and policies that govern
				WSDOT. All solicitation documents shall clearly indicate the process to be
				followed including, but not limed to, the following:
. Notification of solicitation via the Washington electronic
				business solution (WEBS) web site;
. Appointment of a procurement coordinator;
. A schedule of procurement activities;
. Proposer/submitter question and answer period;
. Public notification of apparently successful
				proposer/submitter;
. An optional proposer/submitter debrief; and
. Complaint and protest procedures.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.04.295. 13-12-070, § 468-601-020,
				  filed 6/5/13, effective 7/6/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-601 - Leases with private entities for retail services at park and ride lots - Accommodations for local business › Section 468-601-030 - Notification to local businesses

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WSDOT shall make reasonable efforts to contact similar retail
				businesses within a one-fourth mile radius of the park and ride entrance, and
				shall provide a notice of proposed action for park and ride locations that are
				under consideration for retail operations. WSDOT shall give local businesses
				the opportunity and a meaningful amount of time to prepare and submit a
				compliant proposal through the competitive process.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.04.295. 13-12-070, § 468-601-030,
				  filed 6/5/13, effective 7/6/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-601 - Leases with private entities for retail services at park and ride lots - Accommodations for local business › Section 468-601-040 - Local business preference

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Preference in competing for lease agreements shall be given to
				established local businesses. To be eligible for the preference, an established
				local business must be offering a similar product or service at a retail outlet
				that is located within a one-fourth mile radius of the entrance of the park and
				ride facility; and the retail outlet must have been in operation for at least
				one hundred twenty days prior to the scheduled solicitation date. A competitive
				procurement preference shall be granted in each of the following ways:
. The procurement process must allow for the established local
				retailer to be notified that WSDOT has received one or more letters from
				potential retailers indicating their intent to compete for a lease at the
				subject park and ride lot. Upon notification, the established local retailer
				shall be granted an opportunity to submit a proposal. The period of time
				allowed for the local retailer's submission of a compliant proposal shall not
				be less than the time allowed for other proposers to respond; and
. Eligible local businesses shall receive local preference
				scoring during the evaluation phase of the selection process. WSDOT shall add
				five percent of total possible points to the final scoring of the site
				proposal.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.04.295. 13-12-070, § 468-601-040,
				  filed 6/5/13, effective 7/6/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-602 - Electric vehicle charging infrastructure pilot program › Section 468-602-010 - Authority and purpose

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RCW
				 47.04.350 directs the Washington state
				department of transportation public-private partnership office to develop and
				maintain a program to support the deployment of clean alternative fuel vehicle
				charging and refueling infrastructure that is supported by private
				financing.
The program consists solely of projects that provide a benefit
				to the public through development, demonstration, deployment, maintenance, and
				operation of clean energy technologies that save energy and reduce energy
				costs, reduce harmful air emissions or otherwise increase energy independence
				for the state. The department refers to the program as the zero emission
				vehicle infrastructure partnerships (ZEVIP) program.
Program funds are invested in the deployment of electric
				vehicle charging and hydrogen refueling stations at key intervals along state
				and federal highway corridors to support interurban, interstate, and
				interregional travel for clean alternative fuel vehicles. Funds may be used as
				match to leverage federal funds for the sole purpose of installing,
				maintaining, and operating electric vehicle charging and hydrogen refueling
				infrastructure.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-602 - Electric vehicle charging infrastructure pilot program › Section 468-602-030 - Priority corridors

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The department shall define the corridors within which bidders
				may propose to install electric vehicle charging and hydrogen refueling
				infrastructure. Priority corridors for electric vehicle charging infrastructure
				include Interstate 5, Interstate 82, Interstate 90, Interstate 405, U.S. Route
				2, U.S. Route 12, U.S. Route 101, U.S. Route 395, and roadways connecting
				midsize communities and major tourist destinations. Priority corridors for
				hydrogen refueling stations include, but are not limited to, Interstate 5,
				Interstate 82, Interstate 90, U.S. Route 2, U.S. Route 97, State Route 7, and
				State Route 167. These priority corridors may be updated over time and bidders
				may propose other corridors for consideration.
The department believes having publicly accessible electric
				vehicle fast chargers and hydrogen refueling stations in regular intervals
				along corridors will provide the basic network necessary to enable alternative
				fuel vehicle travel between communities. The department further recognizes that
				an effective corridor requires redundancy and fault tolerance, especially in
				high-use areas. Bidders are encouraged to submit proposals that clearly meet
				nationally recognized interval targets by fuel type. The department supports
				upgrades and improvements that expand driver access to existing charging and
				refueling sites and/or that add capacity/redundancy in congested, high-volume
				areas for a more robust, dependable charging network. Bidders must explain how
				their project will lead to the eventual build out of the corridor, and/or
				planned infrastructure along the corridor.
A bidder may submit a proposal for a project in a corridor that
				is not listed above as a priority corridor. The department will consider such
				proposals under the following guidelines:
* Must meet the requirements listed in WAC
				468-602-040.
* Must provide supporting evidence that stations will be
				located where the charging or hydrogen refueling services are currently in
				demand and are expected to continue to be in demand in the future by
				alternative fuel vehicle drivers.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-602 - Electric vehicle charging infrastructure pilot program › Section 468-602-040 - Project requirements

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Projects shall provide safe, convenient, cost-competitive,
				reliable, and easy access for drivers to recharge mass-produced electric
				vehicles or refuel hydrogen fuel cell vehicles with industry standard
				equipment. Projects shall address gaps in the state's low-carbon transportation
				infrastructure which may include expanding the network of infrastructure
				geographically along underserved roadways, upgrading existing stations with
				equipment that is compatible with more makes and models of alternative fuel
				vehicles, and adding stations in high-usage areas to provide fault tolerance
				and redundancy. The department may prioritize projects located in or benefiting
				vulnerable populations and highly impacted communities. The department shall
				ensure projects meet the following requirements:
(1) Bidders must have private sector partners
			 contributing to the project who stand to gain indirect value from development
			 of the project including, but not limited to, motor vehicle manufacturers,
			 dealerships, retail stores, utilities, economic developers, and tourism
			 stakeholders;
(2) Bidders must
			 demonstrate that the proposed project will be valuable to alternative fuel
			 vehicle drivers and will address a gap in the state's low carbon transportation
			 infrastructure;
(3) Projects must
			 be expected to be profitable and sustainable over time for the owner-operator
			 and/or the private sector partner, inclusive of indirect value
			 gained;
(4) Bidders must specify
			 how the project captures the indirect value of station deployment to the
			 private sector partner;
(5) Bidders
			 and their private sector partners must agree to operate and maintain the
			 stations for at least five years and must meet the requirements in the
			 department's solicitation materials for equipment offerings, interoperability
			 standards, station operations and uptime, public access, payment options,
			 customer service, signage, and period of performance; and
(6) Bidders and their private sector partners
			 can reinvest any proceeds from ongoing operations to upgrade equipment and
			 expand the site to accommodate higher utilization rates in the
			 future.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-602 - Electric vehicle charging infrastructure pilot program › Section 468-602-050 - Selection process

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The selection process shall comply with all applicable state
				laws and policies that govern the department. Solicitations will include, but
				are not limited to, the following steps:
* Appointment of a procurement coordinator;
* A schedule of procurement activities;
* Bidder question and answer period;
* Public notification of apparently successful bidder;
* An optional bidder debrief; and
* Complaint and protest procedures.
The department may award only one grant or loan per project
				from the electric vehicle infrastructure account.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-603 - AGREEMENTS WITH MUNICIPALITIES AND REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITIES-STATE-OWNED PARK AND RIDE LOTS › Section 468-603-010 - Agreements with municipalities and regional transit authorities at state-owned park and ride lots

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Washington state department of transportation may enter into
				agreements with municipalities as defined in
				RCW
				 35.95.020 and with regional transit
				authorities authorized under chapter 81.112 RCW allowing them to operate and
				maintain park and ride lots under the jurisdiction of the department. Provided,
				that nothing in this section shall be construed as expanding or limiting the
				powers or authority of any entity entering into an agreement covered by this
				section.
These agreements may include those parking management elements
				which the municipalities and regional transit authorities are authorized by law
				to implement and manage including, but not limited to:
(1) The issuing of permits such as high
			 occupancy vehicle permits or permits designating a time of arrival. Such
			 permits shall be issued at no cost unless allowed by state and local
			 law;
(2) The reservation of a
			 portion of stalls for the exclusive or time-specific use of permitted
			 vehicles;
(3) The enforcement
			 against unauthorized uses through impoundment, ticketing, or other measures as
			 governed by applicable state and local laws and regulations. Enforcement
			 measures may also include the establishment of parking time limit maximums
			 consistent with
			 RCW
			  46.55.070; or
(4) The temporary closure of underutilized
			 sections of park and ride facilities to reduce maintenance and operation costs.
For the purposes of this chapter, a "permit" is defined as any
				document or electronic record approved by and/or issued by a municipality or
				regional transit authority that when properly displayed or implemented by the
				permittee authorizes a vehicle to park.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-710 - Route jurisdiction transfer rules, regulations and requirements › Section 468-710-010 - Purpose and authority

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RCW  47.01.425 provides that the
				transportation commission shall receive and review letters of request from
				cities, counties, or the department of transportation requesting any addition
				or deletion from the state highway system. The commission shall use the
				criteria established in
				RCW
				 47.17.001 to evaluate these requests and to
				adopt administrative rules.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.01.425. 10-05-116, § 468-710-010,
				  filed 2/17/10, effective 3/20/10.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-710 - Route jurisdiction transfer rules, regulations and requirements › Section 468-710-020 - Definitions

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For purposes of implementing the requirements of
				RCW
				 47.01.425 and
				47.17.001, relative to the
				transportation commission, the following definitions shall apply:
Commission -- When commission is used in this chapter, it
				refers to the transportation commission.
Connecting link -- Connecting links should provide system
				continuity, including needed alternate routing of regionally oriented
				through-traffic or access to major regional-based public facilities or traffic
				generators. Generally, links bypass the central business district and/or the
				central city and form loops and beltways.
Connection to places -- Places may be considered connected if
				they are within approximately two miles of a state highway.
Corridor -- A corridor may vary depending on the
				characteristics of a region and the use of the facilities. The corridor limits
				used by the commission to analyze a state highway route will be as described by
				the metropolitan planning organization (MPO) or regional transportation
				planning organization (RTPO) for the area where the route is located.
Parallel highway route -- Parallel route consideration is used
				to analyze alternative routes within the same corridor. Outside a corridor, a
				route should be considered a viable highway route if it meets the other
				criteria in this chapter.
Population equivalency of one thousand or more -- To determine
				the equivalent population of a recreation area, refer to the WSDOT publication,
				"
Guidelines for Amending Urban Boundaries, Functional Classifications,
				and Federal-Aid Systems
."
Rural highway route -- A rural highway route is the portion of
				a route that lies outside a federal urban area boundary.
Urban highway route -- An urban highway route is the portion of
				a route that is within a federal urban area boundary.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.01.425. 10-05-116, § 468-710-020,
				  filed 2/17/10, effective 3/20/10.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-710 - Route jurisdiction transfer rules, regulations and requirements › Section 468-710-030 - Criteria for rural and urban highway routes

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In considering whether to make additions, deletions, or other
				changes to the state highway system, the legislature is guided by criteria in
				RCW
				 47.17.001. Counties, cities, the department
				of transportation and the commission will use these same criteria to assess the
				merits of any proposed changes to the state highway system.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.01.425. 10-05-116, § 468-710-030,
				  filed 2/17/10, effective 3/20/10.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-710 - Route jurisdiction transfer rules, regulations and requirements › Section 468-710-040 - Requesting a route jurisdiction transfer

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The agency initiating a route jurisdiction transfer request
				shall do so by submitting a written request to the commission utilizing the
				criteria specified in
				RCW
				 47.17.001. This written request shall be
				signed by the head of the requesting agency.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.01.425. 10-05-116, § 468-710-040,
				  filed 2/17/10, effective 3/20/10.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-710 - Route jurisdiction transfer rules, regulations and requirements › Section 468-710-050 - Annual cutoff date for jurisdiction transfer requests

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Prior to February 1, yearly, cities, counties or the department
				of transportation shall submit a letter of request for jurisdiction transfer to
				the commission. The written request shall be in conformance with the procedures
				established in this chapter.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.01.425. 10-05-116, § 468-710-050,
				  filed 2/17/10, effective 3/20/10.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-710 - Route jurisdiction transfer rules, regulations and requirements › Section 468-710-060 - Additional public testimony for consideration of jurisdiction transfer requests

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(1) At the
			 discretion of the commission, and in addition to a regularly scheduled
			 commission meeting, public testimony may be solicited relative to a specific
			 jurisdiction transfer request. The commission will record public testimony and
			 develop summary minutes of the meeting.
(2) If public testimony is solicited, the
			 commission will provide written notice to each agency involved in the transfer,
			 legislators whose districts are impacted by the proposed route transfer and any
			 others who have specifically requested in writing to be provided
			 notice.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.01.425. 10-05-116, § 468-710-060,
				  filed 2/17/10, effective 3/20/10.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-710 - Route jurisdiction transfer rules, regulations and requirements › Section 468-710-070 - Review and comment period

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(1) The
			 commission shall prepare a preliminary finding for all jurisdiction transfer
			 requests and provide written notice of the preliminary finding to the
			 interested parties indicated in WAC
			 468-710-060(2)
			 for review and comment.
(2) For
			 preliminary findings, the commission will provide thirty calendar days from the
			 date the notice is mailed for interested parties to provide written comments on
			 the preliminary finding. The individuals giving comment must provide their name
			 and address and the comments must address the criteria specified in
			 RCW
			  47.17.001.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  47.01.425. 10-05-116, § 468-710-070,
				  filed 2/17/10, effective 3/20/10.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 468 - Transportation, Department of (See Title 88) › Chapter 468-710 - Route jurisdiction transfer rules, regulations and requirements › Section 468-710-080 - Notice and report of final finding

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(1)
			 Following the thirty calendar-day comment period, the commission will prepare a
			 report of final finding and recommendation for submittal to the senate and
			 house transportation committees. The commission will consider any comments or
			 additional information and provide written notice of the final finding to the
			 interested parties indicated in WAC
			 468-710-060(2).
(2) The contents of the report should
			 include:
(a) Name of agency submitting the
			 request for transfer;
(b) Route
			 being considered for transfer;
(c)
			 A map;
(d) Comparison against the
			 criteria specified in
			 RCW
			  47.17.001;
(e) Findings;
(f) recommendation; and
(g) Supplemental information, such as:
(i) Summary minutes of meetings;
(ii) Comments received;
(iii) Response to comments; and
(iv) Other appropriate information.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 474 - State Treasurer's Office › Chapter 474-01 - Regulations assuring compliance by the state treasurer's office with the provisions of chapter 1, Laws of 1973, subchapter IV - Public records › Section 474-01-010 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter shall be to ensure compliance by the state treasurer's office with the provisions of chapter 1, Laws of 1973 (Initiative 276), Disclosure -- Campaign finances -- Lobbying -- Records; and in particular with sections 25 - 32 of that act, dealing with public records.
Order 2, §
										474-01-010, filed 7/30/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 474 - State Treasurer's Office › Chapter 474-01 - Regulations assuring compliance by the state treasurer's office with the provisions of chapter 1, Laws of 1973, subchapter IV - Public records › Section 474-01-020 - Definitions

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(1)
Public records.
"Public record" includes any writing containing information relating to the conduct of governmental or proprietary function prepared, owned, used or retained by any state or local agency regardless of physical form or characteristics.
(2)
Writing.
"Writing" means handwriting, typewriting, printing, photostating, photographing, and every other means of recording any form of communication or representation, including letters, words, pictures, sounds, or symbols, or combination thereof, and all paper, maps, magnetic or paper tapes, photographic films and prints, magnetic or punched cards, discs, drums and other documents.
(3)
State treasurer's office.
The state treasurer's office is established by section 1, Article III of the Washington state constitution. The state treasurer's office shall hereinafter be referred to as the "office." Where appropriate, the term state treasurer's office also refers to the staff and employees of the office.
Order 2, §
										474-01-020, filed 7/30/74.