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Washington Administrative Code › Title 136 - County Road Administration Board › Chapter 136-18 - Standards of good practice - Construction by county forces › Section 136-18-010 - Purpose and authority

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Chapter 36.77 RCW provides for the construction and improvement
				of county roads by contract, by construction by county forces or by a
				combination of construction by county forces and contract. The purpose of this
				standard of good practice is to assure that all construction by county forces
				construction work is accomplished within statutory
				limitations.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  36.78 RCW. 09-23-044,
				  §
										136-18-010, filed 11/9/09,
				  effective 12/10/09. Statutory Authority: Chapter 36.79 RCW. 99-01-021, §
										136-18-010, filed 12/7/98,
				  effective 1/7/99. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    36.78.070 and
				  36.79.060. 96-17-013, §
										136-18-010, filed 8/12/96,
				  effective 9/12/96. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  36.78 RCW. 80-16-019
				  (Order 39), §
										136-18-010, filed 10/29/80; Order
				  27, §
										136-18-010, filed
				  1/27/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 136 - County Road Administration Board › Chapter 136-18 - Standards of good practice - Construction by county forces › Section 136-18-020 - Definitions

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For purposes of implementing statutory requirements relative to
				construction by county forces, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) Construction - The building of a new road
			 facility or improvement of an existing facility to a higher geometric or
			 structural standard.
(2)
			 Construction by county forces - Construction work performed by personnel
			 carried on the county payroll using county owned, leased or rented
			 equipment.
(3) Authorization date -
			 The date that construction is authorized.
(4) Start of construction - The date that
			 construction work commences.
(5)
			 End of construction - The date that construction work is completed.
(6) Completion date - The date on which a
			 county road project is closed in the accounting records.
(7) Estimated construction costs - The county
			 engineer's estimate of the cost of contemplated construction work, not
			 including preliminary engineering and right of way acquisition costs.
(8) Estimated project costs - The county
			 engineer's estimate of the cost of engineering, right of way acquisition, and
			 construction.
(9) True and complete
			 construction costs - The accounting record of all construction costs attributed
			 to a county road project from the authorization date to the completion
			 date.
(10) True and complete
			 project costs - The accounting record of all engineering, right of way
			 acquisition, and construction costs attributed to a county road project from
			 the authorization date to the completion date.
(11) Construction by county forces road
			 project - Construction by county forces authorized by action of the county
			 legislative authority in those counties where a cumulative dollar limit applies
			 to all construction by county forces.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  36.78 RCW. 09-23-044,
				  §
										136-18-020, filed 11/9/09,
				  effective 12/10/09. Statutory Authority: Chapter 36.79 RCW and SSB 5733.
				  01-24-074, §
										136-18-020, filed 12/3/01,
				  effective 1/3/02. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    36.78.070 and
				  36.79.060. 96-17-013, §
										136-18-020, filed 8/12/96,
				  effective 9/12/96. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  36.78 RCW. 80-16-019
				  (Order 39), §
										136-18-020, filed 10/29/80;
				  79-01-098 (Order 35), §
										136-18-020, filed 1/3/79; Order
				  27, §
										136-18-020, filed
				  1/27/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 136 - County Road Administration Board › Chapter 136-18 - Standards of good practice - Construction by county forces › Section 136-18-030 - Authorization of construction by county forces projects

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Every proposed construction by county forces road project shall
				be a part of the county's annual construction program as defined in
				RCW
				  36.81.130 and WAC
				136-16-020. Additions to the
				program, and/or substitutions in the program, may be made by unanimous action
				of the county legislative authority at any time as provided in
				RCW
				  36.81.130. No construction work shall be done
				on any project until it has been authorized by resolution of said authority.
				The resolution shall include:
(1) A
			 brief description of the project;
(2) A vicinity map showing the location of
			 the project and its limits, provided that in lieu of individual vicinity maps,
			 a single vicinity map showing the location of all projects may be included with
			 the resolution adopting the annual program;
(3) Identification of the project in terms of
			 the officially adopted annual program;
(4) The county engineer's estimate of
			 construction costs prepared pursuant to the completion of such preliminary
			 engineering; and
(5) Construction
			 plans as shall be necessary and sufficient.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  36.78 RCW. 09-23-044,
				  §
										136-18-030, filed 11/9/09,
				  effective 12/10/09. Statutory Authority: Chapter 36.79 RCW. 99-01-021, §
										136-18-030, filed 12/7/98,
				  effective 1/7/99. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    36.78.070 and
				  36.79.060. 96-17-013, §
										136-18-030, filed 8/12/96,
				  effective 9/12/96. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  36.78 RCW. 80-16-019
				  (Order 39), §
										136-18-030, filed 10/29/80;
				  79-01-098 (Order 35), §
										136-18-030, filed 1/3/79; Order
				  27, §
										136-18-030, filed
				  1/27/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 136 - County Road Administration Board › Chapter 136-18 - Standards of good practice - Construction by county forces › Section 136-18-035 - Special construction by county forces limit for electrical and traffic control projects

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Projects that consist of electrical and traffic control work
				are subject to the specific construction by county forces limits as set forth
				in RCW
				  36.77.065.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  36.78 RCW. 09-23-044,
				  §
										136-18-035, filed 11/9/09,
				  effective 12/10/09. Statutory Authority: Chapter 36.79 RCW. 99-01-021, §
										136-18-035, filed 12/7/98,
				  effective 1/7/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 136 - County Road Administration Board › Chapter 136-18 - Standards of good practice - Construction by county forces › Section 136-18-060 - Construction by county forces project records

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All construction by county forces project cost records shall be
				kept in the manner prescribed by the BARS manual. Records of quantities shall
				be kept in a manner consistent with original project estimates. The project
				records shall contain, but shall not be limited to, the following:
(1) Dated authorizing resolution;
(2) Vicinity map showing project location and
			 limits;
(3) County engineer's
			 estimate;
(4) Affidavit of
			 preconstruction publication required by
			 RCW
			   36.77.070;
(5) Documentation of start and end of
			 construction dates;
(6) Affidavit
			 of post-construction publication showing true and complete project cost as
			 required by
			 RCW
			   36.77.070.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  36.78 RCW. 09-23-044,
				  §
										136-18-060, filed 11/9/09,
				  effective 12/10/09. Statutory Authority: Chapter 36.79 RCW. 99-01-021, §
										136-18-060, filed 12/7/98,
				  effective 1/7/99. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    36.78.070 and
				  36.79.060. 96-17-013, §
										136-18-060, filed 8/12/96,
				  effective 9/12/96. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  36.78 RCW. 79-01-098
				  (Order 35), §
										136-18-060, filed 1/3/79; Order
				  27, §
										136-18-060, filed
				  1/27/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 136 - County Road Administration Board › Chapter 136-18 - Standards of good practice - Construction by county forces › Section 136-18-064 - Preconstruction publication requirements

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The preconstruction publication required by
				RCW
				  36.77.070 may be made at any time subsequent
				to the adoption of the annual road construction program by the county
				legislative authority, but no later than the commencement of construction by
				county forces on the project or projects. The publication shall include a brief
				description of each project and the county engineer's estimate of each project
				cost showing right of way acquisition, preliminary engineering, contract work
				(if any) and work by construction by county forces.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  36.78 RCW. 09-23-044,
				  §
										136-18-064, filed 11/9/09,
				  effective 12/10/09; 85-11-054 (Order 59), §
										136-18-064, filed
				  5/17/85.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 136 - County Road Administration Board › Chapter 136-18 - Standards of good practice - Construction by county forces › Section 136-18-070 - Special reporting construction by county forces project to the county road administration board (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  36.78 RCW. 09-23-044,
				  §
										136-18-070, filed 11/9/09,
				  effective 12/10/09. Statutory Authority: Chapter 36.79 RCW. 99-01-021, §
										136-18-070, filed 12/7/98,
				  effective 1/7/99. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    36.78.070 and
				  36.79.060. 96-17-013, §
										136-18-070, filed 8/12/96,
				  effective 9/12/96. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  36.78 RCW. 80-16-019
				  (Order 39), §
										136-18-070, filed 10/29/80;
				  79-01-098 (Order 35), §
										136-18-070, filed 1/3/79; Order
				  27, §
										136-18-070, filed
				  1/27/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 136 - County Road Administration Board › Chapter 136-18 - Standards of good practice - Construction by county forces › Section 136-18-080 - Review of construction by county forces compliance by the county road administration board

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The executive director of the county road administration board
				shall have authority to investigate cases of apparent violations of
				construction by county forces limits and prepare a listing of all such projects
				for which actual expenditures have exceeded the statutory construction by
				county forces limit during the previous calendar year for review by the county
				road administration board at its second regular meeting of each calendar
				year.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  36.78 RCW. 09-23-044,
				  §
										136-18-080, filed 11/9/09,
				  effective 12/10/09. Statutory Authority: Chapter 36.79 RCW. 99-01-021, §
										136-18-080, filed 12/7/98,
				  effective 1/7/99. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    36.78.070 and
				  36.79.060. 96-17-013, §
										136-18-080, filed 8/12/96,
				  effective 9/12/96. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  36.78 RCW. 80-16-019
				  (Order 39), §
										136-18-080, filed 10/29/80; Order
				  27, §
										136-18-080, filed
				  1/27/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 136 - County Road Administration Board › Chapter 136-18 - Standards of good practice - Construction by county forces › Section 136-18-085 - Determination of construction by county forces compliance by the county road administration board

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At its second regular meeting of each calendar year, the county
				road administration board shall determine if any county has unreasonably
				exceeded its statutory construction by county forces limit for the preceding
				calendar year, as indicated in
				RCW
				  36.77.065. In determining what is
				unreasonable, the county road administration board shall consider the
				following:
(1) Did the county provide
			 prior notification of the possible construction by county forces limit
			 violation in writing to the county road administration board?
(2) What is the amount of the excess
			 construction by county forces expenditure compared to the total annual county
			 road construction expenditure for the same time period?
(3) Are there extenuating circumstances
			 beyond the control of the county that resulted in exceeding the statutory
			 construction by county forces limit?
(4) What is the past record of the county
			 regarding construction by county forces compliance?
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  36.78 RCW. 09-23-044,
				  §
										136-18-085, filed 11/9/09,
				  effective 12/10/09. Statutory Authority: Chapter 36.79 RCW. 02-18-019, §
										136-18-085, filed 8/22/02,
				  effective 9/22/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 136 - County Road Administration Board › Chapter 136-18 - Standards of good practice - Construction by county forces › Section 136-18-090 - Action on construction by county forces compliance by the county road administration board

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Determination by the county road administration board that a
				violation of
				RCW
				  36.77.065 has occurred shall be cause for
				issuance of a conditional certificate of good practice by the board as
				specified in WAC
				136-04-060 on behalf of the
				county in which the violation occurred. The first condition of such a
				conditional certificate of good practice shall be that the county be required,
				at the next regular or special meeting of the county road administration board,
				to show cause why a certificate of good practice should not be denied to that
				county.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  36.78 RCW. 09-23-044,
				  §
										136-18-090, filed 11/9/09,
				  effective 12/10/09. Statutory Authority: Chapter 36.79 RCW. 99-01-021, §
										136-18-090, filed 12/7/98,
				  effective 1/7/99. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    36.78.070 and
				  36.79.060. 96-17-013, §
										136-18-090, filed 8/12/96,
				  effective 9/12/96; Order 27, §
										136-18-090, filed
				  1/27/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 136 - County Road Administration Board › Chapter 136-20 - Standards of good practice-Inspection of bridges on county roads › Section 136-20-010 - Purpose and authority

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Bridges of many kinds are an integral part of every county road
				system. The safety and adequacy of these bridges is of vital importance to the
				traveling public. A program of regular periodic inspection and reporting is
				necessary to fully inform each county legislative authority regarding the
				condition and adequacy of all bridges.
				RCW
				  36.78.070(1) authorizes the
				county road administration board to establish standards of good practice for
				the administration of county roads and the efficient movement of people and
				goods over county roads.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 36.79 RCW. 99-01-021, §
										136-20-010, filed 12/7/98,
				  effective 1/7/99. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    36.78.070. 90-17-075 (Order 78), §
										136-20-010, filed 8/16/90,
				  effective 9/16/90. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  36.78 RCW. 79-01-099
				  (Order 36), §
										136-20-010, filed 1/3/79; Order
				  11, §
										136-20-010, filed
				  10/9/69.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 136 - County Road Administration Board › Chapter 136-20 - Standards of good practice-Inspection of bridges on county roads › Section 136-20-020 - Inventory

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Each county engineer shall have available in his or her office
				a complete inventory of all National Bridge Inventory (NBI) bridges on the
				county road system. The inventory shall list the location of each bridge by the
				state road log number and appropriate milepost, and shall include such other
				information as the engineer deems necessary. In addition, all data required for
				the current Washington state bridge inventory database system as maintained by
				the Washington state department of transportation (WSDOT) shall be submitted to
				the WSDOT local programs bridge engineer. It is highly recommended that each
				county engineer maintain a similar inventory of the short span bridges,
				drainage structures, and large culverts on the county road
				system.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 36.79 RCW. 99-01-021, §
										136-20-020, filed 12/7/98,
				  effective 1/7/99. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    36.78.070 and
				  36.79.060. 96-17-013, §
										136-20-020, filed 8/12/96,
				  effective 9/12/96. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    36.78.070. 91-21-136 (Order 83), §
										136-20-020, filed 10/23/91,
				  effective 11/23/91; 90-17-075 (Order 78), §
										136-20-020, filed 8/16/90,
				  effective 9/16/90. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  36.78 RCW. 79-01-099
				  (Order 36), §
										136-20-020, filed 1/3/79; Order
				  11, §
										136-20-020, filed
				  10/9/69.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 136 - County Road Administration Board › Chapter 136-20 - Standards of good practice-Inspection of bridges on county roads › Section 136-20-030 - Inspection

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Each county engineer shall be responsible for all NBI
				inspections of all NBI bridges on the county road system in accordance with the
				National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS) as promulgated and periodically
				revised by the WSDOT local programs office. The county engineer shall ensure
				all inspection data is reported to the current Washington state bridge
				inventory system within 90 days of each inspection. It is highly recommended
				that each county engineer perform routine inspections of the short span
				bridges, drainage structures, and large culverts on the county road
				system.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 36.79 RCW. 99-01-021, §
										136-20-030, filed 12/7/98,
				  effective 1/7/99. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    36.78.070 and
				  36.79.060. 96-17-013, §
										136-20-030, filed 8/12/96,
				  effective 9/12/96. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    36.78.070. 91-21-136 (Order 83), §
										136-20-030, filed 10/23/91,
				  effective 11/23/91; 90-17-075 (Order 78), §
										136-20-030, filed 8/16/90,
				  effective 9/16/90. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  36.78 RCW. 79-01-099
				  (Order 36), §
										136-20-030, filed 1/3/79; Order
				  11, §
										136-20-030, filed
				  10/9/69.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 136 - County Road Administration Board › Chapter 136-20 - Standards of good practice-Inspection of bridges on county roads › Section 136-20-040 - Certification

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Prior to April 1st of each calendar year, the WSDOT director of
				local programs will provide the following to the county road administration
				board a listing of all counties which are not in compliance with the
				requirements of the National Bridge Inspection Standards and the status of
				efforts toward achieving such compliance.
Any county which is not in compliance with the NBIS shall be
				assumed to be out of compliance with bridge inspection
				procedures.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 36.79 RCW. 99-01-021, §
										136-20-040, filed 12/7/98,
				  effective 1/7/99. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    36.78.070 and
				  36.79.060. 96-17-013, §
										136-20-040, filed 8/12/96,
				  effective 9/12/96. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    36.78.070. 91-21-136 (Order 83), §
										136-20-040, filed 10/23/91,
				  effective 11/23/91; 90-17-075 (Order 78), §
										136-20-040, filed 8/16/90,
				  effective 9/16/90. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  36.78 RCW. 79-01-099
				  (Order 36), §
										136-20-040, filed 1/3/79; Order
				  22, §
										136-20-040, filed 4/19/73; Order
				  11, §
										136-20-040, filed
				  10/9/69.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 136 - County Road Administration Board › Chapter 136-20 - Standards of good practice-Inspection of bridges on county roads › Section 136-20-050 - Failure to comply

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Failure of a county to be shown in compliance with required
				NBIS bridge inspection procedures may be cause for the county road
				administration board to withhold a certificate of good practice on behalf of
				that county in accordance with the procedures of chapter 136-04
				WAC.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    36.78.070 and
				  36.79.060. 96-17-013, §
										136-20-050, filed 8/12/96,
				  effective 9/12/96. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  36.78 RCW. 79-01-099
				  (Order 36), §
										136-20-050, filed 1/3/79; Order
				  11, §
										136-20-050, filed
				  10/9/69.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 136 - County Road Administration Board › Chapter 136-20 - Standards of good practice-Inspection of bridges on county roads › Section 136-20-060 - Engineer's report

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Each county engineer shall furnish the county legislative
				authority with a written report of the findings of the bridge inspection
				effort. This report shall be made available to said authority and shall be
				consulted during the preparation of the proposed six-year transportation
				program revision. The report shall include the county engineer's
				recommendations as to replacement, repair or load restriction for each
				deficient bridge. The resolution of adoption of the six-year transportation
				program shall include assurances to the effect that the county engineer's
				report with respect to deficient bridges was available to said authority during
				the preparation of the program. It is highly recommended that deficient short
				span bridges, drainage structures, and large culverts be included in said
				report.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 36.79 RCW. 99-01-021, §
										136-20-060, filed 12/7/98,
				  effective 1/7/99. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    36.78.070 and
				  36.79.060. 96-17-013, §
										136-20-060, filed 8/12/96,
				  effective 9/12/96. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    36.78.070. 91-21-136 (Order 83), §
										136-20-060, filed 10/23/91,
				  effective 11/23/91; 90-17-075 (Order 78), §
										136-20-060, filed 8/16/90,
				  effective 9/16/90. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  36.78 RCW. 79-01-099
				  (Order 36), §
										136-20-060, filed 1/3/79; Order
				  28, §
										136-20-060, filed 5/4/76; Order
				  26, §
										136-20-060, filed 5/6/75; Order
				  22, §
										136-20-060, filed 4/19/73; Order
				  11, §
										136-20-060, filed
				  10/9/69.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 136 - County Road Administration Board › Chapter 136-25 - STANDARD OF GOOD PRACTICE-TRAFFIC LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPENDITURES › Section 136-25-010 - Purpose and authority

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RCW
				  36.79.140 sets forth the conditions under
				which counties are eligible to receive funds from the rural arterial trust
				account (RATA). Chapter 136-150 WAC describes how the RATA provisions will be
				implemented by the county road administration board. This chapter is specific
				to WAC 136-150-020,
				136-150-021,
				136-150-022, and
				136-150-030 relating to road
				levy, road levy diversion, and traffic law enforcement.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 136 - County Road Administration Board › Chapter 136-25 - STANDARD OF GOOD PRACTICE-TRAFFIC LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPENDITURES › Section 136-25-020 - Diversion of road levy funds may only be for traffic law enforcement within unincorporated areas of the county

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To preserve RATA eligibility, road levy funds diverted
				pursuant to
				RCW
				  36.33.220 may only be used for traffic law
				enforcement within the unincorporated areas of counties, except those counties
				with a population of less than eight thousand,
				RCW
				  36.79.140 and WAC 136.150.030.
Reviser's note:
The typographical error in the
				  above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appears in the
				  Register pursuant to the requirements of
				  RCW
				    34.08.040.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 136 - County Road Administration Board › Chapter 136-25 - STANDARD OF GOOD PRACTICE-TRAFFIC LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPENDITURES › Section 136-25-030 - Eligible traffic law enforcement activities on county roads

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For purposes of maintaining RATA eligibility, should the
				legislative authority vote and budget to divert road levy funds, the following
				traffic law enforcement activities occurring in unincorporated county areas are
				the only activities that can be funded by county road levy funds.
(1) Speed limit and other traffic law
			 enforcement;
(2) Collision
			 investigation documenting/reporting;
(3) Oversize vehicle (weight, length, width,
			 and height) enforcement;
(4)
			 Special traffic emphasis patrols;
(5) Facilitating the removal of abandoned
			 vehicles from the county road and rights of way;
(6) Facilitating the removal of roadway and
			 right of way obstructions at the request of the county engineer;
(7) Investigating illegal littering and
			 dumping on county road rights of way;
(8) Sign damage investigation and
			 enforcement;
(9) Road condition
			 enforcement, including mud, water, debris, or spills;
(10) Rights of way encroachment investigation
			 and enforcement at the request of the county engineer;
(11) Maintenance and construction zone
			 traffic enforcement;
(12) Road
			 department vehicle special collision investigation at the request of the county
			 engineer; and
(13) Other activities
			 clearly related to county road law enforcement needs, as mutually agreed upon
			 in writing by the county road engineer and the county sheriff. Disagreements
			 shall be elevated to the county legislative authority.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 136 - County Road Administration Board › Chapter 136-25 - STANDARD OF GOOD PRACTICE-TRAFFIC LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPENDITURES › Section 136-25-040 - Compliance and documentation

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The certification required by WAC
				136-150-022 shall be on a form
				provided by the county road administration board. Each county shall maintain
				adequate records of annual traffic law enforcement expenditures in such format
				and detail to demonstrate that the funds were used only for the traffic law
				enforcement activities set out in WAC 136-25-030.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 136 - County Road Administration Board › Chapter 136-25 - STANDARD OF GOOD PRACTICE-TRAFFIC LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPENDITURES › Section 136-25-050 - Agreements

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The county road administration board shall provide model
				documents for counties to use to establish agreements (relationships) between
				the county legislative authority and the county sheriff and between the county
				road engineer and the county sheriff for the use of county road levy funds for
				traffic law enforcement. The agreements are discretionary but, if used, should
				list which activities set out in WAC 136-25-030 are subject to the
				agreement.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 136 - County Road Administration Board › Chapter 136-28 - Standards of good practice - Cooperative procedures for processing of county road accident reports › Section 136-28-010 - Purpose and authority

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RCW   36.78.070(1) authorizes the county road administration board to establish standards of good
				practice for the administration of county roads and the efficient movement of
				people and goods over county roads. In order to maintain accurate information
				on the types and locations of collisions on county roads and implement the
				requirement of the National Highway Safety Act of 1966 that requires all
				states, in cooperation with their various local governments, to collect,
				compile and make reports to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
				in each state, the county road administration board has acted to coordinate the
				activities of the county engineers and the Washington state department of
				transportation. Each county engineer is to cooperate in this effort by
				following the procedure outlined below.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  36.78 RCW. 09-23-045,
				  §
										136-28-010, filed 11/9/09,
				  effective 12/10/09. Statutory Authority: Chapter 36.79 RCW. 05-11-037, §
										136-28-010, filed 5/11/05,
				  effective 6/11/05; 04-05-001, §
										136-28-010, filed 2/4/04,
				  effective 3/6/04; 99-01-021, §
										136-28-010, filed 12/7/98,
				  effective 1/7/99. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    36.78.070 and
				  36.79.060. 96-17-013, §
										136-28-010, filed 8/12/96,
				  effective 9/12/96. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    36.78.070. 90-17-076 (Order 79), §
										136-28-010, filed 8/16/90,
				  effective 9/16/90; Order 5, §
										136-28-010, filed
				  4/23/68.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 136 - County Road Administration Board › Chapter 136-28 - Standards of good practice - Cooperative procedures for processing of county road accident reports › Section 136-28-020 - County Location Coding Form (CLCF) reporting procedure

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The Washington state department of transportation (WSDOT)
				collects collision reports from all law enforcement agencies and receives
				collision reports from individual drivers. Periodically, the WSDOT makes CLCF
				reports available electronically.
The engineer will analyze each report and complete the CLCF.
				For those collisions that the county engineer verifies did occur in his/her
				jurisdiction, the completed CLCF will be returned electronically to the WSDOT.
				However, if the engineer determines that the collision did not occur on a
				roadway in the county's jurisdiction, he/she shall enter that notation on the
				CLCF and return it electronically to the WSDOT.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  36.78 RCW. 09-23-045,
				  §
										136-28-020, filed 11/9/09,
				  effective 12/10/09. Statutory Authority: Chapter 36.79 RCW. 05-11-037, §
										136-28-020, filed 5/11/05,
				  effective 6/11/05. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    36.78.070 and
				  36.79.060. 96-17-013, §
										136-28-020, filed 8/12/96,
				  effective 9/12/96. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    36.78.070. 90-17-076 (Order 79), §
										136-28-020, filed 8/16/90,
				  effective 9/16/90; Order 5, §
										136-28-020, filed
				  4/23/68.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 136 - County Road Administration Board › Chapter 136-28 - Standards of good practice - Cooperative procedures for processing of county road accident reports › Section 136-28-030 - Coding detail

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(1) The county
			 number shall be that particular number assigned to each county by the state
			 office of financial management for county identification purposes.
(2) The county road log number shall be that
			 particular five-digit number, including both leading and trailing zeros if
			 applicable, assigned to each county road according to the county's latest
			 county road log. No local names or numbers or other nomenclature shall be used
			 in coding the road log number.
(3)
			 The milepost shall be determined as accurately as practicable from a comparison
			 of information on the collision report with the latest county road
			 log.
(4) Collisions at an
			 intersection with a state highway will be coded by the state department of
			 transportation.
(5) To ensure
			 uniformity, collisions at the intersection of any two county roads shall be
			 coded to a road in the following priority order:
(a) The road with the higher functional
			 class;
(b) The road that is the
			 through route;
(c) The road with
			 the lower road number.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 136 - County Road Administration Board › Chapter 136-28 - Standards of good practice - Cooperative procedures for processing of county road accident reports › Section 136-28-040 - Action on accident reporting compliance by the county road administration board

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By December 31, 2010, at least ninety percent of the CLCFs made
				available to the county engineer prior to January 1, 2010, shall be completed
				and transmitted to WSDOT.
Beginning January 1, 2010, the county engineer shall complete
				and return to WSDOT at least ninety percent of all CLCFs for the current
				calendar year by December 31st of that year. The county road administration
				board will advise each county engineer of the status of the CLCF actions as of
				September 30th and December 31st of each year. Failure to comply may be cause
				for issuance of a conditional certificate of good practice by the board as
				specified in WAC
				136-04-060 on behalf of the
				county in which the violation occurred. The first condition of such a
				conditional certificate of good practice shall be that the county be required,
				at the next regular or special meeting of the county road administration board,
				to show cause why a certificate of good practice should not be denied to that
				county.
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  36.78 RCW. 09-23-045,
				  §
										136-28-040, filed 11/9/09,
				  effective 12/10/09.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 136 - County Road Administration Board › Chapter 136-28 - Standards of good practice - Cooperative procedures for processing of county road accident reports › Section 136-28-050 - Determination of accident reporting compliance by the county road administration board

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At its second regular meeting of each calendar year, the county
				road administration board shall determine if any county is unreasonably
				delinquent in its statutory accident reporting for the preceding calendar year.
				In determining what is unreasonable, the county road administration board shall
				consider the following:
(1) Did the
			 county provide prior notification of the possible accident reporting problems
			 in writing to the county road administration board?
(2) How much greater than ten percent is the
			 percentage of the delinquent accident reporting compared to the total county
			 accident reporting for the same period?
(3) Are there extenuating circumstances
			 beyond the control of the county that resulted in the delinquent accident
			 reporting?
(4) What is the past
			 record of the county regarding accident-reporting compliance?
Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  36.78 RCW. 09-23-045,
				  §
										136-28-050, filed 11/9/09,
				  effective 12/10/09.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 136 - County Road Administration Board › Chapter 136-40 - Standards of good practice - Accommodation of utilities on county roads › Section 136-40-010 - Purpose and authority

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RCW   36.78.070(1) authorizes the county road administration board to establish standards of good
				practice for the administration of county roads and the efficient movement of
				people and goods over county roads. The purpose of this standard of good
				practice is to set forth the requirement that each county provide for the
				accommodation of utilities within its right of way. In order to effectively
				administer its authority to:
(1) Grant
			 utility franchises and permits on county roads as provided in chapter 36.55
			 RCW;
(2) Exercise overall
			 responsibility for county roads and bridges as provided in
			 chapter
			 36.75 RCW; and
(3) Exercise its police power; each county
			 legislative authority shall adopt a generally applicable written policy
			 ("utility policy") to provide administrative, procedural, and technical
			 guidance for the installation, replacement, adjustment, relocation, and
			 maintenance of all above and below ground utilities and other transmission or
			 transport facilities located within all county road rights of way.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 36.79 RCW. 99-01-021, §
										136-40-010, filed 12/7/98,
				  effective 1/7/99. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    36.78.070. 90-22-081 (Order 80), §
										136-40-010, filed 11/6/90,
				  effective 12/7/90; Order 18, §
										136-40-010, filed
				  7/22/71.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 136 - County Road Administration Board › Chapter 136-40 - Standards of good practice - Accommodation of utilities on county roads › Section 136-40-020 - Contents

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Each utility policy shall, at a minimum:
(1) Address all public and private utilities
			 and other transmission or transport facilities which are installed, replaced,
			 adjusted, relocated and/or maintained within the county road right of way
			 pursuant to franchises, permits, and/or exemptions from the permit process
			 including but not limited to electric power, telephone, television, telegraph,
			 communication, water, gas, all petroleum products, steam, chemicals, sewage,
			 drainage, and irrigation;
(2)
			 Include general standards and requirements for the location, design, and
			 construction of each utility;
(3)
			 Incorporate a written permit process for all utility work not exempted by the
			 provisions of the utility policy, and specify exemptions from such permit
			 process, if any;
(4) Include
			 specific requirements for underground utilities which shall include location
			 and alignment, depth of burial and cover, encasement, marking, appurtenances
			 and related installation procedures;
(5) Include specific requirements for above
			 ground utilities which shall include location and alignment and vertical
			 clearances;
(6) Include specific
			 requirements for all utilities which shall include aesthetic/scenic
			 considerations, installations on roadway bridges and structures, site
			 restoration and cleanup, traffic control and public safety, and both normal and
			 emergency repairs.
The county road administration board shall, upon request,
				provide any county a copy of a model utility policy. The model utility policy
				will meet the minimum requirements of this chapter and may be amended as
				necessary to meet the specific needs of a county.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  36.78.070. 90-22-081 (Order 80), §
										136-40-020, filed 11/6/90,
				  effective 12/7/90; Order 18, §
										136-40-020, filed
				  7/22/71.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 136 - County Road Administration Board › Chapter 136-40 - Standards of good practice - Accommodation of utilities on county roads › Section 136-40-030 - Adoption and submittal

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Each county legislative authority shall formally adopt a
				utility policy regarding accommodation of utilities on county road rights of
				way that includes all the requirements enumerated in WAC
				136-40-020. A copy of such
				utility policy, including all updates, amendments and modifications as they may
				from time to time become necessary, shall be forwarded to the county road
				administration board within thirty days of adoption.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  36.78.070 and
				  36.79.060. 96-17-013, §
										136-40-030, filed 8/12/96,
				  effective 9/12/96. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  36.78.070. 91-21-137 (Order 84), §
										136-40-030, filed 10/23/91,
				  effective 11/23/91; 90-22-081 (Order 80), §
										136-40-030, filed 11/6/90,
				  effective 12/7/90; Order 18, §
										136-40-030, filed
				  7/22/71.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 136 - County Road Administration Board › Chapter 136-40 - Standards of good practice - Accommodation of utilities on county roads › Section 136-40-040 - Conflicts with state and federal requirements

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Nothing in this section shall eliminate or modify any
				requirements, procedures, or authorities of the Washington state department of
				transportation, the Washington utilities and transportation commission, the
				Federal Highway Administration or any other state or federal
				agency.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  36.78.070 and
				  36.79.060. 96-17-013, §
										136-40-040, filed 8/12/96,
				  effective 9/12/96. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  36.78.070. 90-22-081 (Order 80), §
										136-40-040, filed 11/6/90,
				  effective 12/7/90; Order 18, §
										136-40-040, filed
				  7/22/71.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 136 - County Road Administration Board › Chapter 136-50 - Standards of good practice - County road department administration › Section 136-50-010 - Purpose and authority

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The powers and duties of the county legislative authority in
				relation to roads and bridges, and the qualifications and duties of the county
				engineer are detailed in Title 36 RCW. This chapter specifies policies and
				notifications to be coordinated between the county engineer, county legislative
				authority, and the county road administration board.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 36.79 RCW. 02-18-020, §
										136-50-010, filed 8/22/02,
				  effective 9/22/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 136 - County Road Administration Board › Chapter 136-50 - Standards of good practice - County road department administration › Section 136-50-020 - Duties of county legislative authority

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Certain specific powers and duties are set forth in
				RCW
				  36.75.040,
				36.75.050,
				36.80.010,
				36.81.121, and
				36.81.130. In addition to these
				specific statutory duties, the county legislative authority shall have the duty
				to develop written policies, regarding county road department operation for the
				information and guidance of the county engineer.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 36.79 RCW. 02-18-020, §
										136-50-020, filed 8/22/02,
				  effective 9/22/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 136 - County Road Administration Board › Chapter 136-50 - Standards of good practice - County road department administration › Section 136-50-030 - Duties of the county engineer

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The various duties and responsibilities of the county engineer
				are set forth in chapter 36.80 RCW. In addition to these specifically defined
				duties, the county engineer shall be guided by written policies regarding
				county road department operation as promulgated by the county legislative
				authority.
In this chapter and throughout Title 136 WAC, the term "county
				engineer" shall mean both "county road engineer" and "county engineer," as
				those terms are used in Title 36 RCW. See AGO Letter Opinion 1972 No.
				049.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 36.79 RCW. 02-18-020, §
										136-50-030, filed 8/22/02,
				  effective 9/22/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 136 - County Road Administration Board › Chapter 136-50 - Standards of good practice - County road department administration › Section 136-50-035 - Charter counties

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In counties that have adopted a home rule charter, as provided
				for in Article 11 subsection 4 of the state Constitution, the duties and
				responsibilities of the county engineer set forth in chapter 36.80 RCW may be
				modified by the county legislative authority as allowed by existing
				constitutional law, statutory law, and the county's charter.
If the legislative/executive authority of a charter county has
				modified/delegated the statutory duties of the county engineer, the county
				shall submit the resolution or ordinance adopting these
				modifications/delegations to the county road administration board within five
				business days of adoption. This shall include any subsequent written
				delegations of authority.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 36.79 RCW. 02-18-020, §
										136-50-035, filed 8/22/02,
				  effective 9/22/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 136 - County Road Administration Board › Chapter 136-50 - Standards of good practice - County road department administration › Section 136-50-050 - Written policy

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In order to implement the requirements of this chapter, the
				county legislative authority shall develop and by resolution or ordinance adopt
				written policies, within the limits of existing state law, that cover any
				matters relating to county road department administration, maintenance, and
				construction as they may see fit. At a minimum, the following written policies
				must be adopted by the legislative authority:
(1) Organization: A policy designating the
			 interrelationships of all positions involved in the administration, operation,
			 maintenance, and construction of the county road system, including the
			 legislative/ executive authority. Said policy shall include a chart or
			 pictorial representation of the interrelationships and must clearly show the
			 chain of command throughout the entire organization. It is recommended, but not
			 required, the positions be represented by title or position number rather than
			 by employee name to reduce the frequency of revision, adoption, and required
			 submission to CRAB.
(2) Complaint
			 handling: A policy establishing the method by which complaints from the general
			 public and others will be received, assigned for review, response and any
			 corrective action, and follow-up communication deemed appropriate.
(3) Work for others: A policy regarding
			 approval of work for other public agencies and county departments within the
			 requirements of
			 RCW
			   35.77.020,
			 36.75.205,
			 and chapter 39.34 RCW. The policy shall include, but is not limited to, the
			 following:
(a) Statement of intent indicating
			 whether the legislative authority will accept requests for work from other
			 public agencies or other county departments;
(b) Statement indicating procedures to be
			 followed in processing such requests in accordance with applicable statutes;
			 and
(c) Statement indicating any
			 delegation of authority in processing such requests.
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Statutory Authority: Chapter 36.79 RCW. 02-18-020, §
										136-50-051, filed 8/22/02,
				  effective 9/22/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 136 - County Road Administration Board › Chapter 136-50 - Standards of good practice - County road department administration › Section 136-50-052 - Policy regarding personnel practices

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Statutory Authority: Chapter 36.79 RCW. 02-18-020, §
										136-50-052, filed 8/22/02,
				  effective 9/22/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 136 - County Road Administration Board › Chapter 136-50 - Standards of good practice - County road department administration › Section 136-50-053 - Policy regarding handling of complaints

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Statutory Authority: Chapter 36.79 RCW. 02-18-020, §
										136-50-053, filed 8/22/02,
				  effective 9/22/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 136 - County Road Administration Board › Chapter 136-50 - Standards of good practice - County road department administration › Section 136-50-054 - Policy regarding approval of work for other public agencies and county departments

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Statutory Authority: Chapter 36.79 RCW. 02-18-020, §
										136-50-054, filed 8/22/02,
				  effective 9/22/02.