Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 47 Public Highways And Transportation - Chapter 47.76 Rail Freight Service

47.76.200 Legislative findings
The legislature finds that a balanced multimodal transportation system is required to maintain the state's commitment to the growing mobility needs of its citizens and ...

47.76.210 State freight rail program
The Washington state department of transportation shall implement a state freight rail program that supports the freight rail service objectives identified in the state's multimodal ...

47.76.220 State rail plan -- Contents
(1) The department of transportation shall prepare and periodically update a state rail plan, the objective of which is to identify, evaluate, and encourage essential ...

47.76.230 Freight rail planning -- Railroad safety
(1) The department of transportation shall continue its responsibility for the development and implementation of the state rail plan and programs, and the utilities and ...

47.76.240 Rail preservation program
The state, counties, local communities, ports, railroads, labor, and shippers all benefit from continuation of rail service and should participate in its preservation. Lines that ...

47.76.250 Essential rail assistance account -- Purposes
(1) The essential rail assistance account is created in the state treasury. Moneys in the account may be appropriated only for the purposes specified in ...

47.76.270 Essential rail banking account merged into essential rail assistance account
The essential rail banking account is merged into the essential rail assistance account created under RCW 47.76.250. Any appropriations made to the essential rail banking ...

47.76.280 Sale or lease for use as rail service -- Time limit
The department may sell or lease property acquired under this chapter to a county rail district established under chapter 36.60 RCW, a county, a port ...

47.76.290 Sale or lease for other use -- Authorized buyers, notice, terms, deed, deposit of moneys
(1) If real property acquired by the department under this chapter is not sold to a public or private entity authorized to operate rail service ...

47.76.300 Sale for other use -- Governmental entity
If real property acquired by the department under this chapter is not sold to a public or private entity authorized to operate rail service within ...

47.76.310 Rent or lease of lands
The department is authorized subject to the provisions and requirements of zoning ordinances of political subdivisions of government, to rent or lease any lands acquired ...

47.76.320 Sale at public auction
(1) If real property acquired by the department under this chapter is not sold, conveyed, or leased to a public or private entity within six ...

47.76.330 Eminent domain exemptions
Transfers of ownership of property acquired under this chapter are exempt from chapters 8.25 and 8.26 RCW.[1993 c 224 § 12; 1991 sp.s. c 15 ...

47.76.350 Monitoring federal rail policies
The department of transportation shall continue to monitor federal rail policies and congressional action and communicate to Washington's congressional delegation and federal transportation agencies the ...

47.76.400 Produce railcar pool -- Findings -- Intent
The legislature finds that an actively coordinated and cooperatively facilitated railcar pool for transportation of perishable agricultural commodities is necessary for the continued viability and ...

47.76.410 Produce railcar pool -- Definition
As used in RCW 47.76.400 through 47.76.450 "short line railroad" means a Class II or Class III railroad as defined by the United States Surface ...

47.76.420 Produce railcar pool -- Departmental authority
In addition to powers otherwise granted by law, the department may establish a Washington Produce Railcar Pool to promote viable, cost-effective rail service for Washington ...

47.76.430 Produce railcar pool -- Funding
To the extent that funds are appropriated, the department shall fund the program as follows: The department may accept funding from the federal government, or ...

47.76.440 Produce railcar pool -- Management
(1) The transportation management firm hired under RCW 47.76.420(3) shall manage the day-to-day operations of the railcars, such as monitoring the location of the cars, ...

47.76.450 Produce railcar pool account
The produce railcar pool account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from per diem charges, mileage charges, and freight billing ...

47.76.900 Captions not law -- 2003 c 191
Section captions used in this act are not part of the law.[2003 c 191 § 8.] ...