Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 36 Counties - Chapter 36.54 Ferries -- County Owned

36.54.010 County may acquire, construct, maintain, and operate ferry
Any county may construct, condemn, or purchase, operate and maintain ferries or wharves at any unfordable stream, lake, estuary or bay within or bordering on ...

36.54.015 Ferries -- Fourteen year long range improvement plan -- Contents
The legislative authority of every county operating ferries shall prepare, with the advice and assistance of the county engineer, a fourteen year long range capital ...

36.54.020 Joint ferries -- Generally
The board of county commissioners of any county may, severally or jointly with any other county, city or town, or the state of Washington, or ...

36.54.030 Joint ferries over water boundary between two counties
Whenever a river, lake, or other body of water is on the boundary line between two counties, the boards of county commissioners of the counties ...

36.54.040 Joint ferries over water boundary between two counties -- Joint board of commissioners to administer -- Records kept
The boards of county commissioners of the two counties, participating in a joint ferry, shall meet in joint session at the county seat of one ...

36.54.050 Joint ferries over water boundary between two counties -- Commission authority -- Expenses shared
The joint commission is authorized to transact all business necessary in carrying out the purposes of RCW 36.54.030 through 36.54.070 and its acts shall be ...

36.54.060 Joint ferries over water boundary between two counties -- Audit and allowance of claims
All claims and accounts for the construction, operation and maintenance of a joint county ferry shall be presented to and audited by the joint commission: ...

36.54.070 Joint ferries over water boundary between two counties -- County commissioner duties enumerated -- Omission as ground for impeachment
The members of the board of county commissioners of each county shall be members of the joint commission and their refusal to act shall be ...

36.54.110 County ferry districts -- Authorized -- Powers -- Governing body -- Passenger-only ferry service between Vashon and Seattle
(1) The legislative authority of a county may adopt an ordinance creating a ferry district in all or a portion of the area of the ...

36.54.120 County ferry districts -- District may construct, purchase, operate, and maintain passenger-only ferries and wharves
A ferry district may construct, purchase, operate, and maintain passenger-only ferries or wharves at any unfordable stream, lake, estuary, or bay within or bordering the ...

36.54.130 County ferry districts -- Tax levy authorized -- Uses
(1) To carry out the purposes for which ferry districts are created, the governing body of a ferry district may levy each year an ad ...

36.54.135 County ferry districts--General indebtedness, bond issuance
(1) A county ferry district may incur general indebtedness, and issue general obligation bonds, to finance the construction, purchase, and preservation of passenger-only ferries and ...

36.54.140 County ferry districts -- Excess levies
A ferry district may impose excess levies upon the property included within the district for a one-year period to be used for operating or capital ...

36.54.150 County ferry districts -- Budget of fund requirements
The governing body of the ferry district shall annually prepare a budget of the requirements of each district fund.[2003 c 83 § 305.]Notes: Findings -- ...

36.54.160 County ferry districts -- General property tax levies
At the time of making general tax levies in each year, the county legislative authority of the county in which a ferry district is located ...

36.54.170 County ferry districts -- Treasurer -- Ferry district fund
(1) The treasurer of the county in which a ferry district is located shall be treasurer of the district. The county treasurer shall receive and ...

36.54.180 County ferry districts -- Not subject to Washington utilities and transportation commission
A ferry district is exempt from the provisions of Title 81 RCW and is not subject to the control of the Washington utilities and transportation ...

36.54.190 County ferry districts -- Dissolution
A ferry district formed under this chapter may be dissolved in the manner provided in chapter 53.48 RCW, relating to port districts.[2003 c 83 § ...