Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 36 Counties - Chapter 36.60 County Rail Districts

36.60.010 Establishment of district -- Boundaries -- Powers
Subject to RCW 36.60.020, the legislative authority of a county may establish one or more county rail districts within the county for the purpose of ...

36.60.020 Establishment, modification, or dissolution of district -- Public notice and hearing -- Election
(1) A county legislative authority proposing to establish a county rail district, or to modify the boundaries of an existing county rail district, or to ...

36.60.030 Authority of district to provide rail service
A county rail district is authorized to contract with a person, partnership, or corporation to provide rail service along a light-density essential-service rail line for ...

36.60.040 Excess property tax levies authorized
A county rail district is not authorized to impose a regular ad valorem property tax levy but may: (1) Levy an ad valorem property tax, ...

36.60.050 General obligation bonds authorized -- Limitations -- Terms
(1) To carry out the purpose of this chapter, a county rail district may issue general obligation bonds, not to exceed an amount, together with ...

36.60.060 Revenue bonds authorized -- Limitations -- Terms
(1) A county rail district may issue revenue bonds to fund revenue generating facilities which it is authorized to provide or operate. Whenever revenue bonds ...

36.60.070 Power of eminent domain
A county rail district may exercise the power of eminent domain to obtain property for its authorized purposes in the manner counties exercise the powers ...

36.60.100 Establishment, modification, or dissolution of district -- Alternate method
The method of establishing, modifying, or dissolving a county rail district in RCW 36.60.110 through 36.60.130 is an alternate method to that specified in RCW ...

36.60.110 Establishment, modification, or dissolution of district -- Alternate method -- Petition
A petition to establish, modify the boundaries, or dissolve a county rail district shall be filed with the county legislative authority. The petition shall be ...

36.60.120 Establishment, modification, or dissolution of district -- Alternate method -- Public hearing
If a petition to establish, modify the boundaries, or dissolve a county rail district is filed with the county legislative authority that complies with the ...

36.60.130 Establishment, modification, or dissolution of district -- Alternate method -- Determination by county legislative authority
Following the hearing, the county legislative authority shall determine by resolution whether the area proposed shall establish, modify the boundaries, or dissolve the county rail ...

36.60.140 Annexation by boundary modification -- Assumption of outstanding indebtedness
All property annexed to a county rail district by a boundary modification under RCW 36.60.110 through 36.60.130 shall assume all or any portion of the ...

36.60.900 Liberal construction
The rule of strict construction does not apply to this chapter, and this chapter shall be liberally construed to permit the accomplishment of its purposes.[1983 ...

36.60.905 Severability -- 1983 c 303
If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application ...