Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 47 Public Highways And Transportation - Chapter 47.26 Development In Urban Areas -- Urban Arterials

47.26.010 Declaration of intent
Due to unprecedented industrial development and population increases, the state of Washington is confronted with emergency needs for improvement of state highways, county roads, and ...

47.26.020 Motor vehicle fuel tax -- Tax imposed -- Rate -- Distribution of proceeds
See RCW 82.36.020. ...

47.26.022 Motor vehicle fuel tax -- Tax required of nondistributors -- Duties -- Procedure -- Distribution of proceeds -- Penalties
See RCW 82.36.100. ...

47.26.028 Special fuel tax -- Tax imposed -- Rate
See RCW 82.38.030. ...

47.26.030 Special fuel tax -- Disposition of funds
See RCW 82.38.290. ...

47.26.040 "Urban area" defined
The term "urban area" as used in this chapter means every area of this state designated as an urban area by the department in cooperation ...

47.26.044 "Board" defined
The term "board" as used in this chapter means the transportation improvement board.[1994 c 179 § 6.] ...

47.26.050 Regional grouping for purpose of apportioning urban state highway funds
For the purpose of apportioning urban state highway funds, the urban areas of the state are grouped within five regions of the state as follows: ...

47.26.080 Urban arterial trust account -- Withholding of funds for noncompliance
There is hereby created in the motor vehicle fund the urban arterial trust account. The intent of the urban arterial trust account program is to ...

47.26.084 Transportation improvement account -- Certification of funding
The transportation improvement account is hereby created in the motor vehicle fund. The intent of the program is to improve mobility of people and goods ...

47.26.086 Transportation improvement account projects -- Intent -- Limitations
Transportation improvement account projects selected for funding programs after fiscal year 1995 are governed by the requirements of this section. The board shall allocate funds ...

47.26.090 "Arterial" defined
The term "arterial" as used in this chapter means any state highway, county road, or city street, in an urban area, that is functionally classified ...

47.26.100 "City" defined
The term "city" as used in *this chapter shall include incorporated towns.[1967 ex.s. c 83 § 16.]Notes: *Reviser's note: The term "this chapter" has been ...

47.26.110 "Urban arterial" defined
The term "urban arterial" as used in *this chapter means an arterial within an urban area.[1967 ex.s. c 83 § 17.]Notes: *Reviser's note: The term ...

47.26.115 Small city program
The intent of the small city program is to preserve and improve the roadway system consistent with local needs of incorporated cities and towns with ...

47.26.121 Transportation improvement board -- Membership -- Chair -- Expenses
(1) There is hereby created a transportation improvement board of twenty-one members, six of whom shall be county members and six of whom shall be ...

47.26.130 Transportation improvement board -- Travel expenses
Members of the transportation improvement board shall receive no compensation for their services on the board, but shall be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred while ...

47.26.140 Transportation improvement board -- Executive director, staff -- Finances
The transportation improvement board shall appoint an executive director, who shall serve at its pleasure and whose salary shall be set by the board, and ...

47.26.150 Transportation improvement board -- Meetings
The transportation improvement board shall meet at least once quarterly and upon the call of its chairman and shall from time to time adopt rules ...

47.26.160 Transportation improvement board -- Powers and duties
The transportation improvement board shall: (1) Adopt rules necessary to implement the provisions of chapter 47.66 RCW and this chapter relating to the allocation of ...

47.26.164 City hardship assistance program -- Implementation
The board shall adopt reasonable rules necessary to implement the city hardship assistance program as recommended by the road jurisdiction study. The following criteria shall ...

47.26.165 Coordination of long-range needs studies
See RCW 47.01.240. ...

47.26.167 Jurisdictional transfers
The legislature recognizes the need for a multijurisdictional body to review future requests for jurisdictional transfers. The board is hereby directed, beginning September 1, 1991, ...

47.26.170 Long-range arterial construction planning -- Arterial inventory data
Each county having within its boundaries an urban area and cities and towns shall prepare and submit to the transportation improvement board arterial inventory data ...

47.26.185 Qualifications for administering and supervising projects -- Rules
The transportation improvement board may adopt rules establishing qualifications for cities and counties administering and supervising the design and construction of projects financed in part ...

47.26.190 Geographical diversity -- Rules
The board shall adopt rules that provide geographical diversity in selecting improvement projects to be funded from the urban arterial trust account and *small city ...

47.26.200 Counties -- Perpetual advanced six-year plans for coordinated transportation program, expenditures -- Nonmotorized transportation -- Railroad right-of-way
See RCW 36.81.121. ...

47.26.210 Cities -- Perpetual advanced six-year plans for coordinated transportation program, expenditures -- Nonmotorized transportation -- Railroad right-of-way
See RCW 35.77.010. ...

47.26.260 Payment of funds -- Rules -- Limitations
The transportation improvement board shall adopt rules providing for the approval of payments of funds in the accounts to a county, city, town, or transportation ...

47.26.270 Matching funds requirements
Counties, cities, towns, and transportation benefit districts receiving funds from the board shall provide such matching funds as established by rules adopted by the transportation ...

47.26.282 Land use implications
In any project funded by the transportation improvement board, except for projects in cities having a population of less than five thousand persons, and in ...

47.26.300 Bicycle routes -- Legislative declaration
The state of Washington is confronted with emergency shortages of energy sources utilized for the transportation of its citizens and must seek alternative methods of ...

47.26.305 Bicycle routes -- Use of board funds
Bicycle routes shall, when established in accordance with RCW 47.06.100 be eligible for establishment, improvement, and upgrading with board funds. The board shall adopt rules ...

47.26.320 Advance right-of-way acquisition -- Definition
The term "advance right-of-way acquisition" as used in this chapter means the acquisition of property and property rights, together with the engineering costs necessary for ...

47.26.325 Advance right-of-way acquisition -- Revolving fund
The city and county advance right-of-way revolving fund is created in the custody of the treasurer. The transportation improvement board is the administrator of the ...

47.26.330 Advance right-of-way acquisition -- Management of properties and funds
(1) After any properties or property rights are acquired through funds in the city and county advance right-of-way revolving fund, the acquiring city or county ...

47.26.340 Small city pavement and sidewalk account
The small city pavement and sidewalk account is created in the state treasury. All state money allocated to the small city pavement and sidewalk account ...

47.26.345 Small city pavement and sidewalk funding
All cities and towns with a population of less than five thousand are eligible to receive money from the small city pavement and sidewalk account ...

47.26.400 Issuance and sale of general obligation bonds -- Authorized -- Amount -- Declaration of purpose
In order to provide funds necessary to meet the urgent needs for highway construction on state highways within urban areas, there shall be issued and ...

47.26.401 Bonds -- Term -- Terms and conditions -- Signatures -- Registration -- Where payable -- Negotiable instruments
Each of such bonds shall be made payable at any time not exceeding thirty years from the date of its issuance, with such reserved rights ...

47.26.402 Bonds -- Denominations -- Manner and terms of sale -- Legal investment for state funds
The bonds issued hereunder shall be in denominations to be prescribed by the state finance committee and may be sold in such manner and in ...

47.26.403 Bonds -- Bond proceeds -- Deposit and use
The money arising from the sale of said bonds shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the motor vehicle fund and ...

47.26.404 Bonds -- Statement describing nature of obligation -- Pledge of excise taxes
Bonds issued under the provisions of RCW 47.26.400 through 47.26.407 shall distinctly state that they are a general obligation of the state of Washington, shall ...

47.26.405 Bonds -- Designation of funds to repay bonds and interest
Any funds required to repay such bonds, or the interest thereon when due shall be taken from that portion of the motor vehicle fund which ...

47.26.406 Bonds -- Repayment procedure -- Bond retirement fund
At least one year prior to the date any interest is due and payable on such bonds or before the maturity date of any such ...

47.26.407 Bonds -- Sums in excess of retirement requirements -- Use
Whenever the percentage of the motor vehicle fund arising from excise taxes on motor vehicle fuels payable into the bond retirement fund, shall prove more ...

47.26.420 Issuance and sale of general obligation bonds -- Authorized -- Amount -- Declaration of purpose
In order to provide funds necessary to meet the urgent construction needs on county and city arterials within urban areas, there are hereby authorized for ...

47.26.421 Bonds -- Term -- Terms and conditions -- Signatures -- Registration -- Where payable -- Negotiable instruments
Each of such first authorization bonds, series II bonds, and series III bonds shall be made payable at any time not exceeding thirty years from ...

47.26.422 Bonds -- Denominations -- Manner and terms of sale -- Legal investment for state funds
The first authorization bonds, series II bonds, and series III bonds issued hereunder shall be in denominations to be prescribed by the state finance committee ...

47.26.423 Bonds -- Bond proceeds -- Deposit and use
The money arising from the sale of the first authorization bonds, series II bonds, and series III bonds shall be deposited in the state treasury ...

47.26.424 Bonds -- Statement describing nature of obligation -- Pledge of excise taxes
The first authorization bonds, series II bonds, and series III bonds shall distinctly state that they are a general obligation of the state of Washington, ...

47.26.425 Bonds -- Designation of funds to repay bonds and interest
Any funds required to repay the first authorization of two hundred fifty million dollars of bonds authorized by RCW 47.26.420, as amended by section 18, ...

47.26.4252 Bonds -- Series II bonds, 1979 reenactment -- Designation of funds to repay bonds and interest
Any funds required to repay the authorization of series II bonds authorized by RCW 47.26.420, as reenacted by section 3, chapter 5, Laws of 1979, ...

47.26.4254 Bonds -- Series III bonds -- Designation of funds to repay bonds and interest
(1) Any funds required to repay series III bonds authorized by RCW 47.26.420, or the interest thereon, when due shall first be taken from that ...

47.26.4255 Bonds -- Series II bonds, 1979 reenactment -- Charge against fuel tax revenues
Except as otherwise provided by statute, the series II bonds issued under authority of RCW 47.26.420, as reenacted by section 3, chapter 5, Laws of ...

47.26.426 Bonds -- Repayment procedure -- Bond retirement account
At least one year prior to the date any interest is due and payable on such first authorization bonds, series II bonds, and series III ...

47.26.427 Bonds -- Sums in excess of retirement requirements -- Use
Whenever the percentage of the motor vehicle fund arising from excise taxes on motor vehicle and special fuels payable into the transportation improvement board bond ...

47.26.440 Budget for expenditures from funds administered by board -- Estimate of revenues
Not later than November 1st of each even-numbered year the transportation improvement board shall prepare and present to the commission for comment and recommendation an ...

47.26.450 Allocation of funds -- Value engineering studies -- Rules
The board shall adopt rules and procedures to govern the allocation of funds subject to the appropriations actually approved by the legislature. The board shall ...

47.26.460 Increase in funds allocated to a project -- Rules -- Factors
The board shall adopt reasonable rules pursuant to which funds allocated to a project may be increased upon a subsequent application of the county, city, ...

47.26.500 Issuance authorized
In order to provide funds necessary to meet the urgent construction needs on state, county, and city transportation projects, there are hereby authorized for issuance ...

47.26.501 Term -- Signatures -- Registration -- Negotiable instruments
Each of such bonds shall be made payable at any time not exceeding thirty years from the date of its issuance, with such reserved rights ...

47.26.502 Denominations -- Manner and terms of sale -- State investment
The bonds issued under RCW 47.26.500 through 47.26.507 shall be in denominations to be prescribed by the state finance committee and may be sold in ...

47.26.503 Use of proceeds
The money arising from the sale of the bonds shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the transportation improvement account in ...

47.26.504 Statement of obligation -- Pledge of excise taxes
Bonds issued under the provisions of RCW 47.26.500 through 47.26.507 shall distinctly state that they are a general obligation of the state of Washington, shall ...

47.26.505 Funds for repayment
Any funds required to repay such bonds, or the interest thereon when due, shall be taken from that portion of the motor vehicle fund which ...

47.26.506 Repayment procedure -- Bond retirement account
At least one year prior to the date any interest is due and payable on such bonds or before the maturity date of any such ...

47.26.507 Sums in excess of retirement requirements -- Use
Whenever the percentage of the motor vehicle fund arising from excise taxes on motor vehicle and special fuels payable into the transportation improvement board bond ...

47.26.900 Severability -- 1967 ex.s. c 83
If any provision of this 1967 amendatory act or the application thereof to any person, firm, or corporation or circumstance is held invalid, in whole ...

47.26.910 Effective dates -- 1967 ex.s. c 83
This 1967 amendatory act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, the support of the state government and its ...

47.26.930 Construction -- 1969 ex.s. c 171
The rule of strict construction shall have no application to this 1969 act or to the provisions of chapter 47.26 RCW, and they shall be ...