Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 47 Public Highways And Transportation - Chapter 47.29 Transportation Innovative Partnerships

47.29.010 Finding--Intent
(1) The legislature finds that the public-private transportation initiatives act created under chapter 47.46 RCW has not met the needs and expectations of the public ...

47.29.020 Definitions
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Authority" means the transportation commission. (2) "Commission" means the transportation commission. (3) "Department" means the ...

47.29.030 Transportation commission powers and duties
In addition to the powers it now possesses, the commission shall: (1) Approve or review contracts or agreements authorized in this chapter; (2) Adopt rules ...

47.29.040 Purpose
The Transportation Innovative Partnerships Act is created for the planning, acquisition, design, financing, management, development, construction, reconstruction, replacement, improvement, maintenance, preservation, repair, and operation of ...

47.29.050 Eligible projects
Projects eligible for development under this chapter include: (1) Transportation projects, whether capital or operating, where the state's primary purpose for the project is to ...

47.29.060 Eligible financing
(1) Subject to the limitations in this section, the department may, in connection with the evaluation of eligible projects, consider any financing mechanisms identified under ...

47.29.070 Use of federal funds and similar revenues
The department may accept from the United States or any of its agencies such funds as are available to this state or to any other ...

47.29.080 Other sources of funds or property
The department may accept from any source any grant, donation, gift, or other form of conveyance of land, money, other real or personal property, or ...

47.29.090 Project review, evaluation, and selection
(1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, the commission may: (a) Solicit concepts or proposals for eligible projects from private entities and units of ...

47.29.100 Administrative fee
The department may charge a reasonable administrative fee for the evaluation of an unsolicited project proposal. The amount of the fee will be established in ...

47.29.110 Funds for proposal evaluation and negotiation
The department may spend, out of any funds identified for the purpose, such moneys as may be necessary for the evaluation of concepts or proposals ...

47.29.120 Expert consultation
The commission and department may consult with legal, financial, and other experts inside and outside the public sector in the evaluation, negotiation, and development of ...

47.29.130 Contracted studies
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and in the absence of any direct federal funding or direction, the department may contract with a private developer ...

47.29.140 Partnership agreements
(1) The following provisions must be included in any agreement to which the state is a party: (a) For any project that proposes terms for ...

47.29.150 Public involvement and participation
(1) Before final approval, agreements entered into under this chapter must include a process that provides for public involvement and participation with respect to the ...

47.29.160 Approval and execution
(1) Before approving an agreement under subsection (2) of this section, the commission, with the technical assistance of the department, must: (a) Prepare a financial ...

47.29.170 Unsolicited proposals
Before accepting any unsolicited project proposals, the commission must adopt rules to facilitate the acceptance, review, evaluation, and selection of unsolicited project proposals. These rules ...

47.29.180 Advisory committees
For projects with costs, including financing costs, of three hundred million dollars or greater, advisory committees are required. (1) The commission must establish an advisory ...

47.29.190 Confidentiality
A proposer shall identify those portions of a proposal that the proposer considers to be confidential, proprietary information, or trade secrets and provide any justification ...

47.29.200 Prevailing wages
If public funds are used to pay any costs of construction of a public facility that is part of an eligible project, chapter 39.12 RCW ...

47.29.210 Government agreements
The state may, either separately or in combination with any other public sector partner, enter into working agreements, coordination agreements, or similar implementation agreements, including ...

47.29.220 Eminent domain
The state may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire property, rights-of-way, or other rights in property for projects that are necessary to implement ...

47.29.230 Transportation innovative partnership account
(1) The transportation innovative partnership account is established in the custody of the state treasurer separate and distinct from the state general fund. Interest earned ...

47.29.240 Use of account
(1) The state may use moneys in the transportation innovative partnership subaccount to ensure the repayment of loan guarantees or extensions of credit made to ...

47.29.250 Issuing bonds and other obligations
(1) In addition to any authority the commission or department has to issue and sell bonds and other similar obligations, this section establishes continuing authority ...

47.29.260 Study and report
The department shall conduct a study of: (1) The contracting powers and project management authorities it currently possesses; those same powers and authorities authorized under ...

47.29.270 Federal laws
Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, applicable federal laws, rules, and regulations govern in any situation that involves federal funds if the federal laws, rules, ...

47.29.280 Expert review panel on proposed project agreements -- Creation -- Authority
(1) The department shall establish an expert review panel to review, analyze, and make recommendations to the governor and the transportation commission on whether to ...

47.29.290 Expert review panel on proposed project agreements -- Execution of agreements
Upon receiving the recommendations of the expert review panel as provided in RCW 47.29.280, and upon consultation with the governor, the transportation commission shall either ...

47.29.900 Captions not law
Captions used in this chapter are not part of the law.[2005 c 317 § 28.] ...