Transportation-Related Washington Statutes and Administrative Codes

Contents

• Major Statutes and Rules Providing Direction for Transportation Planning
• Selected Statute Sections of Interest - Regional Transportation
• Selected Statute Sections of Interest Related to Local GMA Plan Transportation Elements
• Other Selected Statute Sections

Major Statutes and Rules Providing Direction for Transportation Planning

• RCW 47.06 Statewide Transportation Planning
• RCW 47.80 Regional Transportation Planning Organizations
• WAC 468-86 RTPO Planning Standards and Guidelines
• RCW 36.70A Growth Management - Planning by Washington counties and cities -
• RCW 36.70A.020(3) Planning goals - transportation
• RCW 36.70A.070(6) Comprehensive plans - Mandatory elements (Part 6 provides requirements for city and county transportation elements)
• WAC 365-195-325 Transportation element

Selected Statute Sections of Interest - Regional Transportation

• RCW 47.80.010 Findings - Declaration
• RCW 47.80.020 Regional Transportation Planning Organizations authorized
• RCW 47.80.023 Organization's duties
• RCW 47.80.026 Comprehensive plans, transportation guidelines, and principles
• RCW 47.80.030 Regional transportation plan - Contents, review, use
• RCW 47.80.040 Transportation policy boards
• RCW 47.80.050 Allocation of regional transportation planning funds
• RCW 70.94.544 Transportation demand management - Use of funds

Selected Statute Sections of Interest Related to Local GMA Plan Transportation Elements

• RCW 36.70A.020(3) Transportation goal
• RCW 36.70A.070(6) Comprehensive plans - Mandatory elements (Part 6 provides requirements for city and county transportation elements
• RCW 36.70A.140 Comprehensive plans - Ensure public participation
• RCW 36.70.200 Siting of essential public facilities
• RCW 36.70A.420 Transportation projects - Findings-Intent
• RCW 36.70A.430 Transportation projects - Collaborative review process
• RCW 36.70.547 General aviation airports - Siting of incompatible uses
• WAC 365-195-325 Transportation element
• WAC 365-195-340(b) Siting essential public facilities
• WAC 365-195-735 State and regional authorities
• WAC 365-195-700 Background (relation of GMA planning to other laws)
• RCW 43.21C.240 Project review under the Growth Management Act

Other Selected Statute Sections

• RCW 47.05.021 Functional classification of highways
• RCW 47.05.030 Ten-year programs - Investments, improvements, preservation
• RCW 47.06.140 Transportation facilities and services of statewide significance - Level of service standards
• RCW 47.06C.010 Transportation Permit Streamlining - Findings - Intent (Expires March 31, 2006)
• RCW 47.06C.030 Transportation permit efficiency and accountability committee (Expires March 31, 2006)
• RCW 35.79.030 Hearing - Ordinance of vacation (street vacations)
• RCW 36.79.150 Allocation of funds to rural arterial projects - Subsequent application for increased allocation - Withholding of funds for noncompliance
• RCW 36.81.121 Perpetual advanced six-year plans for coordinated transportation program, expenditures - Nonmotorized transportation - Railroad right-of-way
• RCW 36.70A.510 General aviation airports
• RCW 35A.63.270 General aviation airports
• RCW 36.70.547 General aviation airports - Siting of incompatible uses

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