(1) The department shall pay
from motor vehicle funds appropriated for construction of state
highways, the following costs of developing and constructing
scenic and recreational highways: (a) Acquisition of the
right-of-way necessary for state highway purposes; (b)
construction of the portion of the highway designed primarily for
motor vehicle travel; (c) exit and entrance roadways providing
access to scenic observation points; (d) safety rest areas; (e)
roadside landscaping within the portion of the highway
right-of-way acquired by the department for state highway
purposes; (f) the uniform signs and markers designating the
various features and facilities of the scenic and recreational
highways; and (g) any additional costs of constructing and
developing the scenic and recreational highways, including
property acquisition adjacent to highways as authorized by RCW 47.12.250, for which the department shall receive reimbursement
from the federal government or any other source.
(2) The parks and recreation commission shall pay the costs
of developing and constructing the scenic and recreational
highways not provided for in subsection (1) of this section from
any funds appropriated for such purposes.
(3) The costs of maintaining the scenic and recreational
highway system shall be allocated between the department and the
parks and recreation commission in the same manner that costs of
developing and constructing such highways are allocated in
subsections (1) and (2) of this section.
(4) The city, town, county, regional transportation planning
organization, federal agency, federally recognized tribe, or any
other such party that nominates a roadway not located on a
state-owned right-of-way for designation as a scenic byway shall
bear all costs relating to the nomination and designation of the
byway, such as costs for developing, maintaining, planning,
designing, and constructing the scenic byway.
[1999 c 218 § 2; 1984 c 7 § 207; 1967 ex.s. c 85 § 3.]
NOTES:
Effective date -- 1999 c 218: See note following RCW 47.39.010.
Severability -- 1984 c 7: See note following RCW 47.01.141.
Safety rest areas: Chapter 47.38 RCW.