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 Growth Management Act & Transportation
• 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 365-196-430 - 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.
• WAC 365-196-735 - State and regional authorities.

Selected Statute Sections Related to Local Growth Management Act & Transportation

• 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 36.70A.510 – General aviation airports - Requirement to discourage encroachment of incompatible development adjacent to public use airports.  See also RCW 36.70.547, RCW 35.63.250, and RCW 35A.63.270.
• RCW 36.70A.695 - Development regulations -- Jurisdictions specified -- Electric vehicle infrastructure.  See also RCW 35.63.126, RCW 35.63.127, RCW 35A.63.107, and RCW 36.70.695.
• RCW 36.70A.085 - Comprehensive plans -- Port elements.
• RCW 36.70A.580 - Climate change mitigation -- Advisory methodologies, computer programs, and estimates -- Vehicle miles traveled.
• RCW 36.70A.5801 - Global warming mitigation and adaptation program – Report. 
• WAC 365-196-430 - Transportation element.
• WAC 365-196-550 - Essential public facilities, and WAC 365-196-560 - Special siting statutes.
• WAC 365-196-735 - State and regional authorities.
• WAC 365-196-700 - Background (relation of GMA planning to other laws) and WAC 365-196-705 - Basic Assumptions.
•  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 35.77.010 (Cities) and RCW 36.81.121 (Counties) - Perpetual advanced six-year plans for coordinated transportation program, expenditures -- Nonmotorized transportation -- Railroad right-of-way (Six-Year Transportation Improvements Plans or TIPs). 
• RCW 70.94.521 - 70.94.555 – Transportation demand management (commute trip reduction).  
• RCW 47.06.140 - Transportation facilities and services of statewide significance - Level of service standards.  
• 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.  

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