Washington Code — 53
Browse 416 sections in division 53 of the Washington code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 53.04.010. Port districts authorized — Purposes — Powers — Public hearing.
- § 53.04.015. Port districts in areas lacking appropriate bodies of water — Authorized — Purposes.
- § 53.04.016. Port districts in areas lacking appropriate bodies of water — Authority an additional and concurrent method.
- § 53.04.017. Port districts in areas lacking appropriate bodies of water — Elections.
- § 53.04.020. Formation of countywide district.
- § 53.04.023. Formation of less than countywide district.
- § 53.04.031. Initiating petition, commissioner district descriptions — Initial election of commissioners.
- § 53.04.060. District declared formed.
- § 53.04.070. Expense of election.
- § 53.04.080. Annexation of territory — Petition — Election.
- § 53.04.085. Petition for annexation to port district.
- § 53.04.100. Order of annexation — Liability of area annexed.
- § 53.04.110. Change of name.
- § 53.04.120. Transfer of port district property to adjacent district — Procedure — Boundary changes — Jurisdiction.
- § 53.04.150. Alternative annexation methods — Petition for resolution — Districts authorized to use — Petition requirements.
- § 53.04.160. Alternative annexation methods — Petition for resolution — Where filed — Commission's duties.
- § 53.04.170. Alternative annexation methods — Petition for resolution — Hearing — Resolution.
- § 53.04.180. Alternative annexation methods — Annexation by written consent — Districts authorized to use — Resolution.
- § 53.04.190. Alternative annexation methods — Outstanding indebtedness.
- § 53.06.010. Declaration of necessity.
- § 53.06.020. Actions required of commissions — Joint reports to governor and legislature.
- § 53.06.030. Washington public ports association as coordinating agency — Purposes, powers, and duties.
- § 53.06.040. Dues and assessments may be paid to association from district funds.
- § 53.06.050. Further action by commissions authorized — Meetings.
- § 53.06.060. Financial records of association and any nonprofit corporation utilized by port districts subject to audit by state auditor.
- § 53.06.070. Federation of Washington ports authorized — Purposes.
- § 53.06.080. Implementation of economic development programs — Use of nonprofit corporations — Transfer of funds.
- § 53.06.090. Nonprofit corporations — Legislative recognition.
- § 53.08.005. Definitions.
- § 53.08.010. Acquisition of property — Levy of assessments.
- § 53.08.020. Acquisition and operation of facilities.
- § 53.08.030. Operation of foreign trade zones.
- § 53.08.040. Improvement of lands for industrial and commercial purposes — Providing sewer and water utilities — Providing pollution control facilities.
- § 53.08.041. Pollution control facilities or other industrial development actions — Validation — Implementation of Article 8, section 8 of the Constitution.
- § 53.08.043. Powers relative to systems of sewerage.
- § 53.08.045. Facilities constructed under authority of chapter subject to taxation of leasehold interest.
- § 53.08.047. Chapter not to be construed as restricting or limiting powers of district under other laws.
- § 53.08.049. Community revitalization financing — Public improvements.
- § 53.08.050. Local improvement districts — Assessments — Bonds.
- § 53.08.055. Local improvement districts — Notice must contain statement that assessments may vary from estimates.
- § 53.08.060. Improvement of waters and waterways.
- § 53.08.070. Rates and charges — Government contracts.
- § 53.08.080. Lease of property — Authorized — Duration.
- § 53.08.085. Lease of property — Security for rent.
- § 53.08.090. Sale of property.
- § 53.08.091. Sale of property — Contract sales — Terms and conditions.
- § 53.08.092. Sale of property — Taxes and assessments against property sold by contract.
- § 53.08.110. Gifts — Improvement.
- § 53.08.120. Contracts for labor and material — Small works roster.
- § 53.08.130. Notice — Award of contract — Low bidder claiming error.
- § 53.08.135. Construction projects over forty thousand dollars — Contracting out.
- § 53.08.140. Leases or contracts without bond.
- § 53.08.150. Notices when no newspaper in county.
- § 53.08.160. Studies, investigations, surveys — Promotion of facilities.
- § 53.08.170. Employment — Wages — Benefits — Agents — Insurance for port district commissioners.
- § 53.08.175. Commissioners, officers, and employees — Reimbursement of expenses.
- § 53.08.176. Commissioners, officers, and employees — Regulation of expenses.
- § 53.08.180. Federal old age and survivors' insurance for employees.
- § 53.08.190. Federal old age and survivors' insurance for employees — Plan for extension of benefits.
- § 53.08.200. Federal old age and survivors' insurance for employees — Contributions.
- § 53.08.205. Liability insurance for officials and employees.
- § 53.08.208. Actions against officer, employee, or agent — Defense and costs provided by port district — Exception.
- § 53.08.220. Regulations authorized — Adoption as part of ordinance or resolution of city or county, procedure — Enforcement — Penalty for violation.
- § 53.08.230. Making motor vehicle and other police regulations applicable to district property — Filing plat with county auditor — Duty of law enforcement officers.
- § 53.08.240. Joint exercise of powers and joint acquisition of property — Contracts with other governmental entities.
- § 53.08.245. Economic development programs authorized — Job training and education.
- § 53.08.255. Tourism promotion and tourism-related facilities authorized.
- § 53.08.260. Park and recreation facilities.
- § 53.08.270. Park and recreation facilities — Approval of other agencies.
- § 53.08.280. Police officers — Appointment authorized — Jurisdiction.
- § 53.08.290. Intermodal movement of interstate and foreign cargo — Restrictions.
- § 53.08.295. Passenger-carrying vessels.
- § 53.08.310. Moorage facilities — Definitions.
- § 53.08.320. Moorage facilities — Rules authorized — Port charges, delinquency — Abandoned vessels, public sale.
- § 53.08.330. Streets, roads, and highways — Construction, upgrading, improvement, and repair authorized.
- § 53.08.340. Streets, roads, and highways — Expenditure of funds.
- § 53.08.360. Annexation of port district property — Transfer of employees engaged in firefighting.
- § 53.08.370. Telecommunications facilities — Construct, purchase, acquire, etc. — Purposes — Limitations — Eminent domain.
- § 53.08.375. Retail telecommunications services — Reporting requirements.
- § 53.08.380. Wholesale telecommunications services — Petition for review of rates, terms, conditions.
- § 53.08.390. Grays Harbor pilotage district — Conditions on pilotage service.
- § 53.08.400. District may exercise powers of community renewal agency.
- § 53.08.410. Abandoned or derelict vessels.
- § 53.08.420. Cooperative watershed management.
- § 53.08.440. Website for contract database — Requirements.
- § 53.08.450. Property outside jurisdiction — Future property development — Communication plan.
- § 53.08.460. Transfer of ownership of port district-owned vessel — Review of vessel's physical condition.
- § 53.08.470. Transfer of ownership of port district-owned vessel — Further requirements.
- § 53.08.480. Insurance requirements.
- § 53.08.490. Bridge jumping hazard signs.
- § 53.08.500. Joint levy.
- § 53.08.510. Coordination with other ports. (Expires July 23, 2033.)
- § 79.120.060. Vacation of waterways — Extension of streets.
- § 4.08.110. Action by public corporations.
- § 4.08.120. Action against public corporations.
- § 35.97.020. Heating systems authorized.
- § 79.120.040. Permits to use waterways.
- § 10.85.030. Rewards by counties, cities, towns, port commissions authorized.
- § 42.24.170. Expenditures by special purpose districts to recruit job candidates — Reimbursement for travel expenses.
- § 53.12.005. Definition — "Gross operating revenue."
- § 53.12.010. Port commission — Number of commissioners, districts.
- § 53.12.021. Elimination of commissioner districts.
- § 53.12.061. Elections to conform with general election law.
- § 53.12.115. Increasing number of commissioners — Resolution, petition — Ballot proposition.
- § 53.12.120. Increasing number of commissioners — Population requirements — Ballot proposition — Election of added commissioners.
- § 53.12.130. Increasing number of commissioners — Election of additional commissioners — Commencement and terms of office.
- § 53.12.135. Voluntary change to electoral system.
- § 53.12.140. Vacancies.
- § 53.12.172. Port commissioner terms of office.
- § 53.12.175. Reducing port commissioner terms — Ballot proposition.
- § 53.12.176. Lengthening port commissioner terms — Ballot proposition.
- § 53.12.221. Terms — Districts covering entire county with populations of one hundred thousand or more.
- § 53.12.245. Organization of commission — Powers and duties — Record of proceedings.
- § 53.12.246. Quorum.
- § 53.12.260. Compensation.
- § 53.12.265. Waiver of compensation.
- § 53.12.270. Delegation of powers to managing official of port district — Waiver of competitive bidding requirements.
- § 29A.76.010. Counties, municipal corporations, and special purpose districts.
- § 53.16.015. Redrawing commissioner district boundaries — Conditions.
- § 53.16.020. Notice of hearing on revision.
- § 53.16.030. Change of district boundaries — Effect on term of office.
- § 53.18.010. Definitions.
- § 53.18.015. Application of public employees' collective bargaining act.
- § 53.18.020. Agreements authorized.
- § 53.18.030. Criteria for choice of employee organization — Procedures for resolution of controversy.
- § 53.18.040. Incidental powers of district.
- § 53.18.050. Agreements — Authorized provisions.
- § 53.18.060. Restraints on agreement.
- § 53.18.070. Certain communications — Privilege from examination and disclosure.
- § 53.19.005. Intent.
- § 53.19.010. Definitions.
- § 53.19.020. Exceptions.
- § 53.19.030. Emergency contracts.
- § 53.19.040. Sole source contracts.
- § 53.19.050. Compliance with chapter — Civil penalties — Auditing — Prosecution.
- § 53.19.060. Changes in scope of work — Amendments to contracts.
- § 53.19.070. Application of chapter restricted.
- § 53.19.080. Management of contracts — Guidelines.
- § 53.19.090. Commission policies — Ports to follow.
- § 53.19.100. Training course.
- § 53.20.010. Adoption of harbor improvement plan.
- § 53.20.020. Improvement to follow plans adopted.
- § 53.20.030. Improvements — Ownership of.
- § 53.20.040. Fifty percent of cost of local improvement may be paid from general fund.
- § 53.20.050. Local improvements upon majority petition.
- § 53.20.055. Freight development plans.
- § 53.20.090. Port district equity fund.
- § 88.32.240. Joint planning for improvement of navigable river — Development of river valley.
- § 88.32.250. Joint planning for improvement of navigable river — Contract — Joint board to control and direct work.
- § 53.25.010. Marginal lands — Declaration of policies and purposes.
- § 53.25.020. Marginal lands — Further declaration.
- § 53.25.030. "Marginal lands" defined.
- § 53.25.040. Industrial development districts authorized — Boundaries — Deletion of land area.
- § 53.25.050. Tax title lands may be conveyed to district.
- § 53.25.060. Private lands may be conveyed to district — Cancellation of taxes.
- § 53.25.070. Discharge of trust.
- § 53.25.080. When lands revert to county.
- § 53.25.090. Conditions precedent to making improvements.
- § 53.25.100. Powers as to industrial development districts.
- § 53.25.110. Sale authorized in industrial development district.
- § 53.25.120. Notice of hearing on sale — Hearing — Plans and specifications — Conditions — Devotion of property to public use.
- § 53.25.130. Findings and determination — Record — Appeal.
- § 53.25.140. Action on determination — Sale by competitive bid or negotiation.
- § 53.25.150. Competitive bids — Conditions — Acceptance.
- § 53.25.160. Devotion of property to intended use — Remedy — Restraint on alienation.
- § 53.25.170. Covenant running with the land — Forfeiture.
- § 53.25.190. Eminent domain.
- § 53.25.200. Advances of general fund moneys or credit.
- § 53.25.210. Determination that land sought by eminent domain is marginal.
- § 53.25.900. Repeal and saving.
- § 53.29.010. Declaration of purpose.
- § 53.29.015. Definitions.
- § 53.29.020. Power to establish trade centers — Facilities authorized.
- § 53.29.030. Cooperation with other entities — Annual service fee for support of local government.
- § 53.29.900. Short title — Liberal construction — Powers cumulative.
- § 53.31.010. Legislative findings — Intent.
- § 53.31.020. Definitions.
- § 53.31.030. Export trading companies — Authorized — Adoption of business plan.
- § 53.31.040. Export trading companies — Powers — Formation — Dissolution.
- § 53.31.050. Confidentiality of records supplied by private persons.
- § 53.31.060. Certificate of review under federal export trading company act — Authorized.
- § 53.34.010. Toll bridges, tunnels authorized — Highway approaches — Tolls proposed.
- § 53.34.020. Contracts for use of projects — Regulations — Controversies.
- § 53.34.030. Revenue bonds and notes — Authorized — Purposes — Sale, maturity, cost.
- § 53.34.040. Revenue bonds and notes — Resolution — Security — Form, interest, payment, etc.
- § 53.34.050. Covenants to safeguard and secure bonds and notes.
- § 53.34.060. Notes.
- § 53.34.070. Bonds and notes payable solely from revenues, etc. — Adequate rates and charges to be established.
- § 53.34.080. Special funds and accounts — Disposition.
- § 53.34.090. Pledge of moneys, when binding — When lien attaches.
- § 53.34.100. No personal liability on bonds or notes.
- § 53.34.110. District may purchase bonds or notes.
- § 53.34.120. State not to limit or alter rights of district or impair rights or remedies of bond or note holders.
- § 53.34.130. Bonds, notes, obligations not state or district debt — No ad valorem taxes.
- § 53.34.140. Registration of bonds and notes — Prima facie validity.
- § 53.34.150. Bonds and notes as legal investment and security.
- § 53.34.160. Projects declared public benefit and governmental function — Covenant by state with bond and note holders — Tax exemption.
- § 53.34.170. District's power to acquire property, rights, etc. — Gifts — Condemnation — Contracts by public agencies authorized.
- § 53.34.180. Public agencies authorized to contract with district for contribution of money, property, services, etc.
- § 53.34.190. Bylaws, rules for management, uses, charges — Penalty for violation.
- § 53.34.200. Actions for damages, injuries, death — Allegation in complaint of presentment of claim.
- § 53.34.220. Chapter supplemental to other laws — Liberal construction.
- § 53.34.910. Chapter controls inconsistent acts.
- § 53.35.010. Preliminary budget.
- § 53.35.020. Publication of notice of preliminary budget and hearing.
- § 53.35.030. Hearing — Final budget.
- § 53.35.040. Final budget to be filed with county commissioners.
- § 53.35.045. Alternate date for filing final budget.
- § 53.35.050. Supplemental budgets.
- § 53.35.060. Fiscal year.
- § 53.35.070. Chapter exclusive method for budgets.
- § 53.36.010. District treasurer.
- § 53.36.015. Payment of claims — Use of warrants and checks.
- § 53.36.020. Tax levy — Limitation.
- § 53.36.030. Indebtedness — Limitation.
- § 53.36.040. Funds in anticipation of revenues — Warrants.
- § 53.36.050. County treasurer — General and special funds — Depositories — Investment of excess funds.
- § 53.36.060. Incidental expense fund.
- § 53.36.070. Levy for dredging, canal construction, or land leveling or filling purposes.
- § 53.36.080. Collection of levies for dredging, canal construction, or land leveling or filling purposes.
- § 53.36.120. Expenditures for industrial development, trade promotion, or promotional hosting — Budgeting required.
- § 53.36.130. Expenditures for industrial development, trade promotion, or promotional hosting — Source and amount of funds.
- § 53.36.140. Expenditures for industrial development, trade promotion, or promotional hosting — Rules and regulations — Authorizations — Vouchers.
- § 53.36.150. Expenditures for industrial development, trade promotion, or promotional hosting — Duties of state auditor.
- § 53.36.160. Multiyear levy periods — Requirements.
- § 43.09.200. Local government accounting — Uniform system of accounting.
- § 43.09.280. Local government accounting — Expense of examination.
- § 79.105.420. Management of certain aquatic lands by port district — Agreement — Rent — Model management agreement.
- § 53.40.010. Revenue bonds authorized.
- § 53.40.020. Purposes for which bonds may be issued and sold.
- § 53.40.030. Bonds — Term, form, etc.
- § 53.40.040. Bonds payable solely out of revenues — Special funds.
- § 53.40.050. Sale of bonds to federal government.
- § 53.40.110. Interest, signatures, sale of bonds — Covenants — Safeguards — Enforcement.
- § 53.40.120. Irregularity in bonds or use of funds no defense.
- § 53.40.125. District may mortgage industrial development facility.
- § 53.40.130. Funding, refunding bonds.
- § 53.40.135. Revenue warrants.
- § 53.40.140. Construction of chapter.
- § 53.40.150. Validation — 1959 c 183.
- § 53.44.010. Funding and refunding authorized.
- § 53.44.030. Maturities — Payment.
- § 53.40.130. Funding, refunding bonds.
- § 53.46.005. Definitions.
- § 53.46.010. Consolidation authorized — Petition or resolution, contents.
- § 53.46.020. Special election — Conduct.
- § 53.46.030. Certification of election — Establishment as municipal corporation — Commissioners, terms.
- § 53.46.040. Prior obligations — Powers of consolidated district — Separation of funds.
- § 53.46.050. County commissioners may act if no active port commission.
- § 53.46.060. Dissolution of district which has no active commission — Authority of county commissioners.
- § 53.46.070. Title to property vests in consolidated district.
- § 53.46.080. District including area from two or more counties — Procedure to determine proportion of taxes.
- § 53.46.090. District including area from two or more counties — Levy and collection of taxes — Principal county treasurer, duties.
- § 53.46.100. General powers of consolidated district — Debt limitation.
- § 53.47.010. Purpose.
- § 53.47.020. Port district deemed inactive, when.
- § 53.47.030. Petition for dissolution — Filing — Contents.
- § 53.47.040. Hearing on petition — Notice, publication — Creditor claims, determination — Terms and conditions of court order if district to be dissolved.
- § 53.47.050. Effect of final order of dissolution.
- § 53.47.900. Chapter cumulative and nonexclusive.
- § 53.48.001. Dissolution of certain districts subject to review by boundary review board.
- § 53.48.010. Definitions.
- § 53.48.020. Petition.
- § 53.48.030. Order for hearing — Notice.
- § 53.48.040. Order of dissolution — Sale of assets.
- § 53.48.050. Payment of debts and costs — Balance to school district.
- § 53.48.060. Insolvency — Second hearing.
- § 53.48.070. Notice of second hearing.
- § 53.48.080. Sale of property — Levy to pay deficit.
- § 53.48.090. Order of dissolution or refusal.
- § 53.48.120. Provision for costs and expenses.
- § 53.48.140. Dissolution of district which has no active commission — Powers of county commissioners.
- § 70A.15.2570. Dissolution of authority — Deactivation of authority.
- § 68.52.320. Dissolution of districts.
- § 52.10.010. Dissolution — Election method.
- § 86.09.622. Dissolution of districts — Procedure.
- § 86.09.625. Dissolution of districts — When complete.
- § 35.61.310. Dissolution.
- § 89.08.350. Petition to dissolve district — Election.
- § 89.08.370. Disposition of affairs upon dissolution.
- § 57.04.090. Dissolution — Legislative and court methods.
- § 57.04.100. Dissolution — Election method.
- § 53.49.010. Port districts in counties with populations of from eight thousand to less than twelve thousand — Disposition of funds.
- § 53.49.020. Port districts in counties with populations of from eight thousand to less than twelve thousand — Order to transfer funds.
- § 53.54.010. Programs for abatement of aircraft noise authorized.
- § 53.54.020. Investigation and monitoring of noise impact — Programs to conform to needs — "Impacted areas."
- § 53.54.030. Authorized programs — When property deemed within impacted area — Noise mitigation grant program.
- § 53.54.040. Fund authorized — Sources.
- § 53.54.900. Liberal construction — Powers additional.
- § 53.56.010. Intent.
- § 53.56.020. Definitions.
- § 53.56.030. Policy statement — Service delivery objectives.
- § 53.56.040. Annual evaluations — Annual report.
- § 53.57.010. Definitions.
- § 53.57.020. Port development authority — Creation — Powers — Joint exercise of authority.
- § 53.57.030. Governance — Organization — Management authority.
- § 53.57.040. Agreements with government entities — Bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness — Special funds.
- § 53.57.050. Powers, authorities, rights — Jurisdiction.
- § 53.57.060. Applicable laws.
- § 53.57.070. Transfer of real property — Notice requirements — Approval process.