Full text of Washington Revised Code of Washington § 47.56.876 — State route number 520 civil penalties account., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 47.56.876. State route number 520 civil penalties account.
(1) A special account to be known as the state route number 520 civil penalties account is created in the state treasury. All state route number 520 bridge replacement and HOV program civil penalties generated from the nonpayment of tolls on the state route number 520 corridor must be deposited into the account, as provided under RCW
47.56.870(4)(b)(vii). Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account must be used to fund legal obligations associated with bonds and loans associated with the construction and operation of state route number 520 under circumstances where the toll revenue collections at the time are not sufficient to fully cover such legal obligations, and then may be used to fund any project within the state route number 520 bridge replacement and HOV program, including mitigation. The legislature may direct the state treasurer to make transfers of moneys in the state route number 520 civil penalties account to the state route number 520 corridor account. During the 2023-2025 and 2025-2027 fiscal biennia, the legislature may direct the state treasurer to transfer moneys in the state route number 520 civil penalties account to the motor vehicle fund.
(2) For purposes of this section, "legal obligations associated with bonds and loans" includes, but is not limited to, debt service and all other activities necessary to comply with financial covenants associated with state route number 520, costs associated with the civil penalties program, and operation and maintenance costs.
Notes
Effective date—2025 c 416: See note following RCW
36.79.020.
Effective date—2023 c 472: See note following RCW
43.19.642.
Effective date—2021 c 333: See note following RCW
43.19.642.
Effective date—2021 c 136: "This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [April 26, 2021]." [
2021 c 136 s 2.]
Effective date—2019 c 416: See note following RCW
43.19.642.
Effective date—2017 c 313: See note following RCW
43.19.642.
Effective date—2015 1st sp.s. c 10: See note following RCW
43.19.642.
Effective date—2013 c 306: See note following RCW
47.64.170.
Effective date—2011 c 367: See note following RCW
46.68.060.
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