Washington § 47.76.280 - Sale or lease for use as rail service — Time limit.

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§ 47.76.280. Sale or lease for use as rail service — Time limit.

(1) The department may sell or lease property acquired under this chapter to a county rail district established under chapter 36.60 RCW, a county, a port district, or any other public or private entity authorized to operate rail service. Any public or private entity that originally donated funds to the department under this chapter shall receive credit against the purchase price for the amount donated to the department, less management costs, in the event such public or private entity purchases the property from the department.
(2) If no county rail district, county, port district, or other public or private entity authorized to operate rail service purchases or leases the property within six years after its acquisition by the department, the department may sell or lease such property in the manner provided in RCW 47.76.290. Failing this, the department may sell or convey all such property in the manner provided in RCW 47.76.300 or 47.76.320.
(3) Property acquired by the department under this chapter that is not essential for the operation of the rail service contemplated in subsections (1) and (2) of this section may be sold or leased at any time following acquisition in the manner provided in RCW 47.76.290.
[ 2011 c 161 s 1; 1995 c 380 s 8; 1993 c 224 s 7; 1991 sp.s. c 15 s 61; 1991 c 363 s 126; 1985 c 432 s 3. Formerly RCW 47.76.040.]

Notes

Construction—Severability—1991 sp.s. c 15: See note following RCW 46.68.110.
Purpose—Captions not law—1991 c 363: See notes following RCW 2.32.180.

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