RCW 35.58.2794
Public transportation systems—Research, testing, development, etc., of systems—Powers to comply with federal laws.
Any city, county, public transportation benefit area authority, county transportation authority, or metropolitan municipal corporation operating a public transportation system shall be authorized to conduct, contract for, participate in and support research, demonstration, testing and development of public transportation systems, equipment and use incentives and shall have all powers necessary to comply with any criteria, standards, and regulations which may be adopted under the urban mass transportation act (78 Stat. 302 et seq., 49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) and to take all actions necessary to meet the requirements of that act. Any county in which a county transportation authority or public transportation benefit area shall have been established and any metropolitan municipal corporation which shall have been authorized to perform the function of metropolitan public transportation shall have, in addition to such powers, the authority to prepare, adopt and carry out a comprehensive transit plan and to make such other plans and studies and to perform such programs as the governing body of the county authority public transportation benefit area authority or metropolitan municipal corporation shall deem necessary to implement and comply with said federal act.
[ 1975 1st ex.s. c 270 § 8.]
NOTES:
Severability—Effective date—1975 1st ex.s. c 270: See notes following RCW 35.58.272.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 35.58 - Metropolitan Municipal Corporations.
35.58.010 - Declaration of policy and purpose.
35.58.030 - Corporations authorized—Limitation on boundaries.
35.58.040 - Territory which must be included or excluded—Boundaries.
35.58.050 - Functions authorized.
35.58.060 - Unauthorized functions to be performed under other law.
35.58.070 - Resolution, petition for election—Requirements, procedure.
35.58.100 - Additional functions—Authorized by election.
35.58.110 - Additional functions—Authorized without election.
35.58.120 - Metropolitan council—Composition.
35.58.130 - Metropolitan council—Organization, chair, procedures.
35.58.140 - Metropolitan council—Terms.
35.58.150 - Metropolitan council—Vacancies.
35.58.160 - Metropolitan council—Compensation—Waiver of compensation.
35.58.170 - Corporation name and seal.
35.58.180 - General powers of corporation.
35.58.190 - Performance of function or functions—Commencement date.
35.58.200 - Powers relative to water pollution abatement.
35.58.210 - Metropolitan water pollution abatement advisory committee.
35.58.215 - Powers relative to systems of sewerage.
35.58.220 - Powers relative to water supply.
35.58.230 - Metropolitan water advisory committee.
35.58.240 - Powers relative to transportation.
35.58.245 - Public transportation function—Authorization by election required—Procedure.
35.58.260 - Transportation function—Acquisition of city system.
35.58.262 - Transportation function—Fuel purchasing strategies—Reports.
35.58.263 - Transportation function—Fuel purchasing strategies—Liability immunity.
35.58.268 - Public transportation employees—Payroll deduction for political action committees.
35.58.270 - Metropolitan transit commission.
35.58.271 - Public transportation in municipalities—Financing.
35.58.2711 - Local sales and use taxes for financing public transportation systems.
35.58.2712 - Public transportation feasibility study—Advanced financial support payments.
35.58.272 - Public transportation systems—Definitions.
35.58.2795 - Public transportation systems—Six-year transit plans.
35.58.2796 - Public transportation systems—Annual reports by department.
35.58.280 - Powers relative to garbage disposal.
35.58.290 - Powers relative to parks and parkways.
35.58.300 - Metropolitan park board.
35.58.310 - Powers relative to planning.
35.58.340 - Disposition of unneeded property.
35.58.360 - Rules and regulations—Penalties—Enforcement.
35.58.380 - Retention of existing personnel.
35.58.390 - Prior employees pension rights preserved.
35.58.400 - Prior employees sick leave and vacation rights preserved.
35.58.420 - Supplemental income payments by component city and county.
35.58.430 - Funds—Disbursements—Treasurer—Expenses—Election expenses.
35.58.450 - General obligation bonds—Issuance, sale, form, term, election, payment.
35.58.460 - Revenue bonds—Issuance, sale, form, term, payment, reserves, actions.
35.58.470 - Funding, refunding bonds.
35.58.480 - Borrowing money from component city or county.
35.58.490 - Interest bearing warrants.
35.58.500 - Local improvement districts—Utility local improvement districts.
35.58.510 - Obligations of corporation are legal investments and security for public deposits.
35.58.520 - Investment of corporate funds.
35.58.530 - Annexation—Requirements, procedure.
35.58.540 - Annexation—Hearings—Inclusion, exclusion of territory—Boundaries—Calling election.
35.58.550 - Annexation—Election—Favorable vote.
35.58.570 - Sewage facilities—Capacity charge.
35.58.580 - Public transportation fares—Proof of payment—Civil infractions.
35.58.590 - Public transportation fares—Powers of law enforcement authorities.
35.58.595 - Public transportation fares—Powers and authority are supplemental to other laws.
35.58.610 - Supplemental transportation improvements.
35.58.900 - Liberal construction.
35.58.911 - Prior proceedings validated, ratified, approved and confirmed.