RCW 35.92.060
Authority to acquire and operate transportation facilities.
A city or town may also construct, condemn and purchase, purchase, acquire, add to, alter, maintain, operate, or lease cable, electric, and other railways, automobiles, motor cars, motor buses, auto trucks, and any and all other forms or methods of transportation of freight or passengers within the corporate limits of the city or town, and a first-class city may also construct, purchase, acquire, add to, alter, maintain, operate, or lease cable, electric, and other railways beyond those corporate limits only within the boundaries of the county in which the city is located and of any adjoining county, for the transportation of freight and passengers above, upon, or underneath the ground. It may also fix, alter, regulate, and control the fares and rates to be charged therefor; and fares or rates may be adjusted or eliminated for any distinguishable class of users including, but not limited to, senior citizens, persons with disabilities, and students. Without the payment of any license fee or tax, or the filing of a bond with, or the securing of a permit from, the state, or any department thereof, the city or town may engage in, carry on, and operate the business of transporting and carrying passengers or freight for hire by any method or combination of methods that the legislative authority of any city or town may by ordinance provide, with full authority to regulate and control the use and operation of vehicles or other agencies of transportation used for such business.
[ 2020 c 274 § 15; 1995 c 42 § 1; 1991 c 124 § 1; 1990 c 43 § 49; 1985 c 445 § 10; 1981 c 25 § 2; 1965 c 7 § 35.92.060. Prior: 1957 c 288 § 7; 1957 c 209 § 7; prior: 1947 c 214 § 1, part; 1933 c 163 § 1, part; 1931 c 53 § 1, part; 1923 c 173 § 1, part; 1913 c 45 § 1, part; 1909 c 150 § 1, part; 1899 c 128 § 1, part; 1897 c 112 § 1, part; 1893 c 8 § 1, part; 1890 p 520 § 1, part; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 9488, part. Formerly RCW 80.40.060.]
NOTES:
Construction—Severability—Headings—1990 c 43: See notes following RCW 81.100.010.
Additional sales and use taxes: RCW 82.14.045.
Public transportation systems, financing, purchase of leased systems: Chapter 35.95 RCW.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 35.92 - Municipal Utilities.
35.92.012 - May accept and operate water-sewer district's property when boundaries are identical.
35.92.014 - Acquisition of out-of-state waterworks.
35.92.015 - Acquisition of out-of-state waterworks—Joint acquisition and operation.
35.92.021 - Public property subject to rates and charges for stormwater control facilities.
35.92.023 - Solid waste—Compliance with chapter 70A.205 RCW required.
35.92.025 - Authority to make charges for connecting to water or sewerage system—Interest charges.
35.92.030 - Authority to acquire and operate stone or asphalt plants.
35.92.050 - Authority to acquire and operate utilities.
35.92.054 - May acquire electrical distribution property from public utility district.
35.92.060 - Authority to acquire and operate transportation facilities.
35.92.070 - Procedure—Election.
35.92.075 - Indebtedness incurred on credit of expected utility revenues.
35.92.080 - General obligation bonds.
35.92.090 - Limit of indebtedness.
35.92.100 - Revenue bonds or warrants.
35.92.110 - Funding or refunding bonds.
35.92.120 - Funding or refunding bonds—Bonds not general obligation.
35.92.130 - Funding or refunding bonds—Single issue may refund multiple series.
35.92.140 - Funding or refunding bonds—Issuance of bonds—Ordinance.
35.92.150 - Funding or refunding bonds—Terms of bonds.
35.92.160 - Funding or refunding bonds—Recourse of bond owners.
35.92.170 - City may extend water system outside limits.
35.92.180 - City may extend water system outside limits—May acquire property outside city.
35.92.190 - City may extend water system outside limits—Cannot condemn irrigation system.
35.92.200 - City may extend water system outside limits—Contracts for outside service.
35.92.220 - Acquisition of water rights—Consolidation of irrigation assessment districts.
35.92.230 - Acquisition of water rights—Special assessments.
35.92.240 - Acquisition of water rights—Levy of assessments.
35.92.250 - Acquisition of water rights—District property need not be contiguous.
35.92.260 - Acquisition of water rights—Mode of assessment.
35.92.355 - Energy conservation—Legislative findings—Tree plantings.
35.92.365 - Tariff for irrigation pumping service—Authority to buy back electricity.
35.92.395 - Voluntary donations for purpose of supporting hunger programs.
35.92.400 - Provision of water services and facilities—Contract with Canadian corporation.
35.92.410 - Provision of sewer services and facilities—Contract with Canadian corporation.
35.92.420 - Purchase of electric power and energy from joint operating agency.
35.92.430 - Environmental mitigation activities.
35.92.450 - Electrification of transportation plan—Considerations—Incentive programs.