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                          HOUSE BILL 2316

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State of Washington      57th Legislature     2002 Regular Session

By Representatives Morris, Cooper, Linville and Edwards

Read first time 01/14/2002.  Referred to Committee on Transportation.

Allowing use of county road funds for state highway improvements.

    AN ACT Relating to county funding of state highway improvements; and amending RCW 36.75.035.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

    Sec. 1.  RCW 36.75.035 and 1985 c 400 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

    A county pursuant to chapter 36.88 RCW, or a service district as provided for in chapter 36.83 RCW, may, with the approval of the state department of transportation, improve or fund the improvement of any state highway within its boundaries.  The county may fund improvements under this section by any means authorized by law((, but may not make any expenditure for the purposes of this section from a county road fund under chapter 36.82 RCW)).  Nothing in this section shall limit the authority of a county to fund cooperative improvement and maintenance agreements with the department of transportation, authorized by RCW 36.75.030 or 47.28.140.

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