BILL REQ. #:  H-3075.1 

Read first time 04/27/2003.   Referred to Committee on Technology, Telecommunications & Energy.

     AN ACT Relating to utility relocation; and amending RCW 81.112.100.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 81.112.100 and 1992 c 101 s 10 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) An authority shall have and exercise all rights with respect to the construction, acquisition, maintenance, operation, extension, alteration, repair, control and management of high capacity transportation system facilities that are identified in the system plan developed pursuant to RCW 81.104.100 that any city, county, county transportation authority, metropolitan municipal corporation, or public transportation benefit area within the authority boundary has been previously empowered to exercise and such powers shall not thereafter be exercised by such agencies without the consent of the authority. Nothing in this chapter shall restrict development, construction, or operation of a personal rapid transit system by a city or county.
     (2) If an authority has a reimbursement agreement with any public or private utility provider for the costs associated with removal, adjustment, protection, relocation, restoration, or replacement of utility facilities affected by the construction, alteration, or repair of a rail fixed guideway system as defined in RCW 81.104.015, the authority shall make available the same terms and conditions to all affected utilities. If there is more than one agreement, each utility may choose the terms and conditions of any one agreement. For purposes of this subsection, "utility facilities" include, but are not limited to, cable television, gas, electric, and telecommunications facilities.
     (3) An authority may adopt, in whole or in part, and may complete, modify, or terminate any planning, environmental review, or procurement processes related to the high capacity transportation system that had been commenced by a joint regional policy committee or a city, county, county transportation authority, metropolitan municipality, or public transportation benefit area prior to the formation of the authority.