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Revised Code of Washington
Title 47
Chapter 47.60
Wash. Rev. Code ch. 47.60
Puget Sound ferry and toll bridge system.
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47.60.005
Definitions.
47.60.010
Ferry system, toll bridges, and facilities authorized—Power to contract, sell, and lease back.
47.60.013
Emergency powers of governor to insure continued operation of ferry and toll bridge system—Cost reimbursement.
47.60.015
"Washington State Ferries"—Name authorized.
47.60.017
State ferry system a public mass transportation system.
47.60.020
Eminent domain—Condemnation proceedings.
47.60.030
Existing contracts—Prior negotiations and bids validated.
47.60.040
Survey by department.
47.60.050
Improvement of facilities—Financing.
47.60.060
Revenue bonds authorized—Issuance—Conditions—Negotiability—Interim bonds.
47.60.080
Determining amount of bonds to be issued.
47.60.090
Sale of bonds—Deposit, disbursement of proceeds.
47.60.100
Bonds are legal investment for state moneys.
47.60.110
Bondholders may compel performance.
47.60.113
Refunding bonds—Authorization—Amount—Interest—Conditions.
47.60.114
Refunding bonds—Payable from revenues.
47.60.115
Refunding bonds—Disposition—Laws applicable.
47.60.120
Other crossings—Infringement of existing franchises—Waivers (as amended by 2003 c 373).
47.60.122
Ferries, terminal facilities—Interim revenue warrants authorized.
47.60.124
Revenue refunding bonds to redeem interim warrants.
47.60.126
Interim warrants and refunding bonds—Laws applicable.
47.60.130
Unit or combined operation—Continuous project—Rental, charter, lease of system property—Sale of unneeded property.
47.60.135
Charter of state ferries—Hazardous materials.
47.60.140
System as self-liquidating undertaking—Powers of department—Concessions.
47.60.145
Historic ferries—Acquisition by qualified persons or organizations.
47.60.170
Ferries revolving fund—Deposit of excess funds.
47.60.200
Consent to liability not general liability of state.
47.60.210
Seamen may sue for injuries—Venue.
47.60.220
Department as common carrier—Rights and liabilities.
47.60.230
Liability for damages as to persons or property.
47.60.240
Liability to persons other than shippers or passengers—Limitation.
47.60.250
Claim for damages—Filing—Contents—Time limitations.
47.60.260
Payment of claims.
47.60.270
Venue of actions—Enforcement of judgment.
47.60.275
Local law enforcement officers on ferries and terminals.
47.60.280
Ferry service—Lummi Island to Orcas Island—Limitation on operation.
47.60.282
Ferry service between Port Townsend and Keystone—Operation authorized, when.
47.60.283
Ferry service between Port Townsend and Keystone—Purpose.
47.60.286
Ferry user data survey.
47.60.290
State ferries—Review of fares and pricing policies—Proposals.
47.60.300
State ferries—Scope of review—Periodic reviews required.
47.60.310
State ferries—Local expressions—Ferry advisory committees.
47.60.315
Fares and pricing policies—Adoption schedule—Revenues—Vessel replacement surcharges. (Effective until October 1, 2025.)
47.60.322
Capital vessel replacement account—Transfers.
47.60.327
Operational strategies for asset utilization.
47.60.330
Public participation—Legislative approval.
47.60.335
Appropriation limitations—Capital program cost allocation.
47.60.340
Vessel maintenance and preservation program—Report.
47.60.345
Life-cycle cost model on capital assets.
47.60.355
Terminal and vessel preservation funding requests—Predesign study.
47.60.365
Terminal and vessel design standards.
47.60.375
Capital plan.
47.60.377
Vessel rebuild and replacement plan.
47.60.385
Terminal improvement, vessel improvement, and vessel acquisition project funding requests—Predesign study—Prioritization.
47.60.386
Additional requirements for vessel improvement and vessel acquisition funding requests.
47.60.400
Refunding bonds authorized, 1961 Act.
47.60.420
Additional revenue bonds, refunding bonds, authorized, 1961 Act—Prior charge against Puget Sound capital construction account if ferry system revenues insufficient.
47.60.430
Additional revenue bonds, refunding bonds, authorized, 1961 Act—Agreement to continue imposition of certain taxes.
47.60.440
Additional revenue bonds, refunding bonds, authorized, 1961 Act—Ferry system a revenue-producing undertaking—Debt service—Tolls on ferry system and Hood Canal bridge.
47.60.500
Acquisition of additional ferries—Legislative finding—Department authority.
47.60.505
Puget Sound capital construction account—Created—Use.
47.60.530
Puget Sound ferry operations account.
47.60.550
Parking or holding area for ferry patrons in conjunction with municipal off-street parking facilities.
47.60.560
General obligation bonds—Ferries—Authorized—Purposes—Passenger-only vessels—Issuance, sale, and retirement.
47.60.570
Disposition of proceeds from sale of bonds.
47.60.580
Bonds—Terms—Principal and interest payable from proceeds of state excise taxes on motor vehicle and special fuels.
47.60.590
Repayment of bonds—Fund sources.
47.60.600
Bonds—Powers and duties of state finance committee.
47.60.610
Excess repayment funds—Disposition.
47.60.620
Reimbursements and transfers of funds.
47.60.630
Bonds legal investment for public funds.
47.60.640
Bonds—Equal charge against revenues from motor vehicle and special fuel excise taxes.
47.60.656
Passenger-only ferry service—Conveyance of vessels authorized.
47.60.662
Ferry system collaboration with passenger-only ferry service providers.
47.60.680
Prequalification of contractors required.
47.60.690
Qualifications of contractor—Rules to assure.
47.60.700
Application for prequalification—Form.
47.60.710
Department authority to obtain information.
47.60.720
Additional investigation—Terms of prequalification—Notice of nonqualification.
47.60.730
Renewal of prequalification—Nonrenewal or revocation, notice.
47.60.740
Rejection of bid despite prequalification—Unqualified bidder.
47.60.750
Appeal of refusal, modification, or revocation of prequalification.
47.60.760
Financial information regarding qualifying not public.
47.60.800
General obligation bonds—1992 issue—Purpose—Issuance and sale.
47.60.802
Bonds—1992 issue—Supervision of sale by state finance committee—Option of short-term obligations.
47.60.804
Bonds—1992 issue—Use of proceeds.
47.60.806
Bonds—1992 issue—Payment of principal and interest from pledged excise taxes.
47.60.808
Bonds—1992 issue—Payment from ferry bond retirement fund.
47.60.810
Design-build ferries—Independent owner's representative—Phases defined—Department may modify certain existing option contracts.
47.60.812
Design-build ferries—Notice of request for proposals.
47.60.814
Design-build ferries—Issuance of request for proposals.
47.60.815
Design-build ferries—Cost-benefit analysis—Engineer's estimate—Subsequent request for proposals, when required.
47.60.816
Design-build ferries—Phase one.
47.60.818
Design-build ferries—Phase two.
47.60.820
Design-build ferries—Phase three.
47.60.822
Design-build ferries—Notice to proposers not selected—Appeal.
47.60.824
Design-build ferries—Single best-qualified proposer—Incentives—Proposal negotiations—Compensation.
47.60.8241
Findings—Single proposal process for new ferry vessel construction.
47.60.826
Design-build ferries—Hybrid diesel-electric ferry vessels—Contract requirements—Third-party experts.
47.60.830
Ferry system operation—Fuel purchasing strategies—Report.
47.60.835
Small business enterprise enforceable goals program.
47.60.838
Vessel and terminal electrification program.
47.60.840
Annual fare policy.
47.60.850
Implementation of workforce planning recommendations—Adoption of formal strategy—Annual employee survey—Workforce development and career advancement—Instruction—Evaluation of management practices—Report of staffing.
47.60.860
Cost recovery mechanisms. (Effective March 1, 2026.)