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• 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 83).
• 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.
• 47.60.150  Fixing of charges -- Deposit of revenues.
• 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.
• 47.60.277  "No Smoking" areas on state ferries -- Establishment directed.
• 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.
• 47.60.290  State ferries -- Review of tariffs and charges.
• 47.60.300  State ferries -- Scope of review -- Periodic reviews required.
• 47.60.310  State ferries -- Local expressions -- Ferry advisory committees.
• 47.60.326  Schedule of charges for state ferries -- Review by department, factors considered -- Rule making by commission.
• 47.60.330  Public participation.
• 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 -- Created -- Use.
• 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.
• 47.60.645  Passenger ferry account.
• 47.60.649  Passenger-only ferry service -- Finding.
• 47.60.652  Passenger-only ferry service -- Vessel and terminal acquisition, procurement, and construction.
• 47.60.654  Passenger-only ferry service -- Contingency.
• 47.60.656  Passenger-only ferry service -- Conveyance of vessels authorized.
• 47.60.658  Passenger-only ferry service between Vashon and Seattle.
• 47.60.662  Ferry system collaboration with passenger-only 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.
• 47.60.770  Jumbo ferry construction -- Notice.
• 47.60.772  Jumbo ferry construction -- Bidding documents.
• 47.60.774  Jumbo ferry construction -- Procedure on conclusion of evaluation.
• 47.60.776  Jumbo ferry construction -- Contract.
• 47.60.778  Jumbo ferry construction -- Bid deposits -- Low bidder claiming error.
• 47.60.780  Jumbo ferry construction--Propulsion system acquisition.
• 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 -- Authorized -- Phases defined.
• 47.60.812  Design-build ferries -- Notice of request for proposals.
• 47.60.814  Design-build ferries -- Issuance of request for proposals.
• 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.

Notes:

Bridges across navigable waters: RCW 79.110.110 through 79.110.140. Credit permits for vehicular passage: RCW 47.56.247, 47.56.248. Sale, lease of unneeded toll facility, ferry system property -- Franchises for utility, railway purposes: RCW 47.56.253 through 47.56.257. Traffic violations and unlawful acts on toll facility or ferry: RCW 46.61.690.