SB 6576 — Concerning the responsibilities of state routes in cities or towns.

S-4852.1SUBSTITUTES-4368.1SENATE SENATE BILL 6576State of Washington65th Legislature2018 Regular SessionBy Senate Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Mullet and Liias)READLiiasAN FIRST TIME 02/06/18.AN ACT Relating to the responsibilities of state routes in cities or towns;

Pavement trenching and restoration performed under a privilege granted by the city under this subsection must meet or exceed requirements established by the department;(6) ExceptThe as otherwise provided in subsection (17) of this section, the city or town at its own expense shall provide street illumination and shall clean all such streets, including storm sewer inlets and catch basins, and remove all snow, except that the state shall when necessary plow the snow on the roadway.

In cities and towns having a population of twenty-((five))((twenty)) seventhirty-five thousand five hundred or less according to the latest determination of population by the office of financial management, the state, when necessary for public safety, shall assume, at its expense, responsibility for the stability of the slopes of cuts and fills and the embankments within the right-of-way to protect the roadway itself.

When the population of a city or town first exceeds twenty-((five))((twenty)) seventhirty-five thousand five hundred according to the determination of population by the office of financial management, the city or town shall have three years from the date of the determination to plan for additional staffing, budgetary, and equipment requirements before being required to assume the responsibilities under this subsection.

All regulations pertaining to speed, parking, and traffic control devices relating to such streets heretofore adopted by a city or town not identical with state laws shall become null and void unless approved by the department heretofore or within one year after March 21, 1963;(12) The department shall erect, control, and maintain at state expense all route markers and directional signs, except street signs, on such streets;(13) ExceptThe as otherwise provided in subsection (17) of this section, the department shall install, operate, maintain, and control at state expense all traffic control signals, signs, and traffic control devices for the purpose of regulating both pedestrian and motor vehicular traffic on, entering upon, or leaving state highways in cities and towns having a population of twenty-((five))((twenty)) seventhirty-five thousand five hundred or less according to the latest determination of population by the office of financial management.

Cities and towns having a population in excess of twenty-((five))((twenty)) seventhirty-five thousand five hundred according to the latest determination of population by the office of financial management shall install, maintain, operate, and control such signals, signs, and devices at their own expense, subject to approval of the department for the installation and type only.

When the population of a city or town first exceeds twenty-((five))((twenty)) seventhirty-five thousand five hundred according to the determination of population by the office of financial management, the city or town shall have three years from the date of the determination to plan for additional staffing, budgetary, and equipment requirements before being required to assume the responsibilities under this subsection.

If the city or town within the thirty days fails to perform the maintenance or fails to authorize the department to perform the maintenance as provided by RCW 47.24.050, the department may perform the maintenance, the cost of which is to be deducted from any sums in the motor vehicle fund credited or to be credited to the city or town.(17)town.--- TheEND population--- thresholds identified in subsections (6) and (13) of this section shall be increased as follows:(a) Thirty thousand on July 1, 2023;(b) Thirty-two thousand five hundred on July 1, 2028;

and(c) Thirty-five thousand on July 1, 2033.--- END ---