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Section
53.08.005

Definitions.

Section
53.08.010

Acquisition of property—Levy of assessments.

Section
53.08.020

Acquisition and operation of facilities.

Section
53.08.030

Operation of foreign trade zones.

Section
53.08.040

Improvement of lands for industrial and commercial purposes—Providing sewer and water utilities—Providing pollution control facilities.

Section
53.08.041

Pollution control facilities or other industrial development actions—Validation—Implementation of Article 8, section 8 of the Constitution.

Section
53.08.043

Powers relative to systems of sewerage.

Section
53.08.045

Facilities constructed under authority of chapter subject to taxation of leasehold interest.

Section
53.08.047

Chapter not to be construed as restricting or limiting powers of district under other laws.

Section
53.08.049

Community revitalization financing—Public improvements.

Section
53.08.050

Local improvement districts—Assessments—Bonds.

Section
53.08.055

Local improvement districts—Notice must contain statement that assessments may vary from estimates.

Section
53.08.060

Improvement of waters and waterways.

Section
53.08.070

Rates and charges—Government contracts.

Section
53.08.080

Lease of property—Authorized—Duration.

Section
53.08.085

Lease of property—Security for rent.

Section
53.08.090

Sale of property.

Section
53.08.091

Sale of property—Contract sales—Terms and conditions.

Section
53.08.092

Sale of property—Taxes and assessments against property sold by contract.

Section
53.08.110

Gifts—Improvement.

Section
53.08.120

Contracts for labor and material—Small works roster.

Section
53.08.130

Notice—Award of contract—Low bidder claiming error.

Section
53.08.135

Construction projects over forty thousand dollars—Contracting out.

Section
53.08.140

Leases or contracts without bond.

Section
53.08.150

Notices when no newspaper in county.

Section
53.08.160

Studies, investigations, surveys—Promotion of facilities.

Section
53.08.170

Employment—Wages—Benefits—Agents—Insurance for port district commissioners.

Section
53.08.175

Commissioners, officers, and employees—Reimbursement of expenses.

Section
53.08.176

Commissioners, officers, and employees—Regulation of expenses.

Section
53.08.180

Federal old age and survivors' insurance for employees.

Section
53.08.190

Federal old age and survivors' insurance for employees—Plan for extension of benefits.

Section
53.08.200

Federal old age and survivors' insurance for employees—Contributions.

Section
53.08.205

Liability insurance for officials and employees.

Section
53.08.208

Actions against officer, employee, or agent—Defense and costs provided by port district—Exception.

Section
53.08.220

Regulations authorized—Adoption as part of ordinance or resolution of city or county, procedure—Enforcement—Penalty for violation.

Section
53.08.230

Making motor vehicle and other police regulations applicable to district property—Filing plat with county auditor—Duty of law enforcement officers.

Section
53.08.240

Joint exercise of powers and joint acquisition of property—Contracts with other governmental entities.

Section
53.08.245

Economic development programs authorized—Job training and education.

Section
53.08.255

Tourism promotion and tourism-related facilities authorized.

Section
53.08.260

Park and recreation facilities.

Section
53.08.270

Park and recreation facilities—Approval of other agencies.

Section
53.08.280

Police officers—Appointment authorized—Jurisdiction.

Section
53.08.290

Intermodal movement of interstate and foreign cargo—Restrictions.

Section
53.08.295

Passenger-carrying vessels.

Section
53.08.310

Moorage facilities—Definitions.

Section
53.08.320

Moorage facilities—Rules authorized—Port charges, delinquency—Abandoned vessels, public sale.

Section
53.08.330

Streets, roads, and highways—Construction, upgrading, improvement, and repair authorized.

Section
53.08.340

Streets, roads, and highways—Expenditure of funds.

Section
53.08.360

Annexation of port district property—Transfer of employees engaged in firefighting.

Section
53.08.370

Telecommunications facilities—Construct, purchase, acquire, etc.—Purposes—Limitations—Eminent domain (as amended by 2021 c 293).

Section
53.08.375

Retail telecommunications services—Reporting requirements.

Section
53.08.380

Wholesale telecommunications services—Petition for review of rates, terms, conditions.

Section
53.08.390

Grays Harbor pilotage district—Conditions on pilotage service.

Section
53.08.400

District may exercise powers of community renewal agency.

Section
53.08.410

Abandoned or derelict vessels.

Section
53.08.420

Cooperative watershed management.

Section
53.08.440

Website for contract database—Requirements.

Section
53.08.450

Property outside jurisdiction—Future property development—Communication plan.

Section
53.08.460

Transfer of ownership of port district-owned vessel—Review of vessel's physical condition.

Section
53.08.470

Transfer of ownership of port district-owned vessel—Further requirements.

Section
53.08.480

Insurance requirements.