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Wash. Rev. Code § 35.21.759 (2026)

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A public corporation, commission, or authority created under this chapter, and officers and multimember governing body thereof, are subject to general laws regulating local governments, multimember governing bodies, and local governmental officials, including, but not limited to, the requirement to be audited by the state auditor and various accounting requirements provided under chapter 43.09 RCW, the open public record requirements of chapter 42.56 RCW, the prohibition on using its facilities for campaign purposes under RCW 42.17A.555, the open public meetings law of chapter 42.30 RCW, the code of ethics for municipal officers under chapter 42.23 RCW, and the local government whistleblower law under chapter 42.41 RCW.
[ 2011 c 60 s 16; 2005 c 274 s 265; 1999 c 246 s 1.]

Notes:

Effective date—2011 c 60: See RCW 42.17A.919.
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RCW 35.21.759

Public corporations, commissions, and authorities—Applicability of general laws. (Effective January 1, 2026.)

A public corporation, commission, or authority created under this chapter, and officers and multimember governing body thereof, are subject to general laws regulating local governments, multimember governing bodies, and local governmental officials, including, but not limited to, the requirement to be audited by the state auditor and various accounting requirements provided under chapter 43.09 RCW, the open public record requirements of chapter 42.56 RCW, the prohibition on using its facilities for campaign purposes under RCW 29B.45.010, the open public meetings law of chapter 42.30 RCW, the code of ethics for municipal officers under chapter 42.23 RCW, and the local government whistleblower law under chapter 42.41 RCW.
[ 2024 c 164 s 510; 2011 c 60 s 16; 2005 c 274 s 265; 1999 c 246 s 1.]

Notes:

Intent—Construction—Rules remain valid—Effective date—2024 c 164: See notes following RCW 29B.10.010.
Effective date—2011 c 60: See note following RCW 29B.20.030.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2005–2006 · leading case: Htk Mgmt. v. Seattle Monorail Auth., 121 P.3d 1166 (Wash. 2005).
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Htk Mgmt. v. Seattle Monorail Auth., 121 P.3d 1166 (Wash. 2005). “040 provides that the transportation authority is "subject to all standard requirements of a governmental entity pursuant to RCW 35.21.759," which imposes on public corporations the general laws regulating the local government that created the entity.”
HTK Mgmt., L.L.C. v. Seattle Popular Monorail Auth., 155 Wash. 2d 612 (Wash. 2005). “Taking these provisions into account and considering the fact that the legislature intended to grant condemnation powers to an entity created pursuant to chapter 35.”
Larson v. Seattle Popular Monorail Auth., 131 P.3d 892 (Wash. 2006). “The authority is subject to all standard requirements of a governmental entity pursuant to RCW 35.21.759. RCW 35.95A.040. 5 |26 Additional procedural safeguards provided in Seattle Citizen Petition No.”
Larson v. Seattle Popular Monorail Auth., 131 P.3d 892 (Wash. 2006). “The authority is subject to all standard requirements of a governmental entity pursuant to RCW 35.21.759. RCW 35.95A.040. [5] ¶ 26 Additional procedural safeguards provided in Seattle Citizen Petition No.”
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