Public utility and transportation corridors are railroad properties (1) on which railroad operations have ceased; (2) that have been found suitable for public use by an order of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States; and (3) that have been acquired by purchase, lease, donation, exchange, or other agreement by the state, one of its political subdivisions, or a public utility.
RCW 64.04.190
Public utility and transportation corridors—Defined.
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 107 Wash. 2d 444 - Lawson v. State (1986)
Most recently applied in 104 Wash. App. 670 - Good v. Skagit County (January 2001)
1988 c 16 s 2; 1984 c 143 s 23.
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