Washington Statutes
§ 36.75.040 — Powers of county commissioners.
Washington § 36.75.040
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Wash. Rev. Code § 36.75.040 (2026).
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The board of county commissioners of each county, in relation to roads and bridges, shall have the power and it shall be its duty to:
(1)Acquire in the manner provided by law property real and personal and acquire or erect structures necessary for the administration of the county roads of such county;
(2)Maintain a county engineering office and keep record of all proceedings and orders pertaining to the county roads of such county;
(3)Acquire land for county road purposes by purchase, gift, or condemnation, and exercise the right of eminent domain as by law provided for the taking of land for public use by counties of this state;
(4)Perform all acts necessary and proper for the administration of the county roads of such county as by law provided;
(5)In its discretion rent or leas
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Legislative History
[1969 ex.s. c 182 s 15;1963 c 4 s 36.75.040. Prior:1937 c 187 s 3; RRS s 6450-3.]
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Washington § 36.75.040, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/wa/36.75.040.