RCW 36.170.030: Board to adopt rules.

(1) The board shall adopt rules to select preservation and improvement projects under this chapter taking into consideration, at a minimum, the following priority rating factors:

(a) Investment in overburdened communities;

(b) Environmental health disparities as identified in the environmental health disparities map specified in RCW 43.70.815;

(c) Location on or providing direct access to a federally recognized Indian reservation or lands;

(d) Sustaining the structural, safety, and operational integrity of the road;

(e) Vehicle and pedestrian collision experience;

(f) Access improvements to a community facility; and

(g) Identified need in a state, regional, county, or community plan.

(2) Proposed projects must be included in the respective county's six-year plan as provided in RCW 36.81.121 before board approval of the project.