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                                  HOUSE BILL 1460

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State of Washington              52nd Legislature             1991 Regular Session

 

By Representatives Franklin, Haugen, Ferguson and Ebersole.

 

Read first time January 30, 1991.  Referred to Committee on Local Government.

Providing an alternative to drainage districts.


     AN ACT Relating to drainage districts; adding a new section to chapter 36.96 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 85.38 RCW.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

 

     NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 36.96 RCW to read as follows:

     As an alternative to this chapter a drainage district or drainage improvement district located within the boundaries of a county storm drainage and surface water management utility may be dissolved by ordinance of the county legislative authority.  If the alternative dissolution procedure in this section is used the following shall apply:

     (1) The county storm drainage and surface water management utility shall assume responsibility for payment or settlement of outstanding debts of the dissolved drainage district or drainage improvement district.

     (2) All assets, including money, funds, improvements, or property, real or personal, shall become assets of the county in which the dissolved drainage district or drainage improvement district was located.

     (3) Notwithstanding RCW 85.38.220, the county storm drainage and surface water management utility may determine how to best manage, operate, maintain, improve, exchange, sell, or otherwise dispose of all property, real and personal, of the dissolved drainage district or drainage improvement district.

 

     NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 85.38 RCW to read as follows:

     As an alternative to this chapter a drainage district or drainage improvement district located within the boundaries of a county storm drainage and surface water management utility may be dissolved by ordinance of the county legislative authority.  If the alternative dissolution procedure in this section is used the following shall apply:

     (1) The county storm drainage and surface water management utility shall assume responsibility for payment or settlement of outstanding debts of the dissolved drainage district or drainage improvement district.

     (2) All assets, including money, funds, improvements, or property, real or personal, shall become assets of the county in which the dissolved drainage district or drainage improvement district was located.

     (3) Notwithstanding RCW 85.38.220, the county storm drainage and surface water management utility may determine how to best manage, operate, maintain, improve, exchange, sell, or otherwise dispose of all property, real and personal, of the dissolved drainage district or drainage improvement district.