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HOUSE BILL 1927
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State of Washington 52nd Legislature 1991 Regular Session
By Representatives Nelson, Brough, Haugen and Holland.
Read first time February 15, 1991. Referred to Committee on Local Government.
AN ACT Relating to metropolitan municipal corporations; amending RCW 36.56.010 and 36.56.040; and repealing RCW 36.56.020, 36.56.030, and 36.56.900.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 36.56.010 and 1977 ex.s. c 277 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
((Any
class AA or class A county in which a metropolitan municipal corporation has
been established pursuant to chapter 35.58 RCW with boundaries coterminous with
the boundaries of the county may by ordinance or resolution, as the case may
be, of the county legislative authority)) On April 3, 1992, a county
with a population of one million or more that is coterminous with a
metropolitan municipal corporation shall assume the rights, powers,
functions, and obligations of such metropolitan municipal corporation in
accordance with the provisions of this ((1977 amendatory act)) chapter.
The definitions contained in RCW 35.58.020 shall be applicable to this chapter.
Sec. 2. RCW 36.56.040 and 1977 ex.s. c 277 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
((If,
from the testimony given before the county legislative authority, it appears
that the public interest or welfare would be satisfied by the county assuming
the rights, powers, functions, and obligations of the metropolitan municipal corporation,
the county legislative authority may declare that to be its intent and assume
such rights, powers, functions, and obligations by ordinance or resolution, as
the case may be, providing that the county shall be vested with every right,
power, function, and obligation currently granted to or possessed by the
metropolitan municipal corporation pursuant to chapter 35.58 RCW (including RCW
35.58.273 relating to levy and use of the motor vehicle excise tax) or other
provision of state law, including but not limited to, the power and authority
to levy a sales and use tax pursuant to chapter 82.14 RCW or other provision of
law: PROVIDED, That such ordinance or resolution shall be submitted to the
voters of the county for their adoption and ratification or rejection, and if a
majority of the persons voting on the proposition residing within the central
city shall vote in favor thereof and a majority of the persons voting on the
proposition residing in the metropolitan area outside of the central city shall
vote in favor thereof, the ordinance or resolution shall be deemed adopted and
ratified.))
Upon assumption of the rights, powers, functions, and obligations of the metropolitan municipal corporation by the county, the metropolitan council established pursuant to the provisions of RCW 35.58.120 through 35.58.160 shall be abolished, said provisions shall be inapplicable to the county, and the county legislative authority shall thereafter be vested with all rights, powers, duties, and obligations otherwise vested by law in the metropolitan council: PROVIDED, That in any county with a home rule charter such rights, powers, functions, and obligations shall vest in accordance with the executive and legislative responsibilities defined in such charter.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
(1) RCW 36.56.020 and 1977 ex.s. c 277 s 2;
(2) RCW 36.56.030 and 1977 ex.s. c 277 s 3; and