FINAL BILL REPORT

HB 1420

C 392 L 03

Synopsis as Enacted

Brief Description: Allowing special districts to provide drainage ditches and tide gates.

Sponsors: By Representatives Quall, Schoesler, Eickmeyer, Sump, Grant, Kristiansen, Hunt, Blake, McDermott, Hatfield, Sehlin, Bailey and Linville.

House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources

Senate Committee on Agriculture

Background:

The following group of special purpose districts are collectively referred to by statute as being "special districts": diking districts; drainage districts; diking, drainage, and/or sewerage improvement districts; inter-county diking and drainage districts; diking, drainage, diking improvement and/or drainage improvement districts; and flood control districts.

Such a special district may investigate, plan, construct, acquire, repair, maintain, and operate improvements, works, projects, and facilities: necessary to prevent inundation or flooding from rivers, streams, tidal waters or other waters; or necessary to control and treat storm water, surface water, and flood water.

Summary:

The facilities that such a special district may investigate, plan, construct, acquire, repair, maintain, and operate expressly include drainage ditches, tide gates, and flood gates.

Votes on Final Passage:

House 93  0

Senate 48  0

Effective: July 27, 2003