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SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 194
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C 153 L 85
State of Washington 49th Legislature 1985 Regular Session
By House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored byRepresentatives Haugen, Miller, Ballard, R. King, Allen and Isaacson)
Read first time 2/15/85 and passed to Committee on Rules.
AN ACT Relating to procedures for commencing withdrawal of territory from a water district or sewer district; adding a new section to chapter 56.28 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 57.28 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 57.28 RCW to read as follows:
As an alternative procedure to those set forth in RCW 57.28.010 through 57.28.030, the withdrawal of territory within a water district may be commenced by a resolution of the board of commissioners that sets forth boundaries of the territory to be withdrawn and sets a date for the public hearing required under RCW 57.28.050. Upon the final hearing, the commissioners shall make such changes in the proposed boundaries as they deem proper, except that no changes in the boundary lines may be made by the commissioners to include lands not within the boundaries of the territory as described in such resolution.
Whenever the board of commissioners proposes to commence the withdrawal of any portion of their territory located within a city or town using the alternative procedures herein authorized, they shall first notify such city or town of their intent to withdraw said territory. If the legislative authority of the city or town takes no action within sixty days of receipt of notification, the district may proceed with the resolution method.
If the city or town legislative authority disapproves of use of the alternative procedures, the board of commissioners may proceed using the process established pursuant to RCW 57.28.010 through 57.28.030.
A withdrawal procedure commenced under this section shall be subject to the procedures and requirements set forth in RCW 57.28.040 through 57.28.110.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 56.28 RCW to read as follows:
As an alternative procedure to that set forth in RCW 56.28.010, the withdrawal of territory within a sewer district may be commenced by a resolution of the board of commissioners that sets forth boundaries of the territory to be withdrawn and sets a date for the public hearing required under RCW 57.28.050. Upon the final hearing, the commissioners shall make such changes in the proposed boundaries as they deem proper, except that no changes in the boundary lines may be made by the commissioners to include lands not within the boundaries of the territory as described in such resolution.
Whenever the board of commissioners proposes to commence the withdrawal of any portion of their territory located within a city or town using the alternative procedures herein authorized, they shall first notify such city or town of their intent to withdraw said territory. If the legislative authority of the city or town takes no action within sixty days of receipt of notification, the district may proceed with the resolution method.
If the city of town legislative authority disapproves of use of the alternative procedures, the board of commissioners may proceed using the process established pursuant to RCW 56.28.010.
A withdrawal procedure commenced under this section shall be subject to the procedures and requirements set forth in RCW 57.28.040 through 57.28.110.