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                                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 24

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Representatives Haugen, Brough and P. King

Read first time 1/16/85 and referred to Committee on Local Government.

AN ACT Relating to water and sewer connection charges; and amending RCW 35.92.025.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 35.92.025, chapter 7, Laws of 1965 and RCW 35.92.025 are each amended to read as follows:

          Cities and towns are authorized to charge property owners seeking to connect to the water or sewerage system of the city or town as a condition to granting the right to so connect, in addition to the cost of such connection, such reasonable connection charge as the legislative body of the city or town shall determine proper in order that such property owners shall bear their equitable share of the cost of such system.  The equitable share may include interest charges applied from the date of construction of the water or sewer system until the connection, or for a lesser period, at a rate commensurate with the rate of interest applicable to the city or town at the time of construction or major rehabilitation of the water or sewer system, or at the time of installation of the water or sewer lines to which the property owner is seeking to connect.  Connection charges collected shall be considered revenue of such system.