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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 3313

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Senators Thompson and Zimmerman

Read first time 1/24/85 and referred to Committee on Governmental Operations.

AN ACT Relating to special districts; adding a new section to chapter 85.05 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 85.06 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 85.08 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 85.24 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 85.36 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 86.09 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 85.05 RCW to read as follows:

          Diking districts may:

          (1) Engage in flood control activities, and 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.  Such facilities include dikes, levees, dams, banks, revetments, channels, canals, and other works, appliances, machinery, and equipment.

          (2) Engage in drainage control, stormwater control, and surface water control activities, and investigate, plan, construct, acquire, repair, maintain, and operate improvements, works, projects, and facilities necessary to control and treat stormwater, surface water, and flood water.  Such facilities include drains, ditches, canals, nonsanitary sewers, pumps, and other works, appliances, machinery, and equipment.

          (3) Take actions necessary to protect life and property from inundation or flow of flood waters, stormwaters, or surface waters.

          (4) Acquire in its name real property by purchase or by eminent domain pursuant to chapters 8.08 and 8.25 RCW, or lease real property.

          (5) Acquire, purchase, or lease personal property, property rights, facilities, and equipment.

          (6) Acquire in its name real properties, real property rights, and easements by exchange pursuant to chapter 36.34 RCW procedures.

          (7) Sell surplus property, property rights, facilities, and equipment pursuant to chapter 36.34 RCW procedures.

          (8) Accept funds and property by loan, grant, gift, or otherwise from the United States, the state of Washington, or any other public or private source.

          (9) Hire staff, employees, or services, or use voluntary labor.

          (10) Sue and be sued.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 85.06 RCW to read as follows:

          Drainage districts may:

          (1) Engage in flood control activities, and 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.  Such facilities include dikes, levees, dams, banks, revetments, channels, canals, and other works, appliances, machinery, and equipment.

          (2) Engage in drainage control, stormwater control, and surface water control activities, and investigate, plan, construct, acquire, repair, maintain, and operate improvements, works, projects, and facilities necessary to control and treat stormwater, surface water, and flood water.  Such facilities include drains, ditches, canals, nonsanitary sewers, pumps, and other works, appliances, machinery, and equipment.

          (3) Take actions necessary to protect life and property from inundation or flow of flood waters, stormwaters, or surface waters.

          (4) Acquire in its name real property by purchase or by eminent domain pursuant to chapters 8.08 and 8.25 RCW, or lease real property.

          (5) Acquire, purchase, or lease personal property, property rights, facilities, and equipment.

          (6) Acquire in its name real properties, real property rights, and easements by exchange pursuant to chapter 36.34 RCW procedures.

          (7) Sell surplus property, property rights, facilities, and equipment pursuant to chapter 36.34 RCW procedures.

          (8) Accept funds and property by loan, grant, gift, or otherwise from the United States, the state of Washington, or any other public or private source.

          (9) Hire staff, employees, or services, or use voluntary labor.

          (10) Sue and be sued.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.  A new section is added to chapter 85.08 RCW to read as follows:

          Diking or drainage improvement districts may:

          (1) Engage in flood control activities, and 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.  Such facilities include dikes, levees, dams, banks, revetments, channels, canals, and other works, appliances, machinery, and equipment.

          (2) Engage in drainage control, stormwater control, and surface water control activities, and investigate, plan, construct, acquire, repair, maintain, and operate improvements, works, projects, and facilities necessary to control and treat stormwater, surface water, and flood water.  Such facilities include drains, ditches, canals, nonsanitary sewers, pumps, and other works, appliances, machinery, and equipment.

          (3) Take actions necessary to protect life and property from inundation or flow of flood waters, stormwaters, or surface waters.

          (4) Acquire in its name real property by purchase or by eminent domain pursuant to chapters 8.08 and 8.25 RCW, or lease real property.

          (5) Acquire, purchase, or lease personal property, property rights, facilities, and equipment.

          (6) Acquire in its name real properties, real property rights, and easements by exchange pursuant to chapter 36.34 RCW procedures.

          (7) Sell surplus property, property rights, facilities, and equipment pursuant to chapter 36.34 RCW procedures.

          (8) Accept funds and property by loan, grant, gift, or otherwise from the United States, the state of Washington, or any other public or private source.

          (9) Hire staff, employees, or services, or use voluntary labor.

          (10) Sue and be sued.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 4.  A new section is added to chapter 85.24 RCW to read as follows:

          Intercounty diking and drainage districts may:

          (1) Engage in flood control activities, and 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.  Such facilities include dikes, levees, dams, banks, revetments, channels, canals, and other works, appliances, machinery, and equipment.

          (2) Engage in drainage control, stormwater control, and surface water control activities, and investigate, plan, construct, acquire, repair, maintain, and operate improvements, works, projects, and facilities necessary to control and treat stormwater, surface water, and flood water.  Such facilities include drains, ditches, canals, nonsanitary sewers, pumps, and other works, appliances, machinery, and equipment.

          (3) Take actions necessary to protect life and property from inundation or flow of flood waters, stormwaters, or surface waters.

          (4) Acquire in its name real property by purchase or by eminent domain pursuant to chapters 8.08 and 8.25 RCW, or lease real property.

          (5) Acquire, purchase, or lease personal property, property rights, facilities, and equipment.

          (6) Acquire in its name real properties, real property rights, and easements by exchange pursuant to chapter 36.34 RCW procedures.

          (7) Sell surplus property, property rights, facilities, and equipment pursuant to chapter 36.34 RCW procedures.

          (8) Accept funds and property by loan, grant, gift, or otherwise from the United States, the state of Washington, or any other public or private source.

          (9) Hire staff, employees, or services, or use voluntary labor.

          (10) Sue and be sued.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 5.  A new section is added to chapter 85.36 RCW to read as follows:

          Consolidated diking districts, drainage districts, diking improvement districts, and/or drainage improvement districts may:

          (1) Engage in flood control activities, and 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.  Such facilities include dikes, levees, dams, banks, revetments, channels, canals, and other works, appliances, machinery, and equipment.

          (2) Engage in drainage control, stormwater control, and surface water control activities, and investigate, plan, construct, acquire, repair, maintain, and operate improvements, works, projects, and facilities necessary to control and treat stormwater, surface water, and flood water.  Such facilities include drains, ditches, canals, nonsanitary sewers, pumps, and other works, appliances, machinery, and equipment.

          (3) Take actions necessary to protect life and property from inundation or flow of flood waters, stormwaters, or surface waters.

          (4) Acquire in its name real property by purchase or by eminent domain pursuant to chapters 8.08 and 8.25 RCW, or lease real property.

          (5) Acquire, purchase, or lease personal property, property rights, facilities, and equipment.

          (6) Acquire in its name real properties, real property rights, and easements by exchange pursuant to chapter 36.34 RCW procedures.

          (7) Sell surplus property, property rights, facilities, and equipment pursuant to chapter 36.34 RCW procedures.

          (8) Accept funds and property by loan, grant, gift, or otherwise from the United States, the state of Washington, or any other public or private source.

          (9) Hire staff, employees, or services, or use voluntary labor.

          (10) Sue and be sued.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 6.  A new section is added to chapter 86.09 RCW to read as follows:

          Flood control districts may:

          (1) Engage in flood control activities, and 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.  Such facilities include dikes, levees, dams, banks, revetments, channels, canals, and other works, appliances, machinery, and equipment.

          (2) Engage in drainage control, stormwater control, and surface water control activities, and investigate, plan, construct, acquire, repair, maintain, and operate improvements, works, projects, and facilities necessary to control and treat stormwater, surface water, and flood water.  Such facilities include drains, ditches, canals, nonsanitary sewers, pumps, and other works, appliances, machinery, and equipment.

          (3) Take actions necessary to protect life and property from inundation or flow of flood waters, stormwaters, or surface waters.

          (4) Acquire in its name real property by purchase or by eminent domain pursuant to chapters 8.08 and 8.25 RCW, or lease real property.

          (5) Acquire, purchase, or lease personal property, property rights, facilities, and equipment.

          (6) Acquire in its name real properties, real property rights, and easements by exchange pursuant to chapter 36.34 RCW procedures.

          (7) Sell surplus property, property rights, facilities, and equipment pursuant to chapter 36.34 RCW procedures.

          (8) Accept funds and property by loan, grant, gift, or otherwise from the United States, the state of Washington, or any other public or private source.

          (9) Hire staff, employees, or services, or use voluntary labor.

          (10) Sue and be sued.