FINAL BILL REPORT

HB 815

                                  C 241 L 87

BYRepresentatives Hine, Brough and Haugen

Establishing alternative procedures for enforcement of delinquent county storm water control charges.

House Committe on Local Government

Senate Committee on Governmental Operations

SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED

BACKGROUND:

The law authorizing counties to provide storm sewers references city laws for enforcing and foreclosing liens on delinquent storm sewer service charges.

City law provides for an interest of not exceeding 8 percent per annum to be applied to delinquent sewer service charges.  City law requires that lien foreclosure actions be commenced within two years of the sewer charges becoming delinquent.  City law provides that a sewerage lien for unpaid charges will not extend for a period of up to six months, unless a lien notice on the property is filed.

SUMMARY:

As an option to conforming with city law for enforcing and foreclosing liens on delinquent storm water sewer service charges, a county may by resolution or ordinance provide for: (1) interest on the delinquent charges to be up to 12 percent per annum; (2) a sewerage lien for unpaid charges applying for a period of up to one year, unless a lien notice on the property is filed; and (3) an action to foreclose on unpaid charges may be commenced after three years from the date the charges become delinquent.

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

      House 91   0

      Senate    47     0

EFFECTIVE:July 26, 1987