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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 5954

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Senators Talmadge, Bluechel, Garrett, McDonald and Zimmerman

Read first time 2/20/87 and referred to Committee on Governmental Operations.

AN ACT Relating to sewer connection charges imposed by a metropolitan municipal corporation; and adding a new section to chapter 56.08 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 56.08 RCW to read as follows:

          A metropolitan municipal corporation established under chapter 35.58 RCW that is engaged in the transmission, treatment, and disposal of sewage may impose a charge on property owners seeking to connect or reconnect to sewer systems that drain into the metropolitan municipal corporation's facilities.  The connection charge authorized by this section shall be established by the council of the metropolitan municipal corporation and such charges shall not exceed the proportionate share of the system's capital costs which the metropolitan municipal corporation can demonstrate are attributable to the property being charged.  Such charge shall be a lien upon the property served and may be collected, paid, and enforced in any manner available to sewer districts.