SENATE BILL REPORT

                                   SSB 6085

                      AS PASSED SENATE, JANUARY 31, 1992

Brief Description:  Providing for waiver of review of water and sewer extensions by boundary review board.

SPONSORS: Senate Committee on Governmental Operations (originally sponsored by Senators Bauer, McCaslin, Sutherland, Sellar, Madsen and Vognild)

SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

Majority Report:  That Substitute Senate Bill No. 6085 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass. 

      Signed by Senators McCaslin, Chairman; Roach, Vice Chairman; Madsen, and Sutherland.

Staff:  Rod McAulay (786‑7754)

Hearing Dates: January 21, 1992

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT

BACKGROUND:

Boundary review boards may review the extension of permanent water or sewer service by a city, town, or special purpose district outside of its existing boundaries.  Such a review may be initiated:

(1) by the request of three of five members of the board where the water mains involved are greater than six inches in diameter or the sewer mains involved are greater than eight inches in diameter (five members must make such a request in King County),

(2) by the request of any affected governmental unit, or

(3) by a petition of the voters or property owners affected.

SUMMARY:

The members of a boundary review board may not initiate a review of the extension of permanent water or sewer service by a city, town, or special purpose district outside of its existing boundaries if (1) the affected area is in a county which is planning under the Growth Management Act, and (2) the legislative authority of such county has, by majority vote, waived the authority to the board to initiate such reviews.

Appropriation:  none

Revenue:  none

Fiscal Note:  none requested

TESTIMONY FOR:

Reviews by boundary review boards of water and sewer extensions are eliminated where none of the affected parties or governmental units have any objections.  Jurisdictional boundaries are not affected.

TESTIMONY AGAINST:  None

TESTIFIED:  Senator Bauer, prime sponsor; Association of Washington Cities; Washington State Association of Waste/Water Districts; private citizens

HOUSE AMENDMENT(S):

The amendment deletes redundant language and adds a provision that decisions of a boundary review board in a county planning under the Growth Management Act must be consistent with the goals, policies and comprehensive plan adopted by the county pursuant to the GMA.