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                                  HOUSE BILL 2488

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State of Washington              52nd Legislature             1992 Regular Session

By Representatives Peery and H. Myers

Read first time 01/17/92.  Referred to Committee on Local Government.Concerning the annexation of port districts.

     AN ACT Relating to port districts; and adding a new section to chapter 53.04 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 53.04 RCW to read as follows:

     A port district that is less than county-wide may annex adjacently located territory that is located in another less than county-wide port district in the same county, if the territory proposed to be annexed is located in a city the name of which is included as part of the name of the annexing port district.  A port district proposing to annex territory under this section shall by resolution cause a ballot proposition to be submitted to the voters of the area proposed to be annexed.  The annexation is authorized when the ballot proposition is approved of by over fifty percent of the ballots cast.  The territory that is annexed shall be removed from the other port district.