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                                  HOUSE BILL 2507

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State of Washington              52nd Legislature             1992 Regular Session

By Representatives Cooper, Ferguson and Morris

Read first time 01/20/92.  Referred to Committee on Local Government.Providing for waiver of review of water and sewer extensions by boundary review board.

     AN ACT Relating to boundary review boards; and amending RCW 36.93.090 and 36.93.105.

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

     Sec. 1.  RCW 36.93.090 and 1987 c 477 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

     Whenever any of the following described actions are proposed in a county in which a board has been established, the initiators of the action shall file within one hundred eighty days a notice of intention with the board:  PROVIDED, That when the initiator is the legislative body of a governmental unit, the notice of intention may be filed immediately following the body's first acceptance or approval of the action.  The board may review any such proposed actions pertaining to:

     (1) The:  (a) Creation, incorporation, or change in the boundary, other than a consolidation, of any city, town, or special purpose district; (b) consolidation of special purpose districts, but not including consolidation of cities and towns; or (c) dissolution or disincorporation of any city, town, or special purpose district, except that a board may not review  the dissolution or disincorporation of a special purpose district which was dissolved or disincorporated pursuant to the provisions of chapter 36.96 RCW:  PROVIDED, That the change in the boundary of a city or town arising from the annexation of contiguous city or town owned property held for a public purpose shall be exempted from the requirements of this section; or

     (2) The assumption by any city or town of all or part of the assets, facilities, or indebtedness of a special purpose district which lies partially within such city or town; or

     (3) The establishment of or change in the boundaries of a mutual water and sewer system or separate sewer system by a water district pursuant to RCW 57.08.065 or chapter 57.40 RCW, as now or hereafter amended; or

     (4) The establishment of or change in the boundaries of a mutual sewer and water system or separate water system by a sewer district pursuant to RCW 56.20.015 or chapter 56.36 RCW, as now or hereafter amended; or

     (5) The extension of permanent water or sewer service outside of its existing corporate boundaries by a city, town, or special purpose district unless the reviewing authority of the board has been waived in accordance with RCW 36.93.105(5).

     Sec. 2.  RCW 36.93.105 and 1989 c 84 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

     The following actions shall not be subject to potential review by a boundary review board:

     (1) Annexations of territory to a water or sewer district pursuant to RCW 36.94.410 through 36.94.440;

     (2) Revisions of city or town boundaries pursuant to RCW 35.21.790 or 35A.21.210;

     (3) Adjustments to city or town boundaries pursuant to RCW 35.13.340; ((and))

     (4) Adjustments to city and town boundaries pursuant to RCW 35.13.300 through 35.13.330; and

(5) The extension of permanent water or sewer service by a city, town, or special purpose district outside its existing corporate boundaries if the county legislative authority for the county in which the proposed extension is to be built is planning under chapter 36.70A RCW and has by a majority vote waived the authority of the board to review such extensions.