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HOUSE BILL 2767
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State of Washington 52nd Legislature 1992 Regular Session
By Representatives Horn, Haugen, Ferguson, Van Luven, May and Ludwig
Read first time 01/27/92. Referred to Committee on Local Government.
AN ACT Relating to the use of libraries by nonresidents; and adding a new section to chapter 27.12 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 27.12 RCW to read as follows:
Every rural county library district and intercounty rural library district shall issue nonresident library cards, enabling the holders to enjoy all the privileges of residents of the library district, to residents of a city or town located in the county or counties in which the library district is located if, the city or town does not operate a city or town library, and (1) does not have a contract with the library district enabling the city or town residents to use the library district facilities or (2) library district property taxes are not being imposed in the city or town as a result of being annexed by the library district.
A rural county library district or intercounty library district may impose an annual charge for a nonresident library card not to exceed the per capita costs of its normal library users. For purposes of calculating the per capita costs of its normal library users, "normal library users" means the number of persons residing in the library district and a city or town located in the same county or counties as the library district that does not operate a city or town library but has a contract with the library district for its residents to use the library district facilities. Whenever a city or town annexes to a library district, the population of the city or town shall not be included as part of the library district until the library district property tax levy is imposed in the city or town. For purposes of calculating the per capita costs of its normal library users, the "costs" of a library district are the amount of the property tax levy or levies of the library district that is imposed for collection in the year for which the card is issued and the amount of any contracts for library services that the library district receives from a city or town permitting the city or town residents to use the library district facilities for the year in which the card is issued.