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                    SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1383

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State of Washington      54th Legislature     1995 Regular Session

By House Committee on Government Operations (originally sponsored by Representatives Reams, Scott, Rust and Hargrove)

Read first time 02/24/95.

Clarifying annexation authority by municipal corporations providing sewer or water service of unincorporated territory.

    AN ACT Relating to annexation of unincorporated territory by municipal corporations providing sewer or water service; amending RCW 56.24.205 and 57.24.210; adding a new section to chapter 35.13 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 35A.14 RCW.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 56.24.205 and 1987 c 449 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:

    When there is unincorporated territory containing less than one hundred acres and having at least eighty percent of the boundaries of such area contiguous to two ((sewer districts or contiguous to a sewer district and a water)) municipal corporations providing sewer service, one of which is a sewer district, the ((board of commissioners of one)) legislative authority of either of the ((districts)) contiguous municipal corporations may resolve to annex such territory to that ((district)) municipal corporation, provided a majority of the ((board of commissioners)) legislative authority of the other ((sewer or water district)) contiguous municipal corporation concurs.  The ((district)) municipal corporation resolving to annex such territory may proceed to effect the annexation by complying with RCW 56.24.180 through 56.24.200.  For purposes of this section, "municipal corporation" means a water district, sewer district, city, or town.

    Sec. 2.  RCW 57.24.210 and 1987 c 449 s 17 are each amended to read as follows:

    When there is unincorporated territory containing less than one hundred acres and having at least eighty percent of the boundaries of such area contiguous to two ((water districts or contiguous to a water district and a sewer)) municipal corporations providing water service, one of which is a water district, the ((board of commissioners of one)) legislative authority of either of the ((districts)) contiguous municipal corporations may resolve to annex such territory to that ((district)) municipal corporation, provided a majority of the ((board of commissioners)) legislative authority of the other ((water or sewer district)) contiguous municipal corporation concurs.  In such event, the ((district)) municipal corporation resolving to annex such territory may proceed to effect the annexation by complying with RCW 57.24.170 through 57.24.190.  For purposes of this section, "municipal corporation" means a water district, sewer district, city, or town.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.  A new section is added to chapter 35.13 RCW to read as follows:

    Nothing in this chapter precludes or otherwise applies to an annexation by a city or town of unincorporated territory as authorized by RCW 56.24.180, 56.24.200, and 56.24.205, or RCW 57.24.170, 57.24.190, and 57.24.210.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 4.  A new section is added to chapter 35A.14 RCW to read as follows:

    Nothing in this chapter precludes or otherwise applies to an annexation by a code city of unincorporated territory as authorized by RCW 56.24.180, 56.24.200, and 56.24.205, or RCW 57.24.170, 57.24.190, and 57.24.210.

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