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                          HOUSE BILL 1384

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State of Washington      54th Legislature     1995 Regular Session

By Representatives Reams, Scott and Rust

Read first time 01/24/95.  Referred to Committee on Government Operations.

Allowing sewer and water districts to collect connection charges from people who did not contribute to the facilities original costs.

    AN ACT Relating to sewer and water district sewer and water extension contracts; and amending RCW 56.22.020 and 57.22.020.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 56.22.020 and 1989 c 389 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:

    The contract shall also provide, subject to the terms and conditions in this section, for the reimbursement to the owner or the owner's assigns for a period not to exceed fifteen years of a portion of the costs of the sewer facilities constructed pursuant to such contract from connection charges received by the district from other property owners who subsequently connect to or use the sewer facilities within the fifteen-year period and who did not contribute to the original cost of such sewer facilities.  After expiration of the reimbursement period of a contract, the district may collect from the other property owners upon connection to the sewer facilities an amount equal to the pro rata share calculated under RCW 56.22.030, plus interest from the date of acceptance of the sewer facilities by the district to the expiration of the reimbursement period of the contract, at a rate commensurate with the rate of interest applicable to district borrowing on the date of acceptance of the sewer facilities.

    Sec. 2.  RCW 57.22.020 and 1989 c 389 s 12 are each amended to read as follows:

    The contract shall also provide, subject to the terms and conditions in this section, for the reimbursement to the owner or the owner's assigns for a period not to exceed fifteen years of a portion of the costs of the water facilities constructed pursuant to such contract from connection charges received by the district from other property owners who subsequently connect to or use the water facilities within the fifteen-year period and who did not contribute to the original cost of such water facilities.  After expiration of the reimbursement period of a contract, the district may collect from the other property owners upon connection to the water facilities an amount equal to the pro rata share calculated under RCW 56.22.030, plus interest from the date of acceptance of the water facilities by the district to the expiration of the reimbursement period of the contract, at a rate commensurate with the rate of interest applicable to district borrowing on the date of acceptance of the water facilities.

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