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SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1473
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State of Washington 54th Legislature 1995 Regular Session
By House Committee on Government Operations (originally sponsored by Representatives Quall, Goldsmith, Kremen and Hymes)
Read first time 03/01/95.
AN ACT Relating to roads within a homeowner's association; adding a new section to chapter 36.83 RCW; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 36.83 RCW to read as follows:
A homeowner's association within a county having a population of over one hundred thousand that abuts the international border shall receive fifty percent of the county road levy under RCW 36.82.040 levied on the property within the boundaries of the association for the purposes of road construction and maintenance whenever the following exists:
(1) The homeowner's association has valid, enforceable covenants and is located in the unincorporated area of the county;
(2) The covenants include a fixed schedule for road construction or improvement within the association's boundaries; and
(3) A moratorium on issuance of new building permits for construction of single family residences within an area that includes the homeowner's association has been enacted.
The homeowner's association shall continue to receive distributions of the county road levy as authorized by this section until the moratorium is removed. This section shall not affect any obligations that the homeowners have towards the homeowner's association.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately, and shall apply to taxes due for collection in 1996 and thereafter.
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