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HOUSE BILL 1582
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State of Washington 54th Legislature 1995 Regular Session
By Representatives Dellwo, Padden, Brown, Mielke and Silver
Read first time 01/31/95. Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
AN ACT Relating to the authority of the state or a political subdivision to dispose of surplus property; and amending RCW 39.33.020.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 39.33.020 and 1981 c 96 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
Before
disposing of surplus property with an estimated value of more than ((five))
fifty thousand dollars, the state or a political subdivision
shall hold a public hearing in the county where the property or the greatest
portion thereof is located. At least ten days but not more than twenty-five
days prior to ((such)) the hearing, there shall be published a
public notice of reasonable size in display advertising form, setting forth the
date, time, and place of the hearing at least once in a newspaper of
general circulation in the area where the property is located. A news release
pertaining to the hearing shall be disseminated among printed and electronic
media in the area where the property is located. If real property is involved,
the public notice and news release shall identify the property using a
description which can easily be understood by the public. If the surplus is
real property, the public notice and news release shall also describe the
proposed use of the lands involved. If there is a failure to substantially
comply with the procedures set forth in this section, then the sale, transfer,
exchange, lease, or other disposal shall be subject to being declared
invalid by a court. Any such suit must be brought within one year from the
date of the disposal agreement.
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