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HOUSE BILL 1979
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State of Washington 54th Legislature 1995 Regular Session
By Representatives Robertson, L. Thomas and R. Fisher
Read first time 02/20/95. Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
AN ACT Relating to county road improvement districts; and reenacting and amending RCW 36.88.010.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 36.88.010 and 1985 c 400 s 3 and 1985 c 369 s 7 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
All
counties have the power to create county road improvement districts for the
acquisition of rights of way and improvement of county road((s)) systems,
existing private roads that will become county roads as a result of this
improvement district process and, with the approval of the state department of
transportation, state highways; for the construction or improvement of
necessary drainage facilities, bulkheads, retaining walls, and other
appurtenances therefor, bridges, culverts, sidewalks, curbs and gutters,
escalators, or moving sidewalks; and for the draining or filling of drainage
potholes or swamps. Such counties have the power to levy and collect special
assessments against the real property specially benefited thereby for the
purpose of paying the whole or any part of the cost of such acquisition of
rights of way, construction, or improvement.
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