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SUBSTITUTE
HOUSE BILL 1383
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AS
AMENDED BY THE SENATE
Passed
Legislature - 1995 Regular Session
State of Washington 54th
Legislature 1995 Regular Session
By
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 either a sewer or 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 ((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 either a water or 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 ((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.
