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                         SENATE BILL 5207

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State of Washington      54th Legislature     1995 Regular Session

By Senators Winsley, Haugen and Rasmussen

Read first time 01/16/95.  Referred to Committee on Government Operations.

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; and amending RCW 56.24.205 and 57.24.210.

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 a sewer district, the board of commissioners of ((one of the)) a sewer district((s)) may resolve to annex such territory to that district((, provided)) if a majority of the ((board of commissioners)) legislative authority of the other ((sewer or water district)) municipal corporation concurs.  The sewer district resolving to annex such territory may proceed to effect the annexation by complying with RCW 56.24.180 through 56.24.200.

    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 a water district, the board of commissioners of ((one of the)) a water district((s)) may resolve to annex such territory to that district((, provided)) if a majority of the ((board of commissioners)) legislative authority of the other ((water or sewer district)) municipal corporation concurs.  In such event, the water district resolving to annex such territory may proceed to effect the annexation by complying with RCW 57.24.170 through 57.24.190.

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