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SENATE BILL 6428
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State of Washington 54th Legislature 1996 Regular Session
By Senators Newhouse and Haugen
Read first time 01/15/96. Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
AN ACT Relating to the merger of special districts; and amending RCW 85.08.850 and 36.93.800.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 85.08.850 and 1957 c 94 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
The petition requesting the merger shall be signed by the board of supervisors of, or by ten owners of land located within, the drainage improvement district, joint drainage improvement district, or consolidated drainage improvement district and presented to the clerk or clerks of the appropriate board or boards of county commissioners, at a regular or special meeting of the board or boards.
Sec. 2. RCW 36.93.800 and 1993 c 235 s 10 are each amended to read as follows:
This chapter does not apply to the merger of irrigation districts authorized under RCW 87.03.530(2) and 87.03.845 through 87.03.855 or to the merger of diking and drainage improvement district into an irrigation district authorized by RCW 87.03.720 through 87.03.745 and 85.08.830 through 85.08.890.
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