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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5209
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AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
Passed Legislature - 1995 Regular Session
State of Washington 54th Legislature 1995
Regular Session
By
Read first time 03/01/95.
Authorizing the extension of water
or sewer service within an approved coordinated water system plan service area.
AN ACT Relating to the
extension of water or sewer systems outside of existing corporate boundaries;
amending RCW 36.93.090; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 36.93.090 and 1987 c
477 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
Whenever any of the
following described actions are proposed in a county in which a board has been
established, the initiators of the action shall file within one hundred eighty
days a notice of intention with the board: PROVIDED, That when the initiator
is the legislative body of a governmental unit, the notice of intention may be
filed immediately following the body's first acceptance or approval of the
action. The board may review any such proposed actions pertaining to:
(1) The: (a) Creation,
incorporation, or change in the boundary, other than a consolidation, of any
city, town, or special purpose district; (b) consolidation of special purpose
districts, but not including consolidation of cities and towns; or (c)
dissolution or disincorporation of any city, town, or special purpose district,
except that a board may not review the dissolution or disincorporation of a
special purpose district which was dissolved or disincorporated pursuant to the
provisions of chapter 36.96 RCW: PROVIDED, That the change in the boundary of
a city or town arising from the annexation of contiguous city or town owned
property held for a public purpose shall be exempted from the requirements of
this section; or
(2) The assumption by
any city or town of all or part of the assets, facilities, or indebtedness of a
special purpose district which lies partially within such city or town; or
(3) The establishment
of or change in the boundaries of a mutual water and sewer system or separate
sewer system by a water district pursuant to RCW 57.08.065 or chapter 57.40
RCW, as now or hereafter amended; or
(4) The establishment
of or change in the boundaries of a mutual sewer and water system or separate
water system by a sewer district pursuant to RCW 56.20.015 or chapter 56.36
RCW, as now or hereafter amended; or
(5) The extension of
permanent water or sewer service outside of its existing ((corporate
boundaries)) service area by a city, town, or special purpose
district. The service area of a city, town, or special purpose district
shall include all of the area within its corporate boundaries plus, (a) for
extensions of water service, the area outside of the corporate boundaries which
it is designated to serve pursuant to a coordinated water system plan approved
in accordance with RCW 70.116.050; and (b) for extensions of sewer service, the
area outside of the corporate boundaries which it is designated to serve
pursuant to a comprehensive sewerage plan approved in accordance with chapter
36.94 RCW and RCW 90.48.110.
NEW SECTION. Sec.
2. This act is necessary for
the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support
of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take
effect immediately.
