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SENATE BILL 6221
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State of Washington 55th Legislature 1998 Regular Session
By Senators Goings, Rasmussen, Winsley, Franklin, Roach, Oke, McCaslin, Schow, Swecker and Benton
Read first time 01/14/98. Referred to Committee on Energy & Utilities.
AN ACT Relating to storm water control facilities; and amending RCW 36.89.080.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 36.89.080 and 1995 c 124 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
Any county legislative authority may provide by resolution for
revenues by fixing rates and charges for the furnishing of service to those
served or receiving benefits or to be served or to receive benefits from any
storm water control facility or contributing to an increase of surface water
runoff. In fixing rates and charges, the county legislative authority may in
its discretion consider: (1) Services furnished or to be furnished; (2)
benefits received or to be received; (3) the character and use of land or its
water runoff characteristics; (4) the nonprofit public benefit status, as
defined in RCW 24.03.490, of the land user; ((or)) (5) the low-income
status of senior citizens and disabled persons; or (6) any other matters
which present a reasonable difference as a ground for distinction. The service
charges and rates collected shall be deposited in a special fund or funds in
the county treasury to be used only for the purpose of paying all or any part
of the cost and expense of maintaining and operating storm water control
facilities, all or any part of the cost and expense of planning, designing,
establishing, acquiring, developing, constructing and improving any of such
facilities, or to pay or secure the payment of all or any portion of any issue
of general obligation or revenue bonds issued for such purpose.
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