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SENATE BILL 6313
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State of Washington 55th Legislature 1998 Regular Session
By Senators Swecker, Rasmussen and Goings
Read first time 01/15/98. 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 income level of
persons, including senior citizens and disabled persons, provided benefits
under this chapter; 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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