FINAL BILL REPORT

                   SB 6123

                          C 201 L 00

                      Synopsis as Enacted

Brief Description:  Authorizing parking and business improvement areas to sponsor public events.

Sponsors:  Senators B. Sheldon, Wojahn, Swecker, Franklin and Kohl‑Welles.

Senate Committee on State & Local Government

House Committee on Local Government

Background:  The legislative authorities of all counties and incorporated cities and towns are authorized to establish by ordinance parking and business improvement areas.  These are areas within the county, city or town that have the authority to levy special assessments on the businesses and multifamily residential or mixed-use projects within the area that are specially benefitted by the activities of the parking and business improvement area.  The activities in which the parking and business improvement area may engage are six in number and involve provision of parking lots, decoration of and furnishing music in public places, promotion of public events in the area, promotion and management of retail trade activities, and security and maintenance of the common public areas.

Summary:  The sponsorship of public events is added to the permitted purpose of promotion of public events to be held in the public places in the area.

Votes on Final Passage:

Senate 480

House980

Effective:June 8, 2000