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                          HOUSE BILL 2358

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State of Washington      57th Legislature     2002 Regular Session

By Representatives Upthegrove and Schual‑Berke

Read first time 01/15/2002.  Referred to Committee on Local Government & Housing.

Revising provisions relating to annexation of unincorporated territory with boundaries contiguous to two municipal corporations.

    AN ACT Relating to annexation of unincorporated territory with boundaries contiguous to two municipal corporations; and amending RCW 57.24.210.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

    Sec. 1.  RCW 57.24.210 and 1996 c 230 s 912 are each amended to read as follows:

    When there is unincorporated territory containing less than one hundred acres and having at least eighty percent of the boundaries of such area contiguous to two municipal corporations providing either water or sewer service, one of which is a water-sewer district, the legislative authority of either of the contiguous municipal corporations may resolve to annex such territory to that municipal corporation, provided a majority of the legislative authority of the other contiguous municipal corporation concurs.  In such event, the municipal corporation resolving to annex such territory may proceed to effect the annexation by complying with RCW 57.24.170 through 57.24.190.  For purposes of this section, "municipal corporation" means a water-sewer district, city, or town.

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