CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

                        SENATE BILL 6740

                    Chapter 53, Laws of 2002

                        57th Legislature

                      2002 Regular Session

IRRIGATION DISTRICTS--PAYMENT METHODS

                    EFFECTIVE DATE:  6/13/02

Passed by the Senate February 18, 2002   YEAS 47   NAYS 0                BRAD OWEN President of the Senate Passed by the House March 5, 2002   YEAS 97   NAYS 0

CERTIFICATE I, Tony M. Cook, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is  SENATE BILL 6740 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

FRANK CHOPP Speaker of the       House of Representatives

TONY M. COOK                             Secretary

Approved March 14, 2002 Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.

FILED                     March 14, 2002 - 11:36 a.m.

GARY LOCKE Governor of the State of Washington

Secretary of State                  State of Washington

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                         SENATE BILL 6740

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             Passed Legislature - 2002 Regular Session

State of Washington   57th Legislature        2002 Regular Session

By Senators Rasmussen, Swecker, Shin and Parlette

Read first time 01/30/2002.  Referred to Committee on Agriculture & International Trade.

Authorizing irrigation districts to accept various methods of payment. 

    AN ACT Relating to irrigation districts' acceptance of methods of payment; and adding a new section to chapter 87.03 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 87.03 RCW to read as follows:

    Irrigation districts that have designated their own treasurers as provided in RCW 87.03.440 may accept credit cards, charge cards, debit cards, smart cards, stored value cards, federal wire, and automatic clearinghouse system transactions, or other electronic communication, for any payment of any kind including, but not limited to, assessments, fines, interest, penalties, special assessments, fees, rates, tolls and charges, or moneys due irrigation districts.  A payer desiring to pay by a credit card, charge card, debit card, smart card, stored value card, federal wire, automatic clearinghouse system, or other electronic communication shall bear the cost of processing the transaction in an amount determined by the treasurer, unless the board of directors finds that it is in the best interests of the district to not charge transaction processing costs for all payment transactions made for a specific category of nonassessment payments due the district, including, but not limited to, fines, interest not associated with assessments, penalties not associated with assessments, special assessments, fees, rates, tolls, and charges.  The treasurer's cost determination shall be based upon costs incurred by the treasurer and may not, in any event, exceed the additional direct costs incurred by the district to accept the specific form of payment used by the payer.

    Passed the Senate February 18, 2002.

    Passed the House March 5, 2002.

Approved by the Governor March 14, 2002.

    Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 14, 2002.