FINAL BILL REPORT
HB 1420
C 392 L 03
Synopsis as Enacted
Brief Description: Allowing special districts to provide drainage ditches and tide gates.
Sponsors: By Representatives Quall, Schoesler, Eickmeyer, Sump, Grant, Kristiansen, Hunt, Blake, McDermott, Hatfield, Sehlin, Bailey and Linville.
House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources
Senate Committee on Agriculture
Background:
The following group of special purpose districts are collectively referred to by statute as being "special districts": diking districts; drainage districts; diking, drainage, and/or sewerage improvement districts; inter-county diking and drainage districts; diking, drainage, diking improvement and/or drainage improvement districts; and flood control districts.
Such a special district may investigate, plan, construct, acquire, repair, maintain, and operate improvements, works, projects, and facilities: necessary to prevent inundation or flooding from rivers, streams, tidal waters or other waters; or necessary to control and treat storm water, surface water, and flood water.
Summary:
The facilities that such a special district may investigate, plan, construct, acquire, repair, maintain, and operate expressly include drainage ditches, tide gates, and flood gates.
Votes on Final Passage:
House 93 0
Senate 48 0
Effective: July 27, 2003