BILL REQ. #:  S-0867.1 

Read first time 01/23/2003.   Referred to Committee on Financial Services, Insurance & Housing.

     AN ACT Relating to utility services and connection charges for certain mobile home parks; and amending RCW 35.67.370.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 35.67.370 and 1998 c 61 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Cities, towns, or counties may ((not)) require existing mobile home parks to replace existing, functional septic systems with a sewer system within the community ((unless)) when either the local board of health determines that the septic system is failing or it is at least five years after the first request to replace the septic system.
     (2) Cities, towns, counties, local improvement districts, utility local improvement districts, municipal corporations, political subdivisions, or any other persons, firms, or corporations are prohibited from requiring existing mobile home parks to pay a utility connection charge until the mobile home park connects to a utility or no longer operates as a mobile home park under chapter 59.20 RCW. This act is remedial in nature and applies retroactively.