| Passed by the Senate March 1, 2011 YEAS 48 ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House April 1, 2011 YEAS 93 ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives | I, Thomas Hoemann, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SENATE BILL 5295 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. ________________________________________ Secretary | |
| Approved ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 62nd Legislature | 2011 Regular Session |
Read first time 01/20/11. Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development.
AN ACT Relating to leases of irrigation district property; and amending RCW 87.03.136.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1 RCW 87.03.136 and 1994 c 117 s 2 are each amended to read
as follows:
An irrigation district has the power to sell or lease real property
owned by the district whenever its board of directors, by resolution:
Determines that the property is not necessary or needed for the use of
the district; and authorizes the sale or lease. Notice of the
district's intention to sell or lease the property shall be made by
publication at least twenty days before the transaction is executed
regarding the property in a newspaper of general circulation in the
county where the property or part of the property is located or, if
there is no such newspaper in the county, in a newspaper of general
circulation published in an adjoining county. The publication shall be
made at least once a week during three consecutive weeks. The notice
shall state whether the sale or lease will be negotiated by the
district or will be awarded by bid.
The district may lease the property ((from year to year)) for a
duration determined by the board, afford the lessee the option to
purchase the property, sell the property on contract for deferred
payments, sell the property pursuant to a promissory note secured by a
mortgage or deed of trust, or sell the property for cash and conveyance
by deed. The appropriate documents shall be executed by the president
of the board and acknowledged by the secretary.
The resolution authorizing the sale or lease shall be entered in
the minutes of the board and shall fix the price at which the lease,
option, or sale may be made. The price shall be not less than the
reasonable market value of the property; however, the board may,
without consideration, dedicate, grant, or convey district land or
easements in district land for highway or public utility purposes that
convenience the inhabitants of the district if the board deems that the
action will enhance the value of the remaining district land to an
extent equal to or greater than the value of the land or easement
dedicated, granted, or conveyed.