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ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 203
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C 429 L 85
State of Washington 49th Legislature 1985 Regular Session
By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Patrick, Holland, Leonard, Brough, Schmidt, Crane, Todd, Padden, Lux, Zellinsky, Schoon, Bond, Sanders, Isaacson, May and J. Williams)
Read first time 3/8/85 and passed to Committee on Rules.
AN ACT Relating to counties; amending RCW 41.14.010; adding a new section to chapter 36.75 RCW; creating a new section; providing an expiration date; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The state auditor shall conduct a study relating to diversions of county road property tax revenues by counties under RCW 36.33.220 for traffic law enforcement expenditures under RCW 36.79.140. The study shall identify the specific traffic law enforcement functions funded by county road property tax revenues. The state auditor also shall identify the total expenditures for the county departments of public safety and the source of funds for these expenditures.
The study also shall determine the total diversions of county road property tax revenues under RCW 36.33.220 by any county by year, beginning in 1972, and shall identify the purposes for which diversions have been made.
The results of this study shall be submitted to the legislative transportation committee by December 31, 1985.
This section shall expire on December 31, 1985.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 36.75 RCW to read as follows:
If the centerline of a portion of a county road is part of a corporate boundary of a city or town as of the effective date of this 1985 act and that portion of county road has no connection to the county road system, maintenance of all affected portions of the road shall be the responsibility of such city or town after a petition requesting the same has been made to the city or town by the county legislative authority.
Sec. 3. Section 1, chapter 1, Laws of 1959 and RCW 41.14.010 are each amended to read as follows:
The general purpose of this chapter is to establish a merit system of employment for county deputy sheriffs and other employees of the office of county sheriff, thereby raising the standards and efficiency of such offices and law enforcement in general. The provisions of this chapter have no application to any class AA county which provides for civil service in the police department or sheriff's office by local charter or ordinance where such local charter or ordinance substantially accomplishes the purpose of this chapter: PROVIDED, That if any such county at any time repeals the charter provisions or ordinances providing for civil service for the police department or sheriff's office, this chapter must thereafter apply to such county.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately.