FINAL BILL REPORT

SHB 313

                                   C 53 L 87

BYHouse Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Zellinsky, Schmidt, Haugen and Hine)

Reducing park and recreation district commission terms to four years.

House Committe on Local Government

Senate Committee on Parks & Ecology

SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED

BACKGROUND:

Park and recreation districts are special districts authorized to provide park and recreation facilities and services.  A district can impose annual regular property taxes of up to 15 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation for five consecutive years if a ballot proposition authorizing the taxes is approved by a 60 percent majority vote with a 40 percent validation requirement similar to that required to approve an excess levy.

A park and recreation district is governed by an elected five-member board of commissioners, who serve staggered six-year terms.

SUMMARY:

The terms of office for the commissioners of a park and recreation district are changed from six years to four years.

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

      House 97   0

      Senate    45     0

EFFECTIVE:July 26, 1987