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                                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 925

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Representatives Jacobsen, Appelwick, Todd, Nelson and Wineberry

Read first time 2/16/87 and referred to Committee on Transportation.

AN ACT Relating to port districts; adding a new section to chapter 53.08 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 53.36 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 53.08 RCW to read as follows:

          Exercising the total plenary power of the state over local governments it has authorized to be created, the state modifies the authority of a port district to act as the proprietor of an airport that the port district owns or operates as provided in this section.

          The ability of a port district, acting as a proprietor of an airport, to modify, request the modification of, or approve the proposed modification of, flight patterns for landing at or taking off from its airport may only be exercised if approved by resolution of the county legislative authority of the county, and the council of any city or town, within which the airport is located and over which the flight pattern passes within fifteen or fewer miles of the airport landing strips.

          Further, a modification, request for a modification, or approval of a modification, of such a flight pattern may only be made if an environmental impact statement has been prepared on the proposed action.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 53.36 RCW to read as follows:

          Property tax receipts may not be expended by a port district directly or indirectly to support airport operations, or the purchase, construction or maintenance of airport equipment or facilities, including equipment or facilities used for terminal, runway, storage, maintenance, office, parking and other airport or airport related purposes, if the flight patterns for landing at or taking off from the airport have been altered without the concurrence required under section 1 of this act.  The limitation included under this section shall not apply to voter-approved excess property tax levies authorized to redeem voter-approved general obligation bonds approved for airport capital purposes prior to the effective date of this section.