HOUSE BILL REPORT

EHB 2013

BYRepresentatives Ferguson, Haugen and Winsley

Specifying when a financing bond issue is to be submitted to voters at a park and recreation district proposal election.

House Committe on Local Government

Majority Report:  Do pass with amendment.  (14)

      Signed by Representatives Haugen, Chair; Cooper, Vice Chair; Ferguson, Ranking Republican Member; Horn, Nealey, Nelson, Nutley, Phillips, Raiter, Rayburn, Todd, Wolfe, Wood and Zellinsky.

House Staff:Steve Lundin (786-7127)

AS PASSED HOUSE MARCH 15, 1989

BACKGROUND:

Park and recreation districts, and park and recreation service areas, are special districts that can be formed to provide park and recreation facilities and services.

The ballot proposition authorizing the creation of a park and recreation service area may include a provision authorizing the imposition of voter-approved regular property taxes or voter- approved excess property tax levies.

SUMMARY:

Ballot propositions authorizing the imposition of voter-approved regular property taxes, or voter- approved excess levies, shall be submitted to the voters of a proposed park and recreation district at the same election as the ballot proposition authorizing the creation of the district is submitted, if the petition or resolution proposing the creation of a park and recreation district includes such a request.

Fiscal Note:      Not Requested.

House Committee ‑ Testified For:    Ian Millikan and Art Paulsen, citizens of Marysville; Jim Ballew, City of Marysville.

House Committee - Testified Against:      None Presented.

House Committee - Testimony For:    Why run two separate elections?  Some districts are created, but the auditor won't authorize another election to see if taxes can be imposed, since the district has no funds to pay for the election.

House Committee - Testimony Against:      None Presented.