6530-S AMH GOVT H5333.1 [atlas:amendment]

6530-S AMH GOVT H5333.1

SSB 6530 - H COMM AMD

By Committee on Government Operations

Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

"Sec. 1. RCW 2.28.139 and Code 1881 s 2111 are each amended to read as follows:

The county in which the court is held shall furnish the court house, a jail or suitable place for confining prisoners, books for record, stationery, lights, ((~~wood, attendance,~~)) and other incidental expenses of the court house and court which are not paid by the United States.

Sec. 2. RCW 36.70.040 and 1963 c 4 s 36.70.040 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) By ordinance a board may, as an alternative to and in lieu of the creation of a planning commission as provided in RCW 36.70.030, create a planning department which shall be organized and function as any other department of the county. When such department is created, the board shall also create a planning commission which shall assist the planning department in carrying out its duties, including assistance in the preparation and execution of the comprehensive plan and recommendations to the department for the adoption of official controls and/or amendments thereto. To this end, the planning commission shall conduct such hearings as are required by this chapter and shall make findings and conclusions therefrom which shall be transmitted to the department which shall transmit the same on to the board with such comments and recommendations it deems necessary.

(2) As an alternative to the requirement of creating a planning commission, a county planning under chapter 36.70A RCW may establish an alternative method of soliciting assistance from the public in the preparation and execution of a comprehensive plan and its implementing rules consistent with RCW 36.70A.140.

Sec. 3. RCW 36.70A.040 and 1995 c 400 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Each county that has both a population of fifty thousand or more and, until May 16, 1995, has had its population increase by more than ten percent in the previous ten years or, on or after May 16, 1995, has had its population increase by more than seventeen percent in the previous ten years, and the cities located within such county, and any other county regardless of its population that has had its population increase by more than twenty percent in the previous ten years, and the cities located within such county, shall ((~~conform with all of the requirements of this chapter~~)) plan under this section. However, the county legislative authority of such a county with a population of less than ((~~fifty~~)) seventy-five thousand population may adopt a resolution removing the county, and the cities located within the county, from the requirement((~~s of adopting comprehensive land use plans and development regulations under this chapter~~)) to plan under this section if this resolution is adopted and filed with the department by December 31, ((~~1990, for counties initially meeting this set of criteria~~)) 1996, or within sixty days of the date the office of financial management certifies that a county meets this set of criteria under subsection (5) of this section.

Once a county meets either of these sets of criteria and the county has not followed this procedure to remove itself from the requirement to plan under this section, the requirement to ((~~conform with all of the requirements of this chapter~~)) plan under this section remains in effect, even if the county no longer meets one of these sets of criteria.

(2) The county legislative authority of any county that does not ((~~meet either of the sets of criteria established~~)) plan under ((~~subsection (1) of~~)) this section may adopt a resolution indicating its intention ((~~to have subsection (1) of this section apply to~~)) that the county plan under this section. Each city((,)) located in a county that ((~~chooses to plan~~)) adopts a resolution under this subsection((,)) shall ((~~conform with all of the requirements of this chapter~~)) plan under this section. Once such a resolution has been adopted, the county and the cities located within the county remain subject to all of the requirements of this ((~~chapter~~)) section. However, a county with a population of seventy-five thousand or less that, before the effective date of this act, adopted a resolution of intention under this subsection to plan under this section may adopt a resolution removing the county, and the cities located within the county, from the requirement to plan under this section if the resolution is adopted and filed with the department by December 31, 1996.

(3) Any county or city that is initially required to ((~~conform with all of the requirements of this chapter~~)) plan under this section by subsection (1) of this section, and, where applicable, the county legislative authority has not adopted a resolution removing the county from these requirements as provided in subsection (1) of this section, shall take actions under this chapter as follows: (a) The county legislative authority shall adopt a county-wide planning policy under RCW 36.70A.210; (b) the county and each city located within the county shall designate critical areas, agricultural lands, forest lands, and mineral resource lands, and adopt development regulations conserving these designated agricultural lands, forest lands, and mineral resource lands and protecting these designated critical areas, under RCW 36.70A.170 and 36.70A.060; (c) the county shall designate and take other actions related to urban growth areas under RCW 36.70A.110; (d) if the county has a population of fifty thousand or more, the county and each city located within the county shall adopt a comprehensive plan under this chapter and development regulations that are consistent with and implement the comprehensive plan on or before July 1, 1994, and if the county has a population of less than fifty thousand, the county and each city located within the county shall adopt a comprehensive plan under this chapter and development regulations that are consistent with and implement the comprehensive plan by January 1, 1995, but if the governor makes written findings that a county with a population of less than fifty thousand or a city located within such a county is not making reasonable progress toward adopting a comprehensive plan and development regulations the governor may reduce this deadline for such actions to be taken by no more than one hundred eighty days. Any county or city subject to this subsection may obtain an additional six months before it is required to have adopted its development regulations by submitting a letter notifying the department of community, trade, and economic development of its need prior to the deadline for adopting both a comprehensive plan and development regulations.

(4) Any county or city that is required to ((~~conform with all the requirements of this chapter~~)) plan under this section, as a result of the county legislative authority adopting its resolution of intention under subsection (2) of this section, and, where applicable, the county legislative authority has not adopted a resolution removing the county from these requirements as provided in subsection (2) of this section, shall take actions under this chapter as follows: (a) The county legislative authority shall adopt a county-wide planning policy under RCW 36.70A.210; (b) the county and each city that is located within the county shall adopt development regulations conserving agricultural lands, forest lands, and mineral resource lands it designated under RCW 36.70A.060 within one year of the date the county legislative authority adopts its resolution of intention; (c) the county shall designate and take other actions related to urban growth areas under RCW 36.70A.110; and (d) the county and each city that is located within the county shall adopt a comprehensive plan and development regulations that are consistent with and implement the comprehensive plan not later than four years from the date the county legislative authority adopts its resolution of intention, but a county or city may obtain an additional six months before it is required to have adopted its development regulations by submitting a letter notifying the department of community, trade, and economic development of its need prior to the deadline for adopting both a comprehensive plan and development regulations.

(5) If the office of financial management certifies that the population of a county that ((~~previously had not been required to~~)) does not plan under ((~~subsection (1) or (2) of~~)) this section has changed sufficiently to meet either of the sets of criteria specified under subsection (1) of this section, and where applicable, the county legislative authority has not adopted a resolution removing the county from these requirements as provided in subsection (1) of this section, the county and each city within such county shall take actions under this chapter as follows: (a) The county legislative authority shall adopt a county-wide planning policy under RCW 36.70A.210; (b) the county and each city located within the county shall adopt development regulations under RCW 36.70A.060 conserving agricultural lands, forest lands, and mineral resource lands it designated within one year of the certification by the office of financial management; (c) the county shall designate and take other actions related to urban growth areas under RCW 36.70A.110; and (d) the county and each city located within the county shall adopt a comprehensive land use plan and development regulations that are consistent with and implement the comprehensive plan within four years of the certification by the office of financial management, but a county or city may obtain an additional six months before it is required to have adopted its development regulations by submitting a letter notifying the department of community, trade, and economic development of its need prior to the deadline for adopting both a comprehensive plan and development regulations.

(6) A copy of each document that is required under this section shall be submitted to the department at the time of its adoption.

Sec. 4. RCW 36.70A.300 and 1995 c 347 s 110 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The board shall issue a final order within one hundred eighty days of receipt of the petition for review, or, when multiple petitions are filed, within one hundred eighty days of receipt of the last petition that is consolidated. Such a final order shall be based exclusively on whether or not a state agency, county, or city is in compliance with the requirements of this chapter, chapter 90.58 RCW as it relates to adoption or amendment of shoreline master programs, or chapter 43.21C RCW as it relates to plans, development regulations, and amendments thereto, adopted under RCW 36.70A.040 or chapter 90.58 RCW. In the final order, the board shall either: (a) Find that the state agency, county, or city is in compliance with the requirements of this chapter or chapter 90.58 RCW as it relates to the adoption or amendment of shoreline master programs; or (b) find that the state agency, county, or city is not in compliance with the requirements of this chapter or chapter 90.58 RCW as it relates to the adoption or amendment of shoreline master programs, in which case the board shall remand the matter to the affected state agency, county, or city and specify a reasonable time not in excess of one hundred eighty days within which the state agency, county, or city shall comply with the requirements of this chapter.

(2) A finding of noncompliance and an order of remand shall not affect the validity of comprehensive plans and development regulations during the period of remand, unless the board's final order also:

(a) Includes a determination, supported by findings of fact and conclusions of law, that the continued validity of the plan or regulation would substantially interfere with the fulfillment of the goals of this chapter; and

(b) Specifies the particular part or parts of the plan or regulation that are determined to be invalid, and the reasons for their invalidity.

(3) A determination of invalidity shall:

(a) Be prospective in effect and shall not extinguish rights that vested under state or local law before the date of the board's order; and

(b) Subject any development application that would otherwise vest after the date of the board's order to the local ordinance or resolution that both is enacted in response to the order of remand and determined by the board pursuant to RCW 36.70A.330 to comply with the requirements of this chapter.

(4) If the ordinance that adopts a plan or development regulation under this chapter includes a savings clause intended to revive prior policies or regulations in the event the new plan or regulations are determined to be invalid, the board shall determine under subsection (2) of this section whether the prior policies or regulations are valid during the period of remand. Comprehensive plans and development regulations adopted by counties are not subject to a declaration of invalidity under this section and all development permits filed with counties shall vest under such comprehensive plans or development regulations until new comprehensive plans or development regulations are adopted.

(5) Any party aggrieved by a final decision of the hearings board may appeal the decision to superior court as provided in RCW 34.05.514 or 36.01.050 within thirty days of the final order of the board.

Sec. 5. RCW 36.70A.330 and 1995 c 347 s 112 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) After the time set for complying with the requirements of this chapter under RCW 36.70A.300(1)(b) has expired, or at an earlier time upon the motion of a county or city subject to a determination of invalidity under RCW 36.70A.300, the board shall set a hearing for the purpose of determining whether the state agency, county, or city is in compliance with the requirements of this chapter.

(2) The board shall conduct a hearing and issue a finding of compliance or noncompliance with the requirements of this chapter. A person with standing to challenge the legislation enacted in response to the board's final order may participate in the hearing along with the petitioner and the state agency, city, or county. A hearing under this subsection shall be given the highest priority of business to be conducted by the board, and a finding shall be issued within forty-five days of the filing of the motion under subsection (1) of this section with the board.

(3) If the board finds that the state agency, county, or city is not in compliance, the board shall transmit its finding to the governor. The board may recommend to the governor that the sanctions authorized by this chapter be imposed.

(4) Except in cases involving noncompliance by counties, the board shall also reconsider its final order and decide:

(a) If a determination of invalidity has been made, whether such a determination should be rescinded or modified under the standards in RCW 36.70A.300(2); or

(b) If no determination of invalidity has been made, whether one now should be made under the standards in RCW 36.70A.300(2).

The board shall schedule additional hearings as appropriate pursuant to subsections (1) and (2) of this section.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. It is the intent of the legislature that the authority given to growth management hearings boards in chapter 347, Laws of 1995 to determine that a plan or regulation adopted by a county is invalid is null and void. Any such determination of invalidity made at any time is null, void, and of no effect. The legislature intends that this act have retroactive application and apply to determinations made before, on, and after the effective date of this act.

Sec. 7. RCW 36.81.121 and 1994 c 179 s 2 and 1994 c 158 s 8 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

(1) Before ((~~July 1st of~~)) the adoption of the budget each year, the legislative authority of each county, after one or more public hearings thereon, shall prepare and adopt a comprehensive transportation program for the ensuing six calendar years. If the county has adopted a comprehensive plan pursuant to chapter 35.63 or 36.70 RCW, the inherent authority of a charter county derived from its charter, or chapter 36.70A RCW, the program shall be consistent with this comprehensive plan.

The program shall include proposed road and bridge construction work and other transportation facilities and programs deemed appropriate, and for those counties operating ferries shall also include a separate section showing proposed capital expenditures for ferries, docks, and related facilities. Copies of the program shall be filed with the county road administration board and with the state secretary of transportation not more than thirty days after its adoption by the legislative authority. The purpose of this section is to assure that each county shall perpetually have available advanced plans looking to the future for not less than six years as a guide in carrying out a coordinated transportation program. The program may at any time be revised by a majority of the legislative authority but only after a public hearing thereon.

(2) Each six-year transportation program forwarded to the secretary in compliance with subsection (1) of this section shall contain information as to how a county will expend its moneys, including funds made available pursuant to chapter 47.30 RCW, for nonmotorized transportation purposes.

(3) Each six-year transportation program forwarded to the secretary in compliance with subsection (1) of this section shall contain information as to how a county shall act to preserve railroad right-of-way in the event the railroad ceases to operate in the county's jurisdiction.

(4) The six-year plan for each county shall specifically set forth those projects and programs of regional significance for inclusion in the transportation improvement program within that region.

Sec. 8. RCW 36.87.030 and 1963 c 4 s 36.87.030 are each amended to read as follows:

On the filing of the petition and bond ((~~and on being satisfied that~~)) the county road engineer shall determine whether the petition satisfies RCW 36.87.020 and whether the petition has been signed by petitioners residing in the vicinity of the county road or portion thereof((~~, the board shall direct the county road engineer to report upon such vacation and abandonment~~)). Upon making a finding that the petition is satisfactory, the county road engineer shall prepare an engineering report in accordance with RCW 36.87.040 and submit the report to the county legislative authority. Upon receipt of a satisfactory petition and the county road engineer's report, the county legislative authority shall hold a public hearing in accordance with RCW 36.87.050 and 36.87.060.

Sec. 9. RCW 36.87.040 and 1963 c 4 s 36.87.040 are each amended to read as follows:

((~~When directed by the board~~)) The county road engineer shall examine any county road or portion thereof proposed to be vacated and abandoned and report his opinion as to whether the county road should be vacated and abandoned, whether the same is in use or has been in use, the condition of the road, whether it will be advisable to preserve it for the county road system in the future, whether the public will be benefited by the vacation and abandonment, and all other facts, matters, and things which will be of importance to the board, and also file his cost bill.

Sec. 10. RCW 36.88.010 and 1985 c 400 s 3 and 1983 c 369 s 7 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

All counties have the power to create county road improvement districts for the acquisition of rights of way and improvement of county road((s)) systems, existing private roads that will become county roads as a result of this improvement district process and, with the approval of the state department of transportation, state highways; for the construction or improvement of necessary drainage facilities, bulkheads, retaining walls, and other appurtenances therefor, bridges, culverts, sidewalks, curbs and gutters, escalators, or moving sidewalks; and for the draining or filling of drainage potholes or swamps. Such counties have the power to levy and collect special assessments against the real property specially benefited thereby for the purpose of paying the whole or any part of the cost of such acquisition of rights of way, construction, or improvement.

Sec. 11. RCW 41.14.080 and 1980 c 108 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

All appointments to and promotions to positions in the classified civil service of the office of county sheriff shall be made solely on merit, efficiency, and fitness, which shall be ascertained by open competitive examination and impartial investigation((~~: PROVIDED, That before June 30, 1981,~~)). However, employees in an existing county personnel system in which appointments have been made on merit may be transferred to newly created and classified positions within such county's sheriff's office, in order to permanently transfer the functions of these positions, without meeting the open competitive examination requirements of this section if the transfer is approved by the civil service commission created in RCW 41.14.030, and the persons to be transferred shall satisfy the specific appointment requirements of such sheriff's office. No person in the classified civil service shall be reinstated in or transferred, suspended, or discharged from any such place, position, or employment contrary to the provisions of this chapter.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 12. A new section is added to chapter 43.21C RCW to read as follows:

The department of ecology shall adopt rules increasing categorical exemptions for minor new construction and minor land use decisions within the county's portion of the urban growth area designated under RCW 36.70A.110.

At a minimum, the increase in categorical exemptions for minor new construction and minor land use decisions within the county's portion of an urban growth area shall include approvals of the: (1) Construction of or location of any residential structures of ten or fewer dwelling units; (2) construction of an office, school, commercial, recreational, service, or storage building with eight thousand or fewer square feet of gross floor area, and with associated parking facilities; (3) construction of a parking lot designed for forty or fewer automobiles; and (4) division of land into ten or fewer lots or parcels.

Sec. 13. RCW 58.17.020 and 1995 c 32 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

As used in this chapter, unless the context or subject matter clearly requires otherwise, the words or phrases defined in this section shall have the indicated meanings.

(1) "Subdivision" is the division or redivision of land into five or more lots, tracts, parcels, sites or divisions for the purpose of sale, lease, or transfer of ownership, except as provided in subsection (6) of this section.

(2) "Plat" is a map or representation of a subdivision, showing thereon the division of a tract or parcel of land into lots, blocks, streets and alleys or other divisions and dedications.

(3) "Dedication" is the deliberate appropriation of land by an owner for any general and public uses, reserving to himself no other rights than such as are compatible with the full exercise and enjoyment of the public uses to which the property has been devoted. The intention to dedicate shall be evidenced by the owner by the presentment for filing of a final plat or short plat showing the dedication thereon; and, the acceptance by the public shall be evidenced by the approval of such plat for filing by the appropriate governmental unit.

A dedication of an area of less than two acres for use as a public park may include a designation of a name for the park, in honor of a deceased individual of good character.

(4) "Preliminary plat" is a neat and approximate drawing of a proposed subdivision showing the general layout of streets and alleys, lots, blocks, and other elements of a subdivision consistent with the requirements of this chapter. The preliminary plat shall be the basis for the approval or disapproval of the general layout of a subdivision.

(5) "Final plat" is the final drawing of the subdivision and dedication prepared for filing for record with the county auditor and containing all elements and requirements set forth in this chapter and in local regulations adopted under this chapter.

(6) "Short subdivision" is the division or redivision of land into four or fewer lots, tracts, parcels, sites or divisions for the purpose of sale, lease, or transfer of ownership((~~: PROVIDED, That~~)) or nine or fewer lots, tracts, parcels, sites or divisions for the purpose of sale, lease, or transfer of ownership if the lots, tracts, or parcels are within a county's portion of the urban growth area or the legislative authority of any city or town ((~~may~~)) has by local ordinance increased the number of lots, tracts, or parcels to be regulated as short subdivisions ((~~to a maximum of nine~~)).

(7) "Binding site plan" means a drawing to a scale specified by local ordinance which: (a) Identifies and shows the areas and locations of all streets, roads, improvements, utilities, open spaces, and any other matters specified by local regulations; (b) contains inscriptions or attachments setting forth such appropriate limitations and conditions for the use of the land as are established by the local government body having authority to approve the site plan; and (c) contains provisions making any development be in conformity with the site plan.

(8) "Short plat" is the map or representation of a short subdivision.

(9) "Lot" is a fractional part of divided lands having fixed boundaries, being of sufficient area and dimension to meet minimum zoning requirements for width and area. The term shall include tracts or parcels.

(10) "Block" is a group of lots, tracts, or parcels within well defined and fixed boundaries.

(11) "County treasurer" shall be as defined in chapter 36.29 RCW or the office or person assigned such duties under a county charter.

(12) "County auditor" shall be as defined in chapter 36.22 RCW or the office or person assigned such duties under a county charter.

(13) "County road engineer" shall be as defined in chapter 36.40 RCW or the office or person assigned such duties under a county charter.

(14) "Planning commission" means that body as defined in chapters 36.70, 35.63, or 35A.63 RCW as designated by the legislative body to perform a planning function or that body assigned such duties and responsibilities under a city or county charter.

(15) "County commissioner" shall be as defined in chapter 36.32 RCW or the body assigned such duties under a county charter.

Sec. 14. RCW 70.48.100 and 1990 c 3 s 130 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) A department of corrections or chief law enforcement officer responsible for the operation of a jail shall maintain a jail register which can be kept electronically, open to the public, into which shall be entered in a timely basis:

(a) The name of each person confined in the jail with the hour, date and cause of the confinement; and

(b) The hour, date and manner of each person's discharge.

(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section the records of a person confined in jail shall be held in confidence and shall be made available only to criminal justice agencies as defined in RCW 43.43.705; or

(a) ((~~For use in inspections made pursuant to RCW 70.48.070;~~

~~(b)~~)) In jail certification proceedings;

((~~(c)~~)) (b) For use in court proceedings upon the written order of the court in which the proceedings are conducted; or

((~~(d)~~)) (c) Upon the written permission of the person.

(3)(a) Law enforcement may use booking photographs of a person arrested or confined in a local or state penal institution to assist them in conducting investigations of crimes.

(b) Photographs and information concerning a person convicted of a sex offense as defined in RCW 9.94A.030 may be disseminated as provided in RCW 4.24.550, 9A.44.130, 9A.44.140, 10.01.200, 43.43.540, 43.43.745, 46.20.187, 70.48.470, 72.09.330, and section 401, chapter 3, Laws of 1990.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 15. A new section is added to chapter 36.115 RCW to read as follows:

(1) There is hereby created a commission on county services and sources, referred to in this section and section 16 of this act as "the commission."

(2) The commission shall consist of voting members appointed as follows:

(a) Four members of the state legislature, two appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, two appointed by the president of the senate, one from each caucus of the respective house;

(b) Two members from the office of financial management and the department of community, trade, and economic development;

(c) Four members from the Washington state association of counties, appointed jointly by the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate;

(d) Two members from the association of Washington cities, appointed jointly by the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate;

(e) One member from the Washington state association of sewer and water districts, appointed jointly by the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate;

(f) One member from the Washington state fire commissioners association, appointed jointly by the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate; and

(g) The lieutenant governor, who shall serve as chair of the commission.

(3) Staff for the commission shall be provided by the finance committees of the house of representatives and the senate, the office of financial management, the department of revenue, and the Washington state association of counties. Other state agencies and local governments shall provide assistance as needed.

(4) No member of the association of Washington cities, Washington state association of counties, Washington association of sewer and water districts, or Washington state fire commissioners association may serve on the commission if at any time within the preceding twenty-four months the association either: (a) Employed more than one employee who engaged in lobbying activities; or (b) contributed money or allowed its facilities to be used for campaign purposes in a manner that facilities of a public office are prohibited from being used for campaigned purposes under RCW 42.17.130.

As used in this subsection, the "lobbying activities" means any oral or written communication, including electronic communication, to members of the legislature or legislative staff with regard to the advocacy of, or opposition to, the formulation, modification, or adoption of state legislation or other legislative proposal, and includes motivating others to contact members of the legislature or legislative staff with regard to the advocacy of, or opposition to, the formulation, modification, or adoption of state legislation or other legislative proposal. "Lobbying activities" does not include providing factual information to members of the legislature or legislative staff in response to a request made by a member of the legislature or legislative staff.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 16. A new section is added to chapter 36.115 RCW to read as follows:

(1) The commission shall make a report to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, and the governor by January 1, 1997.

(2) The report must evaluate the current ability of county government to maintain its status as both a regional service provider and agent of the state. The report must contain an analysis of and recommendations on the following items:

(a) Services that county governments are required to provide under state or federal law and current costs of those services in each county;

(b) Services other than those in (a) of this subsection currently provided by one or more county governments and their respective costs in the counties offering them;

(d) Services that might be consolidated and offered on a regional basis for greater efficiency and their potential funding sources;

(e) Federal, state, and local revenues currently received by counties, including taxes and fees;

(f) Identification of which county revenues may be used at the discretion of the county legislative authority and which are dedicated to specific uses;

(g) The effect of annexations and incorporations on the county tax base;

(h) The relationship between the county's tax base and the state's;

(i) As information becomes available, issues raised during the process mandated by the local service agreement act, as well as solutions developed through the process, that are likely to require legislative action; and

(j) Such other matters as the commission may deem necessary.

Sec. 17. RCW 84.48.028 and 1994 c 124 s 28 are each amended to read as follows:

The ((~~board~~)) county legislative authority may appoint a clerk of the board and any assistants the board might need, all to serve at the pleasure of the ((~~members of the board~~)) county legislative authority, and the clerk or assistant shall attend all sessions ((~~thereof~~)) of the county board of equalization, and shall keep the record. Neither the assessor nor any of the assessor's staff may serve as clerk.

Sec. 18. RCW 84.48.032 and 1994 c 124 s 29 are each amended to read as follows:

The ((~~board~~)) county legislative authority may hire one or more appraisers accredited by the department of revenue or certified by the Washington state department of licensing, society of real estate appraisers, American institute of real estate appraisers, or international association of assessing officers, and not otherwise employed by the county, and other necessary personnel for the purpose of aiding the board and carrying out its functions and duties. In addition, the boards of the various counties may make reciprocal arrangements for the exchange of the appraisers with other counties. Such appraisers need not be residents of the county."

SSB 6530 - H COMM AMD

By Committee on Government Operations

On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "counties;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "amending RCW 2.28.139, 36.70.040, 36.70A.040, 36.70A.300, 36.70A.330, 36.87.030, 36.87.040, 41.14.080, 58.17.020, 70.48.100, 84.48.028, and 84.48.032; reenacting and amending RCW 36.81.121 and 36.88.010; adding a new section to chapter 43.21C RCW; adding new sections to chapter 36.115 RCW; and creating a new section."