FINAL BILL REPORT

                 SHB 3032

                         C 200 L 00

                     Synopsis as Enacted

Brief Description:  Extending annexation authority to certain port districts along the Interstate 90 corridor.

Sponsors:  By House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representative Mulliken).

House Committee on Local Government

Senate Committee on State & Local Government

Background:

A port district that is less than county-wide, located in a county with a population of fewer than 90,000, and located in the Interstate 5 corridor may petition for annexation of an area that is contiguous to its boundaries if that area is not contained within another port district's boundaries and if the area contains no registered voters.

The petition must be in writing, filed with the port commission, and signed by owners of at least 75 percent of the property value in the area to be annexed.

Summary of Bill:

The authority for port districts to annex an area that is contiguous to its boundaries, and that contains no registered voters is extended to a port district that is less than county-wide, located in a county with a population of fewer than 90,000, and located in the Interstate 90 corridor.

Votes on Final Passage:

House970

Senate460

Effective:June 8, 2000