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                          HOUSE BILL 1346

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State of Washington      56th Legislature     1999 Regular Session

By Representatives O'Brien, Koster, Cody, DeBolt, Constantine, Kessler, D. Schmidt, Edwards and Radcliff

Read first time 01/22/1999.  Referred to Committee on Local Government.

Providing an alternative method for dissolving a cultural arts, stadium or convention district.

    AN ACT Relating to dissolution of a cultural arts, stadium and convention district; and amending RCW 67.38.160.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 67.38.160 and 1982 1st ex.s. c 22 s 16 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) A cultural arts, stadium and convention district established in accordance with this chapter shall be dissolved and its affairs liquidated when so directed by a majority of persons in the district voting on such question.  An election placing such question before the voters may be called in the following manner:

    (((1))) (a) By resolution of the cultural arts, stadium and convention district governing authority;

    (((2))) (b) By resolution of the county legislative body or bodies with the concurrence therein by resolution of the city council of a component city; or

    (((3))) (c) By petition calling for such election signed by at least ten percent of the qualified voters residing within the district filed with the auditor of the county wherein the largest portion of the district is located.  The auditor shall examine the same and certify to the sufficiency of the signatures thereon:  PROVIDED, That to be validated, signatures must have been collected within a ninety-day period as designated by the petition sponsors.

    With dissolution of the district, any outstanding obligations and bonded indebtedness of the district shall be satisfied or allocated by mutual agreement to the county or counties and component cities of the cultural arts, stadium and convention district.

(2) A cultural arts, stadium and convention district established in accordance with this chapter shall be dissolved and its affairs liquidated when directed by a majority vote of the governing body if a ballot proposition under RCW 67.38.110 or 67.38.130, submitted to voters, is not approved.

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