CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

SENATE BILL 5652

Chapter 52, Laws of 1999

56th Legislature

1999 Regular Session

EMINENT DOMAIN APPRAISER FEES--STATUTORY LIMITS

EFFECTIVE DATE: 7/25/99

Passed by the Senate March 12, 1999

YEAS 47 NAYS 0

BRAD OWEN

President of the Senate

Passed by the House April 7, 1999

YEAS 91 NAYS 0

CERTIFICATE

I, Tony M. Cook, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SENATE BILL 5652 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

CLYDE BALLARD

Speaker of the

House of Representatives

TONY M. COOK

Secretary

FRANK CHOPP

Speaker of the

House of Representatives

Approved April 20, 1999

FILED

April 20, 1999 - 3:17 p.m.

GARY LOCKE

Governor of the State of Washington

Secretary of State

State of Washington

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SENATE BILL 5652

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Passed Legislature - 1999 Regular Session

State of Washington 56th Legislature 1999 Regular Session

By Senators Bauer and Sellar

Read first time 02/01/1999. Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

AN ACT Relating to statutory limits on appraiser fees in eminent domain proceedings; and amending RCW 8.25.020.

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

Sec. 1. RCW 8.25.020 and 1967 ex.s. c 137 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

There shall be paid by the condemnor in respect of each parcel of real property acquired by eminent domain or by consent under threat thereof, in addition to the fair market value of the property, a sum equal to the various expenditures actually and reasonably incurred by those with an interest or interests in said parcel in the process of evaluating the condemnor's offer to buy the same, but not to exceed a total of ((~~two~~)) seven hundred fifty dollars. In the case of multiple interests in a parcel, the division of such sum shall be determined by the court or by agreement of the parties.