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                         SENATE BILL 5594

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State of Washington      57th Legislature     2001 Regular Session

By Senators Gardner, Winsley, Prentice and Honeyford

Read first time 01/26/2001.  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce & Financial Institutions.

Consolidating housing authorities.

    AN ACT Relating to the consolidation of housing authorities; and amending RCW 35.82.300.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 35.82.300 and 1980 c 25 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

    This section applies to all cities and counties.

    (1) Joint ((city-county)) housing authorities are hereby authorized when the legislative ((authority of the county)) authorities of one or more counties and the legislative ((authority)) authorities of any city or cities within ((the county)) any of those counties or in another county or counties have authorized such joint ((city-county)) housing ((authorities)) authority by ordinance.

    (2) The ((ordinance)) ordinances enacted by the legislative authorities creating the joint housing authority shall prescribe the number of commissioners, the method for their appointment and length of their terms, the election of officers, and the method for removal of commissioners.

    (3) The ordinances enacted by the legislative authorities creating the joint housing authority shall prescribe the allocation of all costs of the joint housing authority and any other matters necessary for the operation of the joint housing authority.

    (4) A joint ((city-county)) housing authority shall have all the powers as prescribed by this chapter for any housing authority.  The area of operation of a joint ((city-county)) housing authority shall be the combined areas ((of each as they are)), defined by RCW 35.82.020(6), of the housing authorities created in each city and county authorizing the joint housing authority.

    (5) The provisions of RCW 35.82.040 and 35.82.060 ((as now or hereafter amended)) shall not apply to a joint ((city-county)) housing authority created pursuant to this section.

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