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ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1524
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State of Washington

58th Legislature

2003 Regular Session

By House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Schindler, Romero, Crouse, Mielke, Cox, O'Brien, Benson, Berkey, Ericksen, Jarrett, Ahern and Rockefeller)

READ FIRST TIME 03/05/03.

AN ACT Relating to restricting utility assessments and charges for certain mobile home parks; and amending RCW 35.67.370.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 35.67.370 and 1998 c 61 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Cities, towns, or counties may not require existing mobile home parks to replace existing, functional septic systems with a sewer system within the community unless the local board of health determines that the septic system is failing.
     (2) Cities, towns, counties, local improvement districts, utility local improvement districts, municipal corporations, political subdivisions, or any other persons, firms, or corporations are prohibited from requiring existing mobile home parks to pay a sewer availability charge, standby charge, or any other similar types of charges associated with a utility, including any penalties for nonpayment of these charges, until the mobile home park connects to that utility. This act is remedial in nature and applies retroactively.

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