CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

SENATE BILL 6275

Chapter 77, Laws of 2008

60th Legislature
2008 Regular Session



DRAINAGE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS



EFFECTIVE DATE: 06/12/08

Passed by the Senate February 15, 2008
  YEAS 48   NAYS 0

BRAD OWEN
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President of the Senate
Passed by the House March 5, 2008
  YEAS 95   NAYS 1

FRANK CHOPP
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Speaker of the House of Representatives


 
CERTIFICATE

I, Thomas Hoemann, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SENATE BILL 6275 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

THOMAS HOEMANN
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Secretary
Approved March 19, 2008, 10:00 a.m.








CHRISTINE GREGOIRE
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Governor of the State of Washington
 
FILED
March 20, 2008







Secretary of State
State of Washington


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SENATE BILL 6275
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Passed Legislature - 2008 Regular Session
State of Washington60th Legislature2008 Regular Session

By Senators Haugen and Rasmussen

Read first time 01/14/08.   Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development.



     AN ACT Relating to drainage district commissioners' authority; and amending RCW 85.06.640.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 85.06.640 and 1941 c 133 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     Whenever in the judgment of the commissioners of any drainage district general benefits to the entire district will accrue therefrom, or the general plan for improvement as adopted by such district will be more fully or properly carried out thereby, the board of commissioners of such district is hereby given and granted authority and power to do the following things:
     (1) Straighten, widen, deepen, improve, or alter the course of or discontinue the use and maintenance of, or abandon any existing drains or ditches in said district, and when abandoned or discontinued, the right-of-way may be held or disposed of by said district in the discretion of the commissioners;
     (2) Dig or construct any additional and auxiliary drains or ditches therein;
     (3) Obtain, improve, or alter any existing reservoirs, spillways or outlets;
     (4) Lease, acquire, build, or construct additional, new, or better reservoirs, spillways, and outlets;
     (5) Lease, acquire, erect, build, or construct and operate any pumping plant and acquire equipment necessary therefor;
     (6) Divert, dam, or carry off the waters of any stream or water endangering or damaging said district and protect against damage or flood from any waters whatsoever; and
     (7) Implement the provisions of a drainage maintenance plan adopted by the district
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     PROVIDED, That in carrying out such powers, said commissioners shall not be authorized under RCW 85.06.640 through 85.06.700 to tap new sources of water which have other outlets and do not endanger the system or property of such district.


         Passed by the Senate February 15, 2008.
         Passed by the House March 5, 2008.
         Approved by the Governor March 19, 2008.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 20, 2008.