SHB 1717 -
By Representative Fitzgibbon
ADOPTED 03/08/2013
On page 2, after line 6, insert the following:
"(c) Counties, cities, and towns are not authorized by this section
to assess fees for general comprehensive plan amendments or updates."
On page 3, line 14, after "(1)" insert ""Latecomer fee" means a
charge collected by a municipality, whether separately stated or as
part of a connection fee for providing access to a municipal system,
against a real property owner who connects to or uses a water or sewer
facility subject to a contract created under RCW 35.91.020.
(2)"
Renumber the remaining subsection consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.
On page 4, line 6, after "expense." insert "The owner must submit a request for a contract to the municipality prior to approval of the water or sewer facility by the municipality."
On page 4, beginning on line 19, after "standards." strike all material through "extension" on line 21 and insert "Unless the municipality provides written notice to the owner of its intent to request a comprehensive plan approval, the owner must request a comprehensive plan approval for a water or sewer facility, if required, and connection of the water or sewer facility"
On page 4, line 23, after "of the" strike "extension" and insert "water or sewer facility"
On page 4, line 25, after "of the" strike "extension" and insert "water or sewer facility"
On page 4, line 26, after "of the" strike "extension" and insert "water or sewer facility"
On page 4, line 28, strike "extension" and insert "water or sewer facility"
On page 4, beginning on line 29, after "(iv)" strike all material through "(v)" on line 31
Renumber the remaining subsections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.
On page 4, line 34, after "of the" strike "extension" and insert "water or sewer facility"
On page 4, line 36, after "with the" strike "extension" and insert "water or sewer facility"
On page 5, line 2, after "to the" strike "extension" and insert "water or sewer facility"
On page 5, line 21, after "for the" insert "pro rata"
On page 5, line 27, after "from" strike "connection charges" and insert "latecomer fees"
On page 5, beginning on line 33, after "authorized" strike "under
this chapter ((" and insert "((under this chapter"
On page 5, line 36, after "agreement))" insert "in accordance with
subsection (7) of this section"
On page 5, line 37, after "prevent the" strike "collection of" and
insert "((collection of)) municipality from collecting"
On page 6, line 25, after "provide the" strike "contracting" and
insert "((contracting))"
On page 7, line 8, after "Within" strike "ninety" and insert "one hundred twenty"
On page 7, after line 14, insert the following:
On page 8, beginning on line 28, after "RCW 43.21C.420(6)" strike all material through "act" on line 29 and insert ", section 1 of this act, and beginning July 1, 2014, RCW 35.91.020"
On page 9, after line 19, insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 5 Sections 2 and 3 of this act take effect
July 1, 2014."
Correct the title.
EFFECT: (1) Prohibits counties, cities, and towns from assessing
fees for general comprehensive plan amendments or updates through the
State Environmental Policy Act cost recovery provisions proposed in the
underlying bill.
(2) Establishes a definition of "latecomer fee."
(3) Requires a property owner to submit a request for a water or
sewer facility contract with a municipality to the municipality prior
to approval of the facility by the municipality.
(4) Removes provisions requiring the municipality to request a
comprehensive plan approval for an extension, if required, and adds a
provision specifying that unless the municipality provides written
notice to the owner of its intent to request a comprehensive plan
approval, the owner must request a comprehensive plan approval for a
water or sewer facility, if required.
(5) Changes references to "extension" to "water or sewer facility."
(6) Deletes criteria for the conditioning of a connection to a
water or sewer facility that called for payment of all required
connection charges to the municipality.
(7) Specifies that reimbursements to qualifying owners for water or
sewer facility improvement or construction costs are pro rata
reimbursements.
(8) Changes a reference to "connection charges" to "latecomer
fees."
(9) Modifies provisions governing reimbursement limitations from
property owners by linking the limitations to performance contracts.
(10) Specifies that a provision authorizing the collection of
amounts for services or infrastructure that are additional expenditures
may be collected by a municipality.
(11) Deletes a reference to "contracting" municipality.
(12) Changes the time after completion of a water or sewer facility
that an owner has to submit cost information to a municipality from 90
to 120 days.
(13) Specifies that nothing in the latecomer fee provisions is
intended to create a private right of action for damages against a
municipality for failing to comply with specified requirements.
(14) Specifies that a municipality, its officials, employees, or
agents may not be held liable for failure to collect a latecomer fee
unless the failure was willful or intentional.
(15) Specifies that failure of a municipality to comply with
specific latecomer requirements does not relieve a municipality of any
future requirement to comply with specified requirements.
(16) Makes amendments to provisions governing water or sewer
facility contracts between municipalities and owners of real estate
effective July 1, 2014.