BILL REQ. #: H-2803.1
| State of Washington | 63rd Legislature | 2014 Regular Session |
Read first time 01/15/14. Referred to Committee on Local Government.
AN ACT Relating to interlocal agreements for ambulance services between fire protection districts and contiguous cities; and amending RCW 52.12.135.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1 RCW 52.12.135 and 2003 c 209 s 1 are each amended to read
as follows:
(((1))) A ((rural)) fire protection district organized under this
title may enter into a contract pursuant to chapter 39.34 RCW with a
contiguous city for the furnishing by the city to the fire protection
district or districts of emergency medical services in the form of
ambulance services, provided that the contract may not provide for the
establishment of any ambulance service that would compete with any
existing, private ambulance service. The fire protection district or
districts may impose a monthly utility service charge on each developed
residential property located in the portion of the fire protection
district or districts served pursuant to the contract in an amount
equal to the amount imposed by the city on similar city developed
residential property. Developed residential property includes single-family residences, apartments, manufactured homes, mobile homes, and
trailers available for occupancy for a continuous period greater than
thirty days. A fire protection district or districts may contract with
the contiguous city or with any other governmental entity pursuant to
chapter 39.34 RCW for the billing and collection services related to
the monthly utility service charge for ambulance service. A city
providing ambulance services to a fire protection district or districts
under a contract entered into pursuant to this subsection may charge
individuals actually using the ambulance services reasonable rates and
charges for the ambulance services.
(((2) For purposes of this section, "rural" means a population
density within the fire protection district or districts as a whole of
ten or fewer persons per square mile.))