CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
HOUSE BILL 2508
Chapter 31, Laws of 2020
66TH LEGISLATURE
2020 REGULAR SESSION
CITY-OWNED UTILITIES--LOW-VALUE SURPLUS PROPERTY DONATION
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 11, 2020
Passed by the House February 12, 2020
  Yeas 97  Nays 0
LAURIE JINKINS
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Passed by the Senate March 3, 2020
  Yeas 48  Nays 1
CYRUS HABIB
President of the Senate
CERTIFICATE
I, Bernard Dean, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 2508 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.
BERNARD DEAN
Chief Clerk
Chief Clerk
Approved March 18, 2020 10:34 AM
FILED
March 18, 2020
JAY INSLEE
Governor of the State of Washington
Secretary of State
State of Washington
HOUSE BILL 2508
Passed Legislature - 2020 Regular Session
State of Washington
66th Legislature
2020 Regular Session
ByRepresentatives Wylie and Vick
Read first time 01/15/20.Referred to Committee on Local Government.
AN ACT Relating to simplifying the process for donating low-value surplus property owned by a city-owned utility; and amending RCW 35.94.040.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 35.94.040 and 2018 c 217 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Whenever a city shall determine, by resolution of its legislative authority, that any lands, property, or equipment originally acquired for public utility purposes is surplus to the city's needs and is not required for providing continued public utility service and, in the case of personal property or equipment, has an estimated value of greater than fifty thousand dollars, then such legislative authority by resolution and after a public hearing may cause such lands, property, or equipment to be leased, sold, or conveyed. Such resolution shall state the fair market value or the rent or consideration to be paid and such other terms and conditions for such disposition as the legislative authority deems to be in the best public interest.
(2) The provisions of RCW 35.94.020 and 35.94.030 shall not apply to dispositions authorized by this section. The provisions of this section and RCW 35.94.020 and 35.94.030 shall not apply to the disposition of any personal property or equipment originally acquired for public utility purposes that is surplus to the city's needs and is not required for providing continued public utility service and has an estimated value of fifty thousand dollars or less.
(3) This section does not apply to property transferred, leased, or otherwise disposed in accordance with RCW 39.33.015.
Passed by the House February 12, 2020.
Passed by the Senate March 3, 2020.
Approved by the Governor March 18, 2020.
Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 18, 2020.
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