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                                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 891

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Representative Ballard

Read first time 2/8/85 and referred to Committee on Local Government.

AN ACT Relating to metropolitan park districts; and amending RCW 35.61.250.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 35.61.250, chapter 7, Laws of 1965 and RCW 35.61.250 are each amended to read as follows:

          The territory adjoining ((and in the same county with)) a metropolitan park district may be annexed to and become a part thereof upon petition and an election held pursuant thereto.  The petition shall define the territory proposed to be annexed and must be signed by twenty-five registered voters, resident within the territory proposed to be annexed, unless the territory is within the limits of another city when it must be signed by twenty percent of the registered voters residing within the territory proposed to be annexed.  The petition must be addressed to the board of park commissioners requesting that the question be submitted to the legal voters of the territory proposed to be annexed, whether they will be annexed and become a part of the park district.