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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 3625

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Senators Kreidler, Zimmerman and Bottiger

Read first time 2/6/85 and referred to Committee on Governmental Operations.

AN ACT Relating to fire protection districts; and amending RCW 52.04.061.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 1, chapter 179, Laws of 1979 ex. sess. and RCW 52.04.061 are each amended to read as follows:

          A city or town lying contiguous to a fire protection district may be annexed to such district if at the time of the initiation of annexation the population of the city or town is ((10,000)) 100,000 or less.  The legislative authority of the city or town may initiate annexation by the adoption of an ordinance stating an intent to join the fire protection district and finding that the public interest will be served thereby.  If the board of fire commissioners of the fire protection district shall concur in the annexation, notification thereof shall be transmitted to the legislative authority or authorities of the counties in which the city or town and the district are situated.