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ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 4609
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C 026 L 86
State of Washington 49th Legislature 1986 Regular Session
By Senators Halsan and Peterson
Read first time 1/17/86 and referred to Committee on Transportation.
AN ACT Relating to county rail districts; adding new sections to chapter 36.60 RCW; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The method of establishing, modifying, or dissolving a county rail district in sections 2 through 4 of this act is an alternate method to that specified in RCW 36.60.020.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A petition to establish, modify the boundaries, or dissolve a county rail district shall be filed with the county legislative authority. The petition shall be signed by the owners of property valued at not less than seventy-five percent according to the assessed valuation for general taxation of the property for which establishment, modification or dissolution is petitioned. The petition shall set forth a legal description of the property and shall be accompanied by a plat which outlines the boundaries of the property sought to be annexed.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. If a petition to establish, modify the boundaries, or dissolve a county rail district is filed with the county legislative authority that complies with the requirements specified in section 2 of this act, the legislative authority may accept the petition, fix a date for a public hearing, and publish notice of the hearing in one issue of the official county newspaper. The notice shall also be posted in three public places within the area proposed for establishment, modification, or dissolution, and shall specify the time and place of hearing. The expense of publication and posting of the notice shall be paid by the signers of the petition.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. Following the hearing, the county legislative authority shall determine by resolution whether the area proposed shall establish, modify the boundaries, or dissolve the county rail district. They may include all or any portion of the proposed area but may not include any property not described in the petition.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. All property annexed to a county rail district by a boundary modification under sections 2 through 4 of this act shall assume all or any portion of the outstanding indebtedness of the county rail district existing at the date of modification.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 7. Sections 1 through 5 of this act are each added to chapter 36.60 RCW.