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HOUSE BILL NO. 1016
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AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
C 381 L 87
State of Washington 50th Legislature 1987 Regular Session
By Representatives Dellwo and Haugen
Read first time 2/19/87 and referred to Committee on Local Government.
AN ACT Relating to aquifer protection areas; and adding new sections to chapter 36.36 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 36.36 RCW to read as follows:
A county may adopt an ordinance reducing the level of fees, for the withdrawal of subterranean water or for on-site sewage disposal, that are imposed upon the residential property of a class or classes of low-income persons.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 36.36 RCW to read as follows:
The county shall have a lien for any delinquent fees imposed for the withdrawal of subterranean water or on-site sewage disposal, which shall attach to the property to which the fees were imposed, if the following conditions are met:
(1) At least eighteen months have passed since the first billing for a delinquent fee installment; and
(2) At least three billing notices and a letter have been mailed to the property owner, within the period specified in subsection (1) of this section, explaining that a lien may be imposed for any delinquent fee installment that has not been paid in that period.
The lien shall otherwise be subject to the provisions of chapter 36.94 RCW related to liens for delinquent charges.