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                                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 75

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                                                                            C 124 L 87

State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Representatives Rayburn, Nealey, Kremen, Prince and Bristow

Read first time 1/15/87 and referred to Committee on Agriculture & Rural Development.

AN ACT Relating to irrigation districts; and amending RCW 87.76.020 and 87.76.040.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 2, chapter 193, Laws of 1947 and RCW 87.76.020 are each amended to read as follows:

          The directors of such irrigation districts may designate a ((State Association of Washington Irrigation Districts)) state-wide association dedicated to the promotion of irrigated agriculture as a coordinating agency in the execution of the duties imposed by this chapter, and ((reimburse)) pay dues or assessments, or both, to the association from district expense funds ((in the annual district budgets for the costs of the services rendered)), and the several districts may levy assessments against the lands therein for this purpose.  Such ((reimbursement)) dues and assessments shall be paid only on vouchers approved by the board of directors of the contributing district in the manner provided for the approval of district vouchers generally((, and submitted to the proper county auditor for issuance of warrants thereon.  The vouchers shall set forth the nature of the claim involved and shall be signed by the claimant in the manner required by law)).  The total of such voucher claims for any district in any calendar year shall not exceed two percent of the total amount or its equivalent of the expense fund levy of the district for that year.

        Sec. 2.  Section 1, chapter 41, Laws of 1949 as amended by section 1, chapter 202, Laws of 1951 and RCW 87.76.040 are each amended to read as follows:

          To avoid duplication of effort the state association ((of irrigation districts)) may, in the discretion of its officers, affiliate and cooperate with other ((reclamation)) organizations and agencies engaged in the furthering of reclamation of lands in the state and make financial contributions to them for such purpose.

                                                                                                                        Passed the House February 2, 1987.

                                                                                                                                         Speaker of the House.

                                                                                                                             Passed the Senate April 8, 1987.

                                                                                                                                       President of the Senate.