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WA Rev Code § 85.15.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 85 - Diking and Drainage|Chapter 85.15 - Diking, Drainage, Sewerage Improvement Districts—1967 Act.|85.15.080 - Roll and proceedings conclusive—Remedies.

RCW 85.15.080 Roll and proceedings conclusive—Remedies.Wherever any roll shall have been adopted by the board of county commissioners, the regularity, validity and correctness of the proceedings relating thereto shall be conclusive upon all parties, and it cannot in any manner be contested or questioned in any proceeding whatsoever by any person not filing written objections to the roll as provided in RCW 85.15.050 and appealing from the action of said board in confirming the roll in the manner and within the time in this chapter provided. No proceeding of any kind, except proceedings had throughout the process of appeal as in this chapter provided, shall be commenced or prosecuted or may be maintained, for the purpose of defeating or contesting any assessment or charge made through levies under this chapter, or the sale of any property to pay such charges: PROVIDED, That suit in injunction may be brought to prevent collection of charges of assessments or sale of property thereunder upon the following grounds and no other:(1) That the property charged or about to be sold does not appear upon the district roll, or(2) The charge has been paid.[ 1967 c 184 § 9.]
WA Rev Code § 85.15.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 85 - Diking and Drainage|Chapter 85.15 - Diking, Drainage, Sewerage Improvement Districts—1967 Act.|85.15.090 - Review by superior court—How taken.

RCW 85.15.090 Review by superior court—How taken.The decision of the board of county commissioners upon any objection made within the time and in the manner prescribed may be reviewed by the superior court of the county wherein the property in question is located, upon appeal thereto taken in the following manner: Any person aggrieved must file his or her petition for writ of review with the clerk of the superior court wherein the property is located within ten days after the roll affecting such aggrieved party was adopted by resolution, and serve a copy thereof upon the county treasurer. The petition shall describe the property in question, shall set forth the written objections which were made to the decision, and the date of filing of such objections, and shall be signed by such party or someone in his or her behalf. The court shall forthwith grant such petition if correct as to form and filed in accordance with this chapter.[ 2013 c 23 § 420; 1967 c 184 § 10.]
WA Rev Code § 85.15.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 85 - Diking and Drainage|Chapter 85.15 - Diking, Drainage, Sewerage Improvement Districts—1967 Act.|85.15.100 - Review by superior court—Transcript—Contents—Filing.

RCW 85.15.100 Review by superior court—Transcript—Contents—Filing.Within ten days from the filing of such petition for review, the county treasurer, unless the court shall grant additional time, shall file with the clerk of the superior court its certified transcript containing such portion of the roll as is subject to review, any written objections thereto filed with the board by the person reviewing before the roll was adopted, and a copy of the resolution adopting the roll.[ 1967 c 184 § 11.]
WA Rev Code § 85.15.110 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 85 - Diking and Drainage|Chapter 85.15 - Diking, Drainage, Sewerage Improvement Districts—1967 Act.|85.15.110 - Review by superior court—Filing fees—Bond—Priority of cause.

RCW 85.15.110 Review by superior court—Filing fees—Bond—Priority of cause.The county clerk shall charge the same filing fees for petitions for review as in civil actions. At the time of the filing of such a petition with the clerk, the appellant shall execute and file a bond in the penal sum of two hundred dollars, with at least two sureties, to be approved by the judge of the court, conditioned upon his or her prosecuting his or her appeal without delay and to guarantee all costs which may be assessed against him or her by reason of such review. The court shall, on motion of either party to the cause, with notice to the other party, set the cause for trial at the earliest time available to the court, fixing a date for hearing and trial without a jury. The cause shall have preference over all civil actions pending in the court except eminent domain and forcible entry and detainer proceedings.[ 2013 c 23 § 421; 1967 c 184 § 12.]
WA Rev Code § 85.15.120 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 85 - Diking and Drainage|Chapter 85.15 - Diking, Drainage, Sewerage Improvement Districts—1967 Act.|85.15.120 - Review by superior court—Scope—Judgment.

RCW 85.15.120 Review by superior court—Scope—Judgment.At the trial the court shall determine whether the board of county commissioners has acted within its discretion and has correctly construed and applied the law. If it finds that it has, the finding of the board shall be affirmed; otherwise it shall be reversed or modified. The judgment of the court may change, confirm, correct, or modify the values of the property in question as shown upon the roll, and a certified copy thereof shall be filed with the county treasurer, who shall change, modify, or correct the roll as and if required by the judgment.[ 1967 c 184 § 13.]
WA Rev Code § 85.15.130 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 85 - Diking and Drainage|Chapter 85.15 - Diking, Drainage, Sewerage Improvement Districts—1967 Act.|85.15.130 - Appellate review.

RCW 85.15.130 Appellate review.Appellate review may be sought as in other civil cases: PROVIDED, That review must be sought within fifteen days after the date of entry of the judgment of the superior court. The supreme court or the court of appeals may change, conform, correct, or modify the values of the property in question as shown upon the roll. A certified copy of any judgment of the supreme court or the court of appeals shall be filed with the county treasurer having custody of such roll, who shall thereupon change, modify, or correct such roll in accordance with such judgment as and if required.[ 1988 c 202 § 78; 1971 c 81 § 163; 1967 c 184 § 14.]NOTES:Severability—1988 c 202: See note following RCW 2.24.050.
WA Rev Code § 85.15.140 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 85 - Diking and Drainage|Chapter 85.15 - Diking, Drainage, Sewerage Improvement Districts—1967 Act.|85.15.140 - Levy is for continuous benefits to protected property.

RCW 85.15.140 Levy is for continuous benefits to protected property.The dollar rate levies collected from time to time under this chapter are solely assessments for benefits received continuously by the protected properties, calculated in the manner specified in this chapter as a just and equitable way for all protected property to share the expense of such required protection and services.[ 1973 1st ex.s. c 195 § 114; 1967 c 184 § 15.]NOTES:Severability—Effective dates and termination dates—Construction—1973 1st ex.s. c 195: See notes following RCW 84.52.043.
WA Rev Code § 85.15.150 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 85 - Diking and Drainage|Chapter 85.15 - Diking, Drainage, Sewerage Improvement Districts—1967 Act.|85.15.150 - Annual estimate of costs—Levy added to general taxes—Delinquencies—Disposition of revenue.

RCW 85.15.150 Annual estimate of costs—Levy added to general taxes—Delinquencies—Disposition of revenue.The board of any improvement district proceeding under this chapter shall, on or before the first day of September of each year, make an estimate of the costs reasonably anticipated to be required for the effective functioning of the district during the ensuing year and until further revenue therefor can be made available, and shall cause its chair or secretary to file the same with the board of county commissioners of the county containing the district and other benefited area. The board of county commissioners shall, on or before the first Monday in October next ensuing, certify the amount of the district's estimate, or such amount as it shall deem advisable, to the county treasurer. The amount so certified shall be applied by the regular taxing agencies against the benefit valuation of lands, buildings and improvements as shown by the then current complete roll of such properties certified to and filed with such county treasurer by the board of county commissioners. When thus levied, the amount of assessment produced thereby shall be added by the general taxing authorities to the general taxes against said lands and collected therewith as a part thereof. If unpaid, any delinquencies in such assessments shall bear interest at the same rate and in the same manner as general taxes and they shall be included in and be made a part of any general tax foreclosure proceedings, according to the provisions of law with relation to such foreclosures. As assessment collections are made, the county treasurer shall credit the same to the funds of the district.[ 2013 c 23 § 422; 1967 c 184 § 16.]
WA Rev Code § 85.15.160 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 85 - Diking and Drainage|Chapter 85.15 - Diking, Drainage, Sewerage Improvement Districts—1967 Act.|85.15.160 - Emergency expenditures—Warrants.

RCW 85.15.160 Emergency expenditures—Warrants.In the case of an emergency or disaster occurring after the time of making the annual estimate of costs, declared to be such by resolution of the board, the board of the district may incur additional obligations and issue valid warrants therefor in excess of such estimate, in the manner provided by law for issuance of warrants by districts and the servicing thereof. All such warrants so issued shall be valid and legal obligations of the district and its taxable lands and improvements as shown upon the then current roll of the district filed with the county treasurer.[ 1967 c 184 § 17.]
WA Rev Code § 85.15.170 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 85 - Diking and Drainage|Chapter 85.15 - Diking, Drainage, Sewerage Improvement Districts—1967 Act.|85.15.170 - Concurrent use of other methods of raising revenue.

RCW 85.15.170 Concurrent use of other methods of raising revenue.Any diking, drainage, or sewerage improvement district operating under this chapter shall not use concurrently the processes provided for raising revenue for maintenance purposes under any other law: PROVIDED, That any other method of raising such revenue provided by law may be used concurrently for the sole purpose of extinguishing indebtedness incurred before the district adopts the procedures of this chapter, and no funds raised hereunder shall be used to pay such prior indebtedness.[ 1967 c 184 § 18.]
WA Rev Code § 85.16.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 85 - Diking and Drainage|Chapter 85.16 - Maintenance Costs and Levies—Improvement Districts.|85.16.010 - Definitions.

RCW 85.16.010 Definitions.As used in this chapter:(1) "Appraisers" means the board of appraisers;(2) "Supervisors" means the district board of supervisors;(3) "Board" means the board of county commissioners;(4) "Auditor" means the county auditor;(5) "Treasurer" means the county treasurer; and(6) "Maintenance", "maintenance of the system of improvements", "maintenance work", and other terms of similar import, mean and include not merely operating expenses and such upkeep and other work commonly classed as maintenance as shall be necessary to restore and preserve the district's system of improvement and the machinery and equipment operated in connection therewith in the same or as good condition as when originally constructed and installed, but also: (a) The making of such changes in and betterments to the original works, improvements and installations as shall, subject to the approval of the board, be by the supervisors deemed necessary to put the system of improvements into such condition that it shall provide adequate drainage and protection from overflow for the lands within the district as contemplated and intended by the original construction and any enlargement and extension thereof thereafter made; and (b) all costs and expenses incident to any determination or redetermination of benefits and apportionment of costs made under the terms of this chapter.[ 1949 c 26 § 1; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 4459-20.]
WA Rev Code § 85.16.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 85 - Diking and Drainage|Chapter 85.16 - Maintenance Costs and Levies—Improvement Districts.|85.16.020 - Maintenance estimate and levy.

RCW 85.16.020 Maintenance estimate and levy.On or before the first Monday in September in each year the supervisors of each diking, drainage or sewerage improvement district shall make and file with the board of the county containing such district, a statement and estimate in writing of the amount required for the maintenance of the system of improvements of said district for the ensuing fiscal year. The board shall, on or before the first Monday in October next ensuing, levy assessments for the amount of said estimate, or such amount as it shall deem advisable, upon the property within the district and against the state, the county containing such district, and the cities, towns and other municipal corporations within such district in respect of all highways, roads and streets and other lands, improvements, and facilities chargeable therewith owned by them respectively within such district. Said assessments shall be levied in the same proportion as the assessments to pay the original cost of construction of said system of improvements: PROVIDED HOWEVER, That when a determination or redetermination of benefits accruing to the properties within the district from the maintenance of the district's system of improvements or from the maintenance of the district's diking system and drainage system separately shall have been made, as hereinafter in this chapter provided, then the assessments for maintenance shall be levied in proportion to the benefits accruing to each piece or parcel of property and improvements benefited according to the latest determination of such benefits. Each such levy as made shall be certified by the auditor to the treasurer, who shall extend the same upon the district assessment roll.[ 1949 c 26 § 2; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 4459-21.]
WA Rev Code § 85.16.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 85 - Diking and Drainage|Chapter 85.16 - Maintenance Costs and Levies—Improvement Districts.|85.16.030 - Excess expenditures.

RCW 85.16.030 Excess expenditures.In maintaining a system of improvements of any such district the supervisors thereof may at any time, with the approval of the county legislative authority and upon determination by such county legislative authority that an emergency exists, make expenditures in excess of the last annual maintenance assessments theretofore made, which excess amount or amounts shall in such event be included in the maintenance assessments for the succeeding year except as otherwise herein provided.[ 1986 c 278 § 33; 1983 c 167 § 197; 1949 c 26 § 3; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 4459-22. Formerly RCW 85.16.030, 85.16.040, part and 85.16.050.]NOTES:Severability—1986 c 278: See note following RCW 36.01.010.Liberal construction—Severability—1983 c 167: See RCW 39.46.010 and note following.
WA Rev Code § 85.16.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 85 - Diking and Drainage|Chapter 85.16 - Maintenance Costs and Levies—Improvement Districts.|85.16.060 - Determination of special benefits—Hearing.

RCW 85.16.060 Determination of special benefits—Hearing.At any time and from time to time, after completion of the original construction of any such district's system of improvements or after the completion of any alteration, reduction, enlargement, addition to, or other improvement of the system not constituting maintenance, as herein defined, the board may upon their own initiative, or upon petition filed by at least ten percent of the total number of owners of property within the district subject to assessments for maintenance, as shown by the latest assessment roll of the district shall, fix a date for and hold a hearing at the county seat for the purpose of determining or redetermining the special benefits accruing from the maintenance of the district's system of improvements to all property benefited thereby.[ 1961 c 16 § 2. Prior: 1951 c 63 § 1; 1949 c 26 § 4, part; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 4459-23, part.]
WA Rev Code § 85.16.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 85 - Diking and Drainage|Chapter 85.16 - Maintenance Costs and Levies—Improvement Districts.|85.16.070 - Notice of hearing.

RCW 85.16.070 Notice of hearing.Notice of the hearing shall be given by publication in the official county newspaper and in such other newspaper published in or near the district as the county legislative authority may in its discretion direct, once a week for two consecutive weeks, the last publication of which shall be not less than seven nor more than fourteen days before the date of the hearing. Also, the county legislative authority shall serve by mail, at least ten days before the hearing, upon the commissioner of public lands of the state two copies of the published notice of the hearing together with a statement showing the amount of benefits determined by the appraisers in respect of each parcel of state, school, granted, or other lands owned by the state in the district, and shall similarly serve notice of the hearing upon the secretary of transportation, with a statement showing the amount of benefits determined by the appraisers in respect of any state primary or secondary highways within the district.[ 1984 c 7 § 378; 1949 c 26 § 6; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 4459-25.]NOTES:Reviser's note: The powers and duties of the commissioner of public lands have been transferred to the department of natural resources; see 1957 c 38 §§ 1, 13; RCW 43.30.010, 43.30.411.
WA Rev Code § 85.16.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 85 - Diking and Drainage|Chapter 85.16 - Maintenance Costs and Levies—Improvement Districts.|85.16.080 - Appraisal of special benefits.

RCW 85.16.080 Appraisal of special benefits.At or within two weeks of the time of fixing the date for such hearing the board shall appoint three qualified appraisers, at least one of whom shall be a resident of the county in which said district is situated, who shall qualify as provided in RCW 85.08.360. Thereupon said appraisers shall proceed immediately to carefully examine the district's system of improvements and the public and private property within the district, and fairly, justly and equitably determine and apportion the special benefits which will accrue from the maintenance of the district's system of improvements to each piece or parcel of privately and publicly owned land, together with the buildings and other permanent improvements thereon, and to the state, county, cities, towns and other municipal corporations for their roads and streets and other property within the district. The fact that any such property shall be exempt from general taxes shall not exempt the same from the provisions hereof.[ 1961 c 16 § 3. Prior: 1949 c 26 § 4, part; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 4459-23, part.]
WA Rev Code § 85.16.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 85 - Diking and Drainage|Chapter 85.16 - Maintenance Costs and Levies—Improvement Districts.|85.16.090 - Factors to be considered in making appraisal—Report and schedule.

RCW 85.16.090 Factors to be considered in making appraisal—Report and schedule.The appraisers shall carefully consider and take into account all factors, situations and conditions which lawfully may be taken into consideration as bearing upon and determining such benefits and to that end may make such investigations, hold such hearings, and receive such evidence as they may deem proper and shall file their sworn report, with a complete schedule of all property within the district and the special benefits determined by them as accruing to each piece and parcel thereof, not less than twenty days prior to the date fixed for the hearing by the board.[ 1949 c 26 § 5; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 4459-24. Formerly RCW 85.16.090 and 85.16.100.]
WA Rev Code § 85.16.110 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 85 - Diking and Drainage|Chapter 85.16 - Maintenance Costs and Levies—Improvement Districts.|85.16.110 - Separate appraisals and schedules for diking and drainage benefits.

RCW 85.16.110 Separate appraisals and schedules for diking and drainage benefits.In a district which functions both as a diking and a drainage improvement district, the appraisers, if so directed in the order of the board appointing them, shall determine separately, in accordance with RCW 85.16.060 and 85.16.080, the special benefits accruing to the various properties within the district from the maintenance of the diking system and from the maintenance of the drainage system, and in such case their report shall contain separate schedules of the respective benefits accruing from the maintenance of the diking and drainage systems of improvement considered separately and, so far as may be, independently of each other.[ 1961 c 16 § 4; 1949 c 26 § 7; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 4459-26.]
WA Rev Code § 85.16.115 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 85 - Diking and Drainage|Chapter 85.16 - Maintenance Costs and Levies—Improvement Districts.|85.16.115 - Determining special benefit to portion of lot, tract, or parcel.

RCW 85.16.115 Determining special benefit to portion of lot, tract, or parcel.When any person applies to the county treasurer to pay the diking, drainage or sewerage improvement district assessments upon a portion of a lot, tract or parcel upon which special benefits have been confirmed, the county treasurer shall refer such matter to the county engineer for investigation. The county engineer shall apportion the total benefits found as to such lot, tract or parcel between the portions thereof in such manner as may be fair, just and equitable taking into account all factors, situations and conditions which may be lawfully taken into consideration in determining such special benefits. Unless the several owners interested in said lot, tract or parcel assent to the apportionment so made, the county engineer shall give notice to the apportionment by mail to them, if known. Upon assent of the interested owners or after the expiration of five days from the date of notice without the filing of a written protest to the apportionment, the county engineer shall certify in writing the apportioned benefit valuations to the county treasurer. The county treasurer, upon receipt of such certification, shall accept payment and issue receipt on the certified apportionment. If a written protest to such apportionment is filed with the county treasurer, the matter shall be heard by the county commissioners at their next regular session for final apportionment and the county treasurer shall accept and receipt for such assessments as determined and ordered by the county commissioners.[ 1951 c 63 § 4.]NOTES:County road engineer: Chapter 36.80 RCW.District engineer: RCW 85.08.010.
WA Rev Code § 85.16.120 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 85 - Diking and Drainage|Chapter 85.16 - Maintenance Costs and Levies—Improvement Districts.|85.16.120 - Apportionment of levy for extraordinary expenditures—Appraisal and hearing.

RCW 85.16.120 Apportionment of levy for extraordinary expenditures—Appraisal and hearing.Whenever the board shall provide that a levy to meet extraordinary maintenance expenditures shall be spread over a term of years and warrants or bonds issued as provided in RCW 85.16.030, said board shall fix a date for and hold a hearing and appoint appraisers as provided in RCW 85.16.060 and 85.16.080. Said appraisers, in addition to discharging the duties imposed upon the appraisers by RCW 85.16.060, 85.16.080 and 85.16.090, shall: (1) Apportion the estimated costs of such extraordinary maintenance work to the properties within the district in proportion to the benefits accruing to said properties from the maintenance of the district's system of improvements as determined by them; and (2) file a complete schedule of said apportionment of costs with the board.[ 1961 c 16 § 5; 1949 c 26 § 8; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 4459-27.]