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WA Rev Code § 54.48.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 54 - Public Utility Districts|Chapter 54.48 - Agreements Between Electrical Public Utilities and Cooperatives.|54.48.040 - Cooperatives not to be classified as public utilities or under authority of utilities and transportation commission.

RCW 54.48.040 Cooperatives not to be classified as public utilities or under authority of utilities and transportation commission.Nothing herein shall be construed to classify a cooperative having authority to engage in the electric business as a public utility or to include cooperatives under the authority of the Washington utilities and transportation commission.[ 1969 c 102 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 54.52.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 54 - Public Utility Districts|Chapter 54.52 - Voluntary Contributions to Assist Low-Income Customers.|54.52.010 - Voluntary contributions to assist low-income residential customers—Administration.

RCW 54.52.010 Voluntary contributions to assist low-income residential customers—Administration.(1) A public utility district may include along with, or as part of, its regular customer billings a request for voluntary contributions to assist qualified low-income residential customers of the district in paying their electricity bills. All funds received by the district in response to such requests shall be (a) transmitted (i) to the grantee of the department of commerce which administers federally funded energy assistance programs for the state in the district's service area or (ii) to a charitable organization within the district's service area; or (b) retained by the district. All such funds shall be used solely to supplement assistance to low-income residential customers of the district in paying their electricity bills. The grantee, charitable organization, or district is responsible to determine which of the district's customers are qualified for low-income assistance and the amount of assistance to be provided to those who are qualified.(2) A public utility district may include with or as part of its regular customer billings, a request for voluntary contributions to assist qualified low-income residential customers of the district in paying their water and sewer bills. All funds received by the district as a result of these requests shall be transmitted to a charitable organization within the district's service area or retained by the district and distributed solely to assist qualified low-income residential customers in paying their water and sewer bills. The charitable organization or district is responsible for determining which of the district's customers are qualified to receive low-income assistance and the amount of assistance provided to qualified customers.[ 2011 c 29 § 1; 2007 c 132 § 1; 1995 c 399 § 145; 1985 c 6 § 20; 1984 c 59 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 54.52.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 54 - Public Utility Districts|Chapter 54.52 - Voluntary Contributions to Assist Low-Income Customers.|54.52.020 - Disbursal of contributions—Quarterly report.

RCW 54.52.020 Disbursal of contributions—Quarterly report.All assistance provided under this chapter shall be disbursed by the grantee, charitable organization, or district. When applicable, the public utility district will be paid on behalf of the customer by the grantee or the charitable organization. When direct vendor payment is not feasible, a check will be issued jointly payable to the customer and the public utility district. The availability of funds for assistance to a district's low-income customers as a result of voluntary contributions shall not reduce the amount of assistance for which the district's customers are eligible under the federally funded energy assistance programs administered by the grantee of the *department of community, trade, and economic development within the district's service area. When applicable, the grantee or charitable organization shall provide the district with a quarterly report on January 15th, April 15th, July 15th, and October 15th which includes information concerning the total amount of funds received from the district, the names of all recipients of assistance from these funds, the amount received by each recipient, and the amount of funds received from the district currently on hand and available for future low-income assistance.[ 2007 c 132 § 2; 1995 c 399 § 146; 1985 c 6 § 21; 1984 c 59 § 2.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: The "department of community, trade, and economic development" was renamed the "department of commerce" by 2009 c 565.
WA Rev Code § 54.52.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 54 - Public Utility Districts|Chapter 54.52 - Voluntary Contributions to Assist Low-Income Customers.|54.52.030 - Contributions not considered commingling of funds.

RCW 54.52.030 Contributions not considered commingling of funds.Contributions received under a program implemented by a public utility district in compliance with this chapter shall not be considered a commingling of funds.[ 1984 c 59 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 55.04.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 55 - Sanitary Districts|Chapter 55.04 - Formation and Dissolution.|55.04.050 - Dissolution.

RCW 55.04.050 Dissolution.See port districts, chapter 53.48 RCW.
WA Rev Code § 55.04.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 55 - Sanitary Districts|Chapter 55.04 - Formation and Dissolution.|55.04.060 - Disincorporation of district located in county with a population of two hundred ten thousand or more and inactive for five years.

RCW 55.04.060 Disincorporation of district located in county with a population of two hundred ten thousand or more and inactive for five years.See chapter 57.90 RCW.
WA Rev Code § 57.02.001 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 57 - Water-Sewer Districts|Chapter 57.02 - General Provisions.|57.02.001 - Reclassification of water and sewer districts—Previous actions valid.

RCW 57.02.001 Reclassification of water and sewer districts—Previous actions valid.Every sewer district and every water district previously created shall be reclassified and shall become a water-sewer district, and shall be known as the ". . . . . Water-Sewer District," or "Water-Sewer District No. . . . ." or shall continue to be known as a "sewer district" or a "water district," with the existing name or number inserted, as appropriate. As used in this title, "district" means a water-sewer district, a sewer district, or a water district. All debts, contracts, and obligations previously made or incurred by or in favor of any water district or sewer district, and all bonds or other obligations issued or executed by those districts, and all assessments or levies, and all other things and proceedings done or taken by those districts or by their respective officers, are declared legal and valid and of full force and effect.[ 1996 c 230 § 101.]NOTES:Part headings not law—1996 c 230: "Part headings as used in this act do not constitute any part of the law." [ 1996 c 230 § 1700.]Effective date—1996 c 230: "This act shall take effect July 1, 1997." [ 1996 c 230 § 1704.]
WA Rev Code § 57.02.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 57 - Water-Sewer Districts|Chapter 57.02 - General Provisions.|57.02.010 - Petition signatures of property owners—Rules governing.

RCW 57.02.010 Petition signatures of property owners—Rules governing.Wherever in this title petitions are required to be signed by the owners of property, the following rules shall govern the sufficiency of the petitions:(1) The signature of a record owner, as determined by the records of the county auditor of the county in which the real property is located, shall be sufficient without the signature of the owner's spouse.(2) For mortgaged property, the signature of the mortgagor shall be sufficient.(3) For property purchased on contract, the signature of the contract purchaser, as shown by the records of the county auditor of the county in which the real property is located, shall be sufficient.(4) Any officer of a corporation owning land in the district duly authorized to execute deeds or encumbrances on behalf of the corporation may sign on behalf of that corporation, except that there shall be attached to the petition a certified excerpt from the bylaws showing such authority.(5) If any property in the district stands in the name of a deceased person or any person for whom a guardian has been appointed, the signature of the personal representative, administrator, or guardian, as the case may be, shall be equivalent to the signature of the owner of the property.[ 1996 c 230 § 102; 1982 1st ex.s. c 17 § 8; 1953 c 251 § 24.]NOTES:Part headings not law—Effective date—1996 c 230: See notes following RCW 57.02.001.
WA Rev Code § 57.02.015 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 57 - Water-Sewer Districts|Chapter 57.02 - General Provisions.|57.02.015 - Board of commissioners may notify property owners about petitions—Review of petitions—Information.

RCW 57.02.015 Board of commissioners may notify property owners about petitions—Review of petitions—Information.The board of commissioners of a district may notify the owner or reputed owner of any tract, parcel of land, or other property located within the area included in a petition being circulated for a local improvement district or utility local improvement district under chapter 57.16 RCW, an annexation under chapter 57.24 RCW, a consolidation under chapter 57.32 RCW, a merger under chapter 57.36 RCW, a withdrawal of territory under chapter 57.28 RCW, or a transfer of territory under RCW 57.32.160.Upon the request of any person, the board of commissioners of a district may:(1) Review a proposed petition for proper drafting; and(2) Provide information regarding the effects of the adoption of any proposed petition.[ 1996 c 230 § 103; 1979 c 35 § 3. Formerly RCW 56.02.110.]NOTES:Part headings not law—Effective date—1996 c 230: See notes following RCW 57.02.001.
WA Rev Code § 57.02.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 57 - Water-Sewer Districts|Chapter 57.02 - General Provisions.|57.02.030 - Title to be liberally construed.

RCW 57.02.030 Title to be liberally construed.The rule of strict construction shall not apply to this title, which shall be liberally construed to carry out its purposes and objects.[ 1996 c 230 § 104; 1959 c 108 § 19.]NOTES:Part headings not law—Effective date—1996 c 230: See notes following RCW 57.02.001.
WA Rev Code § 57.02.045 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 57 - Water-Sewer Districts|Chapter 57.02 - General Provisions.|57.02.045 - Approval by county legislative authority final, when—Boundary review board approval.

RCW 57.02.045 Approval by county legislative authority final, when—Boundary review board approval.In any county where a boundary review board, as provided in chapter 36.93 RCW, is not established, the approval of the proposed action shall be by the county legislative authority pursuant to RCW 57.02.040 and shall be final, and the procedures required to adopt such proposed action shall be followed as provided by law.In any county where a boundary review board, as provided in chapter 36.93 RCW, is established, a notice of intention of the proposed action shall be filed with the boundary review board as required by RCW 36.93.090 and with the county legislative authority. The county legislative authority shall transmit to the boundary review board a report of its approval or disapproval of the proposed action together with its findings and recommendations under RCW 57.02.040. Approval by the county legislative authority of the proposed action shall be final and the procedures required to adopt the proposal shall be followed as provided by law, unless the boundary review board reviews the action under RCW 36.93.100 through 36.93.180. If the county legislative authority does not approve the proposed action, the boundary review board shall review the action under RCW 36.93.150 through 36.93.180. The action of the boundary review board shall supersede approval or disapproval by the county legislative authority.Where a district is proposed to be formed, and where no boundary review board is established in the county, the hearings provided for in RCW 57.04.030 shall serve as the hearing provided for in this section and in RCW 57.02.040.[ 1996 c 230 § 106; 1988 c 162 § 6; 1971 ex.s. c 139 § 3. Formerly RCW 56.02.070.]NOTES:Part headings not law—Effective date—1996 c 230: See notes following RCW 57.02.001.1988 validation: RCW 57.06.180.
WA Rev Code § 57.02.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 57 - Water-Sewer Districts|Chapter 57.02 - General Provisions.|57.02.050 - Multicounty districts—Delegation of duties—Exceptions.

RCW 57.02.050 Multicounty districts—Delegation of duties—Exceptions.Whenever the boundaries or proposed boundaries of a district include or are proposed to include by means of formation, annexation, transfer, withdrawal, consolidation, or merger, territory in more than one county:(1) All duties delegated by this title to officers of the county in which the district is located shall be delegated to the officers of the county in which the largest land area of the district is located, except that elections shall be conducted pursuant to general election law;(2) Actions subject to review and approval under RCW 57.02.040 shall be reviewed and approved only by the officers or boundary review board in the county in which such actions are proposed to occur;(3) Verification of voters' signatures shall be conducted by the county auditor of the county in which such signators reside; and(4) Comprehensive plan review and approval or rejection by the respective county legislative authorities under RCW 57.16.010 shall be limited to that part of such plans within the respective counties.[ 1996 c 230 § 108; 1994 c 223 § 66; 1982 1st ex.s. c 17 § 5.]NOTES:Part headings not law—Effective date—1996 c 230: See notes following RCW 57.02.001.
WA Rev Code § 57.02.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 57 - Water-Sewer Districts|Chapter 57.02 - General Provisions.|57.02.070 - Ratification of actions for the formation, annexation, consolidation, or merger of water districts prior to July 10, 1982.

RCW 57.02.070 Ratification of actions for the formation, annexation, consolidation, or merger of water districts prior to July 10, 1982.All actions taken in regard to the formation, annexation, consolidation, or merger of water districts taken prior to July 10, 1982, but consistent with this title, as amended, are hereby approved and ratified and shall be legal for all purposes.[ 1982 1st ex.s. c 17 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 57.02.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 57 - Water-Sewer Districts|Chapter 57.02 - General Provisions.|57.02.080 - Water-sewer districts desiring to merge into irrigation districts—Procedure.

RCW 57.02.080 Water-sewer districts desiring to merge into irrigation districts—Procedure.The procedures and provisions of RCW 85.08.830 through 85.08.890, which are applicable to drainage improvement districts, joint drainage improvement districts, or consolidated drainage improvement districts that desire to merge into irrigation districts, shall also apply to districts organized, or reorganized, under this title that desire to merge into irrigation districts.The authority granted by this section shall be cumulative and in addition to any other power or authority granted by law to any district.[ 1996 c 230 § 107; 1977 ex.s. c 208 § 3. Formerly RCW 56.02.100.]NOTES:Part headings not law—Effective date—1996 c 230: See notes following RCW 57.02.001.Merger of irrigation district with drainage, joint drainage, consolidated drainage improvement, or water-sewer district: RCW 87.03.720, 87.03.725.
WA Rev Code § 57.02.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 57 - Water-Sewer Districts|Chapter 57.02 - General Provisions.|57.02.090 - Elections.

RCW 57.02.090 Elections.Elections in a district shall be conducted under general election laws.[ 1996 c 230 § 109.]NOTES:Part headings not law—Effective date—1996 c 230: See notes following RCW 57.02.001.
WA Rev Code § 57.02.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 57 - Water-Sewer Districts|Chapter 57.02 - General Provisions.|57.02.100 - Single-family homes and townhouses—Multipurpose fire sprinkler systems.

RCW 57.02.100 Single-family homes and townhouses—Multipurpose fire sprinkler systems.(1) A water-sewer district may not prohibit the use of multipurpose fire sprinkler systems that are part of a structure's plumbing system for single-family homes and townhouses as defined by the state residential building code or require a separate water meter or backflow preventer for the multipurpose fire sprinkler system.(2) For the purposes of this section, "multipurpose fire sprinkler system" means a fire sprinkler system that:(a) Is supplied only by the purveyor's water;(b) Does not have a fire department pumper connection;(c) Is constructed of approved potable water piping and materials to which sprinkler heads are attached; and(d) Terminates at a connection to a toilet or other plumbing fixture to prevent stagnant water.[ 2016 sp.s. c 14 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 57.04.001 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 57 - Water-Sewer Districts|Chapter 57.04 - Formation and Dissolution.|57.04.001 - Actions subject to review by boundary review board.

RCW 57.04.001 Actions subject to review by boundary review board.Actions taken under this chapter may be subject to potential review by a boundary review board under chapter 36.93 RCW.[ 1996 c 230 § 201; 1989 c 84 § 56.]NOTES:Part headings not law—Effective date—1996 c 230: See notes following RCW 57.02.001.
WA Rev Code § 57.04.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 57 - Water-Sewer Districts|Chapter 57.04 - Formation and Dissolution.|57.04.020 - Districts authorized.

RCW 57.04.020 Districts authorized.Water-sewer districts are authorized to be established for the purposes of chapter 57.08 RCW. Such districts may include within their boundaries one or more counties, cities, and towns, or other political subdivisions. However, no portion or all of any city or town may be included without the consent by resolution of the city or town legislative authority.[ 1996 c 230 § 202; 1982 1st ex.s. c 17 § 9; 1929 c 114 § 1; RRS § 11579. Cf. 1913 c 161 § 1.]NOTES:Part headings not law—Effective date—1996 c 230: See notes following RCW 57.02.001.
WA Rev Code § 57.04.055 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 57 - Water-Sewer Districts|Chapter 57.04 - Formation and Dissolution.|57.04.055 - County auditor to conduct elections—Expenses.

RCW 57.04.055 County auditor to conduct elections—Expenses.All elections held pursuant to this title, whether general or special, shall be conducted by the county auditor of the county in which the district is located. Except as provided in RCW 57.04.060, the expense of all such elections shall be paid for out of the funds of the district.[ 1996 c 230 § 208; 1941 c 210 § 40; Rem. Supp. 1941 § 9425-49. Formerly RCW 56.04.080.]NOTES:Part headings not law—Effective date—1996 c 230: See notes following RCW 57.02.001.
WA Rev Code § 57.04.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 57 - Water-Sewer Districts|Chapter 57.04 - Formation and Dissolution.|57.04.060 - District created—Name—Formation expenses.

RCW 57.04.060 District created—Name—Formation expenses.If at the election a majority of the voters voting upon the proposition vote in favor of the formation of the district the county legislative authority shall so declare in its canvass of the returns of the election to be made within ten days after the date of the election, and the district shall then be and become a municipal corporation of the state of Washington, and the name of the district shall be the name of the district as provided in the petition and the ballot.The county's expenses incurred in the formation of the district, including the election costs associated with the ballot proposition authorizing the district, election of the initial commissioners under RCW 57.12.030, and the ballot proposition authorizing the excess levy, shall be repaid to the county if the district is formed.[ 1996 c 230 § 205; 1929 c 114 § 5; RRS § 11583. Cf. 1913 c 161 § 5.]NOTES:Part headings not law—Effective date—1996 c 230: See notes following RCW 57.02.001.
WA Rev Code § 57.04.065 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 57 - Water-Sewer Districts|Chapter 57.04 - Formation and Dissolution.|57.04.065 - Change of name—Procedure—Effect.

RCW 57.04.065 Change of name—Procedure—Effect.Any district may apply to change its name by filing with the county legislative authority in which was filed the original petition for organization of the district, a certified copy of a resolution of its board of commissioners adopted by majority vote of all of the members of that board at a regular meeting thereof providing for such change of name. After approval of the new name by the county legislative authority, all proceedings for the district shall be had under the changed name, but all existing obligations and contracts of the district entered into under its former name shall remain outstanding without change and with the validity thereof unimpaired and unaffected by such change of name. A change of name heretofore made by any existing district in this state, substantially in the manner approved under this section, is ratified, confirmed, and validated.[ 1996 c 230 § 206; 1984 c 147 § 7.]NOTES:Part headings not law—Effective date—1996 c 230: See notes following RCW 57.02.001.
WA Rev Code § 57.04.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 57 - Water-Sewer Districts|Chapter 57.04 - Formation and Dissolution.|57.04.070 - When two or more petitions filed.

RCW 57.04.070 When two or more petitions filed.Whenever two or more petitions for the formation of a district shall be filed as provided in this chapter, the petition describing the greater area shall supersede all others and an election shall first be held thereunder, and no lesser district shall ever be created within the limits in whole or in part of any district, except as provided in RCW 36.94.420.[ 1996 c 230 § 207; 1985 c 141 § 6; 1981 c 45 § 9; 1929 c 114 § 4; RRS § 11582. Cf. 1913 c 161 § 4.]NOTES:Part headings not law—Effective date—1996 c 230: See notes following RCW 57.02.001.Legislative declaration—"District" defined—Severability—1981 c 45: See notes following RCW 36.93.090.
WA Rev Code § 57.04.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 57 - Water-Sewer Districts|Chapter 57.04 - Formation and Dissolution.|57.04.080 - Act cumulative.

RCW 57.04.080 Act cumulative.*This act shall not be construed to repeal, amend, or modify any law heretofore enacted providing a method for water supply for any city or town in this state, but shall be held to be an additional and concurrent method providing for such purpose. Nor shall this act be construed to repeal **chapter 161 of the Laws of 1913, pages 533 to 552, or amendments thereto.[ 1929 c 114 § 24; RRS § 11601.]NOTES:Reviser's note: *(1) The language "this act" appeared in 1929 c 114, the basic water district law, which is codified as follows: RCW 57.04.020, 57.04.030, 57.04.050 through 57.04.080, 57.04.100, 57.08.010, 57.08.050, 57.12.010, 57.12.020, 57.12.030, 57.16.010, 57.16.020, 57.16.030, 57.16.040, 57.16.050, 57.16.060, 57.16.070, 57.16.080 through 57.16.100, 57.20.010, 57.20.100 through 57.20.140, 57.24.010, 57.24.020, 57.24.040, and 57.24.050.**(2) As to the reference "chapter 161 of the Laws of 1913," see note following RCW 57.06.010.
WA Rev Code § 57.04.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 57 - Water-Sewer Districts|Chapter 57.04 - Formation and Dissolution.|57.04.090 - Dissolution—Legislative and court methods.

RCW 57.04.090 Dissolution—Legislative and court methods.Dissolution of district, see chapters 36.96 and 53.48 RCW.