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WA Rev Code § 35.92.110 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.92 - Municipal Utilities.|35.92.110 - Funding or refunding bonds.

RCW 35.92.110 Funding or refunding bonds.The legislative authority of a city or town which has any outstanding warrants or bonds issued for the purpose of purchasing, acquiring, or constructing any such public utility or for making any additions or betterments thereto or extensions thereof, whether the warrants or bonds are general obligation warrants or bonds of the municipality or are payable solely from a special fund, into which fund the city or town is bound and obligated to set aside and pay any proportion or part of the revenue of the public utility, for the purchase, acquisition, or construction of which utility or the making of any additions and betterments thereto or extensions thereof such outstanding warrants or bonds were issued, may, without submitting the matter to the voters, provide for the issuance of funding or refunding bonds with which to take up, cancel, retire, and refund such outstanding warrants or bonds, or any part thereof, at maturity thereof, or before the maturity thereof, if they are subject to call for prior redemption.[ 1965 c 7 § 35.92.110. Prior: 1935 c 81 § 1; RRS § 9492-1. Formerly RCW 80.40.110.]
WA Rev Code § 35.92.120 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.92 - Municipal Utilities.|35.92.120 - Funding or refunding bonds—Bonds not general obligation.

RCW 35.92.120 Funding or refunding bonds—Bonds not general obligation.Such funding or refunding bonds shall not be a general indebtedness of the city or town, but shall be payable solely from a special fund created therefor by ordinance. Each bond shall state upon its face that it is payable from a special fund, naming the fund and the ordinance creating it.[ 1965 c 7 § 35.92.120. Prior: 1935 c 81 § 2; RRS § 9492-2. Formerly RCW 80.40.120.]
WA Rev Code § 35.92.130 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.92 - Municipal Utilities.|35.92.130 - Funding or refunding bonds—Single issue may refund multiple series.

RCW 35.92.130 Funding or refunding bonds—Single issue may refund multiple series.At the option of the legislative authority of the city or town various series and issues of outstanding warrants or bonds, or parts thereof, issued for the purpose of acquiring or constructing any public utility, or for making any additions or betterments thereto or extensions thereof, may be funded or refunded by a single issue of funding or refunding bonds. No proportion or part of the revenue of any one such public utility shall be pledged for the payment of funding or refunding bonds issued to fund or refund warrants or bonds issued for the acquisition or construction, or the making of additions or betterments to or extensions of, any other public utility.[ 1965 c 7 § 35.92.130. Prior: 1935 c 81 § 3; RRS § 9492-3. Formerly RCW 80.40.130.]
WA Rev Code § 35.92.140 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.92 - Municipal Utilities.|35.92.140 - Funding or refunding bonds—Issuance of bonds—Ordinance.

RCW 35.92.140 Funding or refunding bonds—Issuance of bonds—Ordinance.When the legislative authority of a city or town determines to issue such funding or refunding bonds, it shall provide therefor by ordinance, which shall create a special fund for the sole purpose of paying the bonds and the interest thereon, into which fund the ordinance shall bind and obligate the city or town to set aside and pay a fixed amount without regard to any fixed proportion out of the gross revenue of the public utility as provided therein. In creating such special fund, the legislative authority shall have due regard to the cost of operation and maintenance of the utility as constructed or added to, and to any proportion or part of the revenue thereof previously pledged as a fund for the payment of bonds, warrants, or other indebtedness, and shall not bind and obligate the city or town to set aside into the fund a greater amount of the revenue of the utility than in its judgment will be available above the cost of maintenance and operation and the amount or proportion of the revenue thereof so previously pledged.[ 1965 c 7 § 35.92.140. Prior: 1935 c 81 § 4, part; RRS § 9492-4, part. Formerly RCW 80.40.140.]
WA Rev Code § 35.92.150 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.92 - Municipal Utilities.|35.92.150 - Funding or refunding bonds—Terms of bonds.

RCW 35.92.150 Funding or refunding bonds—Terms of bonds.(1) Such funding or refunding bonds, together with the interest thereon, issued against the special fund shall be a valid claim of the owner thereof only as against such fund, and the amount of the revenue of the utility pledged thereto, and shall not constitute an indebtedness of the city or town within the meaning of constitutional or statutory provisions and limitations. They shall be sold in such manner as the corporate authorities shall deem for the best interest of the municipality. The effective rate of interest on the bonds shall not exceed the effective rate of interest on warrants or bonds to be funded or refunded thereby. Interest on the bonds shall be paid semiannually. The bonds shall be executed in such manner and payable at such time and place as the legislative authority shall by ordinance determine. Nothing in this chapter shall prevent a city or town from funding or refunding any of its indebtedness in any other manner provided by law. Such bonds may be of any form, including bearer bonds or registered bonds as provided in RCW 39.46.030.(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, such bonds may be issued and sold in accordance with chapter 39.46 RCW.[ 1983 c 167 § 69; 1965 c 7 § 35.92.150. Prior: 1935 c 81 § 4, part; RRS § 9492-4, part. Formerly RCW 80.40.150.]NOTES:Liberal construction—Severability—1983 c 167: See RCW 39.46.010 and note following.
WA Rev Code § 35.92.160 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.92 - Municipal Utilities.|35.92.160 - Funding or refunding bonds—Recourse of bond owners.

RCW 35.92.160 Funding or refunding bonds—Recourse of bond owners.When such funding or refunding bonds have been issued and the city or town fails to set aside and pay into the special fund from which they are payable, the amount without regard to any fixed proportion out of the gross revenue of the public utility which the city or town has, by ordinance, bound and obligated itself to set aside and pay into the special fund, the owner of any funding or refunding bond may bring action against the city or town and compel such setting aside and payment.[ 1983 c 167 § 70; 1965 c 7 § 35.92.160. Prior: 1935 c 81 § 5; RRS § 9492-5. Formerly RCW 80.40.160.]NOTES:Liberal construction—Severability—1983 c 167: See RCW 39.46.010 and note following.
WA Rev Code § 35.92.170 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.92 - Municipal Utilities.|35.92.170 - City may extend water system outside limits.

RCW 35.92.170 City may extend water system outside limits.When a city or town owns or operates a municipal waterworks system and desires to extend such utility beyond its corporate limits it may acquire, construct and maintain any addition to or extension of the system, and dispose of and distribute water to any other municipality, water-sewer district, community, or person desiring to purchase it.[ 1999 c 153 § 40; 1965 c 7 § 35.92.170. Prior: 1933 ex.s. c 17 § 1; RRS § 9502-1. Cf. 1917 c 12 § 1. Formerly RCW 80.40.170.]NOTES:Part headings not law—1999 c 153: See note following RCW 57.04.050.Water-sewer districts: Title 57 RCW.
WA Rev Code § 35.92.180 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.92 - Municipal Utilities.|35.92.180 - City may extend water system outside limits—May acquire property outside city.

RCW 35.92.180 City may extend water system outside limits—May acquire property outside city.A city or town may construct, purchase, or acquire any waterworks, pipe lines, distribution systems and any extensions thereof, necessary to furnish such outside service.[ 1965 c 7 § 35.92.180. Prior: 1933 ex.s. c 17 § 2; RRS § 9502-2. Cf. 1917 c 12 § 1. Formerly RCW 80.40.180.]
WA Rev Code § 35.92.190 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.92 - Municipal Utilities.|35.92.190 - City may extend water system outside limits—Cannot condemn irrigation system.

RCW 35.92.190 City may extend water system outside limits—Cannot condemn irrigation system.No city or town may exercise the power of eminent domain to take or damage any waterworks, storage reservoir, site, pipe line distribution system or any extension thereof, or any water right, water appropriation, dam, canal, plant, or any interest in, or to any of the above used, operated, held, or owned by an irrigation district.[ 1965 c 7 § 35.92.190. Prior: 1933 ex.s. c 17 § 2A; RRS § 9502-2A. Formerly RCW 80.40.190.]NOTES:Eminent domain by cities: Chapter 8.12 RCW.
WA Rev Code § 35.92.200 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.92 - Municipal Utilities.|35.92.200 - City may extend water system outside limits—Contracts for outside service.

RCW 35.92.200 City may extend water system outside limits—Contracts for outside service.A city or town may enter into a firm contract with any outside municipality, community, corporation, or person, for furnishing them with water without regard to whether said water shall be considered as surplus or not and regardless of the source from which such water is obtained, which contract may fix the terms upon which the outside distribution systems will be installed and the rates at which and the manner in which payment shall be made for the water supplied or for the service rendered.[ 1965 c 7 § 35.92.200. Prior: 1961 c 125 § 1; 1957 c 288 § 8; 1933 ex.s. c 17 § 3; RRS § 9502-3. Cf. 1917 c 12 § 1. Formerly RCW 80.40.200.]
WA Rev Code § 35.92.220 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.92 - Municipal Utilities.|35.92.220 - Acquisition of water rights—Consolidation of irrigation assessment districts.

RCW 35.92.220 Acquisition of water rights—Consolidation of irrigation assessment districts.(1) A city or town, situated within or served by, an irrigation project, or projects, owned or operated by the United States government, a water users' association, associations, corporation, or corporations or another city or town or towns, where the legislative authority deems it feasible to furnish water for irrigation and domestic purposes, or either, and where the water used for irrigation and domestic purposes or either, is appurtenant or may become appurtenant to the land located within such city or town, may purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire water or water rights for the purpose of furnishing the city or town and the inhabitants thereof with a supply of water for irrigation and domestic purposes, or either; purchase, construct, or otherwise acquire systems and means of distribution and delivery of water within and without the limits of the city or town, or for the delivery of water where the owner of land within the city or town owns a water right appurtenant to his or her land, with full power to maintain, repair, reconstruct, regulate, and control the same, and if private property is necessary for such purposes, the city or town may condemn and purchase or purchase and acquire property, enter into any contract, and order any and all work to be done that is necessary to carry out such purposes, and it may do so either by the entire city or town or by assessment districts, consisting of the whole or any portion thereof, as the legislative authority of the city or town may determine.(2) The legislative authority of any city or town may by ordinance authorize the consolidation of separate irrigation assessment districts, previously established pursuant to this section, for the purposes of construction or rehabilitation of improvements, or of ongoing administration, service, repair, and reconstruction of irrigation systems. The separate irrigation assessment districts to be consolidated need not be adjoining, vicinal, or neighboring. If the legislative authority orders the creation of such consolidated irrigation assessment districts, the money received and on hand from assessments levied within the original districts shall be deposited in a consolidated fund to be used by the municipality for future expenses within the consolidated district.[ 1995 c 89 § 1; 1965 c 130 § 1; 1965 c 7 § 35.92.220. Prior: 1915 c 112 § 1; RRS § 9495. Formerly RCW 80.40.220.]
WA Rev Code § 35.92.230 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.92 - Municipal Utilities.|35.92.230 - Acquisition of water rights—Special assessments.

RCW 35.92.230 Acquisition of water rights—Special assessments.For the purpose of paying for a water right purchased by the city or town from the United States government where the purchase price has not been fully paid; paying annual maintenance or annual rental charge to the United States government or any corporation or individual furnishing the water for irrigation and domestic purposes, or either; paying assessments made by any water users' association; paying the cost of constructing or acquiring any system or means of distribution or delivery of water for such purposes; and for the upkeep, repair, reconstruction, operation, and maintenance thereof; accumulating reasonable operating fund reserves to pay for system upkeep, repair, operation, and maintenance, in such amount as is determined by the city or town legislative authority; accumulating reasonable capital fund reserves in an amount not to exceed the total estimated cost of system construction, reconstruction, or refurbishment, over such period of time as is determined by the city or town legislative authority; and for any expense incidental to such purposes, the city or town may levy and collect special assessments against the property within any district created pursuant to RCW 35.92.220, to pay the whole or any part of any such costs and expenses.[ 1995 c 89 § 2; 1965 c 130 § 2; 1965 c 7 § 35.92.230. Prior: 1915 c 112 § 2; RRS § 9496. Formerly RCW 80.40.230.]
WA Rev Code § 35.92.240 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.92 - Municipal Utilities.|35.92.240 - Acquisition of water rights—Levy of assessments.

RCW 35.92.240 Acquisition of water rights—Levy of assessments.All such assessments shall be levied upon the several parcels of land located within the local improvement district in accordance to the special benefits conferred on such property in proportion to the surface area, one square foot of surface to be the unit of assessment: PROVIDED, That where the water right is acquired or a special improvement is made for a portion of any district, the cost of the water right or the cost of such special improvement shall be levied in the same manner upon such portion of the district as shall be specially benefited thereby: PROVIDED FURTHER, That whenever a special improvement is made for a portion of any district, the land assessed for the cost thereof shall be entitled to an equitable reduction in the annual assessments in proportion to the reduced cost of operation on account of the construction of the improvement.[ 1965 c 7 § 35.92.240. Prior: 1915 c 112 § 3; RRS § 9497. Formerly RCW 80.40.240.]
WA Rev Code § 35.92.250 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.92 - Municipal Utilities.|35.92.250 - Acquisition of water rights—District property need not be contiguous.

RCW 35.92.250 Acquisition of water rights—District property need not be contiguous.One local improvement district may be established for any or all of the purposes embraced herein even though the area assessed for such purposes may not coincide or be contiguous: PROVIDED, That whenever the legislative body of the city or town decides to construct a special improvement in a distribution system, a separate local improvement district may be formed for such portion and bonds may be issued therefor as provided in the general local improvement law.[ 1965 c 7 § 35.92.250. Prior: 1915 c 112 § 4; RRS § 9498. Formerly RCW 80.40.250.]NOTES:Creation of local improvement districts: Chapter 35.43 RCW.Issuance of bonds to pay for local improvements: Chapters 35.45, 35.48 RCW.
WA Rev Code § 35.92.263 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.92 - Municipal Utilities.|35.92.263 - Acquisition of water rights—Water rights acquired by purchase of shares in water users' association or corporation—Authority to acquire and hold shares.

RCW 35.92.263 Acquisition of water rights—Water rights acquired by purchase of shares in water users' association or corporation—Authority to acquire and hold shares.Whenever the public interest, welfare, convenience and necessity require that a city or town acquire water rights for the purposes set forth in RCW 35.92.220, as now or hereafter amended, and that such water rights be acquired through the purchases of shares in a water users' association or corporation, such city or town shall have full authority and power to acquire, or to hold in trust, such shares as shall be necessary for said purposes.[ 1965 c 130 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 35.92.265 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.92 - Municipal Utilities.|35.92.265 - Acquisition of water rights—Existing local improvement districts validated—Debts, obligations, assessments, etc., declared legal and valid.

RCW 35.92.265 Acquisition of water rights—Existing local improvement districts validated—Debts, obligations, assessments, etc., declared legal and valid.Each and all of the respective areas of land heretofore organized into local improvement assessment districts for irrigation or domestic water supply purposes including all areas annexed thereto, under the provisions of chapter 112, Laws of 1915, codified as RCW 35.92.220- 35.92.260, whether organized by or within a city or town other than a city of the first class or by or within a city of the first class, are hereby validated and declared to be duly existing local improvement districts having the respective boundaries set forth in their organization or annexation proceedings as shown by the files in the office of the clerk of the city or town in which formed. All debts, contracts and obligations heretofore made or incurred by or in favor of any such local improvement district and any and all assessments or levies and all other things and proceedings done or taken by the city or town within, and by which such districts were organized, under or in pursuance of such organization, and under or in pursuance of the levy and collection of special assessments by the city or town to pay the whole or any part of the cost and expense or upkeep, repair, reconstruction, operation and maintenance of such local improvement districts and any expense incident to said purposes are hereby declared legal and valid and in full force and effect.[ 1965 c 130 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 35.92.270 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.92 - Municipal Utilities.|35.92.270 - Passenger transportation systems—Authority to make studies—Contracts with and acquisition of privately owned systems.

RCW 35.92.270 Passenger transportation systems—Authority to make studies—Contracts with and acquisition of privately owned systems.Every passenger transportation system owned by a municipal corporation may:(1) Engage in planning, studies and surveys with respect to areas within and beyond the corporate boundaries of such municipal corporation, in order to develop a sound factual basis for any possible future adjustment or expansion of such municipally owned passenger transportation system;(2) Purchase or lease privately owned passenger transportation systems: PROVIDED, That such purchases shall not, per se, extend the area of service of such municipally owned passenger transportation system;(3) Contract with privately owned passenger transportation systems in order to provide adequate service in the service area of the municipal transportation system.[ 1965 c 7 § 35.92.270. Prior: 1957 c 114 § 1. Formerly RCW 80.40.270.]
WA Rev Code § 35.92.275 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.92 - Municipal Utilities.|35.92.275 - Assumption of obligations of private pension plan when urban transportation system acquired.

RCW 35.92.275 Assumption of obligations of private pension plan when urban transportation system acquired.See RCW 54.04.160.
WA Rev Code § 35.92.280 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.92 - Municipal Utilities.|35.92.280 - Cities over one hundred fifty thousand, joint undertaking with P.U.D. as to electric utility properties—"Electric utility properties" defined.

RCW 35.92.280 Cities over one hundred fifty thousand, joint undertaking with P.U.D. as to electric utility properties—"Electric utility properties" defined.As used in RCW 35.92.280 through 35.92.310 "electric utility properties" shall mean any and all permits, licenses, property rights, water rights and any and all works, plants, dams, powerhouses, transmission lines, switchyards, substations, property and facilities of every kind and character which may be used, or may be useful, in the generation and transmission of electric power and energy, produced by water power, steam or any other methods.[ 1965 c 7 § 35.92.280. Prior: 1957 c 287 § 1. Formerly RCW 80.40.280.]
WA Rev Code § 35.92.290 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.92 - Municipal Utilities.|35.92.290 - Cities over one hundred fifty thousand, joint undertaking with P.U.D. as to electric utility properties—Agreements.

RCW 35.92.290 Cities over one hundred fifty thousand, joint undertaking with P.U.D. as to electric utility properties—Agreements.Any city or town with a population over one hundred fifty thousand within the state of Washington owning an electric public utility is authorized to cooperate with any public utility district within this state in the joint acquisition, purchase, construction, ownership, maintenance and operation, within or without the respective limits of any such city or town or public utility district, of electric utility properties. The respective governing bodies of any such city or town and of any such public utility district desiring to cooperate in the joint ownership, maintenance and operation of electric utility properties pursuant to the authority contained in RCW 35.92.280 through 35.92.310, shall by mutual agreement provide for such joint ownership, maintenance and operation. Such agreement shall prescribe the rights and property interest which the parties thereto shall have in such electric utility properties, which property interest may be either divided or undivided; and shall further provide for the rights of the parties thereto in the ownership and disposition of the power and energy produced by such electric utility properties, and for the operation and management thereof.[ 1965 c 7 § 35.92.290. Prior: 1957 c 287 § 2. Formerly RCW 80.40.290.]