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WA Rev Code § 35.59.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.59 - Multi-Purpose Community Centers.|35.59.020 - Legislative finding—Purposes for which authority granted may be exercised.

RCW 35.59.020 Legislative finding—Purposes for which authority granted may be exercised.The legislature finds that in many areas of the state local services and facilities can be more effectively and economically provided by combining two or more services and/or facilities in a single multi-purpose community center or a system of such centers. Any municipality shall have and exercise the authority and powers granted by this chapter whenever it appears to the legislative body of such municipality that the acquisition, construction, development and operation of a multi-purpose community center or a system of such centers will accomplish one or more of the following: Reduce costs of land acquisition, construction, maintenance or operation for affected public services or facilities; avoid duplication of structures, facilities or personnel; improve communication and coordination between departments of a municipality or governmental agency or between municipalities and governmental agencies; make local public services or facilities more convenient or useful to the residents and citizens of such municipality.[ 1967 c 110 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 35.59.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.59 - Multi-Purpose Community Centers.|35.59.030 - Acquisition, construction, operation, etc., of community centers authorized.

RCW 35.59.030 Acquisition, construction, operation, etc., of community centers authorized.Any municipality is authorized either individually or jointly with any other municipality or municipalities or any governmental agency or agencies, or any combination thereof, to acquire by purchase, condemnation, gift or grant, to lease as lessee, and to construct, install, add to, improve, replace, repair, maintain, operate and regulate the use of multi-purpose community centers located within such municipality, and to pay for any investigations and any engineering, planning, financial, legal and professional services incident to the development and operation of such multi-purpose community centers.[ 1967 c 110 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 35.59.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.59 - Multi-Purpose Community Centers.|35.59.040 - Conveyance or lease of lands or facilities to other municipality for community center development—Participation in financing.

RCW 35.59.040 Conveyance or lease of lands or facilities to other municipality for community center development—Participation in financing.Any municipality, and any agency, subdivision, taxing district or municipal corporation of the state is authorized to convey or lease any lands, properties or facilities to any other municipality for the development by such other municipality of a multi-purpose community center or a system of such centers or to provide for the joint use of such lands, properties or facilities or any other facilities of a multi-purpose community center, and is authorized to participate in the financing of all or any part of such multi-purpose community center or system of such centers on such terms as may be fixed by agreement between the respective legislative bodies without submitting the matter to a vote of the electors thereof, unless the provisions of the Constitution or laws of this state applicable to the incurring of indebtedness shall require such submission.[ 1967 c 110 § 4.]NOTES:Joint operations by municipal corporations, deposit and control of funds: RCW 43.09.285.
WA Rev Code § 35.59.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.59 - Multi-Purpose Community Centers.|35.59.050 - Powers of condemnation.

RCW 35.59.050 Powers of condemnation.The accomplishment of the objectives authorized by this chapter is declared to be a strictly public purpose of the municipality or municipalities authorized to perform the same. Any such municipality shall have the power to acquire by condemnation and purchase any lands and property rights within its boundaries which are necessary to carry out the purposes authorized by this chapter. Such right of eminent domain shall be exercised by the legislative body of each such municipality in the manner provided by applicable general law.[ 1967 c 110 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 35.59.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.59 - Multi-Purpose Community Centers.|35.59.060 - Appropriation and expenditure of public moneys, issuance of general obligation bonds authorized—Procedure.

RCW 35.59.060 Appropriation and expenditure of public moneys, issuance of general obligation bonds authorized—Procedure.To carry out the purposes of this chapter any municipality shall have the power to appropriate and/or expend any public moneys available therefor and to issue general obligation bonds within the limitations now or hereafter prescribed by the Constitution and laws of this state. Such general obligation bonds shall be issued and sold as provided in chapter 39.46 RCW. If the governing body of any municipality shall submit a proposition for the approval of general obligation bonds at any general or special election and shall declare in the ordinance or resolution setting forth such proposition that its purpose is the creation of a single integrated multi-purpose community center or a citywide or countywide system of such centers, all pursuant to this chapter, and that the creation of such center or system of centers constitutes a single purpose, such declaration shall be presumed to be correct and, upon the issuance of the bonds, such presumption shall become conclusive. Any such election shall be held pursuant to RCW 39.36.050.[ 1984 c 186 § 19; 1983 c 167 § 49; 1967 c 110 § 6.]NOTES:Purpose—1984 c 186: See note following RCW 39.46.110.Liberal construction—Severability—1983 c 167: See RCW 39.46.010 and note following.
WA Rev Code § 35.59.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.59 - Multi-Purpose Community Centers.|35.59.070 - Revenue bonds.

RCW 35.59.070 Revenue bonds.(1) To carry out the purposes authorized by this chapter the legislative body of any municipality shall have the power to issue revenue bonds, and to create a special fund or funds for the sole purpose of paying the principal of and interest on such bonds into which fund or funds the legislative body may obligate the municipality to pay all or part of the revenues derived from any one or more facilities or properties which will form part of the multi-purpose community center. The provisions of chapter 35.41 RCW not inconsistent with this chapter shall apply to the issuance and retirement of any revenue bonds issued for the purposes authorized in this chapter and for such purposes any municipality shall have and may exercise the powers, duties, and functions incident thereto held by cities and towns under such chapter 35.41 RCW. Such bonds may be in any form, including bearer bonds or registered bonds as provided in RCW 39.46.030. The legislative body of any municipality may fix the denominations of such bonds in any amount and the manner of executing such bonds, and may take such action as may be necessary and incidental to the issuance of such bonds and the retirement thereof.(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, such bonds may be issued and sold in accordance with chapter 39.46 RCW.[ 1983 c 167 § 50; 1967 c 110 § 7.]NOTES:Liberal construction—Severability—1983 c 167: See RCW 39.46.010 and note following.
WA Rev Code § 35.59.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.59 - Multi-Purpose Community Centers.|35.59.080 - Lease or contract for use or operation of facilities.

RCW 35.59.080 Lease or contract for use or operation of facilities.The legislative body of any municipality owning or operating a multi-purpose community center acquired or developed pursuant to this chapter shall have power to lease to any municipality, governmental agency or person, or to contract for the use or operation by any municipality, governmental agency or person, of all or any part of the multi-purpose community center facilities authorized by this chapter, for such period and under such terms and conditions and upon such rentals, fees and charges as such legislative body may determine, and may pledge all or any portion of such rentals, fees and charges and any other revenue derived from the ownership and/or operation of any facilities of a multi-purpose community center to pay and to secure the payment of general obligation bonds and/or revenue bonds of such municipality issued for multi-purpose community center purposes.[ 1967 c 110 § 8.]
WA Rev Code § 35.59.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.59 - Multi-Purpose Community Centers.|35.59.090 - Counties authorized to establish community centers.

RCW 35.59.090 Counties authorized to establish community centers.Counties may establish multi-purpose community centers, pursuant to this chapter, in unincorporated areas and/or within cities or towns: PROVIDED, That no such center shall be located in any city or town without the prior consent of the legislative body of such city or town.[ 1967 c 110 § 9.]
WA Rev Code § 35.59.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.59 - Multi-Purpose Community Centers.|35.59.100 - Prior proceedings validated and ratified.

RCW 35.59.100 Prior proceedings validated and ratified.All proceedings which have been taken prior to the date this chapter takes effect for the purpose of financing or aiding in the financing of any work, undertaking or project authorized in this chapter by any municipality, including all proceedings for the authorization and issuance of bonds and for the sale, execution and delivery thereof, are hereby validated, ratified, approved and confirmed, notwithstanding any lack of power (other than constitutional) of such municipality or the legislative body or officers thereof to authorize and issue such bonds, or to sell, execute, or deliver the same and notwithstanding any defects or irregularities (other than constitutional) in such proceedings.[ 1967 c 110 § 10.]
WA Rev Code § 35.59.110 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.59 - Multi-Purpose Community Centers.|35.59.110 - Powers and authority conferred deemed additional and supplemental.

RCW 35.59.110 Powers and authority conferred deemed additional and supplemental.The powers and authority conferred upon municipalities under the provisions of this chapter, shall be construed as in addition and supplemental to powers or authority conferred by any other law, and nothing contained herein shall be construed as limiting any other powers or authority of such municipalities.[ 1967 c 110 § 11.]
WA Rev Code § 35.60.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.60 - World Fairs or Expositions—Participation by Municipalities.|35.60.010 - "Municipality" defined.

RCW 35.60.010 "Municipality" defined."Municipality" as used in this chapter, means any political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state.[ 1965 c 7 § 35.60.010. Prior: 1961 c 149 § 1; prior: 1961 c 39 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 35.60.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.60 - World Fairs or Expositions—Participation by Municipalities.|35.60.020 - Participation, exercise of powers declared public purpose and necessity.

RCW 35.60.020 Participation, exercise of powers declared public purpose and necessity.The participation of any municipality in any world fair or exposition, whether held within the boundaries of such municipality or within the boundaries of another municipality; the purchase, lease, or other acquisition of necessary lands therefor; the acquisition, lease, construction, improvements, maintenance, and equipping of buildings or other structures upon such lands or other lands; the operation and maintenance necessary for such participation, and the exercise of any other powers herein granted to such municipalities, are hereby declared to be public, governmental, county and municipal functions, exercised for a public purpose, and matters of public necessity, and such lands and other property acquired, constructed, improved, maintained, equipped, used, and disposed of by such municipalities in the manner and for the purposes enumerated in this chapter shall and are hereby declared to be acquired, constructed, improved, maintained, equipped, used, and disposed of for public, governmental, county, and municipal purposes and as a matter of public necessity.[ 1965 c 7 § 35.60.020. Prior: 1961 c 149 § 2; prior: 1961 c 39 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 35.60.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.60 - World Fairs or Expositions—Participation by Municipalities.|35.60.030 - Participation authorized—Powers—Costs.

RCW 35.60.030 Participation authorized—Powers—Costs.Municipalities are authorized to participate in any world fair or exposition to be held within the state by the state or any political subdivision or municipal corporation thereof, whether held within the boundaries of such municipality or within the boundaries of another municipality. Any municipality so participating is authorized, through its governing authorities, to purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire property, real or personal; to construct, improve, maintain and equip buildings or other structures; and expend moneys for investigations, planning, operations, and maintenance necessary for such participation.The cost of any such acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance, equipping, investigations, planning, operation, or maintenance necessary for such participation may be paid for by appropriation of moneys available therefor, gifts, or wholly or partly from the proceeds of bonds of the municipality, as the governing authority of the municipality may determine.[ 1965 c 7 § 35.60.030. Prior: 1961 c 149 § 3; prior: 1961 c 39 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 35.60.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.60 - World Fairs or Expositions—Participation by Municipalities.|35.60.040 - Bonds—Laws applicable to authorization and issuance.

RCW 35.60.040 Bonds—Laws applicable to authorization and issuance.Any bonds to be issued by any municipality pursuant to the provisions of RCW 35.60.030, shall be authorized and issued in the manner and within the limitations prescribed by the Constitution and laws of this state or charter of the municipality for the issuance and authorization of bonds thereof for public purposes generally and secured by a general tax levy as provided by law. Such bonds shall be issued and sold in accordance with chapter 39.46 RCW.[ 1984 c 186 § 20; 1983 c 167 § 51; 1965 c 7 § 35.60.040. Prior: 1961 c 149 § 4; prior: 1961 c 39 § 4.]NOTES:Purpose—1984 c 186: See note following RCW 39.46.110.Liberal construction—Severability—1983 c 167: See RCW 39.46.010 and note following.
WA Rev Code § 35.60.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.60 - World Fairs or Expositions—Participation by Municipalities.|35.60.050 - Authorization to appropriate funds and levy taxes.

RCW 35.60.050 Authorization to appropriate funds and levy taxes.The governing bodies having power to appropriate moneys within such municipalities for the purpose of purchasing, leasing or otherwise acquiring property, constructing, improving, maintaining, and equipping buildings or other structures, and the investigations, planning, operation or maintenance necessary to participation in any such world fair or exposition, are hereby authorized to appropriate and cause to be raised by taxation or otherwise in such municipalities, moneys sufficient to carry out such purpose.[ 1965 c 7 § 35.60.050. Prior: 1961 c 149 § 5; prior: 1961 c 39 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 35.60.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.60 - World Fairs or Expositions—Participation by Municipalities.|35.60.060 - Cooperation between municipalities—Use of facilities after conclusion of fair or exposition—Intergovernmental disposition of property.

RCW 35.60.060 Cooperation between municipalities—Use of facilities after conclusion of fair or exposition—Intergovernmental disposition of property.In any case where the participation of a municipality includes the construction of buildings or other structures on lands of another municipality, the governing authorities constructing such buildings or structures shall endeavor to cooperate with such other municipality for the construction and maintenance of such buildings or structures to a standard of health and safety common in the county where the world fair or exposition is being or will be held; and shall cooperate with such other municipality in any comprehensive plans it may promulgate for the general construction and maintenance of said world fair or exposition and utilization of the grounds and buildings or structures after the conclusion of such world fair or exposition to the end that a reasonable, economic use of said buildings or structures shall be returned for the life of said buildings or structures.The governing authorities of any municipality are hereby authorized and empowered to sell, exchange, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of any property, real or personal, acquired or constructed for the purpose of participation in such fair or exposition, in accordance with the provisions of RCW 39.33.010.[ 1965 c 7 § 35.60.060. Prior: 1961 c 149 § 6; prior: 1961 c 39 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 35.60.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.60 - World Fairs or Expositions—Participation by Municipalities.|35.60.070 - Chapter supplemental to other laws.

RCW 35.60.070 Chapter supplemental to other laws.The powers and authority conferred upon municipalities under the provisions of this chapter, shall be construed as in addition and supplemental to powers or authority conferred by any other law, and nothing contained herein shall be construed as limiting any other powers or authority of such municipalities.[ 1965 c 7 § 35.60.070. Prior: 1961 c 149 § 7; prior: 1961 c 39 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 35.61.001 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.61 - Metropolitan Park Districts.|35.61.001 - Actions subject to review by boundary review board.

RCW 35.61.001 Actions subject to review by boundary review board.The creation of a metropolitan park district, and an annexation by, or dissolution or disincorporation of, a metropolitan park district may be subject to potential review by a boundary review board under chapter 36.93 RCW.[ 1989 c 84 § 31.]
WA Rev Code § 35.61.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.61 - Metropolitan Park Districts.|35.61.010 - Creation—Territory included.

RCW 35.61.010 Creation—Territory included.A metropolitan park district may be created for the management, control, improvement, maintenance, and acquisition of parks, parkways, boulevards, and recreational facilities. A metropolitan park district may include territory located in portions or all of one or more cities or counties, or one or more cities and counties, when created or enlarged as provided in this chapter.[ 2002 c 88 § 1; 1994 c 81 § 60; 1985 c 416 § 1; 1965 c 7 § 35.61.010. Prior: 1959 c 45 § 1; 1943 c 264 § 1; Rem. Supp. 1943 § 6741-1; prior: 1907 c 98 § 1; RRS § 6720.]NOTES:Validating—1943 c 264: "Acts of Metropolitan Park District Commissioners, and of the officers, employees and agents of Metropolitan Park Districts heretofore performed in good faith in accordance with the statutes which are hereby reenacted, are hereby validated, and all assessments, levies and collections and all proceedings to assess, levy and collect as well as all debts, contracts and obligations heretofore made or incurred by or in favor of any Metropolitan Park District heretofore at any time existing and all bonds or other obligations thereof are hereby declared to be legal and valid and of full force and effect." [ 1943 c 264 § 23.]
WA Rev Code § 35.61.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.61 - Metropolitan Park Districts.|35.61.030 - Election—Review by boundary review board—Question stated.

RCW 35.61.030 Election—Review by boundary review board—Question stated.(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section for review by a boundary review board, the ballot proposition authorizing creation of a metropolitan park district that is submitted to voters for their approval or rejection shall appear on the ballot of the next general election or at the next special election date specified under RCW 29A.04.330 occurring sixty or more days after the last resolution proposing the creation of the park district is adopted or the date the county auditor certifies that the petition proposing the creation of the park district contains sufficient valid signatures. Where the petition or copy thereof is filed with two or more county auditors in the case of a proposed district in two or more counties, the county auditors shall confer and issue a joint certification upon finding that the required number of signatures on the petition has been obtained.(2) Where the proposed district is located wholly or in part in a county in which a boundary review board has been created, notice of the proposal to create a metropolitan park district shall be filed with the boundary review board as provided under RCW 36.93.090 and the special election at which a ballot proposition authorizing creation of the park district shall be held on the special election date specified under RCW 29A.04.330 that is sixty or more days after the date the boundary review board is deemed to have approved the proposal, approves the proposal, or modifies and approves the proposal. The creation of a metropolitan park district is not subject to review by a boundary review board if the proposed district only includes one or more cities and in such cases the special election at which a ballot proposition authorizing creation of the park district shall be held as if a boundary review board does not exist in the county or counties.(3) The petition proposing the creation of a metropolitan park district, or the resolution submitting the question to the voters, shall choose and describe the composition of the initial board of commissioners of the district that is proposed under RCW 35.61.050 and shall choose a name for the district. The proposition shall include the following terms:□ "For the formation of a metropolitan park district to be governed by [insert board composition described in ballot proposition]."□ "Against the formation of a metropolitan park district."[ 2015 c 53 § 43; 2002 c 88 § 3; 1985 c 469 § 32; 1965 c 7 § 35.61.030. Prior: 1943 c 264 § 2, part; Rem. Supp. 1943 § 6741-2, part; prior: 1909 c 131 § 1; 1907 c 98 § 2, part; RRS § 6721, part.]