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WA Rev Code § 36.94.390 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.94 - Sewerage, Water, and Drainage Systems.|36.94.390 - Local improvement bonds—Local improvement guaranty fund—Subrogation—Interest—Purchase of real property at foreclosure sales.

RCW 36.94.390 Local improvement bonds—Local improvement guaranty fund—Subrogation—Interest—Purchase of real property at foreclosure sales.Whenever there is paid out of a guaranty fund any sum on account of principal or interest upon the local improvement bond, or on account of purchase of certificates of delinquency, the county, as trustee for the fund, shall be subrogated to all rights of the holder of the bonds, or interest coupons, or delinquent assessment installments, so paid; and the proceeds thereof, or of the assessment or assessments underlying the same, shall become a part of the guaranty fund. There shall also be paid into each guaranty fund the interest received from the bank deposits of the fund, as well as any surplus remaining in the local improvement funds guaranteed under this chapter, after the payment of all outstanding bonds payable primarily out of such local improvement funds. As among the several issues of bonds guaranteed by the fund, no preference exists, but defaulted interest coupons and/or bonds shall be purchased out of the fund in the order of their presentation.The legislative authority of every county operating under the provisions of RCW 36.94.380 through 36.94.400 shall by resolution prescribe appropriate rules for the guaranty fund, not inconsistent with this chapter. So much of the money of a guaranty fund as is necessary and is not required for other purposes under the terms of RCW 36.94.380 through 36.94.400 may, at the discretion of the county legislative authority, be used to purchase property at county tax foreclosure sales or from the county after foreclosure in cases where such property is subject to unpaid local improvement assessments securing bonds guaranteed under this chapter and such purchase is deemed necessary for the purpose of protecting the guaranty fund. In such cases the fund shall be subrogated to all rights of the county. After so acquiring title to real property, the county may lease or resell and convey the property in the manner that county property is authorized to be leased or resold and for such prices and on such terms as may be determined by resolution of the county legislative authority. Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, all proceeds resulting from such resales belong to and shall be paid into the guaranty fund.[ 1981 c 313 § 8.]NOTES:Severability—1981 c 313: See note following RCW 36.94.020.
WA Rev Code § 36.94.400 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.94 - Sewerage, Water, and Drainage Systems.|36.94.400 - Local improvement bonds—Local improvement guaranty fund—Claims by bondholders—Transfer of cash balance to water and/or sewer maintenance fund.

RCW 36.94.400 Local improvement bonds—Local improvement guaranty fund—Claims by bondholders—Transfer of cash balance to water and/or sewer maintenance fund.Neither the holder nor the owner of any local improvement bonds guaranteed under the provisions of RCW 36.94.380 through 36.94.400 has any claim therefor against the county by which the bonds are issued, except for payment from the special assessments made for the improvement for which the local improvement bonds were issued, and except as against the local improvement guaranty fund of the county; and the county is not liable to any holder or owner of such local improvement bond for any loss to the guaranty fund occurring in the lawful operation thereof by the county. The remedy of the holder or owner of a local improvement bond, in the case of nonpayment, is confined to the enforcement of the assessment and to the guaranty fund. A copy of the foregoing part of this section shall be plainly written, printed, or engraved on each local improvement bond guaranteed by RCW 36.94.380 through 36.94.400. The establishment of a local improvement guaranty fund by any county shall not be deemed at variance from any water and/or sewerage general plan or amendment thereto heretofore adopted by such county.If any local improvement guaranty fund authorized under RCW 36.94.380 through 36.94.400 at any time has a cash balance, and the obligations guaranteed thereby have all been paid off, then such balance shall be transferred to the water and/or sewer maintenance fund of the county.[ 1981 c 313 § 9.]NOTES:Severability—1981 c 313: See note following RCW 36.94.020.
WA Rev Code § 36.94.410 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.94 - Sewerage, Water, and Drainage Systems.|36.94.410 - Transfer of system from county to water-sewer district.

RCW 36.94.410 Transfer of system from county to water-sewer district.A system of sewerage, system of water or combined water and sewerage systems operated by a county under the authority of this chapter may be transferred from that county to a water-sewer district in the same manner as is provided for the transfer of those functions from a water-sewer district to a county in RCW 36.94.310 through 36.94.340.[ 1999 c 153 § 51; 1984 c 147 § 1.]NOTES:Part headings not law—1999 c 153: See note following RCW 57.04.050.Actions not subject to review by boundary review board: RCW 36.93.105.
WA Rev Code § 36.94.420 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.94 - Sewerage, Water, and Drainage Systems.|36.94.420 - Transfer of system from county to water-sewer district—Annexation—Hearing—Public notice—Operation of system.

RCW 36.94.420 Transfer of system from county to water-sewer district—Annexation—Hearing—Public notice—Operation of system.If so provided in the transfer agreement, the area served by the system shall, upon completion of the transfer, be deemed annexed to and become a part of the water-sewer district acquiring the system. The county shall provide notice of the hearing by the county legislative authority on the ordinance executing the transfer agreement under RCW 36.94.330 as follows: (1) By mailed notice to all ratepayers served by the system at least fifteen days prior to the hearing; and (2) by notice in a newspaper of general circulation once at least fifteen days prior to the hearing.In the event of an annexation under this section resulting from the transfer of a system of sewerage, a system of water, or combined water and sewer systems from a county to a water-sewer district, the water-sewer district shall operate the system or systems under the provisions of Title 57 RCW.[ 1999 c 153 § 52; 1996 c 230 § 1609; 1985 c 141 § 1; 1984 c 147 § 2.]NOTES:Part headings not law—1999 c 153: See note following RCW 57.04.050.Part headings not law—Effective date—1996 c 230: See notes following RCW 57.02.001.
WA Rev Code § 36.94.430 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.94 - Sewerage, Water, and Drainage Systems.|36.94.430 - Transfer of system from county to water-sewer district—Alternative method.

RCW 36.94.430 Transfer of system from county to water-sewer district—Alternative method.The provisions of RCW 36.94.410 and 36.94.420 provide an alternative method of accomplishing the transfer permitted by those sections and do not impose additional conditions upon the exercise of powers vested in water-sewer districts and counties.[ 1999 c 153 § 49; 1984 c 147 § 3.]NOTES:Part headings not law—1999 c 153: See note following RCW 57.04.050.
WA Rev Code § 36.94.440 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.94 - Sewerage, Water, and Drainage Systems.|36.94.440 - Transfer of system from county to water-sewer district—Decree by superior court.

RCW 36.94.440 Transfer of system from county to water-sewer district—Decree by superior court.If the superior court finds that the transfer agreement authorized by RCW 36.94.410 is legally correct and that the interests of the owners of related indebtedness are protected, then the court by decree shall direct that the transfer be accomplished in accordance with the agreement.[ 1984 c 147 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 36.94.450 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.94 - Sewerage, Water, and Drainage Systems.|36.94.450 - Water conservation programs—Issuance of revenue bonds.

RCW 36.94.450 Water conservation programs—Issuance of revenue bonds.A county engaged in the sale or distribution of water may issue revenue bonds, or other evidence of indebtedness in the manner provided by this chapter for the purpose of defraying the cost of financing programs for the conservation or more efficient use of water. The bonds or other evidence of indebtedness shall be deemed to be for capital purposes.[ 1992 c 25 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 36.94.460 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.94 - Sewerage, Water, and Drainage Systems.|36.94.460 - Water conservation programs—Counties authorized to provide assistance to water customers.

RCW 36.94.460 Water conservation programs—Counties authorized to provide assistance to water customers.Any county engaged in the sale or distribution of water is hereby authorized, within limits established by the Constitution of the state of Washington, to assist the owners of structures that are provided water service by the county in financing the acquisition and installation of fixtures, systems, and equipment, for compensation or otherwise, for the conservation or more efficient use of water in the structures under a water conservation plan adopted by the county if the cost per unit of water saved or conserved by the use of the fixtures, systems, and equipment is less than the cost per unit of water supplied by the next least costly new water source available to the county to meet future demand. Except where otherwise authorized, assistance shall be limited to:(1) Providing an inspection of the structure, either directly or through one or more inspectors under contract, to determine and inform the owner of the estimated cost of purchasing and installing conservation fixtures, systems, and equipment for which financial assistance will be approved and the estimated life-cycle savings to the water system and the consumer that are likely to result from the installation of the fixtures, systems, or equipment;(2) Providing a list of businesses that sell and install the fixtures, systems, and equipment within or in close proximity to the service area of the county, each of which businesses shall have requested to be included and shall have the ability to provide the products in a workmanlike manner and to utilize the fixtures, systems, and equipment in accordance with the prevailing national standards;(3) Arranging to have approved conservation fixtures, systems, and equipment installed by a private contractor whose bid is acceptable to the owner of the structure and verifying the installation; and(4) Arranging or providing financing for the purchase and installation of approved conservation fixtures, systems, and equipment. The fixtures, systems, and equipment shall be purchased or installed by a private business, the owner, or the utility.Pay back shall be in the form of incremental additions to the utility bill, billed either together with the use charge or separately. Loans shall not exceed two hundred forty months in length.[ 2010 1st sp.s. c 5 § 2; 1992 c 25 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 36.94.470 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.94 - Sewerage, Water, and Drainage Systems.|36.94.470 - Storm or surface water drains or facilities—Annexation, incorporation of area by city or town—Imposition of rates and charges by county.

RCW 36.94.470 Storm or surface water drains or facilities—Annexation, incorporation of area by city or town—Imposition of rates and charges by county.Whenever a city or town annexes an area, or a city or town incorporates an area, and the county has issued revenue bonds or general obligation bonds to finance storm or surface water drains or facilities that are payable in whole or in part from rates or charges imposed in the area, the county shall continue imposing all portions of the rates or charges that are allocated to payment of the debt service on bonds in that area after the effective date of the annexation or official date of the incorporation until: (1) The debt is retired; (2) any debt that is issued to refinance the underlying debt is retired; or (3) the city or town reimburses the county amount that is sufficient to retire that portion of the debt borne by the annexed or incorporated area. The county shall construct all facilities included in the stormwater plan intended to be financed by the proceeds of such bonds. If the county provides stormwater management services to the city or town by contract, the contract shall consider the value of payments made by property owners to the county for the payment of debt service.The provisions of this section apply whether or not the bonds finance facilities that are geographically located within the area that is annexed or incorporated.[ 1993 c 361 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 36.94.480 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.94 - Sewerage, Water, and Drainage Systems.|36.94.480 - Assumption of substandard water system—Limited immunity from liability.

RCW 36.94.480 Assumption of substandard water system—Limited immunity from liability.A county assuming responsibility for a water system that is not in compliance with state or federal requirements for public drinking water systems, and its agents and employees, are immune from lawsuits or causes of action, based on noncompliance with state or federal requirements for public drinking water systems, which predate the date of assuming responsibility and continue after the date of assuming responsibility, provided that the county has submitted and is complying with a plan and schedule of improvements approved by the department of health. This immunity shall expire on the earlier of the date the plan of improvements is completed or four years from the date of assuming responsibility. This immunity does not apply to intentional injuries, fraud, or bad faith.[ 1994 c 292 § 7.]NOTES:Findings—Intent—1994 c 292: See note following RCW 57.04.050.
WA Rev Code § 36.94.490 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.94 - Sewerage, Water, and Drainage Systems.|36.94.490 - Cooperative watershed management.

RCW 36.94.490 Cooperative watershed management.In addition to the authority provided in RCW 36.94.020, a county may, as part of maintaining a system of sewerage and/or water, participate in and expend revenue on cooperative watershed management actions, including watershed management partnerships under RCW 39.34.210 and other intergovernmental agreements, for purposes of water supply, water quality, and water resource and habitat protection and management.[ 2003 c 327 § 9.]NOTES:Finding—Intent—2003 c 327: See note following RCW 39.34.190.
WA Rev Code § 36.94.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.94 - Sewerage, Water, and Drainage Systems.|36.94.900 - Declaration of purpose.

RCW 36.94.900 Declaration of purpose.This chapter is hereby declared to be necessary for the public peace, health, safety and welfare and declared to be a county purpose and that the bonds and special assessments authorized hereby are found to be for a public purpose.[ 1967 c 72 § 33.]
WA Rev Code § 36.94.910 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.94 - Sewerage, Water, and Drainage Systems.|36.94.910 - Authority—Liberal construction of chapter—Modification of inconsistent acts.

RCW 36.94.910 Authority—Liberal construction of chapter—Modification of inconsistent acts.This chapter shall be complete authority for the establishment, construction and operation and maintenance of a system or systems of sewerage and/or water hereby authorized, and shall be liberally construed to accomplish its purpose. Any act inconsistent herewith shall be deemed modified to conform with the provisions of this chapter for the purpose of this chapter only.[ 1967 c 72 § 31.]
WA Rev Code § 36.95.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.95 - Television Reception Improvement Districts.|36.95.010 - Purpose.

RCW 36.95.010 Purpose.The purposes of a television reception improvement district, hereinafter referred to in this chapter as "district", shall be to serve the public interest, convenience, and necessity in the construction, maintenance, and operation of television and FM radio translator stations, including appropriate electric or electronic devices for increasing television program distribution, but said purposes are not meant to include the construction or operation of television cable systems, commonly known and referred to as cable TV systems or CATV.[ 1985 c 76 § 1; 1971 ex.s. c 155 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 36.95.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.95 - Television Reception Improvement Districts.|36.95.020 - Boundaries—Territory excluded.

RCW 36.95.020 Boundaries—Territory excluded.A district's boundary may include any part or all of any county and may include any part or all of any incorporated area located within the county. A district's boundary may not include any territory already being served by a cable TV system (CATV) unless on August 9, 1971, there is a translator station retransmitting television signals to such territory.[ 1991 c 363 § 98; 1971 ex.s. c 155 § 2.]NOTES:Purpose—Captions not law—1991 c 363: See notes following RCW 2.32.180.
WA Rev Code § 36.95.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.95 - Television Reception Improvement Districts.|36.95.030 - Petition to form—Contents.

RCW 36.95.030 Petition to form—Contents.A petition to form a district may be presented to the board of county commissioners and such petition shall include: (1) A description of the purposes of the petition; (2) a description of the purposes and powers of the proposed district; (3) a description of the boundaries of the proposed district; and (4) the signatures of more than fifty percent of the registered voters residing within the boundaries of the proposed district.[ 1971 ex.s. c 155 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 36.95.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.95 - Television Reception Improvement Districts.|36.95.040 - Notice of text of petition, meeting where will be considered.

RCW 36.95.040 Notice of text of petition, meeting where will be considered.If the board of county commissioners, with the assistance of other appropriate county officers, finds the petition filed under RCW 36.95.030 satisfies the requirements of that section, it shall cause the text of the petition to be published once a week for at least three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within the county where the petition is presented. With the publication of the petition there shall be published a notice of the time, date, and place of the public meeting of the county commissioners when the petition will be considered, stating that persons interested may appear and be heard.[ 1971 ex.s. c 155 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 36.95.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.95 - Television Reception Improvement Districts.|36.95.050 - Resolution creating district.

RCW 36.95.050 Resolution creating district.If after the public meeting or meetings on the petition, the board of county commissioners finds that creation of the proposed district would serve the public interest, the board shall adopt a resolution granting the petition and creating the district. Prior to adoption however, the board may amend the petition in the interest of carrying out the purposes of this chapter.[ 1971 ex.s. c 155 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 36.95.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.95 - Television Reception Improvement Districts.|36.95.060 - District board—Duties—How constituted—Quorum—Officers—Filling vacancies.

RCW 36.95.060 District board—Duties—How constituted—Quorum—Officers—Filling vacancies.The business of the district shall be conducted by the board of the television reception improvement district, hereinafter referred to as the "board". The board shall be constituted as provided under either subsection (1) or (2) of this section.(1) The board of a district having boundaries different from the county's shall have either three, five, seven, or nine members, as determined by the board of county commissioners at the time the district is created. Each member shall reside within the boundaries of the district and shall be appointed by the board of county commissioners for a term of three years, or until his or her successor has qualified, except that the board of county commissioners shall appoint one of the members of the first board to a one-year term and two to two-year terms. There is no limit upon the number of terms to which a member may be reappointed after his or her first appointment. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but the majority vote of the board members shall be necessary for any action taken by the board. The board shall elect from among its members a chair and such other officers as may be necessary. In the event a seat on the board is vacated prior to the expiration of the term of the member appointed to such seat, the board of county commissioners shall appoint a person to complete the unexpired term.(2) Upon the creation of a district having boundaries identical to those of the county (a countywide district), the county commissioners shall be the members of the board of the district and shall have all the powers and duties of the board as provided under the other sections of this chapter. The county commissioners shall be reimbursed pursuant to the provisions of RCW 36.95.070, and shall conduct the business of the district according to the regular rules and procedures applicable to meetings of the board of county commissioners.[ 2009 c 549 § 4157; 1992 c 150 § 1; 1971 ex.s. c 155 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 36.95.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.95 - Television Reception Improvement Districts.|36.95.070 - District board—Reimbursement of members for expenses.

RCW 36.95.070 District board—Reimbursement of members for expenses.Members of the board shall receive no compensation for their services, but shall be reimbursed from district funds for any actual and necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of their official duties.[ 1971 ex.s. c 155 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 36.95.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.95 - Television Reception Improvement Districts.|36.95.080 - List of television set owners.

RCW 36.95.080 List of television set owners.The board shall, on or before the first day of July of any given year, ascertain and prepare a list of all persons believed to own television sets within the district and deliver a copy of such list to the county treasurer.[ 1988 c 222 § 1; 1981 c 52 § 1; 1971 ex.s. c 155 § 8.]
WA Rev Code § 36.95.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.95 - Television Reception Improvement Districts.|36.95.090 - County budget provisions applicable to district—Financing budget.

RCW 36.95.090 County budget provisions applicable to district—Financing budget.The provisions of chapter 36.40 RCW, relating to budgets, shall apply to the district. The budget of the district shall be financed by an excise tax imposed by the board, and described in RCW 36.95.100.[ 1971 ex.s. c 155 § 9.]