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WA Rev Code § 36.61.230 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.61 - Lake and Beach Management Districts.|36.61.230 - Special assessments—Lien created.

RCW 36.61.230 Special assessments—Lien created.The special assessment or annual special assessments imposed upon the respective lots, tracts, parcels of land, and other property in the special assessment roll or annual special assessment roll confirmed by resolution of the county legislative authority for the purpose of paying the cost and expense in whole or in part of any lake or beach improvement or maintenance activities shall be a lien upon the property assessed from the time the special assessment roll is placed in the hands of the county treasurer for collection, but as between the grantor and grantee, or vendor and vendee of any real property, when there is no express agreement as to payment of the special assessments against the real property, the lien of such special assessments shall attach thirty days after the filing of the diagram or print and the estimated cost and expense of such lake or beach improvement or maintenance activities to be borne by each lot, tract, parcel of land, or other property, as provided in RCW 36.61.220. Interest and penalty shall be included in and shall be a part of the special assessment lien. No lien shall extend to public property subjected to special assessments.The special assessment lien shall be paramount and superior to any other lien or encumbrance theretofore or thereafter created except a lien for general taxes.[ 2008 c 301 § 22; 1985 c 398 § 23.]
WA Rev Code § 36.61.240 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.61 - Lake and Beach Management Districts.|36.61.240 - Special assessments—Lien—Validity—Foreclosure.

RCW 36.61.240 Special assessments—Lien—Validity—Foreclosure.Special assessments shall be valid and enforceable as such and the lien thereof on the property assessed shall be valid if the county legislative authority in making the special assessments acted in good faith and without fraud. Delinquent special assessments or installments shall be foreclosed in the same manner as special assessments are foreclosed under chapter 36.94 RCW. Public property subject to special assessments shall not be subject to liens.[ 1985 c 398 § 24.]
WA Rev Code § 36.61.250 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.61 - Lake and Beach Management Districts.|36.61.250 - Special assessments—Legislative authority may stop—Exceptions.

RCW 36.61.250 Special assessments—Legislative authority may stop—Exceptions.Except when lake or beach management district bonds are outstanding or when an existing contract might otherwise be impaired, the county legislative authority may stop the imposition of annual special assessments if, in its opinion, the public interest will be served by such action.[ 2014 c 85 § 6; 1985 c 398 § 25.]
WA Rev Code § 36.61.270 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.61 - Lake and Beach Management Districts.|36.61.270 - Imposition of rates and charges.

RCW 36.61.270 Imposition of rates and charges.Whenever rates and charges are to be imposed in a lake or beach management district, the county legislative authority shall prepare a roll of rates and charges that includes those matters required to be included in a special assessment roll and shall hold a public hearing on the proposed roll of rates and charges as provided under RCW 36.61.120 through 36.61.150 for a special assessment roll. The county legislative authority shall have full jurisdiction and authority to fix, alter, regulate, and control the rates and charges imposed by a lake or beach management district and may classify the rates or charges by any reasonable factor or factors, including benefit, use, front footage, acreage, the extent of improvements on the property, the type of improvements on the property, uses to which the property is put, service to be provided, and any other reasonable factor or factors. The flexibility to establish rates and charges includes the authority to reduce rates and charges on property owned by low-income persons.Except as provided in this section, the collection of rates and charges, lien status of unpaid rates and charges, and method of foreclosing on such liens shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 36.94 RCW. Public property, including state property, shall be subject to the rates and charges to the same extent that private property is subject to them, except that liens may not be foreclosed on the public property, and the procedure for imposing such rates and charges on state property shall conform with the procedure provided for in chapter 79.44 RCW concerning the imposition of special assessments upon state property. The total amount of rates and charges cannot exceed the cost of lake or beach improvement or maintenance activities proposed to be financed by such rates and charges, as specified in the resolution of intention. Revenue bonds exclusively payable from the rates and charges may be issued by the county under chapter 39.46 RCW.[ 2008 c 301 § 24; 1987 c 432 § 11.]
WA Rev Code § 36.61.280 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.61 - Lake and Beach Management Districts.|36.61.280 - Beach management districts—Purpose—Plan.

RCW 36.61.280 Beach management districts—Purpose—Plan.(1) Beach management districts may be created for the purpose of controlling and removing aquatic plants or vegetation. These districts must develop a plan for these activities, in consultation with appropriate federal, state, and local agencies. The plan must include an element addressing nutrient loading from land use activities in a subbasin that is a tributary to the area targeted for management. The plan must be consistent with the action agenda approved by the Puget Sound partnership, where applicable.(2) Plans for the control and removal of aquatic plants or vegetation must, to the greatest extent possible, meet the following requirements:(a) Avoid or minimize the excess removal of living and nonliving nontarget native vegetation and organisms;(b) Avoid or minimize management activities that will result in compacting beach sand, gravel, and substrate;(c) Minimize adverse impacts to: (i) The project site when disposing of excessive accumulations of vegetation; and (ii) other areas of the beach or deep water environment; and(d) Retain all natural habitat features on the beach, including retaining trees, stumps, logs, and large rocks in their natural location.(3) Seaweed removal under this section may only occur on the shore of a saltwater body that lies between the extreme low tide and the ordinary high water mark, as those terms are defined in RCW 90.58.030.(4) The control or removal of native aquatic plants or vegetation shall be authorized in the following areas:(a) Beaches or nearshore areas located within at least one mile of a ferry terminal that are in a county with a population of one million or more residents; and(b) Beaches or nearshore areas in a city that meets the following:(i) Is adjacent to Puget Sound;(ii) Has at least eighty-five thousand residents;(iii) Shares a common boundary with a neighboring county; and(iv) Is in a county with a population of one million or more residents.[ 2008 c 301 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 36.61.290 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.61 - Lake and Beach Management Districts.|36.61.290 - Acquisition of real property or property rights—Limitations and requirements.

RCW 36.61.290 Acquisition of real property or property rights—Limitations and requirements.A proposal to acquire real property or property rights within or outside of a lake or beach management district in accordance with RCW 36.61.020 is subject to the following limitations and requirements: (1) The real property or property rights proposed for acquisition must be in a county located west of the crest of the Cascade mountain range that plans under RCW 36.70A.040 and has a population of more than forty thousand and fewer than sixty-five thousand persons as of April 1, 2013, as determined by the office of financial management; and (2) prior to the acquisition of real property or property rights, the proposal must have the written approval of a majority of the property owners of the district, as determined by the tax rolls of the county assessor.[ 2014 c 85 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 36.61.300 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.61 - Lake and Beach Management Districts.|36.61.300 - Acquisition of real property or property rights—County authority.

RCW 36.61.300 Acquisition of real property or property rights—County authority.(1) In connection with the acquisition of real property or property rights within or outside a lake or beach management district, a county may: (a) Own real property and property rights, including without limitation conservation easements; (b) transfer real property and property rights to another state or local governmental entity; (c) contract with a public or private entity, including without limitation a financial institution with trust powers, a municipal corporation, or a nonprofit corporation, to hold real property or property rights such as conservation easements in trust for the purposes of the lake and beach management district, and, in connection with those services, to pay the reasonable costs of that financial institution or nonprofit corporation; (d) monitor and enforce the terms of a real property right such as a conservation easement, or for that purpose to contract with a public or private entity, including without limitation a financial institution with trust powers, a municipal corporation, or a nonprofit corporation; (e) impose terms, conditions, and encumbrances upon real property or property rights acquired in respect of a lake or beach management district, and amend the same; and (f) accept gifts, grants, and loans in connection with the acquisition of real property and property rights for lake or beach management district purposes.(2) If a county contracts with a financial institution, municipal corporation, or nonprofit corporation to hold that property or property rights in trust for purposes of the district, the terms of the contract must provide that the financial institution, municipal corporation, or nonprofit corporation may not sell, pledge, or hypothecate the property or property rights for any purpose, and must further provide for the return of the property or property rights back to the county in the event of a material breach of the terms of the contract.(3) Before a lake or beach management district in existence as of June 12, 2014, exercises the powers set forth in this section, the legislative authority of the county must provide for an amended resolution of intention and modify the plan for the district, with a public hearing, all as provided in RCW 36.61.050.[ 2014 c 85 § 9.]
WA Rev Code § 36.61.310 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.61 - Lake and Beach Management Districts.|36.61.310 - Dissolution—Procedure and conditions.

RCW 36.61.310 Dissolution—Procedure and conditions.(1) Except when lake or beach management district bonds are outstanding or when an existing contract might otherwise be impaired, a lake or beach management district may be dissolved either by: The county legislative authority upon a finding that the purposes of the district have been accomplished; or a vote of the property owners within the district, if proposed by the legislative authority of the county or through the filing of a sufficient petition signed by the owners of at least twenty percent of the acreage within the district.(2) If the question of dissolution of a district is submitted to property owners, the balloting is subject to the following conditions, which must be included in the instructions mailed with each ballot, as provided in RCW 36.61.080:(a) A ballot must be mailed to each owner or reputed owner of any lot, tract, parcel of land, or other property within the district, with the ballot weighted so that a property owner has one vote for each dollar of special assessment or rates and charges imposed on his or her property;(b) A ballot must be signed by the owner or reputed owner of property according to the assessor's tax rolls;(c) Each ballot must be returned to the county legislative authority no later than 5:00 p.m. of a specified day, which must be at least twenty, but not more than thirty days after the ballots are mailed; and(d) Each property owner must mark his or her ballot for or against the dissolution of the district.(3) If, following the tabulation of the valid ballots, a simple majority of the votes cast are in favor of dissolving the district, the district must be dissolved on the date established in the ballot proposition.(4) A county, although not separately responsible for satisfying the financial obligations of a dissolved district, has full authority to continue imposing special assessments, rates, and charges for a dissolved district until all financial obligations of the district incurred prior to its dissolution have been extinguished or retired.[ 2014 c 85 § 11.]
WA Rev Code § 36.62.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.62 - Hospitals.|36.62.010 - Authority to establish.

RCW 36.62.010 Authority to establish.The legislative authority of any county may establish, provide, and maintain hospitals for the care and treatment of the indigent, sick, injured, or infirm, and for this purpose the county legislative authority may:(1) Purchase or lease real property or use lands already owned by the county;(2) Erect all necessary buildings, make all necessary improvements and repairs and alter any existing building for the use of said hospitals;(3) Use county moneys, levy taxes, and issue bonds as authorized by law, to raise a sufficient amount of money to cover the cost of procuring the site, constructing and operating hospitals, and for the maintenance thereof and all other necessary and proper expenses; and(4) Accept and hold in trust for the county any grant of land, gift or bequest of money, or any donation for the benefit of the purposes of this chapter, and apply the same in accordance with the terms of the gift.[ 1984 c 26 § 1; 1963 c 4 § 36.62.010. Prior: 1947 c 228 § 1, part; 1925 ex.s. c 174 § 1, part; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 6090-1, part.]
WA Rev Code § 36.62.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.62 - Hospitals.|36.62.030 - Hospital may be jointly owned and operated.

RCW 36.62.030 Hospital may be jointly owned and operated.Any number of counties or any county and any city in which the county seat of the county is situated may contract one with the other for the joint purchase, acquisition, ownership, control, and disposition of land and other property suitable as a site for a county hospital.[ 1963 c 4 § 36.62.030. Prior: 1947 c 228 § 1, part; 1925 ex.s. c 174 § 1, part; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 6090-1, part.]
WA Rev Code § 36.62.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.62 - Hospitals.|36.62.040 - Contract for joint hospital.

RCW 36.62.040 Contract for joint hospital.All contracts made in pursuance hereof shall be for such period of time and upon such terms and conditions as shall be agreed upon. The contract shall fully set forth the amount of money to be contributed by the county and city towards the acquisition of such site and the improvement thereof and the manner in which the property shall be improved and the character of the building or buildings to be erected thereon. It may provide for the amount of money to be contributed annually by the county and city for the upkeep and maintenance of the property and the building or buildings thereon, or it may provide for the relative proportion of such expense, which the county and city shall annually pay. The contract may specify the parts of such building or buildings which shall be set apart for the exclusive use and occupation of the county and city. The money to be contributed by the county or city may be raised by a sale of bonds of such county or city or by general taxation. Any such county or city now possessing funds or having funds available for a county or city hospital from a sale of bonds or otherwise may contract for the expenditure of such funds, as herein provided. Such contract shall be made only after a proper resolution or ordinance of the county legislative authority and ordinance of the city have been passed specifically authorizing it. The contract when made shall be binding upon the county and city during its existence or until it is modified or abrogated by mutual consent evidenced by appropriate legislation. A site with or without buildings may be contributed in lieu of money at a valuation to be agreed upon.[ 1984 c 26 § 2; 1963 c 4 § 36.62.040. Prior: (i) 1925 ex.s. c 174 § 2; RRS § 6090-2. (ii) 1947 c 228 § 1, part; 1925 ex.s. c 174 § 1, part; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 6090-1, part.]
WA Rev Code § 36.62.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.62 - Hospitals.|36.62.050 - Petition to establish—Beds limited.

RCW 36.62.050 Petition to establish—Beds limited.When it is proposed to establish such hospital, a petition shall be presented to the county legislative authority, signed by three hundred or more resident taxpayers of the county, requesting the county legislative authority to submit to the electors the proposition to issue bonds for the purpose of procuring a site, and erecting, equipping, and maintaining such hospital, and specifying the amount of bonds proposed to be issued for that purpose and the number of hospital beds.[ 1984 c 26 § 3; 1963 c 4 § 36.62.050. Prior: 1925 ex.s. c 174 § 3; RRS § 6090-3.]
WA Rev Code § 36.62.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.62 - Hospitals.|36.62.060 - Bond election.

RCW 36.62.060 Bond election.Upon presentation of the petition, the county legislative authority may submit to the voters of the county at the next general election the question of issuing bonds and levying a tax for such hospital.[ 1984 c 26 § 4; 1963 c 4 § 36.62.060. Prior: 1925 ex.s. c 174 § 4; RRS § 6090-4.]
WA Rev Code § 36.62.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.62 - Hospitals.|36.62.070 - Issuance of bonds—Terms.

RCW 36.62.070 Issuance of bonds—Terms.The bonds issued for such hospital shall not have maturities in excess of twenty years. Such bonds shall be issued and sold in accordance with chapter 39.46 RCW.[ 1984 c 186 § 26; 1984 c 26 § 5; 1983 c 167 § 72; 1970 ex.s. c 56 § 49; 1969 ex.s. c 232 § 26; 1963 c 4 § 36.62.070. Prior: 1925 ex.s. c 174 § 5; RRS § 6090-5.]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.Purpose—1970 ex.s. c 56: See note following RCW 39.52.020.Validation—Saving—Severability—1969 ex.s. c 232: See notes following RCW 39.52.020.
WA Rev Code § 36.62.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.62 - Hospitals.|36.62.090 - Tax levy for maintenance.

RCW 36.62.090 Tax levy for maintenance.If the hospital is established, the county legislative authority, at the time of levying general taxes, may levy a tax, not to exceed fifty cents per thousand dollars of assessed value in any one year, for the maintenance of the hospital.[ 1984 c 26 § 6; 1973 1st ex.s. c 195 § 37; 1963 c 4 § 36.62.090. Prior: 1925 ex.s. c 174 § 6; RRS § 6090-6.]NOTES:Severability—Effective dates—Construction—1973 1st ex.s. c 195: See notes following RCW 84.52.043.
WA Rev Code § 36.62.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.62 - Hospitals.|36.62.100 - Admission of patients—Liability for support.

RCW 36.62.100 Admission of patients—Liability for support.Patients shall be admitted to such hospitals in accordance with policies to be proposed by the board of trustees and approved by the county legislative authority. The policies shall provide, within the resources available to the hospital, that admission of patients shall not be dependent upon their ability to pay. Whenever a patient has been admitted to the hospital and in accordance with rules established by the board of trustees, the hospital may determine the person's ability to pay for the care provided by the hospital, render billings for the care, and take necessary steps to obtain payment for the costs of the care from the person, from the person's estate, or from any persons or organizations legally liable for the person's support.[ 1984 c 26 § 7; 1963 c 4 § 36.62.100. Prior: 1945 c 62 § 1; 1925 ex.s. c 174 § 8; Rem. Supp. 1945 § 6090-8.]
WA Rev Code § 36.62.110 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.62 - Hospitals.|36.62.110 - Board of trustees—Membership.

RCW 36.62.110 Board of trustees—Membership.Whenever any county, or any county and city jointly, or two or more counties jointly, establish a hospital for the care and treatment of the indigent, sick, injured, or infirm, under the provisions of this chapter, and such hospital is completed and ready for operation, the county legislative authority of the county in which the institution is located shall appoint thirteen persons as trustees for the institution. The thirteen trustees, together with the additional trustees required by RCW 36.62.130, if any, shall constitute a board of trustees for such hospital.[ 1984 c 26 § 8; 1967 ex.s. c 36 § 2; 1963 c 4 § 36.62.110. Prior: 1931 c 139 § 1, part; RRS § 6090-9, part.]NOTES:Effective date—1967 ex.s. c 36: See note following RCW 36.62.290.