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WA Rev Code § 36.88.140 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.88 - County Road Improvement Districts.|36.88.140 - Payment of assessment—Delinquent assessments—Penalties—Lien foreclosure.

RCW 36.88.140 Payment of assessment—Delinquent assessments—Penalties—Lien foreclosure.The county legislative authority shall prescribe by resolution within what time such assessment or installments thereof shall be paid, and shall provide for the payment and collection of interest and the rate of interest to be charged on that portion of any assessment which remains unpaid over thirty days after such date. Assessments or installments thereof which are delinquent, shall bear, in addition to such interest, such penalty not less than five percent as shall be prescribed by resolution. Interest and penalty shall be included in and shall be a part of the assessment lien. All liens acquired by the county hereunder shall be foreclosed by the appropriate county officers in the same manner and subject to the same rights of redemption provided by law for the foreclosure of liens held by cities or towns against property in local improvement districts.[ 1981 c 156 § 11; 1970 ex.s. c 66 § 3; 1963 c 4 § 36.88.140. Prior: 1951 c 192 § 14.]
WA Rev Code § 36.88.145 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.88 - County Road Improvement Districts.|36.88.145 - Property donations—Credit against assessments.

RCW 36.88.145 Property donations—Credit against assessments.The county legislative authority may give credit for all or any portion of any property donation against an assessment, charge, or other required financial contribution for transportation improvements within a county road improvement district. The credit granted is available against any assessment, charge, or other required financial contribution for any transportation purpose that uses the donated property.[ 1987 c 267 § 11.]NOTES:Right-of-way donations: Chapter 47.14 RCW.
WA Rev Code § 36.88.150 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.88 - County Road Improvement Districts.|36.88.150 - Payment of assessment—Record of.

RCW 36.88.150 Payment of assessment—Record of.Whenever before the sale of any property the amount of any assessment thereon, with interest, penalty, costs and charges accrued thereon, shall be paid to the treasurer, he or she shall thereon mark the same paid with the date of payment thereof on the assessment roll.[ 2009 c 549 § 4142; 1963 c 4 § 36.88.150. Prior: 1951 c 192 § 15.]
WA Rev Code § 36.88.160 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.88 - County Road Improvement Districts.|36.88.160 - District fund—Purposes—Bond redemptions.

RCW 36.88.160 District fund—Purposes—Bond redemptions.All moneys collected by the treasurer upon any assessments under this chapter shall be kept as a separate fund to be known as ". . . . . ., county road improvement district No. . . . . fund." Such funds shall be used for no other purpose than the payment of costs and expense of construction and improvement in such district and the payment of interest or principal of warrants and bonds drawn or issued upon or against said fund for said purposes. Whenever after payment of the costs and expenses of the improvement there shall be available in the local improvement district fund a sum, over and above the amount necessary to meet the interest payments next accruing on outstanding bonds, sufficient to retire one or more outstanding bonds the treasurer shall forthwith call such bond or bonds for redemption as determined in the bond authorizing ordinance.[ 2003 c 139 § 3; 1963 c 4 § 36.88.160. Prior: 1951 c 192 § 16.]NOTES:Effective date—2003 c 139: See note following RCW 35.45.180.
WA Rev Code § 36.88.170 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.88 - County Road Improvement Districts.|36.88.170 - Foreclosed property—Held in trust for district.

RCW 36.88.170 Foreclosed property—Held in trust for district.Whenever any property shall be bid in by any county or be stricken off to any county under and by virtue of any proceeding for enforcement of the assessment provided in this chapter said property shall be held in trust by said county for the fund of the improvement district for the creation of which fund said assessment was levied and for the collection of which assessment said property was sold: PROVIDED, Such county may at any time after the procuring of a deed pay in to such fund the amount of the delinquent assessment for which said property was sold and all accrued interest and interest to the time of the next call for bonds or warrants issued against such assessment fund at the rate provided thereon, and thereupon shall take and hold said property discharged of such trust: PROVIDED FURTHER, That property deeded to any county and which shall become a part of the trust being exercised by the said county for the benefit of any local improvement district fund of the said county, shall be exempt from taxation for general, state, county and municipal purposes during the period that it is so held.[ 1963 c 4 § 36.88.170. Prior: 1951 c 192 § 17.]
WA Rev Code § 36.88.180 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.88 - County Road Improvement Districts.|36.88.180 - Foreclosed property—Sale or lease—Disposition of proceeds.

RCW 36.88.180 Foreclosed property—Sale or lease—Disposition of proceeds.Any county may at any time after a deed is issued to it under and by virtue of any proceeding mentioned in this chapter, lease or sell or convey any such property at public or private sale for such price and on such terms as may be determined by resolution of the board, and all proceeds resulting from such sale shall ratably belong to and be paid into the fund of the county road improvement district or districts concerned after first reimbursing any fund or funds having advanced any money on account of said property.[ 1963 c 4 § 36.88.180. Prior: 1951 c 192 § 18.]
WA Rev Code § 36.88.190 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.88 - County Road Improvement Districts.|36.88.190 - Improvement bonds, warrants authorized.

RCW 36.88.190 Improvement bonds, warrants authorized.(1) The county legislative authority may provide for the payment of the whole or any portion of the cost and expense of any duly authorized road improvement by bonds and/or warrants of the improvement district which bonds shall be issued and sold as herein provided, but no bonds shall be issued in excess of the cost and expense of the project nor shall they be issued prior to twenty days after the thirty days allowed for the payment of assessments without penalty or interest.(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, such bonds and warrants may be issued and sold in accordance with chapter 39.46 RCW.[ 1983 c 167 § 93; 1963 c 4 § 36.88.190. Prior: 1951 c 192 § 19.]NOTES:Liberal construction—Severability—1983 c 167: See RCW 39.46.010 and note following.
WA Rev Code § 36.88.200 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.88 - County Road Improvement Districts.|36.88.200 - Improvement bonds—Form, contents, execution.

RCW 36.88.200 Improvement bonds—Form, contents, execution.(1) Such bonds shall be numbered from one upwards consecutively, shall be in such denominations as may be provided by the county legislative authority in the resolution authorizing their issuance, shall mature on or before a date not to exceed twenty-two years from and after their date, shall bear interest at such rate or rates as authorized by the legislative authority payable annually or semiannually as may be provided by the legislative authority, shall be signed by the chair of the legislative authority and attested by the county auditor, shall have the seal of the county affixed thereto, and shall be payable at the office of the county treasurer or elsewhere as may be designated by the legislative authority. Such bonds may be in any form, including bearer bonds or registered bonds as provided in RCW 39.46.030. In lieu of any signatures required in this section, the bonds and any coupons may bear the printed or engraved facsimile signatures of said officials.Such bonds shall refer to the improvement for which they are issued and to the resolution creating the road improvement district therefor.(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, such bonds may be issued and sold in accordance with chapter 39.46 RCW.[ 2009 c 549 § 4143; 1983 c 167 § 94; 1980 c 100 § 5; 1970 ex.s. c 56 § 55; 1969 ex.s. c 232 § 73; 1963 c 4 § 36.88.200. Prior: 1951 c 192 § 20.]NOTES: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 § 36.88.210 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.88 - County Road Improvement Districts.|36.88.210 - Improvement bonds—Issuance—Sale—Deposit of proceeds.

RCW 36.88.210 Improvement bonds—Issuance—Sale—Deposit of proceeds.(1) The bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter may be issued to the contractor or sold by the county legislative authority as authorized by the resolution directing their issuance at not less than their par value and accrued interest to the date of delivery. No bonds shall be sold except at public sale upon competitive bids and a notice calling for bids shall be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in the official newspaper of the county. Such notice shall specify a place and designate a day and hour subsequent to the date of last publication thereof when sealed bids will be received and publicly opened for the purchase of said bonds. The proceeds of all sales of bonds shall be deposited in the county road improvement district fund and applied to the cost and expense of the district.(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, such bonds may be sold in accordance with chapter 39.46 RCW.[ 1983 c 167 § 95; 1963 c 4 § 36.88.210. Prior: 1951 c 192 § 21.]NOTES:Liberal construction—Severability—1983 c 167: See RCW 39.46.010 and note following.
WA Rev Code § 36.88.220 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.88 - County Road Improvement Districts.|36.88.220 - Improvement bonds—Guaranty fund.

RCW 36.88.220 Improvement bonds—Guaranty fund.All counties may establish a fund for the purpose of guaranteeing to the extent of such fund and in the manner hereinafter provided, the payment of its road improvement district bonds and warrants issued to pay for any road improvement ordered under this chapter. If the county legislative authority shall determine to establish such fund it shall be designated ". . . . . . county road improvement guaranty fund" and from moneys available for road purposes such county shall deposit annually in said guaranty fund such sums as may be necessary to establish and maintain a balance therein equal to at least five percent of the outstanding obligations guaranteed thereby and to make necessary provision in its annual budget therefor. The moneys held in the guaranty fund may be invested in accordance with the laws relating to county investments.[ 1997 c 393 § 7; 1967 ex.s. c 145 § 63; 1963 c 4 § 36.88.220. Prior: 1959 c 134 § 2; 1951 c 192 § 22.]
WA Rev Code § 36.88.235 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.88 - County Road Improvement Districts.|36.88.235 - Improvement bonds—Guaranty fund assets may be transferred to county general fund—When.

RCW 36.88.235 Improvement bonds—Guaranty fund assets may be transferred to county general fund—When.(1) Any county maintaining a local improvement guaranty fund under this chapter, upon certification by the county treasurer that the local improvement guaranty fund has sufficient funds currently on hand to meet all valid outstanding obligations of the fund and all other obligations of the fund reasonably expected to be incurred in the near future, may by ordinance transfer assets from such fund to its general fund. The net cash of the local improvement guaranty fund may be reduced by such transfer to an amount not less than five percent of the net outstanding obligations guaranteed by such fund.(2) If, at any time within five years of any transfer of assets from the local improvement guaranty fund to the general fund of the county, the net cash of the local improvement guaranty fund is reduced below the minimum amount specified in subsection (1) of this section, the county shall, to the extent of the amount transferred, pay valid claims against the local improvement guaranty fund as a general obligation of the county. In addition, such county shall pay all reasonable costs of collection necessarily incurred by the holders of valid claims against the local improvement guaranty fund.[ 1991 c 245 § 12.]
WA Rev Code § 36.88.240 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.88 - County Road Improvement Districts.|36.88.240 - Improvement bonds—Repayment restricted to special funds—Remedies of bond owner—Notice of restrictions.

RCW 36.88.240 Improvement bonds—Repayment restricted to special funds—Remedies of bond owner—Notice of restrictions.The owner of any bond or warrant issued under the provisions of this chapter shall not have any claim therefor against the county by which the same is issued, except for payment from the special assessments made for the improvement for which said bond or warrant was issued and except as against the improvement guaranty fund of such county, and the county shall not be liable to any owner of such bond or warrant for any loss to the guaranty fund occurring in the lawful operation thereof by the county. The remedy of the owner of a bond, or warrant in case of nonpayment, shall be confined to the enforcement of any assessments made in such road improvement district and to the guaranty fund. In case the bonds are guaranteed in accordance herewith a copy of the foregoing part of this section shall be plainly written, printed or engraved on each bond issued and guaranteed hereunder.[ 1983 c 167 § 97; 1963 c 4 § 36.88.240. Prior: 1951 c 192 § 24.]NOTES:Liberal construction—Severability—1983 c 167: See RCW 39.46.010 and note following.
WA Rev Code § 36.88.250 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.88 - County Road Improvement Districts.|36.88.250 - Improvement bonds—Remedies of bond owners—Enforcement.

RCW 36.88.250 Improvement bonds—Remedies of bond owners—Enforcement.If the board fails to cause any bonds to be paid when due or to promptly collect any assessments when due, the owner of any of the bonds may proceed in his or her own name to collect the assessments and foreclose the lien thereof in any court of competent jurisdiction and shall recover in addition to the amount of the bonds outstanding in his or her name, interest thereon at five percent per annum, together with the costs of suit, including a reasonable attorney's fee to be fixed by the court. Any number of owners of bonds for any single project may join as plaintiffs and any number of the owners of property upon which the assessments are liens may be joined as defendants in the same suit.[ 2009 c 549 § 4144; 1963 c 4 § 36.88.250. Prior: 1951 c 192 § 25.]
WA Rev Code § 36.88.260 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.88 - County Road Improvement Districts.|36.88.260 - Assessment where bonds issued—Payment in installments.

RCW 36.88.260 Assessment where bonds issued—Payment in installments.In all cases where the board shall issue bonds to pay the cost and expense of any county road improvement district and shall provide that the whole or any part of the cost and expense shall be assessed against the lots, tracts, parcels of land, and other property therein, the resolution levying such assessment shall provide that the sum charged thereby against each lot, tract, or parcel of land or any portion of said sum may be paid during the thirty day period provided for in RCW 36.88.270 and that thereafter the sum remaining unpaid may be paid in equal annual installments, the number of which installments shall be less by two than the number of years which the bonds issued to pay for the improvement may run. Interest upon all unpaid installments shall be charged at a rate fixed by said resolution. Each year such installments together with interest due thereon shall be collected in the manner provided in the resolution for the collection of the assessments.[ 1963 c 4 § 36.88.260. Prior: 1951 c 192 § 26.]
WA Rev Code § 36.88.270 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.88 - County Road Improvement Districts.|36.88.270 - Assessment where bonds issued—Payment in cash—Notice of assessment.

RCW 36.88.270 Assessment where bonds issued—Payment in cash—Notice of assessment.The owner of any lot, tract, or parcel of land, or other property charged with any such assessments may redeem the same from all or any portion of the liability for the cost and expense of such improvement by paying the entire assessment or any portion thereof charged against such lot, tract, or parcel of land without interest within thirty days after notice to him or her of such assessment, which notice shall be given as follows: The county treasurer shall, as soon as the assessment roll has been placed in his or her hands for collection, publish a notice for two consecutive daily or weekly issues in the official newspaper of the county in which the district is located, which notice shall state that the assessment roll is in his or her hands for collection and that any assessment thereon or any portion of such assessment may be paid at any time within thirty days from the date of the first publication of said notice without penalty interest or costs.[ 2009 c 549 § 4145; 1963 c 4 § 36.88.270. Prior: 1951 c 192 § 27.]
WA Rev Code § 36.88.280 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.88 - County Road Improvement Districts.|36.88.280 - Assessment where bonds issued—Payment in cash during installment period—Duties of county treasurer—Use of funds.

RCW 36.88.280 Assessment where bonds issued—Payment in cash during installment period—Duties of county treasurer—Use of funds.The owners of any lot, tract, or parcel of land may save the same from all liability for the unpaid amount of the assessment, at any time after the thirty-day period herein provided for their payment without interest, by paying the entire amount or all installments on said assessment together with all interest due to the date of maturity of any installment next falling due. All such payments shall be made to the county treasurer whose duty it shall be to collect all assessments under this chapter and all sums so paid or collected shall be applied solely to the payment of the cost and expense of the district and payment of principal and/or interest of any bonds issued.[ 1963 c 4 § 36.88.280. Prior: 1951 c 192 § 28.]
WA Rev Code § 36.88.290 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.88 - County Road Improvement Districts.|36.88.290 - Limitation of actions.

RCW 36.88.290 Limitation of actions.An action to collect any special assessment or installment thereof for road improvements, or to enforce the lien of any such assessment or installment, whether such action be brought by the county or by the holder of any certificate of delinquency, or by any other person having the right to bring such action, shall be commenced within ten years after such assessment shall have become delinquent or within ten years after the last installment of any such assessment shall have become delinquent, when said special assessment is payable in installments.Actions to set aside or cancel any deed issued after midnight, June 6, 1951, upon the sale of property for road improvement assessments, or for the recovery of property sold for delinquent road improvement assessments must be brought within three years from and after date of the issuance of such deed.[ 1963 c 4 § 36.88.290. Prior: 1951 c 192 § 29.]
WA Rev Code § 36.88.295 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.88 - County Road Improvement Districts.|36.88.295 - Refunding bonds—Limitations.

RCW 36.88.295 Refunding bonds—Limitations.The legislative authority of any county may issue and sell bonds to refund outstanding road improvement district or consolidated road improvement district bonds issued after June 7, 1984, on the earliest date such outstanding bonds may be redeemed following the date of issuance of such refunding bonds. Such refunding shall be subject to the following:(1) The refunding shall result in a net interest cost savings after paying the costs and expenses of the refunding, and the principal amount of the refunding bonds may not exceed the principal balance of the assessment roll or rolls pledged to pay the bonds being refunded at the time of the refunding.(2) The refunding bonds shall be paid from the same local improvement fund or bond redemption fund as the bonds being refunded.(3) The costs and expenses of the refunding shall be paid from the proceeds of the refunding bonds, or the same road improvement district fund or bond redemption fund for the bonds being refunded, except the county may advance such costs and expenses to such fund pending the receipt of assessment payments available to reimburse such advances.(4) The last maturity of refunding bonds shall be no later than one year after the last maturity of bonds being refunded.(5) The refunding bonds may be exchanged for the bonds being refunded or may be sold in the same manner permitted at the time of sale for road improvement district bonds.(6) All other provisions of law applicable to the refunded bonds shall apply to the refunding bonds.[ 1984 c 186 § 67.]NOTES:Purpose—1984 c 186: See note following RCW 39.46.110.
WA Rev Code § 36.88.300 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.88 - County Road Improvement Districts.|36.88.300 - District costs and expenses—What to include.

RCW 36.88.300 District costs and expenses—What to include.Whenever any district is organized hereunder, there shall be included in the cost and expense thereof: (1) The cost of all of the construction or improvement authorized in the district, including that portion of the construction or improvement within the limits of any street or road intersection, space or spaces; (2) the estimated costs and expenses of all engineering and surveying necessary to be done by the county engineer or under his or her direction or by such other engineer as may be employed by the county commissioners; (3) the cost of all advertising, mailing, and publishing of all notices; (4) the cost of legal services and any other expenses incurred by the county for the district or in the formation thereof, or by the district in connection with such construction or improvement and in the financing thereof, including the issuance of any bonds.[ 2009 c 549 § 4146; 1963 c 4 § 36.88.300. Prior: 1951 c 192 § 30.]
WA Rev Code § 36.88.305 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 36 - Counties|Chapter 36.88 - County Road Improvement Districts.|36.88.305 - District costs and expenses—Credit or reduction of assessments.

RCW 36.88.305 District costs and expenses—Credit or reduction of assessments.At its option, a county may include the value of right-of-way or property that is donated or given to the county for purposes of an improvement to be financed by a road improvement district, together with the costs of acquiring other rights-of-way or property for the improvement that was not donated or given to the county, in the costs of the improvement and credit or reduce the assessments imposed on benefited property for the value of the right-of-way or property that the owner of the benefited property donated or gave to the county for the improvement.[ 1991 c 363 § 90.]NOTES:Purpose—Captions not law—1991 c 363: See notes following RCW 2.32.180.