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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 87 - Irrigation › Chapter 87.03 - Irrigation Districts Generally. › 87.03.150 - Condemnation—Title acquired by district.

RCW 87.03.150
Condemnation—Title acquired by district.
The title to all property acquired under the provisions of this chapter shall immediately, and by operation of law, vest in such irrigation district and shall be held by such district in trust for, and is hereby dedicated and set apart to the uses and purposes set forth in this chapter; and said board is hereby authorized and empowered to hold, use, acquire, manage, occupy and possess said property as herein provided: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That any property so acquired by the district may be conveyed to the United States, or the state of Washington, insofar as the same may be for the benefit of the district under any contract that may be entered into with the United States, or the state of Washington, pursuant to this act.
The title acquired by an irrigation district under the provisions of this act shall be the fee simple title or such lesser estate as shall be designated in the decree of appropriation.
[ 1921 c 129 § 7; 1917 c 162 § 3; 1915 c 179 § 6; 1889-90 p 679 § 13; RRS § 7430. Formerly RCW 87.08.170.]
NOTES:
Board's powers and duties (contracts with state or United States): RCW 87.03.140.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 87 - Irrigation › Chapter 87.03 - Irrigation Districts Generally. › 87.03.155 - Conveyances—Actions by and against district.

RCW 87.03.155
Conveyances—Actions by and against district.
The said board is hereby authorized and empowered to take conveyances or other assurances for all property acquired by it under the provisions of this act, in the name of such irrigation district, to and for the uses and purposes herein expressed, and to institute and maintain any and all actions and proceedings, suits at law or in equity, necessary or proper in order to fully carry out the provisions of this act, or to enforce, maintain, protect or preserve any and all rights, privileges and immunities created by this act, or acquired in pursuance thereof; and in all courts, actions, suits or proceedings, the said board may sue, appear and defend, in person or by attorneys, and in the name of such irrigation district.
[1889-90 p 679 § 14; RRS § 7431. Formerly RCW 87.01.230.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 87 - Irrigation › Chapter 87.03 - Irrigation Districts Generally. › 87.03.158 - Officers, employees, agents—Legal representation—Costs of defense.

RCW 87.03.158
Officers, employees, agents—Legal representation—Costs of defense.
The board of directors of an irrigation district may authorize an attorney of its choosing to defend an officer, employee, or agent of the district, present or former, who requests representation as a result of an action, claim, or proceeding instituted against him or her. The costs of defense, including attorney's fees and any obligation for payment arising from the action, may be paid from district funds. Costs of defense, and judgment or settlement not in the person's favor, shall not be paid by the district if the court finds the person was not acting in good faith or within the scope of the person's employment or duties for the district.
[ 1986 c 8 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 87 - Irrigation › Chapter 87.03 - Irrigation Districts Generally. › 87.03.160 - Group insurance—Purchase.

RCW 87.03.160
Group insurance—Purchase.
The board of directors of irrigation districts shall have the authority and power to contract for and to pay the premium upon group life, health and accident insurance upon its employees; and to make all such insurance available to its directors, subject to payment by the directors of all costs of insurance for directors.
[ 1975 c 14 § 1; 1951 c 159 § 1. Formerly RCW 87.01.225.]
NOTES:
Hospitalization and medical insurance authorized: RCW 41.04.180.
Hospitalization and medical insurance not deemed additional compensation: RCW 41.04.190.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 87 - Irrigation › Chapter 87.03 - Irrigation Districts Generally. › 87.03.162 - Liability insurance for officials and employees.

RCW 87.03.162
Liability insurance for officials and employees.
The board of directors of each irrigation district may purchase liability insurance with such limits as they may deem reasonable for the purpose of protecting their officials and employees against liability for personal or bodily injuries and property damage arising from their acts or omissions while performing or in good faith purporting to perform their official duties.
[ 1973 c 125 § 8.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 87 - Irrigation › Chapter 87.03 - Irrigation Districts Generally. › 87.03.165 - Proposed works—Surveys, maps and plans to be prepared.

RCW 87.03.165
Proposed works—Surveys, maps and plans to be prepared.
For the purpose of construction, reconstruction, betterment, extension or acquisition of the necessary property and rights therefor, and otherwise carrying out the provisions of law relating to irrigation districts, the board of directors of any such district must, as soon after such district has been organized as may be practicable, and whenever thereafter the board deems it necessary or expedient to raise additional money for said purpose, cause the necessary surveys, examinations, maps and plans to be made and shall demonstrate the practicability of the general plan of the district's proposed works and furnish the proper basis for an estimate of the cost of carrying out the same.
[1923 c 138 § 7, part; RRS § 7431 1/2. Formerly RCW 87.12.010, part and 87.16.010.]
NOTES:
Map of district: RCW 87.03.775.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 87 - Irrigation › Chapter 87.03 - Irrigation Districts Generally. › 87.03.170 - Proposed works—Certification filed with director of ecology.

RCW 87.03.170
Proposed works—Certification filed with director of ecology.
Such examinations, surveys, maps, plans and specifications with estimates of cost as are deemed necessary for an understanding of the proposed plan of development shall be certified by the district board and its engineer and filed with the state director of ecology at Olympia, Washington.
[ 1988 c 127 § 41; 1923 c 138 § 7, part; RRS § 7431 1/2-1. Formerly RCW 87.12.020, part.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 87 - Irrigation › Chapter 87.03 - Irrigation Districts Generally. › 87.03.175 - Proposed works—Director's findings to district board.

RCW 87.03.175
Proposed works—Director's findings to district board.
Said director shall forthwith consider said certified report and if he or she deem it advisable make, through the appropriate divisions of his or her department, additional studies of the project at the expense of the district, and as soon as practicable thereafter, but in any event within ninety days from the receipt of said certified report, make his or her findings and submit the same to the district board.
[ 2013 c 23 § 493; 1923 c 138 § 7, part; RRS § 7431 1/2-2. Formerly RCW 87.12.020, part.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 87 - Irrigation › Chapter 87.03 - Irrigation Districts Generally. › 87.03.180 - Proposed works—Substance of director's findings.

RCW 87.03.180
Proposed works—Substance of director's findings.
In his or her findings said state director shall give generally his or her conclusions regarding the supply of water available for the project, the nature of the soil proposed to be irrigated and its susceptibility to irrigation, the duty of water for irrigation and the probable need of drainage, the probable cost of works, water rights, and other property necessary for the project, the conditions of land settlement therein, and the proper amount and dates of maturity of the bonds proposed to be issued, and such other matters as he or she deems pertinent to the success of the project, provided that said findings and conclusions shall be advisory only and shall not be binding upon the directors of the irrigation district.
[ 2013 c 23 § 494; 1923 c 138 § 7, part; RRS § 7431 1/2-3. Formerly RCW 87.12.030.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 87 - Irrigation › Chapter 87.03 - Irrigation Districts Generally. › 87.03.185 - Proposed works—Reclamation Service may make findings.

RCW 87.03.185
Proposed works—Reclamation Service may make findings.
In the case of an irrigation district under contract or in cooperation with the United States under the provisions of the United States Reclamation Act, the investigation and findings above required to be made by the state director of ecology may be made by the United States Reclamation Service with the same authority and under like conditions, if it so elects.
[ 1988 c 127 § 42; 1923 c 138 § 7, part; RRS § 7431 1/2-4. Formerly RCW 87.12.040.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 87 - Irrigation › Chapter 87.03 - Irrigation Districts Generally. › 87.03.190 - Proposed works—Plan of development—Special election.

RCW 87.03.190
Proposed works—Plan of development—Special election.
Upon receipt of said findings the district board shall thereupon finally determine the plan of development and estimate and determine the amount of money to be raised and shall immediately thereafter call a special election as provided by law.
[1923 c 138 § 7, part; RRS § 7431 1/2-5. Formerly RCW 87.12.050.]
NOTES:
Elections are governed by irrigation district laws: RCW 87.03.030.
Post-organization district elections: RCW 87.03.085 through 87.03.110.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 87 - Irrigation › Chapter 87.03 - Irrigation Districts Generally. › 87.03.195 - Proposed works—Certain irrigation districts excepted.

RCW 87.03.195
Proposed works—Certain irrigation districts excepted.
As to irrigation districts existing on March 17, 1923, the provisions of RCW 87.03.165 through 87.03.190 relating to the filing of examinations, surveys, maps, plans and specifications of the plan of development with the director of ecology and to an examination and the filing of findings and conclusions by that department, shall not apply.
[ 1988 c 127 § 43; 1923 c 138 § 8; RRS § 7431 1/2-6. Formerly RCW 87.12.010, part.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 87 - Irrigation › Chapter 87.03 - Irrigation Districts Generally. › 87.03.205 - Sections exclusive of other bonding methods—Validation.

RCW 87.03.205
Sections exclusive of other bonding methods—Validation.
The procedure outlined in RCW 87.03.165 through 87.03.190, 87.03.200, and in 87.03.210, for the authorization, issuance and disposal of bonds as heretofore constituted and shall hereafter constitute a method independent and exclusive of that provided by any other statute or statutes, for the authorization, issuance and disposal of bonds of the district for any and all of the objects and purposes in said sections provided, and any or all proceedings heretofore had, official acts heretofore performed or any bonds heretofore authorized or issued or disposed of in substantial accordance with the provisions of said sections are hereby validated and confirmed.
[ 1933 ex.s. c 11 § 5; RRS § 7432 1/2. Formerly RCW 87.16.130.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 87 - Irrigation › Chapter 87.03 - Irrigation Districts Generally. › 87.03.210 - Sale or pledge of bonds.

RCW 87.03.210
Sale or pledge of bonds.
(1) The board may sell the bonds of the district or pledge the same to the United States from time to time in such quantities as may be necessary and most advantageous to raise money for the construction, reconstruction, betterment or extension of such canals and works, the acquisition of said property and property rights, the payment of outstanding district warrants when consented to in writing by the director of ecology, and to such extent as shall be authorized at said election, the assumption of indebtedness to the United States for the district lands, and otherwise to fully carry out the objects and purposes of the district organization, and may sell such bonds, or any of them, at private sale whenever the board deems it for the best interest of the district so to do: PROVIDED, That no election to authorize bonds to refund outstanding warrants shall be held and canvassed after the expiration of the year 1934. The board of directors shall also have power to sell said bonds, or any portion thereof, at private sale, and accept in payment therefor, property or property rights, labor and material necessary for the construction of its proposed canals or irrigation works, power plants, power sites and lines in connection therewith, whenever the board deems it for the best interests of the district so to do. If the board shall determine to sell the bonds of the district, or any portion thereof, at public sale, the secretary shall publish a notice of such sale for at least three weeks in such newspaper or newspapers as the board may order. The notice shall state that sealed proposals will be received by the board, at its office, for the purchase of the bonds to be sold, until the day and hour named in the notice. At the time named in the notice, the board shall open the proposals and award the purchase of the bonds to the highest responsible bidder and may reject all bids: PROVIDED, That such bonds shall not be sold for less than ninety percent of their face value: AND PROVIDED, FURTHER, That the proceeds of all bonds sold for cash must be paid by the purchaser to the county treasurer of the county in which the office of the board is located, and credited to the bond fund.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, such bonds may also be issued and sold in accordance with chapter 39.46 RCW.
[ 1988 c 127 § 44; 1983 c 167 § 214; 1933 c 43 § 2; 1921 c 129 § 9; 1915 c 179 § 8; 1913 c 165 § 7; 1895 c 165 § 6; 1889-90 p 681 § 16; RRS § 7433. Formerly RCW 87.16.080.]
NOTES:
Liberal construction—Severability—1983 c 167: See RCW 39.46.010 and note following.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 87 - Irrigation › Chapter 87.03 - Irrigation Districts Generally. › 87.03.235 - Rights of federal agencies as to certain district bonds.

RCW 87.03.235
Rights of federal agencies as to certain district bonds.
If the United States under any act of congress or under rules and regulations adopted by the secretary of the interior, shall be willing to guarantee the interest upon bonds of any irrigation district, or shall be willing to receive bonds of any such district in payment of, or as security for payment upon, any contract of the United States, then the United States shall have all the remedies given by law to a bondholder, and, in cases of payment under any guaranty, the United States shall be subrogated to all the rights and remedies of the bondholder to the extent of any such payment; and the United States, or its proper department officers, may make such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the purpose of insuring the carrying out of any plan or project which may have been approved by them as the basis of any guaranty.
[ 1915 c 99 § 6; RRS § 7435. Formerly RCW 87.16.100.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 87 - Irrigation › Chapter 87.03 - Irrigation Districts Generally. › 87.03.245 - Deputy secretaries for assessment.

RCW 87.03.245
Deputy secretaries for assessment.
The board of directors must allow the secretary as many deputies, to be appointed by them, as will, in the judgment of the board, enable him or her to complete the assessment within the time herein prescribed. The board must fix the compensation of such deputies for the time actually engaged.
[ 2013 c 23 § 495; 1919 c 180 § 8; 1895 c 165 § 9; 1889-90 p 682 § 19; RRS § 7437. Formerly RCW 87.08.180.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 87 - Irrigation › Chapter 87.03 - Irrigation Districts Generally. › 87.03.250 - Assessment roll to be filed—Notice of equalization.

RCW 87.03.250
Assessment roll to be filed—Notice of equalization.
On or before the first Tuesday in September in each year to and including the year 1923, and on or before the first Tuesday in November beginning with the year 1924 and each year thereafter, the secretary must complete his or her assessment roll and deliver it to the board, who must immediately give a notice thereof, and of the time the board of directors, acting as a board of equalization will meet to equalize assessments, by publication in a newspaper published in each of the counties comprising the district. The time fixed for the meeting shall not be less than twenty nor more than thirty days from the first publication of the notice, and in the meantime the assessment roll must remain in the office of the secretary for the inspection of all persons interested.
[ 2013 c 23 § 496; 1921 c 129 § 12; 1919 c 180 § 9; 1895 c 165 § 10; 1889-90 p 682 § 20; RRS § 7438. Formerly RCW 87.32.030.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 87 - Irrigation › Chapter 87.03 - Irrigation Districts Generally. › 87.03.255 - Equalization of assessments.

RCW 87.03.255
Equalization of assessments.
Upon the day specified in the notice required by RCW 87.03.250 for the meeting, the board of directors, which is hereby constituted a board of equalization for that purpose, shall meet and continue in session from day to day as long as may be necessary, not to exceed ten days, exclusive of Sundays, to hear and determine such objections to the said assessment roll as may come before them; and the board may change the same as may be just. The secretary of the board shall be present during its session, and note all changes made at said hearing; and on or before the 30th day of October in each year to and including the year 1923, and on or before the 15th day of January beginning with the year 1925 and each year thereafter he or she shall have the assessment roll completed as finally equalized by the board.
[ 2013 c 23 § 497; 1921 c 129 § 13; 1919 c 180 § 10; 1915 c 179 § 11; 1889-90 p 682 § 21; RRS § 7439. Formerly RCW 87.32.040.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 87 - Irrigation › Chapter 87.03 - Irrigation Districts Generally. › 87.03.265 - Lien of assessment.

RCW 87.03.265
Lien of assessment.
The assessment upon real property shall be a lien against the property assessed, from and after the first day of January in the year in which it is levied, but as between grantor and grantee such lien shall not attach until the county treasurer has completed the property tax roll for the current year's collection and provided the notification required by RCW 84.56.020 in the year in which the assessment is payable, which lien shall be paramount and superior to any other lien theretofore or thereafter created, whether by mortgage or otherwise, except for a lien for prior assessments, and such lien shall not be removed until the assessments are paid or the property sold for the payment thereof as provided by law. And the lien for the bonds of any issue shall be a preferred lien to that of any subsequent issue. Also the lien for all payments due or to become due under any contract with the United States, or the state of Washington, accompanying which bonds of the district have not been deposited with the United States or the state of Washington, as in RCW 87.03.140 provided, shall be a preferred lien to any issue of bonds subsequent to the date of such contract.
[ 2009 c 350 § 5; 1939 c 171 § 2; 1921 c 129 § 15; 1915 c 179 § 13; 1913 c 165 § 11; 1889-90 p 684 § 23; RRS § 7441. Formerly RCW 87.32.100.]
NOTES:
Acquisition, construction, and operating funds—Tolls and assessments, alternative methods of—Liens, foreclosure of—Delinquencies by tenants: RCW 87.03.445.
Delinquent assessments: Chapter 87.06 RCW.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 87 - Irrigation › Chapter 87.03 - Irrigation Districts Generally. › 87.03.271 - Lien for delinquent assessment to include costs and interest.

RCW 87.03.271
Lien for delinquent assessment to include costs and interest.
The lien for delinquent assessments shall include the district's and treasurer's costs attributable to the delinquency and interest at the rate of twelve percent per year, computed monthly and without compounding, on the assessments and costs. The word "costs" as used in this section includes all costs of collection, including but not limited to reasonable attorneys' fees, publication costs, costs of preparing certificates of delinquency, title searches, and the costs of foreclosure proceedings.
[ 1988 c 134 § 14.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 87 - Irrigation › Chapter 87.03 - Irrigation Districts Generally. › 87.03.272 - Secretary may act as collection agent of nondelinquent assessments—Official bond—Collection procedure—Delinquency list.

RCW 87.03.272
Secretary may act as collection agent of nondelinquent assessments—Official bond—Collection procedure—Delinquency list.
Notwithstanding the provisions of RCW 87.03.260, 87.03.270, 87.03.440, and 87.03.445, the board of directors of any district acting as fiscal agent for the United States or the state of Washington for the collection of any irrigation charges may authorize the secretary of the district to act as the exclusive collection agent for the collection of all nondelinquent irrigation assessments of the district pursuant to such rules and regulations as the board of directors may adopt.
When the secretary acts as collection agent, his or her official bond shall be of a sufficient amount as determined by the board of directors of the district to cover any amounts he or she may be handling while acting as collection agent, in addition to any other amount required by reason of his or her other duties.
The assessment roll of such district shall be delivered to the county treasurer in accordance with the provisions of RCW 87.03.260 and 87.03.270 and the assessment roll shall be checked and verified by the county treasurer as provided in RCW 87.03.270.
After the assessment roll has been checked and verified by the county treasurer, the secretary of the district shall proceed to publish the notice as required under RCW 87.03.270; except that the notice shall provide that until the assessments and tolls become delinquent on November 1st they shall be due and payable in the office of the secretary of the district.
When the secretary of such district receives payments, he or she shall issue a receipt for such payments and shall be accountable on his or her official bond for the safekeeping of such funds and shall remit the same, along with an itemized statement of receipts, at least once each month to the county treasurer wherein the land is located on which the payment was made.
When the county treasurer receives the monthly statement of receipts from the secretary, he or she shall enter the payments shown thereon on the assessment roll maintained in his or her office.
On the fifteenth day of November of each year it shall be the duty of the secretary to transmit to the county treasurer the delinquency list which shall include the names, amounts, and such other information as the county treasurer shall require, and thereafter the secretary shall not accept any payment on the delinquent portion of any account. Upon receipt of the list of delinquencies, the county treasurer shall proceed under the provisions of this chapter as though he or she were the collection agent for such district to the extent of such delinquent accounts.
[ 2013 c 23 § 500; 1982 c 102 § 2; 1967 c 169 § 3.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1982 c 102: See note following RCW 87.03.270.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 87 - Irrigation › Chapter 87.03 - Irrigation Districts Generally. › 87.03.275 - Medium of payment of assessments.

RCW 87.03.275
Medium of payment of assessments.
All assessments and tolls authorized under this act shall be paid in legal tender of the United States except that assessments and tolls levied for the expense fund of the district may be paid with district warrants issued in payment for labor hired by the district, at par without interest drawn on the expense fund in the year in which the assessment to be paid thereby is payable, or in the preceding year, and such warrants shall be so accepted notwithstanding their serial numbers or their order of issue as to then outstanding warrants: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That in no case shall the county treasurer be authorized to pay any cash difference to the holders of any warrant so offered in payment of such assessments and in the event such warrant shall exceed the amount so applied on assessments, the county treasurer shall issue to the holder thereof a certificate directing the county auditor to issue to such holder a district warrant on the same fund, bearing date on which such lieu warrant is issued, for the difference between the face or par amount of the warrant received by the treasurer, without interest, and the amount credited on said assessment. Upon the surrender of such lieu warrant certificate the county auditor shall be authorized to issue and deliver such lieu warrant.
[ 1933 c 43 § 5; 1923 c 138 § 11; RRS § 7442-1. Formerly RCW 87.32.120.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 87 - Irrigation › Chapter 87.03 - Irrigation Districts Generally. › 87.03.277 - Payment by credit cards, charge cards, and other electronic communication.

RCW 87.03.277
Payment by credit cards, charge cards, and other electronic communication.
Irrigation districts that have designated their own treasurers as provided in RCW 87.03.440 may accept credit cards, charge cards, debit cards, smart cards, stored value cards, federal wire, and automatic clearinghouse system transactions, or other electronic communication, for any payment of any kind including, but not limited to, assessments, fines, interest, penalties, special assessments, fees, rates, tolls and charges, or moneys due irrigation districts. A payer desiring to pay by a credit card, charge card, debit card, smart card, stored value card, federal wire, automatic clearinghouse system, or other electronic communication shall bear the cost of processing the transaction in an amount determined by the treasurer, unless the board of directors finds that it is in the best interests of the district to not charge transaction processing costs for all payment transactions made for a specific category of payments due the district, including, but not limited to, assessments, fines, interest, penalties, special assessments, fees, rates, tolls, and charges. The treasurer's cost determination shall be based upon costs incurred by the treasurer and may not, in any event, exceed the additional direct costs incurred by the district to accept the specific form of payment used by the payer.
[ 2004 c 215 § 2; 2002 c 53 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 87 - Irrigation › Chapter 87.03 - Irrigation Districts Generally. › 87.03.280 - Cancellation of assessments due United States—Procedure.

RCW 87.03.280
Cancellation of assessments due United States—Procedure.
Where any district under contract with the United States has levied any assessment for the collection of money payable to the United States under such contract, and the secretary of the interior has by agreement with the board of directors of said district, authorized the extension or cancellation of any payments due to the United States by the cancellation of assessments already levied therefor but remaining unpaid, the board of directors of such district shall certify to the county treasurer of the county in which the land is located, a statement of the year and amounts assessed against each tract for which such cancellation has been authorized, and the county treasurer, upon receipt of such certificate, shall, in all cases where the assessment remains unpaid and the lands have not been sold, endorse upon the district's assessment roll, "Corrected under Certificate of Board of Directors" and shall deduct and cancel from the assessment against each such tract the amount of such assessment so authorized to be canceled; and in all cases where such cancellations have been certified to the county treasurer after such lands assessed have been sold and before the period of redemption shall have expired, the county treasurer shall, in those cases where the tract assessed has been sold to the district, and the district is the owner of the certificate of sale, require the district to surrender its certificate of sale and shall thereupon deduct the amount of such cancellation plus the penalties thereon upon the original assessment roll with an endorsement, "Corrected under Certificate of Board of Directors" and he or she shall thereupon issue to the district in lieu of the certificate surrendered, a substitute certificate of sale for the corrected amount of such assessment, if any, remaining uncanceled, and shall file a copy thereof in the office of the county auditor as in the case of the original certificate surrendered, and such substitute certificate shall entitle the holder thereof to all rights possessed under the original certificate so corrected as to amount: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That such cancellation shall have the same effect as though the lands had originally not been assessed for the amounts so deducted and shall not operate to bar the district of the right in making subsequent annual assessments to levy and collect against such tracts the amount of any money due the United States, including the amount of any assessments so canceled.
[ 2013 c 23 § 501; 1925 c 3 § 1; RRS § 7442-2. Formerly RCW 87.32.130.]
NOTES:
Board's powers and duties (contracts with state and United States): RCW 87.03.140.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 87 - Irrigation › Chapter 87.03 - Irrigation Districts Generally. › 87.03.285 - Segregation of assessment—Authorization.

RCW 87.03.285
Segregation of assessment—Authorization.
Whenever in the discretion of the board of directors of any irrigation district of the state as determined by resolution, after an assessment roll has been filed with the county treasurer of the appropriate county in accordance with the laws of the state pertaining thereto, the irrigation district assessments against any tract or parcel of land may be segregated to apply against, and the lien may be divided among, the various parcels of said tract as the same may be hereafter divided, all in accordance herewith.
[ 1951 c 205 § 1. Formerly RCW 87.32.102.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 87 - Irrigation › Chapter 87.03 - Irrigation Districts Generally. › 87.03.290 - Segregation of assessment—Hearing.

RCW 87.03.290
Segregation of assessment—Hearing.
When the irrigation district directors shall deem it advisable to make such segregation of assessments they shall by resolution fix the time and place for the hearing of the question concerning the segregation of assessments, which hearing may be at the next regular meeting of the directors of said irrigation district at its principal office.
[ 1951 c 205 § 2. Formerly RCW 87.32.103.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 87 - Irrigation › Chapter 87.03 - Irrigation Districts Generally. › 87.03.295 - Segregation of assessment—Notice of hearing.

RCW 87.03.295
Segregation of assessment—Notice of hearing.
Not less than ten days prior to the time and date fixed for said hearing the directors of said irrigation district shall cause notice of the time and place of said hearing to be given by registered mail to every person, firm or corporation having any interest in said property as shown by the county assessor's records or by the record of the irrigation district within which said property is located and to the address shown by said records, authorizing and directing that they appear and be heard at said time and place.
[ 1951 c 205 § 3. Formerly RCW 87.32.104.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 87 - Irrigation › Chapter 87.03 - Irrigation Districts Generally. › 87.03.300 - Segregation of assessment—Order.

RCW 87.03.300
Segregation of assessment—Order.
In the event said hearing shall result in a determination that in the discretion of the directors of said irrigation district it is advisable that said assessments be segregated and apportioned among the various parcels of said tracts against which the original total assessment was levied, then an order shall be entered on the records of the directors of said irrigation district determining said segregation, and a certified copy thereof shall be filed with the county treasurer of the county in which said assessment roll is filed.
[ 1951 c 205 § 4. Formerly RCW 87.32.105.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 87 - Irrigation › Chapter 87.03 - Irrigation Districts Generally. › 87.03.305 - Segregation of assessment—Amendment of roll—Effect.

RCW 87.03.305
Segregation of assessment—Amendment of roll—Effect.
Upon the filing of the certified copy of said order the county treasurer shall alter and amend the original assessment roll in accordance with said order and thereafter the assessments will be a lien only as shown by said order of segregation and the amended assessment roll as the same shall affect the property upon which said segregation was ordered.
[ 1951 c 205 § 5. Formerly RCW 87.32.106.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 87 - Irrigation › Chapter 87.03 - Irrigation Districts Generally. › 87.03.420 - Evidence of assessment, what is.

RCW 87.03.420
Evidence of assessment, what is.
The assessment book or delinquent list, or a copy thereof, certified by the secretary, showing unpaid assessments against any person or property, is prima facie evidence of the assessment of the property assessed, the delinquency, the amount of assessments due and unpaid, and that all the forms of law in relation to the assessment and levy of such assessment have been complied with.
[ 1895 c 165 § 18; 1889-90 p 688 § 31; RRS § 7449. Formerly RCW 87.32.260.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 87 - Irrigation › Chapter 87.03 - Irrigation Districts Generally. › 87.03.430 - Bonds—Interest payments.

RCW 87.03.430
Bonds—Interest payments.
Whenever interest payments on bonds are due, the treasurer of the county shall pay the same from the bond fund belonging to the district and deposited with the treasurer. Whenever, after ten years from the issuance of the bonds, the fund shall amount to the sum of ten thousand dollars, the board of directors may direct the treasurer to pay such an amount of the bonds not due as the money in the fund will redeem, at the lowest value at which they may be offered for liquidation, after advertising in a newspaper of general circulation in the county for such period of time not less than four weeks as the board shall order for sealed proposals for the redemption of the bonds. The proposals shall be opened by the board in open meeting, at a time to be named in the notice, and the lowest bid for the bonds must be accepted: PROVIDED, That no bond shall be redeemed under the foregoing provision at a rate above par. In case the bids are equal, the lowest numbered bond shall have the preference. In case none of the owners of the bonds shall desire to have the same redeemed, as herein provided for, the money shall be invested by the treasurer of the county, under the direction of the board, in United States bonds, or the bonds of the state, which shall be kept in the bond fund, and may be used to redeem the district bonds whenever the owners thereof may desire.
[ 1985 c 469 § 88; 1983 c 167 § 217; 1921 c 129 § 22; 1895 c 165 § 20; 1889-90 p 688 § 34; RRS § 7451. Formerly RCW 87.16.110.]
NOTES:
Liberal construction—Severability—1983 c 167: See RCW 39.46.010 and note following.
Power as to incurring indebtedness: RCW 87.03.475.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 87 - Irrigation › Chapter 87.03 - Irrigation Districts Generally. › 87.03.436 - Small works roster.

RCW 87.03.436
Small works roster.
(1) Until July 1, 2024, all contract projects, the estimated cost of which is less than the amount authorized, may be awarded using the small works roster process under *RCW 39.04.155.
(2) Beginning July 1, 2024, all contract projects, the estimated cost of which is less than the amount authorized, may be awarded using the small works roster process under RCW 39.04.151 through 39.04.154.
[ 2023 c 395 § 35; 2010 c 201 § 2; 1990 c 39 § 2.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 39.04.155 was repealed by 2023 c 395 § 37, effective July 1, 2024.
Effective date—2023 c 395 §§ 31 and 35: See note following RCW 39.114.010.
Findings—Intent—2023 c 395: See note following RCW 39.04.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 87 - Irrigation › Chapter 87.03 - Irrigation Districts Generally. › 87.03.437 - Competitive bids—Use of purchase contract process in RCW 39.04.190.

RCW 87.03.437
Competitive bids—Use of purchase contract process in RCW 39.04.190.
(1) Purchases of any materials, supplies, or equipment by the district shall be based on competitive bids except as provided in RCW 87.03.435 and 39.04.280. A formal sealed bid procedure shall be used as standard procedure for the purchases made by irrigation districts. However, the board may by resolution adopt a policy to waive formal sealed bidding procedures for purchases of any materials, supplies, or equipment for an amount set by the board not to exceed fifty thousand dollars for each purchase.
(2) The directors may by resolution adopt a policy to use the process provided in RCW 39.04.190 for purchases of materials, supplies, or equipment when the estimated cost is between the amount established by the board under subsection (1) of this section and a maximum amount set by resolution adopted by the board for purchases up to fifty thousand dollars exclusive of sales tax.
[ 2014 c 2 § 5; 2009 c 229 § 13; 1999 c 234 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 87 - Irrigation › Chapter 87.03 - Irrigation Districts Generally. › 87.03.438 - "County treasurer," "treasurer of the county," defined.

RCW 87.03.438
"County treasurer," "treasurer of the county," defined.
As used in this chapter, in accordance with RCW 87.03.440, the term "county treasurer" or "treasurer of the county" or other reference to that office means the treasurer of the district, if the district has designated its own treasurer, unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
[ 1979 ex.s. c 185 § 16.]
NOTES:
Effective date—Severability—1979 ex.s. c 185: See notes following RCW 87.03.013.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 87 - Irrigation › Chapter 87.03 - Irrigation Districts Generally. › 87.03.441 - Temporary funds.

RCW 87.03.441
Temporary funds.
The directors may provide by resolution that the secretary may deposit the following temporary funds in a local bank in the name of the district: (1) A fund to be known as "general fund" in which shall be deposited all moneys received from the sale of land, except such portion thereof as may be obligated for bond redemption, and all rentals, tolls, and all miscellaneous collections. This fund shall be transmitted to the district treasurer or disbursed in such manner as the directors may designate. (2) A fund to be known as "fiscal fund" in which shall be deposited all collections made by the district as fiscal agent of the United States. (3) A "revolving fund" in such amount as the directors shall by resolution determine, acquired by the issue of coupon or registered warrants or by transfer of funds by warrant drawn upon the expense fund. This fund may be disbursed by check signed by the secretary or such other person as the board may designate, in the payment of such expenditures as the board may deem necessary. This fund shall be reimbursed by submitting copies of approved vouchers and/or copy of payrolls to the county auditor with a claim voucher specifying the fund upon which warrants for such reimbursements shall be drawn. The warrants for such reimbursements shall be made out by the auditor to the "secretary's revolving fund."
[ 1983 c 167 § 219; 1979 c 83 § 2; 1961 c 276 § 3. Prior: 1937 c 216 § 1, part; 1929 c 185 § 3, part; 1923 c 138 § 13, part; 1921 c 129 § 23, part; 1913 c 165 § 19, part; 1895 c 165 § 22, part; 1889-90 p 690 § 36, part; RRS § 7453, part. Formerly RCW 87.08.040.]
NOTES:
Liberal construction—Severability—1983 c 167: See RCW 39.46.010 and note following.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 87 - Irrigation › Chapter 87.03 - Irrigation Districts Generally. › 87.03.442 - Bonds of secretary and depositaries.

RCW 87.03.442
Bonds of secretary and depositaries.
The secretary or other authorized person shall issue receipts for all moneys received for deposit in such funds and he or she and any other person handling the funds shall furnish a surety bond to be approved by the board and the attorney for the district, in such amount as the board may designate and conditioned for the safekeeping of such funds and the premium thereon shall be paid by the district.
Upon depositing any district funds the secretary shall demand and the depositary bank shall furnish a surety bond, to be approved by the board and the attorney, in an amount equal to the maximum deposit, conditioned for the prompt payment of the deposits upon demand, and the bond shall not be canceled during the time for which it was written. Or the depositary may deposit with the secretary or in some bank to the credit of the district in lieu of the bond, securities approved by the board of a market value in an amount not less than the amount of the maximum deposit. All depositaries which have qualified for insured deposits under any federal deposit insurance act need not furnish bonds or securities, except for so much of the deposit as is not so insured.
[ 2013 c 23 § 503; 1961 c 276 § 4. Prior: 1937 c 216 § 1, part; 1929 c 185 § 3, part; 1923 c 138 § 13, part; 1921 c 129 § 23, part; 1913 c 165 § 19, part; 1895 c 165 § 22, part; 1889-90 p 690 § 36, part; RRS § 7453, part. Formerly RCW 87.08.050.]
NOTES:
Conviction of public officer forfeits trust: RCW 9.92.120.
Income from sale of electricity: RCW 87.03.450.
Misconduct of public officers: Chapter 42.20 RCW.
Office to be declared vacant on conviction: RCW 36.18.180.
Penalty for
failure to pay over fees: RCW 36.18.170.
taking illegal fees: RCW 36.18.160.
Power as to incurring indebtedness: RCW 87.03.475.
Public officers—Forfeiture or impeachment, rights preserved: RCW 42.04.040.
Suspension of treasurer: RCW 36.29.090.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 87 - Irrigation › Chapter 87.03 - Irrigation Districts Generally. › 87.03.443 - Upgrading and improvement fund authorized—Deposits—Use of funds.

RCW 87.03.443
Upgrading and improvement fund authorized—Deposits—Use of funds.
There may be created by each irrigation district or separate legal authority created pursuant to RCW 87.03.018 a fund to be known as the upgrading and improvement fund. The board of directors shall determine what portion of the annual revenue of the irrigation district or separate legal authority will be placed into its upgrading and improvement fund, including all or any part of the funds received by a district or separate legal authority from the sale, delivery, and distribution of electrical energy. Moneys from the upgrading and improvement fund may be used to modernize, improve, or upgrade irrigation and hydroelectric power facilities or to respond to an emergency affecting such facilities. The funds may also be used for licensing hydroelectric power facilities and for payment of capital improvements.
[ 2010 c 201 § 3; 2004 c 215 § 3; 1979 ex.s. c 263 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 87 - Irrigation › Chapter 87.03 - Irrigation Districts Generally. › 87.03.450 - Income from sale of electricity.

RCW 87.03.450
Income from sale of electricity.
All income derived from the sale, delivery and distribution of electrical energy, shall be deposited with the county treasurer of the county in which the office of the board of directors of the district is located, and shall be apportioned to such fund or funds of the district authorized by law, as the board of directors shall deem advisable, including, but not limited to the payment of district bonds or any portion of the same for which such revenues have been pledged and thereafter said income, or such portion thereof so pledged, shall be placed by the county treasurer to the credit of the fund from which said bonds are required to be paid until the same or the portion thereof secured by such pledge are fully paid.
[ 1979 ex.s. c 185 § 6; 1933 c 31 § 2; RRS § 7454-1. Formerly RCW 87.08.070.]
NOTES:
Effective date—Severability—1979 ex.s. c 185: See notes following RCW 87.03.013.
Office of board: RCW 87.03.115.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 87 - Irrigation › Chapter 87.03 - Irrigation Districts Generally. › 87.03.455 - District's right to cross other property.

RCW 87.03.455
District's right to cross other property.
The board of directors shall have power to construct the *said works across any stream of water, water course, street, avenue, highway, railway, canal, ditch or flume, which the route of said canal or canals may intersect or cross, in such manner as to afford security for life and property; but said board shall restore the same when so crossed or intersected, to its former state as near as may be, or in a sufficient manner not to have impaired unnecessarily its usefulness; and every company whose railroad shall be intersected or crossed by *said works, shall unite with said board in forming said intersections and crossings, and grant the privileges aforesaid; and if such railroad company and said board, or the owners and controllers of the said property, thing or franchise so to be crossed, cannot agree upon the amount to be paid therefor, or the points or the manner of said crossings or intersections, the same shall be ascertained and determined in all respects as is herein provided in respect to the taking of land. The right-of-way is hereby given, dedicated and set apart, to locate, construct and maintain said works over and through any of the lands which are now or may be the property of this state; and also there is given, dedicated and set apart, for the uses and purposes aforesaid, all waters and water rights belonging to this state within the district.
[1889-90 p 691 § 38; RRS § 7455. Formerly RCW 87.08.160.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: The "said works" apparently refers to those specified in RCW 87.03.445.
Condemnation: RCW 87.03.140 through 87.03.150.