Chapter 89.30. Reclamation districts of one million acres.


Section 89.30.001. District authorized—Area not less than one million acres—No fees.
Section 89.30.004. Lands in one or more counties.
Section 89.30.007. General purposes of district.
Section 89.30.010. Petition—Filing.
Section 89.30.013. Petition—Contents.
Section 89.30.016. Public lands of state may be included.
Section 89.30.019. Interest in public lands treated as private property—Public title unaffected, liens barred.
Section 89.30.022. Federal lands may be included.
Section 89.30.025. Possessory interest in federal lands—Water rent, credit for prior payment.
Section 89.30.028. Petitioners to describe their lands—Petitioners deemed owners thereof.
Section 89.30.031. Proof of ownership by tax roll.
Section 89.30.034. Petition on separate sheets—Withdrawals.
Section 89.30.037. Correction of deficient petition.
Section 89.30.040. Conflicting petitions—Largest territory considered first.
Section 89.30.043. Order for hearing—Notice.
Section 89.30.046. Publication of notice.
Section 89.30.049. Contents of notice.
Section 89.30.052. Copy of notice to each member of commission.
Section 89.30.055. Commission—Creation—Composition.
Section 89.30.058. Commission—Chair—Clerk—Quorum.
Section 89.30.061. Commission—Clerk not to vote unless tie.
Section 89.30.064. Commission—General powers.
Section 89.30.067. Commission—Adjournments.
Section 89.30.070. Commission—Expenses.
Section 89.30.073. Hearing on petition—Place.
Section 89.30.076. Hearing on petition—Proof of notice.
Section 89.30.079. Hearing on petition—Consideration of petition—Evidence.
Section 89.30.082. Hearing on petition—Boundaries to be fixed.
Section 89.30.085. Hearing on petition—Name—Election to be ordered.
Section 89.30.088. Order for election to county auditors.
Section 89.30.091. Records of commission to be preserved.
Section 89.30.094. Election—How conducted—Qualifications of electors.
Section 89.30.097. Election—Notice, contents—Ballots.
Section 89.30.100. Election—Canvass of returns.
Section 89.30.103. Order organizing district.
Section 89.30.106. Order organizing district—Copy to be filed with county commissioners of other counties.
Section 89.30.109. Certified statement to be filed for record.
Section 89.30.112. When creation complete—Proceedings conclusive, exception.
Section 89.30.115. District liable for formation costs.
Section 89.30.118. Change of name procedure—Effect.
Section 89.30.121. District is political subdivision.
Section 89.30.124. Judgments against district—When chargeable against improvement and divisional districts.
Section 89.30.127. District a corporate body—Powers.
Section 89.30.130. Powers—In general.
Section 89.30.133. Powers—Improvement and divisional districts, purposes.
Section 89.30.136. Powers—Development, sale, use, etc., of water or electric energy.
Section 89.30.139. Powers—Bonds payable from income.
Section 89.30.142. Powers—Sale or lease of water—Drains—Land settlement.
Section 89.30.145. Powers—Fiscal agent for United States.
Section 89.30.148. Surety bond from contractor.
Section 89.30.151. Payments under contracts—Retained percentage.
Section 89.30.154. Contracts—Public bidding—Notice.
Section 89.30.157. Contracts with United States or any state for construction, etc.
Section 89.30.160. Contracts with United States or state of Washington—Assumption of control or management.
Section 89.30.163. Contracts with United States or state of Washington—Bonds as payment or security—Levy for interest or payment.
Section 89.30.166. Contracts with United States or state of Washington—Submission of contracts to electors.
Section 89.30.169. Contracts with United States or state of Washington—Election procedure.
Section 89.30.172. Contracts with United States or state of Washington—Liability of district for improvement and divisional district obligations.
Section 89.30.175. Drainage system—Authorization—Notice—Hearing.
Section 89.30.178. Drainage system—Powers.
Section 89.30.181. Drainage system—Benefit to public road or city sewer system—Assessment.
Section 89.30.184. Eminent domain—Authorized.
Section 89.30.187. Eminent domain—Procedure.
Section 89.30.190. Eminent domain—Joinder, consolidation of actions—Separate verdicts.
Section 89.30.193. Eminent domain—Damages and benefits—Judgment when damages exceed benefits, costs.
Section 89.30.196. Eminent domain—Damages and benefits—Judgment for costs when benefits equal or exceed damages.
Section 89.30.199. Eminent domain—Levy on uncondemned lands unaffected.
Section 89.30.202. Eminent domain—Verdict and findings binding as to levy.
Section 89.30.205. Eminent domain—Damages applied pro tanto to satisfy levies.
Section 89.30.208. Eminent domain—Title acquired.
Section 89.30.211. Right of entry to make surveys, etc.
Section 89.30.214. Right to construct across streams, highways, railways, etc.—Duty to restore.
Section 89.30.217. Right to construct across streams, highways, railways, etc.—Railroads to cooperate.
Section 89.30.220. Right to construct across streams, highways, railways, etc.—Disagreements, how determined.
Section 89.30.223. Right-of-way on state lands.
Section 89.30.226. Board of directors—Composition.
Section 89.30.229. Board of directors—Term of office.
Section 89.30.232. Director districts.
Section 89.30.235. Director districts—Geographical boundaries—Designation.
Section 89.30.238. First board—Appointment.
Section 89.30.241. First board—Term.
Section 89.30.244. First directors—Election.
Section 89.30.247. First directors—Nominations.
Section 89.30.250. First directors—Terms.
Section 89.30.253. Directors—Term.
Section 89.30.256. Directors—Vacancies.
Section 89.30.259. Directors—Oath—Bond.
Section 89.30.262. Secretary's oath and bond.
Section 89.30.265. Additional official bonds when fiscal agent of United States.
Section 89.30.268. Additional official bonds when fiscal agent of United States—Suit on.
Section 89.30.271. Official bonds, cost of.
Section 89.30.274. Directors—Organization—President, secretary.
Section 89.30.277. District office.
Section 89.30.280. District office—Change of location.
Section 89.30.283. Directors—Regular meetings, change of day.
Section 89.30.286. Directors—Special meetings—Notice—Business permissible.
Section 89.30.289. Directors—Meetings and records public.
Section 89.30.292. Directors—Quorum—Action by majority.
Section 89.30.295. Directors—Seal, bylaws, rules.
Section 89.30.298. Compensation of directors, officers, employees.
Section 89.30.301. Interest in contracts prohibited—Penalty.
Section 89.30.304. Delivery of records, etc., to successor.
Section 89.30.307. Employees on termination to deliver records to board—Penalty.
Section 89.30.310. County treasurer is ex officio district treasurer.
Section 89.30.313. Liability of county treasurers.
Section 89.30.316. County treasurers to collect assessments.
Section 89.30.319. Funds to be deposited with county treasurer.
Section 89.30.322. Claims against district.
Section 89.30.325. Disbursement of funds by county treasurer.
Section 89.30.328. Treasurer's monthly report.
Section 89.30.331. Secretary's monthly report of expenditures.
Section 89.30.334. Elections—When general held.
Section 89.30.337. Elections—When special held.
Section 89.30.340. Elections—How noticed and conducted.
Section 89.30.343. Elections—Voting precincts.
Section 89.30.346. Elections—Polling places.
Section 89.30.349. Elections—Polls outside district precinct.
Section 89.30.352. Elections—List of registered voters.
Section 89.30.355. Elections—Certification of propositions.
Section 89.30.358. Elections—Ballots to be separate.
Section 89.30.361. Elections—Checking names of voters against registration list.
Section 89.30.364. Elections—Returns—Canvassing boards.
Section 89.30.367. Elections—Abstract of result.
Section 89.30.370. Elections—District board to tabulate abstracts and declare result.
Section 89.30.373. Director district to be represented on board.
Section 89.30.376. Election of subsequent directors.
Section 89.30.379. Director district elections.
Section 89.30.382. Declaration of candidacy for board—Fee.
Section 89.30.385. Ballots for director.
Section 89.30.388. District elections—Primary law not to apply.
Section 89.30.391. Annual tax—Authorization.
Section 89.30.394. Annual tax—How equalized and levied.
Section 89.30.397. Annual tax—How collected.
Section 89.30.400. Debt limit—General.
Section 89.30.403. Exceeding debt limit—Procedure.
Section 89.30.412. General obligation bonds—Authorized.
Section 89.30.427. Special fund from fixed income—Bonds payable from special fund—Contract to purchase or lease electricity—Powers of reclamation district conferred.
Section 89.30.430. Special fund from fixed income—Contents—Pledge of income—Not district obligation.
Section 89.30.433. Special fund from fixed income—Maturity—Form—Interest rates.
Section 89.30.436. General improvement districts—Authorized.
Section 89.30.439. General improvement districts—Resolution, survey and investigation.
Section 89.30.442. General improvement districts—Cost of survey and investigation—Limitation of levy.
Section 89.30.445. General improvement districts—Board may make survey and investigation.
Section 89.30.448. General improvement districts—Contract with state or United States for survey and investigation.
Section 89.30.451. General improvement districts—Report on survey and investigation—Estimate of cost.
Section 89.30.454. General improvement districts—Notice for hearing on report.
Section 89.30.457. General improvement districts—Contents of notice for hearing.
Section 89.30.460. General improvement districts—Hearing—Adjournments.
Section 89.30.463. General improvement districts—Objections and evidence at hearing.
Section 89.30.466. General improvement districts—Change of plans.
Section 89.30.469. General improvement districts—Order on approval.
Section 89.30.472. General improvement districts—Findings conclusive, exception.
Section 89.30.475. General improvement districts—Special benefits deemed continuing.
Section 89.30.478. General improvement districts—Powers of board—Act on behalf of improvement or divisional district not to render reclamation district liable.
Section 89.30.481. Power of board as to assessments in improvement or divisional districts.
Section 89.30.484. Divisional districts—Authorized.
Section 89.30.487. Divisional districts—Powers of board, officers and electors.
Section 89.30.490. Divisional districts—Organization.
Section 89.30.493. Divisional districts—Liability.
Section 89.30.496. Divisional districts—Assessments, contracts, etc.
Section 89.30.499. Exclusion of nonirrigable lands from general improvement or divisional districts—Petition—Prior obligations.
Section 89.30.502. Exclusion of nonirrigable lands from general improvement or divisional districts—Time for hearing—Notice.
Section 89.30.505. Exclusion of nonirrigable lands from general improvement or divisional districts—Hearing.
Section 89.30.508. Exclusion of nonirrigable lands from general improvement or divisional districts—Levy to pay bonds preserved.
Section 89.30.511. Exclusion of nonirrigable lands from general improvement or divisional districts—Unconditional relief—Effect.
Section 89.30.514. Exclusion of nonirrigable lands from general improvement or divisional districts—Power to reduce assessments.
Section 89.30.517. Negotiable bonds of general improvement or divisional district—Authorized.
Section 89.30.520. Negotiable bonds of general improvement or divisional district—Form, contents, payment, interest.
Section 89.30.523. Negotiable bonds of general improvement or divisional district—Obligation of improvement and divisional district—Reclamation district not obligated—Deferred assessments.
Section 89.30.526. Negotiable bonds of general improvement or divisional district—Election, how conducted.
Section 89.30.529. Negotiable bonds of general improvement or divisional district—Election precincts and officials.
Section 89.30.532. Negotiable bonds of general improvement or divisional district—Contents of notice of election.
Section 89.30.535. Negotiable bonds of general improvement or divisional district—Notice and election in nonassessable area.
Section 89.30.538. Negotiable bonds of general improvement or divisional district—Mailing returns—Canvass.
Section 89.30.541. Negotiable bonds of general improvement or divisional district—Abstract of election results.
Section 89.30.544. Negotiable bonds of general improvement or divisional district—Resolution authorizing issuance of bonds.
Section 89.30.547. Negotiable bonds of general improvement or divisional district—Sale or exchange price.
Section 89.30.550. Negotiable bonds of general improvement or divisional district—Pledge of bonds to United States.
Section 89.30.553. Negotiable bonds of general improvement or divisional district—Public or private sale—Payment in property, labor, etc.
Section 89.30.556. Negotiable bonds of general improvement or divisional district—Negotiability—Execution.
Section 89.30.565. Negotiable bonds of general improvement or divisional district—Moneys paid to county treasurer.
Section 89.30.568. Negotiable bonds of general improvement or divisional district—Bonds paramount lien on moneys in fund.
Section 89.30.571. Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—Annual ad valorem basis.
Section 89.30.574. Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—Assessment roll.
Section 89.30.577. Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—Contents of assessment roll.
Section 89.30.580. Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—Basis of valuation.
Section 89.30.583. Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—Valuation of lands not on tax roll.
Section 89.30.586. Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—Values on roll are conclusive, when.
Section 89.30.589. Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—Assessments for prior years—Expense for delinquencies.
Section 89.30.592. Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—Roll to segregate lands as to counties.
Section 89.30.595. Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—Roll to district board—Notice of equalization.
Section 89.30.598. Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—Time for equalization meeting—Inspection of roll.
Section 89.30.601. Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—Hearing before equalization board—Authority.
Section 89.30.604. Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—Changes on roll to be noted—Completed roll to county treasurers.
Section 89.30.607. Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—Annual levy for bonds and interest.
Section 89.30.610. Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—Levy for contracts with state or United States or for other charges.
Section 89.30.613. Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—Levy for delinquencies.
Section 89.30.616. Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—Collected assessments to constitute designated special funds.
Section 89.30.619. Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—Procedure on failure to deliver roll—Preparation, equalization, levy by county commissioners.
Section 89.30.622. Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—Manner and effect of levy by county commissioners—Expenses.
Section 89.30.625. Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—County treasurer may perform duties of district secretary, when.
Section 89.30.628. Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—Lien of assessment, when attaches.
Section 89.30.631. Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—Assessment lien paramount—When extinguished.
Section 89.30.634. Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—When assessments due and payable—Delinquency date.
Section 89.30.637. Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—When assessment delinquent—Interest rate.
Section 89.30.640. Installment payments—Delinquency.
Section 89.30.643. Installment payments—Assessment book—Contents.
Section 89.30.646. Installment payments—Entry of payments—Receipt.
Section 89.30.649. Installment payments—Statement of assessments levied to be furnished on request.
Section 89.30.652. Installment payments—County treasurers to make monthly remittances to district treasurer.
Section 89.30.655. Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—List to be posted.
Section 89.30.658. Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Notice of delinquency, contents, posting.
Section 89.30.661. Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Publication of list of posted places and notice of sale.
Section 89.30.664. Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Publication of notices—Contents—Time and place of sale.
Section 89.30.667. Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Sale of land for delinquency.
Section 89.30.670. Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—How conducted.
Section 89.30.673. Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Postponement of sale.
Section 89.30.676. Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Designation of portion to be sold—Sale by parts.
Section 89.30.679. Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Resale upon purchaser's default.
Section 89.30.682. Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Reclamation district as purchaser.
Section 89.30.685. Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Entry of sale when district is purchaser—Credit.
Section 89.30.688. Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Rights of district as purchaser.
Section 89.30.691. Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Deed to district in absence of redemption—Conveyance.
Section 89.30.694. Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Resolution to convey property acquired by district—Price.
Section 89.30.697. Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Lease of property acquired by district.
Section 89.30.700. Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Disposition of proceeds of sale or lease by district.
Section 89.30.703. Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Reconveyance to person entitled to redemption, when.
Section 89.30.706. Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Certificate of sale in duplicate, contents.
Section 89.30.709. Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Certificate of sale—Form, filing, delivery.
Section 89.30.712. Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Certificate of sale may include several tracts.
Section 89.30.715. Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Entry of sale in assessment book, inspection—Filing certificate.
Section 89.30.718. Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Lien of assessment vested in purchaser—When divested.
Section 89.30.721. Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Redemption of property sold.
Section 89.30.724. Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Redemption in coin to treasurer—To whom credited.
Section 89.30.727. Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Entry of redemption in book and on certificate.
Section 89.30.730. Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Deed in absence of redemption, contents.
Section 89.30.733. Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Fee for deed—Several parcels may be included in one deed.
Section 89.30.736. Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Recitals in deed—Evidentiary effect.
Section 89.30.739. Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Deed conclusive, exception.
Section 89.30.742. Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Title conveyed by deed.
Section 89.30.745. Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Probative force of assessment book and delinquency list.
Section 89.30.748. Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Sale not avoided by misnomer or mistake as to ownership.
Section 89.30.751. Foreclosure of lien for general taxes—Payment in full or sale subject to assessments due.
Section 89.30.754. Liability of county for assessments after sale to county for general taxes.
Section 89.30.757. Sale of county lands for delinquent assessments.
Section 89.30.760. Special assessments by general improvement or divisional district—Authorization by electors.
Section 89.30.763. Special assessments by general improvement or divisional district—Levy and collection.
Section 89.30.766. Special assessments by general improvement or divisional district—Proposition to be submitted to electors.
Section 89.30.769. Special assessments by general improvement or divisional district—Election, how called, conducted, etc.
Section 89.30.772. Special assessments by general improvement or divisional district—Notice of election—Ballots.
Section 89.30.775. Special assessments by general improvement or divisional district—Indebtedness authorized.
Section 89.30.778. Special assessments by general improvement or divisional district—Notes—Terms.
Section 89.30.781. Special assessments by general improvement or divisional district—Notes payable exclusively by assessments.
Section 89.30.784. Special assessments by general improvement or divisional district—Interest on notes.
Section 89.30.787. Tolls for electricity and water—Collection, deposit.
Section 89.30.790. Tolls for electricity and water—Toll collector's bond.
Section 89.30.793. Jurisdiction of courts.
Section 89.30.796. Jurisdiction of courts—Petition for judicial determination.
Section 89.30.799. Jurisdiction of courts—Contents of petition.
Section 89.30.802. Jurisdiction of courts—Notice of hearing of petition.
Section 89.30.805. Jurisdiction of courts—Notice, how given and published.
Section 89.30.808. Jurisdiction of courts—Demurrer or answer to petition.
Section 89.30.811. Jurisdiction of courts—Rules which govern.
Section 89.30.814. Jurisdiction of courts—Motion and order for new trial.
Section 89.30.817. Jurisdiction of courts—Action in rem—Power of court.
Section 89.30.820. Jurisdiction of courts—Errors disregarded—Approval in whole or part.
Section 89.30.823. Jurisdiction of courts—Conclusiveness of judgment.
Section 89.30.826. Jurisdiction of courts—Costs.
Section 89.30.829. Jurisdiction of courts—Time for appeal.
Section 89.30.832. Liberal construction.