Revised Code of Washington (RCW) (Last Updated: August 9, 2016) |
Title 89. RECLAMATION, SOIL CONSERVATION, AND LAND SETTLEMENT |
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. |