Title 36 — Title 36 COUNTIES

The purposes of a television reception improvement district, hereinafter referred to in this chapter as "district", shall be to serve the public interest, convenience, and necessity in the construction, maintenance, and operation of television and FM radio translator stations, in…

A district's boundary may include any part or all of any county and may include any part or all of any incorporated area located within the county. A district's boundary may not include any territory already being served by a cable TV system (CATV) unless on August 9, 1971, there…

A petition to form a district may be presented to the board of county commissioners and such petition shall include: (1) A description of the purposes of the petition; (2) a description of the purposes and powers of the proposed district; (3) a description of the boundaries of th…

If the board of county commissioners, with the assistance of other appropriate county officers, finds the petition filed under RCW 36.95.030 satisfies the requirements of that section, it shall cause the text of the petition to be published once a week for at least three consecut…

If after the public meeting or meetings on the petition, the board of county commissioners finds that creation of the proposed district would serve the public interest, the board shall adopt a resolution granting the petition and creating the district. Prior to adoption however, …

The business of the district shall be conducted by the board of the television reception improvement district, hereinafter referred to as the "board". The board shall be constituted as provided under either subsection (1) or (2) of this section.(1) The board of a district having …

Members of the board shall receive no compensation for their services, but shall be reimbursed from district funds for any actual and necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of their official duties.[ 1971 ex.s. c 155 s 7.]

The board shall, on or before the first day of July of any given year, ascertain and prepare a list of all persons believed to own television sets within the district and deliver a copy of such list to the county treasurer.[ 1988 c 222 s 1; 1981 c 52 s 1; 1971 ex.s. c 155 s 8.]

The provisions of chapter 36.40 RCW, relating to budgets, shall apply to the district. The budget of the district shall be financed by an excise tax imposed by the board, and described in RCW 36.95.100.[ 1971 ex.s. c 155 s 9.]

(1) The tax provided for in RCW 36.95.090 and this section may not exceed sixty dollars per year per television set within the district. No person may be taxed for more than one television set, except that a motel or hotel or any person owning more than five television sets must …

Any person owing the excise tax provided for under this chapter and who fails to pay the same within sixty days after the board or the county treasurer has sent the tax bill to him or her, shall be deemed to be delinquent. Such person shall be liable for all costs to the county o…

The board may adopt rules providing for prorating of tax bills for persons who have not owned a television set within the district for a full tax year.[ 1971 ex.s. c 155 s 12.]

In addition to other powers provided for under this chapter, the board has the following powers:(1) To perform all acts necessary to assure that the purposes of this chapter will be carried out fairly and efficiently;(2) To acquire, build, construct, repair, own, maintain, and op…

A district may translate or retransmit only those signals which originate from commercial and educational FM radio stations and commercial and educational television stations which directly provide, within some portion of the state of Washington, a class A grade or class B grade …

Any claim against the district shall be presented to the board. Upon allowance of the claim, the board shall submit a voucher, signed by the chair and one other member of the board, to the county auditor for the issuance of a warrant in payment of said claim. This procedure for p…

(1) The treasurer of the county in which a district is located is the treasurer of the district.(2) The county treasurer must collect the excise tax provided for under this chapter and send notice of payment due to persons owing the tax. To reduce costs of services performed by t…

(1) The board must reimburse the county auditor, assessor, and treasurer for the actual costs of services performed by them in behalf of the district.(2) A district may reduce costs of services performed by the county treasurer by assisting the treasurer in sending tax notices to…

Any person who shall knowingly make a false statement for exemption from the tax provided under this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.[ 1971 ex.s. c 155 s 19.]

If the board of county commissioners finds, following a public hearing or hearings, that the continued existence of a district would no longer serve the purposes of this chapter, it may by resolution order the district dissolved. If there is any property owned by the district at …

No television reception improvement district may be formed to operate and maintain any translator station presently or previously owned, operated or maintained by a television broadcaster.[ 1971 ex.s. c 155 s 21.]