Title 85 — Title 85 DIKING AND DRAINAGE
7 chapters · 222 sections in this title.
RCW 85.07.010 Lease of equipment authorized—Disposition of proceeds.
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The commissioners of any diking or drainage district organized under the laws of this state, shall have power and authority to rent any machinery, tools or equipment belonging to such district, to any individual or corporation for hire under such conditions regarding the care and…
RCW 85.07.040 Benefit to public road, how paid.
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Whenever, upon the trial to fix and assess the benefits and damages resulting from the construction of any diking or drainage system under the laws of this state, the jury shall find by its verdict that any public or county road will be benefited from the construction of such imp…
RCW 85.07.050 Basis of supplemental assessments.
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Any additional assessments for the construction of any diking or drainage system, and also all assessments for the maintenance of same shall be based upon the benefits so found and adjudged, and the proportion of benefits resulting to such public or county road therefrom, on such…
RCW 85.07.060 Funding bonds—Authority to issue.
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(1) Any board of commissioners of any diking or drainage district may, at any time, without petition and on its own motion, issue bonds of such district for the purpose of funding any outstanding warrants of such district. No bonds so issued shall be sold for less than their par …
RCW 85.07.070 Funding bonds—Form, term, execution, interest.
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(1) Said bonds shall be numbered consecutively from one upwards and shall be in denominations of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars each. They shall bear the date of issue, shall be made payable in not more than ten years from the date of their i…
RCW 85.07.090 Funding bonds—Outstanding warrants due when sale proceeds received—Call.
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All outstanding warrants of such district so sought to be redeemed shall become due and payable immediately upon receipt by the county treasurer of the money from the sale of said bonds; and upon a call of such outstanding warrants or obligations issued by him or her, the same sh…
RCW 85.07.100 Funding bonds—Exchange for warrants.
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Said bonds may be exchanged at not less than their par value for an equal amount of the outstanding warrants of the district issuing such bonds.[ 1935 c 103 s 5; RRS s 4459-15. Formerly RCW 85.04.140, part.]
RCW 85.07.110 Funding bonds—Assessments for payment—Special fund.
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It shall be the duty of the commissioners of such district annually to levy assessments sufficient to pay interest on such bonds as they fall due. They may at any time levy such additional assessment as they deem best to redeem and retire such bonds. Commencing not less than five…
RCW 85.07.120 Funding bonds—Call—Payment.
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It shall be the duty of the county treasurer of each county in which there may be a district issuing bonds under the provisions of RCW 85.07.060 through 85.07.120, whenever he or she has on hand one thousand dollars over and above interest requirements in the special fund for the…
RCW 85.07.130 Civil action to strike land from assessment roll—Costs.
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Whenever any piece of land in any diking or drainage district in this state shall cease to be susceptible to benefit from the diking and/or drainage improvement of such district, the owner thereof may bring civil action in the superior court of the county wherein such property is…
RCW 85.07.140 Civil action to strike land from assessment roll—Court decree—Subsequent restoration to rolls, procedure.
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If the court is satisfied that the status of said property has changed so that it is no longer susceptible to benefit from the improvement of such district and should be removed from the assessment roll thereof, and it be established that all benefits assessed against said lands …
RCW 85.07.170 Additional powers relating to diking and drainage works—Duties of department of transportation.
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(1) The commissioners of any drainage or diking district shall have power, on behalf of the district, to acquire, place, repair and maintain, dikes and dams, ditches, drains and outlets therefor, together with right-of-way therefor and access thereto, or obtain rights therein or …