Title 87, Title 87 IRRIGATION
16 chapters · 399 sections in this title.
RCW 87.53.001 Actions subject to review by boundary review board.
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Actions taken under chapter 87.53 RCW may be subject to potential review by a boundary review board under chapter 36.93 RCW.[ 1989 c 84 s 68.]
RCW 87.53.010 Dissolution authorized—Consent of bondholders recorded.
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An irrigation district may be dissolved and its affairs liquidated as herein prescribed. If there are outstanding bonds of the district the acknowledged uniform consent in writing of at least two-thirds in amount of the holders of the bonds must be recorded in the office of the a…
RCW 87.53.020 Bondholders' consent necessary—Offer to buy district property.
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The acknowledged uniform written consent of one hundred percent of the holders of bonds may provide for cancellation of part of the bonds and for the manner and terms of payment of the balance. The bondholders may also make a firm offer for all property and rights of the district…
RCW 87.53.030 Petition for dissolution.
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At least one-third of the electors of the district shall sign and file with the auditor a petition, reciting the substance of the uniform text of the bondholders' consent, that the consent has been filed, and praying that the district be dissolved and its affairs liquidated.[ 195…
RCW 87.53.040 Election to be called.
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The board of commissioners of the county shall at their present or next regular meeting, call an election to submit to the electors of the district the question of whether the district shall be so dissolved. They shall direct the auditor to give notice of the election and shall a…
RCW 87.53.050 Manner of calling, noticing, conducting election—Ballot—Qualification of electors.
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The election shall be called upon the same notice and conducted in like manner as other elections of the district: PROVIDED, That when the bondholder's consent to dissolution provides for an adjustment of the bonded debt and/or the terms and method of its payment the notice of el…
RCW 87.53.060 Election returns, effect—Records to auditor.
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The election officials shall file with the auditor the returns within ten days of the election, and at their next meeting the commissioners shall canvass the returns, and if a majority of the votes cast favor dissolution, the commissioners shall declare the election carried. All …
RCW 87.53.070 Transcript of proceedings—Financial statement.
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The auditor shall deliver to the county clerk a certified copy of the transcript of the proceedings of the commissioners on the matter together with a statement of the district's cash assets, segregated as to the bond fund and the total of all other funds, and a statement of the …
RCW 87.53.080 Proceedings docketed in court—Notice to file claims—Claims barred, when.
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The clerk shall docket the proceedings entitled "In the matter of the dissolution of . . . . . . irrigation district," and the court shall direct the clerk to give notice thereof. The notice shall contain a general statement of the nature of the proceedings, and notify all person…
RCW 87.53.090 Determination of claims—Court order—Appeal.
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If the court finds that the provisions of this chapter have been complied with, it shall then determine the validity and amount of the claims so filed. No claim barred by the statute of limitations shall be allowed. It shall separately determine the validity and amount of outstan…
RCW 87.53.100 Trustee—Appointment—Compensation—Bond.
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Upon the entry of final judgment, the court shall issue an order appointing a trustee for the district and shall deliver to him or her a certified copy of the order. The court shall fix the compensation of the trustee and the amount of his or her bond to be obtained at the cost o…
RCW 87.53.110 Sale of district assets.
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The trustee shall give notice that all the property and rights of the district, except property in the district sold for taxes or district assessments, will be sold pursuant to order of the court. The notice shall be given in the same manner and for the same time as for sale of r…
RCW 87.53.120 Report of sale—Rights of purchasers.
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The trustee shall file with the clerk a report of the disposition made of the cash funds and of the sale and if the court finds the sale was fairly conducted, it shall enter an order confirming the sale, and the trustee shall execute and deliver to the purchaser an instrument con…
RCW 87.53.130 Order of dissolution—Effect.
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Upon verification of the disposition of the cash funds and confirmation of the sale the court shall enter an order dissolving the district and discharging the trustee, and a certified copy of the order shall be recorded in the office of the auditor. Thereupon the district shall c…
RCW 87.53.140 Assessments for unpaid obligations.
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Upon the dissolution of the district the county commissioners shall determine from the records the remaining bond and other indebtedness of the district, and shall determine the proper number of annual assessments, not over five, necessary to discharge the debt. They shall cause …
RCW 87.53.150 State's consent to dissolution.
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Whenever any bonds of the district are held in the state reclamation revolving account, and, in the opinion of the director of ecology, the district is or will be unable to meet its obligations, and that the state's investment can be best preserved by the dissolution of the distr…