Title 88, Title 88 NAVIGATION AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS
11 chapters · 172 sections in this title.
RCW 88.32.010 Districts authorized.
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Every county in this state is hereby authorized and empowered, by and through its county commissioners, whenever the government of the United States is intending or proposing the construction or operation of any river, lake, canal or harbor improvement, partly or wholly within su…
RCW 88.32.020 Improvement commission—Appointment—Oath.
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Whenever the board of county commissioners of any such county shall have adjudged as provided in RCW 88.32.010, said board shall thereupon apply to the person, who, for the time being, shall be judge of the United States district court, for the district within which the county sh…
RCW 88.32.030 Improvement commission—Notification of appointment—Organization.
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The board of county commissioners of the county, or of the oldest county in case of counties joining, shall cause the persons named for the commission to be notified of their appointment in a notice that shall name all such persons and shall designate the time and place of the fi…
RCW 88.32.040 Establishment of assessment district—Assessments—State lands.
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It shall be the duty of such commission to define and establish an assessment district, within such county, comprising all the taxable real property, and also (with the limitations hereinafter expressed) the state shorelands, which shall be specially benefited by said river, lake…
RCW 88.32.060 Assessment roll.
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Such commission shall also make, or cause to be made, an assessment roll, in which shall appear the names of the owners of the property assessed, so far as known, the description of each lot, block, parcel or tract of land within such assessment district, and the amount assessed …
RCW 88.32.070 Hearing on roll—Date—Notice.
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After the return of the assessment roll to the county legislative authority it shall make an order setting a day for the hearing upon any objections to the assessment roll by any parties affected thereby who shall be heard by the county legislative authority as a board of equaliz…
RCW 88.32.080 Hearing on roll—Objections—Certification for collection.
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Any person interested in any real estate affected by such assessment may appear and file objections to the assessment roll, and the board of county commissioners may make an order regarding the time of filing such objections, as to them seems proper. As to all parcels, lots or bl…
RCW 88.32.090 Appeal from final assessment.
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Any person who feels aggrieved by the final assessment made against any lot, block, or parcel of land owned by him or her may appeal therefrom to the superior court of such county. Such appeal shall be taken within the time, and substantially in the manner prescribed by the laws …
RCW 88.32.100 Lien of assessment—Collection—Payment—Interest.
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The final assessment shall be a lien, paramount to all other liens, except liens for taxes and other special assessments, upon the property assessed, from the time the assessment roll shall be approved by said board of county commissioners and placed in the hands of the county tr…
RCW 88.32.130 Local improvement fund—Disbursements.
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All moneys paid or collected on account of any assessments made pursuant to RCW 88.32.010 through 88.32.220, shall be kept by the county treasurer in the county depository separate and apart from the other funds of the county, in a fund to be established by the board of county co…
RCW 88.32.140 Bonds—Issuance—Sale—Form.
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(1) In all cases, the county, as the agent of the local improvement district, shall, by resolution of its county legislative authority, cause to be issued in the name of the county, the bonds for such local improvement district for the whole estimated cost of such improvement, le…
RCW 88.32.160 Bonds—Execution.
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Each and every bond issued for any such improvement shall be signed by the chair of the county legislative authority and the county auditor, sealed with the corporate seal of the county, and attested by the county clerk. The bonds issued for each local improvement district shall …
RCW 88.32.170 Payment in full—Calls for bonds, notice—Bond owners' rights.
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The owner of any lot or parcel of land charged with any assessment as provided for hereinabove, may redeem the same from all liability by paying the entire assessment charged against such lot or parcel of land, or part thereof, without interest, within thirty days after notice to…
RCW 88.32.180 Improvement by counties jointly.
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Two or more adjoining counties, in which are lands to be benefited by any such improvement as is hereinbefore mentioned, and as will be partly or wholly within one or more of them, may jointly take advantage of the provisions of RCW 88.32.010 through 88.32.220, and the procedure …
RCW 88.32.190 Improvement by counties jointly—Procedure.
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In every case of such joint action, the preliminary procedure of RCW 88.32.010 having been first had in each county severally, the board of county commissioners of the several counties proposing to join shall unite in such an application as is prescribed in RCW 88.32.020, and the…
RCW 88.32.200 Improvement by counties jointly—Joint board of equalization.
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For purposes of a board of equalization, said boards shall from time to time meet as a joint board as aforesaid, and have a chair and clerk as aforesaid, and for all purposes under RCW 88.32.070 and 88.32.080, in case of counties joining, the word board wherever occurring in said…
RCW 88.32.210 Improvement by counties jointly—Joint assessment roll—Filing, appeals, subsequent proceedings.
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The minutes of the proceedings of the joint board and the assessment roll as finally settled by such board shall be made up in as many counterparts as there are counties joining as aforesaid, and shall be signed by the chair and clerk of said board, and one of said counterparts s…
RCW 88.32.220 Improvement by counties jointly—Expenses of joint board.
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The joint board shall keep careful account of its necessary expenses and shall apportion and charge the same to the counties joining, and certify to the board of county commissioners of each such county an itemized statement of the entire account and of the proportionate part of …
RCW 88.32.230 Joint aid river and harbor improvements—Bonds—Election.
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Whenever the county legislative authority of any county with a population of one hundred twenty-five thousand or more deems it for the interest of the county to engage in or to aid the United States of America, the state of Washington, or any adjoining county or any city of this …
RCW 88.32.235 Joint aid river and harbor improvements—Declared county purpose.
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Any and every such purpose as is mentioned in the foregoing section is hereby declared to be a county purpose.[ 1911 c 3 s 2; RRS s 9667. Formerly RCW 88.32.230, part.]
RCW 88.32.240 Joint planning for improvement of navigable river—Development of river valley.
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Any county together with any port district therein and first-class city in such county may participate jointly in surveys, investigations and studies for determining the location, type and design, with cost estimates, of a project plan for the improvement of any section or sectio…
RCW 88.32.250 Joint planning for improvement of navigable river—Contract—Joint board to control and direct work.
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The joint participation shall be under a contract in writing made in the names of the county, port district, and city, under ordinance or resolution that provides the nature and extent of the work, the extent of the participation of the parties, the division of the costs, and met…