Title 89, Title 89 RECLAMATION, SOIL CONSERVATION, AND LAND SETTLEMENT
6 chapters · 363 sections in this title.
RCW 89.30.301 Interest in contracts prohibited—Penalty.
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No director or any other officer named in this chapter shall in any manner be interested, directly or indirectly in any contract awarded or to be awarded by the board, or in the profits to be derived therefrom; and for any violation of this provision, such officer shall be deemed…
RCW 89.30.304 Delivery of records, etc., to successor.
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Every person, upon the expiration or sooner termination of his or her term of office as an officer of the district, shall immediately turn over and deliver, under oath, to his or her successor in office, all records, books, papers, and other property under his or her control and …
RCW 89.30.307 Employees on termination to deliver records to board—Penalty.
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Every person hired by the district and having in his or her custody or under his or her control, in connection with his or her contract of hire, any records, books, papers, or other property belonging to the district shall immediately upon the expiration of his or her services, t…
RCW 89.30.310 County treasurer is ex officio district treasurer.
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The county treasurer of the county in which the organization of the reclamation district was effected shall be and is hereby constituted ex officio district treasurer of said district and of any general improvement district or divisional district organized therein.[ 1927 c 254 s …
RCW 89.30.313 Liability of county treasurers.
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Any county treasurer collecting or handling funds of the district shall be liable upon his or her official bond and to criminal prosecution for malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance in office relative to any of his or her duties prescribed herein.[ 2013 c 23 s 569; 1927 c 254 …
RCW 89.30.316 County treasurers to collect assessments.
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It shall be the duty of the county treasurer of each county in which lands of the district are located to collect and receipt for all assessments and taxes levied as in this chapter provided, and he or she shall account to the district for all interest received on such funds from…
RCW 89.30.319 Funds to be deposited with county treasurer.
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There shall be deposited with the county treasurer of the county in which the organization of the reclamation district was effected, all sums collected for and on account of taxes levied by the reclamation district, also all sums collected by tolls, regular annual assessments or …
RCW 89.30.322 Claims against district.
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Any claim against the district shall be presented to the district board for allowance or rejection. Upon allowance the claim shall be attached to a voucher verified by the claimant or his or her agent and approved by the president and countersigned by the secretary and directed t…
RCW 89.30.325 Disbursement of funds by county treasurer.
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Said county treasurer shall pay out the moneys received or deposited with him or her or any portion thereof upon warrants issued by the county auditor against the proper funds of the district except the sums to be paid out of the bond fund for principal and interest payments on b…
RCW 89.30.328 Treasurer's monthly report.
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The said treasurer shall report in writing during the first week in each month to the board of directors of the district the amount of money held by him or her, the amount in each fund, the amount of receipts for the month preceding in each fund, and the amount or amounts paid ou…
RCW 89.30.331 Secretary's monthly report of expenditures.
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The secretary shall also report to the board in writing during the first week in each month, the amount and items of expenditures during the preceding month and said report shall be filed in the office of the board.[ 1927 c 254 s 111; RRS s 7402-111. Formerly RCW 89.22.330.]
RCW 89.30.334 Elections—When general held.
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General elections may be held in the reclamation district at the same time that general state and county elections are held to determine any proposition that may be legally submitted to the electors.[ 1927 c 254 s 112; RRS s 7402-112. Formerly RCW 89.22.570.]
RCW 89.30.337 Elections—When special held.
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Special elections may be held at any time upon resolution of the district board.[ 1927 c 254 s 113; RRS s 7402-113. Formerly RCW 89.22.580.]
RCW 89.30.340 Elections—How noticed and conducted.
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Notice of any general or special reclamation district election held under the provisions of this chapter shall be given by the same officials in the same manner and for the same length of time, and said election shall be provided for, held and conducted by the same officials and …
RCW 89.30.343 Elections—Voting precincts.
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All county voting precincts lying wholly within the reclamation district shall also constitute the voting precincts of such district. In any instance where the county voting precinct lies only partly within the district, that part of the county voting precinct lying within the re…
RCW 89.30.346 Elections—Polling places.
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The polling places for the county voting precincts shall also be the polling places for all voting precincts of the reclamation district, which coincide with or are a part of said county voting precincts.[ 1927 c 254 s 116; RRS s 7402-116. Formerly RCW 89.22.670.]
RCW 89.30.349 Elections—Polls outside district precinct.
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No reclamation district election, otherwise regular, shall be invalid by reason of the fact that some of the polling places for said election were located outside the district voting precinct.[ 1927 c 254 s 117; RRS s 7402-117. Formerly RCW 89.22.680.]
RCW 89.30.352 Elections—List of registered voters.
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The registration clerk of any county voting precinct, partially included in a reclamation district voting precinct, is hereby authorized and it shall be his or her duty to prepare and certify at the expense of the district a poll list of all registered voters of said reclamation …
RCW 89.30.355 Elections—Certification of propositions.
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At least thirty days prior to any general district election, the secretary of the reclamation district shall certify to the county auditor of each county in which the election is to be held, any proposition to be voted on in such precincts.[ 1927 c 254 s 119; RRS s 7402-119. Form…
RCW 89.30.358 Elections—Ballots to be separate.
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The reclamation district ballot for any district election shall be separate from that for any other election held at the same time and place and shall be printed by the county auditor of each county concerned.[ 1927 c 254 s 120; RRS s 7402-120. Formerly RCW 89.22.720.]
RCW 89.30.361 Elections—Checking names of voters against registration list.
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In any case where the reclamation district voting precinct includes only part of the county voting precinct, the precinct election officials for said precinct shall check the names of the electors offering to vote the district election against the registered poll list attached to…
RCW 89.30.364 Elections—Returns—Canvassing boards.
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Precinct election officials shall make return of reclamation district elections to their respective county canvassing boards, which boards are hereby constituted canvassing boards for all district voting precincts in their respective counties.[ 1927 c 254 s 122; RRS s 7402-122. F…
RCW 89.30.367 Elections—Abstract of result.
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Immediately upon conclusion of the canvass of the returns of the reclamation district election held in the precincts located in his or her county, the county auditor shall mail to the chair of said district board, an abstract of the result of said district election in his or her …
RCW 89.30.370 Elections—District board to tabulate abstracts and declare result.
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Upon receipt of all the required abstracts of any said reclamation district election, the district board shall meet and tabulate the same, and by resolution declare the result of the district election.[ 1927 c 254 s 124; RRS s 7402-124. Formerly RCW 89.22.740, part.]
RCW 89.30.373 Director district to be represented on board.
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Each director district shall be entitled to representation on the reclamation district board.[ 1927 c 254 s 125; RRS s 7402-125. Formerly RCW 89.22.020, part.]
RCW 89.30.376 Election of subsequent directors.
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At the time of the general state and county election next prior to the expiration of the term of office of any director representing a director district on the reclamation district board, a candidate for such position shall be elected from such director district by the electors o…
RCW 89.30.379 Director district elections.
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Director district elections shall be provided for, noticed, conducted, canvassed and abstracts of the returns mailed to the reclamation district board, by the same respective officials and in the same manner substantially, the voters thereat shall have the same qualifications and…
RCW 89.30.382 Declaration of candidacy for board—Fee.
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Any qualified resident elector of any director district which is entitled at that time to elect a candidate for the office of reclamation district director may become a candidate for such office by filing, at least thirty days prior to the election, his or her declaration of cand…
RCW 89.30.385 Ballots for director.
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The ballots for the election of any reclamation district director shall contain the names of all candidates for such office, who have filed and paid the fee for their respective declarations as aforesaid.[ 1927 c 254 s 129; RRS s 7402-129. Formerly RCW 89.22.630.]
RCW 89.30.388 District elections—Primary law not to apply.
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The provisions of the law of the state relating to primary elections shall not apply to district elections authorized in this chapter.[ 1927 c 254 s 130; RRS s 7402-130.]
RCW 89.30.391 Annual tax—Authorization.
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For the purpose of raising revenue for any of the purposes of the reclamation district, an annual tax shall be levied on all the taxable real and personal property within the district: PROVIDED, That no such tax shall be levied without the approval of the electors of said distric…
RCW 89.30.394 Annual tax—How equalized and levied.
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Said taxes shall be assessed by the county assessors of each county in which any land within the reclamation district is situated, the valuations of the property assessed shall be equalized by the board of equalization of each said respective county, and the levy made on estimate…
RCW 89.30.397 Annual tax—How collected.
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Taxes so levied shall become a part of the general tax roll of the county and shall be collected and the property charged therewith sold in the same manner, at the same time, with the same penalties attached in case of delinquency, as the general state and county tax, and the pro…
RCW 89.30.400 Debt limit—General.
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Reclamation districts created under the provisions of this chapter are hereby authorized and empowered to contract indebtedness for district purposes in any manner, when they deem it advisable, not exceeding an amount, together with the existing nonvoter approved indebtedness of …
RCW 89.30.403 Exceeding debt limit—Procedure.
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Such reclamation districts may contract indebtedness for strictly district purposes in excess of the amount specified in the preceding section, but not exceeding in amount, together with existing indebtedness, two and one-half percent of the value of the taxable property, as the …
RCW 89.30.412 General obligation bonds—Authorized.
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The reclamation district board shall have authority to evidence district indebtedness by the issuance and sale of negotiable general obligation bonds of the district. Such bonds shall be issued and sold in accordance with chapter 39.46 RCW.[ 1984 c 186 s 65; 1983 c 167 s 250; 192…
RCW 89.30.427 Special fund from fixed income—Bonds payable from special fund—Contract to purchase or lease electricity—Powers of reclamation district conferred.
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(1) In any instance where the district, general improvement or divisional district is selling, renting or leasing water or electric energy under the provisions of this chapter and there is reasonable certainty of a permanent fixed income from this source, the district board shall…
RCW 89.30.430 Special fund from fixed income—Contents—Pledge of income—Not district obligation.
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Bonds payable from such special fund shall not be an obligation of the reclamation district and they shall state on their face that they are payable solely from a special fund derived from a certain fixed proportion (naming it) of the gross income derived by the district from the…
RCW 89.30.433 Special fund from fixed income—Maturity—Form—Interest rates.
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Said bonds shall mature in series amortized in a definite schedule during a period not to exceed sixty years from the date of their issuance, shall be in such denominations and form including bearer bonds or registered bonds as provided in RCW 39.46.030, and shall be payable, wit…
RCW 89.30.436 General improvement districts—Authorized.
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In any instance where the construction, reconstruction, betterment or extension of power and/or irrigation works or the acquisition of property and rights therein appropriate for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter, will specially benefit any or all the lan…
RCW 89.30.439 General improvement districts—Resolution, survey and investigation.
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For the purpose of organizing such an improvement district, the district board shall pass a resolution outlining in general terms the proposed improvement to be constructed or property or rights to be acquired, finding that the same will be of special benefit to any or all the la…
RCW 89.30.442 General improvement districts—Cost of survey and investigation—Limitation of levy.
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The cost of making said survey and investigation shall be paid from any funds available for the purpose in the treasury of the reclamation district; PROVIDED, That the annual tax levy made by the reclamation district for such purpose shall not exceed one mill in any year.[ 1927 c…
RCW 89.30.445 General improvement districts—Board may make survey and investigation.
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The district board shall have full authority to make such survey and investigation as in its judgment shall be necessary to obtain reliable information upon which to determine whether the proposed improvement shall be made or property or rights acquired, and for this purpose the …
RCW 89.30.448 General improvement districts—Contract with state or United States for survey and investigation.
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The district board shall also have authority to enter into contracts with the proper department of the state of Washington or the federal government, to make such survey and investigation, or any part of same or to render any other service as may be deemed advisable.[ 1927 c 254 …
RCW 89.30.451 General improvement districts—Report on survey and investigation—Estimate of cost.
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Upon the completion of said survey and investigation, the district board shall cause to be filed in its office a written report of the same. Said report shall specify the character of the proposed improvement to be made, or property or rights to be acquired, shall state in reason…
RCW 89.30.454 General improvement districts—Notice for hearing on report.
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The district board shall thereupon fix a time and place for a hearing on said report and shall cause notice of said hearing to be published in the same manner and for the same length of time as provided herein in case of notice of hearing on the petition to organize the reclamati…
RCW 89.30.457 General improvement districts—Contents of notice for hearing.
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Said notice shall state that all or part of the lands included in the reclamation district (naming it) are proposed to be organized as a general improvement district for the purpose of making a certain improvement (stating its nature generally) or acquiring certain property or ri…
RCW 89.30.460 General improvement districts—Hearing—Adjournments.
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On the date set for said hearing, the district board shall meet at the place designated in the notice, and if it appears that due notice of such hearing has been given, shall proceed with the hearing and may adjourn said hearing from time to time and place to place.[ 1927 c 254 s…
RCW 89.30.463 General improvement districts—Objections and evidence at hearing.
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At said hearing, the district board shall hear all objections and receive all pertinent evidence offered and shall, in any event, receive evidence as to whether all the lands included in the proposed improvement district will be benefited by the proposed project.[ 1927 c 254 s 15…
RCW 89.30.466 General improvement districts—Change of plans.
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The district board at said hearing may adopt, or for good reason, change, add to or modify the plans for the system of improvement, and shall exclude lands not benefited; said board shall have full authority to determine all the questions properly before it at said hearing.[ 1927…