Title 53 — Title 53 PORT DISTRICTS
24 chapters · 280 sections in this title.
RCW 53.35.070 Chapter exclusive method for budgets.
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The provisions of this chapter shall constitute the exclusive requirement and authority for the preparation, adoption, certification and filing of port district budgets.[ 1959 c 159 s 7.]
RCW 53.36.010 District treasurer.
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The treasurer of the county in which a port district is located shall be treasurer of the district unless the commission of a port district which has for the last three consecutive years received annual gross operating revenues of one hundred thousand dollars or more, excluding t…
RCW 53.36.015 Payment of claims—Use of warrants and checks.
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A port district that acts as its own treasurer as provided in RCW 53.36.010 may by resolution adopt a policy for the payment of claims or other obligations of the port district, which are payable out of solvent funds, electing either to pay obligations by warrant or by check. How…
RCW 53.36.020 Tax levy—Limitation.
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A district may raise revenue by levy of an annual tax not to exceed forty-five cents per thousand dollars of assessed value against the assessed valuation of the taxable property in such port district for general port purposes, including the establishment of a capital improvement…
RCW 53.36.030 Indebtedness—Limitation.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 6132.SL) ***(1)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, a port district may at any time contract indebtedness or borrow money for district purposes and may issue general obligation bonds therefor not exceeding an amount, together with any exis…
RCW 53.36.040 Funds in anticipation of revenues—Warrants.
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(1) Any port commission is hereby authorized, prior to the receipt of taxes raised by levy, to borrow money or issue the warrants of the district in anticipation of the revenues to be derived by such district and such warrants shall be redeemed from the first money available from…
RCW 53.36.050 County treasurer—General and special funds—Depositories—Investment of excess funds.
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The county treasurer acting as port treasurer shall create a fund to be known as the "Port of . . . . . . Fund," into which shall be paid all money received by him or her from the collection of taxes in behalf of such port district, and shall also maintain such other special fund…
RCW 53.36.060 Incidental expense fund.
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The port commission of any port district may, by resolution, create an incidental expense fund in such amount as the port commission may direct. Such incidental expense fund may be kept and maintained in a bank or banks designated in the resolution creating the fund, and such dep…
RCW 53.36.070 Levy for dredging, canal construction, or land leveling or filling purposes.
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Any port district organized under the laws of this state shall, in addition to the powers otherwise provided by law, have the power to raise revenue by the levy and collection of an annual tax on all taxable property within such port district of not to exceed forty-five cents per…
RCW 53.36.080 Collection of levies for dredging, canal construction, or land leveling or filling purposes.
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Whenever such additional levy for dredging, canal construction, or land leveling or filling purposes shall have been authorized by the electors of the district at an election, held subsequent to the time of making the levy for the district for general purposes, in any year, such …
RCW 53.36.100 Levy for industrial development district purposes—Notice—Petition—Election.
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(1) A port district having adopted a comprehensive scheme of harbor improvements and industrial developments may thereafter raise revenue, for six years only, and a second six years if the procedures are followed under subsection (2) of this section, in addition to all other reve…
RCW 53.36.110 Levy for industrial development district purposes—Excess funds to be used solely for retirement of general obligations.
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In the event the levy herein authorized shall produce revenue in excess of the requirements to complete the projects of a port district then provided for in its comprehensive scheme of harbor improvements and industrial developments or amendments thereto, said excess shall be use…
RCW 53.36.120 Expenditures for industrial development, trade promotion, or promotional hosting—Budgeting required.
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Under the authority of Article VIII, section 8, of the state Constitution, port district expenditures for industrial development, trade promotion or promotional hosting shall be pursuant to specific budget items as approved by the port commission at the annual public hearings on …
RCW 53.36.130 Expenditures for industrial development, trade promotion, or promotional hosting—Source and amount of funds.
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Funds for promotional hosting expenditures shall be expended only from gross operating revenues and shall not exceed one percent thereof upon the first two million five hundred thousand dollars of such gross operating revenues, one-half of one percent upon the next two million fi…
RCW 53.36.140 Expenditures for industrial development, trade promotion, or promotional hosting—Rules and regulations—Authorizations—Vouchers.
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Port commissions shall adopt, in writing, rules and regulations governing promotional hosting expenditures by port employees or agents. Such rules shall identify officials and agents authorized to make such expenditures and the approved objectives of such spending. Port commissio…
RCW 53.36.150 Expenditures for industrial development, trade promotion, or promotional hosting—Duties of state auditor.
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The state auditor shall, as provided in chapter 43.09 RCW:(1) Audit expenditures made pursuant to RCW 53.36.120 through 53.36.150; and(2) Promulgate appropriate rules and definitions as a part of the uniform system of accounts for port districts to carry out the intent of RCW 53.…
RCW 53.36.160 Multiyear levy periods—Requirements.
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(1)(a) A port district having adopted a comprehensive scheme of harbor improvements and industrial developments may thereafter raise revenue through:(i) A first multiyear levy period, if it meets the requirements of this subsection (1);(ii) A second multiyear levy period, if it m…
RCW 53.40.010 Revenue bonds authorized.
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The port commission of any port district is authorized for the purpose of carrying out the lawful powers granted port districts by the laws of the state to contract indebtedness and to issue revenue bonds evidencing such indebtedness in conformity with this chapter.[ 1959 c 183 s…
RCW 53.40.020 Purposes for which bonds may be issued and sold.
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All such revenue bonds authorized under the terms of this chapter may be issued and sold by the port district from time to time and in such amounts as is deemed necessary by the port commission to provide sufficient funds for the carrying out of all port district powers, and with…
RCW 53.40.030 Bonds—Term, form, etc.
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(1) The port commission shall determine the form, conditions, and denominations of all such bonds, the maturity date or dates which the bonds so sold shall bear, and the interest rate or rates thereon. It shall not be necessary that all bonds of the same authorized issue bear the…
RCW 53.40.040 Bonds payable solely out of revenues—Special funds.
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Bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be payable solely out of operating revenues of the port district. Such bonds shall be authorized by resolution adopted by the port commission, which resolution shall create a special fund or funds into which the port commiss…
RCW 53.40.050 Sale of bonds to federal government.
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Port districts may, but are not required by the terms of this chapter to do so, sell any or all such bonds issued pursuant to this chapter to the federal government, or any agency of the federal government, at private sale and without the necessity of public advertisement or call…
RCW 53.40.110 Interest, signatures, sale of bonds—Covenants—Safeguards—Enforcement.
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(1) The bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall bear interest at such rate or rates as authorized by the port commission; shall be signed on behalf of the port district by the president of the port commission and shall be attested by the secretary of the por…
RCW 53.40.120 Irregularity in bonds or use of funds no defense.
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The Reconstruction Finance Corporation, or any other agency of the United States government making any such loan, or any other holder or owner of any bonds issued pursuant to this chapter, shall not be required to see to the application of the moneys derived from such bonds to th…
RCW 53.40.125 District may mortgage industrial development facility.
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The port commission of any port district, as security for the payment of the principal of and interest on any revenue bonds issued and any agreements made in connection therewith, may mortgage, pledge, or otherwise encumber the particular industrial development facility or facili…
RCW 53.40.130 Funding, refunding bonds.
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(1) The port commission of any port district may by resolution, from time to time, provide for the issuance of funding or refunding revenue bonds to fund or refund any outstanding revenue warrants, bonds, and any premiums and interest due thereon at or before the maturity of such…
RCW 53.40.135 Revenue warrants.
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Port districts may also issue revenue warrants for the same purposes for which they may issue revenue bonds, and the provisions of this chapter relating to the terms, conditions, covenants, issuance, and sale of revenue bonds shall be applicable to such revenue warrants.[ 1959 c …
RCW 53.40.140 Construction of chapter.
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This chapter shall be complete authority for the issuance of the bonds and warrants hereby authorized, and shall be liberally construed to accomplish its purposes. Any restrictions, limitations or regulations relative to the issuance of such bonds or warrants contained in any oth…
RCW 53.40.150 Validation—1959 c 183.
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Any sale of revenue bonds or warrants of port districts heretofore made, whether at public or private sale and whether at par or less than par as authorized herein, and any terms, conditions, and covenants of any revenue bonds or warrants of port districts heretofore issued, are …
RCW 53.44.010 Funding and refunding authorized.
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The board of commissioners of any port district of the state may fund or refund any of the general bonded indebtedness and/or warrants of the district now or hereafter existing and accrued interest thereon, and may combine various series and/or issues of warrants and/or bonds int…
RCW 53.44.030 Maturities—Payment.
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Such funding or refunding bonds shall run for a period of not exceeding twenty years from date thereof. The board may apply to the payment of the funding or refunding bonds and to the prior redemption thereof any other moneys or funds belonging to the district which are legally a…
RCW 53.46.005 Definitions.
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As used in this chapter the term "principal county auditor" and "principal county treasurer" shall be the county auditor or county treasurer in the county having the largest assessed valuation of the total of the proposed consolidated port district.[ 1965 c 102 s 1.]
RCW 53.46.010 Consolidation authorized—Petition or resolution, contents.
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Two or more port districts may be joined into one consolidated port district in the following manner: The port commissioners of each of the port districts proposed to be consolidated may, or on petition of ten percent of the qualified electors residing within each of the district…
RCW 53.46.020 Special election—Conduct.
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The special election to consider such consolidation and to fill such offices shall be conducted in accordance with the general election laws of the state.[ 1990 c 259 s 20; 1965 c 102 s 3; 1961 c 26 s 2.]
RCW 53.46.030 Certification of election—Establishment as municipal corporation—Commissioners, terms.
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The county canvassing board of election returns shall certify the results of the election to the board of county commissioners; and if at such election a majority of voters voting on the question of consolidation in each port district to be consolidated shall vote in favor of con…
RCW 53.46.040 Prior obligations—Powers of consolidated district—Separation of funds.
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None of the obligations of each port district which has been consolidated shall be affected by the consolidation, and taxes and assessments for payment of such obligations shall continue to be levied and collected in respect to property in such former port district notwithstandin…
RCW 53.46.050 County commissioners may act if no active port commission.
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In the event a port district does not have an active port commission to which the petition for consolidation may be directed, the board of county commissioners of the county wherein such inactive port district is located may act in the place and stead of the port commission for t…
RCW 53.46.060 Dissolution of district which has no active commission—Authority of county commissioners.
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For the purpose of dissolution of any port district not having an active port commission the board of county commissioners of the county wherein such inactive port district is located may exercise the powers and duties vested by chapter 53.48 RCW in the governing body of such por…
RCW 53.46.070 Title to property vests in consolidated district.
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Upon consolidation of two or more port districts the title to all property owned by or held in trust for the former districts shall vest in the consolidated port district.[ 1965 c 102 s 5.]
RCW 53.46.080 District including area from two or more counties—Procedure to determine proportion of taxes.
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If the district includes area from two or more counties, it shall be the duty of the county assessor in each county to certify annually to the auditor of his or her county, who shall forward the same to the principal county auditor, the total assessed valuation of that part of th…
RCW 53.46.090 District including area from two or more counties—Levy and collection of taxes—Principal county treasurer, duties.
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Upon receipt of the certificate from the principal county auditor as provided in RCW 53.46.080 it shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners of each county to levy on all taxable property of the consolidated port district which lies within the county a tax sufficient …
RCW 53.46.100 General powers of consolidated district—Debt limitation.
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Any port district created by consolidation prior to June 10, 1965, or formed hereafter under chapter 102, Laws of 1965, shall have all the powers of a newly formed port district, without any other restriction except the requirements of RCW 53.46.040: PROVIDED, That general obliga…
RCW 53.47.010 Purpose.
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This chapter shall provide an additional method by which inactive port districts may be dissolved.[ 1971 ex.s. c 162 s 1.]
RCW 53.47.020 Port district deemed inactive, when.
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A port district shall be deemed inactive if, at the time of the filing of the petition for dissolution with the clerk of the superior court of the county in which such port district is situated, such port has failed to comply with subdivision (1), (2), or (3) of this section.(1) …
RCW 53.47.030 Petition for dissolution—Filing—Contents.
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The county prosecutor of the county in which such port district is located acting upon his or her own motion shall file such petition for dissolution with the clerk of the superior court of the county in which such inactive port district is located. Such petition shall:(1) Descri…
RCW 53.47.040 Hearing on petition—Notice, publication—Creditor claims, determination—Terms and conditions of court order if district to be dissolved.
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The superior court, upon the filing of such petition, shall set such petition for hearing not less than one hundred twenty days and not more than one hundred eighty days after the date of filing said petition. Further, the court shall order the clerk of said court to give notice …
RCW 53.47.050 Effect of final order of dissolution.
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Upon the entry of the final order of dissolution declaring the port district dissolved all offices of the port district shall be deemed abolished, and no other or further levy shall be certified by the county commissioners except pursuant to the directive of the court as hereinab…
RCW 53.47.900 Chapter cumulative and nonexclusive.
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The provisions of this chapter shall be cumulative and nonexclusive and shall not affect any other remedy.[ 1971 ex.s. c 162 s 6.]
RCW 53.48.001 Dissolution of certain districts subject to review by boundary review board.
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The dissolution of a metropolitan park district, fire protection district, water-sewer district, or flood control zone district under chapter 53.48 RCW may be subject to potential review by a boundary review board under chapter 36.93 RCW.[ 1999 c 153 s 62; 1989 c 84 s 46.]Notes:P…
RCW 53.48.010 Definitions.
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The following words and terms shall, whenever used in this chapter, have the meaning set forth in this section:(1) The term "district" as used herein, shall include all municipal and quasi-municipal corporations having a governing body, other than cities, towns, counties, and tow…