RCW 36.68.010
Counties may establish park and playground systems—Disposition of surplus park property.
Counties may establish park and playground systems for public recreational purposes and for such purposes shall have the power to acquire lands, buildings and other facilities by gift, purchase, lease, devise, bequest and condemnation. A county may lease or sell any park property, buildings or facilities surplus to its needs, or no longer suitable for park purposes: PROVIDED, That such park property shall be subject to the requirements and provisions of notice, hearing, bid or intergovernmental transfer as provided in chapter 36.34 RCW: PROVIDED FURTHER, That nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing any county to sell any property which such county acquired by condemnation for park or playground or other public recreational purposes on or after January 1, 1960, until held for five years or more after such acquisition: PROVIDED FURTHER, That funds acquired from the lease or sale of any park property, buildings or facilities shall be placed in the park and recreation fund to be used for capital purposes.
[ 1963 c 4 § 36.68.010. Prior: 1961 c 92 § 1; 1949 c 94 § 1; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 3991-14.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 36.68 - Parks and Recreational Facilities.
36.68.010 - Counties may establish park and playground systems—Disposition of surplus park property.
36.68.020 - Programs of public recreation.
36.68.030 - Park and recreation board—Composition.
36.68.040 - Park and recreation board—Terms of members.
36.68.050 - Park and recreation board—Removal of members—Vacancies.
36.68.060 - Park and recreation board—Powers and duties.
36.68.070 - Park and recreation fund.
36.68.080 - Penalty for violations of regulations.
36.68.120 - Community athletics programs—Sex discrimination prohibited.
36.68.400 - Creation authorized—Purposes—Taxing districts—Powers.
36.68.410 - May be initiated by resolution or petition.
36.68.420 - Resolution or petition—Contents.
36.68.430 - Petitions—Verification of signatures.
36.68.440 - Feasibility and cost studies—Public hearing—Notice.
36.68.450 - Hearing procedure—Inclusion of property—Examination of reports—Recess.
36.68.470 - Resolution ordering election—Election procedure—Formation.
36.68.480 - Property tax levies or bond retirement levies—Election.
36.68.490 - Annual excess levy or bond retirement levies—Election procedure—Vote required.
36.68.500 - Resolution declaring formation—Treasurer—Disbursement procedure.
36.68.510 - Local service area fund.
36.68.520 - Annual excess property tax levy—General obligation bonds.
36.68.525 - Six-year regular property tax levies—Limitations—Election.
36.68.527 - Community revitalization financing—Public improvements.
36.68.530 - Budgets—Appropriations—Accumulation of reserves.
36.68.550 - Use and admission fees and charges.
36.68.570 - Use of funds—Purchases.
36.68.580 - Ownership of parks and facilities—Expenditure of funds budgeted for park purposes.
36.68.590 - Purpose—Level of services—General park programs.
36.68.610 - Area which may be included—Inclusion of area within city or town—Procedure.
36.68.620 - Enlargement by inclusion of additional area—Procedure.