RCW 36.88.430
Underground electric and communication facilities, installation or conversion to—Powers of county relating to—Contracts—County road improvement districts—Special assessments.
Every county shall have the power to contract with electric and communication utilities, as hereinafter provided, for any or all of the following purposes:
(1) The conversion of existing overhead electric facilities to underground facilities.
(2) The conversion of existing overhead communication facilities to underground facilities.
(3) The conversion of existing street and road lighting facilities to ornamental street and road lighting facilities to be served from underground electrical facilities.
(4) The initial installation, in accordance with the limitations set forth in RCW 36.88.015, or [of] ornamental street and road lighting facilities to be served from underground electrical facilities.
(5) The initial installation of underground electric and communication facilities.
(6) Any combination of the improvements provided for in this section.
To provide funds to pay the whole or any part of the cost of any such conversion or initial installation, together with the expense of furnishing electric energy, maintenance and operation to any ornamental street lighting facilities served from underground electrical facilities, every county shall have the power to create county road improvement districts and to levy and collect special assessments against the real property specially benefited by such conversion or initial installation. For the purpose of ascertaining the amount to be assessed against each lot or parcel of land within any county road improvement district established pursuant to RCW 36.88.410 through 36.88.480, in addition to other methods provided by law for apportioning special benefits, the county commissioners may apportion all or part of the special benefits accruing on a square footage basis or on a per lot basis.
That portion of the assessments levied in any county road improvement district to pay part of the cost of the initial installation of underground electric and communication facilities shall not exceed the cost of such installation, less the estimated cost of constructing overhead facilities providing equivalent service.
[ 1971 ex.s. c 103 § 2; 1967 c 194 § 3.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 36.88 - County Road Improvement Districts.
36.88.010 - Districts authorized—Purposes.
36.88.015 - Additional purposes.
36.88.020 - Formation of district—How initiated.
36.88.030 - Formation of district—By resolution of intention—Procedure.
36.88.035 - Notice must contain statement that assessments may vary from estimates.
36.88.040 - Formation of district—By resolution of intention—Election—Rules.
36.88.050 - Formation of district—By petition—Procedure.
36.88.060 - Formation of district—Hearing—Resolution creating district.
36.88.065 - Formation of district—Alternative method.
36.88.070 - Diagram only preliminary determination.
36.88.072 - Waivers of protest—Recording—Limits on enforceability.
36.88.074 - Preformation expenditures.
36.88.076 - Credits for other assessments.
36.88.078 - Assessment reimbursement accounts.
36.88.080 - Property included in district—Method of assessment—Assessment limited by benefit.
36.88.085 - Exemption of farm and agricultural land from special benefit assessments.
36.88.090 - Assessment roll—Hearing—Notice—Objections—New hearing.
36.88.100 - Appeal—Reassessment.
36.88.110 - Assessment roll—Conclusive.
36.88.120 - Assessment is lien on property—Superiority.
36.88.130 - County treasurer—Duties.
36.88.140 - Payment of assessment—Delinquent assessments—Penalties—Lien foreclosure.
36.88.145 - Property donations—Credit against assessments.
36.88.150 - Payment of assessment—Record of.
36.88.160 - District fund—Purposes—Bond redemptions.
36.88.170 - Foreclosed property—Held in trust for district.
36.88.180 - Foreclosed property—Sale or lease—Disposition of proceeds.
36.88.190 - Improvement bonds, warrants authorized.
36.88.200 - Improvement bonds—Form, contents, execution.
36.88.210 - Improvement bonds—Issuance—Sale—Deposit of proceeds.
36.88.220 - Improvement bonds—Guaranty fund.
36.88.230 - Improvement bonds—Guaranty fund in certain counties—Operation.
36.88.235 - Improvement bonds—Guaranty fund assets may be transferred to county general fund—When.
36.88.250 - Improvement bonds—Remedies of bond owners—Enforcement.
36.88.260 - Assessment where bonds issued—Payment in installments.
36.88.270 - Assessment where bonds issued—Payment in cash—Notice of assessment.
36.88.290 - Limitation of actions.
36.88.295 - Refunding bonds—Limitations.
36.88.300 - District costs and expenses—What to include.
36.88.305 - District costs and expenses—Credit or reduction of assessments.
36.88.310 - Acquisition of property—Eminent domain.
36.88.320 - Construction or improvement—Supervision—Contracts—Standards.
36.88.330 - Warrants—Issuance—Priority—Acceptance.
36.88.350 - Maintenance—Expense.
36.88.370 - Signatures on petitions, ballots, objections—Determining sufficiency.
36.88.375 - Consolidated road improvement districts—Establishment—Bonds.
36.88.380 - Safeguarding open canals or ditches—Assessments and benefits.
36.88.390 - Safeguarding open canals or ditches—Authority.
36.88.400 - Safeguarding open canals or ditches—Installation and construction—Costs.
36.88.900 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.