Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 70.44 - Public Hospital Districts.
70.44.901 - Severability—Construction—1974 ex.s. c 165.

RCW 70.44.901
Severability—Construction—1974 ex.s. c 165.

If any section, clause, or other provision of this 1974 amendatory act, or its application to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of such 1974 amendatory act, or the application of such section, clause, or provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected. The rule of strict construction shall have no application to this 1974 amendatory act, but the same shall be liberally construed, in order to carry out the purposes and objects for which this 1974 amendatory act is intended. When this 1974 amendatory act comes in conflict with any provision, limitation, or restriction in any other law, this 1974 amendatory act shall govern and control.

[ 1974 ex.s. c 165 § 6.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 70 - Public Health and Safety

Chapter 70.44 - Public Hospital Districts.

70.44.003 - Purpose.

70.44.007 - Definitions.

70.44.010 - Districts authorized.

70.44.015 - Validation of existing districts.

70.44.016 - Validation of districts.

70.44.020 - Resolution—Petition for countywide district—Conduct of elections.

70.44.028 - Limitation on legal challenges.

70.44.030 - Petition for lesser district—Procedure.

70.44.035 - Petition for district lying in more than one county—Procedure.

70.44.040 - Elections—Commissioners, terms, districts.

70.44.041 - Validity of appointment or election of commissioners—Compliance with 1994 c 223.

70.44.042 - Commissioner districts—Resolution to abolish—Proposition to reestablish.

70.44.045 - Commissioners—Vacancies.

70.44.047 - Redrawn boundaries—Assignment of commissioners to districts.

70.44.050 - Commissioners—Compensation and expenses—Insurance—Resolutions by majority vote—Officers—Rules.

70.44.053 - Increase in number of commissioners—Proposition to voters.

70.44.054 - Increase in number of commissioners—Commissioner districts.

70.44.056 - Increase in number of commissioners—Appointments—Election—Terms.

70.44.059 - Chaplains—Authority to employ.

70.44.060 - Powers and duties.

70.44.062 - Commissioners' meetings, proceedings, and deliberations concerning health care providers' clinical or staff privileges to be confidential—Final action in public session.

70.44.067 - Community revitalization financing—Public improvements.

70.44.070 - Superintendent—Appointment—Removal—Compensation.

70.44.080 - Superintendent—Powers.

70.44.090 - Superintendent—Duties.

70.44.110 - Plan to construct or improve—General obligation bonds.

70.44.130 - Bonds—Payment—Security for deposits.

70.44.140 - Contracts for material and work—Call for bids—Alternative procedures—Exemptions.

70.44.171 - Treasurer—Duties—Funds—Depositaries—Surety bonds, cost.

70.44.185 - Change of district boundary lines to allow farm units to be wholly within one hospital district—Notice.

70.44.190 - Consolidation of districts.

70.44.200 - Annexation of territory.

70.44.210 - Alternate method of annexation—Contents of resolution calling for election.

70.44.220 - Alternate method of annexation—Publication and contents of notice of hearing—Hearing—Resolution—Special election.

70.44.230 - Alternate method of annexation—Conduct and canvass of election—Notice—Ballot.

70.44.235 - Withdrawal or reannexation of areas.

70.44.240 - Contracting or joining with other districts, hospitals, corporations, or individuals to provide services or facilities.

70.44.260 - Contracts for purchase of real or personal property.

70.44.300 - Sale of surplus real property.

70.44.310 - Lease of surplus real property.

70.44.315 - Evaluation criteria and requirements for acquisition of district hospitals.

70.44.320 - Disposal of surplus personal property.

70.44.350 - Dividing a district.

70.44.360 - Dividing a district—Plan.

70.44.370 - Dividing a district—Petition to court, hearing, order.

70.44.380 - Dividing a district—Election—Creation of new districts—Challenges.

70.44.400 - Withdrawal of territory from public hospital district.

70.44.450 - Rural public hospital districts—Cooperative agreements and contracts.

70.44.460 - Rural public hospital district defined.

70.44.470 - Chapter not applicable to certain transfers of property.

70.44.900 - Severability—Construction—1945 c 264.

70.44.901 - Severability—Construction—1974 ex.s. c 165.

70.44.903 - Savings—1982 c 84.

70.44.910 - Construction—1945 c 264.