Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 85.08 - Diking, Drainage, and Sewerage Improvement Districts.
85.08.840 - Merger of improvement district with irrigation district—Jurisdiction to hear, supervise, and conduct proceedings—Clerk, notice, records.

RCW 85.08.840
Merger of improvement district with irrigation district—Jurisdiction to hear, supervise, and conduct proceedings—Clerk, notice, records.

The boards of county commissioners of the counties in which a joint drainage improvement district is situated shall have jurisdiction in joint session to hear, supervise, and conduct the merger proceedings relating to such a district. The auditor of the county in which the greater length of the system of improvements lies shall act as clerk of the joint sessions of the boards of county commissioners, and shall give the notice provided for in RCW 85.08.870. He or she shall furnish to the auditor of the other county duplicate copies of the records of proceedings of the joint sessions. Duplicate records of all proceedings had and papers filed in connection with the merger of a joint drainage improvement district shall be kept with the auditor of each county. The board of county commissioners of the county in which a drainage improvement district or consolidated drainage improvement district is situated shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear, supervise, and conduct merger proceedings relating to such districts.

[ 2013 c 23 § 418; 1957 c 94 § 3.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 85 - Diking and Drainage

Chapter 85.08 - Diking, Drainage, and Sewerage Improvement Districts.

85.08.010 - Definitions.

85.08.015 - Certain powers and rights governed by chapter 85.38 RCW.

85.08.025 - Voting rights.

85.08.190 - Eminent domain—Consolidation of actions.

85.08.200 - Verdict to fix damages and benefits—Judgment.

85.08.210 - Warrant for damages.

85.08.220 - Construction to be directed, when.

85.08.230 - Levy for preliminary expenses—Collection—"Preliminary expenses" defined.

85.08.285 - Special assessment bonds.

85.08.300 - Supervisors—Election—Duties.

85.08.305 - Supervisors—Terms of office—County engineer to act as supervisor.

85.08.310 - Construction of improvements—Contracts with United States.

85.08.320 - Compensation and expenses of officers and employees—Costs paid by voucher, payroll, or warrant.

85.08.340 - Crossing roads or public utilities—Procedure—Costs.

85.08.360 - Total costs—Apportionment—Board of appraisers.

85.08.370 - Benefits to public roads, sewer systems—Apportionment of cost against city, county and state.

85.08.375 - Benefits to state lands—Apportionment of costs.

85.08.380 - Benefits to and protection from irrigation system.

85.08.385 - Drainage ditches along highway, etc.

85.08.390 - Schedule of property and benefits—Filing.

85.08.400 - Hearing on schedule—Notice—Levy of assessment—State lands.

85.08.410 - Schedule approved or modified—Maintenance assessment.

85.08.420 - Assessment roll—Form—Notice—Publication.

85.08.430 - Payment of assessments—Interest—Lien.

85.08.440 - Appeal from apportionment—Procedure—Appellate review.

85.08.450 - Regularity and validity of proceedings conclusive.

85.08.460 - District liable on judgments—Supplemental levy.

85.08.470 - District funds.

85.08.480 - Collection of assessments—Certificates of delinquency—Foreclosure.

85.08.490 - Title acquired at sale—Foreclosure for general taxes—Lien of assessments preserved.

85.08.500 - Resale or lease by county—Disposition of proceeds—Tax statements.

85.08.510 - Invalid levy—Reassessment.

85.08.520 - Supplemental assessments.

85.08.530 - Levies against county, city or town, how paid.

85.08.540 - Abandonment or change in system—Subdistricts.

85.08.560 - Extension of existing system—Apportionment of cost.

85.08.565 - Special assessments—Budgets—Alternative methods.

85.08.570 - Districts in two or more counties—Notice—Hearings.

85.08.630 - Waters developed—Defined—Disposal of.

85.08.640 - Waters developed—Contracts for use and sale.

85.08.650 - Waters developed—Application for use.

85.08.660 - Waters developed—Notice of hearing—Form of application—Bond.

85.08.670 - Prosecuting attorney—Duties.

85.08.680 - Rules and regulations.

85.08.690 - Penalty for injury to or interference with improvement.

85.08.820 - Drainage bonds owned by state—Cancellation of interest and assessments—Levy omitted.

85.08.830 - Merger of improvement district with irrigation district—Authorized.

85.08.840 - Merger of improvement district with irrigation district—Jurisdiction to hear, supervise, and conduct proceedings—Clerk, notice, records.

85.08.850 - Merger of improvement district with irrigation district—Petition—Signing—Presentation.

85.08.860 - Merger of improvement district with irrigation district—Assent by irrigation district—Election, order, notice.

85.08.870 - Merger of improvement district with irrigation district—Notice, contents—Election, ballots.

85.08.880 - Merger of improvement district with irrigation district—Proceedings and costs on approval or disapproval.

85.08.890 - Merger of improvement district with irrigation district—Prior indebtedness.

85.08.895 - Annexation of territory—Consolidation of special districts—Suspension of operations—Reactivation.

85.08.900 - Alternative methods of formation of improvement districts.

85.08.905 - Sewerage improvement districts—Powers.

85.08.910 - Sewerage improvement districts located in counties with populations of from forty thousand to less than seventy thousand become water-sewer districts.

85.08.920 - Sewerage improvement districts operating as sewer districts become water-sewer districts—Procedure.