RCW 89.08.185
Petition to withdraw from district—Approval or rejection—Disputed petitions.
The local governing body of any city or incorporated town within an existing district may approve by majority vote a petition to withdraw from the district. The petition shall be submitted to the district for its approval. If approved by the district, the petition shall be sent to the commission. The commission shall approve the petition and forward it to the secretary of state and the boundary of the district shall be adjusted accordingly. If the petition is not approved by the district, the district shall adopt a resolution specifying the reasons why the petition is not approved. The petition and the district's resolution shall be sent to the commission for its review. The commission shall approve or reject the petition based upon criteria it has adopted for the evaluation of petitions in dispute. If the commission approves the petition, it shall forward the petition to the secretary of state and the boundaries of the district shall be adjusted accordingly. The criteria used by the commission to evaluate petitions which are in dispute shall be adopted as rules by the commission under chapter 34.05 RCW, the administrative procedure act.
[ 1999 c 305 § 7.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 89 - Reclamation, Soil Conservation, and Land Settlement
Chapter 89.08 - Conservation Districts.
89.08.030 - Conservation commission.
89.08.040 - Members—Compensation and travel expenses—Records, rules, hearings, etc.
89.08.050 - Employees—Delegation—Quorum.
89.08.060 - Assistance of other state agencies and institutions.
89.08.070 - General duties of commission.
89.08.080 - Petition to form district—Contents.
89.08.090 - Notice of hearing—Hearing.
89.08.110 - Election—How conducted.
89.08.130 - Notice of election.
89.08.140 - Expense of hearing and election.
89.08.150 - Procedure after canvass.
89.08.160 - Appointment of supervisors—Application to secretary of state.
89.08.170 - Secretary of state's certificate—Change of name.
89.08.180 - Annexation of territory—Boundary change—Combining two or more districts.
89.08.185 - Petition to withdraw from district—Approval or rejection—Disputed petitions.
89.08.190 - Nomination and election of supervisors—Annual meeting of voters.
89.08.200 - Supervisors—Term, vacancies, removal, etc.—Compensation.
89.08.210 - Powers and duties of supervisors.
89.08.215 - Treasurer—Powers and duties—Bond.
89.08.220 - Corporate status and powers of district.
89.08.341 - Intergovernmental cooperation—Authority.
89.08.350 - Petition to dissolve district—Election.
89.08.360 - Result of election—Dissolution.
89.08.370 - Disposition of affairs upon dissolution.
89.08.390 - Water rights preserved—1939 c 187.
89.08.391 - Water rights preserved—1973 1st ex.s. c 184.
89.08.400 - Special assessments for natural resource conservation.
89.08.405 - Rates and charges system.
89.08.410 - Grants to conservation districts—Rules—Report to the legislature.
89.08.450 - Watershed restoration projects—Intent.
89.08.460 - Watershed restoration projects—Definitions.
89.08.490 - Watershed restoration projects—Acceptance of applications—Permit decisions.
89.08.510 - Watershed restoration projects—General permits—Cooperative permitting agreements.
89.08.530 - Agricultural conservation easements program.
89.08.540 - Agricultural conservation easements account.
89.08.550 - Conservation assistance revolving account.
89.08.560 - Farm plans—Disclosure of information.
89.08.570 - Crop purchase contracts for dedicated energy crops.
89.08.580 - Puget Sound partners.
89.08.590 - Administering funds—Preference to an evergreen community.
89.08.610 - Sustainable farms and fields grant program—Definitions.
89.08.620 - Grant recipients—Prioritization.
89.08.625 - Methods for measuring, estimating, and verifying outcomes.
89.08.630 - Reports to the legislature and governor—Updates—Evaluations.
89.08.635 - Sustainable farms and fields account.
89.08.640 - Habitat for managed and native pollinators—Small grants program.