Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 89.30 - Reclamation Districts of One Million Acres.
89.30.058 - Commission—Chair—Clerk—Quorum.

RCW 89.30.058
Commission—Chair—Clerk—Quorum.

The state director of ecology shall be ex officio chair of said commission, and the clerk of the county board of the county in which the petition is filed, shall be ex officio clerk of said commission. A majority of the members of said commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction or exercise of any of its powers, functions, duties and business.

[ 2013 c 23 § 561; 1988 c 127 § 71; 1933 c 149 § 6; 1927 c 254 § 20; RRS § 7402-20. Formerly RCW 89.20.710, part.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 89 - Reclamation, Soil Conservation, and Land Settlement

Chapter 89.30 - Reclamation Districts of One Million Acres.

89.30.001 - District authorized—Area not less than one million acres—No fees.

89.30.004 - Lands in one or more counties.

89.30.007 - General purposes of district.

89.30.010 - Petition—Filing.

89.30.013 - Petition—Contents.

89.30.016 - Public lands of state may be included.

89.30.019 - Interest in public lands treated as private property—Public title unaffected, liens barred.

89.30.022 - Federal lands may be included.

89.30.025 - Possessory interest in federal lands—Water rent, credit for prior payment.

89.30.028 - Petitioners to describe their lands—Petitioners deemed owners thereof.

89.30.031 - Proof of ownership by tax roll.

89.30.034 - Petition on separate sheets—Withdrawals.

89.30.037 - Correction of deficient petition.

89.30.040 - Conflicting petitions—Largest territory considered first.

89.30.043 - Order for hearing—Notice.

89.30.046 - Publication of notice.

89.30.049 - Contents of notice.

89.30.052 - Copy of notice to each member of commission.

89.30.055 - Commission—Creation—Composition.

89.30.058 - Commission—Chair—Clerk—Quorum.

89.30.061 - Commission—Clerk not to vote unless tie.

89.30.064 - Commission—General powers.

89.30.067 - Commission—Adjournments.

89.30.070 - Commission—Expenses.

89.30.073 - Hearing on petition—Place.

89.30.076 - Hearing on petition—Proof of notice.

89.30.079 - Hearing on petition—Consideration of petition—Evidence.

89.30.082 - Hearing on petition—Boundaries to be fixed.

89.30.085 - Hearing on petition—Name—Election to be ordered.

89.30.088 - Order for election to county auditors.

89.30.091 - Records of commission to be preserved.

89.30.094 - Election—How conducted—Qualifications of electors.

89.30.097 - Election—Notice, contents—Ballots.

89.30.100 - Election—Canvass of returns.

89.30.103 - Order organizing district.

89.30.106 - Order organizing district—Copy to be filed with county commissioners of other counties.

89.30.109 - Certified statement to be filed for record.

89.30.112 - When creation complete—Proceedings conclusive, exception.

89.30.115 - District liable for formation costs.

89.30.118 - Change of name procedure—Effect.

89.30.121 - District is political subdivision.

89.30.124 - Judgments against district—When chargeable against improvement and divisional districts.

89.30.127 - District a corporate body—Powers.

89.30.130 - Powers—In general.

89.30.133 - Powers—Improvement and divisional districts, purposes.

89.30.136 - Powers—Development, sale, use, etc., of water or electric energy.

89.30.139 - Powers—Bonds payable from income.

89.30.142 - Powers—Sale or lease of water—Drains—Land settlement.

89.30.145 - Powers—Fiscal agent for United States.

89.30.148 - Surety bond from contractor.

89.30.151 - Payments under contracts—Retained percentage.

89.30.154 - Contracts—Public bidding—Notice.

89.30.157 - Contracts with United States or any state for construction, etc.

89.30.160 - Contracts with United States or state of Washington—Assumption of control or management.

89.30.163 - Contracts with United States or state of Washington—Bonds as payment or security—Levy for interest or payment.

89.30.166 - Contracts with United States or state of Washington—Submission of contracts to electors.

89.30.169 - Contracts with United States or state of Washington—Election procedure.

89.30.172 - Contracts with United States or state of Washington—Liability of district for improvement and divisional district obligations.

89.30.175 - Drainage system—Authorization—Notice—Hearing.

89.30.178 - Drainage system—Powers.

89.30.181 - Drainage system—Benefit to public road or city sewer system—Assessment.

89.30.184 - Eminent domain—Authorized.

89.30.187 - Eminent domain—Procedure.

89.30.190 - Eminent domain—Joinder, consolidation of actions—Separate verdicts.

89.30.193 - Eminent domain—Damages and benefits—Judgment when damages exceed benefits, costs.

89.30.196 - Eminent domain—Damages and benefits—Judgment for costs when benefits equal or exceed damages.

89.30.199 - Eminent domain—Levy on uncondemned lands unaffected.

89.30.202 - Eminent domain—Verdict and findings binding as to levy.

89.30.205 - Eminent domain—Damages applied pro tanto to satisfy levies.

89.30.208 - Eminent domain—Title acquired.

89.30.211 - Right of entry to make surveys, etc.

89.30.214 - Right to construct across streams, highways, railways, etc.—Duty to restore.

89.30.217 - Right to construct across streams, highways, railways, etc.—Railroads to cooperate.

89.30.220 - Right to construct across streams, highways, railways, etc.—Disagreements, how determined.

89.30.223 - Right-of-way on state lands.

89.30.226 - Board of directors—Composition.

89.30.229 - Board of directors—Term of office.

89.30.232 - Director districts.

89.30.235 - Director districts—Geographical boundaries—Designation.

89.30.238 - First board—Appointment.

89.30.241 - First board—Term.

89.30.244 - First directors—Election.

89.30.247 - First directors—Nominations.

89.30.250 - First directors—Terms.

89.30.253 - Directors—Term.

89.30.256 - Directors—Vacancies.

89.30.259 - Directors—Oath—Bond.

89.30.262 - Secretary's oath and bond.

89.30.265 - Additional official bonds when fiscal agent of United States.

89.30.268 - Additional official bonds when fiscal agent of United States—Suit on.

89.30.271 - Official bonds, cost of.

89.30.274 - Directors—Organization—President, secretary.

89.30.277 - District office.

89.30.280 - District office—Change of location.

89.30.283 - Directors—Regular meetings, change of day.

89.30.286 - Directors—Special meetings—Notice—Business permissible.

89.30.289 - Directors—Meetings and records public.

89.30.292 - Directors—Quorum—Action by majority.

89.30.295 - Directors—Seal, bylaws, rules.

89.30.298 - Compensation of directors, officers, employees.

89.30.301 - Interest in contracts prohibited—Penalty.

89.30.304 - Delivery of records, etc., to successor.

89.30.307 - Employees on termination to deliver records to board—Penalty.

89.30.310 - County treasurer is ex officio district treasurer.

89.30.313 - Liability of county treasurers.

89.30.316 - County treasurers to collect assessments.

89.30.319 - Funds to be deposited with county treasurer.

89.30.322 - Claims against district.

89.30.325 - Disbursement of funds by county treasurer.

89.30.328 - Treasurer's monthly report.

89.30.331 - Secretary's monthly report of expenditures.

89.30.334 - Elections—When general held.

89.30.337 - Elections—When special held.

89.30.340 - Elections—How noticed and conducted.

89.30.343 - Elections—Voting precincts.

89.30.346 - Elections—Polling places.

89.30.349 - Elections—Polls outside district precinct.

89.30.352 - Elections—List of registered voters.

89.30.355 - Elections—Certification of propositions.

89.30.358 - Elections—Ballots to be separate.

89.30.361 - Elections—Checking names of voters against registration list.

89.30.364 - Elections—Returns—Canvassing boards.

89.30.367 - Elections—Abstract of result.

89.30.370 - Elections—District board to tabulate abstracts and declare result.

89.30.373 - Director district to be represented on board.

89.30.376 - Election of subsequent directors.

89.30.379 - Director district elections.

89.30.382 - Declaration of candidacy for board—Fee.

89.30.385 - Ballots for director.

89.30.388 - District elections—Primary law not to apply.

89.30.391 - Annual tax—Authorization.

89.30.394 - Annual tax—How equalized and levied.

89.30.397 - Annual tax—How collected.

89.30.400 - Debt limit—General.

89.30.403 - Exceeding debt limit—Procedure.

89.30.412 - General obligation bonds—Authorized.

89.30.427 - Special fund from fixed income—Bonds payable from special fund—Contract to purchase or lease electricity—Powers of reclamation district conferred.

89.30.430 - Special fund from fixed income—Contents—Pledge of income—Not district obligation.

89.30.433 - Special fund from fixed income—Maturity—Form—Interest rates.

89.30.436 - General improvement districts—Authorized.

89.30.439 - General improvement districts—Resolution, survey and investigation.

89.30.442 - General improvement districts—Cost of survey and investigation—Limitation of levy.

89.30.445 - General improvement districts—Board may make survey and investigation.

89.30.448 - General improvement districts—Contract with state or United States for survey and investigation.

89.30.451 - General improvement districts—Report on survey and investigation—Estimate of cost.

89.30.454 - General improvement districts—Notice for hearing on report.

89.30.457 - General improvement districts—Contents of notice for hearing.

89.30.460 - General improvement districts—Hearing—Adjournments.

89.30.463 - General improvement districts—Objections and evidence at hearing.

89.30.466 - General improvement districts—Change of plans.

89.30.469 - General improvement districts—Order on approval.

89.30.472 - General improvement districts—Findings conclusive, exception.

89.30.475 - General improvement districts—Special benefits deemed continuing.

89.30.478 - General improvement districts—Powers of board—Act on behalf of improvement or divisional district not to render reclamation district liable.

89.30.481 - Power of board as to assessments in improvement or divisional districts.

89.30.484 - Divisional districts—Authorized.

89.30.487 - Divisional districts—Powers of board, officers and electors.

89.30.490 - Divisional districts—Organization.

89.30.493 - Divisional districts—Liability.

89.30.496 - Divisional districts—Assessments, contracts, etc.

89.30.499 - Exclusion of nonirrigable lands from general improvement or divisional districts—Petition—Prior obligations.

89.30.502 - Exclusion of nonirrigable lands from general improvement or divisional districts—Time for hearing—Notice.

89.30.505 - Exclusion of nonirrigable lands from general improvement or divisional districts—Hearing.

89.30.508 - Exclusion of nonirrigable lands from general improvement or divisional districts—Levy to pay bonds preserved.

89.30.511 - Exclusion of nonirrigable lands from general improvement or divisional districts—Unconditional relief—Effect.

89.30.514 - Exclusion of nonirrigable lands from general improvement or divisional districts—Power to reduce assessments.

89.30.517 - Negotiable bonds of general improvement or divisional district—Authorized.

89.30.520 - Negotiable bonds of general improvement or divisional district—Form, contents, payment, interest.

89.30.523 - Negotiable bonds of general improvement or divisional district—Obligation of improvement and divisional district—Reclamation district not obligated—Deferred assessments.

89.30.526 - Negotiable bonds of general improvement or divisional district—Election, how conducted.

89.30.529 - Negotiable bonds of general improvement or divisional district—Election precincts and officials.

89.30.532 - Negotiable bonds of general improvement or divisional district—Contents of notice of election.

89.30.535 - Negotiable bonds of general improvement or divisional district—Notice and election in nonassessable area.

89.30.538 - Negotiable bonds of general improvement or divisional district—Mailing returns—Canvass.

89.30.541 - Negotiable bonds of general improvement or divisional district—Abstract of election results.

89.30.544 - Negotiable bonds of general improvement or divisional district—Resolution authorizing issuance of bonds.

89.30.547 - Negotiable bonds of general improvement or divisional district—Sale or exchange price.

89.30.550 - Negotiable bonds of general improvement or divisional district—Pledge of bonds to United States.

89.30.553 - Negotiable bonds of general improvement or divisional district—Public or private sale—Payment in property, labor, etc.

89.30.556 - Negotiable bonds of general improvement or divisional district—Negotiability—Execution.

89.30.565 - Negotiable bonds of general improvement or divisional district—Moneys paid to county treasurer.

89.30.568 - Negotiable bonds of general improvement or divisional district—Bonds paramount lien on moneys in fund.

89.30.571 - Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—Annual ad valorem basis.

89.30.574 - Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—Assessment roll.

89.30.577 - Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—Contents of assessment roll.

89.30.580 - Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—Basis of valuation.

89.30.583 - Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—Valuation of lands not on tax roll.

89.30.586 - Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—Values on roll are conclusive, when.

89.30.589 - Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—Assessments for prior years—Expense for delinquencies.

89.30.592 - Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—Roll to segregate lands as to counties.

89.30.595 - Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—Roll to district board—Notice of equalization.

89.30.598 - Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—Time for equalization meeting—Inspection of roll.

89.30.601 - Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—Hearing before equalization board—Authority.

89.30.604 - Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—Changes on roll to be noted—Completed roll to county treasurers.

89.30.607 - Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—Annual levy for bonds and interest.

89.30.610 - Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—Levy for contracts with state or United States or for other charges.

89.30.613 - Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—Levy for delinquencies.

89.30.616 - Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—Collected assessments to constitute designated special funds.

89.30.619 - Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—Procedure on failure to deliver roll—Preparation, equalization, levy by county commissioners.

89.30.622 - Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—Manner and effect of levy by county commissioners—Expenses.

89.30.625 - Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—County treasurer may perform duties of district secretary, when.

89.30.628 - Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—Lien of assessment, when attaches.

89.30.631 - Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—Assessment lien paramount—When extinguished.

89.30.634 - Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—When assessments due and payable—Delinquency date.

89.30.637 - Assessments in general improvement or divisional district—When assessment delinquent—Interest rate.

89.30.640 - Installment payments—Delinquency.

89.30.643 - Installment payments—Assessment book—Contents.

89.30.646 - Installment payments—Entry of payments—Receipt.

89.30.649 - Installment payments—Statement of assessments levied to be furnished on request.

89.30.652 - Installment payments—County treasurers to make monthly remittances to district treasurer.

89.30.655 - Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—List to be posted.

89.30.658 - Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Notice of delinquency, contents, posting.

89.30.661 - Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Publication of list of posted places and notice of sale.

89.30.664 - Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Publication of notices—Contents—Time and place of sale.

89.30.667 - Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Sale of land for delinquency.

89.30.670 - Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—How conducted.

89.30.673 - Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Postponement of sale.

89.30.676 - Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Designation of portion to be sold—Sale by parts.

89.30.679 - Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Resale upon purchaser's default.

89.30.682 - Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Reclamation district as purchaser.

89.30.685 - Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Entry of sale when district is purchaser—Credit.

89.30.688 - Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Rights of district as purchaser.

89.30.691 - Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Deed to district in absence of redemption—Conveyance.

89.30.694 - Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Resolution to convey property acquired by district—Price.

89.30.697 - Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Lease of property acquired by district.

89.30.700 - Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Disposition of proceeds of sale or lease by district.

89.30.703 - Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Reconveyance to person entitled to redemption, when.

89.30.706 - Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Certificate of sale in duplicate, contents.

89.30.709 - Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Certificate of sale—Form, filing, delivery.

89.30.712 - Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Certificate of sale may include several tracts.

89.30.715 - Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Entry of sale in assessment book, inspection—Filing certificate.

89.30.718 - Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Lien of assessment vested in purchaser—When divested.

89.30.721 - Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Redemption of property sold.

89.30.724 - Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Redemption in coin to treasurer—To whom credited.

89.30.727 - Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Entry of redemption in book and on certificate.

89.30.730 - Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Deed in absence of redemption, contents.

89.30.733 - Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Fee for deed—Several parcels may be included in one deed.

89.30.736 - Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Recitals in deed—Evidentiary effect.

89.30.739 - Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Deed conclusive, exception.

89.30.742 - Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Title conveyed by deed.

89.30.745 - Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Probative force of assessment book and delinquency list.

89.30.748 - Delinquency and sale in general improvement and divisional districts—Sale not avoided by misnomer or mistake as to ownership.

89.30.751 - Foreclosure of lien for general taxes—Payment in full or sale subject to assessments due.

89.30.754 - Liability of county for assessments after sale to county for general taxes.

89.30.757 - Sale of county lands for delinquent assessments.

89.30.760 - Special assessments by general improvement or divisional district—Authorization by electors.

89.30.763 - Special assessments by general improvement or divisional district—Levy and collection.

89.30.766 - Special assessments by general improvement or divisional district—Proposition to be submitted to electors.

89.30.769 - Special assessments by general improvement or divisional district—Election, how called, conducted, etc.

89.30.772 - Special assessments by general improvement or divisional district—Notice of election—Ballots.

89.30.775 - Special assessments by general improvement or divisional district—Indebtedness authorized.

89.30.778 - Special assessments by general improvement or divisional district—Notes—Terms.

89.30.781 - Special assessments by general improvement or divisional district—Notes payable exclusively by assessments.

89.30.784 - Special assessments by general improvement or divisional district—Interest on notes.

89.30.787 - Tolls for electricity and water—Collection, deposit.

89.30.790 - Tolls for electricity and water—Toll collector's bond.

89.30.793 - Jurisdiction of courts.

89.30.796 - Jurisdiction of courts—Petition for judicial determination.

89.30.799 - Jurisdiction of courts—Contents of petition.

89.30.802 - Jurisdiction of courts—Notice of hearing of petition.

89.30.805 - Jurisdiction of courts—Notice, how given and published.

89.30.808 - Jurisdiction of courts—Demurrer or answer to petition.

89.30.811 - Jurisdiction of courts—Rules which govern.

89.30.814 - Jurisdiction of courts—Motion and order for new trial.

89.30.817 - Jurisdiction of courts—Action in rem—Power of court.

89.30.820 - Jurisdiction of courts—Errors disregarded—Approval in whole or part.

89.30.823 - Jurisdiction of courts—Conclusiveness of judgment.

89.30.826 - Jurisdiction of courts—Costs.

89.30.829 - Jurisdiction of courts—Time for appeal.

89.30.832 - Liberal construction.