Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 89.30 - Reclamation Districts of One Million Acres.
89.30.355 - Elections—Certification of propositions.

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.