The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
- (1) "Latecomer fee" means a charge collected by a municipality, whether separately stated or as part of a connection fee for providing access to a municipal system, against a real property owner who connects to or uses a water or sewer facility subject to a contract created under RCW 35.91.020.
- (2) "Municipality" means the governing body of any county, city, town, or drainage district.
- (3) "Water or sewer facilities" means storm, sanitary, or combination sewers, pumping stations, and disposal plants, water mains, hydrants, reservoirs, or appurtenances.
[ 2013 c 243 s 2.]
Notes:
Effective date—2013 c 243 ss 2 and 3: "Sections 2 and 3 of this act take effect July 1, 2014." [ 2013 c 243 s 5.]