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Revised Code of Washington
Title 87
Chapter 87.03
Wash. Rev. Code ch. 87.03
Irrigation districts generally.
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87.03.001
Actions subject to review by boundary review board—Exceptions.
87.03.005
District proposed—Powers, when organized.
87.03.010
Certain purposes for which district may be formed.
87.03.013
Development of hydroelectric generation capabilities—Legislative finding, intent—Limitation.
87.03.015
Certain powers of district enumerated—Heat-related alert limitations.
87.03.0155
Contract and formation powers.
87.03.016
District may provide street lighting—Limitations.
87.03.017
District may assist residential owners in financing for conservation of energy—When—Plan—Limitations.
87.03.0175
District assistance for conservation, improvement, preservation, and efficient use.
87.03.018
Creation of legal authority to carry out powers—Method—Indebtedness.
87.03.019
Cooperative watershed management.
87.03.020
Organization of district—Petition—Bond—Notice—Hearing—Order—Notice of election.
87.03.025
State lands situated in or taken into district—Procedure—Assessments, collection.
87.03.030
Elections are governed by irrigation district laws.
87.03.031
Absentee voting.
87.03.032
Absentee voting—Notice of election, contents—Ballot and form of certificate of qualifications to be furnished—Mail-in ballots.
87.03.033
Absentee or mail-in voting—Statement of qualifications—Form of ballot.
87.03.034
Absentee voting—How incoming ballots are handled—Canvass—Statement of result of both regular and absentee ballots.
87.03.035
Elections to form district—How conducted.
87.03.040
Elections to form district—Canvass of returns—Order.
87.03.045
Qualifications of voters and directors—Districts of 200,000 acres.
87.03.051
Qualifications of voters and directors—Districts of less than 200,000 acres.
87.03.056
Election security requirements.
87.03.058
Election security requirements—Willful violation—Penalties.
87.03.071
Certain districts—Individual ownerships—Two votes.
87.03.075
Ballots in all elections—Declaration of candidacy—Petition of nomination—When election not required.
87.03.080
Directors—Election—Terms—Increase and decrease.
87.03.081
Directors—Vacancies, how filled.
87.03.082
Directors—Oaths of office—Secretary.
87.03.083
Directors—Recall and discharge.
87.03.085
Post-organization district elections—Election boards—Notice.
87.03.090
Post-organization district elections—Election officers—Voting hours.
87.03.095
Post-organization district elections—Counting votes—Record of ballots.
87.03.100
Post-organization district elections—Certification of returns—Preservation for recount.
87.03.105
Post-organization district elections—Canvass.
87.03.110
Post-organization district elections—Statement of result of election—Certificate of election.
87.03.115
Organization of board—Meetings—Quorum—Certain powers and duties.
87.03.120
System of drainage, sanitary sewers, or sewage disposal or treatment plants—Question—Notice—Meeting—Resolution.
87.03.125
System of drainage, sanitary sewers, or sewage disposal or treatment plants—Powers upon passage of resolution.
87.03.130
District change of name.
87.03.135
Sale or lease of district personal property.
87.03.136
Sale or lease of district real property.
87.03.137
Purchase or condemnation for developing hydroelectric generation capabilities—Limitations.
87.03.138
Civil immunity of directors, officers, employees, or agents for good faith performance of official duties.
87.03.139
Lawful disposal of sewage and waste by others—Immunity.
87.03.140
Board's powers and duties generally—Condemnation procedure.
87.03.145
Condemnation—Finding of benefits and damages—Judgment—Costs.
87.03.150
Condemnation—Title acquired by district.
87.03.155
Conveyances—Actions by and against district.
87.03.158
Officers, employees, agents—Legal representation—Costs of defense.
87.03.160
Group insurance—Purchase.
87.03.162
Liability insurance for officials and employees.
87.03.165
Proposed works—Surveys, maps and plans to be prepared.
87.03.170
Proposed works—Certification filed with director of ecology.
87.03.175
Proposed works—Director's findings to district board.
87.03.180
Proposed works—Substance of director's findings.
87.03.185
Proposed works—Reclamation Service may make findings.
87.03.190
Proposed works—Plan of development—Special election.
87.03.195
Proposed works—Certain irrigation districts excepted.
87.03.200
Bonds—Election for—Form and contents—Exchange—Cancellation—Sale and issue—Reissue—Election concerning contract with United States—Penalty.
87.03.205
Sections exclusive of other bonding methods—Validation.
87.03.210
Sale or pledge of bonds.
87.03.215
Payment of bonds and interest, other indebtedness—Lien, enforcement of—Scope of section.
87.03.235
Rights of federal agencies as to certain district bonds.
87.03.240
Assessments, how and when made—Assessment roll.
87.03.245
Deputy secretaries for assessment.
87.03.250
Assessment roll to be filed—Notice of equalization.
87.03.255
Equalization of assessments.
87.03.260
Levies, amount—Special funds—Failure to make levy, procedure.
87.03.265
Lien of assessment.
87.03.270
Assessments, when delinquent—Assessment book, purpose—Statement of assessments due—Collection—Additional fee for delinquency.
87.03.271
Lien for delinquent assessment to include costs and interest.
87.03.272
Secretary may act as collection agent of nondelinquent assessments—Official bond—Collection procedure—Delinquency list.
87.03.275
Medium of payment of assessments.
87.03.277
Payment by credit cards, charge cards, and other electronic communication.
87.03.280
Cancellation of assessments due United States—Procedure.
87.03.285
Segregation of assessment—Authorization.
87.03.290
Segregation of assessment—Hearing.
87.03.295
Segregation of assessment—Notice of hearing.
87.03.300
Segregation of assessment—Order.
87.03.305
Segregation of assessment—Amendment of roll—Effect.
87.03.420
Evidence of assessment, what is.
87.03.430
Bonds—Interest payments.
87.03.435
Construction work—Notice—Bids—Contracts—Bonds.
87.03.436
Small works roster.
87.03.437
Competitive bids—Use of purchase contract process in RCW 39.04.190.
87.03.438
"County treasurer," "treasurer of the county," defined.
87.03.440
Treasurer—County treasurer as ex officio district treasurer—Designated district treasurer—Duties and powers—Bond—Claims—Preliminary notice requirements when claim for crop damage.
87.03.441
Temporary funds.
87.03.442
Bonds of secretary and depositaries.
87.03.443
Upgrading and improvement fund authorized—Deposits—Use of funds.
87.03.445
Acquisition, construction, and operating funds—Tolls and assessments, alternative methods of—Liens, foreclosure of—Delinquencies by tenants.
87.03.450
Income from sale of electricity.
87.03.455
District's right to cross other property.
87.03.460
Compensation and expenses of directors, officers, employees.
87.03.470
Special assessments—Election—Notes.
87.03.475
Power as to incurring indebtedness.
87.03.480
Local improvement districts—Petition.
87.03.485
Local improvement districts—Notice—Hearing—Initiation by board, procedure.
87.03.486
Local improvement districts—Notice to contain statement that assessments may vary from estimates.
87.03.487
Local improvement districts—Sanitary sewer or potable water facilities—Notice to certain property owners.
87.03.490
Local improvement districts—Adoption of plan—Bonds, form and contents—New lands may be included.
87.03.492
Local improvement districts—Bonds, valid claim—General indebtedness.
87.03.495
Local improvement districts—Costs of the improvement—Assessments—Disposal of bonds.
87.03.500
Local improvement districts—Payment of bonds.
87.03.505
Local improvement districts—L.I.D. unable to pay costs—Survey—Reassessments.
87.03.510
Local improvement districts—Irrigation district L.I.D. guarantee fund.
87.03.515
Local improvement districts—Refunding bonds.
87.03.520
Local improvement districts—Contracts with state or United States for local improvement work.
87.03.522
Irrigation district authorized to finance local improvements with general district funds.
87.03.525
Local improvement districts—Provisions applicable to districts formerly organized.
87.03.526
Local improvement districts—Safeguarding open canals or ditches—Assessments and benefits.
87.03.527
Local improvement districts—Alternative methods of formation.
87.03.530
Consolidation of irrigation districts—Authorization—Merger of smaller irrigation districts.
87.03.535
Consolidation of irrigation districts—Proceedings for consolidation—Elections.
87.03.540
Consolidation of irrigation districts—Directors—Disposition of affairs of included districts.
87.03.545
Consolidation of irrigation districts—Obligations of included districts unaffected.
87.03.550
Consolidation of irrigation districts—Property vested in new district—Credit.
87.03.551
Consolidation of irrigation districts—Procedures supplemental to boundary change provisions.
87.03.553
Consolidated local improvement districts for bond issuance.
87.03.555
Change of boundaries authorized—Effect.
87.03.560
Adding lands to district—Petition, contents—Acknowledgment.
87.03.565
Adding lands to district—Notice—Contents—Service.
87.03.570
Adding lands to district—Hearing—Assent.
87.03.575
Adding lands to district—Payment for benefits received required.
87.03.580
Adding lands to district—Order.
87.03.585
Adding lands to district—Resolution.
87.03.590
Adding lands to district—Election—Notice—How conducted.
87.03.595
Adding lands to district—Order changing boundaries—Record.
87.03.600
Adding lands to district—Change of boundaries recorded—Effect.
87.03.605
Adding lands to district—Petition to be recorded—Admissible as evidence.
87.03.610
Adding lands to district—Guardian, administrator or executor may act.
87.03.615
Adding lands to districts of two hundred thousand acres—Petition.
87.03.620
Adding lands to districts of two hundred thousand acres—Time and place of hearing—Notice.
87.03.625
Adding lands to districts of two hundred thousand acres—Contents of notice.
87.03.630
Adding lands to districts of two hundred thousand acres—Hearing—Order including lands.
87.03.635
Adding lands to districts of two hundred thousand acres—Denial of petition.
87.03.640
Adding lands to districts of two hundred thousand acres—Order filed—Effect.
87.03.645
Exclusion of lands from district—Effect.
87.03.650
Exclusion of lands from district—Petition to exclude lands—Contents.
87.03.655
Exclusion of lands from district—Notice—Contents—Service.
87.03.660
Exclusion of lands from district—Hearing—Assent.
87.03.665
Exclusion of lands from district—Order denying or granting petition.
87.03.670
Exclusion of lands from district—Assent of bondholders.
87.03.675
Exclusion of lands from district—Order for election—Notice—Conduct of election.
87.03.680
Exclusion of lands from district—Procedure following election—Order of exclusion.
87.03.685
Exclusion of lands from district—Orders to be recorded—Effect.
87.03.690
Exclusion of lands from district—Guardian, executor or administrator may sign and acknowledge.
87.03.695
Exclusion of lands from district—Refunds—Cancellation of assessments.
87.03.700
Connecting system to lower drainage district—Procedure.
87.03.705
Connecting system to lower drainage district—Negative finding by jury or court.
87.03.710
Connecting system to lower drainage district—Affirmative finding by jury or court—Assessments.
87.03.715
Connecting system to lower drainage district—Increased maintenance costs.
87.03.720
Merger of district with drainage, joint drainage, consolidated drainage improvement, or water-sewer district—Power to assent.
87.03.725
Merger of district with drainage, joint drainage, consolidated drainage improvement, or water-sewer district—Notice—Contents—Publication—Show cause against merger.
87.03.730
Merger of district with drainage, joint drainage, or consolidated drainage improvement district—Hearing—Failure to show cause deemed assent.
87.03.735
Merger of district with drainage, joint drainage, or consolidated drainage improvement district—Assent, refusal to assent—Effect of show cause against merger.
87.03.740
Merger of district with drainage, joint drainage, or consolidated drainage improvement district—Election.
87.03.745
Merger of district with drainage, joint drainage, or consolidated drainage improvement district—Order of assent or refusal—Filing.
87.03.750
Exclusion of nonirrigable land when state holds all outstanding bonds—Resolution.
87.03.755
Exclusion of nonirrigable land when state holds all outstanding bonds—Notice of hearing—Contents.
87.03.760
Exclusion of nonirrigable land when state holds all outstanding bonds—Adoption of resolution—Appellate review.
87.03.765
Exclusion of nonirrigable land when state holds all outstanding bonds—Indebtedness may be reduced.
87.03.770
Exclusion of nonirrigable land when state holds all outstanding bonds—Reconveyance of excluded land formerly foreclosed to district.
87.03.775
Map of district.
87.03.780
Proceedings for judicial confirmation—Authorization.
87.03.785
Proceedings for judicial confirmation—Petition—Contents.
87.03.790
Proceedings for judicial confirmation—Notice of hearing.
87.03.795
Proceedings for judicial confirmation—Demurrer or answer—Procedure.
87.03.800
Proceedings for judicial confirmation—Jurisdiction of court—Order—Costs.
87.03.805
Proceedings for judicial confirmation—Appeal.
87.03.810
Lump sum payment to district for irrigable lands acquired for highway purposes.
87.03.815
Lump sum payment to district for irrigable lands acquired for highway purposes—Order relieving further district assessments.
87.03.820
Disposal of real property—Right of adjacent owners.
87.03.825
Hydroelectric resources—Development—Legislative findings.
87.03.828
Hydroelectric resources—Separate legal authority—Creation by irrigation districts and cities, towns, or public utility districts—Powers.
87.03.831
Hydroelectric resources—Separate legal authority—Procedures for membership and for construction and acquisition of facilities.
87.03.834
Hydroelectric resources—Separate legal authority—Voter ratification of actions.
87.03.837
Hydroelectric resources—Separate legal authority—Repayment of indebtedness—Powers.
87.03.840
Chapter supplementary—When.
87.03.845
Merger of minor irrigation district into major irrigation district—Proceedings to initiate—Notice—Hearing.
87.03.847
Merger of minor irrigation district into major irrigation district—Denial or adoption of request for merger—Notice—Elections—Notification of merger.
87.03.849
Merger of minor irrigation district into major irrigation district—Board of directors—Transfer of property and assets.
87.03.851
Merger of minor irrigation district into major irrigation district—Bonds or obligations not impaired—Enforcement of assessments and obligations—Establishment of local improvement district to carry out obligations.
87.03.853
Merger of minor irrigation district into major irrigation district—Statement of property and assets of minor district.
87.03.855
Merger of minor irrigation district into major irrigation district—Merger of more than two districts.
87.03.857
Merger of minor irrigation district into major irrigation district—Existing water rights not impaired.
87.03.860
Assumption of substandard water system—Limited immunity from liability.
87.03.870
Mutual aid agreements for emergency interdistrict assistance—Authority—Liability.
87.03.880
Tariff for irrigation pumping service—Authority to buy back electricity.
87.03.900
Construction—1913 c 165.
87.03.920
Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.