Washington Code — 54
Browse 335 sections in division 54 of the Washington code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 54.04.010. Definitions.
- § 54.04.020. Districts authorized.
- § 54.04.030. Restrictions on invading other municipalities.
- § 54.04.035. Annexation of territory.
- § 54.04.037. Annexation of territory — Coordination among county officials.
- § 54.04.039. County with federal nuclear reservation within its boundaries — Special procedure for addition or withdrawal of territory from public utility district.
- § 54.04.040. Utilities within a city or town — Restrictions.
- § 54.04.045. Locally regulated utilities — Attachments to poles — Rates — Contracting.
- § 54.04.050. Group employee insurance — Deferred compensation plans — Supplemental savings plans.
- § 54.04.055. Employee benefits — District may continue to pay premiums after employee retires.
- § 54.04.060. District elections.
- § 54.04.070. Contracts for work or materials — Notice — Exemptions — Unit priced contracts.
- § 54.04.080. Bids — Deposit — Low bidder claiming error — Contract — Bond — Definitions.
- § 54.04.082. Alternative bid procedure.
- § 54.04.083. Alternative bid procedure — Applicable to new or existing nonemitting electric generation, electric generation from a renewable resource, energy storage, transmission, or distribution projects.
- § 54.04.085. Electrical facility construction or improvement — Bid proposals — Contract proposal forms — Conditions for issuance — Appeals.
- § 54.04.090. Minimum wages.
- § 54.04.092. Application of RCW 54.04.070 through 54.04.090 to certain service provider agreements under chapter 70A.140 RCW.
- § 54.04.100. Wholesale power — Procedure as to rate filing — Definition — Duty to furnish to district.
- § 54.04.120. Planning powers.
- § 54.04.130. Employee benefit plans when private utility acquired — Rights, powers and duties as to existing private employee benefit plans.
- § 54.04.140. Employee benefit plans when private utility acquired — Admission to district's employee plan — Service credit — Contributions — Benefits.
- § 54.04.150. Employee benefit plans when private utility acquired — Agreements and contracts — Prior rights preserved.
- § 54.04.160. Assumption of obligations of private pension plan when urban transportation system acquired.
- § 54.04.170. Collective bargaining authorized for employees.
- § 54.04.180. Collective bargaining authorized for districts.
- § 54.04.190. Production and distribution of biodiesel, ethanol, and ethanol blend fuels — Crop purchase contracts for dedicated energy crops — Production and utilization of renewable natural gas and renewable hydrogen — Sale of renewable natural gas, green electrolytic hydrogen, renewable hydrogen, and biogenic carbon dioxide.
- § 54.04.200. Public utility district as captive owner.
- § 54.04.210. Residential project permit application review — Required time frame.
- § 47.36.200. Signs or flaggers at thoroughfare worksites — Penalty.
- § 70.54.090. Attachment of objects to utility poles — Penalty.
- § 54.08.001. Actions subject to review by boundary review board.
- § 54.08.010. Districts including entire county or less — Procedure.
- § 54.08.041. Formation election expenses.
- § 54.08.050. Validity of district, questioning of.
- § 54.08.060. Special election for formation of district and first commissioners — Terms.
- § 54.08.070. Construction or acquisition of electric facilities for generation, transmission, or distribution of power — When voter approval required — Election.
- § 54.08.080. Dissolution.
- § 54.12.010. Exercise of power by commissioners — Number — Districts — Terms — Vacancies — Adjustment of boundaries.
- § 54.12.080. Compensation and expenses — Group insurance.
- § 54.12.090. President — Secretary — Rules — Seal — Minutes.
- § 54.12.100. Oath or affirmation.
- § 54.12.110. Electrical utilities — Civil immunity of commissioners and employees for good faith mistakes and errors of judgment.
- § 29A.76.010. Counties, municipal corporations, and special purpose districts.
- § 54.16.005. Definitions.
- § 54.16.010. Surveys, plans, investigations, or studies.
- § 54.16.020. Acquisition of property and rights — Eminent domain.
- § 54.16.030. Water and irrigation works.
- § 54.16.032. Authority to assist customers in the acquisition of water conservation equipment — Limitations.
- § 54.16.035. Provision of water service beyond district subject to review by boundary review board.
- § 54.16.040. Electric energy.
- § 54.16.050. Water rights.
- § 54.16.060. Intertie lines.
- § 54.16.070. District may borrow money, contract indebtedness, issue bonds or obligations — Guaranty fund.
- § 54.16.080. Levy and collection of taxes — Tax anticipation warrants.
- § 54.16.083. Community revitalization financing — Public improvements.
- § 54.16.085. Interfund loans.
- § 54.16.090. Contracts with other agencies or utilities — Gifts, etc. — Employees and experts — Advancements.
- § 54.16.092. Employment interview expenses.
- § 54.16.095. Liability insurance for officials and employees.
- § 54.16.097. Actions against officer, employee, or agent — Defense and costs provided by public utility district — Exception.
- § 54.16.100. Manager — Appointment — Compensation — Duties.
- § 54.16.110. May sue and be sued — Claims.
- § 54.16.120. Local utility districts authorized.
- § 54.16.130. Local districts — Procedure — Financing.
- § 54.16.140. Petition or resolution for local district — Hearing — Notice.
- § 54.16.142. Local utility districts — Notice must contain statement that assessments may vary from estimates.
- § 54.16.145. Local utility districts — Sanitary sewer or potable water facilities — Notice to certain property owners.
- § 54.16.150. Procedure when petition is signed by majority of landowners.
- § 54.16.160. Assessment roll — Hearing — Appellate review — Expenses.
- § 54.16.165. Segregation of assessments.
- § 54.16.170. Apportionment of cost of improvement.
- § 54.16.180. Sale, lease, disposition of properties, equipment, and materials — Procedure — Acquisition, operation of sewage system by districts in certain counties.
- § 54.16.190. General resolutions.
- § 54.16.200. Joint exercise of powers and joint acquisition of properties.
- § 54.16.220. Columbia river hydroelectric projects — Grant back of easements to former owners.
- § 54.16.230. Sewage system works — Acquire, construct, operate, etc. — Authorizing election — Procedure.
- § 54.16.240. Sewage system works — Resolution or petition — Voter approval or rejection.
- § 54.16.250. Sewage system works — Ballot proposition — Canvass.
- § 54.16.260. Sewage system works — Accounts and funding.
- § 54.16.270. Sewage system works — Existing authority not affected.
- § 54.16.280. Energy conservation plan — Financing authorized for energy conservation projects in structures or equipment — Limitations.
- § 54.16.281. Energy conservation — Utility cool roof program — Tree planting program.
- § 54.16.285. Limitations on termination of utility service for residential heating and of electric or water utility service during heat-related alerts.
- § 54.16.300. Combined utility functions.
- § 54.16.310. Operation, maintenance, and inspection of sewage disposal facilities, septic tanks, and wastewater disposal facilities and systems — Maintenance costs.
- § 54.16.320. Assumption of substandard water system — Limited immunity from liability.
- § 54.16.330. Telecommunications facilities — Purposes — Limitations — Provision of telecommunications services — Eminent domain.
- § 54.16.340. Wholesale telecommunications services — Petition for review of rates, terms, conditions.
- § 54.16.350. Tariff for irrigation pumping service — Authority to buy back electricity.
- § 54.16.360. Cooperative watershed management.
- § 54.16.370. Purchase of electric power and energy from joint operating agency.
- § 54.16.380. Appliance repair service — Operation by district.
- § 54.16.385. Appliance repair service — Requirements.
- § 54.16.390. Environmental mitigation activities.
- § 54.16.400. Voluntary donations for purposes of urban forestry.
- § 54.16.405. Voluntary donations for purpose of supporting hunger programs.
- § 54.16.410. Supply of water to be used in pumped storage generating facilities — Requirements — Contract, resolution.
- § 54.16.415. Retail telecommunications services — Reporting requirements.
- § 54.16.425. Retail telecommunications services — Payment in lieu of property tax.
- § 54.16.430. Electrification of transportation plan — Considerations — Incentive programs.
- § 54.16.440. Thermal energy networks.
- § 84.34.300. Special benefit assessments for farm and agricultural land or timberland — Legislative findings — Purpose.
- § 84.34.380. Special benefit assessments for farm and agricultural land or timberland — Application of exemption to rights and interests preventing nonagricultural or nonforest uses.
- § 54.20.010. Statement of operations — Decree of appropriation — Retirement of properties — Accounting — Limitation on new proceedings.
- § 54.24.010. Treasurer — Bond — Duties — Funds — Depositaries.
- § 54.24.012. Destruction of canceled or paid revenue obligations and interest coupons.
- § 54.24.018. Acquisition of property — Adoption of plan — Bonds or warrants — Special funds.
- § 54.24.020. General obligation bonds, revenue obligations for cost of utilities.
- § 54.24.030. Revenue obligations — Special fund — Form, term, payment, etc. — Resolution of authority, contents — Contracts for future sale.
- § 54.24.040. Considerations in creating special fund — Status of claims against fund — When lien attaches.
- § 54.24.050. Covenants to secure owners of revenue obligations.
- § 54.24.060. Sale, delivery of revenue obligations.
- § 54.24.070. Prima facie validity of revenue obligations.
- § 54.24.080. Rates and charges — Waiver of connection charges for low-income persons.
- § 54.24.090. Funding, refunding revenue obligations.
- § 54.24.100. Execution of revenue obligations — Signatures.
- § 54.24.110. Laws and resolutions as contract.
- § 54.24.120. Obligations as lawful securities and investments.
- § 54.24.200. Local improvement guaranty fund.
- § 54.24.210. Local improvement guaranty fund — Duties of the district.
- § 54.24.220. Local improvement guaranty fund — Warrants to meet liabilities.
- § 54.24.230. Local improvement guaranty fund — Certificates of delinquency — Contents, purchase, payment, issuance, sale.
- § 54.24.240. Local improvement guaranty fund — Certificates of delinquency — Redemption, foreclosure.
- § 54.24.250. Local improvement guaranty fund — Subrogation of district as trustee of fund, effect on fund, disposition of proceeds.
- § 54.24.260. Local improvement guaranty fund — Rights and remedies of bond or warrant holder which shall be printed on bond or warrant — Disposition of balance of fund.
- § 54.28.010. Definitions.
- § 54.28.011. "Gross revenue" defined.
- § 54.28.020. Tax imposed — Rates — Additional tax imposed.
- § 54.28.025. Tax imposed with respect to thermal electric generating facilities — Rate — Additional tax imposed.
- § 54.28.040. Tax computed — Payment — Penalties — Disposition.
- § 54.28.050. Distribution of tax.
- § 54.28.055. Distribution of tax proceeds from thermal electric generating facilities.
- § 54.28.060. Interest.
- § 54.28.070. Municipal taxes — May be passed on.
- § 54.28.080. Additional tax for payment on bonded indebtedness of school districts.
- § 54.28.090. Deposit of funds to credit of certain taxing districts — Retention and distribution of tax proceeds for county with district owned by another county.
- § 54.28.100. Use of moneys received by taxing district.
- § 54.28.110. Voluntary payments by district to taxing entity for removal of property from tax rolls.
- § 54.28.120. Amount of tax if district acquires electric utility property from public service company.
- § 54.28.125. Public utility district privilege tax — Tools for administration.
- § 54.28.140. Tax preferences — Expiration dates.
- § 84.34.300. Special benefit assessments for farm and agricultural land or timberland — Legislative findings — Purpose.
- § 84.34.380. Special benefit assessments for farm and agricultural land or timberland — Application of exemption to rights and interests preventing nonagricultural or nonforest uses.
- § 54.32.001. Actions subject to review by boundary review board.
- § 54.32.010. Consolidation of districts — Property taxed — Boundaries enlarged.
- § 54.32.040. Right of countywide utility district to acquire distribution properties.
- § 54.04.035. Annexation of territory.
- § 54.36.010. Definitions.
- § 54.36.020. Increased financial burden on school district — Determination of number of construction pupils.
- § 54.36.030. Compensation of school district for construction pupils — Computation.
- § 54.36.040. Compensation of school district for construction pupils — Amount to be paid.
- § 54.36.050. Compensation of school district for construction pupils — How paid when more than one project in the same school district.
- § 54.36.060. Power to make voluntary payments to school district for capital construction.
- § 54.36.070. Increased financial burden on county or other taxing district — Power to make payments.
- § 54.36.080. Funds received by school district — Equalization apportionment.
- § 54.40.010. Five commissioner districts — Requirements.
- § 54.40.020. Existing districts — Qualifications — Voters' approval.
- § 54.40.030. Transmittal of copies of federal hydroelectric license to county auditor.
- § 54.40.040. Criteria, election to reclassify as a five commissioner district — Ballot form — Vote required.
- § 54.40.050. Petition for reclassification — Certificate of sufficiency — Election.
- § 54.40.060. Division of district.
- § 54.40.070. Special election for commissioners from districts — Terms.
- § 54.44.010. Declaration of public purpose.
- § 54.44.020. Authority to participate in and enter into agreements — Percentage of ownership — Expenses — Taxes — Payments.
- § 54.44.030. Liability of city, joint operating agency, or public utility district — Extent — Limitations.
- § 54.44.040. Authority to provide money and/or property, issue revenue bonds — Declaration of public purpose.
- § 54.44.050. Depositories — Disbursement of funds.
- § 54.44.060. Agreements to conform to applicable laws.
- § 54.44.900. Liberal construction — Not to affect existing acts.
- § 54.48.010. Definitions.
- § 54.48.020. Legislative declaration of policy.
- § 54.48.030. Agreements between public utilities and cooperatives authorized — Boundaries — Extension procedures — Purchase or sale — Approval.
- § 54.48.040. Cooperatives not to be classified as public utilities or under authority of utilities and transportation commission.
- § 54.52.010. Voluntary contributions to assist low-income residential customers — Administration.
- § 54.52.020. Disbursal of contributions — Quarterly report.
- § 54.52.030. Contributions not considered commingling of funds.
- § 35.96.010. Declaration of public interest and purpose.
- § 35.96.020. Definitions.
- § 35.96.030. Conversion of electric and communication facilities to underground facilities authorized — Local improvement districts — Special assessments.
- § 35.96.040. Contracts for conversion — Authorized — Provisions.
- § 35.96.050. Notice to owners to convert service lines to underground — Objections — Hearing — Time limitation for conversion.
- § 35.96.060. Application of provisions relating to local improvements in cities and towns to chapter.
- § 35.96.070. Validation of preexisting debts, contracts, obligations, etc., made or incurred incidental to conversion of electric and communication facilities to underground facilities.
- § 35.96.080. Authority granted deemed alternative and additional.
- § 36.88.410. Underground electric and communication facilities, installation or conversion to — Declaration of public interest and purpose.
- § 36.88.480. Underground electric and communication facilities, installation or conversion to — Applicability of general provisions relating to county road improvement districts.
- § 35.43.040. Authority generally.
- § 36.140.010. Generation of electricity from biomass energy.
- § 43.52.250. Definitions.
- § 43.52.260. Scope of authority.
- § 43.52.272. Power commission abolished.
- § 43.52.290. Members of the board of directors of an operating agency — Compensation — May hold other public position — Incompatibility of offices doctrine voided.
- § 43.52.300. Powers and duties of an operating agency.
- § 43.52.3411. Revenue bonds or warrants.
- § 43.52.343. Revenue bonds or warrants — Sale by negotiation or advertisement and bid.
- § 43.52.350. Operating agencies to provide fishways, facilities and hatcheries — Contracts.
- § 43.52.360. Operating agency — Formation — Additional projects — Appeals — Membership, withdrawal — Dissolution.
- § 43.52.370. Operating agency board of directors — Members, appointment, vote, term, etc. — Rules — Proceedings — Limitation on powers and duties.
- § 43.52.374. Operating agency executive board — Members — Terms — Removal — Rules — Proceedings — Managing director — Civil immunities — Defense and indemnification.
- § 43.52.375. Treasurer — Auditor — Powers and duties — Official bonds — Funds.
- § 43.52.378. Executive board — Appointment of administrative auditor — Retention of firm for performance audits — Duties of auditor and firm — Reports.
- § 43.52.380. Member's preference to buy energy — Apportionment — Surplus.
- § 43.52.383. Compliance with open public meetings act.
- § 43.52.385. Best interest of ratepayers to determine interest of agency.
- § 43.52.391. Powers and duties of operating agency.
- § 43.52.395. Maximum interest rate operating agency may pay member.
- § 43.52.410. Authority of city or district to contract for electric energy or falling waters.
- § 43.52.430. Appeals from director of department of ecology.
- § 43.52.440. Effect of chapter on "Columbia River Sanctuary Act."
- § 43.52.450. Chapter requirements are cumulative — Preservation of rights — Not subject to utilities and transportation commission.
- § 43.52.460. Operating agency to pay in lieu of taxes.
- § 43.52.470. Operating agency — Validity of organization and existence.
- § 43.52.515. Application of Titles 9 and 9A RCW.
- § 43.52.520. Security force — Authorized.
- § 43.52.525. Security force — Criminal history record information.
- § 43.52.530. Security force — Powers and duties — Rules on speed, operation, location of vehicles authorized.
- § 43.52.535. Security force — Membership in retirement system authorized.
- § 43.52.550. Plans for repayment of operating agency obligations maturing prior to planned operation of plant.
- § 43.52.560. Contracts for materials or work required — Sealed bids.
- § 43.52.565. Contracts for materials or work through competitive negotiation — Nuclear generating projects and associated facilities.
- § 43.52.567. Contracts for materials or work through competitive negotiation — Renewable electrical energy generation projects.
- § 43.52.570. Purchase of materials by telephone or written quotation authorized — Procedure.
- § 43.52.575. Purchase of materials without competition authorized.
- § 43.52.580. Emergency purchase of materials or work by contract.
- § 43.52.585. Procedures for implementing RCW 43.52.560 through 43.52.580.
- § 43.52.590. Construction of RCW 43.52.560 through 43.52.585.
- § 43.52.595. Contracts for electric power and energy.
- § 43.52.612. Contract bid form.
- § 43.52.910. Construction — 1965 c 8.
- § 36.93.010. Purpose.
- § 36.93.020. Definitions.
- § 36.93.030. Creation of boundary review boards in counties with populations of two hundred ten thousand or more — Creation in other counties.
- § 36.93.040. Dates upon which boards in counties with populations of less than two hundred ten thousand deemed established.
- § 36.93.051. Appointment of board — Members — Terms — Qualifications.
- § 36.93.061. Boards in counties with populations of less than one million — Members — Terms — Qualifications.
- § 36.93.063. Selection of board members — Procedure — Commencement of term — Vacancies.
- § 36.93.067. Effect of failure to make appointment.
- § 36.93.070. Chair, vice chair, chief clerk — Powers and duties of board and chief clerk — Meetings — Hearings — Counsel — Compensation.
- § 36.93.080. Expenditures — Remittance of costs to counties.
- § 36.93.090. Filing notice of proposed actions with board.
- § 36.93.093. Copy of notice of intention by water-sewer district to be sent officials.
- § 36.93.100. Review of proposed actions by board — Procedure.
- § 36.93.105. Actions not subject to review by board.
- § 36.93.110. When review not necessary.
- § 36.93.116. Simultaneous consideration of incorporation and annexation of territory.
- § 36.93.120. Fees.
- § 36.93.130. Notice of intention — Contents.
- § 36.93.140. Pending actions not affected.
- § 36.93.150. Review of proposed actions — Actions and determinations of board — Disapproval, effect.
- § 36.93.153. Review of proposed incorporation in county with boundary review board.
- § 36.93.155. Annexation approval — Other action not authorized.
- § 36.93.157. Decisions to be consistent with growth management act.
- § 36.93.160. Hearings — Notice — Record — Subpoenas — Decision of board — Appellate review.
- § 36.93.170. Factors to be considered by board — Incorporation proceedings exempt from state environmental policy act.
- § 36.93.180. Objectives of boundary review board.
- § 36.93.185. Objectives of boundary review board — Water-sewer district annexations, mergers — Territory not adjacent to district.
- § 36.93.190. Decision of board not to affect existing franchises, permits, codes, ordinances, etc., for ten years.
- § 36.93.200. Rules and regulations — Adoption procedure.
- § 36.93.210. Rules and regulations — Filing — Permanent register.
- § 36.93.220. Provisions of prior laws superseded by chapter.
- § 36.93.230. Power to disband boundary review board.
- § 36.93.235. Notice of intention — Effective filing date — Determination of sufficiency.
- § 36.93.800. Application of chapter to merged special purpose districts.
- § 36.93.900. Effective date — 1967 c 189.
- § 35.92.010. Authority to acquire and operate waterworks — Generation of electricity — Classification of services for rates.
- § 35.92.012. May accept and operate water-sewer district's property when boundaries are identical.
- § 35.92.014. Acquisition of out-of-state waterworks.
- § 35.92.015. Acquisition of out-of-state waterworks — Joint acquisition and operation.
- § 35.92.017. Authority to assist customers in the acquisition of water conservation equipment — Limitations.
- § 35.92.020. Authority to acquire and operate sewerage and solid waste handling systems, plants, sites, or facilities — Classification of services and facilities for rates — Assistance for low-income persons.
- § 35.92.021. Public property subject to rates and charges for stormwater control facilities.
- § 35.92.023. Solid waste — Compliance with chapter 70A.205 RCW required.
- § 35.92.025. Authority to make charges for connecting to water or sewerage system — Interest charges.
- § 35.92.027. Extension of water and sewer facilities outside city subject to review by boundary review board.
- § 35.92.030. Authority to acquire and operate stone or asphalt plants.
- § 35.92.040. Authority to acquire and operate public markets and cold storage plants — "Public markets" defined.
- § 35.92.050. Authority to acquire and operate utilities.
- § 35.92.052. First-class cities operating electrical facilities — Participation in agreements to use or own high voltage transmission facilities and other electrical generating facilities — Terms — Limitations.
- § 35.92.054. May acquire electrical distribution property from public utility district.
- § 35.92.060. Authority to acquire and operate transportation facilities.
- § 35.92.070. Procedure — Election.
- § 35.92.075. Indebtedness incurred on credit of expected utility revenues.
- § 35.92.080. General obligation bonds.
- § 35.92.090. Limit of indebtedness.
- § 35.92.100. Revenue bonds or warrants.
- § 35.92.105. Revenue bonds, warrants, or other evidences of indebtedness for energy or water conservation programs.
- § 35.92.110. Funding or refunding bonds.
- § 35.92.120. Funding or refunding bonds — Bonds not general obligation.
- § 35.92.130. Funding or refunding bonds — Single issue may refund multiple series.
- § 35.92.140. Funding or refunding bonds — Issuance of bonds — Ordinance.
- § 35.92.150. Funding or refunding bonds — Terms of bonds.
- § 35.92.160. Funding or refunding bonds — Recourse of bond owners.
- § 35.92.170. City may extend water system outside limits.
- § 35.92.180. City may extend water system outside limits — May acquire property outside city.
- § 35.92.190. City may extend water system outside limits — Cannot condemn irrigation system.
- § 35.92.200. City may extend water system outside limits — Contracts for outside service.
- § 35.92.220. Acquisition of water rights — Consolidation of irrigation assessment districts.
- § 35.92.230. Acquisition of water rights — Special assessments.
- § 35.92.240. Acquisition of water rights — Levy of assessments.