Washington Code — 87
Browse 507 sections in division 87 of the Washington code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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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.
- § 39.04.190. Purchase contract process — Other than formal sealed bidding.
- § 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.
- § 57.90.100. Disposal of real property on abandonment of irrigation district right-of-way — Right of adjacent owners.
- § 58.17.310. Application for approval of plat within irrigation district — Approval without provision for irrigation prohibited.
- § 42.24.170. Expenditures by special purpose districts to recruit job candidates — Reimbursement for travel expenses.
- § 87.04.010. Divisions of certain districts required — Number — Directors — Who are electors.
- § 87.04.020. Director vacancies, how filled.
- § 87.04.030. New district to be divided by county commissioners — Objections, denial, election.
- § 87.04.040. Petition to divide or redivide.
- § 87.04.050. Redivision when number of directors changed or new lands included.
- § 87.04.055. Procedure for adding land to director divisions when new land included in district.
- § 87.04.058. Application of RCW 87.04.030 through 87.04.055 following merger of minor irrigation district into major irrigation district.
- § 87.04.060. Time for hearing on petition — Notice, contents.
- § 87.04.070. Hearing — Order of denial or rejection — Election to divide or redivide.
- § 87.04.080. Election of directors — Terms.
- § 87.04.090. Levy limitation until water received when federal works or contracts involved — Exception.
- § 87.04.100. Certain excess lands under federal contracts, assessment limitation — Exception.
- § 87.04.900. Chapter supplemental to other laws — General repealer.
- § 87.06.010. Definitions.
- § 87.06.020. Certificates of delinquency — Posting of certificates.
- § 87.06.030. Provision and review of list of delinquent properties subject to foreclosure — Cost comparison, determination not to foreclose.
- § 87.06.040. Commencement of action to foreclose assessment liens — Notice and summons — Recording of notice of lis pendens.
- § 87.06.050. Payment on certificate of delinquency before foreclosure.
- § 87.06.060. Combining foreclosure proceedings — Irregularities or informalities in assessment role not illegal — Correction — Interested party may file written answer — Court's proceedings.
- § 87.06.070. Sale of foreclosed property.
- § 87.06.080. Notice of foreclosure sale — Conduct of sale — Remittal of excess moneys.
- § 87.06.090. Treasurer's deed — Title free from certain encumbrances.
- § 87.06.100. Required payments before acquisition at foreclosure sale — Acquisition by irrigation district — District's property stricken from tax rolls — Subsequent purchasers to pay assessments.
- § 87.06.110. Combined foreclosure for district and county assessments.
- § 87.06.120. Application of chapter to properties with assessments delinquent three or more years or acquired by the district under possibly legally defective proceedings.
- § 87.03.265. Lien of assessment.
- § 87.19.005. Method not exclusive.
- § 87.19.010. Refunding bonds authorized — Election.
- § 87.19.020. Notice and conduct of election.
- § 87.19.030. Form of bonds, interest, maturity, etc.
- § 87.19.040. Bonds to be refunded in series.
- § 87.19.050. Refunding bonds may be exchanged or sold — Record.
- § 87.22.010. Refunding authorized.
- § 87.22.020. When proceedings may be instituted.
- § 87.22.030. Petition — Contents.
- § 87.22.040. Schedule of maximum benefits.
- § 87.22.050. Hearing, time and place of.
- § 87.22.060. Notice — Service.
- § 87.22.065. Notice — Contents.
- § 87.22.070. Hearing — Decree.
- § 87.22.080. Benefits, how determined — Dismissal — Continuance — Waiver.
- § 87.22.085. Irrigable acreage, how determined.
- § 87.22.090. Appellate review.
- § 87.22.100. Final judgment conclusive.
- § 87.22.105. Final judgment conclusive — Exception.
- § 87.22.110. Transcript to other counties.
- § 87.22.120. Election — Question to electors.
- § 87.22.125. Election — Procedure.
- § 87.22.130. Election — Notice, contents.
- § 87.22.140. Election — Majority vote affirmative, procedure.
- § 87.22.145. Exchange of bonds.
- § 87.22.150. Form of bonds — Manner of payment — Interest rate.
- § 87.22.160. Interest on unpaid bond installments — When payable.
- § 87.22.165. Bond payments, where payable.
- § 87.22.170. Bond contents — Transferability — Priority.
- § 87.22.175. Bonds — Signature — Registration book.
- § 87.22.190. Transfer on registration book required.
- § 87.22.200. Bonds of equal priority.
- § 87.22.210. Payment to record owner.
- § 87.22.215. Payment to agent.
- § 87.22.230. Assessments — Limitations.
- § 87.22.240. Assessments — Methods of payment.
- § 87.22.245. Assessments — Receipts.
- § 87.22.250. Assessments — Payment in money only.
- § 87.22.260. Sale or lease of foreclosed land — Disposition of proceeds.
- § 87.22.270. Excess in bond fund — Apportionment.
- § 87.22.275. Rights of bond owners — Lien of bonds — Manner of payment.
- § 87.22.280. Judicial confirmation.
- § 87.22.910. Construction — Chapter additional method.
- § 87.25.010. Resolution to certify — Investigation.
- § 87.25.020. Request for information — Compliance.
- § 87.25.030. Transcript to attorney general — Report filed with secretary of state.
- § 87.25.040. Contents of director's report.
- § 87.25.050. Certificates to be attached to reports.
- § 87.25.060. Supplemental report.
- § 87.25.070. Form of secretary of state's certificate.
- § 87.25.090. Expense to be paid by district.
- § 87.25.100. Expenditures of bond proceeds — Employment and payment of attorneys.
- § 87.25.120. Inspection of work as it progresses.
- § 87.25.125. Certification in installments.
- § 87.25.130. Forms prescribed.
- § 87.25.140. Expenditures for construction — Approval — Budget.
- § 87.28.005. "County treasurer," "treasurer of the county," defined.
- § 87.28.010. Revenue bonds authorized.
- § 87.28.015. Interest bearing warrants authorized — Form, covenants, issuance and sale.
- § 87.28.020. Form and terms of bonds.
- § 87.28.030. Bonds payable only from special funds — Lien on revenues.
- § 87.28.035. Determining amount payable into special funds.
- § 87.28.040. Bonds do not constitute general debt of district.
- § 87.28.070. Sale of bonds.
- § 87.28.090. Board to set rates to provide necessary revenues.
- § 87.28.100. Fixed share of revenues must be paid into special fund.
- § 87.28.103. Election on proposed bond issue — Exception.
- § 87.28.108. Payment of bonds — Covenants for securing authorized — Scope.
- § 87.28.110. Payment of bonds.
- § 87.28.120. Objects executed by resolution — Determining legality of proceedings.
- § 87.28.150. Refunding revenue bonds authorized — Revenue bond redemption fund established — Use.
- § 87.28.200. Utility local improvement districts — Authorized — Special assessments — Limitations.
- § 87.28.210. Utility local improvement districts — Conversion of local improvement districts to.
- § 87.48.010. Contracts for indemnity authorized.
- § 87.48.020. Approval of contract — Execution — State obligation to enter into land settlement contract with federal government.
- § 87.48.030. Assessments — Indemnity fund — Transfer to maintenance fund, when.
- § 87.48.040. Estimate of expenses and losses — Payment.
- § 87.52.001. Actions subject to review by boundary review board.