Washington Code — 89
Browse 448 sections in division 89 of the Washington code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 89.08.005. Short title.
- § 89.08.010. Preamble.
- § 89.08.020. Definitions.
- § 89.08.030. Conservation commission.
- § 89.08.040. Members — Compensation and travel expenses — Records, rules, hearings, etc.
- § 89.08.050. Employees — Delegation — Quorum.
- § 89.08.060. Assistance of other state agencies and institutions.
- § 89.08.070. General duties of commission.
- § 89.08.080. Petition to form district — Contents.
- § 89.08.090. Notice of hearing — Hearing.
- § 89.08.100. Findings — Order.
- § 89.08.110. Election — How conducted.
- § 89.08.120. Ballots.
- § 89.08.130. Notice of election.
- § 89.08.140. Expense of hearing and election.
- § 89.08.150. Procedure after canvass.
- § 89.08.160. Appointment of supervisors — Application to secretary of state.
- § 89.08.170. Secretary of state's certificate — Change of name.
- § 89.08.180. Annexation of territory — Boundary change — Combining two or more districts.
- § 89.08.185. Petition to withdraw from district — Approval or rejection — Disputed petitions.
- § 89.08.190. Nomination and election of supervisors — Annual meeting of voters.
- § 89.08.200. Supervisors — Term, vacancies, removal, etc. — Compensation.
- § 89.08.210. Powers and duties of supervisors.
- § 89.08.215. Treasurer — Powers and duties — Bond.
- § 89.08.220. Corporate status and powers of district.
- § 89.08.341. Intergovernmental cooperation — Authority.
- § 89.08.350. Petition to dissolve district — Election.
- § 89.08.360. Result of election — Dissolution.
- § 89.08.370. Disposition of affairs upon dissolution.
- § 89.08.390. Water rights preserved — 1939 c 187.
- § 89.08.391. Water rights preserved — 1973 1st ex.s. c 184.
- § 89.08.400. Special assessments for natural resource conservation.
- § 89.08.405. Rates and charges system.
- § 89.08.410. Grants to conservation districts — Rules — Report to the legislature.
- § 89.08.440. Best management practices for fish and wildlife habitat, water quality, and water quantity property tax exemption — List — Forms — Certification of claims.
- § 89.08.450. Watershed restoration projects — Intent.
- § 89.08.460. Watershed restoration projects — Definitions.
- § 89.08.470. Watershed restoration projects — Consolidated permit application process — Fish habitat enhancement project.
- § 89.08.480. Watershed restoration projects — Designated recipients of project applications — Notice to commission.
- § 89.08.490. Watershed restoration projects — Acceptance of applications — Permit decisions.
- § 89.08.500. Watershed restoration projects — Appointment of project facilitator by *permit assistance center — Coordinated process for permit decisions.
- § 89.08.510. Watershed restoration projects — General permits — Cooperative permitting agreements.
- § 89.08.520. Water quality and habitat protection grant programs — Development of outcome-focused performance measures.
- § 89.08.530. Agricultural conservation easements program.
- § 89.08.540. Agricultural conservation easements account.
- § 89.08.550. Conservation assistance revolving account.
- § 89.08.560. Farm plans — Disclosure of information.
- § 89.08.570. Crop purchase contracts for dedicated energy crops.
- § 89.08.580. Puget Sound partners.
- § 89.08.590. Administering funds — Preference to an evergreen community.
- § 89.08.610. Sustainable farms and fields grant program — Definitions.
- § 89.08.615. Sustainable farms and fields grant program — Commission to develop in consultation with the department of agriculture, Washington State University, and the United States department of agriculture natural resources conservation services — Use of funds — Grant applications.
- § 89.08.620. Grant recipients — Prioritization.
- § 89.08.625. Methods for measuring, estimating, and verifying outcomes.
- § 89.08.630. Reports to the legislature and governor — Updates — Evaluations.
- § 89.08.635. Sustainable farms and fields account.
- § 89.08.640. Habitat for managed and native pollinators — Small grants program.
- § 89.08.645. Short-term disaster recovery financial assistance program — Farmers and ranchers — Commission may adopt rules.
- § 84.36.240. Soil and water conservation districts, personal property.
- § 84.36.815. Tax exempt status — Initial application — Renewal. (Effective until January 1, 2033.)
- § 86.26.100. Agreement as to participation — Limit on amount.
- § 89.10.005. Findings.
- § 89.10.010. Office of farmland preservation.
- § 89.12.010. Preamble.
- § 89.12.020. Definitions.
- § 89.12.030. Applicability and purpose of chapter.
- § 89.12.040. Units and legal subdivisions authorized — Size — Plats — Excess land.
- § 89.12.050. Contracts with United States — Permissible provisions.
- § 89.12.060. Covenants running with the land — Contract provisions to govern.
- § 89.12.071. Fraudulent and unlawful conveyances — Preservation of rights acquired prior to repeal of RCW 89.12.070.
- § 89.12.080. Instruments may be filed — Filing imparts notice.
- § 89.12.090. State lands in district — State consent to assessment, conditions.
- § 89.12.100. State lands — Terms and conditions of sale.
- § 89.12.110. County lands — Contracts with United States.
- § 89.12.120. Acceptance of federal act — Assessment and taxation authorized.
- § 89.12.131. Adoption of Columbia Basin project act — Revocation of state's consent.
- § 89.12.140. Subdivision and sale of state lands in reclamation project.
- § 89.12.150. Exchange of state and federal lands.
- § 89.12.170. Columbia Basin project — Authorization for agreements to allocate water — Conditions.
- § 89.12.180. Reports to legislature regarding activities under RCW 89.12.170.
- § 89.12.190. Columbia Basin project — Findings — Source of surface water — Management of groundwater depletions.
- § 89.12.200. Columbia Basin project — Intent — Allocation of conserved waters to deep well irrigated lands.
- § 89.12.900. Construction — Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships — 2009 c 521.
- § 36.81.140. Columbia Basin project road systems — Establishment by plat.
- § 89.16.005. Short title.
- § 89.16.010. Declaration of purpose.
- § 89.16.020. Reclamation account created — Composition.
- § 89.16.040. Payments from account — Reclamation districts specified — Rehabilitation of existing projects.
- § 89.16.045. Loans from account — Contracts — Repayment.
- § 89.16.050. Powers and duties of director of ecology.
- § 89.16.055. Additional powers and duties enumerated — Payment for from reclamation account.
- § 89.16.060. Contracts with United States.
- § 89.16.070. Contracts with districts.
- § 89.16.080. State lands may be included — Procedure.
- § 43.79.330. Miscellaneous state funds — Moneys transferred to accounts in the state treasury.
- § 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.