RCW 54.16.130 Local districts—Procedure—Financing. The commission shall by resolution establish the method of procedure in all matters relating to local utility districts. A public utility district may determine by resolution what work shall be done or improvements made at the expense, in whole or in part, of the property specially benefited thereby; and adopt and […]
RCW 54.16.140 Petition or resolution for local district—Hearing—Notice. Any such improvement shall be ordered by resolution of the commission either upon petition or resolution therefor. When a petition, signed by ten percent of the owners of land in the district to be therein described, is filed with the commission, asking that the plan or improvement […]
RCW 54.16.142 Local utility districts—Notice must contain statement that assessments may vary from estimates. Any notice given to the public or to the owners of specific lots, tracts, or parcels of land relating to the formation of a local utility district shall contain a statement that actual assessments may vary from assessment estimates so long […]
RCW 54.16.145 Local utility districts—Sanitary sewer or potable water facilities—Notice to certain property owners. Whenever it is proposed that a local utility district finance sanitary sewers or potable water facilities, additional notice of the public hearing on the proposed local utility district shall be mailed to the owners of any property located outside of the […]
RCW 54.16.150 Procedure when petition is signed by majority of landowners. When a petition signed by a majority of the landowners in a proposed local improvement district is filed with the commission, asking that the improvement therein described be ordered, the commission shall forthwith fix a date for hearing thereon after which it shall, by […]
RCW 54.16.160 Assessment roll—Hearing—Appellate review—Expenses. Before approval of the roll, a notice shall be published once each week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, stating that the roll is on file and open to inspection in the office of the secretary, and fixing a time not less than […]
RCW 54.16.165 Segregation of assessments. Whenever any land against which there has been levied any special assessment by any public utility district shall have been sold in part or subdivided, the board of commissioners of such public utility district shall have the power to order a segregation of the assessment. Any person owning any part […]
RCW 54.16.170 Apportionment of cost of improvement. When an improvement is ordered hereunder, payment for which shall be made in part from assessments against property specially benefited, not more than fifty percent of the cost thereof shall ever be borne by the entire public utility district, nor shall any sum be contributed by it to […]
RCW 54.16.180 Sale, lease, disposition of properties, equipment, and materials—Procedure—Acquisition, operation of sewage system by districts in certain counties. (1) A district may sell and convey, lease, or otherwise dispose of all or any part of its works, plants, systems, utilities and properties, after proceedings and approval by the voters of the district, as provided […]
RCW 54.16.190 General resolutions. The commission of a district may adopt general resolutions to carry out the purposes, objects, and provisions of this title. [ 1955 c 390 § 20. Prior: 1945 c 143 § 1(n); 1931 c 1 § 6(n); Rem. Supp. 1945 § 11610(n).]
RCW 54.16.200 Joint exercise of powers and joint acquisition of properties. Any two or more public utility districts organized under the provisions of the laws of this state shall have the power, by mutual agreement, to exercise jointly all powers granted to each individual district, and in the exercise of such powers shall have the […]
RCW 54.16.220 Columbia river hydroelectric projects—Grant back of easements to former owners. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, every public utility district acquiring privately owned lands, real estate or property for reservoir purposes of a hydroelectric power project dam on the Columbia river, upon acquisition of title to said lands, whether acquired by purchase or […]
RCW 54.16.230 Sewage system works—Acquire, construct, operate, etc.—Authorizing election—Procedure. A public utility district may acquire, construct, operate, maintain, and add to sewage systems, subject to and in compliance with the county comprehensive plan, under the general powers of Title 54 RCW or through the formation of local utility districts as provided in RCW 54.16.120 through […]
RCW 54.16.240 Sewage system works—Resolution or petition—Voter approval or rejection. The commission of a public utility district, by resolution may, or on petition in the same manner as provided for the creation of a district under RCW 54.08.010 shall, submit to the voters for their approval or rejection the proposal that said public utility district […]
RCW 54.16.250 Sewage system works—Ballot proposition—Canvass. The legislative authority of the county in which the public utility district is located, upon receipt of the resolution of the public utility district commission or petition as provided for in RCW 54.08.010, shall submit such proposal to the voters of the district at the next general election in […]
RCW 54.16.260 Sewage system works—Accounts and funding. Accounts and funding for any sewage system or systems shall be kept as provided in RCW 43.09.210. [ 1975 1st ex.s. c 57 § 4.]
RCW 54.16.270 Sewage system works—Existing authority not affected. Nothing contained in RCW 54.16.230 through 54.16.260 shall change or alter the present authority of certain public utility districts as regards sewage systems and as provided in RCW 54.16.180. [ 1975 1st ex.s. c 57 § 5.]
RCW 54.16.280 Energy conservation plan—Financing authorized for energy conservation projects in structures or equipment—Limitations. Any district is hereby authorized, within limits established by the Constitution of the state of Washington, to assist the owners of structures or equipment in financing the acquisition and installation of materials and equipment, for compensation or otherwise, for the conservation […]
RCW 54.16.281 Energy conservation—Utility cool roof program—Tree planting program. The legislature encourages any public utility district to assist their customers in the acquisition and installation of materials and equipment, for compensation or otherwise, for the conservation or more efficient use of energy including, but not limited to, materials and equipment installed as part of a […]
RCW 54.16.285 Limitations on termination of utility service for residential heating. (1) A district providing utility service for residential space heating shall not terminate such utility service between November 15 through March 15 if the customer: (a) Notifies the utility of the inability to pay the bill, including a security deposit. This notice should be […]
