Lists of Washington Special Purpose Districts by Type

District		Date Created	Enabling Statute (RCW)
Districts with Statutorily Designated Governing Body
Agricultural - Weeds and Pests
	Agricultural Pest Districts	1919	Ch. 17.12 RCW
	Horticultural Pest and Disease Boards (Horticultural Assessment)	1969	Ch. 15.09 RCW
	Weed Districts	1921	Ch. 17.04 RCW
	Inter-County Regular Weed Districts	1959	Ch. 17.06 RCW
Air Pollution Control Authorities		1957, 1967	Ch. 70.94 RCW
Airport Districts, County		1945	RCW 14.08.290-.330
Cemetery Districts		1947	Ch. 68.52 RCW
Conservation Districts		1939	Ch. 89.08 RCW
County Rail Districts		1983	Ch. 36.60 RCW
Cultural Arts, Stadium, and Convention Districts		1982	Ch. 67.38 RCW
Diking and Drainage Districts			Title 85 RCW
	Diking Districts	1895	Ch. 85.05 RCW
	Diking & Drainage Districts in Two or More Counties (Intercounty Diking and Drainage Districts)	1909	Ch.. 85.24 RCW
	Diking, Drainage and Irrigation Improvement District; Drainage and Irrigation Improvement district - Improvement Districts - 1933 Act	1933	Ch. 85.22 RCW
	Diking, Drainage, Sewerage Improvement Districts Funding methods revised by Diking, Drainage, and Sewerage Improvement Districts - 1967 Act	1913	Ch. 85.08 RCW, Ch. 85.15 RCW
	Drainage Districts	1895	Ch. 85.06 RCW
	Drainage Improvement District; Diking Improvement District - Improvement Districts - 1917 Act (reorganization of Diking or Drainage Dist)	1917	Ch. 85.20 RCW
	Sewage Improvement Districts* - Formerly under Title 85 After 1979 powers of title 85	1923	RCW 57.04.120-.130
Emergency Medical Service Districts		1979	36.32.480 RCW
Emergency Service Communication Districts		1987	RCW 82.14B.070-.100
Ferry Disticts, passenger-only (Counties of 1 million pop)		2003	Ch 36.54.110 -.190 RCW, Ch. 83, Laws of 2003
Fire Protection Districts		1933	Title 52 RCW
Regional Fire Protection Service Authorities		2004	Ch. 52.26 RCW
Flood Control
	Flood Control by Counties Jointly - 1913 Act (Intercounty)	1913	Ch. 86.13 RCW
	Flood Control Districts - 1935 Act	1935, Repealed 1965	Ch.86.05 RCW
	Flood Control Districts - 1937 Act	1937	Ch. 86.09 RCW
	Flood Control Zone Districts	1961	Ch. 86.15 RCW
Health Districts		1945	Ch. 70.46 RCW
Housing
	Public Housing Authorities	1939	Ch. 35.82 RCW
	Joint city-county Housing Authorities	1980	RCW 35.82.300
Irrigation & Reclamation
	Irrigation Districts	1890	Ch. 87.03 RCW
	Irrigation and Rehabilitation Districts	1961	Ch. 87.84 RCW
	Reclamation and Irrigation Districts in Reclamation Areas	1943	Ch. 89.12 RCW
	Reclamation Districts of one million acres	1927	Ch. 89.30 RCW
Library Districts			Ch. 27.12 RCW
	Inter-County Rural Library Districts	1947	RCW 27.12.090
	Island Library District	1982	RCW 27.12.400 - .450
	Library Capital Facility Area	1995	Ch 27.15 RCW
	Regional Library	1941	RCW 27.12.080
	Rural County Library Districts	1941	RCW 27.12.040 - .070
	Rural Partial Library District	1993	RCW 27.12.470
Mosquito Control Districts		1957	Ch. 17.28 RCW
Park & Recreation
	Metropolitan Park Districts	1907	Ch. 35.61 RCW
	Park & Recreation Districts	1957	Ch. 36.69 RCW
	Park & Recreation Service Areas	1963	RCW 36.68.400 - .620
	Joint Park & Recreation Districts	1979	RCW 36.60.420 - .460
Port Districts		1911	Title 53 RCW
Public Facilities Districts		1988 - counties, 1999 - cities & towns	Ch. 36.100 RCW for counties, Ch. 35.57 RCW cities/towns
Public Hospital Districts		1945	Ch. 70.44 RCW
	Rural Public Hospital District (defined)	1992	RCW 70.44.450-.460
Public Stadium Authority		1997	Ch. 36.102 RCW
Public Utility Districts		1931	Title 54 RCW
Regional Transportation Investment District		2002	Ch. 36.120 RCW
Roads & Bridges Service Districts		1983	Ch. 36.83 RCW
School Districts		1889	Ch. 28A.315 RCW
	Joint School Districts	1897	Ch. 28A.323 RCW
Shellfish Protection Districts - "Clean Water Districts"		1985	Ch. 90.72 RCW
Television Reception Improvement Districts		1971	Ch. 36.95 RCW
Transportation Benefit District		1989	Ch. 36.73 RCW, RCW 35.21.225 for city
Transportation (Mass Transit)
	City Transportation Authority (Monorail)	2002	Ch. 35.95A RCW, Ch. 248 Laws 2002
	County Public Transportation Authority	1974	Ch. 36.57 RCW
	Ferry Districts, passenger-only (Counties of 1 million population)	2003	Ch. 83 Laws 2003 (100 KB)
	Public Transportation Benefit Area	1975	Ch. 36.57A RCW
	Regional Transit Authorities	1992	RCW 81.112
	Unincorporated Transportation Benefit Areas (UTBA)	1975	RCW 36.57.100
Water-Sewer Districts (water-sewer district, water district, sewer district)		Sewer Dist 1941; water dist 1913; water-sewer consolidation 1971	Title 57 RCW (districts reclassified, formerly Sewer Title 56, Water Title 57), reclassification 1997
Districts Created for Funding Purposes No Separate Governing Board
Apportionment District (Community redevelopment financing Act)		1982	Ch 39.88 RCW, Ruled unconstitutional by Leonard v. Spokane, 127 Wn. 2nd 195 (1995)
Aquifer Protection Areas		1985	Ch. 36.36 RCW
Community Renewal Area		2002	Ch. 35.81 RCW, Ch. 218 Laws of 2002
County Road District		1889	RCW 36.75.060
Flood Control by Counties (River Improvement Fund)		1907	Ch. 86.12 RCW
Industrial Development Districts (Ports) - to develop marginal area properties		1939	Ch. 53.25 RCW
Lake Management Districts		1986	Ch. 36.61 RCW; RCW 35.21.403
Public Waterway Districts		1911	Ch. 91.08 RCW
River & Harbor Improvement Districts		1903	Ch. 88.32 RCW
Sanitary Districts		1933, Repealed 1971	Title 55 RCW
Solid Waste Collection Districts		1971	Ch. 36.58A RCW
Solid Waste Disposal Districts		1982	RCW 36.58.100
Other Types of Special Governments
Boards of Joint Control (Irrigation districts and other entities)		1949	Ch. 87.80 RCW
Legal Authorities (Hydroelectric) - Irrigation Districts - Interlocal		1983	RCW 87.03.825 - .840
Metropolitan Municipal Corporations		1957	Ch. 35.58 RCW & Ch. 36.56 RCW
Operating Agencies (Electricity Generation and Distribution, Cities & PUD) - Interlocal		1981	Ch. 43.52 RCW
Townships		1895, Repealed 1997	Title 45 RCW