(1) A library
capital facility area may contract indebtedness or borrow money
to finance library capital facilities and may issue general
obligation bonds for such purpose not exceeding an amount,
together with any existing indebtedness of the library capital
facility area, equal to one and one-quarter percent of the value
of the taxable property in the district and impose excess
property tax levies to retire the general indebtedness as
provided in RCW 39.36.050 if a ballot proposition authorizing
both the indebtedness and excess levies is approved by at least
three-fifths of the voters of the library capital facility area
voting on the proposition, and the total number of voters voting
on the proposition constitutes not less than forty percent of the
total number of voters in the library capital facility area
voting at the last preceding general election. The term "value
of the taxable property" has the meaning set forth in RCW 39.36.015. Such a proposition shall be submitted to voters at a
general or special election and may be submitted to voters at the
same election as the election when the ballot proposition
authorizing the establishing of the library capital facility area
is submitted. If the proposed election date is not a general
election, the county legislative authority is encouraged to
request an election when another unit of local government with
territory located in the proposed library capital facility area
is already holding a special election under *RCW 29.13.020.
(2) A library capital facility area may accept gifts or
grants of money or property of any kind for the same purposes for
which it is authorized to borrow money in subsection (1) of this
section.
[1996 c 258 § 2; 1995 c 368 § 6.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 29.13.020 was recodified as RCW 29A.04.330 pursuant to 2003 c 111 § 2401, effective July 1, 2004.