(1) Any
voting precinct located within a county that has a federal
nuclear reservation within its boundaries is:
(a) Withdrawn from a public utility district if the precinct
receives at least one electric distribution, water, or sewer
service from a city, and no electric distribution, water, or
sewer service from a public utility district;
(b) Included in a public utility district if any portion of
the precinct receives at least one electric distribution, water,
or sewer service from the public utility district.
(2) For voting precincts that meet the requirements of
subsection (1) of this section, within ten days after March 24,
2004, and for voting precincts that later meet the requirements
of subsection (1) of this section, within thirty days of meeting
the requirements:
(a) The city that provides any electric distribution, water,
or sewer service to a precinct that is withdrawn from a public
utility district under subsection (1) of this section shall
submit to the public utility district and the county auditor a
list of street addresses, or map of the areas to which any
service is provided;
(b) The public utility district that provides any electric
distribution, water, or sewer service to a precinct that is
included in the public utility district under subsection (1) of
this section shall submit to the city or town and the county
auditor a list of street addresses, or map of the areas to which
any service is provided.
(3) Within ten days of receipt of the information required
under subsection (2) of this section, the auditor shall determine
which voting precincts are required to be withdrawn from or
included in the public utility district, and provide that
information to the public utility district commissioners who
shall, within ten days, revise the boundaries of the district in
conformance with RCW 54.12.010 without dividing any voting
precinct.
(4) Unless otherwise provided in an agreement between the
public utility district and the city or town, taxes or
assessments levied or assessed against property located in an
area withdrawn from a public utility district shall remain a lien
and be collected as by law (a) if the taxes or assessments were
levied or assessed before the withdrawal or (b) if the levies or
assessments were made to pay or secure an obligation of the
district duly incurred or issued before the withdrawal. The
withdrawal of an area from the boundaries of a district does not
exempt any property therein from taxation or assessment for the
purpose of paying the costs of retiring or redeeming any
obligation of the district duly incurred or issued before the
withdrawal.
(5) Except as set forth in subsection (4) of this section, a
public utility district may not levy or impose any taxes upon
property located within those voting precincts withdrawn from the
public utility district.
(6) Nothing in chapter 113, Laws of 2004 limits the
authority of public utility districts and cities or towns to
enter into service agreements that are otherwise permitted by
law.
[2004 c 113 § 2.]
NOTES:
Effective date -- 2004 c 113: "This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [March 24, 2004]." [2004 c 113 § 3.]