Any county may create lake or beach
management districts to finance the improvement and maintenance
of lakes or beaches located within or partially within the
boundaries of the county. All or a portion of a lake or beach
and the adjacent land areas may be included within one or more
lake or beach management districts. More than one lake or beach,
or portions of lakes or beaches, and the adjacent land areas may
be included in a single lake or beach management district.
Special assessments or rates and charges may be imposed on
the property included within a lake or beach management district
to finance lake or beach improvement and maintenance activities,
including: (1) Controlling or removing aquatic plants and
vegetation; (2) improving water quality; (3) controlling water
levels; (4) treating and diverting storm water; (5) controlling
agricultural waste; (6) studying lake or marine water quality
problems and solutions; (7) cleaning and maintaining ditches and
streams entering the lake or marine waters or leaving the lake;
(8) monitoring air quality; and (9) the related administrative,
engineering, legal, and operational costs, including the costs of
creating the lake or beach management district.
Special assessments or rates and charges may be imposed
annually on all the land in a lake or beach management district
for the duration of the lake or beach management district without
a related issuance of lake or beach management district bonds or
revenue bonds. Special assessments also may be imposed in the
manner of special assessments in a local improvement district
with each landowner being given the choice of paying the entire
special assessment in one payment, or to paying installments,
with lake or beach management district bonds being issued to
obtain moneys not derived by the initial full payment of the
special assessments, and the installments covering all of the
costs related to issuing, selling, and redeeming the lake or
beach management district bonds.
[2008 c 301 § 3; 2000 c 184 § 5; 1987 c 432 § 2; 1985 c 398 § 2.]
NOTES:
Effective date -- 2000 c 184: See note following RCW 39.96.010.
Cities and towns authorized to establish lake and beach management districts: RCW 35.21.403.
Flood control districts authorized to engage in activities under RCW 36.61.020: RCW 86.09.151.