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Updated 03/2010

Public Facilities Districts (PFDs)

Introduction

Public facilities districts (PFDs) are municipal corporations with independent taxing authority and are taxing districts under the state constitution. There are two enabling statutes, Ch. 36.100 RCW for counties and Ch. 35.57 RCW for cities, towns, and contiguous groups of cities and towns. See also Laws of 2009, ch. 167 (SHB 1692) (Adobe Acrobat Document) which requires a public facilities district to identify, in its annual budget, proposed expenditures for promotional activities and to adopt rules governing promotional hosting. For historical information on this topic, see the city of Bellingham's Public Facilities District Related Links page, in the "Other Information" category.

Current Public Facilities Districts

Jurisdictions Listed by County

Adams | Asotin | Benton | Chelan | Clallam | Clark | Columbia | Cowlitz | Douglas | Ferry | Franklin | Garfield | Grant | Grays Harbor | Island | Jefferson | King | Kitsap | Kittitas | Klickitat | Lewis | Lincoln | Mason | Okanogan | Pacific | Pend Oreille | Pierce | San Juan | Skagit | Skamania | Snohomish | Spokane | Stevens | Thurston | Wahkiakum | Walla Walla | Whatcom | Whitman | Yakima

Benton County

Kennewick Public Facilities District

Three Rivers Convention Center and Coliseum

  • Kennewick Ordinance No. 3966, 12/2000 - Creates the Kennewick Public Facilities District
  • Kennewick Resolution No. 01-10, 03/2001 - Appoints a board of directors to the Kennewick Public Facilities District

Richland Facilities District

Chelan County

Greater Wenatchee Public Facilities District

The Greater Wenatchee Public Facilities District was formed via an Interlocal Agreement between Chelan and Douglas Counties, the Cities of Wenatchee, East Wenatchee, Chelan, Cashmere, Entiat, and Rock Island, and the Town of Waterville.

Clark County

Clark County Public Facilities District - Created by Ordinance 2002-07-21 on 07/30/2002. The PFD was formed for the purpose of participating in the study, planning, and development of two regional centers in Clark County: the Vancouver Convention Center and the Exhibition Hall at the Fairgrounds.

Vancouver Public Facilities District

Cowlitz County

Cowlitz County Public Facilities District

Franklin County

Pasco Public Facilities District

Part of the regional Three Rivers Convention Center and Coliseum

Grays Harbor County

Grays Harbor Public Facilities District

King County

Kent Special Events Center Public Facilities District

Washington State Major League Baseball Stadium Public Facilities District

Kitsap County

Kitsap Public Facilities District

Lewis County

Lewis County Public Facilities District

Pierce County

Greater Tacoma Regional Convention Center Public Facilities District

Skagit County

Skagit County Regional Public Facilities District

Edmonds Public Facilities District

South Snohomish County Public Facilities District

Spokane County

Spokane Public Facilities District

Thurston County

Capitol Area Regional Public Facilities District

This district encompasses Olympia, Lacey, and Thurston County in a Joint Public Facilities District.

  • Olympia Ordinance No. 6194 (Adobe Acrobat Document), 06/2002 - Adopting an interlocal agreement regarding the creation of a public facilities district for a regional center, with attached Charter; and adopting a Charter of the Olympia Public Facilities District and the Charter of the Capitol Area Regional Public Facilities District
  • Olympia Arts and Conference Center Project

Lacey

  • Lacey Ordinance No. 1183, 07/2001 - Adopts in interlocal agreement for creation of a public facilities district for a regional center and charter of a Lacey Public Facilities district
  • Lacey-Thurston County Regional Athletic Complex
    • Sports Complex Memorandum of Understanding (Adobe Acrobat Document) between Thurston County and the city of Lacey Regional Sports Complex joint purchase, ownership, use and maintenance, 1999

Olympia Public Facilities District

  • Olympia Ordinance No. 6194 (Adobe Acrobat Document), 06/2002 - Adopts an interlocal agreement regarding the creation of a public facilities district for a regional center, with attached Charter; and adopting a Charter of the Olympia Public Facilities District and the Charter of the Capitol Area Regional Public Facilities District
Walla Walla County

Walla Walla County Public Facilities District

Whatcom County

Bellingham-Whatcom Public Facilities District

Yakima County

Yakima Regional Public Facilities District

This district encompasses the cities of Yakima, Selah, and Union Gap.

  • Yakima Convention Center - The District was established to lease and operate the Yakima Convention Center
  • Yakima Ordinance No. 2001-28, 06/2001 - Approved formation of regional public facilities district
  • Yakima Ordinance 2002-36 (Adobe Acrobat Document), 06/2002 - Creates a public facilities district revenue fund
  • Yakima Resolution No. R-2001-102 (Adobe Acrobat Document), 06/2002 - Authorizes execution of design development, construction, financing, and operations agreement, and authorizing execution of lease of convention center to the public facilities district


Public Facilities Districts (PFDs) Related MRSC Resources
MRSC Index – Public facilities district (PFD), (Ch. 35.57 and Ch. 36.100 RCW)