Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 86 Flood Control - Chapter 86.15 Flood Control Zone Districts

86.15.001 Actions subject to review by boundary review board
The creation of a flood control zone district may be subject to potential review by a boundary review board under chapter 36.93 RCW. Extensions of ...

86.15.010 Definitions
The definitions set forth in this section apply through this chapter. (1) "Board" means the county legislative authority. (2) "Flood control improvement" means any works, ...

86.15.020 Zones -- Creation
The board may initiate, by affirmative vote of a majority of the board, the creation of a zone or additional zones within the county, and ...

86.15.023 Zones not to include area in other zones
A board may not establish a zone including an area located in another zone unless this area is removed from the other zone, or the ...

86.15.025 Districts incorporating watersheds authorized -- Subzones authorized -- Creation, procedure -- Administration -- Powers
(1) The board is authorized to establish a countywide flood control zone district incorporating the boundaries of any and all watersheds located within the county ...

86.15.030 Districts incorporating watersheds authorized -- Formation, hearing and notice
Upon receipt of a petition asking that a zone be created, or upon motion of the board, the board shall adopt a resolution which shall ...

86.15.035 Cooperative watershed management
In addition to the authority provided in this chapter, flood control zone districts may participate in and expend revenue on cooperative watershed management actions, including ...

86.15.050 Zones -- Supervisors -- Election of supervisors
(1) The board of county commissioners of each county shall be ex officio, by virtue of their office, supervisors of the zones created in each ...

86.15.055 Elected supervisors -- Compensation
In a zone with supervisors elected pursuant to RCW 86.15.050, the supervisors may each receive up to seventy dollars for attendance at official meetings of ...

86.15.060 Administration
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, administration of the affairs of zones shall be in the county engineer. The engineer may ...

86.15.070 Advisory committees
The board may appoint a county-wide advisory committee, which shall consist of not more than fifteen members. The board also may appoint an advisory committee ...

86.15.080 General powers
A zone or participating zone may: (1) Exercise all the powers vested in a county for flood water or storm water control purposes under the ...

86.15.090 Extraterritorial powers
A zone may, when necessary to protect life and property within its limits from flood water, exercise any of its powers specified in RCW 86.15.080 ...

86.15.095 Zones constitute quasi municipal corporation -- Constitutional and statutory powers
A flood control zone district is a quasi municipal corporation, an independent taxing "authority" within the meaning of Article VII, section 1 of the state ...

86.15.100 Flood control or storm water control improvements -- Authorization
The supervisors may authorize the construction, extension, enlargement, or acquisition of necessary flood control or storm water control improvements within the zone or any participating ...

86.15.110 Flood control or storm water control improvements -- Initiation -- Comprehensive plan
Flood control or storm water control improvements may be extended, enlarged, acquired, or constructed by a zone pursuant to a resolution adopted by the supervisors. ...

86.15.120 Flood control or storm water control improvements -- Hearing, notice
Before finally adopting a resolution to undertake any flood control improvement or storm water control improvement, the supervisors shall hold a hearing thereon. Notice and ...

86.15.130 Zone treasurer -- Funds
The treasurer of each zone shall be the county treasurer. He shall establish within his office a zone flood control fund for each zone into ...

86.15.140 Budget
The supervisors shall annually at the same time county budgets are prepared adopt a budget for the zone, which budget shall be divided into the ...

86.15.150 County aid
Whenever the supervisors have found under the provisions of RCW 86.15.110 that a flood control improvement or storm water control improvement initiated by any zone ...

86.15.160 Excess levies, assessments, regular levies, and charges -- Local improvement districts
For the purposes of this chapter the supervisors may authorize: (1) An annual excess ad valorem tax levy within any zone or participating zones when ...

86.15.162 Delinquent assessment -- Sale of parcel -- Accrual of interest
If the delinquent assessment remains unpaid on the date fixed for the sale under RCW 86.09.496 and 86.09.499, the parcel shall be sold in the ...

86.15.165 Voluntary assessments for flood control or storm water control improvements -- Procedure -- Disposition of proceeds -- Use
The supervisors may provide by resolution for levying voluntary assessments, under a mode of annual installments extending over a period not exceeding fifteen years, on ...

86.15.170 General obligation bonds
The supervisors may authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds to finance any flood control improvement or storm water control improvement and provide for the ...

86.15.175 Community revitalization financing -- Public improvements
In addition to other authority that a flood control zone district possesses, a flood control zone district may provide any public improvement as defined under ...

86.15.176 Service charges authorized -- Disposition of revenue
The supervisors may provide by resolution for revenues by fixing rates and charges for the furnishing of service to those served or receiving benefits from ...

86.15.178 Revenue bonds -- Lien for delinquent service charges
(1) The supervisors may authorize the issuance of revenue bonds to finance any flood control improvement or storm water control improvement. The bonds may be ...

86.15.180 Protection of public property
Any agency or department of the state of Washington, or any political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state may contribute funds to the county ...

86.15.190 Abatement of nuisances
The supervisors may order, on behalf of the zone or participating zones, that an action be brought in the superior court of the county to ...

86.15.200 Flood control zones -- Consolidation, abolishment
The board may consolidate any two or more zones or abolish any zone pursuant to a resolution adopted by the board providing for such action. ...

86.15.210 Transfer of property
A diking, drainage, or sewerage improvement district, flood control district, diking district, drainage district, intercounty diking and drainage district, or zone may convey title to ...

86.15.220 Planning of improvements
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as limiting the right of counties under the provisions of chapters 86.12 and 86.13 RCW to undertake the ...

86.15.230 Public necessity of chapter
This chapter is hereby declared to be necessary for the public health, safety, and welfare and that the taxes and special assessments authorized hereby are ...

86.15.900 Severability -- Construction -- 1961 c 153
If any provision of this chapter, as now or hereafter amended, or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of ...

86.15.910 Construction of chapter
This chapter shall be complete authority for the accomplishment of purposes hereby authorized, and shall be liberally construed to accomplish its purposes. Any restrictions, limitations ...

86.15.920 Titles not part of the chapter
The section titles shall not be considered a part of this chapter.[1961 c 153 § 26.] ...