Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 89 Reclamation, Soil Conservation, And Land Settlement - Chapter 89.08 Conservation Districts
89.08.005 Short title
This chapter shall be known and cited as the conservation districts law.[1973 1st ex.s. c 184 § 1; 1961 c 240 § 1; 1939 c ...
89.08.010 Preamble
It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination: (1) That the lands of the state of Washington are among the basic assets of ...
89.08.020 Definitions
Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, as used in this chapter: "Commission" and "state conservation commission" means the agency created hereunder. All former references to ...
89.08.030 Conservation commission
There is hereby established to serve as an agency of the state and to perform the functions conferred upon it by law, the state conservation ...
89.08.040 Members -- Compensation and travel expenses -- Records, rules, hearings, etc
Members shall be compensated in accordance with RCW 43.03.240 and shall be entitled to travel expenses in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 incurred in ...
89.08.050 Employees -- Delegation -- Quorum
The commission may employ an administrative officer, and such technical experts and such other agents and employees, permanent and temporary as it may require, and ...
89.08.060 Assistance of other state agencies and institutions
Upon request of the commission, for the purpose of carrying out any of its functions, the supervising officer of any state agency or state institution ...
89.08.070 General duties of commission
In addition to the duties and powers hereinafter conferred upon the commission, it shall have the following duties and powers: (1) To offer such assistance ...
89.08.080 Petition to form district -- Contents
To form a conservation district, twenty percent of the voters within the area to be affected may file a petition with the commission asking that ...
89.08.090 Notice of hearing -- Hearing
Within thirty days after a petition is filed, the commission shall give due notice of the time and place of a public hearing thereon. At ...
89.08.100 Findings -- Order
After the hearing, if the commission finds that the public health, safety, and welfare warrant the creation of the district, it shall enter an order ...
89.08.110 Election -- How conducted
If the commission finds that the district is needed, it shall then determine whether it is practicable. To assist the commission in determining this question, ...
89.08.120 Ballots
The commission shall provide the ballots for the election which shall contain the words " For creation of a conservation district of ...
89.08.130 Notice of election
The commission shall give due notice of the election, which shall state generally the purpose of the election, the date thereof, the place and hours ...
89.08.140 Expense of hearing and election
The commission shall bear all expense of giving the notices and conducting the hearings and election, and shall issue regulations governing all hearings and elections ...
89.08.150 Procedure after canvass
If a majority of the votes cast at the election are against the creation of the district, the commission shall deny the petition. If a ...
89.08.160 Appointment of supervisors -- Application to secretary of state
If the commission finds the project practicable, it shall appoint two supervisors, one of whom shall be a landowner or operator of a farm, who ...
89.08.170 Secretary of state's certificate -- Change of name
If the secretary of state finds that the name of the proposed district is such as will not be confused with that of any other ...
89.08.180 Annexation of territory -- Boundary change -- Combining two or more districts
Territory may be added to an existing district upon filing a petition as in the case of formation with the commission by twenty percent of ...
89.08.185 Petition to withdraw from district -- Approval or rejection -- Disputed petitions
The local governing body of any city or incorporated town within an existing district may approve by majority vote a petition to withdraw from the ...
89.08.190 Nomination and election of supervisors -- Annual meeting of voters
Within thirty days after the issuance of the certificate of organization, unless the time is extended by the commission, petitions shall be filed with the ...
89.08.200 Supervisors -- Term, vacancies, removal, etc. -- Compensation
The term of office of each supervisor shall be three years and until his successor is appointed or elected and qualified, except that the supervisors ...
89.08.210 Powers and duties of supervisors
The supervisors may employ a secretary, treasurer, technical experts, and such other officers, agents, and employees, permanent and temporary, as they may require, and determine ...
89.08.215 Treasurer -- Powers and duties -- Bond
The treasurer of the county in which a conservation district is located is ex officio treasurer of the district. However, the board of supervisors by ...
89.08.220 Corporate status and powers of district
A conservation district organized under the provisions of chapter 184, Laws of 1973 1st ex. sess. shall constitute a governmental subdivision of this state, and ...
89.08.341 Intergovernmental cooperation -- Authority
Any agency of the government of this state and any local political subdivision of this state is hereby authorized to make such arrangements with any ...
89.08.350 Petition to dissolve district -- Election
At any time after five years from the organization of a district, twenty percent of the voters in the district may file with the commission ...
89.08.360 Result of election -- Dissolution
If a majority of the votes cast at the election are for dissolution, the district shall be dissolved.[1999 c 305 § 10; 1973 1st ex.s. ...
89.08.370 Disposition of affairs upon dissolution
If the district is ordered dissolved, the supervisors shall forthwith terminate the affairs of the district and dispose of all district property at public auction, ...
89.08.390 Water rights preserved -- 1939 c 187
Insofar as any of the provisions of this chapter are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, the provisions of this chapter shall be ...
89.08.391 Water rights preserved -- 1973 1st ex.s. c 184
Insofar as any of the provisions of this chapter are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, the provisions of this chapter shall be ...
89.08.400 Special assessments for natural resource conservation
(1) Special assessments are authorized to be imposed for conservation districts as provided in this section. Activities and programs to conserve natural resources, including soil ...
89.08.410 Grants to conservation districts -- Rules -- Report to the legislature
The state conservation commission may authorize grants to conservation districts from moneys appropriated to the commission for such purposes as provided in this section. Such ...
89.08.440 Best management practices for fish and wildlife habitat, water quality, and water quantity property tax exemption--List -- Forms -- Certification of claims
(1) For the purpose of identifying property that may qualify for the exemption provided under RCW 84.36.255, each conservation district shall develop and maintain a ...
89.08.450 Watershed restoration projects -- Intent
The legislature declares that it is the goal of the state of Washington to preserve and restore the natural resources of the state and, in ...
89.08.460 Watershed restoration projects -- Definitions
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section shall apply throughout RCW 89.08.450 through 89.08.510. (1) "Watershed restoration plan" means a plan, ...
89.08.470 Watershed restoration projects -- Consolidated permit application process -- Fish habitat enhancement project
(1) By January 1, 1996, the Washington conservation commission shall develop, in consultation with other state agencies, tribes, and local governments, a consolidated application process ...
89.08.480 Watershed restoration projects -- Designated recipients of project applications -- Notice to commission
Each agency of the state and unit of local government that claims jurisdiction or the right to require permits, other approvals, or fees as a ...
89.08.490 Watershed restoration projects -- Acceptance of applications -- Permit decisions
All agencies of the state and local governments shall accept the single application developed under RCW 89.08.470. Unless the procedures under RCW 89.08.500 are invoked, ...
89.08.500 Watershed restoration projects -- Appointment of project facilitator by permit assistance center -- Coordinated process for permit decisions
The applicant or any state agency, tribe, or local government with permit processing responsibility may request that the *permit assistance center created by chapter 347, ...
89.08.510 Watershed restoration projects -- General permits -- Cooperative permitting agreements
State agencies, tribes, and local governments responsible for permits or other approvals of watershed restoration projects as defined in RCW 89.08.460 may develop general permits ...
89.08.520 Water quality and habitat protection grant programs -- Development of outcome-focused performance measures
(1) In administering grant programs to improve water quality and protect habitat, the commission shall: (a) Require grant recipients to incorporate the environmental benefits of ...
89.08.530 Agricultural conservation easements program
(1) The agricultural conservation easements program is created. The state conservation commission shall manage the program and adopt rules as necessary to implement the legislature's ...
89.08.540 Agricultural conservation easements account
(1) The agricultural conservation easements account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from legislative appropriations, other sources as directed by ...
89.08.550 Conservation assistance revolving account
(1) The conservation assistance revolving account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. Moneys from the account may only be spent after appropriation. ...
89.08.560 Farm plans -- Disclosure of information
(1) Conservation districts, before developing a farm plan, shall inform the landowner or operator in writing of the types of information that is [are] subject ...
89.08.570 Crop purchase contracts for dedicated energy crops
In addition to any other authority provided by law, conservation districts are authorized to enter into crop purchase contracts for a dedicated energy crop for ...
89.08.580 Puget Sound partners
When administering water quality and habitat protection grants under this chapter, the commission shall give preference only to Puget Sound partners, as defined in RCW ...
89.08.590 Administering funds -- Preference to an evergreen community
When administering funds under this chapter, the commission shall give preference only to an evergreen community recognized under RCW 35.105.030 in comparison to other entities ...
89.08.900 Severability -- 1939 c 187
If any provision of this chapter, or the application of any provision to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of the chapter ...
89.08.901 Severability -- 1973 1st ex.s. c 184
If any provision of this chapter, or the application of any provision to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of the chapter ...
89.08.902 Severability -- 1989 c 18
If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application ...