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RCW Sections

• 36.68.010  Counties may establish park and playground systems -- Disposition of surplus park property.
• 36.68.020  Programs of public recreation.
• 36.68.030  Park and recreation board -- Composition.
• 36.68.040  Park and recreation board -- Terms of members.
• 36.68.050  Park and recreation board -- Removal of members -- Vacancies.
• 36.68.060  Park and recreation board -- Powers and duties.
• 36.68.070  Park and recreation fund.
• 36.68.080  Penalty for violations of regulations.
• 36.68.090  Counties authorized to build, improve, operate and maintain, etc., parks, playgrounds, gymnasiums, swimming pools, beaches, stadiums, golf courses, etc., and other recreational facilities -- Regulation -- Charges for use.
• 36.68.100  Moorage facilities -- Regulations authorized -- Port charges, delinquency -- Abandoned vessels, public sale.
• 36.68.110  Counties authorized to permit public libraries on land used for park and recreation purposes.

PARK AND RECREATION SERVICE AREAS

• 36.68.400  Creation authorized -- Purposes -- Taxing districts -- Powers.
• 36.68.410  May be initiated by resolution or petition.
• 36.68.420  Resolution or petition -- Contents.
• 36.68.430  Petitions -- Verification of signatures.
• 36.68.440  Feasibility and cost studies -- Public hearing -- Notice.
• 36.68.450  Hearing procedure -- Inclusion of property -- Examination of reports -- Recess.
• 36.68.460  Findings of county commissioners -- Dismissal of proceedings, limitation on subsequent initiation.
• 36.68.470  Resolution ordering election -- Election procedure -- Formation.
• 36.68.480  Property tax levies or bond retirement levies -- Election.
• 36.68.490  Annual excess levy or bond retirement levies -- Election procedure -- Vote required.
• 36.68.500  Resolution declaring formation -- Treasurer -- Disbursement procedure.
• 36.68.510  Local service area fund.
• 36.68.520  Annual excess property tax levy -- General obligation bonds.
• 36.68.525  Six-year regular property tax levies -- Limitations -- Election.
• 36.68.527  Community revitalization financing -- Public improvements.
• 36.68.530  Budgets -- Appropriations -- Accumulation of reserves.
• 36.68.541  Employees.
• 36.68.550  Use and admission fees and charges.
• 36.68.555  Eminent domain.
• 36.68.560  Concessions.
• 36.68.570  Use of funds -- Purchases.
• 36.68.580  Ownership of parks and facilities -- Expenditure of funds budgeted for park purposes.
• 36.68.590  Purpose -- Level of services -- General park programs.
• 36.68.600  Use of park and recreation service area funds in exercise of powers enumerated in chapter 67.20 RCW.
• 36.68.610  Area which may be included -- Inclusion of area within city or town -- Procedure.
• 36.68.620  Enlargement by inclusion of additional area -- Procedure.

Notes:

Acquisition of interests in land for conservation, protection, preservation, or open space purposes by counties: RCW 64.04.130. Contracts with community service organizations for public improvements: RCW 35.21.278. Executory conditional sales contracts for purchase of property for park and library purposes: RCW 39.30.010. Outdoor recreation land acquisition or improvement under marine recreation land act: Chapter 79A.25 RCW. Parks, bathing beaches, public camps, county may acquire and operate: Chapter 67.20 RCW. RCW 39.33.060 to govern on sales by water-sewer district for park and recreational purposes: RCW 57.08.140. State parks and recreation commission: Chapter 79A.05 RCW. Transfer of real property or contract for use for park and recreational purposes: RCW 39.33.060.