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• 87.03.001  Actions subject to review by boundary review board.
• 87.03.005  District proposed -- Powers, when organized.
• 87.03.010  Certain purposes for which district may be formed.
• 87.03.013  Development of hydroelectric generation capabilities -- Legislative finding, intent -- Limitation.
• 87.03.015  Certain powers of district enumerated.
• 87.03.016  District may provide street lighting -- Limitations.
• 87.03.017  District may assist residential owners in financing for conservation of energy -- When -- Plan -- Limitations.
• 87.03.0175  District assistance for conservation, improvement, preservation, and efficient use.
• 87.03.018  Creation of legal authority to carry out powers -- Method -- Indebtedness.
• 87.03.019  Cooperative watershed management.
• 87.03.020  Organization of district -- Petition -- Bond -- Notice -- Hearing--Order -- Notice of election.
• 87.03.025  State lands situated in or taken into district -- Procedure -- Assessments, collection.
• 87.03.030  Elections are governed by irrigation district laws.
• 87.03.031  Absentee voting -- Certification of inconvenience.
• 87.03.032  Absentee voting -- Notice of election, contents -- Ballot and form of certificate of qualifications to be furnished.
• 87.03.033  Absentee voting -- Requirements for ballot to be counted -- Statement of qualifications -- Form of ballot.
• 87.03.034  Absentee voting -- How incoming ballots are handled -- Canvass -- Statement of result of both regular and absentee ballots.
• 87.03.035  Elections to form district -- How conducted.
• 87.03.040  Elections to form district -- Canvass of returns -- Order.
• 87.03.045  Qualifications of voters and directors -- Districts of two hundred thousand acres.
• 87.03.051  Qualifications of voters and directors -- Districts of less than two hundred thousand acres.
• 87.03.071  Certain districts -- Individual ownerships -- Two votes.
• 87.03.075  Ballots in all elections -- Declaration of candidacy -- Petition of nomination -- When election not required.
• 87.03.080  Directors -- Election -- Terms -- Increase and decrease.
• 87.03.081  Directors -- Vacancies, how filled.
• 87.03.082  Directors -- Oaths of office and official bonds -- Secretary.
• 87.03.083  Directors -- Recall and discharge.
• 87.03.085  Post-organization district elections -- Election boards -- Notice.
• 87.03.090  Post-organization district elections -- Election officers -- Voting hours.
• 87.03.095  Post-organization district elections -- Counting votes -- Record of ballots.
• 87.03.100  Post-organization district elections -- Certification of returns -- Preservation for recount.
• 87.03.105  Post-organization district elections -- Canvass.
• 87.03.110  Post-organization district elections -- Statement of result of election -- Certificate of election.
• 87.03.115  Organization of board -- Meetings -- Quorum -- Certain powers and duties.
• 87.03.120  System of drainage, sanitary sewers, or sewage disposal or treatment plants -- Question -- Notice -- Meeting -- Resolution.
• 87.03.125  System of drainage, sanitary sewers, or sewage disposal or treatment plants -- Powers upon passage of resolution.
• 87.03.130  District change of name.
• 87.03.135  Sale or lease of district personal property.
• 87.03.136  Sale or lease of district real property.
• 87.03.137  Purchase or condemnation for developing hydroelectric generation capabilities -- Limitations.
• 87.03.138  Civil immunity of directors, officers, employees, or agents for good faith performance of official duties.
• 87.03.139  Lawful disposal of sewage and waste by others -- Immunity.
• 87.03.140  Board's powers and duties generally -- Condemnation procedure.
• 87.03.145  Condemnation -- Finding of benefits and damages -- Judgment -- Costs.
• 87.03.150  Condemnation -- Title acquired by district.
• 87.03.155  Conveyances -- Actions by and against district.
• 87.03.158  Officers, employees, agents -- Legal representation -- Costs of defense.
• 87.03.160  Group insurance -- Purchase.
• 87.03.162  Liability insurance for officials and employees.
• 87.03.164  Liability insurance for officers and employees authorized.
• 87.03.165  Proposed works -- Surveys, maps and plans to be prepared.
• 87.03.170  Proposed works -- Certification filed with director of ecology.
• 87.03.175  Proposed works -- Director's findings to district board.
• 87.03.180  Proposed works -- Substance of director's findings.
• 87.03.185  Proposed works -- Reclamation Service may make findings.
• 87.03.190  Proposed works -- Plan of development -- Special election.
• 87.03.195  Proposed works -- Certain irrigation districts excepted.
• 87.03.200  Bonds -- Election for -- Form and contents -- Exchange -- Cancellation -- Sale and issue -- Reissue -- Election concerning contract with United States -- Penalty.
• 87.03.205  Sections exclusive of other bonding methods -- Validation.
• 87.03.210  Sale or pledge of bonds.
• 87.03.215  Payment of bonds and interest, other indebtedness -- Lien, enforcement of -- Scope of section.
• 87.03.220  Refunding bonds, 1923 act.
• 87.03.225  Refunding bonds, 1929 act.
• 87.03.230  Revenue bonds for water, power, drains, sewers, sewage disposal, etc.
• 87.03.235  Rights of federal agencies as to certain district bonds.
• 87.03.240  Assessments, how and when made -- Assessment roll.
• 87.03.242  Exemption of farm and agricultural land from special benefit assessments.
• 87.03.245  Deputy secretaries for assessment.
• 87.03.250  Assessment roll to be filed -- Notice of equalization.
• 87.03.255  Equalization of assessments.
• 87.03.260  Levies, amount -- Special funds -- Failure to make levy, procedure.
• 87.03.265  Lien of assessment.
• 87.03.270  Assessments, when delinquent -- Assessment book, purpose -- Statement of assessments due -- Collection -- Additional fee for delinquency.
• 87.03.271  Lien for delinquent assessment to include costs and interest.
• 87.03.272  Secretary may act as collection agent of nondelinquent assessments -- Official bond -- Collection procedure -- Delinquency list.
• 87.03.275  Medium of payment of assessments.
• 87.03.277  Payment by credit cards, charge cards, and other electronic communication.
• 87.03.280  Cancellation of assessments due United States -- Procedure.
• 87.03.285  Segregation of assessment -- Authorization.
• 87.03.290  Segregation of assessment -- Hearing.
• 87.03.295  Segregation of assessment -- Notice of hearing.
• 87.03.300  Segregation of assessment -- Order.
• 87.03.305  Segregation of assessment -- Amendment of roll -- Effect.
• 87.03.420  Evidence of assessment, what is.
• 87.03.430  Bonds -- Interest payments.
• 87.03.435  Construction work -- Notice -- Bids -- Contracts -- Bonds.
• 87.03.436  Small works roster.
• 87.03.437  Competitive bids -- Use of purchase contract process in RCW 39.04.190.
• 87.03.438  "County treasurer," "treasurer of the county," defined.
• 87.03.440  Treasurer -- County treasurer as ex officio district treasurer -- Designated district treasurer -- Duties and powers -- Bond -- Claims -- Preliminary notice requirements when claim for crop damage.
• 87.03.441  Temporary funds.
• 87.03.442  Bonds of secretary and depositaries.
• 87.03.443  Upgrading and improvement fund authorized -- Deposits -- Use of funds.
• 87.03.445  Acquisition, construction and operating funds -- Tolls and assessments, alternative methods of -- Liens, foreclosure of -- Delinquencies by tenants.
• 87.03.450  Income from sale of electricity.
• 87.03.455  District's right to cross other property.
• 87.03.460  Compensation and expenses of directors, officers, employees.
• 87.03.470  Special assessments -- Election -- Notes.
• 87.03.475  Power as to incurring indebtedness.
• 87.03.480  Local improvement districts -- Petition -- Bond.
• 87.03.485  Local improvement districts -- Notice -- Hearing -- Initiation by board, procedure.
• 87.03.486  Local improvement districts -- Notice to contain statement that assessments may vary from estimates.
• 87.03.487  Local improvement districts -- Sanitary sewer or potable water facilities -- Notice to certain property owners.
• 87.03.490  Local improvement districts -- Adoption of plan -- Bonds -- Form and contents -- Facsimile signatures, when, procedure -- New lands may be included -- Penalty.
• 87.03.495  Local improvement districts -- Assessments, how made and collected -- Disposal of bonds.
• 87.03.500  Local improvement districts -- Payment of bonds.
• 87.03.505  Local improvement districts -- L.I.D. unable to pay costs -- Survey -- Reassessments.
• 87.03.510  Local improvement districts -- Irrigation district L.I.D. guarantee fund.
• 87.03.515  Local improvement districts -- Refunding bonds.
• 87.03.520  Local improvement districts -- Contracts with state or United States for local improvement work.
• 87.03.522  Irrigation district authorized to finance local improvements with general district funds.
• 87.03.525  Local improvement districts -- Provisions applicable to districts formerly organized.
• 87.03.526  Local improvement districts -- Safeguarding open canals or ditches -- Assessments and benefits.
• 87.03.527  Local improvement districts -- Alternative methods of formation.
• 87.03.530  Consolidation of irrigation districts -- Authorization -- Merger of smaller irrigation districts.
• 87.03.535  Consolidation of irrigation districts -- Proceedings for consolidation -- Elections.
• 87.03.540  Consolidation of irrigation districts -- Directors -- Disposition of affairs of included districts.
• 87.03.545  Consolidation of irrigation districts -- Obligations of included districts unaffected.
• 87.03.550  Consolidation of irrigation districts -- Property vested in new district -- Credit.
• 87.03.551  Consolidation of irrigation districts -- Procedures supplemental to boundary change provisions.
• 87.03.553  Consolidated local improvement districts for bond issuance.
• 87.03.555  Change of boundaries authorized -- Effect.
• 87.03.560  Adding lands to district -- Petition, contents -- Acknowledgment.
• 87.03.565  Adding lands to district -- Notice -- Contents -- Service.
• 87.03.570  Adding lands to district -- Hearing -- Assent.
• 87.03.575  Adding lands to district -- Payment for benefits received required.
• 87.03.580  Adding lands to district -- Order.
• 87.03.585  Adding lands to district -- Resolution.
• 87.03.590  Adding lands to district -- Election -- Notice -- How conducted.
• 87.03.595  Adding lands to district -- Order changing boundaries -- Record.
• 87.03.600  Adding lands to district -- Change of boundaries recorded -- Effect.
• 87.03.605  Adding lands to district -- Petition to be recorded -- Admissible as evidence.
• 87.03.610  Adding lands to district -- Guardian, administrator or executor may act.
• 87.03.615  Adding lands to districts of two hundred thousand acres -- Petition.
• 87.03.620  Adding lands to districts of two hundred thousand acres -- Time and place of hearing -- Notice.
• 87.03.625  Adding lands to districts of two hundred thousand acres -- Contents of notice.
• 87.03.630  Adding lands to districts of two hundred thousand acres -- Hearing -- Order including lands.
• 87.03.635  Adding lands to districts of two hundred thousand acres -- Denial of petition.
• 87.03.640  Adding lands to districts of two hundred thousand acres -- Order filed -- Effect.
• 87.03.645  Exclusion of lands from district -- Effect.
• 87.03.650  Exclusion of lands from district -- Petition to exclude lands -- Contents.
• 87.03.655  Exclusion of lands from district -- Notice -- Contents -- Service.
• 87.03.660  Exclusion of lands from district -- Hearing -- Assent.
• 87.03.665  Exclusion of lands from district -- Order denying or granting petition.
• 87.03.670  Exclusion of lands from district -- Assent of bondholders.
• 87.03.675  Exclusion of lands from district -- Order for election -- Notice -- Conduct of election.
• 87.03.680  Exclusion of lands from district -- Procedure following election -- Order of exclusion.
• 87.03.685  Exclusion of lands from district -- Orders to be recorded -- Effect.
• 87.03.690  Exclusion of lands from district -- Guardian, executor or administrator may sign and acknowledge.
• 87.03.695  Exclusion of lands from district -- Refunds -- Cancellation of assessments.
• 87.03.700  Connecting system to lower drainage district -- Procedure.
• 87.03.705  Connecting system to lower drainage district -- Negative finding by jury or court.
• 87.03.710  Connecting system to lower drainage district -- Affirmative finding by jury or court -- Assessments.
• 87.03.715  Connecting system to lower drainage district -- Increased maintenance costs.
• 87.03.720  Merger of district with drainage, joint drainage, consolidated drainage improvement, or water-sewer district -- Power to assent.
• 87.03.725  Merger of district with drainage, joint drainage, consolidated drainage improvement, or water-sewer district -- Notice -- Contents -- Publication -- Show cause against merger.
• 87.03.730  Merger of district with drainage, joint drainage, or consolidated drainage improvement district -- Hearing -- Failure to show cause deemed assent.
• 87.03.735  Merger of district with drainage, joint drainage, or consolidated drainage improvement district -- Assent, refusal to assent -- Effect of show cause against merger.
• 87.03.740  Merger of district with drainage, joint drainage, or consolidated drainage improvement district -- Election.
• 87.03.745  Merger of district with drainage, joint drainage, or consolidated drainage improvement district -- Order of assent or refusal -- Filing.
• 87.03.750  Exclusion of nonirrigable land when state holds all outstanding bonds -- Resolution.
• 87.03.755  Exclusion of nonirrigable land when state holds all outstanding bonds -- Notice of hearing -- Contents.
• 87.03.760  Exclusion of nonirrigable land when state holds all outstanding bonds -- Adoption of resolution -- Appellate review.
• 87.03.765  Exclusion of nonirrigable land when state holds all outstanding bonds -- Indebtedness may be reduced.
• 87.03.770  Exclusion of nonirrigable land when state holds all outstanding bonds -- Reconveyance of excluded land formerly foreclosed to district.
• 87.03.775  Map of district.
• 87.03.780  Proceedings for judicial confirmation -- Authorization.
• 87.03.785  Proceedings for judicial confirmation -- Petition -- Contents.
• 87.03.790  Proceedings for judicial confirmation -- Notice of hearing.
• 87.03.795  Proceedings for judicial confirmation -- Demurrer or answer -- Procedure.
• 87.03.800  Proceedings for judicial confirmation -- Jurisdiction of court -- Order -- Costs.
• 87.03.805  Proceedings for judicial confirmation -- Appeal.
• 87.03.810  Lump sum payment to district for irrigable lands acquired for highway purposes.
• 87.03.815  Lump sum payment to district for irrigable lands acquired for highway purposes -- Order relieving further district assessments.
• 87.03.820  Disposal of real property -- Right of adjacent owners.
• 87.03.825  Hydroelectric resources -- Development -- Legislative findings.
• 87.03.828  Hydroelectric resources -- Separate legal authority -- Creation by irrigation districts and cities, towns, or public utility districts -- Powers.
• 87.03.831  Hydroelectric resources -- Separate legal authority -- Procedures for membership and for construction and acquisition of facilities.
• 87.03.834  Hydroelectric resources -- Separate legal authority -- Voter ratification of actions.
• 87.03.837  Hydroelectric resources -- Separate legal authority -- Repayment of indebtedness -- Powers.
• 87.03.840  Chapter supplementary -- When.
• 87.03.845  Merger of minor irrigation district into major irrigation district -- Proceedings to initiate -- Notice -- Hearing.
• 87.03.847  Merger of minor irrigation district into major irrigation district -- Denial or adoption of request for merger--Notice--Elections -- Notification of merger.
• 87.03.849  Merger of minor irrigation district into major irrigation district -- Board of directors -- Transfer of property and assets.
• 87.03.851  Merger of minor irrigation district into major irrigation district -- Bonds or obligations not impaired -- Enforcement of assessments and obligations -- Establishment of local improvement district to carry out obligations.
• 87.03.853  Merger of minor irrigation district into major irrigation district -- Statement of property and assets of minor district.
• 87.03.855  Merger of minor irrigation district into major irrigation district -- Merger of more than two districts.
• 87.03.857  Merger of minor irrigation district into major irrigation district -- Existing water rights not impaired.
• 87.03.860  Assumption of substandard water system -- Limited immunity from liability.
• 87.03.870  Mutual aid agreements for emergency interdistrict assistance -- Authority -- Liability.
• 87.03.880  Tariff for irrigation pumping service -- Authority to buy back electricity.
• 87.03.900  Construction -- 1913 c 165.
• 87.03.905  Severability -- 1921 c 129.
• 87.03.910  Severability -- 1923 c 138.
• 87.03.915  Severability -- 1935 c 128.

Notes:

Reviser's note: The language "this act," "this chapter," and words of similar import appear throughout chapter 87.03 RCW. This chapter is almost entirely comprised of the basic irrigation act of 1889-90 p 671 et seq. as amended and as expressly added thereto by subsequent enactments. The chapter is codified in the session law order of the basic act with a few independent sections which are in pari materia being also codified herein. Many sections were added to the basic law by being expressly added to the chapter of the code or compilation in which the basic act was currently published at the time of the particular enactment. Similarly many sections have been amended by reference to the compilation number only. Some of these sections contain legislative language "this act," "this chapter," or both, which appear in the session law either as original legislative language or reenactments by the legislature of a compiler's translation. Therefore, throughout chapter 87.03 RCW such language is retained wherever it appears in the most recent session law enactment. Situations concerning effective dates of particular acts or having express restrictive application are otherwise specially noted. Deferral of special assessments: Chapter 84.38 RCW. Disposal of real property on abandonment of irrigation district right of way -- Right of adjacent owners: RCW 57.90.100. Local governmental organizations, actions affecting boundaries, etc., review by boundary review board: Chapter 36.93 RCW. Plats, approval of plat within irrigation districts prohibited without provision for irrigation water: RCW 58.17.310. Special purpose districts, expenditures to recruit job candidates: RCW 42.24.170.