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Bookmark or Share- Special Purpose Districts - Table of Contents - MRSCList of Special Districts by Type of District and County (2013) – This Excel file provides a periodically updated list of special purpose districts and the counties in which they exist; also includes cities that are included in the districts either through annexation or at the time of formation. The number of each type of district is totaled.
- Types of Special Purpose Districts - MRSCCh. 85.08 RCW; Ch. 85.15 RCW; RCW 57.04.120 (districts in a county of 40,000 to 70,000 population); RCW 57.04.130 (districts converted to water-sewer districts) 1923: Plan, construct, and operate facilities to collect, treat, and dispose of sanitary, industrial, and other sewage. Solid Waste Collection District: Ch. 36.58A RCW: 1971
- What Is a Special Purpose District? - MRSCSpecial districts are authorized by state law to provide only one or a limited number of designated functions, and with sufficient administrative and fiscal autonomy to qualify as separate governments; includes a variety of titles; such as, districts, authorities, boards, and commissions, etc. as specified in the enabling state legislation."
- Formation and Dissolution of Special Purpose DistrictsCh. 53.48 RCW – Dissolution of Port and Other Districts; all municipal and quasi-municipal corporations having a governing body, other than cities, towns, counties, and townships, such as port districts, school districts, water-sewer districts, fire protection districts, and all other special districts of similar organization, but shall not ...
- Special Purpose District Revenue Sources - MRSCHowever, not all taxing districts are special purpose districts, and to make it more confusing, some special purpose districts are not taxing districts. For example: A road district ( RCW 36.75.060 ) is a taxing district which levies a tax for roads, but it is governed by the county commission and has no separate governing authority and ...
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