Concerning conservation district revenue limitations.

 H-1345.1

SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1488

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By House Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Berg, Duerr, and Peterson)

READ FIRST TIME 02/13/25.

AN ACT Relating to conservation district revenue limitations; and amending RCW 89.08.405 .

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. RCW 89.08.405 and 2021 c 176 s 5252 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Any county legislative authority may approve by resolution revenues to a conservation district by fixing rates and charges. The county legislative authority may provide for this system of rates and charges as an alternative to, but not in addition to, a special assessment provided by RCW 89.08.400 . In fixing rates and charges, the county legislative authority may in its discretion consider the information proposed to the county legislative authority by a conservation district consistent with this section.