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Wash. Rev. Code § 53.04.060 (2026)

District declared formed

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Within five days after an election held under the provisions of RCW 53.04.020, the board of county commissioners shall canvass the returns, and if at such election a majority of the voters voting upon the proposition shall vote in favor of the formation of the district, the board of county commissioners shall so declare in its canvass of the returns of such election, and the port district shall then be and become a municipal corporation of the state of Washington and the name of such port district shall be "Port of . . . . . ." (inserting the name appearing on the ballot).
[ 1959 c 17 s 2. Prior: 1913 c 62 s 2, part; 1911 c 92 s 3, part; RRS s 9690, part.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1958–2003 · leading case: Washington Pub. Ports Ass'n v. Dep't of Revenue, 62 P.3d 462 (Wash. 2003).
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Washington Pub. Ports Ass'n v. Dep't of Revenue, 62 P.3d 462 (Wash. 2003). “See RCW 53.04.060 (“if... a majority of the voters .”
Auto. Drivers & Demonstrators Union Local No. 882 v. Dep't of Ret. Sys., 598 P.2d 379 (Wash. 1979). · cites it 2× “" RCW 53.04.060. See also Port of Seattle v.”
Roza Irrigation Dist. v. State, 497 P.2d 166 (Wash. 1972). · cites it 2× “00); port districts (pointing out that RCW 53.04.060 provides that the district shall become a municipal corporation, and that the decisions of this state accordingly treat port districts as municipal corporations) (§ 301.”
State Ex Rel. O'Connell v. Port of Seattle, 399 P.2d 623 (Wash. 1965). · cites it 2× “[1] The Port of Seattle is one of a number of port districts in this state.”
Port of Seattle v. Int'l Longshoremen's & Warehousemen's Union, 324 P.2d 1099 (Wash. 1958). “The purposes and functions of port districts are prescribed in general by RCW 53.04.010, as follows: “. . . the acquisition, construction, maintenance, operation, development, and regulation of a system of harbor improvements and rail and water transfer and terminal facilities…”
WPPA v. State, Dept. of Revenue, 62 P.3d 462 (Wash. 2003). “[2] See RCW 53.04.060 ("if ... a majority of the voters .”
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